Story archive for February 2005
Tuesday, March 1
- Five more people added to school wall
- Elouise Larson, 81, Austin
- Vickie Harne, 51, Minneapolis
- Editorial: Walk benefits those born prematurely
- Oliver VonHagen, 93, Northwood, Iowa
- Report suggests ways to plan for long-term care
- Column: Advice said we'd be changed forever
- One more step to state
- A salute to the 2004-05 Tigers
- The road to state: a season revisited
- For the Stadheims, hockey is a part of everyday life
- Joseph Sendelbach, 86, Wells
- Pawlenty endorses extending federal education plan
- Pawn shops say closures imminent
- Homesteps classes highlight benefits of home ownership
Monday, Feb. 28
- Hundreds mourn fallen soldier
- NRHEG matmen take consolation title, three medals
- Sandt secures the gold
- Season ends for ALHS girls
- Tigers find silver lining at state
- Column: Four little girls stand for hope of what can be
- Editorial: Deaths drive home cost of war
- Theodore Haack, 84, Hartland
- Staying flexible
- Candles help raise money, awareness of birth defects
- Back to nature
- Local man called to lead Naval reservists in the Gulf
Sunday, Feb. 27
- Sights, sounds of spring evoke images of past
- NRHEG matmen win in consolation semifinals
- Sandt stays on track for gold
- JV hockey Tigers enjoy championship season
- Albert Lea basketball boys fall by five to JM
- Two Tigers reach finals
- Tribune photo by Robin Olson.
- Column: Spending so much time in a car, they almost become a member of the family
- New Cheers owner is no stranger to owning small business
- Program may discourage youth crime
- Think tank proposes change in the way state collects taxes
- Probation violations continue to increase
- History Is... Soon we will be parking on our memories
- Timothy Sheehan and the Church of St. Theodore
- Photo courtesy of the Freeborn County Historical Museum.
- Nature's World: Now that's a true bird enthusiast
- Area residents volunteer time for Arizona home-building project
Friday, Feb. 25
- Accessory to murder
- Panthers' upset bid falls just short
- NRHEG girls' basketball team advances to sub-section finals
- Seven of eight remain alive at state
- Tigers defend section title
- Column: Reminders of the days of Rexall drugs and Schmidt beer
- Editorial: Volunteers, area athletes recognized
- Hilda Ernstine Krueger, 84, Albert Lea
- Joyce Sterrenberg, 64, Albert Lea
- SoyMor likely to benefit from small cities grant
- Entenza brings message to A.L.
- Meth ordinance introduced at Monday's meeting
- Tobias Telles trial to start Monday
Thursday, Feb. 24
- Groups plan activities to help residents beat the winter blahs
- Saying she has accomplished what she set out to do for United Way, Eaton submits her resignation to board
- Registrations open for Youth First spring sports program
- Albert Lea girls win section opener
- Memories of two great local institutions are bittersweet
- Editorial: Moss may prove a more formidable foe
- Alice V. Anderson, 94, Bricelyn
- City 'pleased' projects are in house bill
Wednesday, Feb. 23
- Everyday Math offers real-life, practical experiences to teach students
- Cocaine deals end up in arrest of 19-year-old
- Youth hockey
- NRHEG boys nipped 46-42
- G-E boys' basketball team primed for Bethany
- ALHS boys rout Rebels, 70-53
- Column: Poor Mrs. Batt she married Mr. Batt for better or worse
- Jerald Edwin Hamor, 80, Minneapolis
- Irwin John Rodsater, 95, Wells
- Worthwhile drive
Tuesday, Feb. 22
- Column: It seems Bush wants to progress Social Security to 'an-on-your-own' program
- Lady Panthers win tourney opener
- Season ends for A-C girls' basketball
- A trio of Rebels qualifies for state
- Again, Panthers own Section 2A
- Column: Is it time for a few asterisks?
- Editorial: Cheeseburger bill rightly offers immunity
- Leona S. Scherb, 84, of Kiester
- Wilbert J. Gaines, 92, of Wells
- Margaret Marie Cortinas, 69, of Faribault
- Legislative committee action reviewed
- Healthy smile
- Campaign fights overly pushy debt collectors
- Local teacher wins
Monday, Feb. 21
- Jerald Edwin Hamor, 80, Owatonna
- E-filing makes taxes easier than ever
- Demolition planned for Hanson building
- New fees to compensate for expenses
- Passions drive life
- ALHS icemen return to section finals
- Tigers advance eight to state
- Column: Oscars a good time to review list of movie favorites
- Editorial: Leave school schedule to the educators
- Lesley Lawrence De Namur, 58, Albert Lea
- Elsie M. Reeves, 101, Bricelyn
Sunday, Feb. 20
- Helen T. Wayne, 76, Geneva
- Mildred Irene Seberson, 85, Albert Lea
- Service with a smile
- Meth the topic of Senate discussion this week
- A.L. housing stands to lose money
- Retail dreams
- Stepping back in time
- King Ranch
- Several factors apply when pursuing pike
- Five Tigers earn Big 9 honors for girls' hockey
- G-E girls give it their best shot in section tournament
- Red-hot Mayo tops Albert Lea girls, 46-34
- Tigers hold off Mayo
- Column: Lots is happening in our community
- Column: Look for changes in Tribune pages, Pathways next Sunday
- Editorial: Groups and students who help others
- Area Deaths for Sunday
- Lila E. Herth, 87, Emmons
Friday, Feb. 18
- Sassy Jabba a pussy cat with people
- Defense does it for G-E boys
- Tigers take it to Windom
- Remembering the era of display windows
- City on the right track with fund disbursement
- Vern Lina Peterson, 88, Emmons
- Under new guidelines, city disburses money
- False alarm? Or burglary
- Cross at own risk for now
- Conservation-minded
Thursday, Feb. 17
- Column: Unable to fire entire team, Wolves ax Saunders
- Gender equity
- Column: Being accomplished was what every girl dreamed about
- Rose Schwickerath, 95, New Hampton, Iowa
- Ardis Arlene Wacholz, 89, Albert Lea
- Elayne Mary Ludescher, 78, Albert Lea
- Wa-tan-ye plans annual rummage sale
- Eye was on the goal
- City explores combined fire, police positions
- County ditch system will be revamped
- Blinds go up
Wednesday, Feb. 16
- More than a ride
- EXOL plans for future increases
- Woelfel tops 1,000 career points as Lake Mills boys beat North Kossuth
- Buzzer bummer
- Albert Lea girls finish off Austin
- Readers' questions answered in typical Batt fashion
- Daffodils symbol of spring, hope
- Bernice Louise Hintz, 90, New Richland
- Howard Homer Hubbard, 93, Albert Lea
- Property dispute between county, former owner could be settled by spring
- Station initiates new image campaign for city
- Sen. Sparks schedules town meeting Saturday
Tuesday, Feb. 15
- Hart tests tasers on national television
- ALHS grad promoted on Crookston football staff
- Panthers pound Section 2A foes
- Mary Ann Raabe, 84, of Austin
- Editorial: Voucher plan will leave public schools suffering
- Column: Condi could be Republicans' anti-Hillary in 2008
- Kenneth Willis Anderson, 88, of Albert Lea
- Cost of storm water and public lighting fees average about $3 for residents
- Elsie Pauline Klinger, 95, Waseca
- Purchase of child porn is illegal
- Teacher is apple of students' eyes
Monday, Feb. 14
- No. 1 Owatonna upends Tigers for Section 1AAA title
- Sweethearts 60 years strong
- Ethanol bill gains support
- Teen killed in accident Friday was 'a nice girl'
- Life's a song
- Aristeo Martinez, 79, Albert Lea
- Esther I. Wertman, 92, Wells
- Editorial: Birthday resolution not worth the fight
- Column: Valentine Day thoughts begin with the new year
- Yes or no that is the question
- Tigers shine for Big Nine
- New coach, same result: Wolves fall short against Chicago, 87-83
Sunday, Feb. 13
- Anatomy Scholarship: Local funds prime post-secondary educational pump
- Wintertime memories as crisp as newfallen snow
- Randolph spoils title hopes for NRHEG boys
- Albert Lea basketbal girls edged at Mankato
- Too hot to handle
- Column: Keeping the old high school simply for the memories isn't practical
- Editorial: Vaccination of kids in dorms a good idea
- Vivian Lola Johnson, 95, Lake Crystal
- Maurice Bill Latourelle, 93, Minnesota Lake
- Frances J. Rayman, 92, Austin
- Bernice M. Kaplan, 77, Moses Lake, Wash.
- Dale Norman Peterson, 48, Morristown
- Harlan LeRoy Davis, 76, Manchester
- NR teen dies in car accident
- Source of success
- Give snowplows plenty of space
- Council expected to decide on rates
- Pet overpopulation is everyone's problem
- New book will cover 50 years of incredible changes
- A century of bowling in Albert Lea
- Science center in need of new home
Friday, Feb. 11
- Column: Keeping passion at bay
- Albert Lea hockey boys win at Mayo
- Wrestlers romp past Farmington
- Column: Here's a logical look at a few lousy labels
- Take a Bow: Student achievements recognized
- Laura Marie Hugtveit, 91, Pipestone, Minn.
- Phyllis Brechbiel Hanson, 82, Albert Lea
- August L. Hamson, 94, Bricelyn
- Kallberg, who spent a lifetime working at Trinity, will retire
- Students rally for tuition freeze at State Capitol
- Wedded bliss
- Auditorium makes way for expansion
Thursday, Feb. 10
- Column: Shot clock winding down on Wolves' title hopes
- NRHEG girls hold off United South Central
- Tigers take aim on No. 1 Owatonna
- Column: Patriotic, religious beliefs aren't tolerant of discrimination
- Editorial: Medical Center, citizens should seek compromise
- John Jack Milton Ebeling, 82, Albert Lea
- Cynthia Lee Wiese, 45, Albert Lea
- Joseph George Kestner, 88, Albert Lea
- Woman charged with meth possession Sunday
- Historical faire planned at Northbridge Mall
- Web site provides access to meetings
- Students evacuated after threat
- Once upon a fairy tale
- Sports in breif
Wednesday, Feb. 9
- Ahlahasa nominated for Columbia award
- Drug outlet shut down by court
- Super Bowl weekend results in eight arrests
- Hendrickson, defense spark ALHS basketball girls past Faribault, 59-42
- Everything except the win
- Best shot falls short for ALHS girls
- ALHS icemen turn back JM
- Column: Longevity likely has roots in life attitude more than 'clean living'
- Editorial: State should take lead in ethanol sals
- Historical perspective
- Fauneil Marguerite Clark, 90, Albert Lea
- Lois Bjerke, 74, Albert Lea
- Lenora Amanda Sebby Underdahl, 95, Frost
- Charlene Perleberg, 72, Myrtle
- Edward Delman Ed Ernest, 84, Albert Lea
- Raymond Eugene Quam, 90, Albert Lea
Tuesday, Feb. 8
- Strikers picket
- Youth hockey results
- Greibrok leads G-E basketball boys to victory
- Defending section champion NRHEG wrestlers finish regular season strong
- Freshmen tough in state tourney
- B Bantams claim consolation crown
- Column: Too many people working sick
- Column: Some day Iraqi people will look back on price of freedom
- Editorial: Scouting teaches young boys character values
- Lowell W. Gordon, 79, Fairmont
- Floyd Pete O. Madson, 85, Albert Lea
- Community stewards
- Soldier injured by shrapnel recovering with unit
- Woman hit by car is OK
- Speech team hosts successful tourney
Monday, Feb. 7
- Margaret Solland retires after almost half a century with county
- Tax relief available for flood victims
- Casino's impact highlighted
- Residents express concerns for Bridge Avenue changes
- A place to call home
- Behind-the-scenes Tigers
- Editorial: Minimum wage increases must be carefully adjusted
- Column: Local people deserve spotlight more than other people
- Delferd C. Del Kraske, 87, Albert Lea
- Leora Sylvira Schoeneman, 92, of Owatonna
Sunday, Feb. 6
- Bowling alley thrives with multi-age programs
- Bagels and Beans closes its doors
- Transformer fire leaves 3,000 without power
- Years later, this corner still boasts a gas station
- Rio Grande Valley a bird-watcher's paradise
- Tribune photos by Geri McShane
- One brush stroke leads to another
- Growing pains: ALHS girls outmuscled at Century
- A thriller in Spam Town
- Tigers can't stop Century
- Column: 'Happy Days' a feel-good show despite the decade's complexities
- Editorial: Parents and performers who make a difference
- Harold A. Lunning, 93, Alden
- Delferd C. 'Del' Kraske, 87, Albert Lea
- Raymond LeRoy (Ray) Searle, 89, Albert Lea
- Leora Sylvira Schoeneman, 92, Owatonna
Friday, Feb. 4
- Overtime victory puts ALHS girls in section semifinals
- Swimmers fall in dual meet at Rochester JM
- Rally falls just short for G-E boys
- Albert Lea wrestlers dominate opponents
- Column: Computers are problematic
- Freeborn County's fabulous frog farm mystery
- Richard D. Sletten, 71, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Ethel A. Weigel, 86, Albert Lea
- Rosezella Redman, 92, Wells
- Rosie likes kids, but hates canines
- Family proves to be strength in Wallace's fight against cancer
- Lyons union strike vote is routine practice
- Impaired driving more than a five-yard penalty
- Acceptance of smoking issue up
Thursday, Feb. 3
- Toe-tappin' favorites featured in community production
- G-E girls edged by L/P
- Tigers face 2nd-place Rochester Century
- Column: Turns of phrases can send me instantly back in time
- Editorial: Law to make choking a felony sounds good to us
- George J. Otis, 96, Albert Lea
- Gladys Fern Anderson, 90, Albert Lea
- Barbara Ann Pirsig, 73, Albert Lea
- Helen Margaret Splett, 91, Maplewood
- Nicholas A. Staffiero, 86, South Onondaga, N.Y.
- Theatre production, art show, toy sale and benefits top weekend events
- Cub Master finds second home with den
- Cap Emmons may get final curtain call
Wednesday, Feb. 2
- Unofficial broadcasts air on television
- ALHS basketball boys complete Winona sweep
- Albert Lea basketball girls get past Winona
- Swimmers split at Rochester
- Tourney trouncing
- ALHS wrestlers pound Packers
- Column: Tidbits, lottery winners and steers from the grand state of Texas
- Editorial: Free speech should not be penalized
- Phyllis Margaret Wiik, 82, Albert Lea
- St. Theodore's lunch ladies
- Old high school sold for $285,000
Tuesday, Feb. 1
- Fire leads to meth arrest
- Trophy time
- Shorthanded G-E girls fall short at Lanesboro
- ALHS icemen roll at Winona
- Old-world charm
- Column: FDA must follow its own rules
- Editorial: Restrictions reflect city's urban growth
- Column: How second presidential terms fail
- Melvin Tatge, 92, Wells
- Gloria Margaret Bock, 95, Albert Lea
- Marlo A. Durby, 68, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Alice Mae Belshan, 88, Austin
- Two open chiefs' positions a rare opportunity
- New name chosen for Farmland


