Story archive for May 2005

Wednesday, June 1

• In search of their futures

• Albert Lea boys' golf team ends bittersweet season

• Tigers show improvement at Big Nine Conference meet

• One hit, one run, one win

• Column: A moving meal can be a difficult thing to eat, digest

• Editorial: To spray or not to spray? Cast your vote

• Nell Terpstra, 88, Hollandale

• Norbert Meyer, 84, Albert Lea

• Greatest satisfaction

• Kyllo named county's Volunteer of the year for work with needy

• Relocation looks promising

Tuesday, May 31

• Playing in the mud

• Rebel track teams advance

• Colonels suffer early setbacks to Rochester teams

• Austin eliminates Tigers

• Wolverines solve Goodhue, advance to sections

• Column: Senate third-party caucus restores power to the center

• Editorial: Welfare Memories

• Kenneth Williamson, 84, Glenville

• Supermileage team wins at state again

Monday, May 30

• St. John's to welcome administrator

• Minnesota lakes fishing report

• Rice and Henderson still chasing dreams, even though time has passed them by

• Bulldogs skip rebuilding, aim to reload

• Column: Use your freedom to honor soldiers who fought for that right

• Editorial: Bondkiller strikes against communities

• After over 40 years of farming, Elvebak is enjoying retirement

• Local student expects life-changing experience from her Semester at Sea

• Born to serve

Sunday, May 29

• Mrs. Gerry's expands product line to include mashed potatoes

• Tips for control of ticks

• Tennis Tigers' season comes to end at St. Peter

• ALHS girls' track 10th at Big Nine Conference Meet

• Sofbtall Tigers conclude season with pair of losses

• Column:Why, oh why, can't men see the unfolded laundry sitting next to them?

• Editorial: Change will follow with new focus

• Tammy Hughes, 30, Albert Lea

• Steven Johnson, 55, Orland, Fla.

• Loren Goette, 69, Zumbro Falls

• Tanya Newson, 25, Albert Lea

• Annual convention provides learning opportunities

• Charge: Second degree murder

• Season of fun

• Pilot shares recollections of annual wreath drop

Friday, May 27

• Blessing of the boats

• Softball Panthers split first two sub-section games

• ALHS girls' golf team concludes season with disappointing outing

• Third time's a charm for NRHEG

• ALHS baseball team falls at Waseca

• Column: Here's another view or two about the tax topic

• School paper staff, triathlon planners take a bow!

• Robert Hughes to make first court appearance today

• Sky race

• A family in anguish

Thursday, May 26

• Memorial Day officially opens boating season

• NRHEG baseball blasts Hayfield, prepares for USC

• USC track teams compete at Waseca

• Twins fall in the tenth

• Column: Family grew with a desire to plant and harvest

• Editorial: ATV riders dealth a blow with accident

• Woman killed while on lunch hour

• Margaret Freed, 95, San Diego, Calif.

• Watershed board wants to give away money

• Tammy Hughes described as dedicated mother, friendly, helpful person

Wednesday, May 25

• Muddy work

• Dyrdal, Dieser advance to second round of sections

• Baseball Tigers split with Century

• Glenville-Emmons stops LOGM in sub-section opener

• Column: Eating chili with a spoon rather than a Saltine is all wrong.

• Editorial: Leaf burning ban remains a good idea

• Family literacy program a good fit for Peterson

• Three deny charges in Austin stabbing

• 207 to 206 ban will continue

• Watershed board accepts annexation

Tuesday, May 24

• A show of words

• Panthers finish strong

• Albert Lea girls' golf team sixth at Mankato

• ALHS boys' golf team struggles

• Rebels quiet Bombers

• Column: Newsweek is biased, like the rest of the media elite

• Editorial: Spirit of cooperation must continue

• Jeffery Callahan, 46, Albert Lea

• Stella Ruzek, 88, Austin

• Violet Matthies, 90, Albert Lea

• Commissioners approve extension to allow resident to remove additional vehicles

• Pawlenty: 'Get back to work'

• Metal investigation will continue

Monday, May 23

• Ending becomes a beginning

• Albert Lea U-13 girls' soccer team ties Lakeville

• Editorial: Governor's ATV mishap sends wrong message

• Why, oh why can't women be as uncomplicated as men?

• Randall Parrish, 88, of Albert Lea

• Agnes Koziolek, 100, of Wells

• Native offers comfort to breast cancer victims with book

• Albert Lea High School's newspaper, 'Ahlahasa,' receives gold crown from MSHSL

• Back to his roots

• Into the water

Saturday, May 21

• Column: Pets deserve consideration as season turns to summer

• One cold opener

• Rebels rule

• NRHEG girls shock the conference

• Wolverines wind up perfect in SEC

• Take a bow: Community benefits from good deeds

• Mark Ludescher, 79, Albert Lea

• Orville Erickson, 85, Albert Lea

• Leo Long, 59, Albert Lea

• Same faces, with a new focus

• Bridge project still on schedule

• A message from the past

• Always make time for life's important things

• Why I love Minnesota

• A parade of all the colors

Friday, May 20

• 17-year tenure comes to a close

• Albert Lea girls' track team ends regular season

• ALHS nine edged again by No. 3 Rochester Mayo

• ALHS track boys fourth at Mayo

• Marty resigns

• Wolverines make it three in a row

• Softball Tigers eye section tourney

• Column: A reader responds to the courthouse cannons

• Editorial: Reasons to oppose gas tax numerous

• Caroline Jerdee, 95, Albert Lea

• Theresa Folie, 101, Clarks Grove

• Chad Wilson, 20, Rose Creek

• Health department will make provider decision

• Minnesota nurse pleads guilty in phony flu shot case

• Public phone line lights up in opposition of reinstating burning ban

• Annexation receives township approval

Thursday, May 19

• County, Dress property dispute ends in cost split

• Derby winner Giacomo has plenty to prove

• Column: Prayers may be all that's left to us Democrats

• Editorial: Following fishing laws ensures a better season

• Youth for Christ plans 4th annual Prairie River camp outing

• Tribune wins Public Service Award

• Albert Lea teens charged in stabbing

Wednesday, May 18

• A little chat time

• 41 teams play in best-shot golf tourney

• ALHS girls' golf team second at North Links

• Softball Tigers fall twice at Austin

• School district puts online learning program on hold

• Tennis Tigers end dual season

• ALHS nine sweeps Austin

• Column: Successful domination of listening skills can teach one much about life

• Editorial: Community richer for work of VanderWaerdt

• John Jacobs, 85, Mission, Texas

• Winifred Struck, 98, Albert Lea

• Frieda Wittmer, 84, Albert Lea

• Salvation Army starts Soccer and Scouting

• 3 Mankato students die in crash

Tuesday, May 17

• Leaf burning ban back on the table

• Seeing double

• A.L. Citizen of the Year announced

• Legislature's calendar says one week to go

• Constant Reader, Tribune team up to give away new Harry Potter book, due out in July

• Carl Sonksen, 82, Albert Lea

• Gudrun Olson, 80, Emmons

• Editorial: City must take proactive stand on procedures

• Column: American families suffer from more than lack of discipline

• Tennis Tigers eighth in conference tournament

• Wolverines claim SEC title outright

• USC golf teams sweep conference tourney

• Baseball Tigers fall to No. 5 East

• Softball Tigers nipped by East

Monday, May 16

• Editorial: Funding roads now will pay off in the long run

• Kay Glassco, 80, Goldsboro, N.C.

• Odean Vangen, 67, Ellendale

• Donald Nelson, 92, Glenville

• Family to receive Habitat home this summer

• Council turns down waivers

• Living off the land

• Pawlenty sees plenty of walleye action

• Pole-sitter Kahne gains first career NASCAR win

• Baseball Tigers fall short at Rochester

• Stewart, Twins avoid series sweep

• Column: Families of soldiers do double duty on the homefront

Sunday, May 15

• Renewable energy important for future of Minnesota

• Governor signs two bills this week

• Accounting savvy

• Local dancers bring home awards

• Legacies of the old lumberyards

• The ride of a lifetime

• Bird stories

• Tiger track girls sixth in True Team Section

• ALHS boys fifth in True Team meet

• A ticket to Blaine

• Softball Tigers fall at JM

• ALHS netmen defy the odds

• Editorial: Income tax increase just won't fly

• Column: Plan to celebrate 150th birthday

• Column: Wife's wacky retirement ideas fall on husband's deaf ears

• Douglas Murphy, 57, Glenville

• Henry Kunkel, 67 1/2, Tustin, Calif.

• Long-time music educator named Band Festival grand marshall

Friday, May 13

• Couple leads group to Colombia to build homes, school for children

• G-E baseball team clinches share of Southeast Conference crown

• NRHEG track girls sixth in True Team Section

• Baseball Panthers rally past Loyola

• Tigers sweep Falcons

• Column: All about cell phone tones and the era of happy horns

• Editorial: Students show us the future of our area

• Helen Mallory, 89, Austin

• Lessons in horticulture

• Senior to graduate from A-C and Riverland College

• Scrap metal transaction not illegal

Thursday, May 12

• Column: About new stadiums and old domes

• Baseball Knights net win No. 1

• Panthers overcome elements, USC

• Column: Country's disagreements on abortion, gay marriage and Iraq is healthy

• Editorial: Gas tax vote offers leaders a starting point

• Palmer Langsev, 92, Frost

• Sparks to serve on 2006-2007 education funding committee

• How Salvation Army bell ringers help others

• Honor parade

• Casino approved in north Iowa

• Pedestrian in crosswalk

Wednesday, May 11

• Ministry of love

• County jail pulls in extra funds

• ALHS netmen fall to Mayo

• Albert Lea track girls shine at Mankato

• ALHS golf boys 2nd at Winona

• Softball Tigers swept by Falcons

• Column: Name fairies abandon charge, leaving embarrassment for the the forgetful

• Editorial: Loving care of nurses applauded

• Betty Reed, 78, Rochester

• Nicole O'Byrne, 25, Albert Lea

• Council awaits MPCA response before deciding Blazing Star Landing use

• Double-duty carriers

Tuesday, May 10

• Orderly annexation approved

• Fountain Lake Sportsmen's Club

• USC/AC fourth, fifth in Sentinel Relays

• Baseball Panthers rebound from loss

• Tennis Tigers pick up a win at JM

• Column: It's not about shutting down filibusters, more about absurdity of Democrats

• Editorial: Thank the Salvation Army this week

• June Balfe, 74, Sioux Falls, S.D.

• James Engen, 71, Naples, Fla.

• Soybean study

• Salvation Army offers programs for kids

• School district to adopt dean system for high school

Monday, May 9

• Eugene Lageson, 65, Ellendale

• Column: Lots of good, some bad and ugly highlight week's tone

• Donna Broecker, 84, Albert Lea

• Roy Kraushaar, 69, Albert Lea

• Thrift Store helps fund many SA programs

• City's financial cost goes up

• Fishing fun

Sunday, May 8

• Cannon conundrums continue

• Column: Mother's Day, and the opener is still a week away

• Running Rebels win Lions Invitational

• Softball Panthers improve record to 9-5

• Wolverines give No. 7 Houston a challenge

• Another one-sided win

• Column: Mothers love their children forever and always

• Editorial: Mothers and teachers who inspire us all

• RaeAnn Baer, 14, Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Living program designed to help people with addictions

• Military families offered a day of wellness

• Public consulted on changes in duck hunting regulations

• House says let kids enjoy season

• It's all about the preparation

• Column: Water is not a good thing when it's coming through the roof

• Column: Stroll through marsh a celebration of nature

Friday, May 6

• Council to decide how, if to proceed on annexation

• Albert Lea track boys second to Owatonna

• Hagen, Tigers shackle Winona

• ALHS golf girls 2nd in triangular

• Editorial: Thank a teacher this week, or next

• Column: Here's still another name for Albert Lea Lake

• Emily Bengtson, 92, Albert Lea

• Jean Wetzell, 72, Wells

• District, parents recognize teachers

• Labrador needs a home

• Radke suit returned to district court

Thursday, May 5

• Ladies golfers to meet

• Again, Wolverines get past Knights

• Column: This time it was more than a seam that tripped me up

• Editorial: All at the table must have an open mind

• Donald Olson, 82, Albert Lea

• Armon Huston, 82, Bricelyn

• Romeo Caron, 77, Albert Lea

• Cinco de Mayo celebration planned at Northbridge Mall Friday

• Adults providing alcohol will be charged with crime

• Albert Lea student musicians to participate in Big Nine Music Festival in Mankato Friday

• Legislators support stadium tax

• Additional 300-plus veterans served by county

Wednesday, May 4

• Annexation decision tabled

• ALHS boys' golf team struggles in triangular

• Tennis Tigers toppled at Mankato East

• ALHS softball team falls to Owatonna

• ALHS girls finally off and running

• Baseball Tigers edged again

• Frugal upbringing requires life continue in the savings lane

• Editorial: School's savings should set example for all

• Romeo Caron, 77, of Albert Lea

• Evelyn Dumke, 89, Wells

• Harlan Erickson, 85, Albert Lea

• School District 241 saves $176,000 through conservation efforts in buildings

• Class helps parents do a better job

• Ready to ride

Tuesday, May 3

• United Way names new director

• NRHEG track boys 3rd, girls 4th at Blue Earth Area Invitational

• Running Rebels take 2nd, 4th at Maple River

• Baseball Panthers extend streak to seven

• Kuipers paces Albert Lea boys at Rosemount

• Goodnature signs with UMD

• Column: How policital leaders treat others says something about character

• Editorial: Cold pill ban goes a bit too far

• A return to the 'Golden Rule'

• Raymond Kruger, 82, Kiester

• Monitoring BP important in fight against stroke

• Inability to connect to city services turns resident off to annexation

Monday, May 2

• At 94, Gaines still enjoys cranking out waltzes, polkas

• Alice Akemann, 83, Wells

• Beulah Sorby, 66, Hollandale

• Column: The message must be repeated over and over again

• City named a certified local government

• Lawmakers address rural Minnesota needs

• A heart full of love

• A legacy grows

• New ATV club hopes to get involved in the community