Story archive for September 2005

Friday, Sept. 30

• Column: One man's tribute to the loyal dog was distributed years ago

• Editorial: Kings, queens and others who make a difference

• Workforce Center offers tools to help employers make sound hiring decisions

• Pair charged with conspiracy to sell marijuana

• Governor hails historic biodiesel law

• Alden-Conger falls to MCW

• Albert Lea starts well but falls to Winona in four

• Tigers relish homecoming meet, down Waseca

Thursday, Sept. 29

• Pauline Anderson, 87, Albert Lea

• Big Island Rendezvous expands timeline including more Civil War-related activities

• Open house scheduled at alpaca farm in Albert Lea

• Decide to stay alive

• Hurricane scammer visits A.L.

• Rebels down the Tigers

• NRHEG tops JWP in four

• Century wins Big Nine battle over Tigers

• Tigers show fight against Rockets

• Albert Lea looks for first win during homecoming week

• Column: Gray purchase not the sort to garner respect among women

• Editorial: Groups should look at sharing one stadium

Wednesday, Sept. 28

• Loan will help with startup expenses

• Column: A story when you least expect it

• Young runners do well for Tigers at Winona Invite

• Tigers stuggle to end regular season, focus on Big Nine meet

• Giant killers

• Column: Institution of higher learning taught young men more than 3 Rs

• Editorial: Preparedness is necessary for all Minnesotans

• Sharon Offenhauser, 65, Elysian

• 17-year-old helps with HOPE

• Rising costs fuel mileage request

• From tent to motorhome

Tuesday, Sept. 27

• Sunday liquor hours extended

• G-E falls in overtime on homecoming

• The Rebels go 1-3 at Truman Tournament

• Tigers keeping on scoring, winning

• Kepple still going strong at 85 years young

• Column: Football, turkey power and the lessons of history

• Editorial: Legislators should not be rewarded

• Grace Graham, 94, Albert Lea

• Hollywood heavyweights ask 'Who is Dan Dorman?'

• Nascar serious

• Homecoming celebrations

Monday, Sept. 26

• Police say teen in critical condition after beating

• Rebels show well at the cross country mega-meet

• Tigers win in double overtime, 2-1

• Column: Annual fall rite requires specific strategies for success

• Editorial: Special session could address stadium issue

• Minnesota mother and son on festival 'copter killed in Wisconsin on Saturday

• Staying positive

• City looks at sharing cost of courts

Sunday, Sept. 25

• Beatrice Johnson, 79, Albert Lea

• Grace Graham, 94, of Albert Lea

• Nolanders want to help home-based businesses take next step

• Tribune photo by Jennifer Rogers.

• Increased user fees may help integrate county computer systems

• County revokes auto shop owner's permit

• Gold Star Mother's Day

• Why 1912 is a significant year for ALHS

• Column: Front-porch stories, walks in cemetery fostered love for history

• Tigers shine under pressure once again, down Winona

• Big fourth quarter gets A-C win

• Lake Mills improves to 4-0

• Tigers give unbeaten JM battle in loss

• Editorial: Those who gave unselfishly should take a bow

• Area Deaths for Sunday.

• Margaret Butenhoff, 97, of Austin

Friday, Sept. 23

• Tigers tennis team loses to Mankato East, 6-1

• Panthers race at own meet

• No. 3 USC back on winning track

• Tigers get aggressive to clip Falcons

• Big win in the Big Nine

• Column: Traveling from place to place by thumb

• Editorial: Enjoy school festivities responsibility

• Harold Weisert, 71, Nora Springs, Iowa

• Melvin Hochreiter, 77, Albert Lea

• Harold Loken, 89, Albert Lea

• Kittens have homes, now mom needs one

• City considers stop sign policy in response to requests

• SkopKo thieves charged with felony theft Wednesday

• Watershed budget approved

Thursday, Sept. 22

• G-E hopes homecoming is start of winning streak

• Column: Bustle of big city made sounds of Albert Lea mournful

• Editorial: Take time to get information on sales tax

• Prairie River Camp celebrates five-year anniversary

• Relay surpasses goal; new co-chairpeople named

• Rise in energy costs, wages cause of 5 percent increase

• Agreement designed to protect county

• Back end of a bovine

• Strong finish gives Tigers the win

• Albert Lea falls in second overtime

Wednesday, Sept. 21

• United Way dollars benefit people with disabilities through Arc of Freeborn County

• McCormick named Melvin Jones Fellow

• Returning the favor

• Independence party hosts Rep. Dorman

• USC runners finish second

• Tigers fall to Mayo, 8-0

• G-E earns top four finish

• Falk to lead girls' hockey team

• Tigers struggle against Austin, fall to John Marshall

• Column: From the vault of knowledge known to guys comes the weather forecast

• Editorial: Payoff arrives for surviving construction

• Marilyn Reim, 78, Lakeview, Ark.

• Robert Tyler, 80, Superior, Neb.

Tuesday, Sept. 20

• Biking for education

• The Rice Lake Country Club best shot

• The Rebels improve to 8-0

• A-C downs Truman, takes fourth at Southland Tourney

• Tigers tear apart competition at own invite

• 'Dogs with bite

• Column: FDA also needs new leader

• Column: Why not a decency standard for the United States Congress?

• Editorial: Officers' work to clear streets appreciated

• Lillian Grasdalen, 91, Albert Lea

• Number of refugees in Minnesota rose in 2004

• Board approves levies for upcoming school year

• Southwest locked down for potential threat

• 26 arrested after 4-month investigation

Monday, Sept. 19

• Is interest rate raise on hold?

• Dancing snowbirds

• Tigers split at tennis tournament

• USC/AC runners continue to shine at Maple River Invite

• Column: Kudos goes out to various people in the community

• Editorial: Gun law shows how simple can turn complex

• Shipped drugs result in Iowa man's arrest

• Local electric co-op may send help to Louisiana

Sunday, Sept. 18

• Editorial: On the surface, cutting spending is a good idea

• Milton Bang, 87, of Lake Mills, Iowa

• Sen. Coleman congratulates Albert Lea schools on AYP scores

• Albert Lea's Green Mill: A whole new restaurant

• State Sen. Steve Kelley stumping for Governor

• Community Education takes the lead

• Apple talk

• They were the last of Albert Lea's blacksmiths

• Last-second drive ends just short for G-E

• No. 9 Cougars get on offensive roll against A-C

• Tiger boys do well without lead runner, girls rounding into form at Mayo Invite

• Tigers fall to Faribault, 28-7

• Living to laugh

• Riceville scores 14 in fourth to down N-K

• Column: Share a meal together, it's quality time spent with family

Friday, Sept. 16

• 100th year celebrated

• Jackson retires after 18 years

• Hollandale recovering nicely from '04 flood

• Discretionary fund grant deadline set for Oct. 14

• Editorial: People, groups make city better place to live

• Column: Road rules for hitchhiking called for common sense

• Tiger swimmers continue to improve times

• Austin boys blank Albert Lea soccer team, 3-0

• Century beats Tigers, 7-0

• Despite good play Tigers fall short against Century

Thursday, Sept. 15

• Column: Same old, same old

• No. 3 FBA handles NRHEG

• USC downs Austin in three

• NRHEG looking for big win over No. 2 MVL

• Column: Bush misses mark on terms for Katrina victims

• ALMC 'Century of Caring' celebration this weekend

• Spirit of sympathy

• City, developers negotiate terms

• Farmer's Market celebration

Wednesday, Sept. 14

• Watershed chooses priorities

• Children are youngest United Way recipients

• Panthers show promise at tourney, finish second

• Swimmers rally, fall short against John Marshall

• Tiger tennis team falls to Winona, 6-1

• Aggressive NRHEG squad downs A-C

• Column: Nothing beats the questions sent in by readers for column copy

• Editorial: City's choice of chiefs met with approval

• Peter Groeneweg, 82, Austin

• Power of listening

Tuesday, Sept. 13

• Incident forces employee termination

• Green Lea Golf Course Couples Tournament is held

• Numbers wear down G-E in its first football game

• Roster shuffle doesn't slow USC

• Column: Looking for higher ground in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

• Editorial: Cooperative effort gives residents most value for their buck

• Emergency coordinator approved by county board

• New chiefs named for police, fire

• Band directors successful in life

Monday, Sept. 12

• Editorial: Northwest strike hurts mechanics

• Bulldogs' tourney win gives coach 300th victory

• NRHEG downs J-W-P, 3-1

• Rebels get on roll at Montgomery Invite

• Tigers triump at own tourney

• Column: Let me count the reasons to help Katrina victims

• Loretta Staloch, 90, Wells

• Derek Olson, 20, Albert Lea

• Fire at egg production plant kills 175 hens

• Fix-it man

• Council considers tax levy

Sunday, Sept. 11

• A Ticket to Laughs

• Bulldogs win the battle of north Iowa schools

• Tiger CC runners continue to improve

• Rebels find rhythm on ground, through air in win

• Powerful running, new faces carry A-C

• Tigers' defense stands tall, Huskies still get victory, 14-0

• Column: Gus Macker organizers need community's help

• Editorial: Community stepped up for Katrina victims

• Floyd Harne, 74, Albert Lea

• Richard Shepard, 77, Perham

• Richard Parry, 70, Stewartville

• Ambitious plans on paper, not much at World Trade Center site

• City could welcome survivors

• Couple leaves behind Katrina ruins

• Starbucks set to open Sept. 30

• Albert Lea's odd place in Coca-Cola's history

• Column: After 18 years, director still finds history exciting

• Things to look for

Friday, Sept. 9

• District 241 prepares QComp application

• Knights fall to Nicollett

• G-E falls short in second straight five-game match

• Owatonna adds to Albert Lea's struggles with convincing win

• Tigers fall to Mankato West, 5-2

• Column: More details about the great Hyde Building exodus

• Editorial: Give globally, but also give to local groups

• Bicyclist collides with Albert Lea police car

• Jeanette Loberg, 81, Austin

• Marian Beving, 89, Albert Lea

• Audubon Society plans open house at new site

• Council to decide on chiefs

Thursday, Sept. 8

• Tigers fall to Lourdes

• Punt, pass and kick competition coming to Albert Lea

• NRHEG volleyball team gets first win over Blooming Prairie

• No. 3 USC blanks Maple River, 7-0

• Tiger cross country team moving on up

• Column: Trip to New Orleans left indelible impression

• Editorial: Minnesota Nice is revealing itself across the state

• Harold Bahls, 95, Buffalo

• Delmar Schmitt, 78, St. Paul

• Clarence Duffy, 80, Austin

• Northwood, Iowa, plans festivities celebrating Founder's Day this weekend

• UW kicks off 2006 fundraising season today

• Grant will allow study of housing

• Spirit of the running brush

Wednesday, Sept. 7

• Residents quick to help

• What a rush

• Bulldogs show no mercy to Broncos

• Tigers roughed up by Mankato West, 6-0

• G-E wins battle in five

• Column: Weber left many a bowler in his wake, but he never gloated over his wins

• Editorial: Residents and city win with broadcasts

• James Bendixen, 83, Austin

• Royden Groe, 62, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Poll participants at state fair say no to special session for athletic stadium

• Alden-Conger joins Albert Lea wrestling program

• Numbers represent first balanced budget in more than 10 years

Tuesday, Sept. 6

• Plans on track

• Nelson wins Shotstop on 19th hole

• Column: How coffee mitigates life's daily grind

• Editorial: Give generously, but wisely to charity groups

• Ethel Hill, 92, Albert Lea

• Wayne Hansen, 78, Hollandale

• Calvin Lyle, 79, Oakland

• Between classes

• Lending a hand

Monday, Sept. 5

• Chamber of Commerce announces new director

• Forbes puts Vikings value at last in the NFL

• Column: Interview with 11-year-old daughter reveals she's really growing up

• Reuniting, reminiscing

• The Power of Caring

• Serving nonprofits

Sunday, Sept. 4

• Student life on West Clark Street

• Albert Lea swimmers pleased with first meet

• Champs knocked down: Albert Lea stuns Owatonna with victory

• Alden-Conger falls in a season-opening shootout

• Albert Lea drops opener, 33-13

• Panthers overcome mistakes, down Redbirds

• Editorial: Appreciation offered to road workers

• Column: Exchange students highlight difficulties of learning English

• Death notices for Sunday.

• Elizabeth Jones, 90, formerly of Glenville

• County may join Blazing Star Trail board

• Piepers build shoe repair shop into western wear store

• Council meetings now on TV

• Meet our state's bats

• For one local band, it's all about getting to play their music

Friday, Sept. 2

• Shorthanded Tigers continue to struggle

• Tigers show heart despite 2-1 setback

• Huskies sweep singles, down Tigers

• Column: From Albert Lea to the gulf on U.S. Highway 69

• Editorial: Use caution as kids go back to school

• ABG reaches $1 billion investment milestone

• Deacon of the word

• Law enforcement encourages safe driving this weekend

• Meningitis causes concern

• Outlaws schedule preseason match-up in Albert Lea

Thursday, Sept. 1

• Tigers ready to open 2005 season

• Vikings get help from Wild CEO

• Tiger cross country teams continue to run well

• Rebels fall in volleyball opener

• Opinion: Brownie Troop surprises former leader during lunch in Albert Lea

• Klein, Youngblom lead USC at Mountain Lake Invite

• Library kicks off card signup, kids programs

• Bayside Waterski Team to perform last show of the season on Labor Day

• Pauline Jacobson, 88, Albert Lea

• Dennis Lieb, 69, Albert Lea

• Marion Jahnke, 91, Bricelyn

• Editorial: Idea of modern- day Ice Age is just plain silly