Story archive for April 2006
Monday, May 1
- Exchange student describes America
- City passes audit
- 2006 Promenade: Walk the Walk
- Senior Companion volunteers celebrate efforts
- One more dance
- Emma Meyer, 96, of Albert Lea
- Fern Homer
- Eugene Otterson, 78, of Clarks Grove
- Editorial: Superstars or winning team? A tough choice
- What man in his right mind would want three wives? A crazy one
- Vikings get their kind of linebacker in Greenway
Sunday, April 30
- Continuity is key at the BB Cafe
- New equipment offers better protection for area firefighters
- Hormel details expansion
- Mighty Elks: Biggest Herd in Minnesota
- The Search for a Painting
- Kiester native pens book on personal fulfillment
- USC pounds WEM, 15-2 in five
- Local students win wildlife art awards
- Randolph downs NRHEG 2-0
- Spring improvements
- Big seventh inning sends Houston over Wolverines
- Tigers victorious in triangular
- Senate passes permanent property tax relief
- Mary Bowman, 92, of Minneapolis
- Bernice Morrison, 92, of Albert Lea
- Byrine Christian, 77, of Albert Lea
Friday, April 28
- Owners: A.L. Golf Club will close
- G-E boys remain perfect in conference
- USC/AC, NRHEG girls finish 1-2 at Maple River
- NRHEG girls move to 9-0
- Errors hurt Knights in loss
- Column: Back where it all begins
- Austin too much for Tigers, 366-394
- Column: Cupolas, a large ventilating device, are seen in various sizes
- Editorial: When you plant trees, you invest in the future
- What to recycle or trash?
- Sheriff's motorcyle comes from dealer
- Walgreens coming to Albert Lea
- E85 ethanol fuel: Going yellow
Thursday, April 27
- Students peruse after-high school options
- Column: A few words about the Twins new stadium
- Wolverine golfers come up a little short 241-279
- Albert Lea takes third at triangular
- Panthers drop Tigers in five
- Randolph holds on to down United South Central
- Bulldog golfers grind it out at triangular
- NRHEG blasts Medford, 17-5
- NRHEG golfers impressive in victory
- Austin downs Tigers by 7
- Column: Days between Easter and last day of school were desperate days
- Editorial: Don't blame the clerks for high gas prices
- Diane Redman, 60, of Alden
- Marvin Johnson, 74, of North Ft. Myers, Fla.
- Our Town' is a fitting play for our town's celebration
- George's has something for everyone
- Dates to be set for Hy-Vee
- Tigers and promenade top list of weekend happenings
- Odd Fellows Hall gets facelift in New Richland
- Man charged with rape of 17-year-old
Wednesday, April 26
- Cop technology
- USC girls' golfers win convincingly
- Big innings help Mayo down Tigers
- G-E boys, NRHEG girls win golf meets
- The Rebels win an offensive battle, 14-7
- Column: Power play: NHL dominates the NBA postseason
- Wolverines down Mabel-Canton, 7-4
- Mayo takes advantage of second chances
- Greibrok loses no-hitter in seventh, G-E still wins
- Tigers girls track team takes second at Big Nine triangular
- Advantage Albert Lea: Tigers down Mankato West, 4-3
- Column: What goes dot-dot croak? What is an octagon? What is a head wind?
- Editorial: Be sure to thank your assistants
- Diane Brower, 62
- Catherine Campion, 98, of Winsted
- Edward Sharpsteen Sr., 87, of Lamberton
- Michael Waage, 67
- Lester Goodnature, 86, of Geneva
- United South Central decides not to move two grades to Wells
- Glenville tears down City Hall
- Agreement expires Sunday
Tuesday, April 25
- People ask city to save golf course
- N-K finishes second in triangulars
- Panthers win three times at the Montgomery Invite
- USC/AC girls remain undefeated, boys third against a strong field
- Rebels split two games
- NRHEG blanks the Wolverines
- Schultz throws no-no for Knights
- Column: You'll find the signature for Tribune editorials in 96-point type
- Editorial: Decision to wait on dredging is a sound one
- Mavis Billadeau, 83, of the Oakland/Glenville area
- Withdrawal can be a deadly part of recovery
- Freeborn County Sheriff's Office to host fourth annual pancake breakfast
- Alcohol checks turn up just one failure
- Two large hog barns coming to Freeborn County
- Alcohol Awareness: Alcohol can be deadly in short and long term
Monday, April 24
- Knights take two at tournament
- USC wins golf tourney
- Tigers, G-E win two at tourney
- Will people really drink pop mixed with coffee more than once?
- Editorial: Minnesota will miss the Ford Ranger
- Area deaths for April 23
- 2006 county dairy royalty crowned
- Part D open enrollment is nearing deadline
- Relay for Life rolls out its summer plan
- Golf course has century of history
- Prairie Profiles: Martha Diaz, Translator-Traductora
Sunday, April 23
- Our Town: Albert Lea Community Theatre to present the American classic
- A little common sense goes a long ways
- Panthers improve to 5-2 with win
- Bulldog boys, Viking girls pick up wins
- USC/AC track teams continue impressive run
- Albert Lea golfers do well at New Prague Invitational
- Tigers find winning touch, 4-2
- Column: What do you do with all this health information?
- Paul Weigel, 81, of Albert Lea
- JoAnn Catherine Johnson, 68, of Albert Lea
- Jean Rotegard, 90, of Lakeland
- A buyer's guide to beginning guitar
- Tribune displays additional content online
- Club members: Keep it a golf course
- Putting the movies in Lake Mills: City approves loan for theater advocates
- Windmills of the past and present
- Column: Preserving Our Past
Friday, April 21
- State park lakeshore cleanup on Saturday
- Column: Hangem up Gunslinger
- Tigers down Century by two
- Albert Lea loses to JM
- Cougars stop Tigers in five
- Rain slows Tigers' attack
- Column: Riding rails on doodlebug, puddle jumper and stump dodger
- Editorial: Do your part for Earth Day
- Area deaths for April 21
- MADD acknowledges members of local law enforcement
- Officials: City already has plenty of high-end homes
Thursday, April 20
- Panther girls down Blooming Prairie, 234-256
- Column: An early season snapshot of the Minnesota Twins
- Solid pitching helps carry Panthers past Cyclones
- Wolverines win slugfest, 20-11
- Albert Lea runners finish third at meet
- Panther girls' track team takes second
- Column: I am convinced that you cannot be for war and be a Christian'
- Editorial: Clerks make the first impressions
- Jennet Lorentzen, 45, of Albert Lea
- Zoot-suit riot
- Church hosts clothing giveaway
- WalkAmerica on tap for weekend
- County permits JP Properties to grow
- Class helps parents get their kids to sleep
- Austin rejects proposed sex offender law
- One more big storm could cause A.L. floods like 2004
Wednesday, April 19
- 5, 6, pick up sticks
- Eight-run sixth inning gets Rebels a win
- Bulldogs overpower West Hancock
- Column: Getting back on the bus
- Tigers fall to Rochester Mayo by one stroke
- Owatonna drops the tennis Tigers, 7-0
- Extra outs hurt Knights
- Bunz pitches another gem to lead Tigers
- Big first inning keys Tiger victory over Austin
- NRHEG blanks L/P 5-0
- Century wins track meet, Tigers fourth
- Wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round '
- Editorial: Teach Chinese? It's a good idea
- Richard Sigurdson, 89, of Albert Lea
- Neil Wayne, 68, of Albert Lea
- Sunset clause struck down
- Officers commended for high-speed pursuit
- Constitution Party candidate makes Senate announcement in Albert Lea
- Motel robbery case gets second hearing
- Hazardous waste to be collected starting next week
Tuesday, April 18
- Area deaths for April 18
- Bulldogs start season 4-0
- G-E downs Medford in five
- Berhow signs with the Gophers
- Tigers drop first match of the season to Waseca, 6-1
- Column: Minnesota says hotdish. Iowa says casserole. Mexico says Que?
- Editorial: Prepare for severe weather this spring
- Bernard Weckwerth, 83, of Albert Lea
- Phyllis Griffin, 81
- Farm safety issues are changing
- NRHEG students take whirlwind tour of Washington, D.C. sites
- Libertarian gov. candidate visits A.L.
- Hy-Vee pleads not guilty to labeling charge
- Alcohol Awareness: Is alcohol too socially accepted?
- School presents How the West Was Dun'
- Robert Olson, 94, og Oakland, Minn.
Monday, April 17
- Prairie Profiles: Chris Baas
- County introduces Lunch at the Lawn
- DNR cites 3rd District county commish for fire
- Area hockey players take part in Great 8
- Column: Put the remote down gently and back away from the television
- Area deaths for April 17
- How to recognize a volunteer
- New officer hits the streets in Albert Lea
Sunday, April 16
- Teams get to be Twins for a day
- Haley's Helping Hands
- Column: Nature's World: Tips to help injured raptors
- City's first' Elk was a hide and fur man
- Building's demolition signals the end of an era
- Maker of the Easter eggs
- Purchase agreement signed for A.L. Golf Club
- Century home burns north of Wells
- Alden-Conger teacher named Seagate Mentor
- Need landscaping and gardening?
- Sybil Jordahl, 83, of Grass Valley, Calif.
- LaVerne Clarence Reese, 70, of Albert Lea
- Nordean Nelson, 80, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Column: How to improve your marriage in just one long miserable day
- Knights dominate St. James Invite, boys and girls win
- Albert Lea basketball teams enjoy successful season on many levels
- Column: Fishing guess I'll never clean up my act
Friday, April 14
- Ed commissioner visits A.L.
- Column: Dome sweet dome
- N-K golfers win triangular
- Tigers suffer first loss, 11-7
- Tiger girls open season with win
- Tigers open up conference play with a win
- Tigers start season in rhythm, down Waseca
- Memories of the past are based on a fish called the carp
- Editorial: Katherine I. could use a sidewalk
- Area deaths for April 14
- Sybil Jordahl, 83, Grass Valley, Calif.
- N-K struggles to open season
- Tami Fredrickson, 59, of Petaluma, Calif.
- Helen Seath, 86, of Wells
- Defense requests documents in Feb. 21 motel burglary case
- St. Theodore students learn to lead through service
- Concert celebrates Good Friday
- Convention & Visitors Bureau director leaving
- Easter Bunny coming to Albert Lea
Thursday, April 13
- Watershed board won't move up dredging of Albert Lea Lake
- Ben @ Jerry's
- Column: A critical look at the Gophers and Timberwolves
- Fairmont downs USC
- NRHEG moves to 3-1 with win
- Knights fall to LeCenter, 9-4
- Tiger boys, Pather girls win titles
- Column: Bad luck with family dog ruins procession on Easter Sunday
- Editorial: Old buildings are key to prosperity
- Doris Rambo, 96, of Winnebago
- Irma McKane, 78, of Albert Lea
- Carol Gavle, 81, of Albert Lea
- Only one Shell Rock board member seeks reappointment
- Egg hunt, dog show on tap for weekend
- Benefit for Baby Ella Saturday
- Making more room
- Bonding bill passes House floor
Wednesday, April 12
- Cereal tourism
- Velma Diedrich, 92, of Grafton, Iowa
- Tigers continue winning ways, move to 3-0
- Tigers take third at NRHEG meet
- Bulldogs finish fourth at Northwood
- Knights open up offense, pummel GHECML, 11-3
- Blooming Prairie 10-runs G-E
- Tigers impressive in victory once again
- Defense solid, bats silent for Tigers in loss
- Column: Mystery: Why is it only one shoe is found in the road, not two?
- Editorial: ID theft bill is a good plan
- Area deaths for April 12
- Roland Johnson, 81, of Bricelyn
- Lord's Last Supper to come to life in Ellendale Thursday
- Charges brought in pursuit case
- Alcohol factor in car rollover
- Hawthorne to quit having sixth grade
Tuesday, April 11
- Photo illustration by Adam Hammer/Albert Lea Tribune.
- Late rally gets G-E win
- Bunz two-hits Waseca, Tigers move to 2-0
- Tiger tennis team wins first match
- Panthers hang on for 9-8 victory over United South Central
- USC golfers remain perfect on the season
- G-E boys squeeze out victory, 189-190
- Houston hands G-E first loss of the season
- Rockets down Tigers in doubleheader
- Pitching, solid defense carry Panthers to win over USC
- Column: Playing golf is a special gift handed down from fathers to sons
- Editorial: A few words under the sun
- Emil Nordby, 96, of Austin
- Going to Canada? Get passport
- City moves forward on old bank building
- Yahnkes challenge search
- Alcohol Awareness: FAS is a completely preventable birth defect
Monday, April 10
- Photo courtesy Loren Kaiser.
- USC/AC does well at Rebel Relays
- Column: Roger Maris deserves more respect than baseball gives him
- Editorial: Cover your mouth when you sneeze
- Area deaths for April 10
- Dorothy Capolungo, 83, of Rochester
- Bernadine Voigt, 75, of Albert Lea
- Nanko DeRaad, 94, of Clarks Grove
- Marilyn Van Beek, 74
- Blue ribbons are coming to friend near you
- The end of life requires planning and discussion
- Kids share hypotheses, conclusions
- Will mumps swell into S. Minn.?
- Prairie Profiles: Art Rudolph
- Jeff Budlong/Albert Lea Tribune
- Ed Shannon/Albert Lea Tribune.
Sunday, April 9
- Editorial: Thumps Up
- USC rallies to down Medford, 6-5
- Knights beat the Wolverines 7-3
- USC golfers sweep triangular
- Four-run sixth keys NRHEG win
- Mini golf makes BIG difference
- Column: April is here; it is time to cut loose of, like, politics, or whatever
- Anina Hultman, 87, Albert Lea
- Jean Davis, 89
- Oscar Landaas, 94, Albert Lea
- Where sharpening saws is a specialty
- Board members receive update on proposed industrial park
- Sibley students help out fire victims
- Three arrested after high-speed chase
- Store fire contained to utility room
- A day in the life of Rep. Dan Dorman
- Swenson was an educator, diplomat
- April will be a busy month at the county museum
- Column: Finch facts
- About the Boer goat breed
- Just Kidding
Friday, April 7
- Today it's Floodborn County
- Column: Flashback to a better NBA
- NRHEG girls win, boys fall to Maple River
- G-E strikes early to down Knights
- Offense keeps on rolling for Wolverines
- Column: How city attracted farmers with Egg Days' and Golden Kernels'?
- Editorial: School in Wells can be start of good growth
- Area deaths for April 7
- Mary McGovern, 68, of Albert Lea
- Lois Lewis, 92
- Luncheon focuses on competitive marketing, renewable fuel
- Casino purchases golf course
- School district will participate in Minnesota Q-Comp
- Stabbing suspect enters plea of guilty
- It's official: Ice out on Fountain Lake
Thursday, April 6
- Diamond Jo opens to public
- Column: The Old Foolish Fan makes his triumphant return
- Blue Earth downs USC
- Offensive outburst keys win for G-E
- Land Between the Lakes Triathlon makes return
- Column: Chemistry classes were made safer thanks to the class of 1932
- Editorial: Good job, Mrs. Carlson
- Christa Roberts
- Ronald Johnson, 56, of Albert Lea
- Little toys, big toys and paper trails
- Zoo Man returns to library
- Three businesses evacuated
- School district names Teacher of the Year
- Runner tells tale of inspiration
- File photo.
Wednesday, April 5
- County, DNR sign Geneva dam agreement
- Column: Choking on chalk
- Tigers fall to Falcons, 12-4
- Falk named assistant coach of the year
- Tigers find a way to win season opener
- Column: Theres nothing quite like dragging Main next to a pretty girl
- Editorial: Responsible consumption is the key
- Fern Henrichsen, 81, of Arcadia, Calif.
- Diamond Jo Casino opens Thursday
- Dorman presents House bonding bill
Tuesday, April 4
- Photos courtesy of Loren Kaiser.
- Noah, Gators overcome tradition
- Column: What does pothole prairie mean?
- Editorial: Rebuilding year, again?
- Area deaths for April 4
- Signa Bahl, 90, of Austin
- Area building activity increases
- Bomb squad disposes of dynamite
- New child abuse prevention council formed in county
- Watershed sets priorities for 2006
- Family suspected of making bombs asks judge for public defenders
- Alcohol Awareness: Alcohol can be an addictive and deadly drug
Monday, April 3
- Prairie Profiles, Ed Shannon: Been there, knows that
- Column: Please don't forget to tell your loved ones that you love them
- Editorial: What's wrong with Mankato State Univ.?
- Area deaths for April 3
- Ellsworth Huper, 83, of Chatfield
- Christopher Hallum, 35, of Albert Lea
- Steven Eaker, 55, of Ellendale
- Show presents fashion as personal style
- Old fashioned jam
- Third review denied for sex convict
- Photo courtesy Deb Monson.
Sunday, April 2
- Youths make trek from Wisconsin to help out
- Column: Enjoy the outdoors just follow your nose
- Luke Klingson
- Spring fever
- Column: What are the glamorous symptoms of nervous exhaustion?
- Area deaths for April 2
- Edna Dishon, 91
- James Wright, 76, of Los Gatos, Calif.
- Fred Wynia, 93, of Hollandale
- Fleet Farm turns 50
- Students learn their DNA's heritage
- Eighth-graders seek the sky
- Ex-officer Villarreal to seek sheriff job
- Will ordinance push offenders into rural Freeborn County?
- Sex offender ordinance: What do you have to say?
- He was the county's dairy expert


