Story archive for December 2006

Monday, Jan. 1

• Editorial: Vikings fans, wait until next year

• Year in review: 2006

• Local Republicans remember Gerald Ford

• String of warm winters is unlike any on record

• Albert Leans welcome new year

• NRHEG finishes sixth at Rumble in the Red

• Tigers have a rough final day at The Clash

• Albert Lea blasts Fairmont, takes consolation title

• Column: Death does wonders for an executives legacy

• Column: A dilemma occurred during Christmas travel

• Column: New Years resolutions can be difficult to make

Sunday, Dec. 31

• Reinertsons doing good after 23 years in business

• Former local to lead marching band in Rose Parade

• Year-end gala shaping up big

• Weather helps $19 million construction of expanded clinic go as planned

• Kwanzaa: a seven-day celebration of values

• The drum and bugle boys of Albert Lea

• One step, one breath at a time

• Frozen pipes, ice dams: cold weather culprits

• Panthers win at Bethany Tourney

• Albert Lea wins consolation championship in Rochester

• Panthers tied for sixth at Rumble on the Red

• Tigers avenge loss to Northfield, 3-1

• Blossoms down G-E

• Tigers go 2-1 on first day at The Clash

• Column: How much time do you have left in life?

• Column: Americans often believe the govt., not the news

• Column: Out with the old, and in with the entropy

• Orlan S. Erickson, 85

Friday, Dec. 29

• Tribune writers look back on memorable quotations

• Column: Looking back on the outdoors

• The Tiger boys are convincing winners

• Same issues continue to show up for Tigers

• Tiger seniors finally win the holiday tourney

• Column: New Years resolution: Ownership Society

• Column: Dr. Nannestad and the U.S. Coast Guard song

• Garwood M. Larson, 84, Twin Lakes

• A.L. Moose Lodge to vote on sale of site

Thursday, Dec. 28

• A snowman in a land with no snow

• Hockey Tigers fall to Richfield, 3-1

• USC cant make comeback, 76-68

• Tigers manage just 13 points in second half

• Cold-shooting start cant slow Tigers

• Column: Childs right to know trumps parental secrets

• Column: Quiz: Einsteins study of relativity is so hot!

• Editorial: DNR helps shallow lakes

• Mabel Belshan, 86, Austin

• James Menton, 67, North Mankato

• Garwood Larson, 84, Twin Lakes

• Bricelyn historians share their views of keeping town going

• Albert Lea to ring in New Year with gala

• Glenville to get 2nd ethanol plant

Wednesday, Dec. 27

• City to purchase Albert Lea Moose Lodge

• No. 6 Rebels continue to roll

• Tigers third in wrestling rankings

• Column: Fixing a flat and improving roadside habitat

• Column: Drumroll, please: Big predictions for 2007

• Death Notice for Tuesday, Dec. 27

• Robert Kuehl, 83, Albert Lea

• Gregoria Cruz, 93, Albert Lea

• Hubert Jiroushek, 99, Ellendale

• Sesquicentennial Celebration: How Albert Lea began

Tuesday, Dec. 26

• Christmas bird count takes place Saturday

• Tiger is tops

• Column: Tuberculosis testers can get a new tax credit

• Column: Northern lights were a spectacle to behold

• Death Notices for Tuesday, Dec. 26

• Mark Jellinger, 37, Minneapolis

• Earl Haukoos, 91, Walters

• American Legion bar manager comes from Colorado

Monday, Dec. 25

• Voices from the Past raises funds for hospice

• Column: There are ways to beat Hillary Clinton in 2008

• Column: Do something different this Christmas Day

• Editorial: Think of soldiers who are overseas

• Paramount hosts rock revival

• The mystery of the missing manger

• The spirit of Christmas dwells here

Saturday, Dec. 23

• Pickerel Lake photo is on ornament

• A squirts take second at D.M.

• NRHEG girls lose

• Albert Lea boys, NRHEG teams taste defeat

• Tiger girls get road win in Fairmont

• Blue Earth stunts Rebels

• Column: Democrats 2008 race seems Hillarys to lose

• Column: Please let the weather outside be frightful

• Death Notices for Sunday, Dec. 24

• Walter Butler, 88, Albert Lea

• Midwest Wireless gives $2,810 to Salvation Army

• State population increases slightly

• Brown: Committee assignments fit perfectly for District 27A

• Mayor takes oath Tuesday

• What is the meaning of Christmas?

• Column: Christmas reminds us of importance of family

• Column: You can tell a Christmas tree by its needles

• Candles provide holiday salute for 42 years

Friday, Dec. 22

• Students want to stay busy during break

• Freshmen wrestlers winning

• U-12 team improves to 14-1

• Grapplers rout J.M.

• Tiger pucksters fall to Century

• NRHEG grapplers split

• Column: Theres nothing like the smell of lutefisk during holidays

• Column: What kids really, really want for Christmas

• Column: Lets share Christmas creativity year-round

• Extending Christmas greetings six decades ago

• Death Notices for Friday, Dec. 22

• Outdoors: A walk on the Blazing Star

• Mower Co. closer to new wind farm

• Works begins on Geneva Lake dam

• Dreamers of white Christmas get no snow

• Will SoyMor be sold?

Thursday, Dec. 21

• Illnesses cause Alden-Conger closure

• Lady Rebels ousted

• USC boys nip B.A.

• Hockey Tigers trip at Mankato West

• Column: Be part of solution to drunken driving

• Column: Access to government information is a right

• Column: Short but sweet words on the holiday season

• Death Notices for Thursday, Dec. 21

• Lowell Swearingen, 77, Lake Havasu City, AZ.

• Dorothy Evenson, 87, Albert Lea

• Fundraiser for hospice on KATE Radio Friday

• ALMCs Express Care is now open

• Web site gets new look, shelves get digital audio books

Wednesday, Dec. 20

• Tigers break long drought at Mayo

• Wolverines blow past Lyle/Pacelli

• Blue Earth handles Panthers 58-37

• Mankato West beats Tigers

• Knights remain undefeated, 72-66

• Albert Lea to wrestle Kaukauna in The Clash V

• Tigers cant stay with Fairmont, 67-53

• Column: Are the Christmas gifts you give recyclable?

• Column: Christmas at the Batt Cave is coming soon

• Death Notices for Tuesday, Dec. 20

• Marvin Williams, 76, La Junta, CO

• Barbara Eckstrom, 64, Marion, Iowa

• Rudy Radfan, 83, Pickerel Lake Township

• Audrey Peterson, 82, Albert Lea

• County officials get 2 1/2 percent pay raise

• Taco Johns: Its OK now

• Reporter rides with police officer Friday night

Tuesday, Dec. 19

• Column: Happy 215th birthday, First Amendment

• Death Notices for Tuesday, Dec. 19

• Maxine Krecker, 83, Hendersonville, NC

• James Lowell Jenner, 78, Albert Lea

• Raul Cradona, 79, Albert Lea

• District 241 OKs energy savings projects

• Hayward 4-H Club member is serving as a state 4-H ambassador

• NRHEG rolls past Randolph, 90-39

• G-E wins first game

• Column: Cupcake ban takes fun, flavor out of schools

Monday, Dec. 18

• Wayne Wolff, 68, Albert Lea

• Hulda M. Olson, 86, Albert Lea

• Tour of Tables puts fun into fundraising

• Rock Gym remains little-known asset of Albert Lea

• Lawyer makes request in Hy-Vee weights case

• Albert Lea swimmers finish 12th at relays

• G-E breaks into the win column

• NRHEG wrestlers finish second at Faribault

• Tigers take third at Christmas Tournament

• NC/NK wins own tourney, Lake Mills fourth

• Column: Is President Bush winning or saving a legacy?

• Column: Christmas came early, so Dec. 25 will be lonely

• Editorial: Those are the brakes, Brad

• Death notices for Monday, Dec. 18

Sunday, Dec. 17

• Getting schooled on quilting

• Albert Lea fifth after first day of Christmas Tourney

• Medford takes down USC in overtime 58-55

• New book salutes Clarks Grove heritage

• Balance carries Tigers to victory

• NRHEGs conference streak grows to 18

• Tigers overcome penalties to win

• Column: Why not hold election on U.S. forces in Iraq?

• Column: Hope is on the horizon this holiday season

• Column: Tis the season of letter-perfect families

• Death notices for Sunday, Dec. 17

• Chinese Express listed in magazine ranking

• Organizers design New Years Eve gala to appeal to all ages

• How safe is our food?

• Beard comes off to raise money for cancer research

• Column: Favorite birds: Meadowlarks and ... chickens?

Friday, Dec. 15

• Townships are tired of tires

• Volunteers make Salvation Army drive possible

• Aldi store coming to A.L.

• A.L. library gets foundations first gift

• Woman transported to hospital after car wreck

• LeVerne Carlson, 93, Alden

• Arline Dion, 92, Albert Lea

• Dorothy Wangen, 95, Albert Lea

• Charles Flanagan, 96, Albert Lea

• Editorial: E-waste law creates problems

• Column: Updating the topics of toothbrushes, Maid-Rite

• Column: What to give to nature this holiday season

• Rebels land last punch, draw first blood

• Tigers skate away with win

• Tigers rock John Marshall

• Knights win their Valley opener

• Cold, warm, cold and warm weather keeps em guessing

Thursday, Dec. 14

• Semi slides into storage building

• NRHEG beats Loyola

• Lake Mills splits a pair of duals

• Wach, Knutson named all-state

• Owatonna downs Tigers, 92-81

• Column: Surprise! Reading isnt fundamental, after all

• Column: The best Christmas tunes bring back memories

• Richard Farris, 55, Conger

• Darla Janka, 64, Ellendale

• Mariano Abrego, 66, Glen Rose

• Area Deaths for Dec. 14, 2006

• Overcrowding causing problems at Mower Co. jail

• Holiday events on tap for weekend

• Groth Furniture & Floor Covering to close doors

• Christmas in the City to benefit local food shelf

• Bombing case comes to a close

• Armed Forces Radio will be on stage

• Minnesota E. coli cases match Iowa

Wednesday, Dec. 13

• Childrens Center holds annual Christmas program

• Column: The final NFL rankings are in

• Albert Lea tripped up by JM

• Tigers score 3 in the third to win

• N-K boys romp to victory, girls fall to St. Ansgar

• Basketball roundup

• JM uses size to get win over Tigers

• Column: One semesters is done and another has begun

• Column: Why does Christmas come during busy time?

• Editorial: Keep your fingers crossed, ban fans

• Area Deaths for Tuesday Dec. 13, 2006

• Man arrested for cemetery vandalism

• 45 illegal aliens in Albert Lea and Austin arrested

• E. coli cases reach 14

• Bill Zimmer/West Central Tribune.

Tuesday, Dec. 12

• Column: A funny apostrophe happened on the way

• N-K basketball

• Schusters 24 not enough for Rebels

• NRHEG shoots 40 free throws, beats Medford

• Panthers go 2-1 at Northfield Duals

• Wolverines Knutson goes over 1,000

• Column: President is getting attacked from everyone

• Editorial: Enter your home in contest

• Yvonne Latham, age 82, Albert Lea

• In Brief

• A.L. City Council passes its budget

• 45 fugitives and immigration violators arrested in Albert Lea and Austin

• Albert Lea Lake acts up

• Area mayors discuss regional issues

• State looks at E. coli in Albert Lea

• Belgian student gets to enjoy an American Christmas

Monday, Dec. 11

• Contest helps raise money for hospice

• Bulldogs finish fifth at tourney

• Tigers hold off Scott West, win in Wascea

• Dec. 10, 1948: A day that changed the world

• It is not as easy to get a job as it may seem

• John Enger Sr., 72, Albert Lea

• Lillian Hacklander, 100

• Two arrested for possession

Sunday, Dec. 10

• Column: What the Dickens is going on with Cratchit?

• Area deaths for Dec. 10, 2006

• Marian Gstalder, 88, Albert Lea

• Edward Olson 85, New Richland

• Roger Johnson 78, Bella Vista

• Franklin Pierce 89, Blooming Prarire

• Drive-off leads to I-35 pursuit

• Barbershop chorus prepares for its annual Christmas concerts

• Business: New I-35 truck stop opens Thursday

• County officials likely will get 2 1/2 percent raise

• City to vote on its $20.2 million budget

• Albert Lea woman wins $5,000 for life

• Linemen teach fourth-graders about electricity

• Column: Giving and getting is a moral challenge

• Column: Be sure to take time for the real meaning of Christmas

• Remembering when life was much sweeter

• Column: How Starlings became so prevalent

• Tigers drop swimming opener

• Ladwig, Smed recognized by Big Nine Conference

• Albert Lea remains second in rankings

• Roundup: Wolverines still searching for offensive punch

• Mankato Loyola downs USC by 10

• Owatonna fires at will in second half to win

• Column: Charlie Brown Christmas wouldnt be made

Friday, Dec. 8

• First Lutheran presents musical

• Column : Call it a fish story or a dream, but that day was really luck

• Tigers tie Faribault, 2-2

• Basketball Roundup: No. 7 Huskies handle Tigers

• By Mike Simmons, sports writer

• Defending conference champions are impressive

• Column: In the glow of Gods grace

• Column: Sen. Hillary Clinton can win, but she mustnt

• Column: Heres a new scam for the fraud squad

• Editorial: A fitting song for the season

• Area Death for Friday Dec. 8

• Marjorie Christenson, 82, New Richland

• Dennis Edwin, 63, Kirkwood

• Glen Parsons to direct next ACT show

• Youth choir concert Tuesday

• Legislators to discuss issues surrounding disabilities

• St. Theodore to celebrate Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Tuesday

• Got a question on your passport?

• Ron Gabrielsen's resignation letter

• County administrator to resign

• Witnessing a miracle

Thursday, Dec. 7

• Students gather to compete with business skills

• Column : Dan Monson is finally shown to the exit

• Maple River downs the Rebels, 59-44

• Column : Democrats actually help Bush with Iraq war

• Column: A Christmas gift guide for the significant other

• Editorial: A few thoughts on salary issues

• Area Deaths for Thursday Dec. 7, 2006

• John McGill, 91, Albert Lea

• Astrid Hansen, 92, Albert Lea

• Priscilla Larson, 79, Austin

• Crime report: Window smashed out of bus

• On The Road: Superintendent to retire after 38 years in education

• Man arrested for meth possession

• Seminars explain new regulations for IRAs

• Police: Drive sober during holidays

• County Administrator Ron Gabrielsen announces resignation

Wednesday, Dec. 6

• Ronald Dennis Edwin, 63, Kirkwood

• Lake Mills clipped by Newman

• No. 2 Maple River needs overtime to get past USC

• Column: Welcome back to the show

• Tigers pound Waseca 7-0, even record

• Roundup

• Worth the wait: Tigers win opener

• Peterson seals the Deal

• Column : Long-term prognosticators should all shut up

• Column: Remember, the prefix for November is No

• What They Said

• Sidney Tjepkema , 90, Clarks Grove

• Area Death for Tuesday

• Permit issued for Walgreens store

• Fifteen-year-old arrested for burglary

• Albert Lea man given 36 months for sex with a child

• Officials hunt, talk about how roadsides could help pheasants

• Vegetation management will benefit soil, prevent erosion

Tuesday, Dec. 5

• School district taxes will go down in 2007

• NC/NK finishes sixth at tournament

• Knights get revenge, win over G-E

• Set your mind to it

• Column: Neighboring in action builds mutual

• Column: A few thoughts on eating, drinking and Igor

• Brad Childress is in hot water with many of his players. Especially the defensive players.

• Area death Tuesday Dec. 5

• Roger A. Hargis, 73 Manly

• How would you like music for lunch?

Monday, Dec. 4

• Medical center stops giving sample drugs

• Lake Mills takes fourth at Twin River Valley

• NRHEG wins Lakeville South Tourney

• Rebels finish second at Blue Earth

• Tiger wrestlers start strong

• Column: Giving up tobacco while saving your life

• Column: Peeling back layers of paint and life at home

• Editorial: Lets have a great fireworks display

• Area death for Monday: Gary Wertjes

• Lucille Kittelson, 88, Albert Lea

• Local women attend Legion Auxilary fall conference

• Officers investigate reports of youngsters on thin lake ice

• CEOs underscore workforce shortages

Sunday, Dec. 3

• Crossroads Evangelical Free Church prepares two holiday shows

• Vikings continue to battle even in loss

• Wolverines fall twice at the Rebel Classic

• USC opens season with a victory, 54-52

• Albert Lea downs Northfield, improves to 2-0

• Lets play two: Northwood-Kensett wins in double overtime

• Column: Grown-ups learn about justice from 5-year-old

• Column: Come all ye faithful, and dont forget cookies

• Marie Stern, 83, Wells

• Maynard Klingbeil, 84, Wells

• Column: Tips on teaching kids about money

• Automated Santa a longtime tradition at local company

• Local United Way is 75 percent there

• Fireworks will light up New Years

• Some people prefer having an old-fashioned tannenbaum

• Protect your pet from the cold

• This longtime business had just the right fit

• Healthy holiday gift ideas for those hard-to-buy-for people

• Bird counters wanted

Friday, Dec. 1

• Good tidings and cheer

• School newspaper wins national awards

• Autism Support Group is a closeknit, welcoming bunch

• Seminars to explain Pension Protection Act

• Window broken at funeral home

• Norma Pestorious

• Vivian Nelson, 98, Albert Lea

• Editorial: Video games cause problems

• Column: Filling up the memory tank with gasoline

• Column: Do women want a woman president? They do

• Cotter drains 3-pointer, gives Vikings win

• Lake Mills wins battle with Vikings

• Quick start helps Austin get past Tigers, 4-1

• Top-ranked U-12 girls hockey team remains perfect

• Knights win opener, 44-40

• DNR, DOT talking about roadsides

• Column: Outdoors are great in greater Minnesota