Story archive for July 2006

Tuesday, Aug. 1

• Freeborn County Fair: Time to weigh the livestock

• Alden group has software dreams

• Harold Boetel, 75, Emmons

• Editorial: Let's get sweet on sweet corn

• Column: Getting around in a wheelchair is no easy task

• Minnesota offense explodes for 15 runs

Monday, July 31

• Pingpong balls get people running

• Colonels split doubleheader

• Heat can't take fun out of ski tourney

• G-E falls in 10

• Marjorie Albright, 85, Pelican Rapids

• Heat wave hits southern Minnesota, A.L.

• Hollandale Days: Goal! Goal! Goal!

• Column: Ragbrai provides adventures, humor, scenery

Saturday, July 29

• Boy Scouts recreate part of Lt. Albert Lea's journey

• Free your pet from fleas

• Build a special relationship with your grandchildren

• Erntson will drop everything to help someone in need

• Column: Financial Security

• Glenville-Emmons rules the Borderline League once again

• Some family fun at the ski tournament

• Galen Johnson, 82, of Albert Lea

• JoAnn Nelson, 80, of Albert Lea

• Kenneth Lunning, 73, of Oshkosh

• Leo Christenson, 85, of New Richland

• John Nordland, 83, of Albert Lea

• Marie Heine, 91, of Rochester

• Hollandale food stand gets new owners

• Residents are urged to check well covers

• Watershed seeks approval to enforce septic system compliance

• LaFavre: I am not ready to discuss that at this time'

• Cooling Center Offered

Friday, July 28

• Computer programmer to run for mayor

• Column: Remembering the old wooden rain barrel

• Walking into White Woods

• G-E's upset bid comes up short

• Let's ski

• Column: Former resident may have invented skateboard

• Editorial: Enjoy the water ski tourney

• Walter Schneider, Albert Lea

• Gladys Hendrickson, 95

• Leroy Hoehn, 76, Albert Lea

• Bird knocks out power at store

• Challenge made for Sixth Ward seat

• Kids go to college

• Board seeks fourth option for bridge, dam

• Phase 1: Staging area ready

Thursday, July 27

• Column: For comparison's sake: 2006 vs. 1991 Twins

• Games, food and fun

• Column: It's useless but pretty entertaining stuff

• Editorial: Keep looking for skunk solutions

• The Hollandale queen candidates are...

• Unique games entertain in Hollandale

• Skiing, re-creation, harvest fest ahead

• Kids, dragons gather at library festival

• Scouts embark on Lea's journey

Wednesday, July 26

• Faribault County Fair: Largest fjord show around

• Motion to suppress evidence denied

• Column: Sizing up the Vikes roster

• Sparky Tournament in 31st year

• Albert Lea: The new Motor City

• Column: So, has it been hot enough for you?

• Column: It's time public officials grew up

• Carpenter seeks council seat in Second Ward

• Five file for A.L. school board seats

• Former Freeborn County employee appeals firing

Tuesday, July 25

• Police officers ready to help kick cancer

• Twins match power with power, down Sox

• G-E downs No. 1 seed, heading to districts

• Column: Let's not lose sight of the larger message

• Pearl Manemann, 84

• Prairie Profiles, Jordan Tuttle: Tuttle's tires keep on spinning

• Proposed strip club ordinance withdrawn

Monday, July 24

• Five-run ninth not enough for Post 56

• Dominance duplicated: U-13 baseball team state champions again

• Column: Everyone could use a little fluff in their lives

• Area death for Monday

• Franklin Haugland, 76, of Lake Mills

• Ruth Pleiss, 85, Albert Lea

• Inspection of Albert Lea schools reveals no major problems

• Frank Hall Park is ready for playtime

Sunday, July 23

• Local couple chosen to represent county at rally in Washington, D.C.

• WAKEBOARDING

• Column: Finally! Here's a lazy man's guide to Alaska

• Evelyn Brunsvold, 84, Albert Lea

• Edward Lenort, 84, Wells

• Frances Stenzel, 84, Wells

• Robert Ashpole, 80, Minong, Wis.

• Marian Bullyan, 84, Duluth

• Red Carpet open again with latest in technology

• School projects get checked off to-do list

• Flying J becomes topic of discussion for council

• Education across the globe

• When people rode the steel steeds'

• Column: Of jack rabbits, Martins, Monarchs

Friday, July 21

• College is elementary to these area kids

• Column: These are the Dog Days of Summer

• Water skiing: It's fun at any age

• U-13 soccer team comes up just short

• Column: The right and wrong ways to transplant fish

• Editorial: Modern auto plants are green

• David Richter, 81, Tucson, Ariz.

• Carstens seeks council seat

• Stotts looks at biz growth

• He has a very positive attitude'

Thursday, July 20

• G-E downs Blooming Prairie

• Column: There's still time to jump on the Twins' bandwagon

• Colonels hit hard by the Blues

• Column: Remember eight-track tapes? Now iPod rules

• Editorial: Let's get an auto maker to pick us

• Richard Hanson, 79, Albert Lea

• Jaynee Wilkins, 56, Mundelein, Ill.

• Fundraisers and medical benefits on tap for weekend

• Comedy for Cancer

• On the Road: Faribault County Fair gets under way

• Pratt touts local expansion

• Kelly calls for preservation

• Transcript details commissioners' argument

• Rain finally falls on region

Wednesday, July 19

• Column: Trash talk and football

• Costly inning slows Post 56

• Column: Going to the movies makes a person feel good

• Editorial: Ways to beat the heat

• David Renchin Sr., 75, Albert Lea

• Violet Bryant, 79

• Second candidate files for county commissioner seat

• And the candidates are

• Albert Lea Golf Club price: $1.07 million

• Tensions high at County Board meeting

• Dress right dress

• Kasson drops G-E

• Swift named basketball coach at Riverland CC

Tuesday, July 18

• Albert Lea schools to borrow less

• Doris Jacobson, Albert Lea

• Judge weighs search details

• Prairie Profiles, Mal Ernest: Wild blue yonder

• Big comeback gives New Richland the win

• Albert Lea U-17 squad takes down top team to end season

• Column: Humidity from the Land of Sky Blue Waters

• Editorial: Eating right gives you energy

• Arlowe Hagen, 67, Gillette, Wyo.

• Colby Sailor, 34, Albert Lea

Monday, July 17

• Children's Center has new director

• Tigers victorious at Luther Camp

• Column: Big headline: Woman sells relatives on eBay'

• Editorial: State Fair making good decisions

• Merle Halverson, 80, Granada

• Agnes Anderson, 96, Albert Lea

• Audubon Science Center: Getting to know reptiles

Sunday, July 16

• Driven: Friends look for success at the amateur championship

• Youngsters learn the basics of cheerleading in Cheer Tots'

• Column: A view from Voyageur's

• How Ruzie' became a colonel, twice

• Hayward Days: Kicking up mud at the bog races

• Change of venue granted in Hughes trial

• Candidate forces primary

• Kiwanis International president will visit for dedication

• Iowa casino will expand

• Waseca County Fair begins summertime run Wednesday

• Customers are like family at Nancy's Diner

• Column: It's summertime and the livin' is what it is

• Kaasa takes bronze at USA National Games

Friday, July 14

• Breaking news: Hughes gets change of venue

• Column: Muskies Inc., good bass fishing and crankbait

• Arrowhead Point is a quiet escape

• Column: Thanks for all the memories

• Post 75 wins to end regular season, 5-2

• New Richland downs Colonels

• Wins pile up for Albert Lea

• Column: Miniature golf in Albert Lea once was big biz

• Editorial: Bury piranhas in the back yard

• Area death for Friday

• Summer Knock Out tonight

• United Way receives Olson foundation grant

• Closing time for strip joints a moot point

• Eagles' Rest crosses hurdle

• Mayor, District 2 commissioner race are shaping up: Dan Belshan faces competition

• Mayor, District 2 commissioner race are shaping up: Web Room owner puts hat in ring

• Summer Knock Out: Chaos is our pal'

Thursday, July 13

• Marlyn Mostrom, 70, Albert Lea

• Column: Wow, working with a press pass, part two

• Bulldogs win a thriller

• Putting July on ice

• Column: Chamber golf tourney was a good time for all

• Editorial: It looks like rain, but it doesn't

• Winnebago County Fair starts in Thompson, Iowa

• Chanhassen's Singin' in the Rain' is sunny

• Art reception and town festivals ahead

• Albert Lea kids show talent

• Watershed to hold meeting on Albert Lea Lake dam

• County race taking shape

• Eagles' Rest developer seeks better business climate: People can play course for free

• Eagles' Rest developer seeks better business climate: Scott LaFavre encounters bad will

• Lea College reunites

Wednesday, July 12

• Column: Witnesses talk about the attack of the squirrel

• Editorial: Small tourism makes sense

• No death notes or obituaries for Wednesday, July 12, 2006

• Open house set for DHS

• Watershed board has change in leadership

• Albert Lea police get overhaul of policies

• Austin cop shoots and wounds man after pursuit

• Colulmn: The name game

• Crops are waiting for rain

• G-E no-hit in 11-0 loss

Tuesday, July 11

• Complaints: One Call is a long call

• Council tables strip-joint measure

• Senate candidate stops in Albert Lea

• Prairie Profiles, Ann Bryson: Where the wild things are

• LM wins 13-inning game

• U-15 team takes second at tourney

• Swinging for scholarships

• It's time for baby-boomers to hand over keys

• Editorial: TCF Bank didn't donate a dime

• Area death for Tuesday

• Nancy Sullivan, 59, Rochester

• Sangerfest celebrates Norway and singing

Monday, July 10

• No obituaries or death notices for Monday, July 10, 2006.

• Farm & City Days: Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!'

• Wildcat rally comes up short

• Colulmn: Have you ever been too young for your face?

• Editorial: A bumpity bumpity reminder

• Watershed hires new technician

Sunday, July 9

• Protesters gather outside Farmers State Bank

• Post 56 pounds Stewartville, 13-0

• Solid start not enough for Colonels

• Practicing the right way

• Column: Writers Goodman

• Ranae Hart, 41, of Brainerd

• Hubert Wacholtz, 90, of Austin

• Learning to drive with the top down

• Only one county race contested thus far

• Plan to build Bridge Avenue from two to four lanes could take 20 years

• Albert Lea's mobile summer school

• House wren: a big noise for its size

• Local attorney attends Rock'n'Roll Fantasy Camp

Friday, July 7

• Column: High school free agents

• U-17 soccer squad unbeaten

• Column: Problems and solutions with A.L. Lake dam

• Editorial: Cola wars have good sports

• No obituaries or death notices for Friday, July 7, 2006.

• Thorne Crest ducks

• City Council considers police program

• 5 people filed for city races this week

• Company to build plant in Albert Lea

• Ten Nights in a Barroom': Drunken louts

• Column: Fourth of July spent at favorite lake

Thursday, July 6

• County doesn't update its alcohol policies

• Golf course planned for Pickerel Lake

• Man who closed course says checks will be sent

• Column: Finally securing the coveted press pass

• Albert Lea looking for repeat trip to state tournament

• Colonels continue to struggle with bats

• Albert Lea splits doubleheader

• Albert Lea sure can celebrate the Fourth of July

• The Twins can win

• Erna Brown, 94, Albert Lea

• James Lair, 62, Burnsville

• Lake Mills gets ready for July Jubilee

• Festivals are ahead

Wednesday, July 5

• City Council member is first to file for mayor's race

• Column: Watching for fun

• Column: What was the former name for Waseca County?

• Dorothy Schuster, 99, Wells

• Permit issued for new truck stop

• Fest fun continues at Hayward Days

• Quilts fight cancer

• Whistle Stop: Bluegrass by the water

Tuesday, July 4

• James R. Lair, 62

• Andrew Giles

• Genelle Fadness, 59

• Wednesday is first day to file for office

• Happy days are here!

Monday, July 3

• Editorial: Check out the new laws

• Eleanor Holian

• How Albert Lea celebrated the nation's centennial

• Family aims to be true bluegrass band'

• Developer plan includes wetlands protection

• Plan aims to expand library services

• Marion Ross comes home to help town celebrate

• Doc Evans Jazz Festival: Keepin' it cool with jazz

• Vintage Base Ball: Roosters leg old-time win

Sunday, July 2

• Margaret Olsen, 85, rural Austin

• Betty Lou Hamberg, 72, rural Glenville

• Golf tournament honors Corey Goodnature, a local fallen soldier

• New family-owned restaurant to open at mall

• Rural towns get County Board meetings on cable

• Tomlinson entertains Albert Lea

• Graceful and thrilling

• Dog owners urged to leave animals home during fireworks

• Tips for keeping your pets cool on hot summer days

• When we celebrated the Spirit of 76'

• Column: Birds: more than worth watching

• Column: Meals provide important family time

• New Richland wins, 7-5

• G-E falls in seventh

• Bremseth relishes the wins for Alden-Conger

• Churchill's swing is the thing

• Editorial: Thumbs up:

• Norma Olson, 78, Littleton, Colo.

• Zelpha Eager, 92, Albert Lea

• Dennis VanderWoude, 53, Albert Lea