Story archive for November 2006

Friday, Dec. 1

• Good tidings and cheer

• DNR, DOT talking about roadsides

• Column: Outdoors are great in greater Minnesota

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

• Knights win opener, 44-40

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

• Lake Mills wins battle with Vikings

• Cotter drains 3-pointer, gives Vikings win

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

• Column: Filling up the memory tank with gasoline

• Editorial: Video games cause problems

• Vivian Nelson, 98, Albert Lea

• Norma Pestorious

• Window broken at funeral home

• Seminars to explain Pension Protection Act

• Autism Support Group is a closeknit, welcoming bunch

• School newspaper wins national awards

Thursday, Nov. 30

• Elected officials ask for raises

• Column: Which is your favorite Minnesota team?

• NC/NK wrestling team splits opening triangular

• Big second half propels N-K to win, 41-32

• Second annual Marilyn Hillman Memorial set

• Wolves honor Hayes for service

• Column: Most Americans grateful for First Amendment

• Column: Jell-O brings the Catholics, Lutherans together

• Editorial: BCS winner is no one

• Paul Helgeson, 64, Northwood

• Construction begins on Mills Theater

• Man arrested for slashing tires on at least 16 vehicles

• Christmas gathering at museum Sunday

• New program finds friends

• InPulse returns to Albert Lea

• Making progress

Wednesday, Nov. 29

• Bonnie Nore, 66, Wells

• Column: A little sunshine for the BCS

• Tigers dominate Mankato East, roll to lopsided win

• A-C gets past G-E in second half

• Tigers victorious in opener

• Column: The Iraq War is not a quagmire, its a muddle

• Column: Alaska is worth the tribulations of air travel

• Editorial: Go to the Festival of Trees

• Roger Leonhardi

• Alma Rasmussen, 95, Wells

• Afdahl concert leaves audience energized

• Man cited on DWI charges

• Bricelyn to host its seventh Tour of Homes on Saturday

• Northwood authors publish books for children

• Santa belly got you down?

Tuesday, Nov. 28

• Prairie Profiles, Norma Jones: Knitting in circles

• Vikings still eyeing playoffs

• Holland second team all-state

• Column: Democrats can do little but pester Bush & Co.

• Column: More NFL teams have temporary quarterbacks

• Marjorie Bartness, 69, Ellendale

• Ann Hintz, 73, Alden

• James Busall, 54, Albert Lea

• Man cited for DWI s

• Wells author shares mothers tragic tale

• Manly gets distribution center for biofuels

• Council hears from Charter rep

• Hammer family suffers its second fire in 25 years

Monday, Nov. 27

• Leslie Wittmer, 72

• Woman arrested on DWI charges

• Vikings stop skid, down Cardinals

• Column: Republicans lost because they lost their way

• Column: Its beginning to look a lot like shopping time

• Editorial: Express Care is part of trend

• Bertha Carlson, 98, Albert Lea

Sunday, Nov. 26

• Retailers lure shoppers with holiday deals

• Tiger wrestlers start season ranked second in Class AAA

• The winter sports season: Many teams get started Tuesday

• Column: Christmas Gathering in the Village set for Dec. 3

• Column: Christmas wars in school: There is a solution

• Low riders in church and then we went home

• David W. Schrader, 28, Easton

• Esther Workman, 89

• Harold Kinder, 93, Kiester

• Cutis Kellar, 90

• Harold Carroll, 67, Glenville

• Council to vote on Parkview Hills plat

• So this is Christmas: Tree lighting event tops off day of downtown holiday festivities

• When television made Thanksgiving special

• Column: Share memories, not presents

• Haines, Alaska: A fairy-tale land

• Aldens Christmas Tour of Homes is Dec. 2

Friday, Nov. 24

• Black Friday strikes again

• Column: Thin ice is dangerous dont become a statistic

• Tigers conclude state swim meet

• Column: Nonviolence is the ideal solution to conflicts

• Column: Reviving memories of Albert Leas Maid-Rite

• Editorial: Christmas is around corner

• Evelyn Dahl, 92, Lake Mills

• Leo Simonson, 85, Clarks Grove

• Albert Leas first turkey plant

• Sparks named vice chair of 2 committees

• N-K hosts Holiday Tour of Homes

• County to settle with Alliance Pipeline

Wednesday, Nov. 22

• Catching up with the Nielsen triplets in Hartland one year later

• Column: November observations on Minnesota teams

• Tigers encounter rough waters

• Editorial: What? Deer and duck on Thanksgiving Day?

• Column: Thanksgiving taught children colors and math

• Marliss Sward, 70

• Gerald Balfe, 78, Sioux Falls, S.D.

• Joan Kaphers, 67

• Mayor: Kiester has a lot to offer even without school

• A love of farming keeps farm in family

• Ethanol discovery could affect Exol

• Festival of Trees opens this weekend

Tuesday, Nov. 21

• Column: Geese provide Sunday morning entertainment

• Column: Outrageous and sad

• Callahan recognized for racing efforts

• Column: Are people to get the news by official decree?

• Editorial: Just a thought on U.S. 65

• Wanda Vangen, 92

• Kathryn Christenson, 91, Belmond, Iowa

• Niels Nielsen, 97

• Garage broken into

• School district gets annual audit results

• At mall: Wreaths for a Reason

• Casino revenue nets grants for Worth County

• Prairie Profiles, Rosalie Block: A fresh start

Monday, Nov. 20

• Vikings continue to fall, 24-20

• Column: The Democrats suicide impulse is emerging

• Column: People hurry even when theres no reason to

• Editorial: Hey, the BCS did something right

• Cassie Bolin, infant, Albert Lea

• Five businesses fail compliance checks

• Heating homes with corn

• Morris signs with Augustana College

Sunday, Nov. 19

• Jason Richard Peterson, 46, Austin

• Charles E. Neubauer, 88, Wells

• Arnold Anderson, 77, Bricelyn

• Medical center to open storefront clinic

• Flu shot clinics set

• Tax dollars helping clean Pickerel Lake,

• Surfing for change on the cable TV wave

• Inspector searches Mexico Lindo

• When oysters trumped turkeys a century ago

• Glenville-Emmons post-prom committee plans annual fundraiser

• Media-saturated kids need some alternatives

• 2006 Albert Lea Tribunes All-Area Football Team

• 2006 Albert Lea Tribune Player of the Year: Doing it all

• 2006 Albert Lea Tribune Coach of the Year: Byrnes building successful program with Bulldogs

• Column: Swatting mosquitoes does not stop terrorism

• A more perfect union would have fewer states

• William Johnson, Waseca

• Della Rock, 88, Wells

Friday, Nov. 17

• Who has the most festive store window?

• Column: Theres plenty to do in the great Minnesota outdoors

• Gamers bundle up and wait for new PS3

• Tigers fire 70 shots, mow down Panthers

• Column: Finding Austin gold in the gizzard of a goose

• Editorial: Local schools doing OK

• Donations help fuel the fire

• Berdelle Sutlief, 84, Albert Lea

• Dorothy Anderson, 89, Sauk Centre

• George Hanson, 91, Albert Lea

• Lester the Tester celebrates 50 years of testing

Thursday, Nov. 16

• Chamber music duo to perform at Grace

• Superintendents talk about scores

• USC board closes Kiester school

• Statue of Mary is back at cemetery

• Firefighter places high in Vegas

• Alden-Conger students stage one-act plays

• Woman arrested for possession of controlled substance

• Wilford Olson, 89

• David Peterson, 64, Albert Lea

• Edna Severtson, 95, Albert Lea

• Editorial: United Way saves you time

• Column: Sideline was paradise for this fan of the Packers

• U-12B girls hockey team starts off fast at 3-0

• Column: How much of a voice should fans have?

Wednesday, Nov. 15

• Glenville gets new fire hall

• Column: Getting ready for the big game

• Tigers drop season opener

• Column: Pink plastic flamingos have been wiped out

• Editorial: Smoking is not a right

• David Oquist, 72

• Jayden Weseman-Hill, infant, Bowling Green, Ky.

• Larson Manufacturing to build new central distribution facility

• Chamber honors volunteer, ambassador

• 1 in 4 Minnesota schools face sanctions

• United Way helps people stay warm

Tuesday, Nov. 14

• Council approves tobacco-free parks

• Two Tigers named all-conference

• Column: Skiing is the solution to all of lifes problems

• Editorial: Dutcher didnt cost Hatch election

• Marlin Hedum, 61, Tacoma, Wash.

• Rodger Smalley, 80, Wells

• Carol Peak, 66, Cannon Falls

• Robert Paulson, 86, Albert Lea

• Emma Tukua, 87

• Chamber hands out annual business awards

• Prairie Profiles, Trisha Whelan: Ensee a sus nios bien

Monday, Nov. 13

• Habitat finishes ninth house

• Column: Old Favre just what Packers need

• Farve, Pack pass by Vikes

• Column: Laughter is the best therapy for what ails you

• Editorial: Fan has request for Vikings

• American Education Week

• Defense comes with a great price

Sunday, Nov. 12

• Paul D. Jones and the potato laundry

• 2006 Albert Lea Tribunes All-Area Volleyball Team

• Wasmoen turns Tigers into winners in a hurry

• Walters, relays headed to state

• Pederson proves to be a special player for Bulldogs

• Smed takes on the go-to role for Albert Lea Tigers

• Column: Know who wants help and who doesnt want it

• Column: Minnesotans want smoke-free establishments

• Column: Will there be rational debate or more of same?

• Joyce McGill, 67, Wells

• Fred Brabec, 92, Johnson Lake

• Car gets stuck, starts on fire

• Halverson students link together for veterans

• Tobacco-free parks to be considered

• Travelers battle snow on area roadways

• Rural areas start seeing white

• Southern Minnesota digs out: Albert Lea records the greatest amount of snowfall in the area

• Needs for coming year surface at museum

• Myers Art Series to present Lee Afdahl and Friends

• Column: Tidbits from natures mailbag

• Albert Lea High School stages the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical

Friday, Nov. 10

• Hunting season is going great guns

• The knoll by Pickerel Lake

• Those glory days of real town baseball games

• Editorial: A few thoughts for Vets Day

• David Raimer, 68, Hayward

• LaRue Jones, 73, Albert Lea

• Richard Peterson, 79

• Missionaries in Albert Lea?

• Man cited with DWI charges

• Drivers cited for not using seatbelts

• Parcel along freeway closer to rezoning

• Auditor: County reserves on low side

• Science at Riverland expands

• People wake to snowfall

Thursday, Nov. 9

• Voters offer reasons for two levies failing

• Albert Lea mourns for teen killed in car wreck

• Column: How about the Vikings bring the player back?

• Austin hockey team has hazing incident

• A strong opening statement

• Column: Readers demand a recount on VH1 shows

• Editorial: Schools deserve states attention

• Oscar Bruns, 90, Ottumwa, Iowa

• James Larson, 89

• Retired detective elected Austin mayor

• Veterans Day observances on tap for weekend

• Powerhouse gets revved up for hunters

• Man cited for DWI charges

• Residents give reactions to sheriff race

• Voter turnout at 79 percent

Wednesday, Nov. 8

• Column: Loyalty can be a burden

• Lakers down Timberwolves

• Column: Dear Diary, Life is good in Small Town, Minn.

• Editorial: Thanks for running for office

• Donna Barnes, 66, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Natasha Weigel, 18, Baldwin, Wis.

• Baker, Olson and Brooks win council

• Woman charged with felony for not stopping for officer

• Voters elect three women to Albert Lea school board

• School levies fail

• Albert Lea voters elect Erdman mayor

• Sheriff Harig wins re-election

• It took a woman to win it

Tuesday, Nov. 7

• Freeborn County Election Results - 11:58 p.m. Tuesday

• Vikings offense continues to struggle

• Soccer standouts

• Column: What people are saying online about hotdish

• Editorial: Why papers endorse

• Juveniles cited for disorderly conduct

• Teachers talk about what they learned

• The big list of races

• Prairie Profiles, Gary Jacobsen: Off patrol

Monday, Nov. 6

• Al Franken: Ask questions

• 49ers deal Vikings tough loss

• Column: Health insurance takes too big slice of the pie

• Avril Dulas, 87, Alden

• Henry Crabtree, 87, Ellendale

• County cleans up Maple Island site

• No more free parking in A.L.

Sunday, Nov. 5

• Musical slicks onto dinner theaters main stage

• Triton too much for the Panthers, 40-0

• These Tigers excel in the water

• Adults must make decisions to reduce viewing of violent stories

• The woods: a source of endless fascination

• Stotts is good, but Erdman is better

• Michael Recknor

• Lucille Schultz

• Dorothy Hunnicutt

• Theres something for everyone at Geneva Foods, Deli

• Molnau touts E-85 knowledge

• Klobuchar tour stops in A.L.

• When candidates attack

• Proposed amendment raises concerns

• Artistry with painted rocks

• Rebecca Houg/Albert Lea Tribune

Friday, Nov. 3

• Hatch responds to E-85 flap

• Column: The seventh Diehard Bass Tourney called success

• Panthers eyes fixed on state

• Column: An update on the Cobbers and a local angle

• Editorial: Villarreal will fix whats broken

• Clarice Moen, 59, Tenstrike

• Marvin Anderson, 83, Glenville

• Marjorie Westrum, 85, Albert Lea

• Permit issued for ALMC expansion

• Lakeview Elementary says bye to Finnish principal

• County, school board candidates share views

Thursday, Nov. 2

• Column: Not voting? Tell that to a veteran

• Editorial: Walz offers answers, leadership

• Walz: Kerrys cancellation doesnt matter

• Scotland Road full of twists

• McCain: Pawlenty works tirelessly

• Lori Brua, 47, Albert Lea

• Jennie Drenth, 85, Hollandale

• Charles Guenther, 47, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Schools hold fundraisers

• Hollandale Christian School fall supper a longtime tradition

• Haunted House to benefit little heroes

• Theyre losing a good one

• Write-in Candidate Anderson

• Write-in campaign creates competition in Clarks Grove race

• Albert Lea candidates debate one final time

• Column: Glen Mason and the Minnesota Gophers

• Bulldogs see chance for playoff win slip through hands, 34-22

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• Parley Alexander, 57

• Lake Mills gets bomb scare

• Pawlenty visits Spam Museum

• Electronics reported stolen

• Friends hold cancer benefit

• Column: Return of the rankings

• Tigers wrap up soccer season

• Trick or treat

• Column: A politician once came to speechify in Hartland

• Editorial: Benda is the right candidate for 27A

• Gertrude Sorensen, 90, New Richland