Story archive for September 2006

Sunday, Oct. 1

• 11th-graders teach fifth-graders history in a hands-on fashion

• Knights defense stout against Madelia

• A-C falls to MCW, 3-0

• N-K makes quick work of Graettinger

• Tigers offense struggles against physical Mankato West

• Mistakes send Panthers to second straight loss

• No. 9 Lake Mills suffers first loss

• Column: Having mixed feelings about snap judgements

• Special teams keep USC from victory

• Doris I. (Flatten) Olson, 76

• Marguerite D. Will, 86

• Mary A. (Walker) Keil, 91

• Gertrude T. Iverson, 93

• Creations from a cold stone

• Parking lot is done

• Candidates will debate at science center

• How to recycle: City or county? It doesn't matter

• Tiger CC teams have some growing pains at Northfield

• G-E can's slow Leroy-Ostrander

• Save the landfill and save taxes

• Two railroads and the Hollandale 'wish list'

• Column: Nature's Q and A

Friday, Sept. 29

• Tires slashed on car

• Colulmn: Losing stuff out the back of the camper

• Daze in a corn maze

• Serve receive costs Wolverines against Lanesboro

• Waseca gets past the Rebels on the court, 4-3

• Winona swims to victory

• Tigers get conference win over Winhawks

• The Panthers relish a quick night

• No. 2 FBA downs USC

• Column: Saluting the sailors of the silent service

• Editorial: Roads measure has a lot of support

• Staying safe on the farm

Thursday, Sept. 28

• Tour of homes is on tap for weekend

• Column: The secret to how the Twins win in the playoffs

• Lake Mills wins 34th straight in conference play

• USC/AC runs well at Kingsland Invite

• Tigers tie Rockets 1-1

• Column: The babies are coming. The babies are coming

• Editorial: ESPN goes nuts over Owens

• Ag Power spans three generations

• Car stereo stolen from vehicle

• Walz touts education during A.L. stop

• A sliding fee assists Jordy

Wednesday, Sept. 27

• The Rebels down Martin County West 4-3

• Column: Time to rankem

• Tigers slide continues against John Marshall

• Tigers pack too much punch for the Rebels

• Column: Autumn is when every leaf is a flower

• Editorial: Debate shouldnt ruin civility

• Helen Trim, 73

• Man allegedly steals car, is caught by State Patrol

• Harley crashes into tractor

• Groundbreaking day set for vets memorial

• Bank building bounces back

• Century gets past Albert Lea

Tuesday, Sept. 26

• Woman arrested on DUI charges

• Council bids street lamps

• Prairie Profiles, Loren Kaiser: Kingpin

• Mankato East downs Tigers on Senior Night, 4-3

• USC shines at Truman Tournament

• USC/AC cross country runners do well at Pine Island

• Wolverines take out young Knights in 3

• A dynamic dozen

• Column: Four-way stops give insight into U.S. regions

• Editorial: 10 tips for people who walk

• Carmen Johnson, 73, Austin

• Catherine Johnson, 96

• Reuben Bergstad, 81, Winnebago

• Herman Haayer, Coon Lake Beach, Wyo.

Monday, Sept. 25

• Column: Fall offers a burst of majestic color

• Albert Lea still struggling to find goals, falls to Mankato Loyola

• Tigers earn shutout victory

• Top 5 finishes for Albert Lea CC

• Tigers take first at John Marshall Tourney

• Building with a strong foundation

• Column: Evergreen with five tops adds sparkle to life

• Mandy Stern, 24, Wells

• James Medlang, 83, Kensett

• Mabel Engelby, 86, Albert Lea

• Gertie Hyland, 90, Albert Lea

• Richard Clarke, 79, Wells

• Two transported to ALMC after head-on collision

• Man stabbed, walks into Kwik Trip

• A neighborhood tradition continues

• Country home improvement

Sunday, Sept. 24

• Same story for the Rebels in defeat

• Northwood-Kensett remains perfect with 28-27 victory

• A.L. swimmers take second

• G-E falls to Madelia on homecoming

• Marquardt impressive on challenging course

• Bulldogs a perfect 4-0 on the season

• The Knights cant dig out of deep hole

• Tigers getting closer to first victory

• Panthers battle back before turnover gives No. 7 Maple River 14-7 victory

• Column: Quality education keeps businesses interested

• Albert Veldman, 83

• Mary Elkins, 80

• Steven Aase, 57

• Ellen Hellie, 96

• Clayton Knudson, 76

• Snap Fitness makes fitness easy

• Public hearing on lighting project slated for Monday

• DFL focus is on education, health care

• Broken window was probably not political

• There is no electric guitar in bluegrass

• Alaska notes

• Willing volunteers make Autumn in Village success

• Once Upon a Poem

Friday, Sept. 22

• Surviving death, finding life

• Column: Youth waterfowl hunt is a good learning experience

• Discovering wild mushrooms

• G-E falls to Mabel-Canton

• Tigers tie Spartans 1-1 in 2 overtimes

• The Tigers freshman off to good start

• Two late goals sink Albert Lea

• Tigers start strong, cant pull out win over West

• Faribault washed away by Tigers

• Column: Railroads affected town names and locations

• Editorial: Countys decision is wishy-washy

• Marjorie Swanson, 90

• Trailer tips over, leaves contents on I-90

• Leaders: Bridge Avenue needs a plan

• Bomb scare was all scare and no bomb

Thursday, Sept. 21

• County quits local chamber of commerce

• Column: Happy days for the Twins are here once again

• Panthers finish third at own invite

• Lake Mills gets important win

• Column: What I think about the things I think I think

• Editorial: Good job, students

• Alvina Nelson, 98, West St. Paul

• Cathy Fitzgerald, 52, Prior Lake

• Honky Tonk Angels is a slice of country heaven

• USC aims for safety

• Two men arrested for providing alcohol to minors

• Childrens art event, musical revue on tap for weekend

• Austin might have a site for its jail

• Man pleads not guilty

• Theres no pop in A.L. schools

Wednesday, Sept. 20

• Denise Kubu, 47, Wells

• Panthers down Hayfield in five games

• Column: The tale of two pitching staffs

• Mayo downs AL

• A-C wins again, downs Cleveland

• Austin blanks the Tigers, 7-0

• Panthers fall to Blossoms

• Albert Lea volleyball falls

• Tiger swimmers win

• G-E posts big win over rival L/P

• Column: Happy birthday, dear Nora Hendrickson

• Editorial: Daytons call is in bad taste

• Fern Hegel, 89, Lake Mills

• Beverly Nelson, 51, Albert Lea

• Harlan Rideout, 83, Austin

• Lou Ella Ravenhorst, 85, Walker

• Levy backers begin campaign

• Minnesota State Fair, Purple ribbons

Tuesday, Sept. 19

• Parks board will draft tobacco-free policy

• Prairie Profiles, Jim OByrne: Just doing it

• USC/AC wins at Mapleton Invite

• Tigers take ninth at Panther Relays

• Wolverines finish fourth at tourney

• Knights finish sixth at Southland

• Hendrickson seals Albert Lea victory over Winona, 4-3

• The Vikings drop two matches in triangular

• Watch out for little ones

• Ronald Kaderabek

• Alvina Nelson, 89, West St. Paul

• Cyril Walrath, 86

• Neil Brownlow, 73

• No levy means bigger classes

Monday, Sept. 18

• Laura Ditlevson, 94, Albert Lea

• Bus Nuts roll through

• Tigers go 1-1 at Blue Earth

• Ralph Brunsvold, 75, Joice

• Tigers are repeat winners at own invite

• Column: Change is a good thing, but routine is nice, too

• Editorial: Go enjoy the new tennis courts

• Wish comes true

Sunday, Sept. 17

• Running gets it done for the Vikings, 28-14

• Column: Alaska notes

• Book recreates Silent Symphony Experience

• H.E. Skinner and the Academy Addition

• Finding the colors of Fall

• Pawlenty makes campaign stop in A.L.

• Honky Tonkin at the Civic Theatre

• Whats in a name?

• Meta Schroeder, 97, Alden

• Coffee, tea, milk or triacetone triperoxide

• Hard-hitting Tigers put on show

• Bulldogs still perfect on season after win over N-P

• Knights hammer GHECML, 42-0

• Physical Clippers too much for G-E

• Tigers cant stay with Mankato West in pool

• NRHEG falls in five games

• NRHEG girls finish seventh

• Panthers remain undefeated

• Same trouble follows USC

Friday, Sept. 15

• Snakes on a hand

• Column: DNR has a deal for hunters

• A-C falls to Truman in four

• Century nets win

• Tigers take down Packers in 2 OT

• G-E wins third in a row

• Tigers get surplus of shots, few goals in win over Packers

• Tigers dominate in Big Nine win

• Column: Dixie Dick and his great pole-sitting caper

• O say, do you know the words?

• Raymond Hershey, 87, Albert Lea

• Levi Blouin, 16, Ellendale

• Event combats professional stupidity

• Zogg Dermatology now open in new facility

• Benefit helps family of man who died

• Planning Commission reviews new golf course

• Kiester Middle School to close

Thursday, Sept. 14

• From Iraq to Albert Lea

• Column: Ultimately, Terry Ryan is the one responsible

• Bulldog runners do well at Belmond

• Column: Killing for a jersey? Its such as loss of potential

• Editorial: Pickerel Lake shore is precious

• Karen Karas, 56

• Hazel Stensrud, 94, Duluth

• Glenville-Emmons school welcomes new superintendent

• Autumn in the Village Sunday

• Voter turnout in Tuesday primary was low

• Do we have any volunteers?

Wednesday, Sept. 13

• Hitters everywhere

• Column: The NFL is all about the lessons you learn

• USC, G-E, NRHEG all walk away with wins

• N-K takes game one, cant get match

• Tigers go toe-to-toe with Panthers

• Column: My big heroes have always been cowboys

• Column: Congrats to the election victors

• Doris Rutherford

• Paul Martin Jr., 57, Freeborn

• Erma Wacholz, 93, Mankato

• Freeborn County results

• Watershed approves budget for 2007

• Woman denies embezzlement charges

• Hench, Baker face off in Ward 2

• Erdman, Stotts vie for A.L. mayor

Tuesday, Sept. 12

• Rebels drop three at Mankato West

• Tigers encouraged despite 2-0 loss

• Tigers find new home to their liking, get win

• Column: Watch soccer and see diversity of Albert Lea

• Column: Little pink houses are all beige on the outside

• Editorial: Polls close at 8 p.m.

• LeDonna Swearingen, 81

• Puffball grows big in Albert Lea yard

• City budget has no tax hike

• Prairie Profiles, Bev Jackson: Historically speaking

• Rebel boys finish sixth against stiff competition at Montgomery

• NRHEG finishes fourth at tournament

• G-E picks up first win

Monday, Sept. 11

• Dorothy Schaub, 83, Glenville

• Where to vote on Tuesday

• Farming the ways of the old days, Kiester event looks at past

• Five years later

• Lake Mills remains undefeated

• Tigers take second at own invite

• Albert Lea third at Hayfield

Saturday, Sept. 9

• Sen. Norm Coleman visits with Albert Lea students, residents: Hawthorne students learn about senator

• Local Guardsman returns home from Iraq, shares story

• The power of trash

• Column: Hummingbirds: mighty warriors

• H.E. Skinner and the Clover Hill mystery

• Rebels fall to Martin County West, 33-8

• Miscues early in half cost G-E

• Panthers a perfect 2-0 on the week

• The Panthers compete in Montgomery-Lonsdale Invite

• Rebels fall in five games

• Tigers run at the Faribault Invite, place 15th

• Vikings romp to 42-0 victory

• Waching away with a win

• Column: Its hard to envision the collapse of America

• Louis Ignaszewski, 89, Easton

• Ruth Werner, 91, Albert Lea

• Milton Bremer, 95, Albert Lea

• Jonathan Bartelds

• Trinity to rededicate newly remodeled organ

• Shirley Folven, 71, Erie, Colo.

• Maleta Katzung, 95, Albert Lea

• Theodore Harty, 67, Glenville

• Downtown location is rosy for Addies Floral and Gifts

• Sen. Norm Coleman visits with Albert Lea students, residents: Senator says there are two key needs for rural health

Friday, Sept. 8

• Albert Lea tennis team falls to Mankato West, 5-2

• Owatonna downs the Tigers

• Column: Kids who cant get enough of cleaning fish! Who knew?

• Minneapolis is best seen on a bike

• Tennis Rebels roll over New Ulm

• Bulldogs extend conference win streak to 31 consecutive matches

• Tigers rack up six goals in front of a big crowd

• Column: Solving the mystery of the mileage markers

• Editorial: Yes to no smoking in parks

• Carroll Cornick, 77, Albert Lea

• Margaret Benson, 59, Glenville

• Madeline Dahl, 89, Albert Lea

• Larry Loken, 58, Northwood

• City revises annexation regs

• School district: Without levy, cuts will come

• Mayoral forum finds differences

Thursday, Sept. 7

• Large group on compact disc

• Column: Are you ready for some Vikings football

• NRHEG girls run well at invite

• Panthers pick up their first win of the season

• Column: Daddy, daughter discuss the new school year

• Editorial: We knew Twins could do it!

• Mary Ann Klima, Albert Lea

• Vincent Wendelboe, 41, Albert Lea

• Charlotte Schmidthuber, 87, Grinnell, Iowa

• Delores Twito, 78, Albert Lea

• Benefit on tap for weekend

• Kiester farm comes alive this weekend

• Yield signs to be phased out on county roads

• Program teaches kids about farming

• United South Central to ask for levy

• United Way begins campaign

Wednesday, Sept. 6

• A.L. Parks Board considers smoke-free parks

• Column: Learning about the college football season

• Tiger swimmers shine at end to win

• Albert Lea wins in five

• Panthers victorious in opener

• The Rebels improve to 3-2

• The Knights fall in three

• Tigers miss early chances, fall to Mankato West

• Column: Men are men and women win the Iditarod

• Editorial: Street lamps benefit business

• Gary Steele, 61, Plymouth

• Manville Elmer, 85, Wells

• Dr. Gloria Chung, 81, West Allenhurst, N.J.

• County approves preliminary budget

• School starts in Albert Lea

Tuesday, Sept. 5

• Editorial: The fat got fatter

• Twins hang on to down Devil Rays

• Schmidt captures first Shortstop title

• Dog, exchange student, baby make five of us

• A lunch, a lawn, a courthouse and you

Monday, Sept. 4

• Habana recognized for deer hunting achievement

• Yankees take two of three from Minnesota

• Colulmn: Supercalifragilisticexpealadocious and so on

• Editorial: Lets honor workers this day

• Marvel Korman, 95, Alden

• Cindy Crawford, 47, Albert Lea

• Winners named in sesquicentennial art show

• Residents air concerns about plans for Bridge Avenue

• Prairie Profiles, Leon Bure: What a positive attitude can do

Sunday, Sept. 3

• NRHEG drops second straight

• Tigers suffer first loss of season

• USC/AC runs well during Mountain Lake Invitational

• LaCrescent blanks Rebels in 34-0 victory

• Tigers kick off home opener

• Garnys Nelson, 88, of Ottawa

• May Blair, 98, of Albert Lea

• Norma Tukua, 96, of Albert Lea

• Lorenzo Pickavance, 93, of Albert Lea

• Fast food, served with a personal touch

• New system would help track down emergency vehicles

• ALMC breaks ground

• How does your garden grow?

• Bulldogs get season started

Friday, Sept. 1

• Virginia Dralla, 81, Hanlontown, Iowa

• Gutknecht talks farm bill, ethanol, corn

• Frederick Weitzel, 72, Port Orange, Fla.

• Column: A Canadian wilderness adventure

• Talking Twins

• Tigers comback ends just short

• Owatonna downs Tigers, 6-1

• USC dominates Fairmont to win

• Tigers looking to fill the stands

• The 79th Shortstop set for this weekend

• City considers Main St. lights

• Rebels win Highway 109 battle, beat Alden-Conger for first win

• Fighting to the very end

• Column: How the fairs Floral Hall changed local crops

• Editorial: Exercise caution this weekend

• Peg Mannens, 91, Albert Lea