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


