Story archive for July 2007

Wednesday, Aug. 1

• Column: Fashionistas make politics distasteful for many

• Column: Mr. Batt goes to Washington D.C., that is

• Editorial: Get to know the new laws

• Mary Van Rossum, 72, Wells

• Norbert Wanzek, 84, Wells

• Crash reduces Interstate 35 to single lanes near Elko

• Column: Sizing up the Vikings by position

• Faith community ready to serve

• Heartland band comes out rockin at the fair

• Humor and hypnotism

Tuesday, July 31

• 4-H is ready for the crowd

• Inside: 30 under 40

• Three all-conference players selected for the Vikings

• Column: Parents go off the deep end to get baby names

• Column: Lance Armstrong rides with John Edwards

• Eidorial: Visit the Freeborn County Fair

• Carl Johnson, 87, New Richland

• Scott Witter, 28, Clarks Grove

• Sandra Nelson, 63, Hayward

• Car reported broken into

• Bike hits van, then witnesses help him

Monday, July 30

• Two senior citizens will be honored Wednesday at Freeborn County Fair

• Youth First registration begins Wednesday

• Nelson takes club title

• The culture of Hollywood takes over politics

• Saying yes to everything can burn people out

• Scott Witter, 28

• New postmaster installed Friday in Twin Lakes

• New book in Harry Potter series is selling well

Sunday, July 29

• Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson puts his skills on display at the first day of camp

• ...boys team headed there, too

• U-14 girls team headed to state...

• Lessons learned on ice

• Column: Fairy tale gives lesson for real world healing

• Column: A worrywarts guide to vacationing abroad

• Esther Ellingson Schroeder, 90, Albert Lea

• Ethna Anderson,72, Manassas, Va.

• Union Pacific Railroads Operation Lifesaver comes to town

• Police department begins first neighborhood meetings

• ALMC fourth floor opens Monday

• House passes 2007 Farm Bill

• A reunion of buddies

• Column: Of chiggers, meadows and great views

• 50-state goal ends in New Mexico

Friday, July 27

• U-9 boys traveling soccer

• Column: Sami Rasouli and Peacemaker Teams in Iraq

• Column: Albert Leas forgotten song, story, poetry lady

• Leland Zwick, 70, Albert Lea

• Library to close while renovation is completed

• Windows broken out of vehicles

• Relay for Life chairman is a survivor

• City anticipates cut in government aid

• Hogs as neighbors?

• Outdoors: Its fair time again a time to reminisce

Thursday, July 26

• Hollandale changes plans - no Harvest Festival this summer

• City discusses future of Bridge Avenue

• Man cited for shoplifting

• Column: Is Minnesota at a turning point?

• Colonels come alive but cant stop As, 10-7

• Column: Drinking bottled water just a nutty trend

• Column: Vicks dogfighting hobby simply barbaric

• Editorial: Lets learn from right and wrong

• Lester Culbertson, 86, Wabasha

• Thelma Bighley, 97, Glenville

• Honor guard to host Saturday-night fundraiser

• Welcome to Camp Hachayal

Wednesday, July 25

• Trial for woman charged with meth sale begins

• Column: The job no one wants right now

• ...boys team will join them

• U-14 girls headed to state...

• Column: PAWS incentive program inspires students

• Column: Polly, her parrot and a lesson for vegetarians

• William Johnson, 66, Monticello and Bowstring

• Marcelle Bruley, 90, Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Sue Gill, 81, Albert Lea

• Phillip Stenseth, 81, New York Mills

• Man transported after rollover

• Court sentences sex offender

• Empty county jail beds for rent?

• Schools in for summer

Tuesday, July 24

• Starting life again after Iraq

• Adamson to take part in motocross championships

• Column: Six months to live? I have to fight this cancer

• Column: English language and measurements confound

• Editorial: Rumble strips dont help

• Woman charged with bomb threats released on bail

• Firefighters keep eyes on elevator

• Council awards lift station bids

Monday, July 23

• Ellendale Days takes off with a splash

• Not done just yet

• Column: Its remarkable watching a town being born

• Column: Are you one of those drivers who fiddle, too?

• Editorial: Cut down on noisy tailpipes

• An eighth pharmacys moving in

Saturday, July 21

• When it was tree planting time on a college campus

• Colonels comeback comes up one run short

• More skiers taking to the extreme angle of show skiing

• Where do donations to the United Way end up?

• How the Norse stay on course in this world

• Kathryn G. Neitzell,75, Hollandale

• Teacher participates in Holocaust fellowship

• Council to vote to award storm water pumping station bids

• Jason Solberg gets a surprise homecoming from family and friends

• How your county historical museum is funded

• From license plates to signs to memorabilia, Porter collects it all

Friday, July 20

• Mayor: Blazing Star Landing needs a plan

• Outdoors: It gets harder and harder to keep track of the regulations

• Looking back on the last undefeated

• Legion looks strong in win

• Column: What is the difference between Scooter, Paris?

• Column: Traveling with Maud over corduroy roads

• Editorial: Happy birthday to the Tribune

• Two juveniles cited for illegal consumption

• Albert Lea students score well on tests

• Boaters thankful for station

Thursday, July 19

• Freeborn County roads to be audited

• Column: Plenty of questions about Minnesota sports

• Column: Consumers change, but there still will be news

• Column: The Relay for Life is right around the corner

• Editorial: TV sports is going downhill

• Mabel Carlson, 90, Albert Lea

• Eddie Luna, 64, Albert Lea

• Canoes, gardens and art, play auditions on tap

• Man cited for DWI, consumption

• Ellendale Days begin today

• You dont have to go through cancer alone

• Soldier from A.L. awarded Bronze Star

• Not-so-secret society

Wednesday, July 18

• Artsy craftsy

• Column: Back in the swing of things

• Lake Mills season comes to an end, 6-5

• Column: Voters in school district face pressing choices

• Column: A ghost owl makes a visit from the old barn

• Editorial: To be green or not to be green?

• Leigh Roberts, 87, Neptune Beach, Fla.

• Evelyn Anderson, 98, Kiester

• Audrey Boardman, 79, Albert Lea

• Bomb dog displays talents

• Clarks Grove assesses damage to elevator

• Soldiers return from Iraq

Tuesday, July 17

• Farewell, D Company

• Area golfers swing into action to help others

• Column: Have you tried these products at the stores?

• Editorial: Twins show some hope

• Tires dumped in ditch

• Fountain Lake off limits for 24 hours

• A.L. school district awarded tech grant

• Clarks Grove elevator hit by lightning, bursts

Monday, July 16

• Hundreds show up for mud

• Colonels finish rough weekend 0-3

• Column: Ladies, gents, U.S. is losing its war on culture

• Column: A word by any other word would be a word

• Eddie Luna Sr., 64, Albert Lea

• William Parriott, 74, Wells

• Kids attempt to steal $4,000 from church

• Lake Mills, Iowa, turns out to see kids all dressed up

• Bikers to ride along river for scholars

Sunday, July 15

• Raynold Knudtson, 84, Ellendale

• Gardeners, artists team up for annual Albert Lea Art Center fundraiser

• The morning chorus is within us all

• How the city waterworks evolved

• Massage therapists step into a new technique

• Albert Lea man featured in award-winning documentary about key battle in Vietnam War

• Gangs in Albert Lea?

• New attraction could be built in Northwood

• Column: Beware of suspicious medicine men, women

• Column: Ways to reduce the impact of global warming

• Queens of diamonds

• N.R. takes early lead, wins 9-4

• After struggles, former A.L. coach moves on

• G-E midgets win Border League

Friday, July 13

• Column: Heed free fishing advice when trying new fishing methods

• Addington walks away from Lakeville South

• Youthful Vikings doubled out

• Column: Campaigning is good, but some turns people off

• Column: Dr. Nannestad and his car named Maud

• Editorial: Sooners should accept ruling

• CD player stolen from vehicle

• For band Eve to Adam, making music is a passionate obsession

• Legislative session on time, within budget

• Rural roads are deadlier than urban streets

• Charges filed in the Wal-Mart- scare case

• Fallujah flags fly over A.L.

• Outdoors: Outdoor sports to be new feature at Farmfest

Thursday, July 12

• Be sure to watch your speed

• Woman arrested for Wal-Mart scare

• Parade organizers to issue half-price coupons

• Column: Are the Twins just mediocre?

• VFW splits four

• Dawgs bury Colonels

• Coiumn: How to save energy at your household

• Column: Michigans Yoopers speak another language

• Charles Boyer, 85, Albert Lea

• Stephen Haines, 75, Minneapolis

• Marguerite Jansma, 91, Duluth

• Rock N Roll Hit-Makers coming to Paramount Theatre

• Gear-up for fun at Hayward Days on July 14 and 15

• Man cited for consumption and disorderly conduct

• Youth theater takes the weekend stage

Wednesday, July 11

• QA with the summer intern

• A.L. man strokes ace

• G-Es Knutson announces committment

• Familiar face gets new job

• Pederson+3 hits=28th win

• Austin rings up perfection

• Column: Do you know the two best-kept A.L. secrets?

• Column: Class reunion sparks memories of school days

• Editorial: Let U.S. teachers teach

• Charles Sanborn, 73, Albert Lea

• Ralph Waters, 87, Austin

• Theater immersion helps soldiers prepare for foreign deployment

• Vehicle broken into at Wal-Mart

• Trucker honored for 61 years at wheel

• Manchester seeks A.L.s help with sewer

• Arrest made in Wal-Mart bomb scare

• Represent on the dance floor

Tuesday, July 10

• City man moves to country, enjoys life

• Soccer girls to hold Crazy Days fundraiser

• Elks soccer team looks to stretch successful season

• Column: Have a nice vacation, Justice Clarence Thomas

• Column: He was walking around one day, dead the next

• Editorial: Slow down; children are out

• Kathleen Mucha, 88, Albert Lea

• Keith Judd, 78, Austin

• Douglas Verdoorn, 44, Greenville, Del.

• Crews to trim trees

• Police have suspects in threats

• City opts to turn green lake to blue

• Its House No. 10!

Monday, July 9

• Editorial: Drop the video controller, kid

• Martins Cycling & Fitness remodels

• Organizers want tourney to be yearly event in A.L.

• Column: Bill Clinton gave his buddies plenty of pardons

• Column: Requiem for a 16-year-old cat named Alexis

• Principal: China, U.S. can educate each other

Saturday, July 7

• Bird lore past, present and future

• Colonels impressive despite 12-inning loss

• Horseshoes on Tuesdays

• Here is a laymans guide to the fine art of lying

• Larry Nordstrom, 45, Albert Lea

• Peter Vanderploeg, 76, Glenville

• Teagan Tuttle, 2 weeks old, Albert Lea

• Bonds must be strong to withstand the distances that separate todays families

• Wells artists exhibit new show at A.L. Art Center

• Council to award contract for Katherine Island project

• Wal-Mart gets bomb scare

• New Richland crawls with fun

• How to put your kids on solid ground

• Nothing can beat a dish of fresh berries at suppertime

• How firefighting evolved in Albert Lea

• Youth theater camp stages kids favorite

Friday, July 6

• Wal-Mart evacuated after bomb threats

• Column: The mission up north was fishin

• Biking with a sail, or was it a parachute?

• Aalgaard smacks 3-run homer to deliver Bulldogs a title

• Column: Have you checked your septic system lately?

• Column: Elk once roamed southern Minn., northern Iowa

• Editorial: Why not combine counties?

• Michael VanZuiden, 51, Albert Lea

• Harold Petersen, 89

• Shoplifting incidents reported

• Parents learn about car seats at clinic

• Dorman glad to start his new job

• A.L. boy turns 7 on 7/7/07

• Why is Fountain Lake green?

Thursday, July 5

• Extension to honor farm families

• Column: The unexpected return of Old Foolish Fan

• Column: Fairness is critical to states place in economy

• Column: What do Americans seek in their presidents?

• Editorial: Fireworks were a blast

• David Amundson, 45, Carlsbad, Calif.

• Gene Seuser, 71, Albert Lea

• Windows broken out of car

• July Jubilee fun starts up next week in Lake Mills

• Legion hosts Sunday breakfast

• Meet the two newest county deputies

• Self-defense class geared for women

• Albert Lea fireworks display packs a punch

Wednesday, July 4

• Lake Mills wins in nine innings, 3-2

• Albert Lea Blue Line Club to host golf event

• Stadheim, Brackey win golf event

• Column: Giving up channel surfing

• Column: How the day of the Festival of Bands went

• Column: June was a month for repeats, Paris, Bob Barker

• Editorial: Chairs versus warm bodies

• Stanley Johnson, 64, Albert Lea

• Gorden Kenneth Hagen, 77, Albert Lea

• Column: Green beans hit farmers market scene

• Permits are issued for five new homes

• Sheriffs Office tracks storms

• Thunderstorm ruins parade

Tuesday, July 3

• Riverland announces hall of fame class

• Helen Iverson, 93, Albert Lea

• Darcy Lee Scholljegerdes, 50, Waseca

• Carmen Adeline Yocum, 97, Albert Lea

• Gorden K. Hagen, 77, Albert Lea

• Gloria R. Kaderabek, 66, Austin

• People urged to leave dogs home during fireworks

• Mower County jail raises questions

• Parade at 6 p.m.; fireworks at dusk Wed.

• Riverland looks good in bonding bill

• Prairie Profile: Salvation Army gets new leaders

• Austin bashes Colonels

• Gavles blast leads Post 56 to win

• Column: Owatonna site becomes an official MnSCU site

• Column: Shortcuts make Albert Lea streets interesting

• Editorial: Think of the troops abroad

Monday, July 2

• Former owners and now the new owners

• Column: How come no one wants to sit in the front?

• Editorial: Words for you to think about

• Gloria Kaderabeck, 66, Austin

• Two arrested for DWI

• East Main Street lights will be lit tonight

• Firefighter to compete in Las Vegas

• Gilliland flirts with no-hitter, settles for win

• Remembering Corey Goodnature, helping others

• Column: Did student speech rights go up in smoke?

Sunday, July 1

• Annual Cub Camp draws kids from five-county area

• What trees do for all of us

• Youth shows for Vikings in loss to North Butler

• Just a game among friends

• Column: Let freedom ring with expressions of love

• Column: The liberating silence of the uninhibited library

• Cathy Gregerson, 50, Albert Lea

• Fun in the sun at City Beach luau

• Community education director to leave

• Pelican Breeze celebrates a decade afloat

• Area evolved from ski slope to hill climbing