Story archive for June 2007
Sunday, July 1
- 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
- What trees do for all of us
- Annual Cub Camp draws kids from five-county area
- Youth shows for Vikings in loss to North Butler
- Just a game among friends
Friday, June 29
- Local companies sue state over JOBZ
- Aprils husband shares his feelings
- Fourth of July Activities: Albert Lea, Bricelyn, Northwood, Austin offer plenty to do
- $20,000 offered in Sorensen case
- An adventure near Alexandria
- Column: Time with grandkids is key
- Albert Lea team doing well
- Polley to play in all-star football game
- Rochester downs Post 56, 11-0
- Column: Gas prices, energy policy and small business
- Column: Those strange origins for some of our food
- Editorial: Trip to China explores Mandarin
- Death notice for Thursday
- Items reported stolen
Thursday, June 28
- Offense and pitching good for Colonels in win
- Column: Its time for the Twins and Terry Ryan to trade
- Column: PK-3 can provide a better start for all children
- Column: The handy reference guide for married men
- Editorial: Propane rules would hurt farms
- Noreen Groe, 82
- Jim Leesch, 74, Wells
- Over-60 Band to be in Albert Lea, Austin parades
- New Richland gears up for 22nd Farm & City Days
- Disney party, Relay for Life fundraisers set for weekend
- Rochester police make statement in Sorensen case
- Albert Lea comp plan committee starts discussion
- Mosquito population up
- Learning from Costa Rica: High school spanish class travels to Central America
Wednesday, June 27
- Offense absent for A.L.
- Column: State leaves school district with budget issues
- Column: What is it about scissors that make you run?
- A good charity for soldiers
- Gloria Kaderabek, age 66, Austin
- Elmer Erickson, age 91, Buffalo
- Worker falls 30 to 35 feet from roof
- The Hawk radio station becomes The Breeze
- Column: Who ya goin to draft?
- Wedgewood Cove has new partners
- Fun in the sun: Pool helps children beat the summer heat
- Brie Cohen/Albert Lea Tribune
Tuesday, June 26
- City Council seeks input on public forum
- One week left to call a plumber to get an inspection
- Prairie Profiles: Who needs skis to ski?
- Albert Lea VFW baseball team drops two
- Austin denied chance to host baseball tourney
- Corey Goodnature golf classic set for Saturday
- Bulldogs execute plan, earn win
- Column: Be careful crossing Sen. Ted Kennedys bridge
- Column: Rock has authenticity that modern music lacks
- Editorial: Raise the bar, dont remove it
- Sheila Christine Johnson, 95, Albert Lea
- Homeowners along parade route are urged to decorate
- Pontoon tumbles over a river dam
Monday, June 25
- Shirley Erickson, 87, Albert Lea
- Penny family performs
- Walton gives undefeated Mankato a battle in loss
- Time to accept a healthier, smoke-free Minn.
- A special session? There is no reason for one
- Lets send bills to companies that make us wait
- Editorial: Order at the council is a must
- Eleven cited for consumption
Saturday, June 23
- Legion downed by Huskies
- One inning gets Reds by Colonels, 3-1
- All-area baseball first team is a good mix
- USC finds right coach, teacher
- American forces sqeeze, Iraqi insurgents squirt
- To be misunderstood is all part of fatherhood
- Elizabeth Nelson, 90, Albert Lea
- Principal Root travels to China for education
- A.L. City Council discusses options for public time
- Some kids catch it big during Morin Lake Days
- Cooperation makes great things happen
- Lore for July and summer
- Reviving memories of Gibson/Pamida stores
- Albert Lea woman shares collection for special exhibit June 30 to July 5
Friday, June 22
- Column: It is OK if you want to call it political science
- Column: The mystery cave on A.L. Lakes south shore
- Editorial: The more truck stops, the merrier
- Arnold Schember
- Department of health releases drinking water report
- New cell phone company comes to town
- Supercross comes to Worth County Fair
- Lost in the boondocks? Nope
- Column: Things to know before you go to your fishing spot
- Trio to participate in Worlds Largest Rodeo
Thursday, June 21
- Celebrate Morin Lake Days this weekend
- Tornado warning issued last night
- Scams promise big money, but never deliver
- Silent Symphony encourages art and poetry of young ones
- St. Paul case may be like Sorensens: Rochester police follow leads, caution against drawing conclusions
- Column: The Minnesota Twins and the Domino Theory
- Klukows strong pitching helps A.L. to win
- Column: Solution to kids eating sugary cereal is parenting
- Column: This, that and just a little bit of everything else
- Editorial: Albert Lea needs a new reputation
- Death notices for Thursday
- Clifford Amundson, 93, Wells
- Vehicle top slashed
- Horses, town festivals and music this weekend
Wednesday, June 20
- Visit Kiester Days this weekend
- Checking in on the NFL
- Legion splits double-header with Rochester
- Help, Im in trouble again at summer camp
- Summing up summertimes ton of sunny fun
- Harold Maynard Aspenson, 85, of Albert Lea
- Family who lost home in fire getting support
- County attorney loses salary appeal
- Operation Lifesaver visits northern Iowa
Tuesday, June 19
- School board studies 23 traffic areas
- Prairie Profiles: Injury takes away playing days, but coaching keeps him going
- Albert Lea VFW takes two
- U-14 soccer team continues to roll
- N-K rallies late to get victory
- Column: Administration is problem with school district
- Column: The answers to the Tribs letters to the editor
- Editorial: Look for gang activity
- Donald Swedberg, 80, Lake Crystal
- Alexandria Mae Swanberg, 19 months, Rochester
- Winona L. Buchanan, 91, Gordonsville
- Daniel R. Underland, 46, Clear Lake, Iowa
- Paul L. Townley Sr., 77, Wells
- 17-year-old arrested for theft
- Legion baseball team falls to Austin in five
- Waconia High School wins 2007 Albert Lea Festival of Bands
- Kindermusik blends motion and music
Monday, June 18
- Today's death notices
- Love of cars drives buffs to Albert Lea
- Albert Leans run in Grandmas
- Column: Minnesota Chamber seeks value, innovation
- Column: Friendly Iowans made this visitor feel at home
- Richard Lilja, 79, Bloomington
- Linus Seifert, 80, Grand Rapids
- Freeborn Countys dairy industry celebrates its history
- Robert Larson, 86, Springfield, Ill
- House destroyed by fire
Sunday, June 17
- Remembering Albert Leas first pizza parlor
- How and why pizza came to America
- Waking to the song of the catbird
- Freeborn celebrates sesquicentennial: Visitors from all over the country celebrate anniversary
- Hundreds of people come out to see country schoolhouse
- Gas leak causes evacuation
- City receives favorable bond rating review
- Finding a safe alternative place for unwanted newborns
- Mable Stene, 97, Emmons
- Alta Doyscher, 98
- Column: La pura vida beckons in city of Los Angeles
- Column: Reason must overcome fear on immigration
- 2007 Albert Lea Tribune Softball Player of the Year: Robbins steps in for injured starter, steps up for USC
- 2007 Albert Lea Tribune Softball Coach of the Year: Unexpected success for USC, head coach Huse
- Albert Lea Tribune All-Area Softball
- Full circle
Friday, June 15
- Retiring Old Glory: Elks, American Legion dispose of flags
- Exploring Minnehaha
- Column: Club did great job on fishing contest
- Legion baseball is struggling to find enough players, funds
- Column: Get ready for the comprehensive plan update
- Column: Reviving memories with the Kiester Rambler
- Editorial: Horizontal or vertical?
- Editorial: Duncan deserves praise
- Death notices for Friday
- Church to host rocknroll worship service Sunday
- Bumpy roads to stay bumpy
- Coleman touts bio benefits of energy bill
Thursday, June 14
- Meetings will help residents know police
- A.L. Legion baseball drops two to Rochester
- Column: Summertime, thrill rides and the Minnesota Twins
- Waseca pulls away late from Colonels, 12-5
- Column: Riverland celebrates its honors and accolades
- Editorial: Unsigned? It is the biggest signature
- Raymond Manges, 48, Albert Lea
- Man charged with burglary
- Albert Lea celebrates life of Eddie Cochran
- Freeborn Area Sesquicentennial is here
- Alden-Conger has unusual funding problem
- Marching band is in middle of Power Week
Wednesday, June 13
- Sports complex is a good idea
- Albert Lea VFW team off to a 2-3 start
- A.L. U-11 soccer team doing well
- Biggest sports star? Tony Soprano
- Is American morality just a matter of opinion?
- Loss of a loved one leaves a great hole in heart
- Shirley Grove, 75, Albert Lea
- Leonard Goldman, 86, Onamia
- Death notices for Wednesday
- Shed fire reported Sunday
- Tiger Hills starts its second phase
- Wedge Creek gets improvements
- Cyclist rides for epilepsy
- Fire torches farmhouse
- Ramada manager saves a life
Tuesday, June 12
- Prairie Profiles: Studio 22 owners learn ropes of business
- Vikings battle tough competition
- Bulldogs continue to roll behind Pederson
- Column: Would hate-crimes law threaten free religion?
- Column: Love of cooking can lead to getting nutrients
- Editorial: Reduce traffic on Lake Shore Drive
- Normal Hellie, 87, Austin
- Randy Lee Stahl, 17, Albert Lea
- Death notices for Tuesday
- Sheriff taken into custody today
- Airplane club lands in Albert Lea
- Yields up for farmers in southern Minnesota
- City amends Eagles Rest agreement
Monday, June 11
- Kids show up for fish, sun
- Colonels get first win, 11-1
- Schmit, Kerkhoff finish sixth at state
- Column: Who decides how United Way funds are spent?
- Column: A place where everybody knows your name
- Mabel Mary Twedell, 84, Austin
- Melvin W. DeRaad, 76, Austin
- Edward Eilertson, Kiester
- Death notices for Monday
- One cited for minor consumption
- Students get funds for band camp
- Ellendale mans invention gets used by winners of the Kentucky Derby
Saturday, June 9
- Do orioles prefer one brand of grape jelly over another?
- Lake Mills downs Vikings, improve to 8-1
- Area runners race into finals
- Why not a global free market for workers?
- The case for the simple life like the Amish
- Childrens room kicks off Summer Reading Program
- Betty Jean Anderson, 78, Austin
- Garth Edwin Barker, 53, Albert Lea
- Leo A. Nesius, 90, Wells
- Council to read ordinance to restructure boards, commissions
- Kluever starts at county
- Presenting the class of 2007
- Sharing special memories of Dad
- When Albert Lea observed Registration Day
Friday, June 8
- Stensrud finishes in tie for 37th at state golf meet
- Legion baseball team drops season opener
- The benefits of Burleys
- Column: Its time to take a kid fishing in Albert Lea
- A Panther ready to run
- Column: Are Canadian geese ruffling your feathers?
- Column: Byron Crabbe: the local boy who was in films
- Allan Richards, 50
- Roger Peterson, 81, La Crosse, Wis.
- Walz weighs in on Afghan legislation
- Rep. Brown endorses Al Franken
- Students celebrate schools end
Thursday, June 7
- Eight ALHS seniors named valedictorian
- Column: Looking at the Twins revival and postseason hopes
- Bulldogs win again
- N-K goes 2-2 on diamond
- A close call for Colonels
- Column: Internet expands scope, meaning of free press
- Column: A pandermania epidemic among Democrats
- Allan Richards, 50, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Helen Belshan, 88, Prescott, Ariz.
- Pelican Breeze observes 10 years
- Grandpas Tractor Ride takes off
- Twelve-year-old runs for hospice and his grandma
- Ramada Inn up for auction this month
Wednesday, June 6
- Miller to leave watershed board
- Column: LeBron is good but he is still no Michael
- Taylor Shaft plays big role for Tiger varsity baseball team
- Column: Be sure to remain aware of volcanic activity
- Editorial: Thanks for the letters
- Walter Fjelbroten, 97, Albert Lea
- William Engebretson, 88, Scarville, Iowa
- Damage reported at playground
- Permit issued for Larson warehouse
- City leaders discuss vision for Blazing Star Landing
- Chamber names new executive director
- Up, up and away: Look in the sky, its a bird, its a glider
Tuesday, June 5
- Column: Ways to avoid toxic materials in your home
- Rebels Stensrud headed back to the state golf meet
- Column: What drives large extended families apart?
- Editorial: Speech is a precious thing
- LeRoy Behr, 86, Conger
- 17-year-old cited for DWI
- School Matters: Sibley third-graders study animals
- Community ed cuts extracurriculars, looks to add intramural sports
- District could face deficit spending
- Prairie Profile: Hands-on education is back in style
Monday, June 4
- Burglary caught in progress
- Debate over Mower County jail heats up
- Lorie Line coming to Austin theater
- Home business is their dream
- Schmit leads Panthers back to state track meet
- Walton strong, Colonels still fall
- Column: Do computers save people time or spend it?
- Editorial: New bike trail is a good sign
Sunday, June 3
- Gaylen Mittag, 86, Albert Lea
- Carol J. Skaggs, 70, Lorain, Ohio
- Clarks Grove resident writes book about growing up on farm
- Campgrounds take precautions against emerald ash borers
- A Brush with Asia opens today
- Top driving risks for teens
- G-E athletic banquet set for Wednesday
- NRHEGs season comes to close, 10-0
- Gun club aims to educate
- Column: People hold keys to the global warming issue
- Column: It was a hollow oratory on Memorial Day
- Patrick Casey
- Marie (Johnson) McIntyre, 60
- Fairbault man tells of experience with bomb
- Clock features possible restoration
- Kirtlands Warbler numbers are on the rise once again
- Celebrate cancer survivors day
Friday, June 1
- Column: Heres an update on the Haddy family of Walters
- Outdoors: Fishing keeps people young
- Tough start for Colonels
- Work begins on bike trail
- Tigers put three on Big Nine team
- Youth team wins Minnesota title
- Outdoors: Is this trail heaven? No, its Wisconsin
- Landscaping teaches students practical skills
- High school grad picked for program about nonprofits
- Man cited for multiple charges
- Carolyn Fisher, 61, Lake Mills, Iowa


