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