Story archive for November 2007

Friday, Nov. 30

• General information:

• Vikings pick up big early-season victory over Lake Mills

• Albert Lea struggles at both ends of the floor in loss to Waseca, 37-27

• Tigers pummel Mankato East, improve to 3-1

• Bulldogs take down Vikings

• Knights beat Medford in Newmans first game

• Outdoors: Suburban Chicagoans see elk at Busse Woods

• Column: Poem commemorates the District of Columbia

• Column: What is the highest U.S. paper denomination?

• Editorial: MSU needs to curb drinking

• Edith Hanson, 85, Rochester

• Woman arrested on multiple charges

• Mansfield Twp. wins polling grant

• Outdoors: Waiting for the hard water

• NRHEG falls to Belle Plaine, 75-56

• Pipeline explosion increases oil prices

• Campaign sought to slow motorists down

• It snowed last night!

• Model trains coming to Northbridge

Thursday, Nov. 29

• Walz touts 2007 farm bill

• Column: David Halberstam, Torii Hunter and Tubby Smith

• Offense strong for Tigers in win

• Column: Bankrupted Medicare could devastate ALMC

• Column: Be kind to clerks and have fun at your work

• Editorial: Let winter come

• Arvilla Anderson, 83, Albert Lea

• Hayward Lutheran Church prepares for annual Christmas bake sale

• Museums Christmas gathering is Sunday

• Board dismisses Spam lawsuit

• Crisis responders get special training

• Presidential candidate stops in Albert Lea

• Bowling is about camaraderie but fewer participate

Wednesday, Nov. 28

• Salvation Army seeks bell ringers

• Tiger boys win on road

• Rebels win opener 54-47

• Column: Lots of things learned this weekend

• Tigers open with a win

• Tigers take Mayo to the limit

• Column: Sen. Norm Colemans record is indefensible

• Column: Shaving by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin

• Editorial: Heed the states move over law

• Bette Westrum, 84, Albert Lea

• Myrle Claybourn, 97, New Richland

• Melvin Kaasa, 87, North Mankato

• Virginia Larson, 84, Albert Lea

• Vehicles reported broken into

• Local food pantries are going bare

• Oversized truck sits at closed I-35 weigh station.

• Downtown Austin to be site of new jail

• 4 charged for stealing guns in Wells

Tuesday, Nov. 27

• Have local kids been good?

• NRHEG puts two on all-state football team

• Column: Remember the Big Wheel and Green Machine?

• Editorial: Winter sports are back

• Effie Nelson, 83, Cambridge

• Media centers celebrate Childrens Book Week

• City has no recourse if Eagles Rest fails

• Health officials: Have you had a flu shot?

• City decides to raze downtown bldg.

Monday, Nov. 26

• Guns stolen in Wells; citys police arrest 4

• Tigers 9h, USC 4th in first rankings

• Nystrom to be honored with coaching award

• Column: Wild turkeys make a comeback in suburbia

• Column: Parenting is a challenging and rewarding job

• Barbara Meillier, 76, Albert Lea

• David Van Guilder, 49, Owatonna

• Minnesota author to stop in Albert Lea

• Albert Lea Inn gets facelift

Saturday, Nov. 24

• Tips for getting rid of kitchen pests

• Winter sports are here

• United Way gives thanks for lots of things

• Why I didnt invest in subprime mortgages

• William Schmidt, 91, of Albert Lea

• Lillian Hoyne, 94, of Albert Lea

• Anthony Bower, 63, of Albert Lea

• Volunteer with the elderly during the holidays

• Murder suspect caught in A.L.

• City kicks off Christmas season

• We have much to be thankful for

• Art Center opens its annual Festival of Trees

Friday, Nov. 23

• Column: Is it rural revitalization or is it deeper distress?

• Outdoors: Enjoying the hunt while respecting our resources

• Column: Veterans package is a step in the right direction

• Column: Solving the pond mystery in Lake Mills, Iowa

• Editorial: Bus change shows goodwill

• Cora Anderson, 90, Albert Lea

• Freda Rebelein, 102, Kiester

• Jerome Simon, 85, Ellendale

• Boy robbed at knifepoint

• Businesses gear up for shoppers

• Bargains get people up early

Thursday, Nov. 22

• Weighting game: Albert Lea tries to get more kids lifting

• Column: Abolish school levy referendums in Minnesota

• Column: Be thankful this year that you are an American

• Column: Give thanks today; go shopping tomorrow

• Weekend Planner: Festival of Trees officially opens on Sunday

• Frisbee golf gains popularity in Clarks Grove

• Albert Lea Seed House welcomes growth in organic

• Albert Lea displays its art: Heart of the City Holiday Stroll features 35 local artists

• Lake Mills drops opener

• Dyrdal playing basketball at Luther College

• Column: What will the Minn. Twins look like in 2008?

Wednesday, Nov. 21

• Man arrested on drug charges

• County requires trees for new hoglot

• Township residents vote to be part of city

• Meet Mayor Erdman

• Brown meets with London Twp. residents

• Column: Enjoying some reader response

• Tigers win in OT

• Three Iowans named to all-state football team

• The fishing season still going strong in Albert Lea

• Column: School board listens to peoples suggestions

• Column: Thanksgiving is not a good day to be pants

• Editorial: Visitors, do you see the good?

• Sylvia Pearson, 58, Maple Grove

• Dale Yonkey, 72, Wells

• William Paul, 85, Albert Lea

Tuesday, Nov. 20

• Column: Democratic leaders want to wave white flags

• Hollandale Christian School wins own tournament with ease

• Column: Eaters, could you inspect your food system?

• Editorial: Surprise yourself: Shop local

• No Death Notices or Obituaries

• Sibley second-graders hold Day of Thanks

• Multiple people cited for DWI

• Freeborn-Mower CEO headed up north

• Freeborn County part of deadly area for teen drivers

• School board reduces busing limit

• Band director returns to stomping grounds

Monday, Nov. 19

• Tigers wrap up state meet

• Column: Reality shows make viewers lives seem better

• Russell Paulson, 83, Albert Lea

• Joseph Wittmer, 24, Wells

• Bill Veldman, 81, Hollandale

• Geneva Lake being treated

• Hormel Girls hits the stage in St. Paul

• Small Biz of Year thinks big

• Column: Avoid products that contribute to pollution

Sunday, Nov. 18

• Edward Underwood Sr., 78, Waseca

• Jean Groe, 82, Albert Lea

• Marie Jahnke, 91, Albert Lea

Saturday, Nov. 17

• Exit 11 on Interstate 35 has a loyal following of truckers and commuters

• Glenville-Emmons Post-Prom Committee hosts tour of homes

• Column: Knowledge gleaned from the city of the Philly cheesesteak

• Albert Lea Tribune All-Area Third Team

• Albert Lea Tribune All-Area Second Team

• Albert Lea Tribune All-Area First Team

• Stork leads Panthers to perfect regular season

• Tigers encounter rough waters at state

• Panthers runner earns 2007 Player of the Year honors

• Column: Not personalizing is the key to handling hurt

• Column: It was a sad story: He forgot his cell phone

• Mower jail decision on hold

• United Way keeps the fires burning

• Cluster of services attracts motoring public off freeway

Friday, Nov. 16

• Fire at Lake Mills Pizza Ranch

• Outdoors: Hmm. Where have all the hunters gone?

• Outdoors: 2 new books highlight Minn.

• Residents share visions of city at workshop

• Albert Lea bowling teams save the best for end of the season

• Investigators make profile of Sorensen killer

• Column: Al Frankens tactics wont work in U.S. Senate

• Column: Checking over some of those magazine faves

• Editorial: Sports fans want easy access

• Joyce Hendrickson, 80, Albert Lea

• Henrietta Brabec, 90, Albert Lea

• New golf course is exclusive

Thursday, Nov. 15

• Onion harvest is a success

• Submitted Photo

• E-Free Church doubles size

• Casinos nonprofit awards almost $1 million

• Is seasonal affective disorder affecting you?

• Plan workshop is tonight

• Watershed district seeks grants

• One-vehicle accident in Alden

• Radical reptiles coming to library

• Mavis Frank, 79, Preston

• Donald LaPlante, 73, Austin

• Editorial: Help your child learn to read

• Column: Here it is! Finally! The top 10 of top 10 lists

• Column: So is the deck stacked against Hillary Clinton?

• Column: An Adrian Peterson off day; Vikings lose 34-0

Wednesday, Nov. 14

• Classic autos fill Action Autos garage

• Column: Its time for me to let it all out

• Tigers come out firing

• Column: What in the world does Hillary Clinton want?

• Column: Riverland welcomes legislators to its campuses

• Column: Fumble-footing fast out of the melon patch

• Phyllis Stephensen, 75, Silver Bay

• Carlyle Stanek, 71, Albert Lea

• Stanley Seifert, 96, Onamia

• Ford Escort reported missing

• Assessment rescinded on Wedgewood

• Should AP classes be expanded?

• City gets ready for Eagles Rest to not land

• Deputies find 28 pot plants, 71 mushrooms

Tuesday, Nov. 13

• 1st sergeant speaks during ceremony

• Albert Leas Smed selected to all-star game

• Column: Chamber raised the profile of the community

• Column: White zinfandel and other important questions

• Editorial: Albert Lea airport needs improving

• Robert Johnson, 83, Wells

• ALHS winter athletic season is now under way

• Recapping the A.L. referendum

• High-speed chase ends near Wells

• Kids hear about sacrifice

• Which Albert Lea park will go to the dogs?

• Sarah Light/Albert Lea Tribune

Monday, Nov. 12

• File photo

• Column: New comprehensive plan to reflect your input

• Column: Meaningful greetings make a real difference

• Editorial: College football is better this year

• Verlayn Helland, 80, Austin

• Aldean Brown, 81, Albert Lea

• Program helps farms with environment

• United Way passes its halfway mark

• Sgt. Olson to speak at Veterans Day program on Monday

• Bars say ban hasnt hurt

• Sarah Kirchner/Albert Lea Tribune

Saturday, Nov. 10

• Worth County public health offers CPR classes

• Tigers sending two relays, two individuals to state

• Christianson leads Rebels to success

• Brackey leads all-area first team

• Question: How is the United Way drive going?

• The reasons you didnt see a raven this year

• Area deaths for Nov. 11

• Roger Jergenson, 83, Albert Lea

• Ruby Rogeness, 100, North Riverside, Ill.

• George Haroldson, 83, Kiester

• Vernon Johnson, 94, Wells

• Robert Schwinefus, 89, Ostrander

• WWII documentary will air tonight

• County approves 2008 ditch assessments

• Council to vote on Wedgewood developers agreement

• Three parts of Arlington Park

• Remember to thank our veterans

• Of mice ... and harvestmen?

• This former resident led his band to China

• High school presents the musical story of the coat of many colors

• Photos courtesy Leon Christianson

Friday, Nov. 9

• Outdoors: Horses grazed along Bridge Ave.

• Visitors find hands-on fun

• Outdoors: White Woods offers some peace and quiet

• Column: Adrian Peterson for governor of Minnesota

• A.L. still has 15 swimmers alive for state

• Column: Global warming affecting the Albert Lea area

• Column: A hot classic car deal and a KATE memory

• Editorial: Have you seen some changes?

• Man awarded $12.8 million

• Man arrested for terroristic threats

• 7 local places fail alcohol compliance checks

• School board canvasses election results

• Will 1-mile busing return for Albert Lea students?

• Cat kicks over lamp, starts apartment fire

Thursday, Nov. 8

• Judge orders removal of 2 shabby structures

• School results have impact

• Column: Pedestrian safety is job of walkers and drivers

• Column: A daughter follows in her fathers footsteps

• Editorial: Election Day was really a sad day

• Mamma mia! School hosts spaghetti supper Sunday

• Emmons Lutheran Church holds annual lutefisk supper

• Parents descend on Minn. State Capitol

Wednesday, Nov. 7

• Column: Standing Pat on top of the mountain

• Sports Facilities Commission announces 8-city tour

• Column: Proponents of school levy made a great effort

• Column: In October, beer got bigger, gossip beat truth

• Editorial: Get rid of the board workshop

• Elinor Nielsen, 70, Albert Lea

• Harold Broitzman, 86, Northwood, Iowa

• Clifford Anderson, 85, Albert Lea

• Lake Mills elects three new city council members

• Permit issued for senior housing

• States school levy results

• Steal from church?

• Many residents follow results of election online

• Countys roads get safety audit

• United South Central approves school levy

• Alden-Conger OKs addition

• Three win seats on Northwood council

• Albert Lea School District voters approve 2 operating levy increases

Tuesday, Nov. 6

• Voters approve school levy

• Miller named to all-tourney team

• Column: From indestructible to everything is harmful

• Editorial: That was a good chat on schools

• Elizabeth Gustafson, 80, Albert Lea

• Richmond Olson, 81, Bricelyn

• Thomas Ochs, 69, Haynesville, Ga.

• AmeriCorps members attend annual mentoring conference

• Wallet reported stolen

• Toddler survives 12-foot fall from a second-story window

• Parents talk about all-day, everyday kindergarten

• Orchestral maneuvers

• Voter turnout appears to be high

• Eighty percent of Alden-Conger voters favor bond issue

• United South Central approves operating levy

• Snowfall reported in Albert Lea

Monday, Nov. 5

• Al Franken sits down with the Tribune

• Tigers Marquardt 34th at state

• Column: Unconditional love for pets still can be trying

• Harvey Bendorf, 98, Albert Lea

• Polling places for Albert Lea Area Schools

• Biorefining industry is handling changes

• Child falls 12 feet out window, survives

• Senate candidate stumps in Albert Lea

Sunday, Nov. 4

• Erikson excelling at figure skating

• Lundgren caps career with state title

• Rebels run comes to an end

• Column: Beyond George Bush: The restoring of America

• Column: Iowa is important as the first caucuses in U.S.

• Betty Jane Rustan, 83, Albert Lea

• Christina Goldman, 84, Albert Lea

• Herbie Waalkens, 65, Albert Lea

• Milford Larson, 92, Albert Lea

• Pilot project seeks to train employees on basic work skills

• Nothing that will keep this from happening: Wedgewood Cove developer discusses goals for project

• USC asks for school levy to pass

• A lesson in wine tasting: United Way raises more money than ever before at annual event

• Column: Encouragement is given for trying, improvement

• Column: Why it is called Indian Summer

• Museum artwork features former local landmarks

Friday, Nov. 2

• Center opens to help families interact safely

• Watershed re-enrolls high numbers of farmers

• Medical center shapes up

• Column: There are many ways to acquire information

• Column: Old state auto laws and the 10 little motorists

• Editorial: A note from the publisher

• David Deyo, 63, Austin

• Charley Paulsen, 95, Albert Lea

• Elaine Engel, 63, Freeborn

• Garage window damaged

• Outdoors: Deer hunting season kicks off Saturday

• Haroldson peaks at right time

• Experts to speak at global warming forum

Thursday, Nov. 1

• Hospice kicks off annual fundraiser

• Fire Explorers scare local youth

• City to buy Moose Lodge

• Column: A ground level look at the Rochester Fire

• Rebels up for next challenge

• Column: Look, Albert Lea Area Schools are not failing

• Column: Mom has the best motivational sayings around

• Editorial: Be careful when responding to ads

• Norris Hagen, 75, Albert Lea

• ACTs Leading Ladies provides a great escape

• Wells Co-Pack Foods re-opens

• Tube seized from baby wipes box

• Employee took from the trash, city says