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
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


