Story archive for August 2008

Sunday, Aug. 31

• Business Monday: Convenience store safety

• Local party leaders hope for unity

• Are you and your family financially exposed?

• Dads: Talk, laugh, eat with your child each day

• Organic farming field day on Yokiel, Lutteke farms

• New Toastmaster officers

• Adventures in Scouting

• Celebrate the workers who built this country

• Labor Day is for the workingwoman, too

• Peek at the Past

• Ron Paul is coming to Target Center Tuesday

• Will U.S. government squander resources?

• Bills last session created jobs in Minnesota

• Shortstop results

Saturday, Aug. 30

• Andersons recount Democratic National Convention experiences

• The race for Mayor: Which two will emerge Sept. 9?

• Ages released of alleged Good Sam abusers

• Schwab sworn in as new Third Judicial Court judge

• Vikings defense hangs tough

• Albert Lea Civic Music Series features musical variety

• Third person arrested on federal meth charges

• NRHEG runs strong over B.P.

• No mail Labor Day

• Disaster relief campaign was huge success

• Port Authority meeting Wednesday

• Local entrepreneurs attend global Shaklee conference

• Thumbs

• Rolling with the punches while in California

• Kickoff of the United Way campaign coming

• City pool staff should honor posted hours

• VA has served veterans well over the years

• Peek at the Past

• USC bested by Belle Plaine

• China can now relax as Games have come to a close

• Knights veer from game plan

• A.L. girls’ soccer falls to Byron

• Sports Memories

• Seniors exercise, socialize with Nintendo Wii

• A special garden in Rockford, Iowa

• Looking Back: Mysteries with the bird displays

• Birth Announcements

• ALHS Class of 1942

• ALHS Class of 1945

• MQHA special roping event to be Oct. 18-19 at Red Rail Ranch

• Central Freeborn Lutheran takes trip to Twins game

• Rebuilding Support Group to start 10-week session

• Avoid pessimism, help children know they can succeed

• ALHS graduate receives scholarship

• St. John’s Lutheran Home Auxiliary

• Ladies’ Aid

• First Lutheran Church Women of Albert Lea

• Sons of Norway

Friday, Aug. 29

• Prep scores for Aug. 30

• State report alleges abuse at Good Samaritan nursing home

• Family affected by allegations speaks out

• Charges related to County 34 coming Tuesday

• Tribune cancels forum coverage

• Annual field day highlights farm issues

• Outdoors: Mississippi River is Crow Wing’s focus

• Waste Management gets new scale with 120,000-lb. capacity

• Outdoors: September offers something for nearly everyone

• DNR sponsors shooting range at fair

• DNR seeks fishing regulations input

• Albert Lea man arrested by Worth County Sheriff’s Office for multiple charges

• Community Education fall schedule

• SEMAC announces Oct. 1 grant application deadline

• You Can Help

• Diabetes program scheduled for Sept. 8

• Library donation

• No commissioner video on the Web

• Across the Pastor's Desk: Who do people say we are? Who is Jesus?

• Busy time for Faith Baptist

• Summer wrap-up planned at Grace Christian Church

• Editorial: One word comes to mind

• The sad demise of the passenger pigeon

• U.S. need to address soldier suicides better

• Brian Davis is superior candidate in District 1

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers end 12 year drought

• Athletics blow past Wolverines

• Royce leaves Thunder

• Prep schedule

• NRHEG volleyball sweeps Hayfield

• USC/AC boys’ cross country finishes fifth

• Tigers tennis team loses 0-7 to Mayo

• Alden-Conger volleyball moves to 2-0 on season

Thursday, Aug. 28

• Prep scores for Aug. 28

• Albert Lea football wins first game of season

• Albert Lea 0, Waseca 0 at half

• Exploring Albert Lea: Itasca Rock Garden

• Communications is key for District 5

• District 3 focuses on economics, taxes

• Ex-cop, fireman faces meth charges

• In Tomorrow’s Tribune

• County chairman seeking re-election

• Weekend Planner: Doggie Dip and Short Stop Golf Tournament this weekend

• On the Road: The Blue Banners to play at bar and grill in Freeborn

• Fire department responds to equipment fire

• Raising drug awareness

• Boats broken into

• Red Cross offering first-aid class

• Convictions

• Free diabetes program slated for September 8

• Albert Lea Medical Center announces holiday hours

• Crossroads Community Hospice Volunteer Salad Luncheon set for Sept. 24

• Practice underway for Thunder

• What is the 2008 Twins Identity?

• Prep schedule for Aug. 28 and 29

• Cable news has too much hype

• The differences between married men, women

• Have an event? Ask for recycle containers

• Conserving energy is important to future

• Don’t be fooled by false ethanol information

• Peek at the Past

Wednesday, Aug. 27

• Albert Lea High School: No drinking allowed

• 3 homeowners speak out

• Kwik Trip robbery suspect charged

• 2 candidates file for school board

• Geneva man calls for change in District 27A

• Local motorist injured

• Salvation Army honors board members

• Convictions

• Tribune looking for RNC attendees

• ‘For Better or For Worse’ strip to change Monday

• Editorial: The Twins can do it

• Husband, wife celebrate 273rd anniversary

• The first steps toward body detoxification

• 2 Americans verbally assaulted by bigots

• Peek at the Past

• Tiger girls take second at Austin

• Small mistakes add up

• Revving up for fall sports

• Albert Lea girls’ soccer wins 4-0 over Stewartville

• Albert Lea volleyball downed by Farmington 3-0

• Alden-Conger volleyball handles Medford

• USC setter notches 1,000th career assist

• Albert Lea girls’ swimming falls to Mankato West

• Prep Scores

• Prep schedule for Aug. 27 and 28

Tuesday, Aug. 26

• Prep scores for Aug. 26

• Walz introduces vets legislation

• Prairie Profiles: Brad Zangs

• Maid-Rite interested in Albert Lea

• LaFavre offers city part of former golf course

• Council approves Wedgewood plat

• Albert Lea city attorney worked for 19 yrs.

• Break-in investigated

• Construction crews hit gas line on Lakeview Boulevard

• Toodle-oo, Moose Lodge

• Kiwanians to sell meal at farmers market

• Editorial: Starbucks site is a good choice

• Will golf be in the Olympics? Ask Arnold

• Perhaps treat the lake with paramecium?

• Don’t want to shovel? Move down to Florida

• Ladies help mother after falling off curb

• Peek at the Past

• Tiger rally short-lived

• Wolverines no match for No. 4-ranked Mabel

• USC drops Owatonna

• Prep schedule for Aug. 26 and 27

• Tigers tennis team earns split on the day

• Prep scores

• Cross-country meet distances not metioned in Aug. 24 article

Monday, Aug. 25

• Council honors City Attorney Schwab

• Albert Lea City Council approves Wedgewood Cove final plat

• Business Monday: Staging to sell

• Airplanes fill Albert Lea sky

• Golfing project faces hurdle tonight

• Nelson running for District 3 re-election

• 4 people apply for Albert Lea city attorney

• In Tomorrow’s Tribune

• Burglaries reported

• Hawthorne broken into

• Convictions

• Editorial: What is wrong with schools?

• Dreams of serenity and contentment at home

• Energy costs are harming the U.S. economy

• Peek at the Past

• USC takes 3rd at Invite

• Prep schedule for Aug. 25 and 26

Saturday, Aug. 23

• Ready, set, barbecue

• County and landowner agree to discuss A.L. Lake dam

• A.L. couple leaves Sunday for Democratic Convention

• Former POW had real memories of WWII era

• Audubon Science Center changes kids program

• Political forum coming this week

• County board needs to be more accessible

• Walz should get work done in Washington

• Building’s owner needs nicer storefront

• Larsen family roots in A.L. go back to 1800s

• Peek at the Past

• Being on fair footing at the Iowa State Fair

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Just For Kix director attends training

• Local associate ranked in top 10

• ALMC donates to Community Ed

• Local doctor speaks at conference

• Second half flourish powers Tigers

• Tigers place high at meet

• Freshman A.L. keeper shows veteran skills

• Games transcend politics

• Albert Lea amateur hockey registration starts Sept. 9

• Area youth participate in Elks’ Soccer Shoot camp

• Sports Memories

• Moose club team wins league titles

• A Witness To History

• Stalked by a fawn

• Reunion time: What a blessing to have family

• Birth Announcements

• You Can Help

• Celebrating at site of old school

• VFW Auxiliary

• Salem WELCA Executive Board

• In memoriam of Annie, a black Lab

Friday, Aug. 22

• Prep scores

• Albert Lea Lake dam discussion moves forward

• Back-to-School Fashion Show: That's Hot

• 150-year farms honored at Minnesota State Fair

• Is there a shortage of school nurses?

• Salvation Army gives away backpacks

• Riverland hosts pinning ceremony for radiography program graduates

• Convictions

• It’s time for guest columns

• A starling comparison on passenger pigeons

• A strong foundation bolsters Albert Lea

• Governing is above Obama’s pay grade

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers heed rally cry

• Lake Itasca is Minnesota’s treasure

• Dog Days prove to be good days

• Across the Pastor's Desk: Training for, running ‘the race of our life’

• Sheltered Reality Percussion Ministry to perform in Northwood Sunday

• Sunday school set at Hartland, Manchester Lutheran churches

• Ost to lead service at state park

• Prep schedule for Aug. 22 and 23

Thursday, Aug. 21

• Prep scores for Aug. 21

• Prep scores

• Exploring Albert Lea: Vineyard Church

• Kwik Trip robbery suspect nabbed

• School board chairman will not run again

• Vote on housing could be close

• Big Island Bar-B-Que starts Friday

• Weekend Planner: Contests, concert, horse show make for a big weekend

• Harmony Park holds signature event in Sept.

• Wandering cows found near I-90

• License Center will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 24.

• Clarification

• Sheriffs’ Posse ride takes off Sunday

• Crops production field day Aug. 28

• Family Reunion: Jorgen Hansen

• Organization News: Freeborn 4-H

• Volleyball teams get early test

• Prep schedule for Aug. 21 and 22

• Editorial: Veep choices can wait

• 6 simple steps to grow your market share

• Don’t miss it! This is the Equal Rites Awards

• Peek at the Past

Wednesday, Aug. 20

• Young champion

• Try to understand life with mental illness

• Landlord, city hassle over 4 pieces

• Hog lot comes before county for 3rd time

• Austin City Council slashes funding

• Knights support Arc

• Farmers Union presents award to Sen. Sparks

• Autism Bowling Fundraiser earns $2,780

• Nice to Know: G-E Athletic Boosters grateful for response to golf tourney

• Restoring the roof

• Royal Neighbors donate bears

• Thrivent boosts Courage North

• WFLA Lodge Zare Zapadu 44

• Campus Notes: Bjelland receives scholarship

• Farmers market busy, more produce is now available

• The big night with my newlywed cook

• Editorial: Get out the paint, Albert Lea

• Looking forward, looking back, feeling lucky

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers roar in new year

• Gopher D needs a standout

• USC tennis falls to Austin in first match

• Prep schedule for Aug. 20 and 21

Tuesday, Aug. 19

• Prairie Profiles: Jim Krueger

• Students at state average in science

• Klobuchar, Walz make joint appearance

• Board approves levy for retiree health care

• Club purchases school supplies

• Students hold summer recital

• Crime

• Music, food at farmers market

• Convictions

• All- State Choir students go to camp

• Reelin’ in the good life

• Green Lea Junior Club Tourney Champs

• Prep schedule for Aug. 19 and 20

• Prep volleyball rankings

• Editorial: Be sure to listen to other views

• Recognize love and don’t take it for granted

• Quality and atmosphere not lost in online ed

• Curtis Smith is best candidate in District 5

• Peek at the Past

Monday, Aug. 18

• ShineFest spruces up lake

• Kernel Days: Food stands fortify Wells

• Business Monday: Leuthold’s enters incentive program

• Crime: Man arrested for disorderly conduct

• Auditions set for ‘Stand By Your Man’

• NARFE

• Jorgenson employed through cooperative ed program

• Clinic educates skiers

• Prep schedule for Aug. 18 and 19

• Editorial: Time to expand NATO

• Credit card bills end up in the spam filter

• Realists always win out over the dreamers

• Does race matter or does it not matter?

• Who gets aid for college from the government?

• Peek at the Past

Saturday, Aug. 16

• To paint a Hartland mural

• Hartland undergoes beautification process

• Historic low numbers reported in traffic deaths last year

• Family reunion: Sorbo

• Convictions

• Red Cross encouraging people to donate blood

• Horseless carriage

• Scholarships awarded

• Renewing vows

• ALMC psychiatrist attends summer conferences

• Farmers agent completes course

• Gene Nelsen joins Northstar Powersports & Marine

• Larson Contracting announces promotion

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Bathing beauty: An idea for cleaning America

• Meet the folks behind the United Way drive

• Should homeowners undo the plow’s mess?

• There is something for everyone at state park

• Avoiding heat illness

• Prep schedule

• Thunder set to hold youth hockey camps

• Olympic wrestler’s tantrum upstaged winner’s moment

• Sports Memories

• Albert Lea City Championship Winners

• Graceland’s newest ‘cemetery walk’ highlights lives of four men

• Nature’s Q and A

• Campus Notes

• Innovance donates $25,000 to Riverland

• Birth Announcements

• Top bookworm

• Top bee readers

• Students attend electric co-op youth tour

• Domestic Engineers

• You Can Help

• ALHS class of 1948 to hold 60-year reunion

Friday, Aug. 15

• On the Road Day Camp

• City has 53 bags of lake treatment

• Party for the Lakes gets rained out at park

• Hospital boosts its online presence

• Convictions

• Open House: Osmundson

• Church hosts twilight concert

• Senior Center to host informational workshop

• Hernes to lead service at park

• Concert at First Lutheran Sunday

• New handbell choir to start

• Thunderstorm drops rain on area

• Veterans of all eras are invited to picnic

• New era begins at USC

• Outdoors: Hunting windows for youth expand

• Editorial: Beijing attempts to trick the world

• Potato chips were made the Albert Lea way

• John Edwards said two, no, too Americas

• Correction system needs new approach

• 911 dispatchers have high service standards

• Peek at the past

• Across the Pastor's Desk: One world, one dream

• Church to kick off AWANA ministry

Thursday, Aug. 14

• Exploring Albert Lea: Barber shop at Historical Village

• After 1 year, death still stings

• 2nd person dies in I-35 crash

• Riverland offers college-prep course

• On the Road: Kernel Days highlights Wells’ agricultural roots

• Weekend Planner: ShineFest, Borderfest, Kernel Days lead weekend lineup

• Club donates to scholarship fund

• Good Samaritan Society-Albert Lea dedication to continuous quality improvement earns national recognition

• Convictions

• A personal umbrella for a rainy day

• Nice to Know: Couple grateful for benefit

• Images in faded painting bring fascination

• Cue the music; it’s time for best NFL players

• Recycle, recycle, recycle, recycle, recycle

• When caught in a lie, attack a Republican

• Scrutiny of McCain was refreshing

• Sibley Elementary is proud of achievements

• People need to dispose of their litter properly

• Peek at the past

• Albert Lea wrestlers participate in Luther College wrestling camp

• The Olympics are here again this summer

Wednesday, Aug. 13

• Second person dies after I-35 crash

• Economy hurting elevators

• Donations to Salvation Army are down

• Progress made between city and landlords

• Do ‘shop local’ advocates shop local?

• Borderfest starts Friday

• Military News

• Dissolutions

• Editorial: City manager is too political

• This column has been censored by China

• Tissue salts and the process of natural healing

• Albert Lea could be famous for geraniums

• Peek at the past

• What does food labeled organic or all-natural mean?

• Albert Lea Parks and Recreation Sand Volleyball League Tournament Champions

• Phelps, Olympics providing great thrills thus far

• Albert Lea boys soccer fundraiser set for Saturday at Applebee’s

Tuesday, Aug. 12

• Editorial: Have you compared Edwards to McCain?

• Friends and fish assist with grieving process

• Prairie Profiles: Theresa Schmidt

• City will not treat Fountain Lake

• Lunch on the Lawn rescheduled

• Snow removal is front and center in summer

• Baby is born on 08-8-08 at 8:08

• On to the state fair

• Crime: Business reported broken into

• School Matters

• Convictions

• Marriage licenses issued

• ALHS class of 1948 to hold 60-year reunion

• Children’s room recognizes readers of week

• P.E.O. offers continuing education grant

• Rotary supports relay

• Fall sports hit fields

• Bowling meeting scheduled for next week

• Petersen claims first city title

• Albert Lea sport passes are now available

• Mandatory sports meeting for Albert Lea athletes and parents Aug. 18

• Travel Information Center is handy resource

• Shop local also means picking local merchants

• City needs planner who is active in development

• Peek at the past

Monday, Aug. 11

• City will not treat Fountain Lake

• Business Monday: Trail’s travel magnet

• City hopes to have attorney by this month

• Franken first faces Faris in primary

• Iowa woman dies in I-35 crash

• Glenville Fire Department comes to rescue

• ShineFest 2008 expected to be bigger, better than previous years

• Foundation supports watershed

• Crime: Fight reported in Hartland

• ‘Lunch on the lawn’ fundraiser is Tuesday

• Take me home

• Convictions

• Vietnam veterans to honor all veterans with free barbecue picnic on Saturday

• Arc plans hamburger supper

• There’s no asterisk on free speech

• Government cannot regulate eating habits

• When government prays, religion loses

• Can people throw their trash in the trash cans?

• Peek at the past

• Winners of Crazy Days contest

• Freeborn Legion supports Community Mentor Connection

• School building improvements are being made over summer

• Wa-tan-ye

• Prep Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 9

• Lights of hope

• Albert Lea VFW baseball team run at state ends

• Installation begins for A.L. disc golf course

• Four people injured in I-35 wreck

• Small storylines just as interesting for Summer Games

• Sports Memories

• City Council to decide if it will treat Fountain Lake

• Girls basketball boosters meeting Monday

• Hotel manager runs for county commissioner

• Union Retirees gather twice a month to socialize

• 2 to run marathon in honor of slain Austin teacher

• Students receive chancellor’s award

• Freeborn-Mower awards lineworker scholarships

• Local dancers participate in camp

• Anytime Fitness to host city-wide “Biggest Loser” competition

• Freeborn Co. employees fundraiser for United Way is Tues.

• Albert Lea man in good condition after Friday wreck

• Clarks Grove Area Heritage Society elects officers at meeting

• Thumbs

• Arctic Nat’l Wildlife Refuge is not a pantry

• Republicans need to fight or die Election Day

• The old guy’s technical foul with politics

• Church bell is a true survivor

• Where are all the red-headed woodpeckers?

• August is a busy month at your historical museum

• Tips for eating healthy on a budget

• Birth Announcements

• Campus Notes

• Military News: Francisco Lopez

• Military News: Clark Paulson

• Riverland announces spring president’s, dean’s lists

• Davidson-Gulbraa

• Hans and Emma Thompson

• American Cancer Society receives memorial gifts

• Austin Duplicate Bridge Club

• Genealogical society to meet Monday

• You Can Help

Friday, Aug. 8

• Area scores

• Man listed in good condition after early morning crash

• The purple and gold

• Cancer survivors get Angel bracelet

• Students will need fewer credits to graduate

• Class of 1958 donates sign for high school

• Former U.S. Sen. tries for Independent seat

• 19 impaired drivers arrested in crackdown

• Crime: Purse reported stolen

• Auditions set for ‘Touch of Broadway’ concert

• Convictions

• John Mann IV

• Former Olympian recalls Games

• Don’t count summer out yet

• One up and one down for Albert Lea VFW

• Prep schedule for Aug. 8 and 9

• Time for No Child to be left behind

• Adelaide and her Transformation poems

• THRIVE — Zero to five in Freeborn County

• Cat in Florida is named after Minnesota city

• It is a broken immigration policy

• Peek at the past

• Across the Pastor's Desk: The Lord: a friend forever

• Confirmation at East Freeborn

• Troe to lead service at state park

• Former resident donates piano

• Church to host twilight concerts

Thursday, Aug. 7

• Area scores

• Exploring Albert Lea: Living downtown

• Albert Lea schools fail to hit mark, again

• Coleman says people have a big choice to make

• State officials: Protect yourself from mosquitoes

• Thirty people attended National Night Out

• Weekend Planner: Relay for Life, benefits, festivals top weekend events

• On the Road: Organizers hope for a sunny Glenville Days this weekend

• Teacher exhibit opens tonight

• ALHS Class of 2003 to hold five-year reunion on Sunday

• Applications being accepted for city deer hunt

• Fountain Lake Bookstore seeks volunteers

• U-12 team competes at state to wrap up a successful season

• 1987 Twins versus 2008 Twins

• VFW team starts state tourney

• Albert Lea girls’ soccer holding car wash Saturday

• City championship this weekend at Green Lea

• Prep schedule for Aug. 7 and 8

• Shop locally

• The editor’s elitist ways have gone too far

• Girls close math gap, end inequality myth

• Opposition to illegal immigrants isn’t racism

• Fair was good forum to hear concerns

• Peek at the past

Wednesday, Aug. 6

• Alcohol a factor in second Cty Rd 34 car wreck

• Bent Tree is big investment

• Repair on 34 road may begin this month

• Event Saturday for first man lost in 34 washout

• Memorial softball tournament for victim of grain bin planned for Sept.

• Watershed approves Albert Lea Lake dam project

• Musician to appear at farmers market today

• Canoe trip Saturday

• Date change for Tools for Schools distribution

• Convictions

• Grief support group series begins

• Enjoying the dog days

• NFL becoming National Brett League

• Prep schedule for Aug. 6 and 7

• Scam? Call the scam hot line

• Gyro keeps husband from livestock barns

• Access to education is crucial to communities

• Al Franken still faces Priscilla Lord Faris

• All Minnesotans need to help clean waters

• Albert Lea consumers need to shop locally

• Peek at the past

Tuesday, Aug. 5

• 2008-09 Thunder Schedule

• Albert Lea Lake dam/bridge project approved

• Prairie Profile: Spencer Dahl

• 4 agencies join to fight childhood obesity

• Bath & Body had big U.S. fall

• 30 Under 40: Alexis Karl

• Austin rolls out new ‘buy local’ campaign

• Permit issued for new additions at Select Foods

• Crime: Business broken into

• Convictions

• Helping the Y

• Arc plans hamburger supper

• To treat the lake or not to treat it?

• Lifelong friend dies in automobile wreck

• America no longer is a caring country

• 911 operator could’ve been more helpful

• TV commercials don’t portray Franken well

• Editorial cartoon was guilty of hyperbole

• Peek at the past

• United South Central grad shifts gears

• Freeborn County Stampede Barrel Race Results

• Local golfer fires 61 at Green Lea

• Prep Schedule

Monday, Aug. 4

• Freeborn County Fair: Bucking the past

• Cato store closed Saturday

• Alden man runs for U.S. Senate

• Ann Austin begins as United Way director

• Web site highlights unsafe roadways

• Jason Aldean wowed crowd

• Convictions

• Demo drivers take aim

• Punchless Reds fall in playoffs to end season

• Prep Scores

• Prep schedule for Aug. 4 and 5

• The fair was great once again

• Worrying happens, but when is it too much?

• Janet Jackson ‘flap’ has losers on all sides

• Taking land off tax rolls is not good for county

• The haves have not fulfilled social contract

• Peek at the past

Sunday, Aug. 3

• See scenes from the Freeborn County Stampede

• Local cowgirls race at rodeo

Saturday, Aug. 2

• Bull riders thrill crowd at rodeo

• Larger than life

• Relay for Life honors cancer survivor

• Relay for Life organizers welcome everyone to event

• Business manager seeks county seat

• City considers raising dock fees

• Editorial: Thumbs

• People can check lake quality at Web site

• Who is bearing false witness on immigration?

• Peek at the past

• No time for dithering in the Oval Office

• People I work with have become my friends

• Debates planned for races

• A different kind of goat

• Counting the cash

• Republican picnic next week

• Bath & Body Works to close

• Riverland class earns boiler’s licenses

• Emerson Drive mixes rock and country

• Yee-haw!

• Someone say free?

• Freeborn County observes World Breastfeeding Week

• Riverland president to serve on national global education committee

• Nice to know: Art and garden tour a big success

• Tips for surviving market turmoil

• Prep schedule for Aug. 1 and 2

• Thunder finalize roster

• Building for fall begins early

• Sports memories

• Runner completes Grandma’s marathon

• Youth brings home Pedal Pull title

• Scholarship presentation

• Beijing making sure politics stay out of summer games

• U-9 soccer team receives MYSA sportsmanship win

• Rally for the Cure Golf at Oak View

• Stadheim Junior Classic winners

• ALHS grad puts love of history to work on archeological dig

• Try these collective nouns on for size

• Looking Back: A grapefruit connection with Texas

• Birth Announcements

• Five generations

• What is emotional intelligence?

• You Can Help

• Reunion: Carl Nelson

• TOPS to hold mall walk

Friday, Aug. 1

• Bath & Body Works to close

• Area schedule

• Freeborn County Fair: It’s the dough

• Storm knocks out cell phone signals

• 8 killed in Owatonna plane crash

• Bonnerup reflects on time at United Way

• Township officer runs for county seat

• The Guess Who rocks the grandstand at the fair

• Crime: Man breaks out window

• Disaster team seeks local support

• Public art has value

• When the time factor goes bad on television

• One life lost on rural roads is one too many

• City staff members do not want compromise

• Democrats would like to choke the economy

• Updated housing rules protect the taxpayers

• Peek at the Past

• Albert Lea unable to cash in at state

• Yellowstone’s wonders

• The Dog Days can be the good days, too

• Area schedule for Aug. 1 and 2

• Across the Pastor's Desk: Where do you stand?

• Librari-Anns award books

• Thrivent supports fundraiser

• Calvary Baptist plans Vacation Bible School

• No service at state park this Sunday