Story archive for December 2008

Wednesday, Dec. 31

• Kansas beats Minnesota 42-21 in Insight Bowl

• Tigers take second at Austin Tournament

• Knights fall to Windom

• Tigers bounce back with 4-2 win

• Editorial: Good job, Minn. Vikings

• Looking back on 2008 and forward to 2009

• 2009 promises to have many exciting events

• The top 10 business stories of 2008

• Peek at the Past

• Jobless rate higher than state

• United Way campaign reaches 93 percent

• How did Albert Lea become a crossroads location?

• Restored theater coming together in Northwood

• Weekend Planner

• Sons of Norway Normanna Lodge 52

• January to December

• Editorial: It is neither positive nor negative

• It was a year of unexpected news

• You’ve waited for it: Predictions for 2009

• You’ve waited for it: Predictions for 2009

• Albert Lea wrestling, Northwood-Kensett football top list

• Riverland scholarships make a difference

• Peek at the Past

• Snowfall blankets central, northern Minnesota

• Barricades warning issued

• Comedy show at Ramada tonight

• Artspace Projects Inc. survey kicks off Jan. 6

• Convictions

• New Year’s Day closings announced

• Tigers get first win of the season over Murray County Central

• Panthers win St. Clair Holiday Tournament

• Rebels get second straight win

• Blooming Prairie blows past Wolverines

• Rebels fall to No. 3 Granada-Huntley-East Chain

• Wolverine girls grab second win of season

Tuesday, Dec. 30

• Tigers advance to championship with 5-3 win over Tartan

• Lourdes rushes past Tigers 5-0

• Panthers finish 2-1 at Bethany Tournament

• Panthers pick up one win at Pine Island Invite

• Knights finish fourth at Windom Invite

• Tigers end 3-game skid with 61-51 win

• Prep scores for Dec. 30

• Brie’s favorite photographs of 2008

• Hearing for washout crash driver postponed

• Winter storm warning for central Minnesota; A.L. in the clear

• One injured in rollover

• Convictions

• Bring in the New Year with some Laughs!!

• Austin Big Band to perform at Elks

• Vikings handle Tigers 87-66

• Slow start hampers Tigers in 57-48 loss

• Prep Schedule for Dec. 30 and 31

• Editorial: What are they teaching students in Faribault?

• Try going for quality, not quantity, on Dec. 31

• There are no do-overs at the White House

• Can Albert Lea help local kid win contest?

• Peek at the Past

• USC bounces back for 20-point win

• Rebels find big shots to hold off JCC

• Turnovers cost Knights in Windom

Monday, Dec. 29

• Knights fall hard against Fairmont

• NRHEG boys pick up second win

• NRHEG girls move on to finals

• Tiger icemen dominate in 3-0 win

• Albert Lea girls' hockey hangs on late

• Prep scores for Dec. 29

• Who were the newsmakers?

• Rural schools prepare for state budget cuts

• 2 arrested on drug charges

• Convictions

• Masons help Red Cross

• Editorial: Plenty of cuts to go around

• Remember to spend time with your family

• Family farmers will be hurt by state changes

• Hissy fits from left, grumbling from right

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers get even with Anoka in 46-17 win

• Albert Lea Dance team earns two first place finishes at John Marshall Invite

• NRHEG 65, Nicollet 40

• St. James 57, USC 54

• Prep Schedule for Dec. 29 and 30

Saturday, Dec. 27

• What they said

• Senior spirit

• Local real estate agent takes courses on new laws, forms

• Pulmonologist joins medical center

• Grapevine Square Dance Club

• Elks meets goal for debenture sales, donations

• Editorial: Thumbs

• The blessings of dumb, childlike wonder

• Kids Against Hunger can feed the hungry

• Lawmakers prepare for legislative session

• Peek at the Past

• Prep scores for Dec. 27

• Ice fishermen flock to the lake

• A postcard to welcome a new year

• Harbinger of hope

• Museum appreciates support it received in 2008

• Birth Announcements

• Our Savior’s Ladies’ Aid

• Dairy princess and milk maid candidates sought

• Retiring board member

• Jordan Harolson accepted at Concordia University, St. Paul

• ALMC donates to Freeborn County Historical Museum

• Heather Schmit admitted to Concordia University

• Firemen’s fund donates $100

• Daybreakers Kiwanis makes donation

• Dentists offer free care

Friday, Dec. 26

• See all the Tribune online polls from 2008

• Outdoor hockey fever

• County pulls from reserves to handle state cuts

• Christmas Eve robbery attempted

• Declining enrollment hurting schools

• Gift lifts spirits of apartment fire victims

• ‘Snow-Bound’ and 2 very seasonal poems

• Ooooooo! Awwww!

• Editorial: There's room to improve a solid voting system

• The joke in America lately is on the men

• Peek at the Past

• Looking forward to 2009

• Conservation club is new formula for outdoors success

• Merry Christmas! (Yes, it still is Christmas!)

• Healing service at Our Father’s House

• Sharing the story

• Three Fergus Falls residents escape injury in fatal crash

• Masons help Salvation Army, others

• Convictions

• 'The Big Show' starts all over

• Prep schedule

Thursday, Dec. 25

• Answers to guessing game on front page

• It’s a tree guessing game!

• Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1

• Freeborn County DFL Party leaders have busy year

• Hayward looking to grow while keeping small town feel

• It was a peaceful Christmas in 1918

• Weekend Planner: Barber shop concert rescheduled

• High court extends recount deadline

• Merry Christmas to the raggedy old blanket

• Editorial: There is a Santa Claus

• Kennedy is focused on helping Obama begin

• Thanks for show of respect to procession

• Peek at the Past

• Austin Big Band to perform on New Year’s Eve

• New Rotarian

• Anonymous donor gives $1 million to fire victims in Burnsville apartment fire

• Thanks to all who helped with home tour

• Area colleges give athletes chance to continue to participate

• New Year allows time to reflect on local teams

Wednesday, Dec. 24

• Patrol investigates dead body at rest stop

• 3 dead, 1 critically hurt in interstate crash

• Austin school board selects La Cresent superintendent

• Room to grow

• Holiday treats

• Council approves rental housing fee schedule

• Car crashes into real estate business

• Austin schools names superintendent

• Law prohibits placing snow on roadways

• Christmas closings announced

• Editorial: Happy holidays

• The 12 days of Christmas feature 184 birds

• A shoe is one of many items chucked at W

• Letter writer failed to grasp training rules

• Playwright’s donation is appreciated much

• Peek at the Past

• Woodside sets record

• Tiger wrestlers roll over Mayo

• More pep band, please

Tuesday, Dec. 23

• Prairie Profiles: Shawn Riebe

• It’s out with old mayor, in with new

• Albert Lea officially has new comp plan

• Plaza Street being moved to make room for runway

• Fire reported at Albert Lea Inn

• Riding becomes a passion for many

• DNR offers tips for safe snowmobiling

• Sundog Days of Winter

• Singing with the band

• Grace Lutheran announces Christmas schedule

• Thrivent supports food shelves

• Convictions

• Dissolutions Filed

• Local educators attend technology conference

• Norwegian lessons offered

• New Ulm skates past Tigers 6-3

• Tigers get rebound win

• Alden-Conger girls get past Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton

• Tigers get better effort but fall 63-52 to East

• Knights get 2nd win

• Bulldog boys’ downed by Estherville

• Bulldogs struggle shooting in loss

• Prep Schedule for Dec. 23 and 24

• Prep Scores for Dec. 22

• Editorial: ‘It is the only thing’

• Parents are giving babies a variety of names

• If I were president of these United States

• Peek at the Past

• Have forgiveness for youthful transgressions

Monday, Dec. 22

• East hands Tiger boys a 63-52 loss

• Woodside sets school record for career points

• Prep scores for Dec. 22

• Poker versus tennis

• More snow is on the way

• Comp plan faces final hurdle tonight

• Horse-drawn ride

• St. John’s Auxiliary

• Grace Lutheran Altar Guild

• Outlaws pound Thunder

• Tiger wrestlers finish seventh at tournament

• Tigers fall to Austin on poor shooting

• Prep schedule for Dec. 22 and 23

• Editorial: Will anyone listen to counties cry?

• There are only 3 days until Christmas! Relax

• Even in Dec., a right for one is a right for all

• Thanks to Albert Lea for being a great place

• Peek at the Past

Saturday, Dec. 20

• Hundreds pay respects to lieutenant

• Albert Lea faces $400,000 shortfall

• What caused Opal Sande to change?

• Salvation Army distributes gifts to 738 children

• MnDOT issues no-travel advisory in Southern Minn.

• SW Builder’s Club collects money

• 100 percent employee contribution

• Audubon Science Center sells cards

• New senior housing holds open house

• DNR asks watercraft owners to take survey

• 8 A.L. wrestlers move on at Christmas Tourney

• Panther knock off No. 1 Bethlehem Academy

• Closer, but Thunder fall

• NRHEG 71, Bethlehem Academy 54

• USC 52, J-W-P 40

• Editorial: Thumbs

• How an airplane toilet can ruin your life

• United Way campaign stands at 86 percent

• Vote for local kid in I Mix America contest

• Forget Bush; Carter was worst president ever

• Peek at the Past

• Hayward area native records CD of original songs

• A bird can change the direction of a day

• Christmas choices a century ago

• Helping someone else brings joy this season

• Birth Announcements

• ALMC makes donation to Community Partners for Youth

• Thrivent supports Youth for Christ

• Thrivent supports Senior Resources of Freeborn County

• Thrivent supports fire department

• Thrivent supports Alden Food Shelf

• WFLA Lodge Zare Zapadu 44

• You Can Help

Friday, Dec. 19

• Rebels enter break with win

• Prep scores for Dec. 19

• Knights falter under pressure

• Tigers drop overtime game 3-2

• Weather Service releases snowfall totals

• G-E girls downed by Grand Meadow's hot shooting

• Blizzard gets payback against Thunder

• Alden-Conger 64, USC 63

• Ethanol Cares

• Snowstorm strikes; blizzard on way

• Hartland nurse charged with felony

• Woman in I-35 crash was former Iowa legislator

• Austin school interviews head into final day

• Worth County Development Authority announces surprise grants around region

• Upcoming American Red Cross blood donation opportunities

• Candidates sought for Minn. Rural Finance Authority Board

• Convictions

• Winter hours at landfill explained

• Christmas is a time for family, friends and the ‘the fish’

• DNR offers late-season deer hunt

• Cross-country skiers must have pass

• Trout anglers need to know new dates for winter season

• Winhawks stun Tigers

• Tigers fall 49-47 to Simley on last second shot

• Tigers fall 79-64 to Simley

• Panthers fall in 2nd half

• Loyola 51, USC 41

• Prep schedule for Dec. 18 and 19

• Tiger swimmers sunk by Mayo

• Prep scores for Dec. 18

• Editorial: Shoe toss brings unity for Iraqis

• An unknown poet and his love for cheese

• Public hearing is for comprehensive plan

• Bridge Avenue traffic needs good solution

• Peek at the Past

• What is Christmas?

• Mansfield, United Sunday schools present Nativity story

• Local students performed in ‘The Messiah’ musical

• First Lutheran Church Women

Thursday, Dec. 18

• Prep scores for Dec. 18

• Panthers falter in second half

• Albert Lea boys' swim team sunk by Mayo

• Teen smoking is in decline

• Woman dies in another I-35 crash

• Nurse arrested for fraud linked to prescription drugs

• Legislature puts Albert Lea schools in pinch over annuity expenses

• County approves labor contract

• Manchester’s M & S Total Truck and Auto Works takes over former blacksmith shop

• Holiday concerts, shopping for kids, breakfasts on tap

• Bundled up

• Beary good

• Albert Lea Medical Center announces holiday hours

• Art Center sells anniversary calendar

• Man arrested for DWI

• Editorial: Comp plan needs extra look

• Remembering my dear friend, Phil Bartusek

• The holiday season gets people packing

• Obama needs to look at nursing home abuse

• Widening Bridge Ave. would waste money

• Peek at the Past

• Thunder near midpoint

• The legacy of good and evil

• Prep schedule for Dec. 18 and 19

Wednesday, Dec. 17

• Recovery and determination

• Locals mourn for death of police lieutenant

• Woman backs car over child

• Comp plan OK’d by planning panel

• County approves its budget and levy

• Editorial: Please leave a gift for your carrier

• It is time for the Batt family Christmas letter

• After further review, right call becomes wrong

• Most nursing homes do an excellent job

• Good Sam staff should be applauded for work

• Peek at the Past

• Stay safe on the roads during the holidays

• Tigers top Falcons 6-3

• Tigers’ comeback falls short versus Falcons

• Tigers earn 3rd straight victory

• Medford rolls over Rebels

• Prep schedule for Dec. 17 and 18

• Wolverines downed by LeRoy-Ostrander

• Prep scores for Dec. 16

Tuesday, Dec. 16

• Prep scores for Dec. 16

• Albert Lea police lieutenant succumbs to cancer

• Company gets in line to redeem claim on ex-golf club

• ‘I like to be upbeat’

• Kwik Trip robbery defendant changes plea

• Government helps with TV conversion

• Interstate 94 reopens between Moorhead, Alexandria

• Minor fire happens at Freeborn Lumber

• Museum lists holiday hours

• Myrtle 4-H holds banquet

• Central Freeborn F.R.O.G.

• G-E Tour of Homes committee appreciates support

• Boosters grateful for fundraiser success

• School Matters

• Editorial: Vikings defense needs a nickname

• Rejoice, for things are better than they seem

• Rod Blagojevich gives governors a bad name

• What would happen without nursing homes?

• Peek at the Past

• NRHEG wrestlers go 2-1 in Northfield

• Lanesboro 66, Glenville-Emmons 29

• West Fork 59, Lake Mills 44

• Northwood-Kensett loses to Newman

• Panthers cruise against Randolph

• 2008 Albert Lea Parks and Rec volleyball league winners

• Prep schedule

Monday, Dec. 15

• Tigers fight back for win against Austin

• Lanesboro too much for Glenville-Emmons

• Schooled by the country

• Victims’ advocate meets county attorney

• Arctic blast strikes region

• United Way drive is behind its target

• Car hockey reported

• Penalties pile up as Thunder fall

• Tigers rally from 3-goal deficit for 5-3 win

• Tigers take 2 of 3 at triangular

• Knights win second consecutive game

• Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett wrestlers finish 3rd at Nashua-Plainfield

• Prep Scores

• Prep schedule for Dec. 15 and 16

• Editorial: It’s the top 10 quotes of 2008

• What happened to kissing under mistletoe?

• Time to overhaul county, state governments

• Is it hard to see past the medical diagnosis?

• Teens need to learn to not follow the crowd

• Nuclear power plants are not the way to go

• Peek at the Past

• School is two hours late

Saturday, Dec. 13

• Inside the DeVries house

• Daughter: ‘It just plays mind games with you’

• Officials to mull Bridge Ave. width

• Salvation Army is halfway

• Singing of Christmas

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Christmas in New York is merry, muscular

• Bye bye to bling bling in thrifty economy

• Why did county leaders approve staff raises?

• Peek at the Past

• Local businesses named Best Places to Work

• Campus Notes

• Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Albert Lea

• Area Learning Center announces fall honor roll

• The 12 Cats of Christmas

• Great nature gift ideas

• Albert Lea’s toyland of the past

• Remembering an artist who helped build the Art Center’s foundation

• Five generations

• You Can Help

• Birth Announcements

• It’s not too late to join Cub Scouts

• Lens and Shutter Photography Club

• Trinity Lutheran Church Women

• United Methodist Women

• Presbyterian Women

• ALHS to present holiday concert

• Tigers knock off Mayo 65-51

• Thunder can’t hold North Iowa

• Owatonna power play haunts Albert Lea

• Red Wing starts quick to down Tigers

• North Iowa 65, Lake Mills 54

• Mabel-Canton 64, G-E 48

• FBA 59, USC 34

• North Iowa 38, Lake Mills 27

• Northwood-Kensett 53, Rockford 39

• Mabel-Canton 65, G-E 31

• USC 61, FBA 51

• Knights spread the ball in win over St. Clair

Friday, Dec. 12

• Prep scores for Dec. 12

• Sing a song

• Advocate stirs debate on elder case

• Austin narrows list of candidates for super

• Thrivent helps food pantry

• Search warrants executed

• U.S. Cellular to give $100,000 grants to schools

• Ice cream creation at Thunder game tonight

• Our Savior’s Ladies’ Aid

• He will come again

• First Lutheran Chamber Choir, AL Community Chorus and Orchestra to present ‘Christmas Through the Ages’

• It’s the Rev. Rasmussen now

• Editorial: State can’t solve math dilemma

• Did you know Glenville had a real hotel?

• The Minnesota state budget needs a time out

• Minnesotans need to put recount behind them

• Republicans can’t be blamed for everything

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers dominate West

• Panthers fight back for 38-29 win over USC

• Albert Lea grabs first win of season

• LM/NK wrestlers hold on for 39-33 win

• Knights fall to No. 4 Granada-Huntley-East Chain

Thursday, Dec. 11

• Prep scores for Dec. 11

• The superintendent principal

• Schools in Minn. and the U.S. will face real financial problems

• Abuse reported in 2nd Minnesota nursing home

• Draft of comp plan passes hurdle

• Freeborn mayor pleads not guilty to driving with a revoked license

• Alden Advance is sold to JensPrint

• Royal Sports owner reflects on changing industry

• Concerts, play, home tour highlight weekend

• Two transported after wreck

• United Way bowling

• ALHS to present instrumental holiday concert

• Thrivent donates to food shelf

• Convictions

• Editorial: Stop for the school buses

• TV used to force families to gather ’round

• Agencies studied Big Stone II inside and out

• Albert Lea Art Center appreciates city grant

• Thank you for mailing bill lost to the wind

• County needs to freeze spending in hard times

• Caregivers should be held to high standards

• Sentence to Serve shovels vets memorial

• Peek at the Past

• Albert Lea, Outlaws set for 2nd bout

• USC, NRHEG head to mat for heated rivalry

• A Christmas wishlist for celebrities this season

• Prep schedule for Dec. 11 and 12

Wednesday, Dec. 10

• Kids Day Off

• Lawyer hired in alleged abuse case

• Albert Lea City Council finishes its 2009 budget

• 3 injured in truck rollover on I-35

• City staff honors departing officials

• Town hall meeting Thursday

• Identity theft: know what to do to avoid becoming a victim

• Stand by your fans

• Lions host district governor

• Auxiliary supports food pantry

• Convictions

• Local students to perform in Christmas at Riverland

• Editorial: A word from the publisher

• November weather reminds people to be thankful

• There is no right or wrong on soldier drug use

• Ag commissioner backs corporate intersts

• Peek at the Past

• Albert Lea Parks and Rec Volleyball League Champions

• Prep schedule for Dec. 10 and 11

Tuesday, Dec. 9

• Flu shot clinic is Wednesday

• Storm dumps snow on Albert Lea

• Albert Lea woman wins $2,500

• Nursing home watchdog coming to Albert Lea

• Council approves social-host measure

• Buy local is focus of Minnesota 2020 and local officials

• Court hearing rescheduled for driver in washout crash

• Southwest names math students of week

• Hospice fundraiser, spaghetti supper set for Thursday

• Convictions

• Marriage Licenses Issued

• Editorial: Read to a child

• These are a few of my favorite local places

• Don’t reinvent the wheel to create new jobs

• Is Pawlenty the worst Minn. governor ever?

• Peek at the Past

• Albert Lea bowlers have a ball

• Rebels knock off rival Maple River 67-63

• Prep schedule for Dec. 9 and 10

• School districts cancels classes

Monday, Dec. 8

• First major snowstorm of the season is here

• Tiger store

• Local ‘Extreme’ episode airs

• Albert Lea City Council to mull social host measure

• Extra patrols look for drunken drivers

• Goats missing

• Glenville Legion honors G-E elementary staff

• Wa-tan-ye

• FMCS is drop-off site for toys

• First Baptist ABW

• Editorial: Food, food and more food

• Child teaches Grandma lesson about hate

• Bobcats throttle Thunder

• Readers speak out on the gay-marriage fight

• Peek at the Past

• Pray for the victims of attacks in Mumbai

• Tigers start season 2-2 at Rochester Invite

• Second half press keys Panthers

• Mayo hands Tigers 2-1 loss

• Panthers take eighth at Lakeville Tournament

• USC finishes 8th at Blue Earth Tournament

• LM/NK grapplers take 3rd at Twin River Valley Tournament

Sunday, Dec. 7

• Thunder finds second win

• Bulldogs pull away in second quarter for first win

• Lake Mills girls' basketball team picks up first win

Saturday, Dec. 6

• Rebels fall to Stewartville

• Prep scores for Dec. 6

• Looking back: ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’

• Good Sam Society’s leaders speak on situation

• Community reacts to abuse case

• Anytime Fitness names winners in Biggest Loser contest

• Legion honors G-E High School staff

• Humane Society grateful for help with dogs

• Hannah Demmer member of Luther College Aurora

• Setting up for Youth for Christ’s annual Christmas tea

• Be proud of how giving this place is

• United Way campaign has been an experience

• It’s good to know the perils of public passion

• Library needs to find solutions to be open

• Good Sam employees kind, considerate, caring

• Granicrete names local installers

• Funds available to help pet owners with spay and neuter costs

• Hours set for art show at Marion Ross Center

• Tigers rally for 5-3 win against Mankato West

• Tigers unable to stop Northfield

• Knights cruise past Glenville-Emmons

• Shooting woes plague Albert Lea

• USC girls’ basketball team crushes Medford 61-18

• NRHEG loses to St. Clair

• Vikings fall to Central Springs

• Albert Lea Art Center hosts annual festival of trees

• Nature’s lessons

• When coal was king for heat and power

• Five generations

• Birth Announcements

• Travel Class of Albert Lea

• Stephanie Gordon inducted

• You Can Help

• Sandager, Forman members of Luther College Aurora

• USC to hold annual holiday choral concert

• Wolverines fade in second half

• Rebels pass test in opener

Friday, Dec. 5

• Prep scores for Dec. 5

• Library to close for 1 day a week

• Abuse case attracts national attention

• Nebraska man dies when pickup leaves I-35

• Albert Lea insurance agent helps build New Orleans playground

• What’s so awful about shoveling all that snow?

• Building reports show declines

• It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

• Convictions

• Danish Brotherhood

• 1st District VFW, Auxiliary to meet in Kenyon Sunday

• Editorial: Realize the difficulty of the case

• Our foreign languages: past, present, future

• Now it is Hillary Clinton’s turn to improvise

• Illegal immigration hurts Minn. in House

• Alabama Crimson Tide roll through season

• Peek at the Past

• Jesus is the only person who will transform our lives

• Events planned celebrating Hispanic traditions, customs

• Church hosts Wednesday Advent concerts

• Algona, Iowa, nativity scene opens Sunday

• Tigers pound East 12-1

• LM/NK starts 3-0 at Riceville

• Vikings cruise past Lake Mills

• Knights out of synch in 60-46 loss

• Rebel wrestlers fall to Blue Earth

• Vikings knock off Lake Mills

Thursday, Dec. 4

• Prep scores for Dec. 4

• Small businesses embrace recycling

• Abuse case airs on NBC’s ‘Today’

• Alleged abusers to appear in court Jan. 21

• 3 stores fail tobacco sales inspections

• Hollandale Christian School to hold pancake breakfast

• Live nativity, tree-lighting and concert top weekend activities

• Award-winning guitarist to perform in Albert Lea

• ACT’s Christmas show will get people in spirit of season

• Snowmobile classes offered on Saturdays

• Editorial: Time to rethink U of M salaries

• Meals on the Go plans Christmas coffee

• Touched by brotherhood in letter to editor

• Christmas is not a holiday; it’s a birthday

• Point of purchase is OK for donating to charities

• Telling people cancer lies was wrong to do

• Peek at the Past

• Thunder face road trip

• Are the Vikings for real?

• Prep schedule for Dec. 4 and 5

Wednesday, Dec. 3

• Good Sam segment likely to appear on Thursday's NBC 'Today Show'

• Ringing for a cause

• Charges filed in Good Sam case

• County employees will get pay increase

• Tour ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ home

• ALMC gives thanks

• Aglow meets Thursday

• Convictions

• Editorial: Who deserves wealth, taxes?

• At the cemetery, you can see the circle of life

• Homes are required to have CO detectors

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers drop first game

• Tigers put up 10 goals in season opening win

• NRHEG 70, Belle Plaine 58

• St. Peter 67, USC 41

• Central Springs 63, Lake Mills 57

• Central Springs 44, Lake Mills 18

• G-E 41, CVL 26

• Prep schedule for Dec. 3 and 4

Tuesday, Dec. 2

• Prep scores for Dec. 2

• Transition phase begins

• Knights take Nicollet in opener

• Prairie Profiles: Dacoda Malakowsky

• Facebook site reveals different side of one suspect

• Four found with methamphetamine, cocaine

• Vehicle reported stolen

• New Golden K-1 members

• Convictions

• Advent recitals planned

• Albert Lea Transfer station and landfill lists its winter hours

• Editorial: Protect the powerless

• Will same-sex marriage be lawful? Someday

• New blend of media expands free speech

• Peek at the Past

• Two NRHEG players named to All-State football team

• Snowmobile classes offered

• ALHS nominates two for ExCEL award

• Prep schedule for Dec. 2 and 3

Monday, Dec. 1

• Economy not hurting travel

• “The Christmas Schooner” begins this weekend at Paradise Center in Faribault

• Local FFA member named national degree recipient

• Veterans Christmas party set for Dec. 13

• Fountain Lake Sportsmen’s Club meets Tuesday

• Plans in works for District 241 spelling bee

• LakeView Lions Marathon Bridge completes first year

• Cotillion Dance Club meets

• Editorial: Recount had no shockers

• It is easy to get caught up in Christmas frenzy

• How many corporations will seek bailouts?

• Peek at the Past

• Thunder battles to OT

• Prep schedule for Dec. 1 and 2