Story archive for February 2008
Saturday, March 1
- Ardine Solum, 86, Albert Lea
- Column: Twins and the 2008 baseball season
- USCs season comes to an end
- Prep schedule March 3 and 4
- Knights down Awesome Blossoms
- Tigers off to a fast start in the pool at state
- Cory Hansen, Bonsack in state finals
- Tigers on to the state finals
- Column: Budget forecast shows need for job creation
- Column: Why they are looking at the skinny guy
- Donald Dillemuth, 81, Albert Lea
- Philip Benbow, 79, Albert Lea
- Moen named RE/MAX Broker Owner of Year
- Company founder to speak on expansion in Albert Lea
- Area Learning Center celebrates 20 years of helping kids succeed
- New ALMC Urgent Care hours to begin Monday
- Man arrested after car chase involving children
- Two families have 20-year-old grudge
- Big I. Rendezvous considers BBQ fest
- Express Care goes from mall to grocery store
- Dutch supper is Tuesday
- Walz to speak to Kiwanis Club
- SMIF offers fund for bio activities
- Belshan, Vanek promoted at Alamco Wood Products
- Peoble attends photography convention
- Eagles Auxiliary Past Presidents Club offers scholarships
- Nelsons Faribault store wins sale promotion
- The Skyline Plaza partners hope that new Moose Lodge increases foot traffic
Friday, Feb. 29
- The Guess Who, Jason Aldean coming to fair
- 2007 fishing licenses valid through April 30
- Prep schedule Feb. 29 and March 1
- Outdoors: Enjoy areas natural resources
- Team advances on a heavyweight pin
- Bonsack last one standing
- Fans travel to St. Paul to cheer on wrestlers
- Hansens rule at state tourney
- Cory Hansen, Bonsack in state final
- Column: Journalists are the good guys of the media
- Column: Lets face facts: Everyone is multitasking
- Editorial: Buck the pressure, get the right job
- Dorothy Benson, 67, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Donald Ziegler, 80, Lyle
- Lutefisk dinner takes place Saturday
- Dr. Della Simmons elected to the Minnesota Optometric Association Board of Trustees
- Penny to speak at Agricultural Luncheon
- Kammerer named finalist for Family Physician of the Year
- GOP to hold convention
- Get to know the 2008 grandstand entertainment
Thursday, Feb. 28
- Albert Lea landfill in proposed bonding bill
- Prep schedule for Feb. 28 and 29
- On Wednesday, Bonsack shines, rest falter in Class A
- On Wednesday, 6 Tigers continue on in St. Paul
- Tigers lose by a narrow margin to Packers
- 3 Hansens move on in Albert Lea individual wrestling action
- USC's Jake Bonsack advances
- Results of Albert Lea vs. Prior Lake team wrestling
- BREAKING NEWS: Albert Lea wrestling team advances
- Column: This week is School Board Recognition Week
- Column: Knocking down snowmen is no funny matter
- Editorial: Go ahead and remove Molnau
- Lillian Wetterling, 94, Mason City, Iowa
- Hollandale Christian School ready for Survivor Babylon
- Benefits, pool and dart tourney highlight weekend events
- The transportation bill means assistance for Freeborn County
- Tower builder for wind turbines passes on Minnesota
- Middle school holds career fair
Wednesday, Feb. 27
- Sexual-orientation issues are shared
- Prep schedule for Feb. 27 and 28
- USC falls to No. 4 GHEC
- Column: A first look at the NFL Draft
- State wrestling tourney results for USC and NRHEG
- BREAKING NEWS: Albert Lea wrestlers perform well at state tourney
- Column: Sexual orientation and schools: All or nothing
- Column: My kingdom, or a grin, for a bottle of water
- Editorial: Cherish your freedoms
- Marjorie Linquist, 84, Albert Lea
- Esther Anderson, 96, Albert Lea
- Joel Johnson, 45, Blooming Prairie
- Robert Nelsen, 83, Albert Lea
- A.L. Salvation Army surpasses goal
- Albert Lea landfill included in Senate bonding bill
Tuesday, Feb. 26
- Third serious fight reported over weekend
- A first look at the NFL Draft
- Scarlets too much for the Tigers
- NRHEG misses opportunities in defeat, has season come to end
- Column: Bills will help Albert Lea area, if they avoid veto
- Column: Cabin fever? Think of some favorite local spots
- Editorial: Save treasured land for children
- Una Arnbal, 81, Ames, Iowa
- Mentors and mentees try their luck at ice fishing
- Classes learn how dance, music, math are related
- Man dies on I-35
- Council orders plans for ALEDA project
- Finding a smoking ban loophole
- Brotherly advice leads Logan Hansen to state tourney
Monday, Feb. 25
- Will the students come back?
- Column: The N.Y. Times executes a well-timed ambush
- Column: Cabin fever strikes, even if you arent in a cabin
- Anne Chapek, 98, Albert Lea
- Thomas Retterath, 60, Adams
- Shirley Oman, 85, Albert Lea
- Fog covers southern Minnesota
- A.L. man stabbed Sunday
Sunday, Feb. 24
Saturday, Feb. 23
- Prep schedule for Feb. 25 and 26
- Rebels fall to Hayfield, 56-35
- USC picks up win
- Panthers step up defense in win over the Bucs
- NRHEG, USC combine to send five wrestlers to the state tournament
- Swimmers send two individuals, relay to state
- Tigers stopped by Mankato West in semis, 5-2
- Tiger wrestlers finish regular season ranked fifth, Rebels fourth in Class A
- Column: Tips for dealing with being angry at yourself
- Column: The whiteness of winter becomes everpresent
- Richard Maschka, 85, Pine City
- Shirley Wente, 71, Sun City Center, Fla.
- Stroke support group to meet at HealthReach
- Albert Lea Medical Centers new front entrance now open
- STAGE LEFT comes to Riverland Community College Tuesday
- Southern Minnesotans to support the environment
- Bad lettuce linked to California ranch
- Entrepreneurs to speak to high-schoolers
- Minnesota cities want property-tax relief
- Kolker, Haedt become shareholders with Peterson, Savelkoul & Benda
- Good Samaritan teams up for home care services
- Ophthalmologist inducted
- Bartness honored for insurance sales
- Snowmobilers say let it snow, let it snow (and make it about 25 degrees)
- Column: Many new ventures are in store at your museum in 2008
- Jorgen Jensen, the woolen mill and other ventures
- Column: Why we watch birds
- Musical memories with the Langs
Friday, Feb. 22
- Cody Hansen takes title at Christmas tourney
- A.L. wins Big 9 Title No. 24
- No. 7 A.L. tames Century
- No. 8 Tigers take down two no. 1s at The Clash
- Column: How does a parent identify the toxins in toys?
- Column: Using the suffix to play a townie name game
- Jon Cambern
- G-E post-prom fundraiser Saturday
- Group supports dog park for community
- ShineFest fundraiser Saturday
- City has high hopes for the Blazing Star Landing
- Local playwright to compose musical
- Anti-speeding campaign looks successful
- City leaders push for funds
- Outdoors: Cabin fever was easier as a child
- Prep schedule for Feb. 22 and 23
Thursday, Feb. 21
- County calls for more transportation funding
- Port Authority to meet March 5
- Albert Lea reacts to news of crash
- Southwest Mathletes compete
- Tigers sending several to finals
- L/P downs the Wolverines, 72-39
- Tigers pound Northfield to advance
- Column: Hope springs eternal in spring training, right?
- Blue Earth sweeps USC basketball teams
- The party is over for the American empire
- Column: Primaries are expensive; parties pay caucuses
- Editorial: Have you seen our videos?
- Helen Lantis, 70, Red Wing
- Career planning, registration open house tonight
- Organizations
- Civic Theatre hosts tribute to Three Stars Friday
- In times of need, people can count on the Wells Area Food Shelf for help
- One person injured in crash
- State senator considers run for governor
Wednesday, Feb. 20
- Schools capital budget gets adjusted
- Hot-shooting Blue Earth downs NRHEG
- Prep schedule for Feb. 21 and 22
- Column: Everything was going fine until I got sick
- You Comments
- Column: Coming through for hard-working Americans
- Column: Hey, more and more people are wearing caps
- Editorial: Outstate tourneys? Fine
- Richard White, 66, Albert Lea
- Lynnette Schafer, 44, Austin
- Doris Benesh, 72, Austin
- Plans are under way for the 36th annual Bike-A-Thon
- Animal control problems reported
- Family Readiness Group keeps watch on Kosovo news
- Beware of scams regarding rebate checks
- 4-H aims to build kids, not just projects
- Small businesses an integral part of economy
- Bloodmobile in Glenville Monday
- Tonights workshop to provide vital information for feedlot operators
- Captains lead the way for Tigers into section tourney
Tuesday, Feb. 19
- CO: Our area is calm but tense
- Everything was going fine until I got sick
- Teacher returns to special education
- Albert Lea falls to Century, 72-59
- A-C gets win over J-W-P, 77-41
- Fast start not enough for Tigers
- Marge McCorkle
- Robert Skophammer, 79, Albert Lea
- James Nelson, 84, Austin
- Insurance, financial advisors meet Thursday
- ALHS Speech Team competes
- BPA students place at regionals
- A.L. teacher closer to Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Monday, Feb. 18
- Bush: The Kosovars are now independent
- Iowa schools close due to weather
- Prep schedule for Feb. 18 and 19
- Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial downs the Knights to take fifth at Valley Conference Tourney
- Dorman, Van Fossen named all-conference
- Timm stops bleeding, NRHEG gets win over Maple River, 70-57
- Column: Nonprofit status benefits ALMCs community
- Column: Lipstick continues to bedazzle and befuddle
- Marian Horvei, 86, Wells
- Child transported to ALMC
- Changing owners isnt easy
- Cash Wise Foods in Austin will close
- Woman who writes about women visits Albert Lea
Sunday, Feb. 17
Saturday, Feb. 16
- 1 fatality, 1 injury in rural car crash
- Nelsons Market Place cake decorator is headed to Midwest Food Show contest
- Column: What are skunks good for?
- Converting a laundry to a condo
- Meet Dr. Lindsey Thomas, the countys medical examiner
- A.L. wiener dog to be on ABC TV
- Traffic crash sends child to ALMC
- Take a walk through the morgue at Regina Medical Center
- Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services sponsors student competition for all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.
- Presidents Day closings announced
- American Red Cross offers recertification course
- Max Guritz, 83, Austin
- Gladys Narverud, Denver, Colo.
- Death Notice for Sunday
- Column: Here are how things stand in Saginaw, Mich.
- Column: Question for arts, outdoors funding on ballot
- Tigers end regular season with 20th victory
- Hendrickson is Tigers top scorer
- Winona too much for Tigers to tame
- NRHEG downs JWP in low-scoring game
- Prep schedule Feb. 18 and 19
- G-E gets big win over LeRoy
Friday, Feb. 15
- NRHEG falls to Blooming
- Prep schedule for Feb. 15 and 16
- Tigers win big to open sections
- Column: Water management: Control the first drop
- Column: More local details about mail-order buildings
- Editorial: Bubble gum card heroes no more
- Charles Goette, 67, Eugene, Ore.
- Kiwanians donate podium
- American Cancer Society schedules Daffodil Days
- Traffic crash sends 2 to ALMC
- 2 ALHS FFA members now regional officers
- Albert Lea FFA goes national
- Watershed looks at next years projects
- One death, one injury in fatal crash
- Meditation eucharist Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church
- Tower manufacturer eyes A.L.
- Outdoors: Looking for a cure to winter blahs
Thursday, Feb. 14
- BREAKING NEWS: Three area school district released early
- Class emphasizes parent-child interaction
- Doll museum to hold annual meeting Monday
- Knights dominate Cleveland, 62-35
- Hebrinks state tournament run comes to an end
- Tigers put 10 on Cougars, stop skid
- Tigers big winner to open sections
- Minnesota needs to control its spending
- Column: Citizens need to stand up to special interests
- Column: Shop local for your art; it will cost a lot less
- Editorial: Caucus is better than primary
- Ellen Adams, 87, Albert Lea
- Loren Murray, 78, Albert Lea
- Woman arrested for shoplifting
- Glenville mayor Wes Webb is a prominent businessman
- On Golden Pond at Lighthouse Event Center this weekend
- Menards clears hurdle for Austin plans
- Snow sweeps across Minnesota
- Housing programs can help struggling owners
Wednesday, Feb. 13
- Tigers suffer disappointing loss in section semis
- Rebel girls fall to Fairmont
- Prep schedule for Feb. 13 and 14
- Column: Big week ahead for 3 Albert Lea teams
- Column: For Valentines Day: wooing the modern man
- Column: The Simpsons, a snow fence and rock n roll
- Editorial: Decorum is key at City Council
- Neola G. (Schultz) Reich was born on Christmas Day, 1919, in Rochester, the daughter of Carl and Johanna Schultz.
- Karen Thisius, 42, Albert Lea
- LaVerne Blakestad, 86, Austin
- Annual singles Valentines dance, reunion dance Saturday
- Albert Lea Medical Center offers flight physicals
- Residents to discuss health care
- Did Austin school board member violate policy?
- More snow on way
- United Way celebrates successful campaign
- Teen leads blood drive
Tuesday, Feb. 12
- The careful phlebotomist
- Big week ahead for 3 Albert Lea teams
- Hauge gives Rebels last-second win over W-E-M, 44-43
- Falcons run away in second half
- Tigers hold on to down Falcons
- Column: Real health care solutions are available now
- Column: How do you know a person is a Christian?
- Dennis Steene, 86, Glenville
- Joe Ackerman, 86, Northwood, Iowa
- April Heilmann
- Commission: Judge Broberg to retire
- Man cited for possession
- On Golden Pond opens Friday
- ALMC first phase expansion video available
- Art Center has to wait
- Water main will improve Exit 11s potential
- Class to discuss reading portion of test
Monday, Feb. 11
- Hebrink headed to state
- Prep schedule for Feb. 11 and 12
- Tigers game postponed
- Albert Lea swimmers finish 8th at conference
- Column: Show Republicans the shining city on the hill
- Column: Is the big city life better than small town life?
- Float the Boat fish fry Saturday
- Class of 47 women to meet for lunch
- Brown defends experience, will seek re-election
- Welcome to the improved Albert Lea Medical Center
Saturday, Feb. 9
- Column: History doesnt change, but it does continue
- Column: Caution is the word when on the ice
- Lake Mills 64, Belmond 45
- A-C downs LeCenter
- Lake Mills 73, Armstrong 39
- Houston 58, G-E 37
- Rebels cant find touch against NRHEG
- Tigers toughen up after halftime
- This time Panthers win
- Column: We can unify only when we see ourselves as one
- Column: You can throw out the stuff you no longer want
- Mary Bartholome, 66, of Goodhue
- Workforce Development Inc. receives national award
- Two years after being diagnosed with rare disease, toddler is bouncing back by leaps and bounds
- Partnership hires field organizer
- Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services awards Riverland Community College Scholarship
- Pelican Breeze sells over Internet
- Pilot dead in plane found near Grand Meadow
- Council to look at street improvement
- When hats were high fashion
- ALHS one-act play misses goal at state
- General contractor says LaFavre failed to pay
- Applications accepted for Citizens Academy
- Skaar earns accredited buyer designation
- Community Mentor Connection to host open house
- Three words to happiness
Friday, Feb. 8
- Column: Solving the local garbage problem with pigs
- USC stretches win streak to seven games
- Mayo 70, Albert Lea 48
- G-E 52, CVL 48
- A-C gets win over Lyle/Pacelli
- Column: Conventional wisdom loses on Super Tuesday
- Editorial: Bad news wont hurt local efforts
- Lester Van Wey, 90, Waukon, Iowa
- Genealogical Society meets Monday
- Man arrested for possession of a controlled substance
- Dog park meeting Monday
- LaFavre sues contractor for not paying subcontractor
- Albert Lea looks at higher rental standards
- Cookies for Kosovo
Thursday, Feb. 7
- Democrats have no clear front-runner
- Dalbecs pin sparks NRHEG to big victory
- West hands Tigers OT loss, 3-2
- A.L. wins Big 9 title No. 24
- Column: House set to move quickly in coming session
- Column: Aphrodisiacs in Michigan were affordable
- Editorial: Where has all the school support gone?
- Keith Born, 72, Ellendale
- Bernice Whelan, 35, Granite Falls
- Alden-Conger to hold early childhood screening Monday
- Big Island Trade Fair this weekend
- Hartland phone booth still works after years of free use
- Commissioners butt heads over travel
- Officials: State cuts hurt local property tax payers
- Freeborn Co. could get 2 wind farms
- McCain wasnt conservative enough
- Offices to be closed Friday afternoon
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- Convicted killer makes appeal
- G-E falls to Lanesboro
- Ellertson named player of the week
- Vikings fall to Rockwell-Swaledale
- Prep schedule for Feb. 7
- Column: Tigers starting to make it look easy
- Column: Speak freely but keep off the government grass
- Column: January had smokers frostbite, Spider-Divorce
- Editorial: High turnout was nice to see
- Roman Citurs, 78, Northwood, Iowa
- Citizens Academy now accepting applications
- Purse reported taken
- A.L. Art Center gets notice
- 21-year-old announces run
- Obama narrowly beats Clinton
- Romney comes out on top
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- One cited during Super Bowl enforcement
- Austin girls get by the Tigers, 67-54
- Albert Lea hockey teams blank John Marshall 11-0
- NRHEGs comeback falls short
- Heartbreak for Tigers against Austin
- Column: A fanciful look at names on the map of Minn.
- Editorial: Super Tuesday will be a thrill
- One-act team is headed to state
- A.L. school board reduces sports fees
- Benda decides to not seek House seat
- Snowstorm blows through region
- Loss of daughter pushes her to help others with grief
- 21-year-old announces run for Minn. House
- Freeborn County Democratic Party caucus results
- Motivational speaker coming Wednesday
- Permit issued for elevator
- Freeborn County Republican Party caucus results
- Caucus locations announced
Monday, Feb. 4
- First Lutheran hosts Lenten recitals
- NRHEG goes 2-1 over the weekend
- Tiger swimmers battle JM
- LM-NK advance two wrestlers to districts
- Prep schedule for Feb. 4 and 5
- Tigers dismantle Marshall, 10-0
- Tiger hockey team gets No. 2 seed
- Column: Super Duper Fat Tuesday, except in Louisiana
- Column: Teenagers are not perfect; stand by the school
- Thomas Roche, 58, Albert Lea
- Irene Gordon, 85, Glenville
- Man arrested for providing to minors
- Nature photography, paintings of musicians on tap this month
- Menards looks to build a new store in Austin
- BREAKING NEWS: Schools canceled due to weather
- Tattoos shed old reputation
Sunday, Feb. 3
- First-period flurry sends Marshall to win, 5-2
- Same scene: Tigers win big
- Column: Where is St. Michael when you need him?
- Column: States legislative session to begin next week
- Cleon Westrum, 84, Albert Lea
- William Hammer, 61, Albert Lea
- Area political leaders name the candidate they support in the upcoming caucus
- How you can participate in the caucus
- Why not join in the Great Backyard Bird Count?
- A history of Hot Wheels
- One hot collection: A trip to the store rekindles mans love of tiny cars
- A.L gears up to caucus on Super Tuesday
- Three generations of showing pigs in town
- Basic enough for most fishers
- Step inside the fish houses: Making a dream home out on the ice
- Column: Ability to feel the satisfaction in a job well done is still an essential in human experience
- Where drainage is a family business
- Freeborn woman endures frostbite to win race
- Tigers get Big 9 win
Friday, Feb. 1
- The battle for the big nine
- Tribute concerts Saturday
- Area Iowa schools get $1.7 million donation
- Bank, Jacobson building contractors to receive award
- Police urge safety during Super Bowl Sunday
- Brown, Sparks get input at town meeting
- Opening receptions this weekend for new exhibits
- Vets can make trip to see the World War II memorial
- First District VFW, Auxiliary meet in Austin Saturday
- Debra McCullough, 53, Glenville
- Darlene Hacker, 77, Emmons
- Editorial: Choose Obama, McCain Tuesday
- Outdoors: There can be such a thing as giving too much information
- Panthers down Mankato Loyola by nine
- Its swine time!
- A-C holds off G-E
- Prep schedule for Feb. 1 and 2
- Column: Looking for a real Sears home in Albert Lea
- Column: U.S. medical crews in Mideast deserve better


