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

• Tigers sending 8 to state

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

• Tigers hold off Owatonna, 3-peat

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