Story archive for September 2008

Tuesday, Sept. 30

• Prep scores for Sept. 30

• 'Extreme Makeover' crew knocks on door

• Prairie Profiles: Pedro Abreu

• 'Extreme Makeover' knock is today

• House defeats bailout; Dow drops

• 3 injured in viaduct crash

• Aglow to meet Thursday

• 3 file for Albert Lea school board

• Lottery scams reported

• Lambda Chapter, Delta Kappa

• Convictions

• Editorial: Why names haven’t been printed

• Do you want a town without elected officials?

• ‘Inextricably intertwined’ with Albert Lea

• Council should have moment for Roger Bok

• Brown supports taxes that hurt Minnesota

• Peek at the Past

• Bulldogs finish 5-1 in tournament

• NRHEG outlasts Tigers

• Tigers take eighth at Big Nine tourney

• Wolverines fall late to Southland

Monday, Sept. 29

• Prep scores for Sept. 29

• Business Monday: New bar opens in old VFW Hall

• Roger Bok dies at 76

• Severtson launches write-in campaign

• Parking citations issued

• Campus Notes

• Skating club still accepting registrations

• Sons of Norway

• Editorial: Bailout remains a bad idea

• Watching plants grow is like watching kids

• What happened to personal responsibility?

• Even small streams are considered public

• Peek at the past

• Committee grateful for support of first tournament

• American Quarter Horse Association to hold roping event

• Tigers find scoring from all over in blowout

• Grace Lutheran Altar Guild

• Mistakes cost Thunder

• Tiger comeback falls short at Byron

• USC 2nd at conference tournament

• Prep schedule for Sept. 29 and 30

• Prep football standings

Saturday, Sept. 27

• Area scores for Sept. 27

• McCain or Obama?

• Steam engine revives memories

• People using absentees can vote next week

• Walk raises money for non-public education

• Correction

• Brookside Boat Landing closed until further notice

• A.L. city attorney search continues

• Associate justice to visit Albert Lea

• Becker Hi-Way Frate receives national award

• MacKay receives Hy-Vee scholarship

• Co-op names new director of energy services

• And when gimlet eyes look the other way

• An explanation of the Albert Lea AYP status

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Peek at the past

• The Vikings will win with great defense

• Find the humor, but vote with your head

• Bulldogs bust Broncos

• Tigers ground game undone by Winona

• W-E-M ends Rebels fast start quickly

• Big letdown for Alden-Conger against Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain

• Vikings remain perfect in district play

• Two NRHEG runners place in top 10

• Panthers QB goes for six TDs in win

• No. 4-ranked Houston storms past Wolverines

• Albert Lea Community Theatre to present the Tammy Wynette story

• Talking turkey

• Looking Back: When homecoming equaled floats, fire, frolic, football and fantasy

• Thanks to volunteers, Autumn in Village a success

• Birth Announcements

• First Civic Music concert Thursday

• You Can Help

Friday, Sept. 26

• Prep scores for Sept. 26

• Former Albert Lea woman to be on TV show

• English hockey

• 3rd-graders tour farms

• Pet blessings coming next week

• Immigration group protests Blandin

• Biggest Loser contest posts update

• Gas taken from vehicles

• Convictions

• Bars donate to food shelves

• Legion to host breakfast Sunday

• Editorials: Twins’ story is exciting one

• When the double twisters hit two counties

• The terrible cost of war was made personal

• Collecting child support in this county is a joke

• Peek at the Past

• Enjoy the wildlife in your neighborhood

• Accross the Pastor's Desk: What if God does exist?

• Gospel group at Faith Lutheran, London Sunday

• First Presbyterian offers Marriage Course

• Healing service at Our Father’s House Oct. 3

• First Lutheran Church Women meet Wednesday

• Salem Lutheran Church Women

• Tigers bury chances

• Three Knight rallies fall short against St. Clair

• Tigers top runners grab top spots again

• Tigers lose another tight one

• Memorial planned for former girls’ basketball coach

• Tigers volleyball shows improved play in loss

• Albert Lea girls’ tennis takes second straight

• Lake Mills runners win first meet since 1999

• USC downs Mankato Loyola

• Rebels fall to No. 3-ranked St. James

• Panthers rack up seventh straight win

• Tigers can't catch Owatonna

• Vikings swept by St. Ansgar

• Prep schedule for Sept. 26 and 27

Thursday, Sept. 25

• Prep scores for Sept. 25

• Ducks Funlimited

• City mulls social host law

• Police ask for closer look at child seats

• Tyler Olson deals with shoulder pain

• Obama or McCain? Tell us what you think

• United Way gives community grants

• Weekend Planner: Dolls, mazes and breakfasts highlight weekend events

• Two arrested for DWI after hit-and-run crashes

• Ice cream social tonight benefits Make-A-Wish

• Silent auction for ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’

• Port Authority meets Wednesday

• Albert Lea Transfer Station announces new hours

• Editorial: Should the gov’t be a banker?

• ‘Extreme Makeover’ is extremely exciting

• Davis provides fresh and smart perspectives

• Veterans face medical battles when they return

• Destroying the rich will only hurt the poor

• Greater Minnesota isn’t looking so good

• Youth in Government benefits teen students

• Peek at the Past

• Teams look to rebound

• Gardy’s done a good job

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 25 and 26

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Wednesday, Sept. 24

• Are you ready to build?

• Pawlenty rolls out education initiatives

• Police seek young adults for Explorers Program

• Riverland names new academic dean

• Thunderstorm hits region

• Man arrested for possession

• Albert Lea native speaks at Mankato event

• Convictions

• Editorial: QB woes plague Vikes for decades

• Fall is a good time to appreciate the trees

• Astrobiology might stem future epidemics

• DFL Party sets up shop in downtown Albert Lea

• Peek at the Past

• Brown voted for all the tax increases

• Tomatoes come in many colors, shapes and sizes

• Albert Lea battles in 3-1 loss

• Plenty of options to choose from for AL MVP

• Sloppy conditions hurt Tigers

• Tiger swimmers handle Waseca

• Albert Lea boys take 5th at Winona

• Vikings come up short against Rockford

• Tigers pick up second conference win

Tuesday, Sept. 23

• Wolverines grab second straight win

• Panthers push streak to six

• Knights cruise over Lake Crystal

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 24 and 25

• Prep scores for Sept. 23

• Prairie Profiles: Floyd Helland

• Council decreases sewer rates for heavy users

• Alden-Conger School breaks ground

• Students prepare for farm visits

• Extremely eager

• Two arrested for ammonia possession

• Editorial: Bailouts only expand problem

• What else might drive up the price of oil?

• Is there anyone protecting consumers’ health?

• The courts ruled that the Shell Rock is private

• Peek at the Past

• USC rides swing to win

• Albert Lea tennis stretched to limit against West

• G-E serves itself to a win

• Lake Mills runners hang with pack at West Fork

• USC builds confidence with win over LeSueur

Monday, Sept. 22

• Prep schedule for Sept. 23 and 24

• Prep scores for Sept. 22

• Southern Minnesota: 3 great motorcycle rides

• ‘Extreme Makeover’ pep rally is Tuesday

• Business Monday: Scrapbook store comes to Skyline

• Martifer picks Texas, not Austin

• Driver arrested on East Main

• Water main repairs under way

• Blazing Star Trail Closed Monday

• Slow start for Thunder

• Albert Lea soccer runs over Mankato Loyola

• Tigers cruise over Crusaders

• Prep schedule for Sept. 22 and 23

• Prep football standings

• Editorial: Why so negative this year?

• Don’t you always feel better after crying?

• Pinning the mortgage tail on the donkey

• Banks are saved faster than hurricane victims

• Peek at the past

Saturday, Sept. 20

• Homecoming Week: Stroke! Stroke! Stroke!

• State will handle Good Sam case

• City sewer rates at center of company’s expansion

• Revised rental ordinance up before council

• ‘Extreme Makeover’ committee no longer taking applications from unskilled volunteers

• AAUW awards scholarships

• Herfindahl mural hung

• Peoble completes diving certification

• Convictions

• Zamora becomes service assistant at Country office

• St. John’s luncheon set for Sept. 28

• Insurance & Financial Advisors offer educational opportunity

• Larson Contracting awarded recreation center project

• Local business partners attend conference

• Cast is announced for ‘Stand By Your Man’

• Class of 1953 grateful to Elks, Green Lea

• Early Bird Networkers to hold business card exchange

• Thumbs

• There’s a moose on the loose in Palin country

• Riverland works with area school districts

• Democrats are digging dirt on Gov. Sarah Palin

• Watershed board had its chance and blew it

• Peek at the past

• Tigers fall in thriller

• Buc stops for Panthers undefeated season

• Veteran Wildcats squad hands Thunder big loss

• Panther girls’ cross country places fourth

• Knights knock off undefeated Hills to move up ranks

• Bulldogs lose in waning minutes of fourth quarter

• Austin sinks Albert Lea

• Rebel runners perform well at Pine Island Invite

• Rebels earn first win of season

• Vikings win by double digits again

• Sports Memories

• Burros overpower Wolverines

• Event, featuring 5 homes, will raise money for AAUW’s scholarships

• Musings on migration

• Looking Back: Exploring Albert Miller Lea’s Iowa connections

• You can lose yourself in art

• Birth Announcements

• Couple grateful for assistance at a rough time

• Austin Duplicate Bridge Club

• VFW Auxiliary

• First Baptist ABW

• Class of 1938

• You Can Help

Friday, Sept. 19

• Prep scores for Sept. 19

• Autumn in the Village: Protecting the past

• Traffic deaths are highest in 5 years

• Educators talk about 2nd Minnesota Miracle

• Vacant lots present mowing challenge

• Autumn festival has country setting

• Garden hose, sprinkler taken

• Outdoors: Fall offers it all

• Outdoors: Pheasant population stable

• Safety day today at fairgrounds

• Albert Lea man attends national convention

• Convictions

• St. John’s Auxiliary

• Editorial: Don’t change driving age

• Remembering the legacy of the Nee family

• Thanks for supporting Party for the Lakes

• Wa-tan-ye

• Why is early childhood mental health key?

• McCain shows poor judgment in Palin

• Tribune photographs smacked of favoritism

• America’s vanity clouds its selection of leaders

• Thanks for bringing the hockey team

• Jeweler donates to cancer survivors

• The economy isn’t really all that bad

• Bible says not to have abortions

• Major parties ignore economy

• The ‘silent’ need to start speaking

• Judges should be elected, not picked

• Tribune covers N-K sports really well

• Does McCain think women are gullible?

• Across the Pastor's Desk: For the faithful, the cross is to be celebrated every day

• Peek at the past

• Quilt raffle raises money for needed repairs to parsonage

• Grace Lutheran organist to present concert Sunday

• Central Freeborn hosts soup and pie supper

• Worldwide Day of Healing Saturday

• Northwood-Kensett loses momentum

• Tigers unable to hold off West

• Albert Lea boys' soccer falls 1-0 to Owatonna

• Tiger tennis falls to No. 3 Century

• Thunder lacks noise from offense

• Lake Mills football player gets surprise visit

• Rebels swept by No. 1 Bethlehem Academy

• Tigers girls' soccer overwhelmed by Owatonna

• Bulldogs stretched to five games against Osage

• Knights fail to close out match

• Rebels tennis drops match to Maple River

Thursday, Sept. 18

• Prep schedule for Sept. 19 and 20

• Prep scores for Sept. 18

• Longer lives equal a need for jobs

• County 34 nearly done

• Over 300 sign up for ‘Extreme Makeover’ effort

• Chamber of Commerce ornament deadline is Friday

• On the Road: Kiester school becomes Kee Town & Country Centre

• Weekend Planner: Autumn in Village, breakfasts, mazes offer things to do

• Applications being taken for 2009 discretionary fund disbursements

• Calls reported at Wal-Mart

• Lions support band boosters

• Campus Notes

• Convictions

• Cancer Society receives memorials

• Editorial: A primer on the preagenda meeting

• Hockey mom flip-flops the GOP’s image

• See museum’s changes at Autumn in the Village

• Thank you for running in the District 5 race

• The handling of injured soldiers remains sad

• City should pass green ordinance

• Peek at the past

• Thunder falls to Kenai

• Test begins for Panthers, Knights

• A black Sunday for Vikings

• Albert Lea QB Club sponsoring fan bus

• Prep schedule for Sept. 18 and 19

Wednesday, Sept. 17

• Ice cream creator

• Thunder finally strikes

• People excited about TV show coming

• Man sentenced for Feb. stabbing

• Permit for hog lot still not resolved

• In Thursday's Tribune

• Money for cleaning the channel

• Stroke support group to meet Sept. 24

• School Matters: New math curriculum begins

• Citywide ‘Biggest Loser’ contest is well under way

• National Assisted Living Week observed

• Class of 1937 to hold mini-reunion

• Editorial: You don’t like to squander taxes?

• A probably, usually, normally, general election

• This is Parent Involvement Week in Minnesota

• County 34 repairs nearing completion

• Thanks for supporting District 5 campaign

• ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ is coming to Freeborn County

• Peek at the past

• County board meeting Oct. 7 is important

• Focus on kids during the fall harvest season

• This year’s theme calls for retrofitting equipment

• Reduce the risk of noise-induced hearing loss on the farm

• Albert Lea soccer wins in big fashion

• Tigers downed by USC

• Stormy days at Winter Park

• Panthers still perfect in conference

• Knights grab win over Truman

• Tigers get same result in Austin

• Wolverines fall to LeRoy-Ostrander

• Tiger swimmers pick up first win of season

• Albert Lea tennis sweeps singles

• Prep Scores

• Prep schedule for Sept. 17 and 18

Tuesday, Sept. 16

• Prep scores for Sept. 16

• Why would a commercial builder construct a house?

• Attorney general to assist in Good Sam case

• Prairie Profiles: Mark Roubinek

• Editorial: Volunteer for ‘Extreme Makeover’

• Lake Mills provides succor for injured athlete

• Garden club meets tonight

• 2 arrested for possession

• District 20 reunion set for Sunday

• Local immigration reform group to hold forum

• Students get back into swing of school

• Auxiliary to hold leather sale

• Military News

• Freeborn County housing units: 14,182

• Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign listened

• Is Salon a magazine about beauty parlors?

• Get past Palin and return to the issues

• The rule of law is not about race at all

• Peek at the past

Monday, Sept. 15

• USC finds winning way

• Tiger runners show progress in Fairmont

• USC volleyball fends off St. Clair

• Prep schedule

• Thursday is last day to register for Albert Lea hockey

• Prep scores for Sept. 15

• Ryan Truesdell Memorial Softball Tournament: Who didn’t know Pie?

• Business Monday: Freeborn Lumber opens in Albert Lea

• Convictions

• Author to Speak at Friends of Library annual meeting

• G-E Parent Teacher Committee donates to Tools for Schools

• G-E Community Ed sponsors bus trip

• Tigers sweep tourney

• Tigers stage big comeback win

• Knights take fourth at weekend tourney

• Albert Lea girls’ swimming finishes 10th at relay meet

• Prep schedule for Sept. 15 and 16

• Prep football standings

• Editorial: MSU students just don’t get it

• Health care costs have become unaffordable

• Bipartisan efforts harken back to Webster

• Palin sure can dish it, but she can’t take it

• Peek at the past

Saturday, Sept. 13

• Prep scores for Sept. 13

• Prairie River Camp hosts its first Christian-themed corn maze

• Pickerel Lake may be carp-free by spring

• New sign dedicated

• DeBlois to perform Friday

• Glenville-Emmons Coronation

• Home again

• Donations pouring in for expansion of Hormel home

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Commissioners need to make right decision

• City has no right to tell homeowners what to do

• Peek at the past

• Will a pork-barrel mayor become president?

• United Way focuses on 4 essential needs

• Vikings pound Riceville

• Scarlets offense glides to victory over Tigers

• Bulldogs upset St. Ansgar

• Lake Mills coach reaches another 400 wins

• Vikings volleyball serves itself to victory against Riceville

• Panthers stay perfect

• Knights rebound, trounce Truman

• Offense fades for Wolverines in loss to Cardinals

• Sports Memories

• NRHEG CC girls’ take sixth, USC/A-C finishes third

• Legion to host jam session for area musicians

• Counting cricket chirps can tell you the air temperature

• Albert Miller Lea’s Texas connection

• A trip down memory lane

• Birth Announcements

• You Can Help

• Domestic Engineers

• WFLA Lodge Zare Zapadu 44

• Duplicate Bridge

Friday, Sept. 12

• Prep scores for Sept. 12

• Despite rumors, the Elks will not close

• Concentration

• United Way is under way

• Relay for Life raises $143,000

• Watershed approves budget, levy

• Beware: Disc golf is addictive

• Vehicle broken into

• ‘Tales of Two Counties’ tickets now available

• Convictions

• Outdoors: Know all of the rules when you go fishing or hunting

• Editorial: Smoking survey yields good news

• Wind power really triumphs in Trimont

• Coronary Health Improvement Project coming

• Letter must be from a radical left-winger

• Erik Larsen shares many of Sarah Palin’s view

• Across the Pastor's Desk: Holy places are everywhere

• Peek at the Past

• Worldwide Day of Healing set

• United Methodist Women

• Trinity Lutheran Church Women

• Bulldogs pull out win

• Tigers get back on track with win over East

• Tigers have trouble closing out Cougars

• Tigers swept by Mankato East

• Monson and Marquardt place in top five at Mayo Invitational

Thursday, Sept. 11

• Tiger swimmers bring times down against Mayo

• Knights fall against Blooming Prairie

• Wolverines snap losing streak against Lyle/Pacelli

• Panthers pick up third straight win against Randolph

• USC sweeps Medford

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 12 and 13

• Prep scores for Sept. 11

• Turnout at primary was average

• County looking at $1 million cut

• Freeborn motorist reportedly robbed, assaulted

• People bring their antiques to experts

• On the Road: Agpower building grows again in Hollandale

• Weekend Planner: First memorial softball tournament this weekend

• Woman injured after crash

• In Friday's Tribune

• United Way campaign kicks off

• Leading Ladies of Austin to present weekend concerts

• Class of 1953 holds reunion this weekend

• Convictions

• Sheriffs’ Association offers scholarships

• Editorial: Judges shouldn’t be elected

• Are you ready to rumble in U.S. politics?

• Cartoon last Thursday took paper to new low

• The Republican pick for running mate is good

• Left-wing media is unfairly attacking Palin

• Actions of governor hurt budget process

• Guest column hit nail on head for energy

• Peek at the Past

• Regular homeowners can have problems, too

• Panthers remain lone unbeaten

• Cyclical history and the Twins

• Prep schedule for Sept. 11 and 12

Wednesday, Sept. 10

• Erdman, Murtaugh advance

• Tuttle, Lee win District 5

• It’s Nelson vs. Shoff, just like 4 years ago

• Woman robs video rental place

• Albert Lea Lake dam decision coming

• Gas line hit in Hollandale

• Visitors stop at the depot

• In Thursday's Tribune

• Convictions

• Editorial: Get ready for the final stretch

• Looking back on August’s Olympic dreams

• Changes to diet help with autism symptoms

• Many local apples now coming to farmers market

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers fall in epic clash

• Big Nine football season off to unusual start

• Bulldogs volleyball keeps win streak

• Lake Mills boys’ cross country takes fourth

• Green Lea couples tournament winners finish with 74

• Clarks Grove Golf Course holds first club championship

Tuesday, Sept. 9

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 10 and 11

• Freeborn County primary election results are in

• Breaking news: Franken breezes to victory

• Prep scores for Sept. 9

• County asks watershed for official request on Albert Lea Lake dam project

• Watershed approves budget, levy

• Interstate 35 near Owatonna reopens

• Prairie Profiles: Bill Nixon

• Minnesota primary election is today

• Get the latest election results tonight

• City passes its proposed budget

• Motorcyclist in fair condition

• One illegal sale made during compliance checks

• Glenville-Emmons posts homecoming activities

• USC FFA sets farm safety program for Sept. 23

• Noon Kiwanis to sell food at farmers market Wednesday

• Editorial: Get out and cast your ballot

• How well do you know Minnesota counties?

• Ronald Reagan returns but wearing a dress

• Sending Dennison to prison won’t matter

• Peek at the Past

• Senior night for USC

• Lake Mills football player recovers

• Tigers can’t catch up with Mayo attack

• Albert Lea girls' swimming dual with St. Peter ends in a tie

• Brief breakdown costs Albert Lea boys' soccer against Mayo

• Knights lose captain and match

• Panthers even series with Blooming Prairie

Monday, Sept. 8

• Rebels tennis scores win over Martin Co. West

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 9 and 10

• Prep scores for Sept. 8

• Crash closes Interstate 35 near Owatonna

• Motorcyclist in fair condition

• Business Monday: Getting sod ready to sell

• Flooded S.E. Minnesota businesses rebuilding

• Sept. 9 primary election polling places and times in Freeborn County

• Farming of Yesteryear celebrates past

• Frosty forecast is on the way around Minnesota

• Salvation Army to feed the city of Albert Lea

• Marriage Licenses Issued

• Hartland Lutheran Pioneers to begin Thursday

• Glenville-Emmons homecoming court

• Editorial: Free speech welcome here

• Now we know just how Chicken Little felt

• Health insurance is vital to school success

• Albert Lea High School needs to change policy

• Snowplows are simply part of Minnesota life

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers fade in 2nd half

• Vikings bested by E-Hawks

• Albert Lea volleyball sees improvement with first win of year

• G-E suffers big loss

• Panthers run in one of the largest meets of year

• Prep football standings

• Prep scores for Sept. 6

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 8 and 9

Saturday, Sept. 6

• Moooving over to organic

• City council to vote on $14.78 million budget

• Police urge residents to remember school bus safety

• Program saves 15 homes from disrepair

• Editorial: Thumbs

• There was some misdirection in Minnesota

• Thanks to everyone who helped campaign

• County and city need to work together

• The world has become a frightening place

• Taxpayers should be upset with school board

• Gov. Palin displays ‘cheerful viciousness’

• Linda Tuttle is the best choice for District 5

• Knights experience first half funk at home

• NRHEG rolls over MCW

• Tigers done in by Mayo rushing attack

• USC lets one slip away

• Tigers CC place two in top 10 at Faribault meet

• USC/AC CC runners hit season best times

• Sports Memories

• Albert Lea Community Theatre is gearing up for its 44th season

• Nature lessons

• Looking Back: Albert Lea’s version of an outdoor theater

• Feast like royalty, spend like a pauper

• Birth Announcements

• Retired educators to meet Thursday

• Genealogical society to meet Monday

• You Can Help

• Campus Notes

• Albert Lea native named to honor society of nursing

• Class Reunions

• Open House: Melcher

• Austin Duplicate Bridge Club

Friday, Sept. 5

• Prep Scores for Sept. 5

• Republican National Convention: McCain accepts Republican nomination for president

• Republican National Convention: Women celebrate veep nomination

• Foundation starts coffee stand and used book store

• Albert Lea artist opens new show at Art Center

• Driver sustains minor injuries

• Permits issued for new homes, plus funeral home

• Our Father’s House offers eight-week series

• Eagles hold off Knights

• Offense ignites for Albert Lea soccer

• Royce left amid roster concerns

• Labor Day fishing worth remembering

• USC girls’ tennis gains much needed win

• Tigers grab 1-0 win over Scarlets

• Panthers outlast W-E-M

• Austin latest challenge for Tiger tennis

• USC volleyball glides to third straight win

• Early registration for youth football has started at Family Y

• Albert Lea Figure Skating Club taking registration and will hold meeting Monday

• Prep schedule for Sept. 5 and 6

• Editorial: Local coverage of RNC was no easy feat

• Memory time with Dr. John G. Brundin

• America needs to harness resources, ingenuity

• Randy Erdman is the right choice for mayor

• Peek at the Past

• Across the Pastor's Desk: Wake up to live in hope

• Remembrance service planned

• United Methodist announces September events

• First Lutheran Church Women meet Wednesday

• Cancer benefit set for Sunday for Dennis Buker

• First Lutheran Church Women of Albert Lea of Glenville

Thursday, Sept. 4

• Disaster drill for the city of Albert Lea

• Republican National Convention: Gov. Palin touts her values

• Republican National Convention: Big names turn out to show support

• Albert Lean is volunteer

• Mayoral candidates debate over jobs, downtown

• On the Road: Construction begins Monday on Alden-Conger expansion

• Weekend Planner: Farming of Yesteryear, breakfasts make busy weekend

• After school problems found

• Prep scores for Sept. 4

• Albert Lea Cantori to begin season

• Youth choir starts Monday

• Reception for new exhibit tonight

• Mission Study Day set for Friday

• Editorial: Patience needed in the Good Sam case

• September gives people time to unwind

• Council needs to be open to citizen input

• Alaska governor does not match li’l Clinton

• Lee is the right choice for commissioner

• Dean Barkley will work hard for change in D.C.

• Economic developers were very helpful

• Peek at the Past

• Teams prepare for week two

• The Twins and a September run to playoffs

• Prep schedule for Sept. 4 and 5

Wednesday, Sept. 3

• Republican National Convention: Republicans praise their candidate

• Republican National Convention: First lady defends husband

• Charges filed in County 34 washout case

• Freeborn County represented at ag celebration

• Task force OKs housing ordinance

• County passes preliminary levy

• Immigration group drives billboard through Twin Cities

• County commissioners look into broadcasting meetings

• Local residents take part in Ripple Effect

• ATM taken

• Schools awarded Energy Star

• DFL Party to hold spaghetti supper Saturday

• Entertainment, food at farmers market today

• Will advice clinic set for Monday

• Charitable gambling organization meets tonight in Austin

• AAUW meets Saturday

• Minnesota needs to elect judges

• Editorial: Give teachers greater control

• If only my car could make it past Pemberton

• Open gov’t, safe roads, jobs, water are key

• Ignore finger-pointing and ask real questions

• Letter on racist remarks was disappointing

• Someone needs to take the fall

• Vote for physician Brian Davis

• Patients are family to other people

• Freeborn County Fair Results

• Peek at the Past

• Knights exact revenge

• Albert Lea flexes muscle over Packers

• MLB should rethinkplayoffs

• Austin tops A.L.

• USC starts hot

• Albert Lea volleyball falls to Waseca

• Blooming Prairie handles NRHEG

• Albert Lea tennis comes up short on windy day

• Prep scores for Sept. 2

• Prep Schedule for Sept. 3 and 4

Tuesday, Sept. 2

• Republican National Convention: First lady greets Republicans

• Republican National Convention: Protesters march through St. Paul

• Teachers excited about ideas

• A look at why lakes are green

• Semi rolls over

• Austin girl opens convention

• Campus Notes

• Baas captures 5th title

• Former Albert Lea golfers at college reconnect

• Shortstop flight winners

• Prep schedule

• Editorial: Use Minn.’s voting system

• Reasons to favor common sense on housing

• Taxes, economic development are key issues

• Young man returns billfold that fell out

• Brian Davis has great credentials for Congress

• It is time to bring county budget in line

• Peek at the Past

Monday, Sept. 1

• Thunder release roster

• Siblings square off

• Area prep football standings

• Prep schedule