Serving your local news. 2009-11-07T15:49:10-06:00 http://www.albertleatribune.com/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/set-memories-aglow-holiday-season/ 2009-11-07T15:45:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com Crossroads Community Hospice and the Albert Lea Medical Center invite area residents to “Set Memories Aglow” this holiday ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dAI1wJm8iQ9eBJr0UYrAAktXOs8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dAI1wJm8iQ9eBJr0UYrAAktXOs8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dAI1wJm8iQ9eBJr0UYrAAktXOs8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dAI1wJm8iQ9eBJr0UYrAAktXOs8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/HAcbo2vdvgI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/set-memories-aglow-holiday-season/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/church-women-meet-wednesday/ 2009-11-07T15:42:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com First Lutheran Church Women of Albert Lea will meet t 1:15 p.m. Wednesday in Bethany Hall. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i4vGdSCiTOag4Zp56Q6PBGWGTmI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i4vGdSCiTOag4Zp56Q6PBGWGTmI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i4vGdSCiTOag4Zp56Q6PBGWGTmI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i4vGdSCiTOag4Zp56Q6PBGWGTmI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/u-lPrETHZ3c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/church-women-meet-wednesday/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/fort-hood-victims-include-st-paul-soldier/ 2009-11-07T14:15:00-06:00 Associated Press newsroom@albertleatribune.com A Minnesota soldier and father of three who had a knack for making people laugh was among those ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wPay5CCKA9MsPv1fK046-HA3x8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wPay5CCKA9MsPv1fK046-HA3x8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wPay5CCKA9MsPv1fK046-HA3x8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wPay5CCKA9MsPv1fK046-HA3x8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/Viz-sKQHEug" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/fort-hood-victims-include-st-paul-soldier/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/blood-donors-receive-pins/ 2009-11-07T14:05:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com The Freeborn County Red Cross Bloodmobile obtained 203 units of blood during its three-day drive Aug. 26-28. There ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kt4sWTQcxRHNhuHYH4Sp3jWpPiY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kt4sWTQcxRHNhuHYH4Sp3jWpPiY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kt4sWTQcxRHNhuHYH4Sp3jWpPiY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kt4sWTQcxRHNhuHYH4Sp3jWpPiY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/tRdqpKXcPPM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/blood-donors-receive-pins/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/retired-educators-meet-thursday/ 2009-11-07T14:00:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com The Albert Lea Area Retired Educators will meet Thursday at Americas Best Value Inn. Fellowship starts at 11:30 ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPo7vonADh17znOInrJgmSVzteM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPo7vonADh17znOInrJgmSVzteM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPo7vonADh17znOInrJgmSVzteM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPo7vonADh17znOInrJgmSVzteM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/kGWsLGi-ovs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/retired-educators-meet-thursday/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/military-news-kyle-davis/ 2009-11-07T13:55:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com Army National Guard Pvt. Kyle Davis has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill Lawton Okla. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acRAx6BabuZJLVnSfjzN2J7_Ctk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acRAx6BabuZJLVnSfjzN2J7_Ctk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acRAx6BabuZJLVnSfjzN2J7_Ctk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acRAx6BabuZJLVnSfjzN2J7_Ctk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/BWiMQS8Ea4s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/military-news-kyle-davis/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/scholarship-winner-plans-care-alaskan-natives/ 2009-11-07T13:50:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com The American Medical Association Foundation awarded the Arthur N. Wilson Scholarship to E. Sophie Spencer who grew up ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaCleYamwQdKs3zDeZntSJQ5WhU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaCleYamwQdKs3zDeZntSJQ5WhU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaCleYamwQdKs3zDeZntSJQ5WhU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaCleYamwQdKs3zDeZntSJQ5WhU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/R4wzNDPNH_E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/scholarship-winner-plans-care-alaskan-natives/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/character-trait-winners/ 2009-11-07T13:45:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com Cooperation was the character trait for September at Glenville-Emmons Elementary School. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FfGmU5N1Xdo3z6_m1aad0rqQMt4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FfGmU5N1Xdo3z6_m1aad0rqQMt4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FfGmU5N1Xdo3z6_m1aad0rqQMt4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FfGmU5N1Xdo3z6_m1aad0rqQMt4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/HJWz67cgZ7o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/character-trait-winners/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/will-rude-still-be-part-police-department/ 2009-11-07T13:40:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com On-leave Austin Police Department Capt. Curt Rude’s future with the Austin Police Department remains uncertain as he will ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3bgfFmMqUlzYRMWBP3MKYjLSnyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3bgfFmMqUlzYRMWBP3MKYjLSnyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3bgfFmMqUlzYRMWBP3MKYjLSnyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3bgfFmMqUlzYRMWBP3MKYjLSnyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/xLm4wn-YdI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/will-rude-still-be-part-police-department/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/rudes-future-school-board-austin-police-department/ 2009-11-07T13:38:00-06:00 Rachel Drewelow rachel.drewelow@austindailyherald.com The verdict facing on-leave Austin police captain and school board member Curt Rude could put the future of ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-8_SXc5bFokxYpa0YoW36rz72PI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-8_SXc5bFokxYpa0YoW36rz72PI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-8_SXc5bFokxYpa0YoW36rz72PI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-8_SXc5bFokxYpa0YoW36rz72PI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/T5--QBV6g-4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/rudes-future-school-board-austin-police-department/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/minns-dwi-chair-sells-more-10000/ 2009-11-07T13:35:00-06:00 Associated Press newsroom@albertleatribune.com Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair’s value. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YYzgcENCPHAP_2-Lb15O0SpOWTY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YYzgcENCPHAP_2-Lb15O0SpOWTY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YYzgcENCPHAP_2-Lb15O0SpOWTY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YYzgcENCPHAP_2-Lb15O0SpOWTY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/xNN1IwFAc3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/minns-dwi-chair-sells-more-10000/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/top-notch-stock-farm-enters-beef-expo/ 2009-11-07T13:30:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com Top Notch Stock Farm of Albert Lea has entered five head of beef in the Southern division of ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJ6YWzUia6g-uUKsGmRSs5to8SA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJ6YWzUia6g-uUKsGmRSs5to8SA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJ6YWzUia6g-uUKsGmRSs5to8SA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJ6YWzUia6g-uUKsGmRSs5to8SA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/P6JHN8keCGI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/top-notch-stock-farm-enters-beef-expo/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/artistic-hair-designers-staff-attend-show/ 2009-11-07T13:25:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com T.J. Butler LeAnn Juveland and Kathy Schulz from Artistic Hair Designers attended Minnesota’s INSalon 2009 Trade Show and ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wb9Ngoy5SVmB_mTQnwceGKxQUkE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wb9Ngoy5SVmB_mTQnwceGKxQUkE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wb9Ngoy5SVmB_mTQnwceGKxQUkE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wb9Ngoy5SVmB_mTQnwceGKxQUkE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/10r3YeEQbRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/artistic-hair-designers-staff-attend-show/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/got-deer-minn-food-shelves-looking-donations/ 2009-11-07T13:20:00-06:00 Associated Press newsroom@albertleatribune.com Minnesota food shelves are eager for donations as the firearms deer hunting season opens on Saturday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4JJ64s9VaVnOLsdjmRd4oItR0c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4JJ64s9VaVnOLsdjmRd4oItR0c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4JJ64s9VaVnOLsdjmRd4oItR0c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4JJ64s9VaVnOLsdjmRd4oItR0c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/_6Vfw1T0mH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/got-deer-minn-food-shelves-looking-donations/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/pawlenty-heads-iowa-signs-point-2012-run/ 2009-11-07T13:12:00-06:00 Associated Press newsroom@albertleatribune.com Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4GfPIHdO2pzdEZN_Yc9Gv5-Ydfw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4GfPIHdO2pzdEZN_Yc9Gv5-Ydfw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4GfPIHdO2pzdEZN_Yc9Gv5-Ydfw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4GfPIHdO2pzdEZN_Yc9Gv5-Ydfw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/uNJ7a9Slm48" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/pawlenty-heads-iowa-signs-point-2012-run/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/farm-service-agency-county-elections-begin-minneso/ 2009-11-07T13:11:00-06:00 Associated Press newsroom@albertleatribune.com The USDA Farm Service Agency’s county committee elections are under way. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPyXQUsAwnOHXzwrwP8pV-aSKqs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPyXQUsAwnOHXzwrwP8pV-aSKqs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPyXQUsAwnOHXzwrwP8pV-aSKqs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPyXQUsAwnOHXzwrwP8pV-aSKqs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/q-mywJf0kAE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/farm-service-agency-county-elections-begin-minneso/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/first-place-alpaca/ 2009-11-07T13:10:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com Joel and Kristi (Swalve) Hantelman of rural Albert Lea began their alpaca business Guardian Angels Ranch about one ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y7RkzSlGbkxRnmlfn9vAEnAggEg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y7RkzSlGbkxRnmlfn9vAEnAggEg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y7RkzSlGbkxRnmlfn9vAEnAggEg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y7RkzSlGbkxRnmlfn9vAEnAggEg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/iywPMp1IHeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/first-place-alpaca/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/act-open-season-wickedly-funny-comedy/ 2009-11-07T09:13:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com What happens when the mob meets art? Wickedly funny comedy according to Rory Mattson. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QHdSEC4hPutBs0V_q4hrS5cNrfs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QHdSEC4hPutBs0V_q4hrS5cNrfs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QHdSEC4hPutBs0V_q4hrS5cNrfs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QHdSEC4hPutBs0V_q4hrS5cNrfs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/AeZFUwn_Eec" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/act-open-season-wickedly-funny-comedy/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/legend-crow/ 2009-11-07T09:11:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@albertleatribune.com I was enthralled with the song of a bird. It reminded me of the words of Percy Bysshe ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9M8fqs8-0hawbqfj6ygx9fwkHWU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9M8fqs8-0hawbqfj6ygx9fwkHWU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9M8fqs8-0hawbqfj6ygx9fwkHWU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9M8fqs8-0hawbqfj6ygx9fwkHWU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/rO5IvhUfwnU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/legend-crow/ tag:www.albertleatribune.com,2009:www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/mementos-forgotten-community/ 2009-11-07T09:10:00-06:00 Ed Shannon newsroom@albertleatribune.com Not long ago the Freeborn County Historical Museum received two small pamphlets based on a pioneer settlement named ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaqRnL0dV8gkStcoS74mTcHFsQw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaqRnL0dV8gkStcoS74mTcHFsQw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaqRnL0dV8gkStcoS74mTcHFsQw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaqRnL0dV8gkStcoS74mTcHFsQw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thealbertleatribune/~4/q7iaPm09Z1k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/nov/07/mementos-forgotten-community/