Progress Index

Progress A PUBLICATION OF THE ALBERT LEA TRIBUNE • February 22, 2015

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Unlocking the character of our community

2015

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What’s inside?

Agriculture

do you know the business people of Albert Lea?

Education

Beef prices are rising, but how long they will stay that way is still unclear

Charities & Faith

Students at Albert Lea High School are challenged with tough classes

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An old red barn in Kiester holds memories

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A focus on agriculture during the last year

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Name that barn or bin: A guessing game with area farms

It’s more than just at Christmas time; Salvation Army serves all year long

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The gift that keeps on giving

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Circle of Parents offers help in raising children

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“Hope” by Glenville-Emmons High School senior Anna Severtson

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Meet the next generation

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Schools by the numbers

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Hollandale Christian School celebrates Festival of Nations

Neighbors: Barb Wildgrube and Rodney Hatle look at old copies of the New Richland Star for Dairy Days that are part of the New Richland Area Historical Society’s collection. The Historical Society will soon launch a campaign to raise money to renovate a building for permanent use. sArAh stultz/Albert leA tribune

Neighbors

Meet several St. John’s Lutheran Community residents rooted in farming

Do you know your churches?

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A focus on religion during the last year

Family & Home

Community

Meet the pearls who live on Pearl Street

New Richland residents launch campaign for a permanent museum

Riverland Community College strides into the future with five-year plan

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Wegner Seed has been in the family for four generations

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Freeborn County agriculture by the numbers

Business & Health

Addressing challenges in mobility

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5 businesses collaborate to create new private employee clinic in northern Albert Lea

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Meet artist Tom Mullen

Online health kiosk could hold big solutions for Mayo Clinic and Austin Public Schools

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A focus on business during the last year

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Workforce grows at Overhead Door Co.

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Fresh and healthy foods offered at A.L.’s oldest store

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Businesses implement wellness initiatives as part of the Blue Zones Project

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Guess the Desk: How well

A look back at some friendly faces

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Albert Lea’s Minecraft Mania

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The overhead view: Solve this puzzle of Geneva locations

Editor of Alden Advance loves the job

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Neighbors by the numbers

Exercising both the body and mind at the Albert Lea Senior Center

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Industry

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When amateur boxing was golden in Albert Lea

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Discovering opinions through door-knocking

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Opening the door to another era at the Tribune

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A look back at some Photo Contest winners

People: Crowds of up to 50,000 people filled Albert Lea during the 1940 Colonel Days, named in honor of city founder Col. Albert Miller Lea. courtesy Freeborn county

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in 75th year, Riverland honors 75 people

Varsity football and fifthgrade basketball? Coach serves a wide range

Housing market ushers in recovery

Homelessness is a growing problem locally

A peek at past professions

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Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen to expand for a seventh time

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Albert Lea provides resources, training for employment

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Albert Lea and the surrounding area make plenty of products

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Business by the numbers

Neighbors by the numbers

Neighbors by the numbers

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Scouts develop character, practical skills in Clarks Grove

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Lou-Rich in Hayward seeing expansion

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Poet ethanol plant is a corporation; transition included purchase of former Glenville Grain

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Twin Lakes man creates a legacy in woodworking

historicAl museum

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People

History lives on in the former Kiester school

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Bricelyn church houses wealth of history

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Neighbors by the numbers

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Col. Albert Lea’s explorations led him to discover what’s now Albert Lea Lake

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Freeborn Company offers variety of windows

Colonel Days of past full of ‘Feverish activity and superb entertainment’

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Looking inside the door at Larson Manufacturing Northwood-Kensett school takes care of rising technology

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Lea home a battleground over development The people behind the newspaper

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Diversity in Albert Lea is expanding

Improving lives one smile at a time in Wells

We stack up to the competition.

North American Mat Co. sees resurgence in business

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Abrams Farm Drainage Neighbors Accentra Credit Union Community Accents Community Addies Floral and Gifts Community Ag Power Agriculture Ag Power Neighbors Alamco Charities & Faith ALBDC Business & Health Albert Lea Area Schools Education Albert Lea Assembly of God Charities & Faith Albert Lea CVB Business & Health Albert Lea Electric Family & Home Albert Lea Public Warehouse Business & Health Albert Lea Seed House Agriculture Albert Lea Seed House Family & Home Albert Lea Select Foods Community Albert Lea Steel Agriculture Albert Lea Vet Clinic Community Alden Fitness Center Neighbors Alliance Benefit Group Business & Health Allure Salon and Spa Charities & Faith Almco Business & Health American Bank Neighbors American Bank Community Americana Insurance & Investments Community Applebee’s Charities & Faith ARO Accounting Neighbors Aurora Dental Center Community B & D Metalworks Neighbors Becker Auto Neighbors Bowman Electric, Albert Lea Irrigation & Landscape Lighting Business & Health Bricelyn Agency Neighbors Broskoff Structures Neighbors Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home Neighbors Budach Implement Neighbors Budget Blinds Community Cargill Community Casa Zamora Charities & Faith Chamber ALFC Business & Health Cheers Liquor Charities & Faith Christianson Interiors Neighbors Church Offset Printing Business & Health City of Albert Lea Community Clarks Grove Hardware Neighbors Clothing Care Center Community Collins Auto Repair People Com-Tec Neighbors Complete Realty Family & Home Conger Meat Market Neighbors Country Care Boarding Kennel Neighbors Country Soule Agriculture Countryside RV Service Family & Home CPS Mansfield Neighbors Craig’s Taxidermy Studio Neighbors Crescendo Fine Dining Charities & Faith Crossroads Church Charities & Faith Curt’s Pharmacy Community Dahl Farm Supply Agriculture Dairy Queen - Wells Neighbors Dave Syverson Auto Center People Dave’s Auto Neighbors Daybreakers Kiwanis Charities & Faith Daycare Page Community Dewey Kruger Music Neighbors Dinah’s Style Charities & Faith Doors and Floors Community Doug’s Painting & Sandblasting Family & Home Down Through The Years Down Through The Years Dr. Lundstrom Business & Health Dras Cases, Inc. Industry Eastside Liquor Charities & Faith Ecumen New Richland Community Edward Jones Investments Community Exact Business & Health Expressions Salon & Spa Charities & Faith Family Dental Center Neighbors Farmers Mutual Insurance of Manchester Neighbors Farmers State Bank Family & Home Farmers State Bank Neighbors Farmers Trust & Savings Bank Neighbors Finders Keepers Neighbors Fisher’s Fine Jewelers Community Fleet Farm Supply Inc. Community Freeborn Construction Industry Freeborn County Insert Freeborn County Co-op Oil Agriculture Freeborn Lumber Family & Home Freeborn’s Pride Builders Inc. Agriculture Geneva Bar & Grill Neighbors Geno’s Plumbing & Heating Community Glenville Plumbing Neighbors Glenville Short Stop Community Glenville-Emmons Schools Education Grace Lutheran Church Charities & Faith Hanna’s Heating & Air Conditioning Community Hanson Tire Community Hayward Co-op Neighbors Heartland Security Family & Home Hemenway Storage Neighbors Hollandale Christian School Education Home Federal Bank Family & Home Home Solutions Midwest Community Hope Church Charities & Faith Injection Technology Neighbors Innovance Business & Health Integrated Therapy Services Community

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Interstate Packaging ISC Financial ITC Jan Jerdee/Blue Cross Blue Shield Jensales Jensales Julios Bar Karl’s Carquest Kibble Equipment KIMT KIMT Knutson Oil KOA Kampground L & D Ag Lake Mills Chamber Lake Mills School Larson Contracting Larson Manufacturing Lembke Construction Lou-Rich Main Attractions Main Street Dental Manchester-Hartland Telephone Company Mayo Clinic Health System Mercy Medical Minnesota Corrugated Box Inc. Misgen Auto Parts Morreim Drainage Mrs. Gerry’s Salads Nancy’s Café National Guard New To You Nick’s Country Store Nick’s Used Cars Noon Kiwanis Nordaas American Homes North American Mat Company Northbridge Mall Northern Country Cooperative Northwood Lumber Northwood Theatre Northwood True Value Oak Park Place Oak View Golf Course Our Father’s House Our Savior Pace Electronics Panels Plus Peterson Tree Service Produce State Bank Produce State Bank Raleigh’s Ace Hardware Reinertsons Embroidery Rightway Roofing Riverland Community College Ron’s LP Royal Lawn Royal Sports Salem Lutheran Church Sanderson Auto Repair Security Bank Security Bank, Emmons Shell Rock River Watershed District Slumberland Southside Custom St. John’s Lutheran Community St. Theodore Catholic Church St. Theodore Catholic School State Bank of New Richland Stateline Electric Stensrud Insurance Sterling The Drug Store and More Strong Insurance Agency The Square Yard The Willows Restaurant & Lounge Thompson Electric Thompson Oil Thompson Sanitation Thorne Crest Retirement Community TNT Used Appliances Tom Wentzler’s Service Total Glass-Lock, Inc. Trades & Labor Federal Credit Union Ulland Brothers Inc. United Employees Credit Union United Methodist Church US Bank Van Wilgen Farm Drainage Ventura Foods Vern Eide Motorcars Village Cooperative Walmart Wangen Excavating Washington Ave. Apartments Watercraft Wells Federal Bank Wells Federal Bank Wells Insurance Agency Welsh Chiropractic WFS WFS Zion Lutheran Church Zumbro River Brand

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