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he Midwest’s best barbecue cooks will be at the Big Island Bar-B-Que on Aug. 26 and 27, including the 2010 Kansas City Barbeque Society Team of the Year.

That would be Quau — like a Hawaiian luau but with a Q. The people behind the team are Mike and Beth Wozniak from Brimfield, Ill. The fourth annual state championship barbecue contest will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

Starting at 5 p.m. Aug. 26, the public can taste and vote for best chili from about 100 gallons of it from more than 20 teams until it’s gone for $3. At 7 p.m. the public can taste and vote for the best chicken wings from more than teams that will serve about 1,000 pounds of chicken wings until they’re gone for $10. There will also be stuffed baked potatoes, mini donuts, funnel cakes, kettle corn, lemonade, candy and other items as well as the barbecue, ribs, brisket and pulled pork. The Big Island Bar-B-Que is free to the general public.

The 10 categories of competition are chicken, ribs, pork, brisket, chili, chicken wings, mystery meat, seafood, dessert and homemade barbecue sauce. The award ceremony is at 5 p.m. Aug. 27.

This will be the fourth annual state competition and the overall winner will be in the drawing to go to the American Royal Barbecue in Kansas City, Kan., and the World Barbecue Jack Daniel’s Championship in Tennessee.

There will be kids games and activities on Saturday with music, dance, crafts and games.

About 3,000 people attended last year’s Big Island Barbecue. More than 50 teams compete for more than $14,000 in prize money and trophies from all over the Midwest. States represented last year were Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

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By Sarah Stultz

he farmers market takes place in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot, next to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center in downtown Albert Lea. It is open from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

Because the area has experienced a late spring season, produce may be a week or two behind schedule; however, there’s still lots that people will be able to find.

New this year at the market will be a scanning machine equipped to handle credit and debit cards, SNAP vouchers and EBT transactions.

There will be one person in charge of the machine.

When a card is scanned, people will be given wooden tokens to use to purchase items.

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Shinefest Shinefest — the week of churches from the Albert Lea area giving back to the community — will be held Monday through Friday in the third week of August. There will be service projects done around the community and at local schools. This will be the fifth annual Shinefest celebration.

New churches get involved each year.

The Shinefest worship service will again be held on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds in the Grandstand area.

Shinefest Tractor Ride The Shinefest Tractor Ride is July 16. It starts at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds and goes past Thorne Crest Retirement Community, Oak Park Place, Good Samaritan Society, St. John’s Lutheran Home and then south to Emmons, east to Glenville, then back northwest to Albert Lea. All in all, it is 57 miles, organizers say.

Kids Art in the Park Children can enjoy an evening of face painting, tie-dying, crafts of all kinds, children’s gallery, ventriloquist Shari Ellingson and much more. There will also be a sidewalk chalk mural contest with prize giveaways. Mural decoration takes place anytime between 4-5:45 p.m. Judging will be at 6 p.m. The ventriloquist begins at 5 p.m. New this year is a wishing tree and kids are encouraged to jot down their wish and tie it in the tree. Wishes will be kept for one week depending on weather.

When: June 15 Time: 4 to 7 p.m.

Where: New Denmark Park Fee: Free but bring a T-shirt for tiedye.

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Eddie Cochran Weekend is about cars and music

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By Kelli Lageson

he 25th annual Eddie Cochran Weekend car show will be held rain or shine June 10 and 11 in Albert Lea. It is sponsored by the Low Bucks Car Club.

Friday, June 10, will feature a social at the Country Inn and Suites on East Main Street in Albert Lea starting around 4 p.m. At dusk the group will head to the Freeborn County Fairgrounds for a drive-in movie featuring “American Graffiti.”

On Saturday all the fun will begin. A walk/ run to benefit the Mayo Clinic Albert Lea hospice program will start at 7:30 a.m. Registration starts at 7 a.m.

Registrants can sign up for the car show and swap at the fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to noon. The show will be from noon to 4 p.m., with trophies awarded around 3:30 p.m.

There is a $10 fee for registering.

Public can attend the car show for $2.

There will be food vendors at the show.

The Freeborn County Historical Museum Eddie Cochran will have extended hours Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the public to view an Eddie Cochran display.

The 26-mile cruise will start at the fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. A line-up and social will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. The cruise will end at the fairgrounds. After the cruise there will be entertainment by the local band The Cruisers in the 4-H building.

On Sunday, June 12, United Methodist Church in Albert Lea is having a worship celebration to celebrate its 133rd birthday. A rock ’n’ roll worship will start at 10:45 a.m. Musicians Barb and Neil Lang will perform music from the ’50s. The worship will be followed by a meal of sloppy joes and activities for all ages.

The weekend celebrates Albert Lea native Eddie Cochran. Cochran was born Oct. 3, 1938, in Albert Lea. He started playing guitar when he was 12 years old and toured as a country music performer in California. He switched to rock in 1957 with “Sitting on the Balcony.”

Other hits of his include “Summertime Blues,” “C’mon Everybody,” “Something Else” and “Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie.” Cochran died in 1960 when the cab taking him to Heathrow Airport crashed.

Tim Engstrom

Flames and cool paint jobs are a big part of Eddie Cochran Weekend, which is held by the Low Bucks Car Club.

Car cruises bring back the old days • June 11: Eddie Cochran car cruise, starts at 6:30 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds • July 9: “To the North Broadway Cruise-in,” starts at 4 p.m. in the North Broadway parking lots. The downtown car cruise

and show include food vendors.

• Sept. 3: “To the North Broadway Cruise-in,” starts at 4 p.m. in the North Broadway parking lots. The downtown car cruise and show will include food vendors.

Motorcycle rides stretch the miles • June 17-18: The Minnesota State Harley Owners Group Rally will be held in Alexandria. More information can be found at www.mnstatehogrally.com.

• June 18: All-American Ride/Poker Run starts at Good Samaritan Society in Austin with food and registration at noon.

Ride ends in Albert Lea. • June 18: The Pink Ribbon Ride in Janesville starts at 10:30 a.m. Sign up starts at 8:30 a.m. and goes until the run starts.

Proceeds benefit local cancer organizations, a scholarship fund and local cancer victims. The ride has a different route every year.

• June 18: The Wells Area Save 2nd Base ride begins at the Wells VFW. The 100-mile ride leaves at 12:30 p.m. At the end of the ride there will be food, a silent auction and live band.

Proceeds go to the Albert Lea hospital.

• July 8-10: The 16th annual Hot Harley Nights will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event

benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

• July 9: The Matt Felt & Dillion Gordon Run will leave Applebee’s in Albert Lea at 11 a.m. Sign up is at 10 a.m.

Proceeds from the run go to cancer research, area nonprofit organizations and local cancer victims. Cars and motorcycles are welcome on the ride.

• July 15-16: GoldWing Road Riders holds the Minnesota state rally at America’s Best Value Inn in Albert Lea. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. on July 15. The event includes bike games, a bike show, bike parade, dinner rides, vendors and more.

• Aug 6: Berdale’s Harley Davidson will host a corn feed kickoff for the Sturgis Rally that will be Aug. 8-14 in South Dakota.

• Aug. 30: The 2011 Patriot Tour will make a stop in Albert Lea at Bergdale’s Harley Davidson before continuing on to Wisconsin. The tour passes a U.S. flag through 48 states.

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Inside Back Cover Albert Lea Public Warehouse....................................... 32 Albert Lea Seedhouse................................................. 29 Albert Lea Select Foods............................................... 16 Albert Lea Senior Center............................................. 31 Albert Lea Steel........................................................... 23 Albert Lea Vet Clinic.................................................... 19 Alliance Bennefit Group.............................................. 23 Alliance Pipeline.......................................................... 11 AmericInn/Microtel Clear Lake.................................... 36 Antiques of the Midwest............................................... 7 Art’s Shoes.................................................................. 13 Assemblies of God........................................................ 9 Becker Auto................................................................ 46 Bergdale Harley-Davidson........................................... 31 Big Toe Excavating & Towing....................................... 10 Blue Belle Inn.............................................................. 40 Bonnerup Funeral Home............................................. 29 Bonnerup Funeral Service............................................ 48 Bowman Electric........................................................... 8 Cafourek & Associates................................................ 32 Candy & Jewels............................................................. 7 Chamber of Commerce.......................Inside Front Cover Cheers Liquor............................................................. 50 City Limits................................................................... 40 Clarks Grove Hardware............................................... 34 Clarks Grove Veterinary Clinic..................................... 34 Coldwell Banker.......................................................... 19 Collectors Wonderland............................................... 37 Collins Auto Repair..................................................... 10 Complete Home Inspections....................................... 11 Conger Catering .......................................................... 8 Conger Meat Market.................................................. 11 CORA......................................................................... 13 Countryside RV -Crow Wing Kayak............................... 6 Countyside RV............................................................ 22 Countyside RV.............................................................. 6 Cowboys & Angels Stables.......................................... 34 CPS Mansfield............................................................. 46 Crossroads Church........................................................ 9 Dairy Queen of Wells.................................................. 35 Dan Sparks State Senator............................................ 17 Daycare Page................................................................ 5 Diamond Jo Casino.............................. Inside Back Cover Doug’s Painting/Sandblasting........................................ 6 Dr. Lundstrom D.D.S................................................... 33 Dr. Shoff....................................................................... 7 Dras Cases, Inc............................................................ 31 Eastside Liquor............................................................ 52 Emerson’s By The Lake................................................ 36 Emmon’s Legion.......................................................... 44 Etc Tanning & Clothing............................................... 33 Eva Marie’s.................................................................. 37 Expressions Salon & Spa.............................................. 25 Falkstone.................................................................... 45 Fallgatters Market....................................................... 45 Farmer Mutal Ins......................................................... 44 Farmers State Bank..............................Inside Front Cover First Lutheran Church.................................................... 9

First National Bank...................................................... 48 Fishers Jewelry.............................................................. 7 Fleet Farm................................................................... 28 Fleming’s Clothing...................................................... 13 Fort Custer Maze........................................................ 37 Frames R Us.................................................................. 7 Freeborn Construction................................................ 46 Freeborn County......................................................... 32 Freeborn County Environmental.................................. 42 Freeborn County Historical Museum........................... 21 Freeborn Lumber........................................................ 18 Freeborn Pride Builders............................................... 47 Gansen Auto & RV Sales............................................... 3 Geneva Bar & Grill...................................................... 48 Georges of Geneva..................................................... 48 Gifts Galore................................................................ 13 Glenn’s Motorcoach.................................................... 20 Glenville Plumbing...................................................... 48 Goldman, Sturtz & Halvorsen, Chtd............................ 31 Grace Lutheran Church................................................. 9 Green Lea Golf Course................................................ 30 Green Mill............................................Inside Front Cover Green Mill................................................................... 50 Hair Designers............................................................. 25 Hanna’s Heating & Aire Conditioning.......................... 43 Hanson Tire.................................................................. 2 Hayward Co-op.......................................................... 46 Heart of the Artichoke.................................................. 7 Heartwaves Studio...................................................... 16 Hill, Larson, Walth & Benda......................................... 21 Hillcrest Cemetery....................................................... 31 Home Federal............................................................. 28 Home Sweet Home..................................................... 40 Indoor Technologies...................................................... 6 Inject Technology Diesel Service................................... 45 Interstate Fire & Safety................................................ 46 Jag Tours..................................................................... 14 Jim & Dudes................................................................ 23 Johnson Heating......................................................... 41 Joyce Matthies Dance................................................... 4 Karls of Wells, Inc....................................................... 35 KIMT.................................................... Inside Back Cover Lady of the Lake......................................................... 36 Lake Mills Chamber.................................................... 47 Lake Mills Community School..................................... 47 Lake Mills Task Force .................................................. 47 Lakeside Café............................................................. 50 Larson Contracting..............................Inside Front Cover Larson’s Hardware Hank.............................................. 12 Larson’s Mercantile..................................................... 37 Lembke Construction, Inc....................Inside Front Cover Loverink...................................................................... 38 Lyla’s Boutique............................................................ 37 M&S Outdoor............................................................. 21 Main Street Dental...................................................... 44 Main Street Grill.......................................................... 46 Manchester Hartland Telephone Company.................. 44 Manpower . ............................................................... 39 McKinley Auto & RV................................................... 30 Minnesota Abstract..................................................... 25 Morreim Drainage....................................................... 44 Motor Inn................................................................... 34 Mrs. Gerry’s Salad....................................................... 14 Nancy’s Café................................................................. 7 National Eagle Center................................................... 1 New To You.................................................................. 7 NIACC................................................. Inside Back Cover Niagra Cave................................................................ 39 Nick’s Countrystore..................................................... 46 Northbridge Mall.................................Inside Front Cover Northern Country Coop . ........................................... 46 Northland Custom Interiors......................................... 45

Northstar Powersports................................................ 19 Northwood Lumber.................................................... 45 Northwood Theatre.................................................... 45 Northwood True Value................................................ 45 Oakenwald Terrace....................................................... 8 Osage Chamber of Commerce.................................... 12 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church........................................ 9 Paradise Pizza............................................................. 40 Parkview Center.......................................................... 35 Picket Fence Antiques................................................. 40 Produce State Bank..................................................... 39 Produce State Bank..................................................... 24 Ralphene’s.................................................................. 36 Re/Max - Emilie & Jim Paulson..................................... 33 Reinertson’s Embroidory................................................ 7 Ron’s LP...................................................................... 47 Royal Lawn................................................................. 34 Royal Sports................................................................ 34 Salon 304 & Spa, Inc................................................... 47 Schroeder Electric....................................................... 35 Security Bank.............................................................. 17 Service Master.............................................................. 6 Shaws Auto & Truck Repair......................................... 48 Shell Rock River Watershed......................................... 17 Side Door Antiques..................................................... 40 Signature Real Estate...........................Inside Front Cover Signature’s Supper Club.............................................. 45 South Central Pet Care............................................... 18 South MN Lubes......................................................... 15 Southern Lock & Glass................................................ 15 Southside Barber......................................................... 22 Southside Custom....................................................... 22 Southtown Liquor....................................................... 14 Stacia’s Grooming & Pet Boutique............................... 22 State Bank of Bricelyn................................................. 35 State Bank of Clarks Grove............................ Back Cover State Bank of New Richland........................................ 44 State Farm - Nancy VanderWaerdt............................... 24 Stateline Electric.......................................................... 48 Stripper Floor Removal LLC......................................... 34 Strong Ins..................................................................... 7 Sugar Chic Cakes........................................................ 50 Syverson Ford............................................................. 27 Teluwut Grille House & Pub......................................... 13 The Flower Gallery...................................................... 13 The Front Porch.......................................................... 12 The Mill’s Theater........................................................ 47 The Old Crow Artisan Gallery...................................... 40 The Red Geranium...................................................... 37 Thompson Oil............................................................. 44 Thorne Crest.................................................. Back Cover Three In One . ............................................................ 38 Thymless Treasures...................................................... 40 TNT Used Appliances.................................................... 7 Total Glass & Lock....................................................... 21 Trades & Labor Federal Credit Union........................... 20 Trinity Lutheran............................................................. 9 Turtle Creek Pottery.................................................... 40 Ulland Brothers........................................................... 42 United Employee Credit Union.................................... 25 Uptown Dental............................................................. 8 Val Blossoms............................................................... 12 VanWilgen Farm Drainage.......................................... 39 Ventura Foods, LLC.............................. Inside Back Cover Wal Mart...................................................................... 3 Water Craft Corporation............................................. 35 Wells Federal Bank...................................................... 19 Wells Insurance Agency.............................................. 35 WFS............................................................................ 35 White Sail Spa............................................................. 36 Wintergreen Co-op..................................................... 22 Zogg Dermatology...................................................... 15

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By Sarah Stultz

lenville Days just keeps growing bigger and bigger.

That’s how the festival’s organizer Emerlee Stilley describes the events planned for this year’s festival, June 10-12.

Events kick off Friday, June 10, with a medallion hunt and “Minute to Win it” competition.

Some of the highlights on Saturday, June 11, include a 5K river run starting at 8 a.m. from the park, activities in the park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for families, and the Eddie Cochran car cruise which comes through town just

before 7 p.m.

The Glenville Days parade is expected to start at 10 a.m. with Miss Teen Minnesota Jenny Monson as the grand marshal. Monson’s mother, Caroline Wilds Monson, grew up in Glenville, Stilley said.

Miss Minnesota and Mrs. Minnesota are also tentatively scheduled to be in the parade and will be assisting with the king and queen contest, she added.

In the afternoon, there will be a barbecue pork lunch, kids games and activities and bingo in the park.

A bike give-away will take place at the tennis courts.

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A street dance Saturday night is also expected to be a big hit with the band Time Machine starting a 8:30 p.m. on the Main Street stage.

Stilley said there were 650 people at the 2010 Glenville Days street dance, and this year, organizers are expecting 750 to 800 people.

Events wrap up Sunday with a fundraiser breakfast for the National Youth Gathering and a church service in the park.

Glenville, the second largest city in Freeborn County, can be found eight miles southeast of downtown Albert Lea on U.S. Highway 65.

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Bad Monkey to perform July 14 at dance

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By Tim Engstrom

hile many town festivals are slimming down to one or two days, Ellendale Days remains at four days.

The fun kicks off Thursday, July 14, and runs through July 17. It will feature live music at street dances outside of Ellendale Municipal Liquor on July 14, 15 and 16. Luvern’s Concertina Band returns for the Thursday dance.

Bad Monkey plays on Friday night, while the Saturday performer has yet to be determined.

Plans for during the day on that Sat-

urday include Segway rides, a parade and a citywide rummage sale.

Other plans are still in the works, but, if things are like last year, Friday night will feature a dunk tank, a talent show, a food stand and taco supper. If the plan is like last year, Saturday should feature a white elephant sale, a farmers market, a T-ball tournament, carnival games, a food wagon and a pork chop supper. A car show and Texas hold ’em tournament usually is in the mix, too.

Sunday features a pancake breakfast at the Community Building and a food wagon around lunchtime.

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ven through Geneva doesn’t have a summer celebration, it does have recreational amenities for visitors. It also hosts wayward interstate travelers seeking services.

Downtown Park has a playground and basketball and volleyball courts.

A softball diamond along with more playground equipment is behind the community center in the south part of town. People enjoy swimming in the quarry west of the city.

Harmony Park on the west side of Geneva Lake draws tourists to lakeside concerts each summer.

Geneva’s first resident, Milton Morsey, settled in the area in 1855, three years before Minnesota was given statehood. Other settlers arrived the following year, making Geneva one of the oldest incorporated towns in the state.

Geneva doesn’t have a freeway gas station, but Interstate 35 travelers do sometimes stop by the downtown grocery store, gas station, TV and appliance store or meat locker. The city has two bars that double as restaurants and both provide live entertainment. And people from the region visit a wood-products store and the bank.

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un and music all for a good cause.

That’s the premise behind a new event this summer organized by the United Way of Freeborn County, the Albert Lea Convention and produced, a cash prize, a paid gig at Visitors Bureau, and Bergdale Harleythe Freeborn County Fair and other Davidson. incentives.

Scheduled for Sunday, June 12, Half of the vote will be from professtarting at 11 a.m., several bands sional musicians and the other half from the area will come together to will be audience choice through votcompete for prizes during the firsting with tickets. ever local Battle of the Bands Block After the bands are finished, Austin Party. said people from the community are But it won’t be just about music. encouraged to bring their instruments There will be a kiddie carnival, free and play together. lemonade, discounted food, a door There will also be a guest band perprize contest and vintage cars, among formance

by As the Glory Fades. other events.

Neighboring businesses on East Freeborn County United Way ExecuPlaza Street are also contributing to tive Director Ann Austin said the idea the fun, and there will be a chance originated a couple years ago when to win a free pool party at the Amerishe was approached by an employee cInn, a free one-night stay at the Best of Bergdale Harley-Davidson.

Austin said the company wanted to Western Plus, one dunk tank ticket, one kiddie bouncer ticket or one Boy do something fun for the community Scout cub car race ticket. to benefit a local organization. At the There will be coupons from the same time, the United Way was lookbusinesses in the north business dising for ideas for fundraisers to do in trict, including AmericInn, Applebee’s, late spring.

Bergdale Harley-Davidson, Best “We want to recognize young people for their talents and what they Western Plus, Hy-Vee, McDonald’s and businesses in the Northbridge Mall. can bring to the community,” Austin Free T-shirts will be given out to the said. “It’s something that’s unique, for first 200 people. everybody. It’s not just for a certain Austin said she hopes the event will particular group.” help the community be recognized Five unsigned bands — Mournfor its potential to grow into an art ing Veritas, Indiscrepancy, Riptide, center.

Bad Monkey, and Her Majesty and Organizers hope to expand the the Plank-Walkers — will compete event in 2012 to include all of southfor prizes, including recording time ern Minnesota and northern Iowa. at Legacy Studios, getting their CDs Read about live entertainment coming to the fair starting on Page 24.

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The Marion Ross Performing Arts Center hosts productions big and small.

Albert Lea Community Theatre Marion Ross Performing Arts Center 147 N. Broadway Ave. www.actonbroadway.com Box Office: 507-377-4371 ‘Gypsy’: July 14-17, 20-23 This musical fable is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Cast includes nine women, five men, a number of young dancers and an orchestra. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. July 17.

‘Doubt’: Sept. 22-24, 28-30, Oct. 1 “Doubt,” is a play about a nun — who is also a principal of a school — who suspects that one of the priests at the school has had an inappropriate relationship with a student. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

Harmony Park 79503 298th St., Clarks Grove www.harmonypark.com 507-402-8733 The Family Reunion, July 2-3 Event features Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Yonder Mountain String Band, and The Big Wu, among others. People of all ages welcome, including children.

Matt Felt/Dillon Gordon Run, July 9-10 Fundraiser in honor of the two men who the event is named after. Involves a motorcycle ride, camping and music, including band Bad Monkey.

Project Earth, July 15-16 The festival includes music, camping and fundraising. Proceeds go through WookieFoot Charities to relief efforts, orphanages, schools and hospitals around the world.

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Sell Out Stereo to perform at July Jubilee

City festival to feature rummage sales

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he Lake Mills, Iowa, July Jubilee will be held July 8, 9 and 10. All weekend there will be a carnival, a quilt show at the Lake Mills Care Center and a rendezvous on South Mill featuring different demonstrations.

Friday will have a street dance at night and a bake and rummage sale throughout the day at the Civic Center. There will also be a dedication of gardens and wine and food tasting at the 1901 Victorian House.

Saturday will start with a 5k run/ walk event and later a parade for children near the library. The FFA will hold an antique tractor event and will end with a street dance from 8 to midnight featuring Sell Out Stereo.

Sunday will begin with a breakfast in the Community School as well as a radio controlled air show at the airport.

All in all there will be events for all ages and interests in the local festival in Lake Mills.

Friday, July 8: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sidewalk sales 4:30 p.m.: Dedication of gardens at 1901 Victorian House 5-7 p.m.: Wine and food tasting at 1901 Victorian House sponsored by the Lake Mills Area Historical Society 5:30 p.m.: Little Mr. and Miss Contest at Mills Theater 7 p.m.: beer gardens open 8:30 p.m.-midnight: Street dance with performance by Vic Ferrari 9 p.m.: Karoake at Cruiser’s Route 69 Saturday, July 9: 7:30 a.m.: 5k run/walk starts at Stutzman Physical Therapy.

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Freeborn celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2007.

The city, like the county, was named for William Freeborn, a rugged adventurer who served in the territorial legislature from 1854 to 1857 and was mayor of Red Wing in 1858 before heading westward.

reeborn Days has moved on the calendar from the third weekend of June to the last weekend in July. And it is focused its fun all on one day.

Freeborn’s town festival takes place July 30. That Saturday starts with a free breakfast at 7 a.m. offered by the American Legion.

A citywide rummage sale happens at 8 a.m. to noon. During the day, the city will have a volleyball Commercial • Agricultural • Residential tournament, bingo, 4-H food stand, FREEBORN’S children’s games and other activities.

Historian Kevin Savick will bring pictures on Freeborn’s history to be displayed at the American Legion Hall on all day.

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ew this year at Hayward Days will be a car show.

Hayward Days is slated for July 9, and one of the organizers is City Council member Mike Hansen. He said the three car clubs in Albert Lea plan to hold a car show this year as part of the city celebration.

He mentioned several of the day’s events but noted all plans will not be finalized until June 9. The car show is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The dance is back for 2011. Julio’s Bar & Grill was closed during the 2010 celebration, so there was no street dance.

Steve and Betty Steele of rural Alden purchased the building last year, and their son, Marty Herman, manages it.

He is focused on remodeling the place

and hopes to have a grand opening on July 9. If that isn’t possible, the street dance still will go on, likely starting at 8 p.m. and going into the night. Live music is booked.

The mud bog is always a big attraction, held by the Hayward Fire Department and Ultimate Auto. It starts at noon and ends at 5 p.m. ATVs and trucks race through a muddy course to claim the fastest times.

Hayward Lutheran Church will offer brunch and a bake sale. The day features a softball tournament, a volleyball tournament, a food stand, 4-H activities and the ever-popular citywide rummage sale.

The April Sorensen Memorial Half Marathon begins at 7:30 a.m. in Albert Lea and finishes in Hayward. See Page XX for details.

Hayward businesses will be open for the day. The city website is www. haywardmn.org.

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fter a one-year hiatus, the popular Great Dane Shoot during Alden’s Morin Lake Days is returning.

Morin Lake Days organizer Ann Bryson said organizers are partnering up with Milan Hart of Hart Brothers Weaponry for the shoot, which will take place June 18.

Spots will be opened up for purchasing earlier this year than in year’s past and will be available for purchase through Hart Brothers Weaponry and the Alden City Clerk’s Office. Each location will have 50 spots available.

Entry fee is $10 for each shooter,

which includes participation in the dane shoot, a hat and ammunition.

The shoot will take place south of Alden between the BP and Freeborn County Co-op Oil gas stations. Shooters will take aim at a manmade bird to knock off different parts of it. The top prize is given for the person who shoots down the breastplate.

A competition that dates back to the 1800s, this will be the 20th year for the shoot during Morin Lake Days.

Morin Lake Days is June 17-19 and includes a variety of activities for all ages, including a medallion hunt, fishing contest, parades, softball tournaments, a fun run and fireworks.

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Red Power Roundup to bring thousands to county fairgrounds

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he Red Power Roundup is a big celebration of all things related to International Harvester. This year, the Freeborn County Fairgrounds hosts the annual festival, and it is expected to bring anywhere from 25,000 to 30,000 people to Albert Lea on June 23, 24 and 25. Trailers will begin dropping off farm implement as early as June 15.

Event Director Bruce Jensen with the Minnesota chapter of the International Harvester Collectors Club said he is hoping for 2,000 tractors, with 500 from Minnesota alone. And it remains to be seen how many other International Harvester Co. products will be there. After all, the former Chicago-based legend made many other things: cotton pickers, harvesters, crawlers, plows, cultivators, grain binders, corn binders, manure spreaders, lawn mowers, industrial machines and trucks, among other things. It even made appliances, from refrigera-

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Jensen said one of the two main features of the show will be a rare white demonstrator tractor from the 1950s. The other will be gold demonstrator tractors from the 1970s. These were tractors that International Harvester used to promote their product.

Red is the color International was known for, but its tractors came in gray, white or gold, too.

The Red Power Roundup A rare white demonstrator 1929 Farmall will offer entertainment, such Regular will be brought to Albert Lea as a stagecoach robbery with for the Roundup. vintage guns shooting blanks. tors to air conditioners.

Calico Hutch of Hayward will host a Tractors will be coming from Caliquilting bee and give quilting demfornia, Oregon, Washington, Texas, onstrations. There will be tours to the Florida, New York and from across the Mall of America, Hills Gardens, Albert Upper Midwest, Jensen said.

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The list indicates the festival offers excellent entertainment value to tour groups and individual travelers from around the world.

“That might draw some people into town,” Vining said.

Colonial crafts for sale include pottery, woodworking, clothing, jewelry, artwork, blacksmith demonstrations, candles and handmade items from artisans from 15 states and Canada.

Enjoy some delectables of yesteryears, including kettle corn, wild rice soup, funnel cakes, homemade root beer, buffalo, fry bread, beef stew, grilled pork chops and smoked turkey legs.

Craft demonstrations, black powder shooting competitions, parades, drills, Native American camp and live cannon rounds by New Ulm Battery are just a few of the activities on the roster.

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he Fourth of July Celebration in Northwood features four days of activities, ranging from a parade to street dances to inflatables in the park — to a cross-dressing competition.

A good laugh will be had at a new event called the Mr. Miss Northwood Pageant, where guys will dress as ladies for a competition. The men will compete in three categories: evening gown, swimsuit and talent show. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. July 4, with fireworks at 10 p.m.

The fun starts on Friday with the opening of the beer garden and a performance by Cherry Gun. Rhino is the band for Saturday night.

Saturday features a fun run, a disc golf tourney and the start of a three-day softball tourney. Sunday offers a noon community picnic, and the parade starts at 11 a.m. Monday.

The Northwood-Kensett Educational Foundation Golf Tournament happens at 1 p.m. Monday at the Northwood Country Club.

Northwood also hosts the Worth County Fair, June 15-19. At the Grandstand, Dueling Pianos performs at 7:30 p.m. June 15, Hitchville at 7:30 p.m. June 16, Tuff Trucks at 7:30 p.m. June 17, tractor pull at 5:30 p.m.

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This small community with less than 100 residents is about 10 miles north of Albert Lea right off Minnesota Highway 13. There is no summer festival in Manchester.

The Bend in the Road bar is popular in the summer for its beer garden and volleyball and horseshoe league.

Singers and musicians also perform on occasion. The bar has a page on Facebook where more information

By Kelli Lageson

ew Richland Farm & City Days will again be the second weekend in July. It falls on July 8, 9 and 10.

As in the past, there will be a carnival on all three days. The New Richland Idol contest will be at 7 p.m.

Friday on Broadway Avenue.

Saturday’s events include the annual flower show at City Hall and a pancake breakfast in the school cafeteria from 7 to 10 a.m.

There will be a three-person scramble at 9 a.m. at Riverview Golf Course on Saturday.

A 2-mile Panther Fun Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m. and is open to everyone. The event is not timed, and there are no awards. The event is being held with the idea of people being healthy and staying active.

The course will begin at Country Neighbors, then go northeast out of town, past Calvary Cemetery, turning west and around the curve on 240th

Ave., and back to town on Country Road 12, to the finish line at Country Neighbors. If there is enough interest, an extension will be made to make the course a 5k length. Registration on the day of the run/walk will begin at 7 a.m. in the city park in New Richland with a fee of $15. Contact Mike Weber at 507-475-1012 for more information.

The Lions will hold bingo in the park on Saturday, and the Top 25 car show will be held on Broadway Avenue in New Richland. Registration is from 8 to 10 a.m., and the show runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday night there will be a street dance with live entertainment.

Sunday’s events start with a community worship service in the park at 10:30 a.m. County pork producers will serve a lunch at 11:30 a.m.

The parade will be held at 1 p.m. with entertainment following. Rounding out the Sunday events will be an ice cream social at 4 p.m. at the St. Peter Church in Otisco.

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mmons Borderfest will be celebrated Aug. 19 and 20 in this town about 14 miles south of Albert Lea. Friday night will feature the Johnny Holm Band and a street dance On Saturday there will be citywide garage sales and a children’s pedal pull. Registration for the ATV mud bog will tentatively start at 9 a.m. with the mud bog starting at noon. Baseball and softball tournaments will most

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Dunnell Lenort will be singing before Bad Monkey will perform Saturday night in downtown Emmons.

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ach summer for nearly two decades the Fountain Lake Sportmen’s Club has held a Take A Kid Fishing Day. It’s the club’s signature event and used as a way to introduce children to fishing.

Hundreds of people turn out each year and children 16 and under receive a free fishing pole. The club supplies other equipment for use on the day of the event.

This year’s event will be at the Edgewater Park fishing pier June 11 beginning at 9 a.m. and children 16 and under can fish without a license. Adults who bring a child can fish for free, too.

New this year, professional fisherman Kirt Hedquist will be in Albert Lea to chat with kids and might bring a few out onto his boat.

Despite poor weather conditions during last year’s event, the club handed out more than 250 fishing poles to kids and 61 people caught fish.

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Fountain and Albert Lea lakes were featured on “Fishing the Midwest with Bob Jensen” in 2010 because Jensen had heard many reports of good fishing in the area.

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lbert Lea outdoorsman Mark Blong offered these locations as popular places to fish: Albert Lea Lake This lake has 24 miles of shoreline and its deepest spot is six feet. It has two accesses — one near the channel and one near South Shore Drive — and is full of bass, crappie, sunfish and channel cats. In its deepest spots are walleyes.

Fountain Lake This lake can be accessed by the Brookside Park boat landing and along state Highway 13. It has a fishing pier in Edgewater Park and walleye in its deep holes and

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Pickerel Lake This lake was recently stocked with northern pike by the Department of Natural Resources and also has pan fish.

Beaver Lake Near Ellendale, this lake is small but has a wide array of fish including walleye and crappie. It has a fishing pier and beach with a picnic area.

St. Olaf Lake This lake is near New Richland and has one access point with a beach. It is full of crappie, sunfish, northern and bass.

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Freeborn County Relay for Life participants and other members of the community walk through the luminaries made for cancer fighters and survivors after the bags were lit in 2010 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

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By Tim Engstrom

he Freeborn County Relay for Life has extended its track. Well, actually the track itself is the same, but the walking route will reach to what’s called Machinery Hill.

The ninth Freeborn County Relay for Life starts at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, and goes until 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

It was also a solemn opportunity to remember those who have died from their battle with cancer and celebrate those who have fought it and survived.

A schedule of events hasn’t been assembled; however event coordinator Vicki Manges said people can expect changes inspired from the 2010 Relay, which was held indoors in barns at the fairgrounds because of the threat of storms.

She said the 2011 Relay will be outdoors, but the event committee expects to implement some of the things from last year’s unexpected changes.

“When we went into rain mode last year, we were able to experience things that we did and didn’t like,” Manges said. “The things we liked and heard from others encouraged us

to implement it into this year’s Relay.”

The track is one example of a change. Another will be camping at Machinery Hill.

The Relay for Life this year hopes to offer additional vendors and more activities, Manges said.

The Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Similar events happen across the country. The Freeborn County Relay for Life has set a goal of $127,500. Money raised goes toward cancer research, raising awareness of cancer prevention and cancer treatment.

It’s an event that takes months of planning and draws hundreds of community members together for a straight 12 hours under one purpose.

The event begins with speeches from the honored survivor and the honored caregiver.

Cancer fighters and survivors then take a survivors’ lap. Then all participants walk as part of teams for the 12 hours, usually in shifts. When they aren’t walking, they participate in activities for all ages and fundraising activities, such as a silent auction and drawings. Musical acts perform on the stage. Luminaries commemorating cancer victims and honoring survivors are lit at dusk. Many people stay at the fairgrounds overnight.

By Sarah Stultz

here’s always a lot to do in Albert Lea for the Fourth of July holiday.

Whether it’s extra excitement through Crazy Days in downtown Albert Lea, a car show, a carnival, a parade or fireworks, there’s plenty of family friendly events for all ages.

“It’s a great time when families come in for the Fourth of July,” said Susie Petersen, executive director of the Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We have a lot of activities going on, and with the price of gas, there’s a lot of things going on right here in our own hometown. You don’t have to leave to go anywhere to have a good time.”

With the success of Crazy Days in downtown Albert Lea last summer, downtown business owners will again open up their stores for extra hours and host sales for customers from June 30 through July 2.

“I think it’s a great time to incorporate our businesses with the actual people in town,” said Linda Knudsen, owner of Plymouth Shoes.

On Thursday, June 30, stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Knudsen said it will be up to individual merchants to determine how long they will be open July 1 and 2.

Food vendors will be downtown on all three days and Merriam’s Midway Carnival will open Friday, July 1, and continue through July Fourth.

Also on Friday, the CVB and American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 will sponsor its second annual car show on Broadway Avenue, between Fountain Street and the Legion building.

Petersen said people can enter their cars into the show, and then the public will vote on their favorites.

The same day the Legion will also open its outdoor patio, which will continue on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3.

There will also be a comedy show, featuring Jeff Polis and Scott Novotny on Friday.

On Sunday, the highlight of the day will be Albert Lea’s annual Third of July Parade.

Tami Jensen, operations manager at the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the annual parade, said people can start bringing their floats to the

Thursday, June 30 • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea Friday, July 1 • Various daytime hours: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 5 to 11 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 6 p.m.: CVB and American Legion car show • 7:30 p.m.: Comedy show featuring Jeff Polis and Scott Novotny at the American Legion Saturday, July 2 • 9 a.m. to noon: Albert Lea Farmers Market, East Clinic parking lot • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 1 to 11 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • Various daytime hours: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea Sunday, July 3 • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 1 to 10 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 5:30 p.m.: Floats begin lining up at Freeborn County Fairgrounds for Third of July Parade • 6 p.m.: Third of July Parade begins Monday, July 4 • 1 to 8 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 1 p.m.: Bayside Ski Club preshow, Edgewater Park • 2 p.m.: Bayside Ski Club show, Edgewater Park • 8 p.m.: Albert Lea Community Band, Fountain Lake Park Gazebo • Dusk: Fireworks, Fountain Lake Freeborn County Fairgrounds at noon that day with lineup for the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The parade itself is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Freeborn County: Past, Present, Future.”

The parade begins at the fairgrounds, travels down Bridge Avenue, along Fountain Street and ends at Central Park — generally lasting two hours.

As Merriam’s Midway Carnival worker James Ziemer opens the door of pod on the Zipper in 2010, Dominic Modderman steps out with a look of excitement.

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On the Fourth of July, the Bayside Ski Club will present its ski show at 1 and 2 p.m. This year’s theme is “Las Vegas.”

Club director Kristen Dulas said the show should be action-packed with the entertainment and music from Las Vegas mixed with the local talent in Albert Lea. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase at each show.

Attendants are asked to bring their own chair or blanket and sunglasses.

The show is free to the public but donations are accepted.

Right before dusk, the Albert Lea Community Band will assemble at the Fountain Lake Park gazebo to perform music for community members at the park.

Fireworks will follow from City Beach at dusk, usually around 10 p.m.

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he April Sorensen Memorial Half Marathon will be held July 9 beginning in Albert Lea and ending in Hayward.

The half marathon is 13.1 miles and begins at 7:30 a.m.

This is the fourth year for the event, and it is run in memory of Albert Lea High School graduate April Sorensen, who was found dead in her Rochester home in 2007. Her case remains unsolved.

Sorensen enjoyed running marathons with her sister and father and often they participated in marathons together. Sorensen completed three relays with her dad and sister and ran others on her own. The half marathon draws many of her former classmates and others who know the family.

The half marathon also attracts people who haven’t run full marathons before. The half marathon distance helps people become familiar with the rigors of training for longdistance runs.

The money raised from the event goes toward two $500 scholarships to the Albert Lea, Alden-Conger and Glenville-Emmons school districts, along with helping to fund the Blazing Star Trail.

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Other running events June 18: Morin Lake Days Fun Run in Alden. The run starts at 9 a.m. Participants can choose between a 10k run, 3-mile run or 1-mile run/walk.

June 11: Glenville Days will have a 5k walk/run in Glenville at 8 a.m. in Glenville Park. Registration is $12 for adults and $5 for youths. All proceeds go to the Glenville Boosters fund.

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he Walking Moai is a competition among groups of walkers. The fun kicked off in mid-May but continues through the summer.

Moai is a term that works singular or plural. Moai with the most steps at the end of the competition will be awarded prizes at the wrapup celebration at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

People who lived in Albert Lea in 2009, during the citywide health-improvement initiative called the AARP/ Blue Zones Vitality Project, already know moai refers to how Okinawans stay lifelong friends, which research shows is good for longevity. The Blue Zones adopted the term to promote exercising with friends.

Anyone in Albert Lea can form a moai by simply getting a group of friends together to walk. They can be part of the competition by getting in touch with pretty much any Walking Moai participant or by going to the National Vitality Center page on

female, are awarded $500. Secondplace finishers earn $250 and third place $100. All finishers receive a medal.

The entry fee is $50 prior to July 8 and $60 on July 8 and 9. The fee is $100 for relay teams prior to July 8 and $120 on July 8 or 9.

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May. Here are remaining: The Walking • Canoeing, kayaking and paddle Moai this year is boating, 9 a.m.-noon, June 11, offering a new Brookside Boathouse initiative called the • Swimming, 10 a.m., June 18, Sample Saturday Albert Lea city pool Series.

• Nia, 10 a.m., June 18, Edgewater Park “One thing • Butterfly yoga, 10 a.m. June 25, about exercising is Edgewater Park that most people • Geocaching, 10 a.m., July 9, would love to try Brookside Boathouse a new class, but • Swimming, 10 a.m., July 16, don’t want to Sarah Stultz Albert Lea city pool spend the money Albert Lea has received international attention • Nordic walking, 10 a.m., July 16, and then find out for its health initiatives, primarily stemming Edgewater Park they don’t like it,” from the 2009 AARP/Blues Zones Vitality Project.

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30, Marion Ross Performing Arts The classes are open to the general The Walking Moai is an effort of the Center public and are free. Participants get National Vitality Center, a lasting result • Swimming, 10 a.m., Aug. 13, to learn and to play each sport. If the of the 2009 Vitality Project. A grant Albert Lea city pool participants are part of the Walking of $925 from the Statewide Health Moai, they can earn extra steps in the Improvement Program offsets costs Group bike rides depart at 6 p.m. competition. of materials, rentals and prizes for the Wednesdays from Martin’s Cycling & Classes this year range from tennis Sample Saturday Series.

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• Blazing Star Trail: This winding, paved trail in southern Albert Lea runs from Albert Lea Lake to Myre Big Island State Park, a distance of approximately six miles.

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t. Ansgar’s annual summer celebration is expected to be even bigger and better this year.

The home of Malt-O-Meal and Grain Millers’ processing centers, St. Ansgar, Iowa — a quaint town tucked between Osage and Northwood — houses one of the biggest oatmeal processing centers in the world.

And from the former Town & Country Days the new and expanded Oatmeal Days was born.

The celebration will include fan favorites from the past and new events, including an oatmeal bake-off and attempting to set an “unofficial” record for the biggest pot of oatmeal. A cereal sale sponsored by Malt-O-Meal — with bags of Malt-O-Meal cereal on sale for $1 each — will benefit the United Way of North Iowa. The bike ride spans four counties across two states — Mitchell and Worth Counties in Iowa and Freeborn and Mower Counties in Minnesota — will go on, rain or shine, again this year, as well.

June 17: Campaign Against Cancer 5-8 p.m.: Music in City Park 6 p.m.: John Peterson Cancer Walk 7:45 p.m.: Wee Saints Day Care Sky Lanterns and Dedication June 18: Oatmeal Days 7 a.m.: breakfast at Paradise Pizza 8 a.m.: St. Ansgar’s 2x4 Bike Ride 9 a.m.: Oatmeal bake-off and pancake eating contest at Paradise Pizza 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Home-based business show at Paradise Pizza 10 a.m.: Bean bag toss at the American Legion; Malt-O-Meal cereal sale in the St. Ansgar Post Office parking lot 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Methodist Church salad luncheon 12:30-2 p.m.: Fun in the Park 4-6:30 p.m.: Fire Dept. Pork Chop Feed 6 p.m.: Crowning of Miss St. Ansgar 6:30 p.m.: Children’s 1K Fun Run 7 p.m.: Parade 9 p.m.: Street Dance at Denny’s Place July 16: Herb Festival Enjoy a children’s art and nature show, local art show, vendor booths, lectures and tours.

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rom shopping to golfing and live music to a hometown 4th of July celebration, Osage is a country getaway peppered with a dash of big city amenities.

Located at the intersection of Highways 9 and 218 in Mitchell County, Iowa, Osage is known as the City of Maples because of the maple trees lin-

ing the streets, planted there by one of the town’s pioneers more than 150 years ago.

Osage’s Main Street, best known for its unique blend of boutique-type shopping, offers something for everyone. Home décor, clothing, gifts and accessories fill the renovated centuryplus buildings that stoically line Main Street. Take a break between shops at one of the locally owned eateries

along the way, from sandwiches to homemade baked goods, specialty coffees and smoothies.

Truly dedicated shoppers are invited to the 1/2 Moon Madness on June 24, when various stores in Osage will be open from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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• Morning: Reptile and petting zoo, horse and wagon rides • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Motor Madness, including car football and mud bog behind Mr. Machinery • 2 p.m.: Kid’s parade • 4 p.m.: Grand parade

Continued from Page 13 an indoor aquatic center and the Mitchell County Historical Museum.

Enjoy the beauty of the area with nine holes of golf at Sunny Brae Golf & Country Club. Nestled in the bluffs of the Cedar River, the 70-acre course is spread out over bluffs, hills and river bottoms. Gather your golfing buddies and compete in the Osage “City of Maples” Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on June 10.

Bicycling enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the fourth annual Bike Ride Around Mitchell County on June 25, which spans five to 70 miles depending on which route you choose.

Enjoy a city tour by foot at the City of Maples Road Race, a 5k run, slated for July 4.

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Town & Country Barbecue, this year’s July 4th celebration in Osage will also include a Civil War re-enactment beginning at 2 p.m. at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds.

Friday Night Out at Osage City Park will offer a fun, family-friendly kickoff to the weekend with live music, food and friends, slated for various Friday nights through Aug. 5.

Celebrate the change of the seasons Sept. 17 at Autumn Artistry. For more than 10 years, this event has grown to more than 100 vendors from all over north Iowa showcasing unique arts, crafts and jewelry. Delight in the selection of freshly-picked fall produce and let your taste buds guide you through the selection of homemade baked goods and pies, along with wine tasting.

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Continued from Page 16 “It’s a fun way to spend a weekend, just wandering about and soaking up the gorgeous colors and the landscape,” she said.

Widenhoefer said people can take their time going to each garden or go quickly through them if they desire.

Last year, she said she saw people who were biking from one site to

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She said the Art & Garden Tour and the center’s Christmas show are probably the best attended of all the shows out of the entire year.

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he beauty and colors of nature will combine with art during the third week in July for the annual Art & Garden Tour of the Albert Lea Art Center.

Six area gardens will be on display along with at least one artist at each location.

The gardens and artists will be announced at a later date.

“There’s artists everywhere, and it certainly shows itself in flowering and landscaping and how people arrange their gardens — their color pallettes,” said Donna Widenhoefer, Art & Garden Tour coordinator. “It is a display of art.”

Tickets are $10 and will be available mid-June at the Art Center and at various businesses in the community. A map and description of all of the garden locations will be included in the ticket.

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A 2010 contest celebrates art made from junk.

Widenhoefer said typically organizers try to include gardens in Albert Lea, as well as other areas in Freeborn County, to draw a wider audience.

The gardens in the country areas tend to have more space and will usually have a different kind of a layout.

Artists using a variety of mediums will be represented, including mediums of jewelry, watercolor, ceramics, garden art and glass work, among others.

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Vintage Fashion & Florals • June 9-July 30 • Show will include a display of vintage wedding dresses and watercolor and acrylic floral paintings.

English Tea • June 11 at 2 p.m.

• Event will include English tea, sweets, entertainment. Tickets $20 per person.

Lecture Series featuring Joan Muschler • June 16 at 7 p.m.

• History of tea Unique Junque Sale • June 18 • Annual fundraiser at 1206 W. Richway Drive Art & Garden Tour • July 15-16 Lecture Series featuring Jim Finseth • July 21 at 7 p.m.

• The art of cabinet making and woodworking Lecture Series featuring Nancy VanderWaerdt • Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.

• Dream circles for all ages Lecture Series featuring Bob Tewes • Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

• Classical music then and now Art and Architecture Tour • Sept. 24

Lakefest Weekend is always a big deal. Lakefest Weekend includes the Iowa Storytelling Festival, Art Sail and Lakeside DixieFest.

New this year is the End of Summer Beach Party, happening on the weekend of Labor Day. Most of the activities are slated for Sept. 3, with live music, bean bag tournament, sandcastle building, a tug ’o war and other activities.

Attractions in Clear Lake include: • Lady of the Lake, a stern wheeler available for public and private cruises.

Cruises on Saturdays often leave at 1:30 and 7 p.m. and sometimes another at 3:30 or 4 p.m. Check www. cruiseclearlake.com for the complete schedule.

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• Surf Ballroom, icon of American music and the last place Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson performed before they perished in an airplane crash on Feb. 3, 1959.

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The Bicycle Blues & BBQ Festival takes place July 8-10. The event started as a local bike ride and live music but has grown to include the Iowa Criterium State Championship Race, action-packed lap races around downtown Clear Lake. It still features the family-oriented rides, too. And the music. And the food.

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Registration for the Iowa Cup Series Road Race starts at 8 a.m. July 10, with the riders staged to roll across the countryside by 9:30 a.m.

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Use thethat water for flowers, vegetable gardens and houseplants.

Or, Rain barrels are one way residents can be connected directly to a downspout.

Others conserve wateran and prevent pollution. are designed to catch runoff from a roof, gutattach irrigation hose to The the barrel for watering lawns.

Barrels also have overbarrels typically hold 55 to 80 gallons of ter or rain chain. flow valves canwater direct water to additional barrels or to rain gardens water. People can thenthat use the for flowers, vegetable gardens and houseplants. Or When should you use rain barrels? they can attach an irrigation hose to the bar- Use rain barrels all year long. Simply leave rel for watering lawns. The barrels also have the spigot slightly open during the winter. overflow valves that can direct water to addi- The problem with rain water, also called tional barrels or to rain gardens. stormwater: Rain carries many pollutants from housetops, Who should use rain barrels?

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June 29: at Northfield, 5 p.m.

July 6: vs. Faribault 5 p.m.

July 9: at Owatonna Tournament, TBA July 10: at Owatonna Tournament, TBA July 16: at Rochester Lourdes, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

July 23-Aug. 1: at District Tournament, high seed, TBD Aug. 11-14: at State Tournament, Bemidji, TBD

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Kernel Days parade to be on Saturday

Bricelyn Fourth of July offer dodgeball

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ernel Days in Wells will take place Aug. 19-20.

The biggest change this year is the parade will take place on Saturday night instead of Sunday.

The festival unofficially starts with two events on Aug. 17 and 18, and then officially kicks off Aug. 19 with a party including a free lunch at Wells Federal Bank.

That evening Boss Grant and the Johnny Cash Revue will perform on the Bevcomm Stage and fireworks will conclude the night.

On Aug. 20, there will be a classic car show along with a farmers market, softball and volleyball tournaments, tractor pull and petting zoo, among others.

At night there will be a parade that begins on Main Street followed by live performances from Jim Lawrence Orchestra and Schell’s Hobo Band. Also

Wednesday, Aug. 17 11 a.m.: Wells Library Foundation Salad Luncheon, American Legion Thursday, Aug. 18 7 p.m.: Little Miss Kernel Pageant at USC auditorium Friday, Aug. 19 11 a.m.: Kernel Days party, Well Federal Bank 5 p.m.: Dodgeball tournament 6 p.m.: Volleyball tournament 8 p.m.: Boss Grant and the Johnny Cash Revue, Bevcomm Stage 9:45 p.m.: Fireworks Saturday, Aug. 20 8 a.m. Farmers market at Wells Marketplace Foods 8 a.m.: Maple Valley Classic Car Show 8 a.m.: Softball tournament 8 a.m.: Volleyball tournament 10 a.m.: Kids tractor pedal pull 10 a.m.: Bocce ball tournament 3:30 p.m.: Classic car cruise 7 p.m.: Parade, followed by Jim Lawrence Orchestra and Schell’s Hobo Band 9 p.m. Jaycees street dance, behind Wildcats Bar & Grill Sunday, Aug. 21 8 a.m. VFW pancake breakfast TBD: Kernel Days golf tournament, Wells Golf Course

following the parade is a talent show at Bevcomm Stage and a street dance sponsored by Jaycees behind Wildcats Bar & Grill.

On Aug. 21, there will be a pancake breakfast sponsored by the VFW and the first annual Kernel Days golf tournament at Wells Golf Course.

Throughout the weekend there will be food stands and the Jaycees beer garden will be open on Friday.

By Sarah Stultz

ricelyn’s 54th annual Fourth of July Celebration is slated for July 1-3, and events begin with a variety show Friday evening, a pie and ice cream social and a dance at the Legion Hall.

Events on Saturday include the 5K Chicken Run, volleyball tournaments, a parade, a horse show, entertainment and food.

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There will be a rendezvous, a car show, a petting zoo, a dodgeball tournament, among other games, finishing with a fireworks display.

On Sunday morning there will be a pancake breakfast for the Bricelyn Fire Department, a community worship service and a medallion hunt.

The Bricelyn Pool will also be open for swimming during the Fourth of July holiday.

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ive miles north of Albert Lea is the community of Clarks Grove. It has a population of 709.

The beginning of the village of Clarks Grove started in 1890 when the Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery was built. The creamery was the first cooperative established in the state.

The community got its name from a Tim Engstrom grove owned by J. Mead Clark.

The creamery is a symbol of The railroad came to the town in 1900 and much of the early economic Clarks Grove’s past. activity derived from having a depot.

Once our trees develop it will be more Clarks Grove holds a citywide rumchallenging,” said Lance Loverink of mage sale every spring and offers an Clarks Grove Public Works. array of summertime activities.

Clarks Grove also has summer Bob Hanson Park is in the center of recreation programs for youth such as Clarks Grove and offers a playground, volleyball and basketball at Johnson shelter and picnic tables.

Park. Activities usually are provided In 2008, a nine-hole disc golf course over a six-week period from June to was built on the grounds of the city mid-August. park west and south of the First BapThere is also a public nine-hole golf tist Church. course in Clarks Grove. The course is a “It’s good for beginners, families par 30 for men and par 32 for women and practice until our trees develop. and totals 1,892 yards.

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Albert Lea Legion The Albert Lea Post 56 American Legion baseball team is made up of players at about same age as high school varsity teams. Home games are at Hayek Field on Clark Street in Albert Lea. Schedule June 7: vs. Owatonna, 5 p.m.

June 10: at Excelsior, 7:30 p.m.

June 13: at Waseca, 6:30 p.m.

June 14: vs. Austin, 6:30 p.m.

June 16: vs. Rochester Century, 6:30 p.m.

June 18: vs. Winona, doubleheader, noon June 19: at Rochester Mayo, doubleheader, noon June 23: at Austin, 7 p.m.

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ville, TBA June 26: at Snake Pit Tournament, Burnsville, TBA June 28: vs. Rochester Lourdes, doubleheader, 4:30 p.m.

June 30: at Rochester Century, 5:30 p.m.

July 1: at Rochester John Marshall, doubleheader, 4 p.m.

July 2: vs. Kasson, doubleheader, noon July 8: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, 2 p.m.

July 9: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 10: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 11 at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 14 vs. Waseca, 6:30 p.m.

July 16 vs. Onalaska, Wisc., doubleheader, TBA July 17-24 at District Tournament, high seed, TBA July 29 at State Legion Tournament, TBA

Amateur football 2 remain in 6-game schedule June 11: vs. Minnesota Silverbacks at Southwest Middle School, 6 p.m.

June 18: at Dakota Doom, 4 p.m.

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Ryan Truesdell Memorial Sports Weekend

Bayside Skiers to present Las Vegas show

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he Bayside Skiers are excited to give their spectators a taste of the Entertainment Capital of the World with its Las Vegas-themed shows.

In their shows, the Bayside Waterski Travel Agency will take the audience

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on a tour of Las Vegas including the Blue Man Group, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Lion King on Broadway. Show director Kristen Dulas said the audience will even get a chance to see the real Elvis Presley.

“It’s fun and entertainment for all walks of the family,” Dulas said. “It’s a

Tips for boating in Freeborn County • There is no speed limit but travel slower in lakes with debris in water, docks and other boats.

• There are no restrictions on motor size.

• Waterskiiers must be off lake one hour after sunset.

• Personal watercraft must be off lake one hour prior to sunset.

• All boats, including canoes and kayaks, must have one lifejacket on board per passenger.

• Boats longer than 16-feet must have throw cushion on board • Boats must have fire extinguisher on board.

• All boats, including personal watercraft, canoes and kayaks, must have current registration. Registration is good for three years.

• At sunset, boats must have red and green lights on in front and a white light with 360 degrees of visibility on in back.

• At sunset, canoes and kayaks must have white light with 360 degrees of visibility on in back.

• It is not law, but as a rule of thumb, boats should travel counterclockwise around lakes.

• Use AlbertLeaLakes.com as a helpful resource.

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The team will present regular Thursday shows starting on June 23. Dress rehearsals will start June 17. Pre-show activities start at 6:15 p.m. and the main show is at 7 at Edgewater Park.

There are also 2 p.m. shows scheduled on July 4 and Labor Day.

Team practices are Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Dulas said the Bayside Skiers are always looking for people who want to be involved in or around the water.

Admission is free, but the club does pass the hat to help defray expenses and the keep the show on the water.

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By Andrew Dyrdal

he Ryan Truesdell Memorial Sports Weekend is a two-day event filled with softball, volleyball, golf, fishing and bean bag tournaments in memory of Ryan “Pie” Truesdell.

Ryan was a 2005 graduate of Albert Lea High School who died Aug. 14, 2007 after becoming trapped in a steel corn bin at the east site of the Glenville Grain elevator.

Ryan’s father, Scott, started the Memorial Sports Weekend nearly one month after his son’s death and this year’s event is the fifth annual and will be Sept. 10-11 in Albert Lea. All money raised during the sports weekend is used to support local youth sports. A total of more than $8,700 has been raised so far. Softball is the centerpiece, but other sports are part of the weekend of fun.

Softball tournament The softball tournament is the Ryan Truesdell Memorial Sports Weekend’s marquee event. Last year, 23 teams participated and each team has a three-game guarantee. The tourna-

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Golf tournaments offer fun competition

Pelican Breeze II to cruise Albert Lea Lake

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he leading event for golf in Albert Lea is the 84th annual Shortstop Golf Tournament, which happens for the sixth year at Green Lea Golf Course. It takes place Sept. 3, 4 and 5.

Fans of golf will travel the course on foot and in carts to see the best players in the area compete. Phil Schmidt edged out Mick Hockinson in 2010.

The 36th Sparky Dan Kruse Memorial Golf Classic is at Wedgewood Cove Golf Club on July 28. It raises money for people with special needs.

Last year, former Viking Matt Blair and former Twin Frank Quilici played.

Green Lea and Wedgewood Cove will co-host the sixth annual Corey Goodnature Memorial Golf Classic on June 25. The event raises money for college scholarships for local students and memorializes a Clarks Grove native who perished in the War in Afghanistan in 2005.

At Green Lea, 101 Richway Drive, some upcoming tourneys are the PGA Junior Tour Event on June 27, Stadheim Jewelers Golf Classic July 11, Albert Lea Hockey Open July 16,

Chamber Golf Outing on July 18, Green Lea Club Tournament July 23, Albert Lea City Tournament Aug. 6-7.

Look for the Fire Department Fundraiser at Green Lea on Aug. 14. The Hi-Yield takes place Aug. 26.

At Wedgewood Cove, 2200 W. Ninth St., some tourneys this summer are the MGA State Amateur Qualifier on June 20, the Mrs. Gerry’s Junior Classic on Aug. 2, the Wedgewood Cove Invitational Aug. 19 and 20 and the Wedgewood Cove Club Championship.

Wedgewood Cove hosts the Albert Lea High School Hall of Fame induction and will hold a golf tournament in conjunction with it on July 9.

Oak View Golf Course on Freeborn Lake hosts the annual Tee It Up for Camp Courage tournament. The 18hole tourney starts at 11 a.m. July 9 and raises money for Camp Courage.

The United South Central booster tournament is on July 16. Get Your Pink On is July 23.

Rice Lake Golf & Country Club near Lake Mills, Iowa, hosts its men’s club championship on Aug. 7 and women’s on Aug. 6.

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Albert Lea Tribune • Wednesday, June 8, 2011 • Page 21

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Foundation is ready to kick off its 13th season of cruising on Albert Lea Lake.

The Pelican Breeze II has the capacity of holding 56 passengers and is a replica of a Mississippi riverboat.

It features a public address system, a background music system, a generator, a wet bar and two bathrooms with sinks and flushable toilets. It has a deck of 55 feet by 14 feet and has an enclosed pilot house and three glass-bottom viewing ports.

he Pelican Breeze II will cruise again this summer with Friday evening pizza party cruises starting June 4 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person.

Reservations are needed by 4 p.m.

Friday to make sure enough pizza is ordered.

Saturday public cruises are from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with a cost of $10 per person and $5 for children 5 and under. Some cruises will be narrated by Al Batt once a month through the summer.

Sunday public cruises are from 1:30 to 3 p.m. with a cost of $10 per person and $5 for children 5 and under. During July and August there will be special Pirates and Princesses cruises, and new specialty cruises are pending.

All cruises must have 10 people to leave the dock and can be canceled Tim Engstrom due to weather.

The Interstate 35 bridges over Albert Lea Lake are visible on Pelican Breeze II cruises.

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his is the third year disc golfers have gathered on Sundays and Thursdays for league play.

The Flying Lea Disc Golf Club meets at 1 p.m. Sundays through late August for its regular league. Men who show up are split into two divisions based on past performance. New players choose. Women have their own division. The top three in each division wins money.

Each player who shows up pays $4, of which $3 goes to the prize money.

The club keeps the $1. Club funds are for improving facilities and buying prizes. Membership is a one-time $10 fee. People of many ages participate.

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Bancroft Bay Park (lower) Hammer Road & Greenwood Drive, Albert Lea 18 baskets, concrete tees Bancroft Bay Park (upper) west end of Hammer Road, Albert Lea 9 baskets, grass tees Riverland Community College Riverland Drive & Hershey St., A.L. 18 baskets, grass tees Clarks Grove City Park next to Baptist Church 9 baskets, grass tees Swenrud Park/Hurd Park Eighth St. & Nuthatch Ave., Northwood, Iowa 18 baskets, grass tees Oakwood Park S. Lake St. at water tower, Lake Mills, Iowa 9 baskets, grass tees

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Derreck Walk successfully putts from the tall grass on Hole 2 at Bancroft Bay Park during the 2010 Flying Lea Championship. gible. Cash and prizes are awarded.

Membership is not required to participate in the random doubles league on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Partners are determined randomly, either with cards or by flipping discs. Each player pays $4, of which $3 goes to the prize money and $1 to the club.

Both leagues usually play either at Riverland Community College or at Bancroft Bay Park. The schedule is posted at www.flyinglea.org and at the kiosk at Bancroft Bay Park.

Across the Iowa border, the Northwood Disc Golf Club tees off its league play at 2 p.m. Sundays. The fee is $4, with $1 off for club members.

There will be a competition between the two clubs on Sept. 3 called the Border Cup. Eight players from each club will compete as teams.

During the Freeborn County Fair, players from around the region will pair up to compete in the Lions Club Doubles Tournament, sponsored by the Albert Lea Lions Club. It takes place Aug. 6, with the first round at Bancroft Bay Park.

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Memberships: Family $565, Single/ Young Family $480, half price for not belong in last 10 years, Junior $140 (in Lake Mills School District), Junior $265 (out of Lake Mills School District) Yardages: 6,449 (Blue tees), 5,996 (White tees), 4,894 (Red tees) Carts: $13 (nine holes), $20 (18)

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Clarks Grove Golf Course Eight miles north of Albert Lea on County Road 45. Public nine-hole course. Open seven days a week from sunrise to sunset.

Address: 76783 270th St., Clarks Grove Phone: (507) 256-7737 Number of holes: 9 Par: 32/30 Type: Public Guest fees: $10 for 9, $16 for 18 Memberships: $250 Yardages: 1,892 (White tees), 1,683 (Red tees) Carts: $10 for each round

Green Lea Golf Course Built in 1949, the course is located at 101 Richway Drive, Albert Lea. Open 8 a.m. until dark. Pro shop open around 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Bar opens at 4 p.m. Restaurant opens Monday to Friday, lunches 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and breakfasts Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 11:30 a.m.

Address: 101 Richway Drive, Albert Lea Phone: (507) 373-1061 Number of holes: 18

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Par: 72 (men), 71 (women) Type: Public Guest fees: Weekdays: nine holes $14, 18 holes $25. Weekends: nine holes $15, 18 holes $28.

Memberships: Single (23 and older) $799, Senior single (weekday only) $699, Senior couple (weekday only) $899, Couple $999, Family $1,099, Junior (17 and under) $269, Junior (18 to 22) $369.

Yardages: 6,213 (Blue tees), 5,991 (White tees), 5,049 (Red tees) Carts: $14 for nine holes; $28 for 18 holes Northwood Golf & Country Club Opened in 1923, it is located just off Highway 65 in Northwood. Open seven days a week.

Address: 1391 490th St., Northwood, Iowa Phone: (641) 324-1662 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public Guest fees: $9 weekday (nine holes), $11 weekend (nine holes); $16 weekday (18 holes), $18 weekend (18 holes).

Memberships: Junior $150, College $250, New Single $300, Returning Single $415, New Couple $400, Returning Couple $520, New Family $425, Returning Family $550 Yardages: 3,002 (white), 2,755 (red) Carts: $1 per hole Oak View Golf Course Opened in 1969 the course is four miles west of Manchester on County Road 25 in Freeborn.

Address: 25177 665th Ave., Freeborn Phone: (507) 863-2288 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public

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Guest fees: Weekdays nine holes $14; Weekdays 18 holes: $21; Weekends and holidays nine holes $16; Weekends and holidays 18 holes $25.

Memberships: Family $645, Couple $560, Single $415, College (to age 24) $275, Student $175, Seniors: Single $390, Couples $535.

Yardages: 3,002 (white), 2,870 (red) Carts: Nine holes: $14; 18 holes $24

Rice Lake Golf Course Open in 1922, it was named Iowa’s No. 1 18-hole golf course in 1999.

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Open seven days a week from 7 a.m. until the sun goes down.

Address: 15590 240th Ave., New Richland Phone: (507) 465-3516 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public Guest fees: Weekdays nine holes: $13, Weekdays 18 holes: $18, Weekends nine holes: $16, Weekends 18 holes: $22.

Membership: Single $399, Couple $549, Family $634, College $208 and High school $170.

Yardages: 3,075 (white tees), 2,799 (red tee) Carts: $7.50 per person nine holes, $12.50 per person 18 holes Wedgewood Cove Golf Club The newest golf course in the area enters its second season. Wedgewood Cove features a par-72 18-hole course with driving range and putting green.

The clubhouse will offer dining options for lunch and dinner.

The Wedgewood provides fine dining for lunch and dinner while The Cove is a bar and grill for casual dining.

Address: 2200 W. Ninth St., Albert Lea Phone: (507) 373-2007 Number of holes: 18 Par: 72 Type: Public Guest fees (cart included): Nine holes Monday through Thursday $25, 18 holes $45. Friday through Sunday and holidays: nine holes $30, 18 holes $55. All-day with cart $75. Walking green fees Monday through Thursday nine holes: $20; 18 holes $35; Friday through Saturday and holidays nine holes $25; 18 holes $45 Continued on Page 32

By Sarah Stultz Albert Lea Aquatic Center • Location: 321 James Ave. • Features: Water park, kiddie pool, two diving platforms, pool with zero entry to 13-foot depth.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: Open 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 1 to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays • Admission: $1.25 for children 2 and under, $3.25 for 3-17 year olds, $3.50 for 18 and older; individual season passes $35 for city residents, $45 noncity residents • Information: 507-373-3328 Albert Lea City Beach • Location: 300 Johnson St. • Features: 1.6 acres of sandy beach off of Fountain Lake with roped off swimming area, bathhouse with restrooms and changing rooms, sand volleyball court, small public dock, picnic tables, tier one skate park • No lifeguards present • Admission: Free • Information: 507-377-4370 Morin Lake, Alden • Features: 21.07 acres of lake area; maximum depth 7 feet • No lifeguards present • Admission: Free Bricelyn Pool • Location: 302 N. 2nd Street, in City Park behind U.S. Post Office • Features: Dive platform, basketball hoop, water slide and separate kiddie pool.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. every day; on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. is water walking and lap swimming; on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, swimnastics is from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.

• Admission: $3 daily for children and adults; children 2 and under free; season passes $60; family season passes $90 • Information: 507-653-4159 Beaver Lake Beach • Location: About three to four miles northwest of Ellendale and next to Steele County Road 28.

• Features: Swimming beach with nearby pavilions, play area, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball court, boat dock and fishing pier • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present from 1 to 6 p.m.

• Hours: noon to 6 p.m. daily

Albert Lea hotels with indoor swimming pools are AmericInn, Best Western, Country Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn, Knights Inn and America’s Best Value Inn. The KOA Kampground east of Hayward has an outdoor pool.

• Admission: free • Information: 507-444-4321 Glenville Beach • Location: About 1 1/2 miles north of Glenville in a former gravel pit with fresh water from several springs • Features: Water slide and an offshore raft with a high-diving board and a low-diving board, water trampoline, three volleyball courts, picnic shelter and softball field. Depth of pond near the raft is 12 to 13 feet deep. Separate kiddie area marked off with ropes and floats • Lifeguards present • Hours: 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily • Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for 18 and under, free for children 5 and under • Information: 507-383-6523 Lake Mills City Pool • Location: Pool near the tennis courts and skate park and east of Oakwood Park in the south part of the city.

• Features: Water slide, several waterbased play features, portion blocked off for younger children, three diving boards • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: Mondays through Fridays, hours are 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for aerobic and lap swimming, and 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. for open swimming. Saturday hours are 1 to 8/8:30 p.m. for open swim. Sunday hours are 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8/8:30 p.m. for open swim and 5 to 7 p.m. for family swim.

• Admission: $4 for age 6 and over, $3 for children ages 3 to 5, free for children under age 2; season passes are $75 for one person, $100 for married couple, $125 for family • Information: 641-592-3251 St. Olaf Lake • Location: Northeast of New Richland • Features: Swimming beach, which is part of a New Richland City Park; swimming area is clearly defined with ropes and floats. There is also a platform within this area.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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• Admission: Free • Information: 507-465-3514 Northwood City Pool • Location: Pool at Swensrud Park • Features: Double loop, water slide, diving board, zero-depth entry area marked off for younger children • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: noon to 7 p.m. daily • Admission: $3 for adults, $3 for 18 and under, $2 for preschoolers; individual season pass for $80, family season pass for $130 • Information: 641-324-1075 Wells Municipal Pool • Location: South end of the community near Thompson Park and the golf course clubhouse • Features: Diving board at deep end, separate kiddie pool • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for lap swim; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays for adult swim; 1:30 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for open swim daily; 5 to 6 p.m. for family swim Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 5 to 6 p.m. for lap swim Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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he Albert Lea Public Library has lots of events scheduled for the summer. Beginning the week of June 6 through July 23 story time will be each week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., with an additional nighttime storytime on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Storytime usually includes reading, fingerplays and crafts.

Every Tuesday from June 6 through July 23 will be Game Time at 2 p.m. Every Wednesday from June 6 through July 23 will be Art Zones Studio at 10:30 a.m. New this year on Wednesdays will be a Books Pals club for third-, fourth- or fifth-graders at 2 p.m. The club will take up to 10 children, and people can sign up by calling the library.

Every Thursday from June 6 through July 23 will be special events including performers, bingo and other celebrations.

The Summer Reading Program

begins June 6 under the theme of “One World, Many Stories.” Children can read books, depending on their reading level, and win prizes for the amount they have read. The program ends July 23.

Children’s librarian Patty Greibrok said all events are free and anyone can attend.

“We encourage children to read during the summer and for parents to read to children during summer,” Greibrok said.

She said often children can fall behind if they’re not reading during their summer break from school.

“We want every child to start school ready to learn,” Greibrok said. “We’re excited for summer — it’s always a really busy time.”

For more information the library’s website is www.alplonline.org. The library is in City Hall, 211 E. Clark St., and can be reached at 377-4356. It is open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Kevin “The Pirate” Strauss fields questions from kids following his presentation at the Albert Lea Public Library in June 2010.

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June 6 - July 23: Storytime on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m.

June 6 - July 23: Game Time at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays June 6 - July 23: Art Zones Studio at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays June 6 - July 23: Book Pals for third through fifth graders at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays.

June 9: Magician Jim Jayes will perform at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 16: R.A.D. Zoo will perform at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 23: There will be a Hans Mayer Music Program at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 30: Schifelly Puppets will be featured at 2 and 3 p.m.

July 7: There will be crafts and games at 2 p.m.

July 14: There will be bingo at 2 p.m.

July 21: Zoo-Man will be featured at 2 and 3 p.m.

successful albums such as their debut “Tip” and its follow-up, “The Greyest of Blue Skies.” By the time they released their third, self-titled album, Finger Eleven had built a solid career.

They didn’t know that a little acoustic tune, written unassumingly under a tree somewhere, would be the one to crack the charts open and let them onto roads once closed to them. “One Thing,” with its powerful chorus and acoustics, became a sensation.

The band’s new success gave them the confidence to write Them vs You vs Me, the Gold-certified album that won Rock Album of the Year at the 2007 Junos. “Them vs You vs Me” was even more musically varied than “Finger Eleven.” “Them vs. You vs.

Me” also featured “Paralyzer,” a monster slab of backbone slide that became the band’s biggest crossover hit. It’s all funk and swagger with no best-before date, and it blasts out of car windows and club doors to this very day.

The band moved to New York City to live and breathe the music. The crackle and buzz of that city’s streets is audible on “Life Turns Electric.”

They turned up guitars and sped up the tempo; great songs with less juice were put aside for future use. “Life Turns Electric” was going to be about

the rock.

“We chose to just rock this out,” says Rick.“We concentrated on the chords and the melodies.”

New York helped them do that, supercharging the already-electrified grooves, powering the melodies, pushing the band forward.

“We’d leave the studio at night and go out to the Whiskey Rebel,” explains Sean.“They had a jukebox there, and the songs we picked were straight-up Classic Rock standards.” It was here that the band tweaked just by talking about them, exchanging ideas at 3 a.m. It was just five guys, a juke box, and the excitement of talking about music. By the time they hit the studio the next day, they were ready to play with renewed energy.

As producers, Rick and James mediated the recording process, but through the sessions, everyone had their say. The sessions were a team effort, and the results were sifted through no filters, refracted through no prisms, and compromised by nothing. In an era when records are divided into ‘singles’ and ‘the rest of it,’ “Life Turns Electric” is the full package; the songs are even stronger side by side.

Life Turns Electric sounds exactly the way the band wanted it to sound — like pure, uncut Finger Eleven.

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ther entertainment includes the Demo Derby at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7. There will also be daily pig races in Machinery Hill. A tiger show featuring several tigers will have shows twice a day on weekdays and three times a day on the weekend of the fair, near the antique tractor display.

Again there will be traditional fair food as well as new vendors to try. As always guests and residents of Freeborn County will be able to expect a little of the old and a little of the new at the Freeborn County Fair.

Norm Fredin, fair manager, said Merriam’s Midway Shows will again be providing rides and entertainment on the midway.

The beer garden will again offer mixed drinks and pull tabs, opening daily at 1 p.m.

Fairgoers will be able to see the new building between the Swine and Cattle barns.

General admission for the fair is $9, which includes entrance to Grandstand shows. Limited reserve seating at the Grandstand is $25.

Senior admission on Wednesday is $4. Season tickets purchased before July 31 are $36. Aug. 1 through the fair season tickets are $42. Children 10 and under are free. Season auto tickets are $15, and daily auto tickets are $5. Livestock Exhibitor tickets are $25, which includes parking. Non-fair camping fee is $20 per night. The fair’s website is www.freeborncountyfair.com.

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Continued from Page 26 Walker,” and then found himself at No. 1 on the charts the next year with “Broken Lady,” a song that captured him a Grammy in ’76. The same year all three brothers were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. 1977’s “High Time,” credited toLarry Gatlin with Brothers and Friends, featured the No.1 hit “I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love.” The success of this album encouraged the brothers to become an official trio and in 1979, they signed a group deal with Columbia records. When demand from hit records sent them on the road, The Gatlin Brothers proved more than capable of fulfilling the musical call on their lives. In concert, their performances were simply magical events, filled with incredible family harmonies, total professionalism, and downright fun for both the trio and their audiences.

Over the next decade the Brothers scored more than a dozen Top 40 hits, including “Denver,” “Houston (Mean That I’m One Day Closer To You),” and “Midnight Choir (Mogen David),” among others.

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cided to make music for our fans and people who came to our shows,” said Larry, “And I know that Steve, Rudy, and Larry are going to stand up and sing in tune every night.”

Aug. 5: Joe Nichols Joe Nichols continues to prove how hip and relevant country music can be. With theaptly titled Old Things New, the award-winning, Grammynominated singer once again balances artistry with accessibility, applying his distinctive baritone to new songs that define country music for modern times. It’s the perfect follow-up to his acclaimed 2007 album, Real Things, which landed Nichols on a multitude of best-of-the-year lists, including those published by the New York Times, Miami Herald, Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, CMT.com and many others.

Old Things New is the sound of a singer who has come to know exactly who he is — and what he does best.

“I feel like I’m in a really cool position,” Nichols says. “I’ve found my place by moving deeper into the kind of music I love, which are songs that draw on the traditional side. A lot of country music at the moment is real aggressive and hard. I love that music, but it’s not what I do. I’ve found my niche by doing something outside of what everyone else is doing.”

What Nichols does is zero in on his strengths: He gives weight to the heart-stirring message of “Believers” and fills the title song, about timeless and enduring qualities, and the unforgettable “An Old Friend of Mine,” about a man giving up the bottle, with the genuine emotion of a man singing about what he knows. Elsewhere, Nichols shows his wide range, from the swing-with-a-smile “Cheaper Than a Shrink” to the jazzy, romantic “This Bed’s Too Big,” and from the modern upbeat rhythm of “Give Me That Girl”

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to the lonesome blues of “It’s Me I’m Worried About.”

All together, the album reveals the talents of a wholly distinctive singer who has accumulated the experience to convey the emotion, or the fun, of each story he has to tell. “I think this album is full of great songs that would sound great on the radio,” Nichols says. “But I’m at a place in my career where it’s not just about hits, but about who I am as an artist. It’s about the work as a whole and what it says about me. I wanted this record to represent the best of who Joe Nichols is, and I’m really proud of what we’ve done.”

Nichols’ powerful introduction certainly drew the attention of his peers and of country fans: His first year out, he won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award, the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist and CMT’s Breakthrough Music Video of the Year.

Over the next three critically acclaimed albums — Revelation, III and Real Things — Nichols secured his spot as a rock-solid traditionalist who could master lighthearted swing, blue ballads and message songs with effortless aplomb and gather No. 1 hits along the way (to date, Nichols has accumulated three No. 1 and seven Top 10 hits). Whether grinning his way through “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” or “What’s a Guy Gotta Do,” or instilling weight and emotion

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into “I’ll Wait for You” or “If Nobody Believed in You,” Nichols always sounded convincingly real and believable. Like forebears George Strait and Alan Jackson, Nichols manages to forge a variety of earthy, bedrock country styles into a distinctive sound all his own, all the while sounding as laid-back and natural as the friendly guy next door — OK, make that the extraordinarily charismatic, goodlooking guy next door.

He not only drew the praise of critics and fans of old-school country music, but he gathered a wide array of fans across the board who love his authenticity and genuine talent. Only four albums in, he’s already received four Grammy Award nominations.

One fan, Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger, started covering a Nichols hit during the superstar band’s concerts.

“I haven’t been able to get this song out of my mind,” Kroeger said of “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” in front of one sold-out arena. “I love this song.”

The tendency in country is to follow trends and pay close attention to what works for other artists. “If one artist sells 5 million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, ‘Maybe I should do a little of that, too,’” Nichols says. “That can be tough to resist.

But something inside me tells me to stay true to who I am and to stay on my own path. I truly believe that, if I do that, there’s something different, something better, for me down the road.”

Aug. 6: Finger Eleven After five albums and countless tours, Finger Eleven have made their big rock record. It’s loud, powerful and fast. It’s the album they’ve waited their entire career to make.

Life Turns Electric is the sound of Finger Eleven’s pedal to the proverbial metal. They fly past state troopers and speed traps. They barrel headlong into the future but take a scenic route through the dusty roads of the ‘70s to get there. There’s nothing retro about it, but you can hear how they’ve inhaled the fumes of classic rock. This is the sound of a band blasting forward and having a blast while doing so.

The guitars are back, the melodies are strong and instantly memorable, branding the lyrics on your brain the very first time you hear them.

Finger Eleven earned this confidence album by album, tour by tour and song by song. Since signing to WindUp records in 1998, the band has worked the road nonstop and released

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he Freeborn County Fair bills itself as the Six Best Days of Summer. The fair this summer takes place Aug. 2-7 at the fairgrounds on Bridge Avenue in Albert Lea. It will feature some new and old acts for entertainment. There will be nightly shows at 8:30 p.m., featuring Jerrod Niemann, The Beach Boys, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros., Joe Nichols and Finger Eleven. The Demo Derby will again be on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Aug. 2: Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Niemann is not a typical country artist, and the audacious, groundbreaking Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury is a far cry from a typical country album. With the first track, which is a humorously hyperbolic movie trailer, and the attention-grabbing lyrics of the opening song, “They Should Have Named You Cocaine,” listeners quickly realize they’re in for an extraordinary ride.

Niemann’s debut for Sea Gayle/ Arista Nashville includes up-tempo cuts, heartache balladry, wicked wordplay and a couple of cool covers, all woven together with short comedic interludes. The 20 tracks constitute a progressive, album-length voyage into Jerrod Niemann

utterly unique territory in the country music landscape.

The lead single, “Lover, Lover,” is a groove-oriented, handclap-fueled No. 1 smash that features nine vocal parts, all recorded by Niemann himself.

Listeners might get the catchy chorus of “Lover, Lover” permanently stuck in their heads — which is exactly what happened to Niemann when he heard the original version of the song, written by Dan Pritzker of the rock band Sonia Dada, and titled “You Don’t Treat Me No Good.”

Niemann wrote or co-wrote 10 of

the album’s dozen songs. His cowriters on “They Should Have Named You Cocaine” were his buddies Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson. This track’s unusual production merges traditional, jazzy sounds with a spaceage theremin (inspired by the Beach Boys) and just a touch of the Electric Light Orchestra hit “Strange Magic.”

Although Niemann had experienced triumphs as a songwriter — with his songs being recorded by Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Julie Roberts and Blake Shelton — he yearned to be a performer himself. Things weren’t going well in that regard. He had signed a recording contract, only to see the deal fall apart. Niemann signed another recording contract, but that one also failed to come to fruition. Then his life took a turn for the worse.

“I was at rock bottom,” he recalls.

“I had horrible depression. I ran off a girl I was dating, and she moved clear to India. I gained 60 pounds, so I looked like the Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. I didn’t write a song for almost a year. That’s when I ran into Jamey Johnson, at that point in my life. He said, ‘Man, I can tell you’re not yourself. Why don’t you go cut a record? That’s what I did, and it changed my life.’ And Jamey was right. So I took a year to record the album, and by the end of that process, I had lost every bit of the weight. It’s amazing how doing something that you love can change your inner self and your outer appearance.”

Niemann grew up in Liberal, a tiny town in west Kansas. As a child, his knowledge of music was expanded at the skating rink that his parents owned. “That’s where I got my street cred, as a 7-year-old, rolling in circles, looking dangerous and mysterious on

eight wheels of Country & Western thunder,” he recalls with a laugh. “I remember skating to Queen, to RunD.M.C. and Aerosmith doing “Walk This Way,” and to the Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira.”

After graduating from Liberal High School, Niemann studied music for two years at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. Then he moved to Fort Worth, where he honed his songwriting and learned how to win over tough crowds in bars. He moved to Nashville in 2000.

Today, Niemann is ready to become the full-fledged artist he always dreamed of being.

Aug. 3: The Beach Boys The iconic band of the ’60s and ’70s brought us such hits as “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Help Me Rhonda,” and “I Get Around,” just to name a few. Their beautiful harmonies remind us of a simpler time when summers were endless and hanging out on the beach with friends was the only thing on the day’s agenda.

The Beach Boys were formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, Calif. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons’ father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band’s early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a southern California youth culture of surfing, cars and romance.

Aug. 4: Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros.

Over 50 years ago, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin started singing in their little hometown of Abilene, Texas,

and from there went on to make music history. Over the course of a four-decade career that has taken the Gatlin Brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music.

There is no harmony quite as pure as family harmony. Gatlin harmonies spin with high and light precision and their music bleeds and screams of love and a lot of living.

Larry, Steve, and Rudy love to sing together. Raised on Gospel music, the brothers first began entertaining audiences in churches and then with guest appearances on the Slim Willet radio and TV shows in Abilene, Texas when they were 2, 4 and 6 years old. Larry says that their history as gospel music junkies came from those early roots.

After high school, Larry went to the University of Houston on a football scholarship. He majored in English and quickly developed a love affair with the English language that later served him well in his songwriting. On the strength of his song writing talents and exceptional vocal ability, his life was changed by the legendary Dottie West who saw gold just under the unpolished surface of young Gatlin.

The early ’70s found Steve and Rudy in college while Larry, aided by West, moved to Nashville to write songs that would be recorded by names like Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, and yes, Elvis Presley.

In 1972, Larry landed a solo deal with Monument Records through friend Kristofferson and invited his siblings up to Nashville to sing backup on his first two albums 1974’s “The Pilgrim” and 1975’s “Rain Rainbow.”

The release of The Pilgrim landed Gatlin his first hit with “Sweet Becky Continued on Page 28 Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros.

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The Beach Boys

he Freeborn County Fair bills itself as the Six Best Days of Summer. The fair this summer takes place Aug. 2-7 at the fairgrounds on Bridge Avenue in Albert Lea. It will feature some new and old acts for entertainment. There will be nightly shows at 8:30 p.m., featuring Jerrod Niemann, The Beach Boys, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros., Joe Nichols and Finger Eleven. The Demo Derby will again be on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Aug. 2: Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Niemann is not a typical country artist, and the audacious, groundbreaking Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury is a far cry from a typical country album. With the first track, which is a humorously hyperbolic movie trailer, and the attention-grabbing lyrics of the opening song, “They Should Have Named You Cocaine,” listeners quickly realize they’re in for an extraordinary ride.

Niemann’s debut for Sea Gayle/ Arista Nashville includes up-tempo cuts, heartache balladry, wicked wordplay and a couple of cool covers, all woven together with short comedic interludes. The 20 tracks constitute a progressive, album-length voyage into Jerrod Niemann

utterly unique territory in the country music landscape.

The lead single, “Lover, Lover,” is a groove-oriented, handclap-fueled No. 1 smash that features nine vocal parts, all recorded by Niemann himself.

Listeners might get the catchy chorus of “Lover, Lover” permanently stuck in their heads — which is exactly what happened to Niemann when he heard the original version of the song, written by Dan Pritzker of the rock band Sonia Dada, and titled “You Don’t Treat Me No Good.”

Niemann wrote or co-wrote 10 of

the album’s dozen songs. His cowriters on “They Should Have Named You Cocaine” were his buddies Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson. This track’s unusual production merges traditional, jazzy sounds with a spaceage theremin (inspired by the Beach Boys) and just a touch of the Electric Light Orchestra hit “Strange Magic.”

Although Niemann had experienced triumphs as a songwriter — with his songs being recorded by Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Julie Roberts and Blake Shelton — he yearned to be a performer himself. Things weren’t going well in that regard. He had signed a recording contract, only to see the deal fall apart. Niemann signed another recording contract, but that one also failed to come to fruition. Then his life took a turn for the worse.

“I was at rock bottom,” he recalls.

“I had horrible depression. I ran off a girl I was dating, and she moved clear to India. I gained 60 pounds, so I looked like the Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. I didn’t write a song for almost a year. That’s when I ran into Jamey Johnson, at that point in my life. He said, ‘Man, I can tell you’re not yourself. Why don’t you go cut a record? That’s what I did, and it changed my life.’ And Jamey was right. So I took a year to record the album, and by the end of that process, I had lost every bit of the weight. It’s amazing how doing something that you love can change your inner self and your outer appearance.”

Niemann grew up in Liberal, a tiny town in west Kansas. As a child, his knowledge of music was expanded at the skating rink that his parents owned. “That’s where I got my street cred, as a 7-year-old, rolling in circles, looking dangerous and mysterious on

eight wheels of Country & Western thunder,” he recalls with a laugh. “I remember skating to Queen, to RunD.M.C. and Aerosmith doing “Walk This Way,” and to the Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira.”

After graduating from Liberal High School, Niemann studied music for two years at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. Then he moved to Fort Worth, where he honed his songwriting and learned how to win over tough crowds in bars. He moved to Nashville in 2000.

Today, Niemann is ready to become the full-fledged artist he always dreamed of being.

Aug. 3: The Beach Boys The iconic band of the ’60s and ’70s brought us such hits as “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Help Me Rhonda,” and “I Get Around,” just to name a few. Their beautiful harmonies remind us of a simpler time when summers were endless and hanging out on the beach with friends was the only thing on the day’s agenda.

The Beach Boys were formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, Calif. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons’ father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band’s early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a southern California youth culture of surfing, cars and romance.

Aug. 4: Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros.

Over 50 years ago, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin started singing in their little hometown of Abilene, Texas,

and from there went on to make music history. Over the course of a four-decade career that has taken the Gatlin Brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music.

There is no harmony quite as pure as family harmony. Gatlin harmonies spin with high and light precision and their music bleeds and screams of love and a lot of living.

Larry, Steve, and Rudy love to sing together. Raised on Gospel music, the brothers first began entertaining audiences in churches and then with guest appearances on the Slim Willet radio and TV shows in Abilene, Texas when they were 2, 4 and 6 years old. Larry says that their history as gospel music junkies came from those early roots.

After high school, Larry went to the University of Houston on a football scholarship. He majored in English and quickly developed a love affair with the English language that later served him well in his songwriting. On the strength of his song writing talents and exceptional vocal ability, his life was changed by the legendary Dottie West who saw gold just under the unpolished surface of young Gatlin.

The early ’70s found Steve and Rudy in college while Larry, aided by West, moved to Nashville to write songs that would be recorded by names like Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, and yes, Elvis Presley.

In 1972, Larry landed a solo deal with Monument Records through friend Kristofferson and invited his siblings up to Nashville to sing backup on his first two albums 1974’s “The Pilgrim” and 1975’s “Rain Rainbow.”

The release of The Pilgrim landed Gatlin his first hit with “Sweet Becky Continued on Page 28 Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros.

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Continued from Page 26 Walker,” and then found himself at No. 1 on the charts the next year with “Broken Lady,” a song that captured him a Grammy in ’76. The same year all three brothers were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. 1977’s “High Time,” credited toLarry Gatlin with Brothers and Friends, featured the No.1 hit “I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love.” The success of this album encouraged the brothers to become an official trio and in 1979, they signed a group deal with Columbia records. When demand from hit records sent them on the road, The Gatlin Brothers proved more than capable of fulfilling the musical call on their lives. In concert, their performances were simply magical events, filled with incredible family harmonies, total professionalism, and downright fun for both the trio and their audiences.

Over the next decade the Brothers scored more than a dozen Top 40 hits, including “Denver,” “Houston (Mean That I’m One Day Closer To You),” and “Midnight Choir (Mogen David),” among others.

At this stage, the Gatlins have the best of both worlds, families and fans, plenty of work both as individuals and together.“A long time ago we de-

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cided to make music for our fans and people who came to our shows,” said Larry, “And I know that Steve, Rudy, and Larry are going to stand up and sing in tune every night.”

Aug. 5: Joe Nichols Joe Nichols continues to prove how hip and relevant country music can be. With theaptly titled Old Things New, the award-winning, Grammynominated singer once again balances artistry with accessibility, applying his distinctive baritone to new songs that define country music for modern times. It’s the perfect follow-up to his acclaimed 2007 album, Real Things, which landed Nichols on a multitude of best-of-the-year lists, including those published by the New York Times, Miami Herald, Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, CMT.com and many others.

Old Things New is the sound of a singer who has come to know exactly who he is — and what he does best.

“I feel like I’m in a really cool position,” Nichols says. “I’ve found my place by moving deeper into the kind of music I love, which are songs that draw on the traditional side. A lot of country music at the moment is real aggressive and hard. I love that music, but it’s not what I do. I’ve found my niche by doing something outside of what everyone else is doing.”

What Nichols does is zero in on his strengths: He gives weight to the heart-stirring message of “Believers” and fills the title song, about timeless and enduring qualities, and the unforgettable “An Old Friend of Mine,” about a man giving up the bottle, with the genuine emotion of a man singing about what he knows. Elsewhere, Nichols shows his wide range, from the swing-with-a-smile “Cheaper Than a Shrink” to the jazzy, romantic “This Bed’s Too Big,” and from the modern upbeat rhythm of “Give Me That Girl”

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to the lonesome blues of “It’s Me I’m Worried About.”

All together, the album reveals the talents of a wholly distinctive singer who has accumulated the experience to convey the emotion, or the fun, of each story he has to tell. “I think this album is full of great songs that would sound great on the radio,” Nichols says. “But I’m at a place in my career where it’s not just about hits, but about who I am as an artist. It’s about the work as a whole and what it says about me. I wanted this record to represent the best of who Joe Nichols is, and I’m really proud of what we’ve done.”

Nichols’ powerful introduction certainly drew the attention of his peers and of country fans: His first year out, he won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award, the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist and CMT’s Breakthrough Music Video of the Year.

Over the next three critically acclaimed albums — Revelation, III and Real Things — Nichols secured his spot as a rock-solid traditionalist who could master lighthearted swing, blue ballads and message songs with effortless aplomb and gather No. 1 hits along the way (to date, Nichols has accumulated three No. 1 and seven Top 10 hits). Whether grinning his way through “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” or “What’s a Guy Gotta Do,” or instilling weight and emotion

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into “I’ll Wait for You” or “If Nobody Believed in You,” Nichols always sounded convincingly real and believable. Like forebears George Strait and Alan Jackson, Nichols manages to forge a variety of earthy, bedrock country styles into a distinctive sound all his own, all the while sounding as laid-back and natural as the friendly guy next door — OK, make that the extraordinarily charismatic, goodlooking guy next door.

He not only drew the praise of critics and fans of old-school country music, but he gathered a wide array of fans across the board who love his authenticity and genuine talent. Only four albums in, he’s already received four Grammy Award nominations.

One fan, Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger, started covering a Nichols hit during the superstar band’s concerts.

“I haven’t been able to get this song out of my mind,” Kroeger said of “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” in front of one sold-out arena. “I love this song.”

The tendency in country is to follow trends and pay close attention to what works for other artists. “If one artist sells 5 million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, ‘Maybe I should do a little of that, too,’” Nichols says. “That can be tough to resist.

But something inside me tells me to stay true to who I am and to stay on my own path. I truly believe that, if I do that, there’s something different, something better, for me down the road.”

Aug. 6: Finger Eleven After five albums and countless tours, Finger Eleven have made their big rock record. It’s loud, powerful and fast. It’s the album they’ve waited their entire career to make.

Life Turns Electric is the sound of Finger Eleven’s pedal to the proverbial metal. They fly past state troopers and speed traps. They barrel headlong into the future but take a scenic route through the dusty roads of the ‘70s to get there. There’s nothing retro about it, but you can hear how they’ve inhaled the fumes of classic rock. This is the sound of a band blasting forward and having a blast while doing so.

The guitars are back, the melodies are strong and instantly memorable, branding the lyrics on your brain the very first time you hear them.

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he Albert Lea Public Library has lots of events scheduled for the summer. Beginning the week of June 6 through July 23 story time will be each week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., with an additional nighttime storytime on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Storytime usually includes reading, fingerplays and crafts.

Every Tuesday from June 6 through July 23 will be Game Time at 2 p.m. Every Wednesday from June 6 through July 23 will be Art Zones Studio at 10:30 a.m. New this year on Wednesdays will be a Books Pals club for third-, fourth- or fifth-graders at 2 p.m. The club will take up to 10 children, and people can sign up by calling the library.

Every Thursday from June 6 through July 23 will be special events including performers, bingo and other celebrations.

The Summer Reading Program

begins June 6 under the theme of “One World, Many Stories.” Children can read books, depending on their reading level, and win prizes for the amount they have read. The program ends July 23.

Children’s librarian Patty Greibrok said all events are free and anyone can attend.

“We encourage children to read during the summer and for parents to read to children during summer,” Greibrok said.

She said often children can fall behind if they’re not reading during their summer break from school.

“We want every child to start school ready to learn,” Greibrok said. “We’re excited for summer — it’s always a really busy time.”

For more information the library’s website is www.alplonline.org. The library is in City Hall, 211 E. Clark St., and can be reached at 377-4356. It is open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Kevin “The Pirate” Strauss fields questions from kids following his presentation at the Albert Lea Public Library in June 2010.

The “Pirate Tales” feature was part of the Summer Reading Program.

June 6 - July 23: Storytime on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m.

June 6 - July 23: Game Time at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays June 6 - July 23: Art Zones Studio at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays June 6 - July 23: Book Pals for third through fifth graders at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays.

June 9: Magician Jim Jayes will perform at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 16: R.A.D. Zoo will perform at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 23: There will be a Hans Mayer Music Program at 2 and 3 p.m.

June 30: Schifelly Puppets will be featured at 2 and 3 p.m.

July 7: There will be crafts and games at 2 p.m.

July 14: There will be bingo at 2 p.m.

July 21: Zoo-Man will be featured at 2 and 3 p.m.

successful albums such as their debut “Tip” and its follow-up, “The Greyest of Blue Skies.” By the time they released their third, self-titled album, Finger Eleven had built a solid career.

They didn’t know that a little acoustic tune, written unassumingly under a tree somewhere, would be the one to crack the charts open and let them onto roads once closed to them. “One Thing,” with its powerful chorus and acoustics, became a sensation.

The band’s new success gave them the confidence to write Them vs You vs Me, the Gold-certified album that won Rock Album of the Year at the 2007 Junos. “Them vs You vs Me” was even more musically varied than “Finger Eleven.” “Them vs. You vs.

Me” also featured “Paralyzer,” a monster slab of backbone slide that became the band’s biggest crossover hit. It’s all funk and swagger with no best-before date, and it blasts out of car windows and club doors to this very day.

The band moved to New York City to live and breathe the music. The crackle and buzz of that city’s streets is audible on “Life Turns Electric.”

They turned up guitars and sped up the tempo; great songs with less juice were put aside for future use. “Life Turns Electric” was going to be about

the rock.

“We chose to just rock this out,” says Rick.“We concentrated on the chords and the melodies.”

New York helped them do that, supercharging the already-electrified grooves, powering the melodies, pushing the band forward.

“We’d leave the studio at night and go out to the Whiskey Rebel,” explains Sean.“They had a jukebox there, and the songs we picked were straight-up Classic Rock standards.” It was here that the band tweaked just by talking about them, exchanging ideas at 3 a.m. It was just five guys, a juke box, and the excitement of talking about music. By the time they hit the studio the next day, they were ready to play with renewed energy.

As producers, Rick and James mediated the recording process, but through the sessions, everyone had their say. The sessions were a team effort, and the results were sifted through no filters, refracted through no prisms, and compromised by nothing. In an era when records are divided into ‘singles’ and ‘the rest of it,’ “Life Turns Electric” is the full package; the songs are even stronger side by side.

Life Turns Electric sounds exactly the way the band wanted it to sound — like pure, uncut Finger Eleven.

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ther entertainment includes the Demo Derby at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7. There will also be daily pig races in Machinery Hill. A tiger show featuring several tigers will have shows twice a day on weekdays and three times a day on the weekend of the fair, near the antique tractor display.

Again there will be traditional fair food as well as new vendors to try. As always guests and residents of Freeborn County will be able to expect a little of the old and a little of the new at the Freeborn County Fair.

Norm Fredin, fair manager, said Merriam’s Midway Shows will again be providing rides and entertainment on the midway.

The beer garden will again offer mixed drinks and pull tabs, opening daily at 1 p.m.

Fairgoers will be able to see the new building between the Swine and Cattle barns.

General admission for the fair is $9, which includes entrance to Grandstand shows. Limited reserve seating at the Grandstand is $25.

Senior admission on Wednesday is $4. Season tickets purchased before July 31 are $36. Aug. 1 through the fair season tickets are $42. Children 10 and under are free. Season auto tickets are $15, and daily auto tickets are $5. Livestock Exhibitor tickets are $25, which includes parking. Non-fair camping fee is $20 per night. The fair’s website is www.freeborncountyfair.com.

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Clarks Grove Golf Course Eight miles north of Albert Lea on County Road 45. Public nine-hole course. Open seven days a week from sunrise to sunset.

Address: 76783 270th St., Clarks Grove Phone: (507) 256-7737 Number of holes: 9 Par: 32/30 Type: Public Guest fees: $10 for 9, $16 for 18 Memberships: $250 Yardages: 1,892 (White tees), 1,683 (Red tees) Carts: $10 for each round

Green Lea Golf Course Built in 1949, the course is located at 101 Richway Drive, Albert Lea. Open 8 a.m. until dark. Pro shop open around 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Bar opens at 4 p.m. Restaurant opens Monday to Friday, lunches 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and breakfasts Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 11:30 a.m.

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Memberships: Single (23 and older) $799, Senior single (weekday only) $699, Senior couple (weekday only) $899, Couple $999, Family $1,099, Junior (17 and under) $269, Junior (18 to 22) $369.

Yardages: 6,213 (Blue tees), 5,991 (White tees), 5,049 (Red tees) Carts: $14 for nine holes; $28 for 18 holes Northwood Golf & Country Club Opened in 1923, it is located just off Highway 65 in Northwood. Open seven days a week.

Address: 1391 490th St., Northwood, Iowa Phone: (641) 324-1662 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public Guest fees: $9 weekday (nine holes), $11 weekend (nine holes); $16 weekday (18 holes), $18 weekend (18 holes).

Memberships: Junior $150, College $250, New Single $300, Returning Single $415, New Couple $400, Returning Couple $520, New Family $425, Returning Family $550 Yardages: 3,002 (white), 2,755 (red) Carts: $1 per hole Oak View Golf Course Opened in 1969 the course is four miles west of Manchester on County Road 25 in Freeborn.

Address: 25177 665th Ave., Freeborn Phone: (507) 863-2288 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public

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Former Viking Matt Blair hugs Kellen Kaasa as Frank Quilici celebrates at the 2011 Sparky at Wedgewood Cove Golf Club.

Guest fees: Weekdays nine holes $14; Weekdays 18 holes: $21; Weekends and holidays nine holes $16; Weekends and holidays 18 holes $25.

Memberships: Family $645, Couple $560, Single $415, College (to age 24) $275, Student $175, Seniors: Single $390, Couples $535.

Yardages: 3,002 (white), 2,870 (red) Carts: Nine holes: $14; 18 holes $24

Rice Lake Golf Course Open in 1922, it was named Iowa’s No. 1 18-hole golf course in 1999.

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Address: 15590 240th Ave., New Richland Phone: (507) 465-3516 Number of holes: 9 Par: 36 Type: Public Guest fees: Weekdays nine holes: $13, Weekdays 18 holes: $18, Weekends nine holes: $16, Weekends 18 holes: $22.

Membership: Single $399, Couple $549, Family $634, College $208 and High school $170.

Yardages: 3,075 (white tees), 2,799 (red tee) Carts: $7.50 per person nine holes, $12.50 per person 18 holes Wedgewood Cove Golf Club The newest golf course in the area enters its second season. Wedgewood Cove features a par-72 18-hole course with driving range and putting green.

The clubhouse will offer dining options for lunch and dinner.

The Wedgewood provides fine dining for lunch and dinner while The Cove is a bar and grill for casual dining.

Address: 2200 W. Ninth St., Albert Lea Phone: (507) 373-2007 Number of holes: 18 Par: 72 Type: Public Guest fees (cart included): Nine holes Monday through Thursday $25, 18 holes $45. Friday through Sunday and holidays: nine holes $30, 18 holes $55. All-day with cart $75. Walking green fees Monday through Thursday nine holes: $20; 18 holes $35; Friday through Saturday and holidays nine holes $25; 18 holes $45 Continued on Page 32

By Sarah Stultz Albert Lea Aquatic Center • Location: 321 James Ave. • Features: Water park, kiddie pool, two diving platforms, pool with zero entry to 13-foot depth.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: Open 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 1 to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays • Admission: $1.25 for children 2 and under, $3.25 for 3-17 year olds, $3.50 for 18 and older; individual season passes $35 for city residents, $45 noncity residents • Information: 507-373-3328 Albert Lea City Beach • Location: 300 Johnson St. • Features: 1.6 acres of sandy beach off of Fountain Lake with roped off swimming area, bathhouse with restrooms and changing rooms, sand volleyball court, small public dock, picnic tables, tier one skate park • No lifeguards present • Admission: Free • Information: 507-377-4370 Morin Lake, Alden • Features: 21.07 acres of lake area; maximum depth 7 feet • No lifeguards present • Admission: Free Bricelyn Pool • Location: 302 N. 2nd Street, in City Park behind U.S. Post Office • Features: Dive platform, basketball hoop, water slide and separate kiddie pool.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. every day; on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. is water walking and lap swimming; on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, swimnastics is from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.

• Admission: $3 daily for children and adults; children 2 and under free; season passes $60; family season passes $90 • Information: 507-653-4159 Beaver Lake Beach • Location: About three to four miles northwest of Ellendale and next to Steele County Road 28.

• Features: Swimming beach with nearby pavilions, play area, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball court, boat dock and fishing pier • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present from 1 to 6 p.m.

• Hours: noon to 6 p.m. daily

Albert Lea hotels with indoor swimming pools are AmericInn, Best Western, Country Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn, Knights Inn and America’s Best Value Inn. The KOA Kampground east of Hayward has an outdoor pool.

• Admission: free • Information: 507-444-4321 Glenville Beach • Location: About 1 1/2 miles north of Glenville in a former gravel pit with fresh water from several springs • Features: Water slide and an offshore raft with a high-diving board and a low-diving board, water trampoline, three volleyball courts, picnic shelter and softball field. Depth of pond near the raft is 12 to 13 feet deep. Separate kiddie area marked off with ropes and floats • Lifeguards present • Hours: 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily • Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for 18 and under, free for children 5 and under • Information: 507-383-6523 Lake Mills City Pool • Location: Pool near the tennis courts and skate park and east of Oakwood Park in the south part of the city.

• Features: Water slide, several waterbased play features, portion blocked off for younger children, three diving boards • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: Mondays through Fridays, hours are 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for aerobic and lap swimming, and 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. for open swimming. Saturday hours are 1 to 8/8:30 p.m. for open swim. Sunday hours are 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8/8:30 p.m. for open swim and 5 to 7 p.m. for family swim.

• Admission: $4 for age 6 and over, $3 for children ages 3 to 5, free for children under age 2; season passes are $75 for one person, $100 for married couple, $125 for family • Information: 641-592-3251 St. Olaf Lake • Location: Northeast of New Richland • Features: Swimming beach, which is part of a New Richland City Park; swimming area is clearly defined with ropes and floats. There is also a platform within this area.

• Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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• Admission: Free • Information: 507-465-3514 Northwood City Pool • Location: Pool at Swensrud Park • Features: Double loop, water slide, diving board, zero-depth entry area marked off for younger children • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: noon to 7 p.m. daily • Admission: $3 for adults, $3 for 18 and under, $2 for preschoolers; individual season pass for $80, family season pass for $130 • Information: 641-324-1075 Wells Municipal Pool • Location: South end of the community near Thompson Park and the golf course clubhouse • Features: Diving board at deep end, separate kiddie pool • Swimming lessons available • Lifeguards present • Hours: 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for lap swim; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays for adult swim; 1:30 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for open swim daily; 5 to 6 p.m. for family swim Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 5 to 6 p.m. for lap swim Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Admission: $4 per person.

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his is the third year disc golfers have gathered on Sundays and Thursdays for league play.

The Flying Lea Disc Golf Club meets at 1 p.m. Sundays through late August for its regular league. Men who show up are split into two divisions based on past performance. New players choose. Women have their own division. The top three in each division wins money.

Each player who shows up pays $4, of which $3 goes to the prize money.

The club keeps the $1. Club funds are for improving facilities and buying prizes. Membership is a one-time $10 fee. People of many ages participate.

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Bancroft Bay Park (lower) Hammer Road & Greenwood Drive, Albert Lea 18 baskets, concrete tees Bancroft Bay Park (upper) west end of Hammer Road, Albert Lea 9 baskets, grass tees Riverland Community College Riverland Drive & Hershey St., A.L. 18 baskets, grass tees Clarks Grove City Park next to Baptist Church 9 baskets, grass tees Swenrud Park/Hurd Park Eighth St. & Nuthatch Ave., Northwood, Iowa 18 baskets, grass tees Oakwood Park S. Lake St. at water tower, Lake Mills, Iowa 9 baskets, grass tees

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Derreck Walk successfully putts from the tall grass on Hole 2 at Bancroft Bay Park during the 2010 Flying Lea Championship. gible. Cash and prizes are awarded.

Membership is not required to participate in the random doubles league on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Partners are determined randomly, either with cards or by flipping discs. Each player pays $4, of which $3 goes to the prize money and $1 to the club.

Both leagues usually play either at Riverland Community College or at Bancroft Bay Park. The schedule is posted at www.flyinglea.org and at the kiosk at Bancroft Bay Park.

Across the Iowa border, the Northwood Disc Golf Club tees off its league play at 2 p.m. Sundays. The fee is $4, with $1 off for club members.

There will be a competition between the two clubs on Sept. 3 called the Border Cup. Eight players from each club will compete as teams.

During the Freeborn County Fair, players from around the region will pair up to compete in the Lions Club Doubles Tournament, sponsored by the Albert Lea Lions Club. It takes place Aug. 6, with the first round at Bancroft Bay Park.

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Continued from Page 30 Season passes (includes unlimited range use, 20 percent off all apparel, 15 percent off hard goods, 10 percent off all golf instruction): Single $1,299, Couple $1,799, Family $1,999, Junior (22 and under) $399.

Season pass with cart rental: Single $1,899, Couple $2,499, Family $2,799, Junior (22 and under) $999.

Yardages: 6,993 (Black tees), 6,594 (Blue tees), 6,261 (White tees), 5,806 (Gold tees), 5,136 (Red tees) Wells Golf Club Located in Wells on 801 First Ave. SW. Open seven days a week 8 a.m. until sunset. A par-3 and par-4 course.

Address: 801 First Ave. SW, Wells.

Phone: (507) 553-3313 Number of holes: 9 Par: 31 (white tees), 32 (red tees) Type: Public Guest fees: $10/weekday, $15/ weekend Memberships: Social $55, Student $70, College Student $100, Single $140, Couple $215, Family $255.

Yardages: 2,044 (white tees), 1,930 (red tees) Carts: Available.

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By Tim Engstrom

he leading event for golf in Albert Lea is the 84th annual Shortstop Golf Tournament, which happens for the sixth year at Green Lea Golf Course. It takes place Sept. 3, 4 and 5.

Fans of golf will travel the course on foot and in carts to see the best players in the area compete. Phil Schmidt edged out Mick Hockinson in 2010.

The 36th Sparky Dan Kruse Memorial Golf Classic is at Wedgewood Cove Golf Club on July 28. It raises money for people with special needs.

Last year, former Viking Matt Blair and former Twin Frank Quilici played.

Green Lea and Wedgewood Cove will co-host the sixth annual Corey Goodnature Memorial Golf Classic on June 25. The event raises money for college scholarships for local students and memorializes a Clarks Grove native who perished in the War in Afghanistan in 2005.

At Green Lea, 101 Richway Drive, some upcoming tourneys are the PGA Junior Tour Event on June 27, Stadheim Jewelers Golf Classic July 11, Albert Lea Hockey Open July 16,

Chamber Golf Outing on July 18, Green Lea Club Tournament July 23, Albert Lea City Tournament Aug. 6-7.

Look for the Fire Department Fundraiser at Green Lea on Aug. 14. The Hi-Yield takes place Aug. 26.

At Wedgewood Cove, 2200 W. Ninth St., some tourneys this summer are the MGA State Amateur Qualifier on June 20, the Mrs. Gerry’s Junior Classic on Aug. 2, the Wedgewood Cove Invitational Aug. 19 and 20 and the Wedgewood Cove Club Championship.

Wedgewood Cove hosts the Albert Lea High School Hall of Fame induction and will hold a golf tournament in conjunction with it on July 9.

Oak View Golf Course on Freeborn Lake hosts the annual Tee It Up for Camp Courage tournament. The 18hole tourney starts at 11 a.m. July 9 and raises money for Camp Courage.

The United South Central booster tournament is on July 16. Get Your Pink On is July 23.

Rice Lake Golf & Country Club near Lake Mills, Iowa, hosts its men’s club championship on Aug. 7 and women’s on Aug. 6.

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Foundation is ready to kick off its 13th season of cruising on Albert Lea Lake.

The Pelican Breeze II has the capacity of holding 56 passengers and is a replica of a Mississippi riverboat.

It features a public address system, a background music system, a generator, a wet bar and two bathrooms with sinks and flushable toilets. It has a deck of 55 feet by 14 feet and has an enclosed pilot house and three glass-bottom viewing ports.

he Pelican Breeze II will cruise again this summer with Friday evening pizza party cruises starting June 4 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person.

Reservations are needed by 4 p.m.

Friday to make sure enough pizza is ordered.

Saturday public cruises are from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with a cost of $10 per person and $5 for children 5 and under. Some cruises will be narrated by Al Batt once a month through the summer.

Sunday public cruises are from 1:30 to 3 p.m. with a cost of $10 per person and $5 for children 5 and under. During July and August there will be special Pirates and Princesses cruises, and new specialty cruises are pending.

All cruises must have 10 people to leave the dock and can be canceled Tim Engstrom due to weather.

The Interstate 35 bridges over Albert Lea Lake are visible on Pelican Breeze II cruises.

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he Bayside Skiers are excited to give their spectators a taste of the Entertainment Capital of the World with its Las Vegas-themed shows.

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“It’s fun and entertainment for all walks of the family,” Dulas said. “It’s a

Tips for boating in Freeborn County • There is no speed limit but travel slower in lakes with debris in water, docks and other boats.

• There are no restrictions on motor size.

• Waterskiiers must be off lake one hour after sunset.

• Personal watercraft must be off lake one hour prior to sunset.

• All boats, including canoes and kayaks, must have one lifejacket on board per passenger.

• Boats longer than 16-feet must have throw cushion on board • Boats must have fire extinguisher on board.

• All boats, including personal watercraft, canoes and kayaks, must have current registration. Registration is good for three years.

• At sunset, boats must have red and green lights on in front and a white light with 360 degrees of visibility on in back.

• At sunset, canoes and kayaks must have white light with 360 degrees of visibility on in back.

• It is not law, but as a rule of thumb, boats should travel counterclockwise around lakes.

• Use AlbertLeaLakes.com as a helpful resource.

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The team will present regular Thursday shows starting on June 23. Dress rehearsals will start June 17. Pre-show activities start at 6:15 p.m. and the main show is at 7 at Edgewater Park.

There are also 2 p.m. shows scheduled on July 4 and Labor Day.

Team practices are Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Dulas said the Bayside Skiers are always looking for people who want to be involved in or around the water.

Admission is free, but the club does pass the hat to help defray expenses and the keep the show on the water.

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By Andrew Dyrdal

he Ryan Truesdell Memorial Sports Weekend is a two-day event filled with softball, volleyball, golf, fishing and bean bag tournaments in memory of Ryan “Pie” Truesdell.

Ryan was a 2005 graduate of Albert Lea High School who died Aug. 14, 2007 after becoming trapped in a steel corn bin at the east site of the Glenville Grain elevator.

Ryan’s father, Scott, started the Memorial Sports Weekend nearly one month after his son’s death and this year’s event is the fifth annual and will be Sept. 10-11 in Albert Lea. All money raised during the sports weekend is used to support local youth sports. A total of more than $8,700 has been raised so far. Softball is the centerpiece, but other sports are part of the weekend of fun.

Softball tournament The softball tournament is the Ryan Truesdell Memorial Sports Weekend’s marquee event. Last year, 23 teams participated and each team has a three-game guarantee. The tourna-

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The beginning of the village of Clarks Grove started in 1890 when the Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery was built. The creamery was the first cooperative established in the state.

The community got its name from a Tim Engstrom grove owned by J. Mead Clark.

The creamery is a symbol of The railroad came to the town in 1900 and much of the early economic Clarks Grove’s past. activity derived from having a depot.

Once our trees develop it will be more Clarks Grove holds a citywide rumchallenging,” said Lance Loverink of mage sale every spring and offers an Clarks Grove Public Works. array of summertime activities.

Clarks Grove also has summer Bob Hanson Park is in the center of recreation programs for youth such as Clarks Grove and offers a playground, volleyball and basketball at Johnson shelter and picnic tables.

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June 10: at Excelsior, 7:30 p.m.

June 13: at Waseca, 6:30 p.m.

June 14: vs. Austin, 6:30 p.m.

June 16: vs. Rochester Century, 6:30 p.m.

June 18: vs. Winona, doubleheader, noon June 19: at Rochester Mayo, doubleheader, noon June 23: at Austin, 7 p.m.

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June 30: at Rochester Century, 5:30 p.m.

July 1: at Rochester John Marshall, doubleheader, 4 p.m.

July 2: vs. Kasson, doubleheader, noon July 8: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, 2 p.m.

July 9: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 10: at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 11 at Gopher Classic, North St. Paul, TBD July 14 vs. Waseca, 6:30 p.m.

July 16 vs. Onalaska, Wisc., doubleheader, TBA July 17-24 at District Tournament, high seed, TBA July 29 at State Legion Tournament, TBA

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June 18: at Dakota Doom, 4 p.m.

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June 17-19: Albert Lea Knights Invit.

July 8-10: Gopher State Tournament of Champions July 15-17: MBT State Tournament 11A June 11-12: Blue Earth Tournament June 24-26: Albert Lea Knights Invit.

11AAA June 10-12: Burnsville Tournament June 17-19: Albert Lea Knights Invit.

June 24: vs. Mason City Rebels, doubleheader, in Albert Lea July 8-10: MBT State Tournament July 15-17: Gopher State Tournament of Champions 12AA June 10-12: Owatonna Tournament June 17-19: Albert Lea Knights Invit.

July 15-17: MBT State Tournament July 22-24: MSF State Tournament

The Albert Lea VFW team is made up of players at about same age as high school junior varsity teams. Home games are at Hayek Field on Clark Street in Albert Lea.

13AA June 10-12: Burnsville Tournament June 17-19: Albert Lea Knights Invit.

June 24-25: Northfield Tournament July 15-17: MBT State Tourn., Lakeville July 22-24: MSF State Tournament, Marshall

Schedule May 29: vs. Rochester Mayo, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

June 1: vs. Austin, 5 p.m.

June 5: at Red Wing, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

June 7: vs. Owatonna, 7 p.m.

June 8: at Mantorville, 5 p.m.

June 11: at Rochester John Marshall, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

June 12: at Winona, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

June 15: vs. Waseca, 5 p.m.

June 18: vs. Stewartville, doubleheader, 4:30 p.m.

June 22: at Owatonna, 5 p.m.

June 25: vs. Rochester Century, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

June 29: at Northfield, 5 p.m.

July 6: vs. Faribault 5 p.m.

July 9: at Owatonna Tournament, TBA July 10: at Owatonna Tournament, TBA July 16: at Rochester Lourdes, doubleheader, 11 a.m.

July 23-Aug. 1: at District Tournament, high seed, TBD Aug. 11-14: at State Tournament, Bemidji, TBD

Albert Lea Tribune • Wednesday, June 8, 2011 • Page 35

Kernel Days parade to be on Saturday

Bricelyn Fourth of July offer dodgeball

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ernel Days in Wells will take place Aug. 19-20.

The biggest change this year is the parade will take place on Saturday night instead of Sunday.

The festival unofficially starts with two events on Aug. 17 and 18, and then officially kicks off Aug. 19 with a party including a free lunch at Wells Federal Bank.

That evening Boss Grant and the Johnny Cash Revue will perform on the Bevcomm Stage and fireworks will conclude the night.

On Aug. 20, there will be a classic car show along with a farmers market, softball and volleyball tournaments, tractor pull and petting zoo, among others.

At night there will be a parade that begins on Main Street followed by live performances from Jim Lawrence Orchestra and Schell’s Hobo Band. Also

Wednesday, Aug. 17 11 a.m.: Wells Library Foundation Salad Luncheon, American Legion Thursday, Aug. 18 7 p.m.: Little Miss Kernel Pageant at USC auditorium Friday, Aug. 19 11 a.m.: Kernel Days party, Well Federal Bank 5 p.m.: Dodgeball tournament 6 p.m.: Volleyball tournament 8 p.m.: Boss Grant and the Johnny Cash Revue, Bevcomm Stage 9:45 p.m.: Fireworks Saturday, Aug. 20 8 a.m. Farmers market at Wells Marketplace Foods 8 a.m.: Maple Valley Classic Car Show 8 a.m.: Softball tournament 8 a.m.: Volleyball tournament 10 a.m.: Kids tractor pedal pull 10 a.m.: Bocce ball tournament 3:30 p.m.: Classic car cruise 7 p.m.: Parade, followed by Jim Lawrence Orchestra and Schell’s Hobo Band 9 p.m. Jaycees street dance, behind Wildcats Bar & Grill Sunday, Aug. 21 8 a.m. VFW pancake breakfast TBD: Kernel Days golf tournament, Wells Golf Course

following the parade is a talent show at Bevcomm Stage and a street dance sponsored by Jaycees behind Wildcats Bar & Grill.

On Aug. 21, there will be a pancake breakfast sponsored by the VFW and the first annual Kernel Days golf tournament at Wells Golf Course.

Throughout the weekend there will be food stands and the Jaycees beer garden will be open on Friday.

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ricelyn’s 54th annual Fourth of July Celebration is slated for July 1-3, and events begin with a variety show Friday evening, a pie and ice cream social and a dance at the Legion Hall.

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On Sunday morning there will be a pancake breakfast for the Bricelyn Fire Department, a community worship service and a medallion hunt.

The Bricelyn Pool will also be open for swimming during the Fourth of July holiday.

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Thursdays on Main add Movies in the Park

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his is the third year for Thursdays on Main in Clear Lake, Iowa, but the summer series adds a cinematic flair.

Stores stay open late Thursdays, and people from all around come to downtown to shop those stores and check out products at vendors selling crafts and wares at City Park, which has a stage and great views of the

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The fun starts June 16 and runs every Thursday through Aug. 11.

Thursdays on Main is from 5 to 9 p.m., and Movies in the Park starts at 9 p.m. The film on June 16 will be “Despicable Me,” a humorous children’s cartoon. Clear Lake events are posted at the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce’s website www.clearlakeiowa.com.

The Bicycle Blues & BBQ Festival takes place July 8-10. The event started as a local bike ride and live music but has grown to include the Iowa Criterium State Championship Race, action-packed lap races around downtown Clear Lake. It still features the family-oriented rides, too. And the music. And the food.

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There is a Lions Club waffle breakfast, too. Barbecue vendors begin serving at 11 a.m., and the criterium rolls at noon. Two acts of Lisa Wenger and Bruce McCabe & the Rich Poor Men will perform, with the first at 5 p.m.

Registration for the Iowa Cup Series Road Race starts at 8 a.m. July 10, with the riders staged to roll across the countryside by 9:30 a.m.

Of the tourism-laden summer in Clear Lake, one notable event is the Iowa Independent Film Festival on July 16 and 17. The festival celebrates Iowa actors, filmmakers and movies set in Iowa. It gives awards for Best Feature, Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Student Film, Best Director and Best Actor. There is the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Orson Welles Award and the Henry Jaglom Award for Creative Excellence in Direction. There are people’s choice awards, too.

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Use thethat water for flowers, vegetable gardens and houseplants.

Or, Rain barrels are one way residents can be connected directly to a downspout.

Others conserve wateran and prevent pollution. are designed to catch runoff from a roof, gutattach irrigation hose to The the barrel for watering lawns.

Barrels also have overbarrels typically hold 55 to 80 gallons of ter or rain chain. flow valves canwater direct water to additional barrels or to rain gardens water. People can thenthat use the for flowers, vegetable gardens and houseplants. Or When should you use rain barrels? they can attach an irrigation hose to the bar- Use rain barrels all year long. Simply leave rel for watering lawns. The barrels also have the spigot slightly open during the winter. overflow valves that can direct water to addi- The problem with rain water, also called tional barrels or to rain gardens. stormwater: Rain carries many pollutants from housetops, Who should use rain barrels?

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he beauty and colors of nature will combine with art during the third week in July for the annual Art & Garden Tour of the Albert Lea Art Center.

Six area gardens will be on display along with at least one artist at each location.

The gardens and artists will be announced at a later date.

“There’s artists everywhere, and it certainly shows itself in flowering and landscaping and how people arrange their gardens — their color pallettes,” said Donna Widenhoefer, Art & Garden Tour coordinator. “It is a display of art.”

Tickets are $10 and will be available mid-June at the Art Center and at various businesses in the community. A map and description of all of the garden locations will be included in the ticket.

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Widenhoefer said typically organizers try to include gardens in Albert Lea, as well as other areas in Freeborn County, to draw a wider audience.

The gardens in the country areas tend to have more space and will usually have a different kind of a layout.

Artists using a variety of mediums will be represented, including mediums of jewelry, watercolor, ceramics, garden art and glass work, among others.

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Vintage Fashion & Florals • June 9-July 30 • Show will include a display of vintage wedding dresses and watercolor and acrylic floral paintings.

English Tea • June 11 at 2 p.m.

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Lecture Series featuring Joan Muschler • June 16 at 7 p.m.

• History of tea Unique Junque Sale • June 18 • Annual fundraiser at 1206 W. Richway Drive Art & Garden Tour • July 15-16 Lecture Series featuring Jim Finseth • July 21 at 7 p.m.

• The art of cabinet making and woodworking Lecture Series featuring Nancy VanderWaerdt • Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.

• Dream circles for all ages Lecture Series featuring Bob Tewes • Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

• Classical music then and now Art and Architecture Tour • Sept. 24

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Attractions in Clear Lake include: • Lady of the Lake, a stern wheeler available for public and private cruises.

Cruises on Saturdays often leave at 1:30 and 7 p.m. and sometimes another at 3:30 or 4 p.m. Check www. cruiseclearlake.com for the complete schedule.

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That’s the goal behind this year’s At 5:30 p.m. will be water wars, inHollandale Harvest Festival, scheduled cluding the bucket brigade for women for Sept. 10 in this community. and keg wars for men.

Hollandale Harvest Festival ChairMinnesota’s women tug of war woman Amy Ogren said events begin team is also slated to take on the early Saturday with a pancake breakHollandale firefighters in a tug of war fast, arts and crafts show, farmers competition. market, car show and tractor disOgren said all events will be famplay along the downtown frontage ily friendly until about 9 p.m., with road next to the city’s adult only events after 9 windmill. p.m., including live music Throughout the day and entertainment at the there will be children’s local Three In One Bar & activities, featuring a Restaurant. reptile and petting zoo, Ogren said while all of which are new to this the events are free, there year’s festival. will be donation boxes Starting at 11 a.m. and set up around town. All going until 4 p.m. will be donations will go to supthe popular Motor Madport the Hollandale Fire ness, which begins with Department’s purchase of car football and then Tim Engstrom some new equipment. transitions into the mud She said in 2010, more The windmill is a Hollandale icon. bog behind Mr. Machinthan $7,000 was donated.

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• Morning: Reptile and petting zoo, horse and wagon rides • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Motor Madness, including car football and mud bog behind Mr. Machinery • 2 p.m.: Kid’s parade • 4 p.m.: Grand parade

Continued from Page 13 an indoor aquatic center and the Mitchell County Historical Museum.

Enjoy the beauty of the area with nine holes of golf at Sunny Brae Golf & Country Club. Nestled in the bluffs of the Cedar River, the 70-acre course is spread out over bluffs, hills and river bottoms. Gather your golfing buddies and compete in the Osage “City of Maples” Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on June 10.

Bicycling enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the fourth annual Bike Ride Around Mitchell County on June 25, which spans five to 70 miles depending on which route you choose.

Enjoy a city tour by foot at the City of Maples Road Race, a 5k run, slated for July 4.

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Town & Country Barbecue, this year’s July 4th celebration in Osage will also include a Civil War re-enactment beginning at 2 p.m. at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds.

Friday Night Out at Osage City Park will offer a fun, family-friendly kickoff to the weekend with live music, food and friends, slated for various Friday nights through Aug. 5.

Celebrate the change of the seasons Sept. 17 at Autumn Artistry. For more than 10 years, this event has grown to more than 100 vendors from all over north Iowa showcasing unique arts, crafts and jewelry. Delight in the selection of freshly-picked fall produce and let your taste buds guide you through the selection of homemade baked goods and pies, along with wine tasting.

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Widenhoefer said people can take their time going to each garden or go quickly through them if they desire.

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t. Ansgar’s annual summer celebration is expected to be even bigger and better this year.

The home of Malt-O-Meal and Grain Millers’ processing centers, St. Ansgar, Iowa — a quaint town tucked between Osage and Northwood — houses one of the biggest oatmeal processing centers in the world.

And from the former Town & Country Days the new and expanded Oatmeal Days was born.

The celebration will include fan favorites from the past and new events, including an oatmeal bake-off and attempting to set an “unofficial” record for the biggest pot of oatmeal. A cereal sale sponsored by Malt-O-Meal — with bags of Malt-O-Meal cereal on sale for $1 each — will benefit the United Way of North Iowa. The bike ride spans four counties across two states — Mitchell and Worth Counties in Iowa and Freeborn and Mower Counties in Minnesota — will go on, rain or shine, again this year, as well.

June 17: Campaign Against Cancer 5-8 p.m.: Music in City Park 6 p.m.: John Peterson Cancer Walk 7:45 p.m.: Wee Saints Day Care Sky Lanterns and Dedication June 18: Oatmeal Days 7 a.m.: breakfast at Paradise Pizza 8 a.m.: St. Ansgar’s 2x4 Bike Ride 9 a.m.: Oatmeal bake-off and pancake eating contest at Paradise Pizza 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Home-based business show at Paradise Pizza 10 a.m.: Bean bag toss at the American Legion; Malt-O-Meal cereal sale in the St. Ansgar Post Office parking lot 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Methodist Church salad luncheon 12:30-2 p.m.: Fun in the Park 4-6:30 p.m.: Fire Dept. Pork Chop Feed 6 p.m.: Crowning of Miss St. Ansgar 6:30 p.m.: Children’s 1K Fun Run 7 p.m.: Parade 9 p.m.: Street Dance at Denny’s Place July 16: Herb Festival Enjoy a children’s art and nature show, local art show, vendor booths, lectures and tours.

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ing the streets, planted there by one of the town’s pioneers more than 150 years ago.

Osage’s Main Street, best known for its unique blend of boutique-type shopping, offers something for everyone. Home décor, clothing, gifts and accessories fill the renovated centuryplus buildings that stoically line Main Street. Take a break between shops at one of the locally owned eateries

along the way, from sandwiches to homemade baked goods, specialty coffees and smoothies.

Truly dedicated shoppers are invited to the 1/2 Moon Madness on June 24, when various stores in Osage will be open from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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he April Sorensen Memorial Half Marathon will be held July 9 beginning in Albert Lea and ending in Hayward.

The half marathon is 13.1 miles and begins at 7:30 a.m.

This is the fourth year for the event, and it is run in memory of Albert Lea High School graduate April Sorensen, who was found dead in her Rochester home in 2007. Her case remains unsolved.

Sorensen enjoyed running marathons with her sister and father and often they participated in marathons together. Sorensen completed three relays with her dad and sister and ran others on her own. The half marathon draws many of her former classmates and others who know the family.

The half marathon also attracts people who haven’t run full marathons before. The half marathon distance helps people become familiar with the rigors of training for longdistance runs.

The money raised from the event goes toward two $500 scholarships to the Albert Lea, Alden-Conger and Glenville-Emmons school districts, along with helping to fund the Blazing Star Trail.

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Other running events June 18: Morin Lake Days Fun Run in Alden. The run starts at 9 a.m. Participants can choose between a 10k run, 3-mile run or 1-mile run/walk.

June 11: Glenville Days will have a 5k walk/run in Glenville at 8 a.m. in Glenville Park. Registration is $12 for adults and $5 for youths. All proceeds go to the Glenville Boosters fund.

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he Walking Moai is a competition among groups of walkers. The fun kicked off in mid-May but continues through the summer.

Moai is a term that works singular or plural. Moai with the most steps at the end of the competition will be awarded prizes at the wrapup celebration at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

People who lived in Albert Lea in 2009, during the citywide health-improvement initiative called the AARP/ Blue Zones Vitality Project, already know moai refers to how Okinawans stay lifelong friends, which research shows is good for longevity. The Blue Zones adopted the term to promote exercising with friends.

Anyone in Albert Lea can form a moai by simply getting a group of friends together to walk. They can be part of the competition by getting in touch with pretty much any Walking Moai participant or by going to the National Vitality Center page on

female, are awarded $500. Secondplace finishers earn $250 and third place $100. All finishers receive a medal.

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• Nia, 10 a.m., June 18, Edgewater Park “One thing • Butterfly yoga, 10 a.m. June 25, about exercising is Edgewater Park that most people • Geocaching, 10 a.m., July 9, would love to try Brookside Boathouse a new class, but • Swimming, 10 a.m., July 16, don’t want to Sarah Stultz Albert Lea city pool spend the money Albert Lea has received international attention • Nordic walking, 10 a.m., July 16, and then find out for its health initiatives, primarily stemming Edgewater Park they don’t like it,” from the 2009 AARP/Blues Zones Vitality Project.

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30, Marion Ross Performing Arts The classes are open to the general The Walking Moai is an effort of the Center public and are free. Participants get National Vitality Center, a lasting result • Swimming, 10 a.m., Aug. 13, to learn and to play each sport. If the of the 2009 Vitality Project. A grant Albert Lea city pool participants are part of the Walking of $925 from the Statewide Health Moai, they can earn extra steps in the Improvement Program offsets costs Group bike rides depart at 6 p.m. competition. of materials, rentals and prizes for the Wednesdays from Martin’s Cycling & Classes this year range from tennis Sample Saturday Series.

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• Blazing Star Trail: This winding, paved trail in southern Albert Lea runs from Albert Lea Lake to Myre Big Island State Park, a distance of approximately six miles.

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Freeborn County Relay for Life participants and other members of the community walk through the luminaries made for cancer fighters and survivors after the bags were lit in 2010 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

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he Freeborn County Relay for Life has extended its track. Well, actually the track itself is the same, but the walking route will reach to what’s called Machinery Hill.

The ninth Freeborn County Relay for Life starts at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, and goes until 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

It was also a solemn opportunity to remember those who have died from their battle with cancer and celebrate those who have fought it and survived.

A schedule of events hasn’t been assembled; however event coordinator Vicki Manges said people can expect changes inspired from the 2010 Relay, which was held indoors in barns at the fairgrounds because of the threat of storms.

She said the 2011 Relay will be outdoors, but the event committee expects to implement some of the things from last year’s unexpected changes.

“When we went into rain mode last year, we were able to experience things that we did and didn’t like,” Manges said. “The things we liked and heard from others encouraged us

to implement it into this year’s Relay.”

The track is one example of a change. Another will be camping at Machinery Hill.

The Relay for Life this year hopes to offer additional vendors and more activities, Manges said.

The Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Similar events happen across the country. The Freeborn County Relay for Life has set a goal of $127,500. Money raised goes toward cancer research, raising awareness of cancer prevention and cancer treatment.

It’s an event that takes months of planning and draws hundreds of community members together for a straight 12 hours under one purpose.

The event begins with speeches from the honored survivor and the honored caregiver.

Cancer fighters and survivors then take a survivors’ lap. Then all participants walk as part of teams for the 12 hours, usually in shifts. When they aren’t walking, they participate in activities for all ages and fundraising activities, such as a silent auction and drawings. Musical acts perform on the stage. Luminaries commemorating cancer victims and honoring survivors are lit at dusk. Many people stay at the fairgrounds overnight.

By Sarah Stultz

here’s always a lot to do in Albert Lea for the Fourth of July holiday.

Whether it’s extra excitement through Crazy Days in downtown Albert Lea, a car show, a carnival, a parade or fireworks, there’s plenty of family friendly events for all ages.

“It’s a great time when families come in for the Fourth of July,” said Susie Petersen, executive director of the Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We have a lot of activities going on, and with the price of gas, there’s a lot of things going on right here in our own hometown. You don’t have to leave to go anywhere to have a good time.”

With the success of Crazy Days in downtown Albert Lea last summer, downtown business owners will again open up their stores for extra hours and host sales for customers from June 30 through July 2.

“I think it’s a great time to incorporate our businesses with the actual people in town,” said Linda Knudsen, owner of Plymouth Shoes.

On Thursday, June 30, stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Knudsen said it will be up to individual merchants to determine how long they will be open July 1 and 2.

Food vendors will be downtown on all three days and Merriam’s Midway Carnival will open Friday, July 1, and continue through July Fourth.

Also on Friday, the CVB and American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 will sponsor its second annual car show on Broadway Avenue, between Fountain Street and the Legion building.

Petersen said people can enter their cars into the show, and then the public will vote on their favorites.

The same day the Legion will also open its outdoor patio, which will continue on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3.

There will also be a comedy show, featuring Jeff Polis and Scott Novotny on Friday.

On Sunday, the highlight of the day will be Albert Lea’s annual Third of July Parade.

Tami Jensen, operations manager at the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the annual parade, said people can start bringing their floats to the

Thursday, June 30 • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea Friday, July 1 • Various daytime hours: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 5 to 11 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 6 p.m.: CVB and American Legion car show • 7:30 p.m.: Comedy show featuring Jeff Polis and Scott Novotny at the American Legion Saturday, July 2 • 9 a.m. to noon: Albert Lea Farmers Market, East Clinic parking lot • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 1 to 11 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • Various daytime hours: Crazy Days, downtown Albert Lea Sunday, July 3 • Noon: Outdoor patio opens at American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 • 1 to 10 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 5:30 p.m.: Floats begin lining up at Freeborn County Fairgrounds for Third of July Parade • 6 p.m.: Third of July Parade begins Monday, July 4 • 1 to 8 p.m.: Merriam’s Midway Carnival, North Broadway Avenue parking lot • 1 p.m.: Bayside Ski Club preshow, Edgewater Park • 2 p.m.: Bayside Ski Club show, Edgewater Park • 8 p.m.: Albert Lea Community Band, Fountain Lake Park Gazebo • Dusk: Fireworks, Fountain Lake Freeborn County Fairgrounds at noon that day with lineup for the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The parade itself is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Freeborn County: Past, Present, Future.”

The parade begins at the fairgrounds, travels down Bridge Avenue, along Fountain Street and ends at Central Park — generally lasting two hours.

As Merriam’s Midway Carnival worker James Ziemer opens the door of pod on the Zipper in 2010, Dominic Modderman steps out with a look of excitement.

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On the Fourth of July, the Bayside Ski Club will present its ski show at 1 and 2 p.m. This year’s theme is “Las Vegas.”

Club director Kristen Dulas said the show should be action-packed with the entertainment and music from Las Vegas mixed with the local talent in Albert Lea. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase at each show.

Attendants are asked to bring their own chair or blanket and sunglasses.

The show is free to the public but donations are accepted.

Right before dusk, the Albert Lea Community Band will assemble at the Fountain Lake Park gazebo to perform music for community members at the park.

Fireworks will follow from City Beach at dusk, usually around 10 p.m.

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This small community with less than 100 residents is about 10 miles north of Albert Lea right off Minnesota Highway 13. There is no summer festival in Manchester.

The Bend in the Road bar is popular in the summer for its beer garden and volleyball and horseshoe league.

Singers and musicians also perform on occasion. The bar has a page on Facebook where more information

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ew Richland Farm & City Days will again be the second weekend in July. It falls on July 8, 9 and 10.

As in the past, there will be a carnival on all three days. The New Richland Idol contest will be at 7 p.m.

Friday on Broadway Avenue.

Saturday’s events include the annual flower show at City Hall and a pancake breakfast in the school cafeteria from 7 to 10 a.m.

There will be a three-person scramble at 9 a.m. at Riverview Golf Course on Saturday.

A 2-mile Panther Fun Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m. and is open to everyone. The event is not timed, and there are no awards. The event is being held with the idea of people being healthy and staying active.

The course will begin at Country Neighbors, then go northeast out of town, past Calvary Cemetery, turning west and around the curve on 240th

Ave., and back to town on Country Road 12, to the finish line at Country Neighbors. If there is enough interest, an extension will be made to make the course a 5k length. Registration on the day of the run/walk will begin at 7 a.m. in the city park in New Richland with a fee of $15. Contact Mike Weber at 507-475-1012 for more information.

The Lions will hold bingo in the park on Saturday, and the Top 25 car show will be held on Broadway Avenue in New Richland. Registration is from 8 to 10 a.m., and the show runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday night there will be a street dance with live entertainment.

Sunday’s events start with a community worship service in the park at 10:30 a.m. County pork producers will serve a lunch at 11:30 a.m.

The parade will be held at 1 p.m. with entertainment following. Rounding out the Sunday events will be an ice cream social at 4 p.m. at the St. Peter Church in Otisco.

Borderfest to feature mud bog, car cruise

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mmons Borderfest will be celebrated Aug. 19 and 20 in this town about 14 miles south of Albert Lea. Friday night will feature the Johnny Holm Band and a street dance On Saturday there will be citywide garage sales and a children’s pedal pull. Registration for the ATV mud bog will tentatively start at 9 a.m. with the mud bog starting at noon. Baseball and softball tournaments will most

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A pork chop supper will be at the Emmons Legion tentatively from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The car and motorcycle cruise will line up on the side of Highway 69 south of Emmons Lutheran Church. Registration for the cruise starts at 5 p.m. with the cruise starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m.

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ach summer for nearly two decades the Fountain Lake Sportmen’s Club has held a Take A Kid Fishing Day. It’s the club’s signature event and used as a way to introduce children to fishing.

Hundreds of people turn out each year and children 16 and under receive a free fishing pole. The club supplies other equipment for use on the day of the event.

This year’s event will be at the Edgewater Park fishing pier June 11 beginning at 9 a.m. and children 16 and under can fish without a license. Adults who bring a child can fish for free, too.

New this year, professional fisherman Kirt Hedquist will be in Albert Lea to chat with kids and might bring a few out onto his boat.

Despite poor weather conditions during last year’s event, the club handed out more than 250 fishing poles to kids and 61 people caught fish.

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Fountain Lake This lake can be accessed by the Brookside Park boat landing and along state Highway 13. It has a fishing pier in Edgewater Park and walleye in its deep holes and

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Pickerel Lake This lake was recently stocked with northern pike by the Department of Natural Resources and also has pan fish.

Beaver Lake Near Ellendale, this lake is small but has a wide array of fish including walleye and crappie. It has a fishing pier and beach with a picnic area.

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he Red Power Roundup is a big celebration of all things related to International Harvester. This year, the Freeborn County Fairgrounds hosts the annual festival, and it is expected to bring anywhere from 25,000 to 30,000 people to Albert Lea on June 23, 24 and 25. Trailers will begin dropping off farm implement as early as June 15.

Event Director Bruce Jensen with the Minnesota chapter of the International Harvester Collectors Club said he is hoping for 2,000 tractors, with 500 from Minnesota alone. And it remains to be seen how many other International Harvester Co. products will be there. After all, the former Chicago-based legend made many other things: cotton pickers, harvesters, crawlers, plows, cultivators, grain binders, corn binders, manure spreaders, lawn mowers, industrial machines and trucks, among other things. It even made appliances, from refrigera-

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Jensen said one of the two main features of the show will be a rare white demonstrator tractor from the 1950s. The other will be gold demonstrator tractors from the 1970s. These were tractors that International Harvester used to promote their product.

Red is the color International was known for, but its tractors came in gray, white or gold, too.

The Red Power Roundup A rare white demonstrator 1929 Farmall will offer entertainment, such Regular will be brought to Albert Lea as a stagecoach robbery with for the Roundup. vintage guns shooting blanks. tors to air conditioners.

Calico Hutch of Hayward will host a Tractors will be coming from Caliquilting bee and give quilting demfornia, Oregon, Washington, Texas, onstrations. There will be tours to the Florida, New York and from across the Mall of America, Hills Gardens, Albert Upper Midwest, Jensen said.

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The list indicates the festival offers excellent entertainment value to tour groups and individual travelers from around the world.

“That might draw some people into town,” Vining said.

Colonial crafts for sale include pottery, woodworking, clothing, jewelry, artwork, blacksmith demonstrations, candles and handmade items from artisans from 15 states and Canada.

Enjoy some delectables of yesteryears, including kettle corn, wild rice soup, funnel cakes, homemade root beer, buffalo, fry bread, beef stew, grilled pork chops and smoked turkey legs.

Craft demonstrations, black powder shooting competitions, parades, drills, Native American camp and live cannon rounds by New Ulm Battery are just a few of the activities on the roster.

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he Fourth of July Celebration in Northwood features four days of activities, ranging from a parade to street dances to inflatables in the park — to a cross-dressing competition.

A good laugh will be had at a new event called the Mr. Miss Northwood Pageant, where guys will dress as ladies for a competition. The men will compete in three categories: evening gown, swimsuit and talent show. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. July 4, with fireworks at 10 p.m.

The fun starts on Friday with the opening of the beer garden and a performance by Cherry Gun. Rhino is the band for Saturday night.

Saturday features a fun run, a disc golf tourney and the start of a three-day softball tourney. Sunday offers a noon community picnic, and the parade starts at 11 a.m. Monday.

The Northwood-Kensett Educational Foundation Golf Tournament happens at 1 p.m. Monday at the Northwood Country Club.

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ew this year at Hayward Days will be a car show.

Hayward Days is slated for July 9, and one of the organizers is City Council member Mike Hansen. He said the three car clubs in Albert Lea plan to hold a car show this year as part of the city celebration.

He mentioned several of the day’s events but noted all plans will not be finalized until June 9. The car show is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The dance is back for 2011. Julio’s Bar & Grill was closed during the 2010 celebration, so there was no street dance.

Steve and Betty Steele of rural Alden purchased the building last year, and their son, Marty Herman, manages it.

He is focused on remodeling the place

and hopes to have a grand opening on July 9. If that isn’t possible, the street dance still will go on, likely starting at 8 p.m. and going into the night. Live music is booked.

The mud bog is always a big attraction, held by the Hayward Fire Department and Ultimate Auto. It starts at noon and ends at 5 p.m. ATVs and trucks race through a muddy course to claim the fastest times.

Hayward Lutheran Church will offer brunch and a bake sale. The day features a softball tournament, a volleyball tournament, a food stand, 4-H activities and the ever-popular citywide rummage sale.

The April Sorensen Memorial Half Marathon begins at 7:30 a.m. in Albert Lea and finishes in Hayward. See Page XX for details.

Hayward businesses will be open for the day. The city website is www. haywardmn.org.

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fter a one-year hiatus, the popular Great Dane Shoot during Alden’s Morin Lake Days is returning.

Morin Lake Days organizer Ann Bryson said organizers are partnering up with Milan Hart of Hart Brothers Weaponry for the shoot, which will take place June 18.

Spots will be opened up for purchasing earlier this year than in year’s past and will be available for purchase through Hart Brothers Weaponry and the Alden City Clerk’s Office. Each location will have 50 spots available.

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A competition that dates back to the 1800s, this will be the 20th year for the shoot during Morin Lake Days.

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un and music all for a good cause.

That’s the premise behind a new event this summer organized by the United Way of Freeborn County, the Albert Lea Convention and produced, a cash prize, a paid gig at Visitors Bureau, and Bergdale Harleythe Freeborn County Fair and other Davidson. incentives.

Scheduled for Sunday, June 12, Half of the vote will be from professtarting at 11 a.m., several bands sional musicians and the other half from the area will come together to will be audience choice through votcompete for prizes during the firsting with tickets. ever local Battle of the Bands Block After the bands are finished, Austin Party. said people from the community are But it won’t be just about music. encouraged to bring their instruments There will be a kiddie carnival, free and play together. lemonade, discounted food, a door There will also be a guest band perprize contest and vintage cars, among formance

by As the Glory Fades. other events.

Neighboring businesses on East Freeborn County United Way ExecuPlaza Street are also contributing to tive Director Ann Austin said the idea the fun, and there will be a chance originated a couple years ago when to win a free pool party at the Amerishe was approached by an employee cInn, a free one-night stay at the Best of Bergdale Harley-Davidson.

Austin said the company wanted to Western Plus, one dunk tank ticket, one kiddie bouncer ticket or one Boy do something fun for the community Scout cub car race ticket. to benefit a local organization. At the There will be coupons from the same time, the United Way was lookbusinesses in the north business dising for ideas for fundraisers to do in trict, including AmericInn, Applebee’s, late spring.

Bergdale Harley-Davidson, Best “We want to recognize young people for their talents and what they Western Plus, Hy-Vee, McDonald’s and businesses in the Northbridge Mall. can bring to the community,” Austin Free T-shirts will be given out to the said. “It’s something that’s unique, for first 200 people. everybody. It’s not just for a certain Austin said she hopes the event will particular group.” help the community be recognized Five unsigned bands — Mournfor its potential to grow into an art ing Veritas, Indiscrepancy, Riptide, center.

Bad Monkey, and Her Majesty and Organizers hope to expand the the Plank-Walkers — will compete event in 2012 to include all of southfor prizes, including recording time ern Minnesota and northern Iowa. at Legacy Studios, getting their CDs Read about live entertainment coming to the fair starting on Page 24.

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The Marion Ross Performing Arts Center hosts productions big and small.

Albert Lea Community Theatre Marion Ross Performing Arts Center 147 N. Broadway Ave. www.actonbroadway.com Box Office: 507-377-4371 ‘Gypsy’: July 14-17, 20-23 This musical fable is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Cast includes nine women, five men, a number of young dancers and an orchestra. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. July 17.

‘Doubt’: Sept. 22-24, 28-30, Oct. 1 “Doubt,” is a play about a nun — who is also a principal of a school — who suspects that one of the priests at the school has had an inappropriate relationship with a student. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

Harmony Park 79503 298th St., Clarks Grove www.harmonypark.com 507-402-8733 The Family Reunion, July 2-3 Event features Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Yonder Mountain String Band, and The Big Wu, among others. People of all ages welcome, including children.

Matt Felt/Dillon Gordon Run, July 9-10 Fundraiser in honor of the two men who the event is named after. Involves a motorcycle ride, camping and music, including band Bad Monkey.

Project Earth, July 15-16 The festival includes music, camping and fundraising. Proceeds go through WookieFoot Charities to relief efforts, orphanages, schools and hospitals around the world.

WookieFoot presents ShangraLa, Sept. 9-11

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Sell Out Stereo to perform at July Jubilee

City festival to feature rummage sales

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he Lake Mills, Iowa, July Jubilee will be held July 8, 9 and 10. All weekend there will be a carnival, a quilt show at the Lake Mills Care Center and a rendezvous on South Mill featuring different demonstrations.

Friday will have a street dance at night and a bake and rummage sale throughout the day at the Civic Center. There will also be a dedication of gardens and wine and food tasting at the 1901 Victorian House.

Saturday will start with a 5k run/ walk event and later a parade for children near the library. The FFA will hold an antique tractor event and will end with a street dance from 8 to midnight featuring Sell Out Stereo.

Sunday will begin with a breakfast in the Community School as well as a radio controlled air show at the airport.

All in all there will be events for all ages and interests in the local festival in Lake Mills.

Friday, July 8: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sidewalk sales 4:30 p.m.: Dedication of gardens at 1901 Victorian House 5-7 p.m.: Wine and food tasting at 1901 Victorian House sponsored by the Lake Mills Area Historical Society 5:30 p.m.: Little Mr. and Miss Contest at Mills Theater 7 p.m.: beer gardens open 8:30 p.m.-midnight: Street dance with performance by Vic Ferrari 9 p.m.: Karoake at Cruiser’s Route 69 Saturday, July 9: 7:30 a.m.: 5k run/walk starts at Stutzman Physical Therapy.

9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sidewalk sales 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Flea and craft vendors at Oakwood Park

9:30 a.m.: Kiddie parade in the parking lot near Lake Mills Library 10:30 a.m.: Parade 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Community picnic in Oakwood Park 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Antique tractors noon-3 p.m.: Entertainment at park noon-4 p.m.: Open house at 1901 Victorian House and the Country School Museum 2:30 p.m.: A 3-on-3 basketball tournament contest 3:30 p.m.: Tractor pull, ages 4 and up 7 p.m.: beer gardens open 8 p.m.-midnight: Street dance with Sell Out Stereo 9 p.m.: Karoake at Cruiser’s Route 69 Sunday, July 10: 8 a.m.-noon: Ambulance pancake and sausage breakfast at the Lake Mills Community School 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Radio controlled air show at the airport around 11 a.m.: Mud bog noon-4 p.m.: Open house at 1901 Victorian House and the Country School Museum

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p.m., with the band All BS performing at 4:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale at Freeborn merchants.

Freeborn celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2007.

The city, like the county, was named for William Freeborn, a rugged adventurer who served in the territorial legislature from 1854 to 1857 and was mayor of Red Wing in 1858 before heading westward.

reeborn Days has moved on the calendar from the third weekend of June to the last weekend in July. And it is focused its fun all on one day.

Freeborn’s town festival takes place July 30. That Saturday starts with a free breakfast at 7 a.m. offered by the American Legion.

A citywide rummage sale happens at 8 a.m. to noon. During the day, the city will have a volleyball Commercial • Agricultural • Residential tournament, bingo, 4-H food stand, FREEBORN’S children’s games and other activities.

Historian Kevin Savick will bring pictures on Freeborn’s history to be displayed at the American Legion Hall on all day.

The Freeborn Fire Department will INC. celebrate its 65th anniversary with Box 195, Freeborn, MN 56032 an open house and a supper. There 507-863-2296 is a street dance slated for after the Fax: 507-863-2299 supper.

The Cobb Creek Winery west of Freeborn will be the site on July 16 of a fundraiser for Camp Courage.

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Growth is the goal with city’s celebration

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lenville Days just keeps growing bigger and bigger.

That’s how the festival’s organizer Emerlee Stilley describes the events planned for this year’s festival, June 10-12.

Events kick off Friday, June 10, with a medallion hunt and “Minute to Win it” competition.

Some of the highlights on Saturday, June 11, include a 5K river run starting at 8 a.m. from the park, activities in the park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for families, and the Eddie Cochran car cruise which comes through town just

before 7 p.m.

The Glenville Days parade is expected to start at 10 a.m. with Miss Teen Minnesota Jenny Monson as the grand marshal. Monson’s mother, Caroline Wilds Monson, grew up in Glenville, Stilley said.

Miss Minnesota and Mrs. Minnesota are also tentatively scheduled to be in the parade and will be assisting with the king and queen contest, she added.

In the afternoon, there will be a barbecue pork lunch, kids games and activities and bingo in the park.

A bike give-away will take place at the tennis courts.

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A street dance Saturday night is also expected to be a big hit with the band Time Machine starting a 8:30 p.m. on the Main Street stage.

Stilley said there were 650 people at the 2010 Glenville Days street dance, and this year, organizers are expecting 750 to 800 people.

Events wrap up Sunday with a fundraiser breakfast for the National Youth Gathering and a church service in the park.

Glenville, the second largest city in Freeborn County, can be found eight miles southeast of downtown Albert Lea on U.S. Highway 65.

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hile many town festivals are slimming down to one or two days, Ellendale Days remains at four days.

The fun kicks off Thursday, July 14, and runs through July 17. It will feature live music at street dances outside of Ellendale Municipal Liquor on July 14, 15 and 16. Luvern’s Concertina Band returns for the Thursday dance.

Bad Monkey plays on Friday night, while the Saturday performer has yet to be determined.

Plans for during the day on that Sat-

urday include Segway rides, a parade and a citywide rummage sale.

Other plans are still in the works, but, if things are like last year, Friday night will feature a dunk tank, a talent show, a food stand and taco supper. If the plan is like last year, Saturday should feature a white elephant sale, a farmers market, a T-ball tournament, carnival games, a food wagon and a pork chop supper. A car show and Texas hold ’em tournament usually is in the mix, too.

Sunday features a pancake breakfast at the Community Building and a food wagon around lunchtime.

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ven through Geneva doesn’t have a summer celebration, it does have recreational amenities for visitors. It also hosts wayward interstate travelers seeking services.

Downtown Park has a playground and basketball and volleyball courts.

A softball diamond along with more playground equipment is behind the community center in the south part of town. People enjoy swimming in the quarry west of the city.

Harmony Park on the west side of Geneva Lake draws tourists to lakeside concerts each summer.

Geneva’s first resident, Milton Morsey, settled in the area in 1855, three years before Minnesota was given statehood. Other settlers arrived the following year, making Geneva one of the oldest incorporated towns in the state.

Geneva doesn’t have a freeway gas station, but Interstate 35 travelers do sometimes stop by the downtown grocery store, gas station, TV and appliance store or meat locker. The city has two bars that double as restaurants and both provide live entertainment. And people from the region visit a wood-products store and the bank.

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Shinefest Shinefest — the week of churches from the Albert Lea area giving back to the community — will be held Monday through Friday in the third week of August. There will be service projects done around the community and at local schools. This will be the fifth annual Shinefest celebration.

New churches get involved each year.

The Shinefest worship service will again be held on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds in the Grandstand area.

Shinefest Tractor Ride The Shinefest Tractor Ride is July 16. It starts at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds and goes past Thorne Crest Retirement Community, Oak Park Place, Good Samaritan Society, St. John’s Lutheran Home and then south to Emmons, east to Glenville, then back northwest to Albert Lea. All in all, it is 57 miles, organizers say.

Kids Art in the Park Children can enjoy an evening of face painting, tie-dying, crafts of all kinds, children’s gallery, ventriloquist Shari Ellingson and much more. There will also be a sidewalk chalk mural contest with prize giveaways. Mural decoration takes place anytime between 4-5:45 p.m. Judging will be at 6 p.m. The ventriloquist begins at 5 p.m. New this year is a wishing tree and kids are encouraged to jot down their wish and tie it in the tree. Wishes will be kept for one week depending on weather.

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he 25th annual Eddie Cochran Weekend car show will be held rain or shine June 10 and 11 in Albert Lea. It is sponsored by the Low Bucks Car Club.

Friday, June 10, will feature a social at the Country Inn and Suites on East Main Street in Albert Lea starting around 4 p.m. At dusk the group will head to the Freeborn County Fairgrounds for a drive-in movie featuring “American Graffiti.”

On Saturday all the fun will begin. A walk/ run to benefit the Mayo Clinic Albert Lea hospice program will start at 7:30 a.m. Registration starts at 7 a.m.

Registrants can sign up for the car show and swap at the fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to noon. The show will be from noon to 4 p.m., with trophies awarded around 3:30 p.m.

There is a $10 fee for registering.

Public can attend the car show for $2.

There will be food vendors at the show.

The Freeborn County Historical Museum Eddie Cochran will have extended hours Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the public to view an Eddie Cochran display.

The 26-mile cruise will start at the fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. A line-up and social will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. The cruise will end at the fairgrounds. After the cruise there will be entertainment by the local band The Cruisers in the 4-H building.

On Sunday, June 12, United Methodist Church in Albert Lea is having a worship celebration to celebrate its 133rd birthday. A rock ’n’ roll worship will start at 10:45 a.m. Musicians Barb and Neil Lang will perform music from the ’50s. The worship will be followed by a meal of sloppy joes and activities for all ages.

The weekend celebrates Albert Lea native Eddie Cochran. Cochran was born Oct. 3, 1938, in Albert Lea. He started playing guitar when he was 12 years old and toured as a country music performer in California. He switched to rock in 1957 with “Sitting on the Balcony.”

Other hits of his include “Summertime Blues,” “C’mon Everybody,” “Something Else” and “Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie.” Cochran died in 1960 when the cab taking him to Heathrow Airport crashed.

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Flames and cool paint jobs are a big part of Eddie Cochran Weekend, which is held by the Low Bucks Car Club.

Car cruises bring back the old days • June 11: Eddie Cochran car cruise, starts at 6:30 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds • July 9: “To the North Broadway Cruise-in,” starts at 4 p.m. in the North Broadway parking lots. The downtown car cruise

and show include food vendors.

• Sept. 3: “To the North Broadway Cruise-in,” starts at 4 p.m. in the North Broadway parking lots. The downtown car cruise and show will include food vendors.

Motorcycle rides stretch the miles • June 17-18: The Minnesota State Harley Owners Group Rally will be held in Alexandria. More information can be found at www.mnstatehogrally.com.

• June 18: All-American Ride/Poker Run starts at Good Samaritan Society in Austin with food and registration at noon.

Ride ends in Albert Lea. • June 18: The Pink Ribbon Ride in Janesville starts at 10:30 a.m. Sign up starts at 8:30 a.m. and goes until the run starts.

Proceeds benefit local cancer organizations, a scholarship fund and local cancer victims. The ride has a different route every year.

• June 18: The Wells Area Save 2nd Base ride begins at the Wells VFW. The 100-mile ride leaves at 12:30 p.m. At the end of the ride there will be food, a silent auction and live band.

Proceeds go to the Albert Lea hospital.

• July 8-10: The 16th annual Hot Harley Nights will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event

benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

• July 9: The Matt Felt & Dillion Gordon Run will leave Applebee’s in Albert Lea at 11 a.m. Sign up is at 10 a.m.

Proceeds from the run go to cancer research, area nonprofit organizations and local cancer victims. Cars and motorcycles are welcome on the ride.

• July 15-16: GoldWing Road Riders holds the Minnesota state rally at America’s Best Value Inn in Albert Lea. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. on July 15. The event includes bike games, a bike show, bike parade, dinner rides, vendors and more.

• Aug 6: Berdale’s Harley Davidson will host a corn feed kickoff for the Sturgis Rally that will be Aug. 8-14 in South Dakota.

• Aug. 30: The 2011 Patriot Tour will make a stop in Albert Lea at Bergdale’s Harley Davidson before continuing on to Wisconsin. The tour passes a U.S. flag through 48 states.

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Inside Back Cover Albert Lea Public Library....................... Inside Back Cover Albert Lea Public Warehouse....................................... 32 Albert Lea Seedhouse................................................. 29 Albert Lea Select Foods............................................... 16 Albert Lea Senior Center............................................. 31 Albert Lea Steel........................................................... 23 Albert Lea Vet Clinic.................................................... 19 Alliance Bennefit Group.............................................. 23 Alliance Pipeline.......................................................... 11 AmericInn/Microtel Clear Lake.................................... 36 Antiques of the Midwest............................................... 7 Art’s Shoes.................................................................. 13 Assemblies of God........................................................ 9 Becker Auto................................................................ 46 Bergdale Harley-Davidson........................................... 31 Big Toe Excavating & Towing....................................... 10 Blue Belle Inn.............................................................. 40 Bonnerup Funeral Home............................................. 29 Bonnerup Funeral Service............................................ 48 Bowman Electric........................................................... 8 Cafourek & Associates................................................ 32 Candy & Jewels............................................................. 7 Chamber of Commerce.......................Inside Front Cover Cheers Liquor............................................................. 50 City Limits................................................................... 40 Clarks Grove Hardware............................................... 34 Clarks Grove Veterinary Clinic..................................... 34 Coldwell Banker.......................................................... 19 Collectors Wonderland............................................... 37 Collins Auto Repair..................................................... 10 Complete Home Inspections....................................... 11 Conger Catering .......................................................... 8 Conger Meat Market.................................................. 11 CORA......................................................................... 13 Countryside RV -Crow Wing Kayak............................... 6 Countyside RV............................................................ 22 Countyside RV.............................................................. 6 Cowboys & Angels Stables.......................................... 34 CPS Mansfield............................................................. 46 Crossroads Church........................................................ 9 Dairy Queen of Wells.................................................. 35 Dan Sparks State Senator............................................ 17 Daycare Page................................................................ 5 Diamond Jo Casino.............................. Inside Back Cover Doug’s Painting/Sandblasting........................................ 6 Dr. Lundstrom D.D.S................................................... 33 Dr. Shoff....................................................................... 7 Dras Cases, Inc............................................................ 31 Eastside Liquor............................................................ 52 Emerson’s By The Lake................................................ 36 Emmon’s Legion.......................................................... 44 Etc Tanning & Clothing............................................... 33 Eva Marie’s.................................................................. 37 Expressions Salon & Spa.............................................. 25 Falkstone.................................................................... 45 Fallgatters Market....................................................... 45 Farmer Mutal Ins......................................................... 44 Farmers State Bank..............................Inside Front Cover First Lutheran Church.................................................... 9

First National Bank...................................................... 48 Fishers Jewelry.............................................................. 7 Fleet Farm................................................................... 28 Fleming’s Clothing...................................................... 13 Fort Custer Maze........................................................ 37 Frames R Us.................................................................. 7 Freeborn Construction................................................ 46 Freeborn County......................................................... 32 Freeborn County Environmental.................................. 42 Freeborn County Historical Museum........................... 21 Freeborn Lumber........................................................ 18 Freeborn Pride Builders............................................... 47 Gansen Auto & RV Sales............................................... 3 Geneva Bar & Grill...................................................... 48 Georges of Geneva..................................................... 48 Gifts Galore................................................................ 13 Glenn’s Motorcoach.................................................... 20 Glenville Plumbing...................................................... 48 Goldman, Sturtz & Halvorsen, Chtd............................ 31 Grace Lutheran Church................................................. 9 Green Lea Golf Course................................................ 30 Green Mill............................................Inside Front Cover Green Mill................................................................... 50 Hair Designers............................................................. 25 Hanna’s Heating & Aire Conditioning.......................... 43 Hanson Tire.................................................................. 2 Hayward Co-op.......................................................... 46 Heart of the Artichoke.................................................. 7 Heartwaves Studio...................................................... 16 Hill, Larson, Walth & Benda......................................... 21 Hillcrest Cemetery....................................................... 31 Home Federal............................................................. 28 Home Sweet Home..................................................... 40 Indoor Technologies...................................................... 6 Inject Technology Diesel Service................................... 45 Interstate Fire & Safety................................................ 46 Jag Tours..................................................................... 14 Jim & Dudes................................................................ 23 Johnson Heating......................................................... 41 Joyce Matthies Dance................................................... 4 Karls of Wells, Inc....................................................... 35 KIMT.................................................... Inside Back Cover Lady of the Lake......................................................... 36 Lake Mills Chamber.................................................... 47 Lake Mills Community School..................................... 47 Lake Mills Task Force .................................................. 47 Lakeside Café............................................................. 50 Larson Contracting..............................Inside Front Cover Larson’s Hardware Hank.............................................. 12 Larson’s Mercantile..................................................... 37 Lembke Construction, Inc....................Inside Front Cover Loverink...................................................................... 38 Lyla’s Boutique............................................................ 37 M&S Outdoor............................................................. 21 Main Street Dental...................................................... 44 Main Street Grill.......................................................... 46 Manchester Hartland Telephone Company.................. 44 Manpower . ............................................................... 39 McKinley Auto & RV................................................... 30 Minnesota Abstract..................................................... 25 Morreim Drainage....................................................... 44 Motor Inn................................................................... 34 Mrs. Gerry’s Salad....................................................... 14 Nancy’s Café................................................................. 7 National Eagle Center................................................... 1 New To You.................................................................. 7 NIACC................................................. 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Northstar Powersports................................................ 19 Northwood Lumber.................................................... 45 Northwood Theatre.................................................... 45 Northwood True Value................................................ 45 Oakenwald Terrace....................................................... 8 Osage Chamber of Commerce.................................... 12 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church........................................ 9 Paradise Pizza............................................................. 40 Parkview Center.......................................................... 35 Picket Fence Antiques................................................. 40 Produce State Bank..................................................... 39 Produce State Bank..................................................... 24 Ralphene’s.................................................................. 36 Re/Max - Emilie & Jim Paulson..................................... 33 Reinertson’s Embroidory................................................ 7 Ron’s LP...................................................................... 47 Royal Lawn................................................................. 34 Royal Sports................................................................ 34 Salon 304 & Spa, Inc................................................... 47 Schroeder Electric....................................................... 35 Security Bank.............................................................. 17 Service Master.............................................................. 6 Shaws Auto & Truck Repair......................................... 48 Shell Rock River Watershed......................................... 17 Side Door Antiques..................................................... 40 Signature Real Estate...........................Inside Front Cover Signature’s Supper Club.............................................. 45 South Central Pet Care............................................... 18 South MN Lubes......................................................... 15 Southern Lock & Glass................................................ 15 Southside Barber......................................................... 22 Southside Custom....................................................... 22 Southtown Liquor....................................................... 14 Stacia’s Grooming & Pet Boutique............................... 22 State Bank of Bricelyn................................................. 35 State Bank of Clarks Grove............................ Back Cover State Bank of New Richland........................................ 44 State Farm - Nancy VanderWaerdt............................... 24 Stateline Electric.......................................................... 48 Stripper Floor Removal LLC......................................... 34 Strong Ins..................................................................... 7 Sugar Chic Cakes........................................................ 50 Syverson Ford............................................................. 27 Teluwut Grille House & Pub......................................... 13 The Flower Gallery...................................................... 13 The Front Porch.......................................................... 12 The Mill’s Theater........................................................ 47 The Old Crow Artisan Gallery...................................... 40 The Red Geranium...................................................... 37 Thompson Oil............................................................. 44 Thorne Crest.................................................. 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he Midwest’s best barbecue cooks will be at the Big Island Bar-B-Que on Aug. 26 and 27, including the 2010 Kansas City Barbeque Society Team of the Year.

That would be Quau — like a Hawaiian luau but with a Q. The people behind the team are Mike and Beth Wozniak from Brimfield, Ill. The fourth annual state championship barbecue contest will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

Starting at 5 p.m. Aug. 26, the public can taste and vote for best chili from about 100 gallons of it from more than 20 teams until it’s gone for $3. At 7 p.m. the public can taste and vote for the best chicken wings from more than teams that will serve about 1,000 pounds of chicken wings until they’re gone for $10. There will also be stuffed baked potatoes, mini donuts, funnel cakes, kettle corn, lemonade, candy and other items as well as the barbecue, ribs, brisket and pulled pork. The Big Island Bar-B-Que is free to the general public.

The 10 categories of competition are chicken, ribs, pork, brisket, chili, chicken wings, mystery meat, seafood, dessert and homemade barbecue sauce. The award ceremony is at 5 p.m. Aug. 27.

This will be the fourth annual state competition and the overall winner will be in the drawing to go to the American Royal Barbecue in Kansas City, Kan., and the World Barbecue Jack Daniel’s Championship in Tennessee.

There will be kids games and activities on Saturday with music, dance, crafts and games.

About 3,000 people attended last year’s Big Island Barbecue. More than 50 teams compete for more than $14,000 in prize money and trophies from all over the Midwest. States represented last year were Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

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he farmers market takes place in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot, next to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center in downtown Albert Lea. It is open from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

Because the area has experienced a late spring season, produce may be a week or two behind schedule; however, there’s still lots that people will be able to find.

New this year at the market will be a scanning machine equipped to handle credit and debit cards, SNAP vouchers and EBT transactions.

There will be one person in charge of the machine.

When a card is scanned, people will be given wooden tokens to use to purchase items.

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Eddie Cochran Weekend................. 4 Car cruises...................................... 4 Motorcycle cruises.......................... 4 Shinefest......................................... 4 Shinefest Tractor Ride..................... 4 Kids Art in the Park......................... 4 Lighthouse Event Center................. 6 Battle of the Bands......................... 6 Albert Lea Community Theatre....... 6 Harmony Park................................. 6 Red Power Roundup....................... 8 Big Island Rendezvous..................... 8 Freeborn Cty. Historical Museum..... 8 Take a Kid Fishing Day..................... 9 Popular place to fish....................... 9 Freeborn County Relay for Life........ 10 Walking Moai................................. 11 Sample Saturday Series................... 11 Osage............................................. 13 Albert Lea Art Center...................... 16 Albert Lea Knights Baseball............. 18 Albert Lea VFW Baseball................. 18 Albert Lea Legion Baseball.............. 19 Bayside Skiers................................. 20 Boating tips.................................... 20 Pelican Breeze II.............................. 21 Map of Albert Lea........................... 22 Swimming locations........................ 23 Albert Lea Public Library.................. 24 Freeborn County Fair...................... 26 Golf courses.................................... 30 Flying Lea Disc Golf Club................. 31 Disc golf courses............................. 31 Golf tournaments........................... 32 R. Truesdell Mem. Sports Weekend. 33 Softball leagues.............................. 33 Clarks Grove................................... 34 Kernel Days in Wells........................ 35 Bricelyn Fourth of July..................... 35 Clear Lake....................................... 36 Hollandale Harvest Festival.............. 38 St. Ansgar....................................... 40 A. Sorensen Mem. Half Marathon... 42 Places to run................................... 42 Albert Lea Fourth of July................. 43 Farm & City Days in New Richland... 44 Borderfest in Emmons..................... 44 Manchester..................................... 44 Northwood Fourth of July............... 45 Worth County Fair.......................... 45 Hayward Days................................. 46 Morin Lake Days in Alden............... 46 July Jubilee in Lake Mills.................. 47 Freeborn Days................................. 47 Glenville Days................................. 48 Ellendale Days................................. 48 Geneva........................................... 48 Big Island Bar-B-Que....................... 50 Albert Lea Farmers Market.............. 50

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