Thursday, October 11, 2001
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 8, a year ago 121.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Tuesday 62, a year ago 53.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Tuesday cattle: 750.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle: 900.
Low fat pizzas pack a lot of taste
If you are trying to watch your fats and calorie intake, but enjoy fattening foods such as pizza, as we all do, then you will enjoy this week's recipe for Low Fat Pizzas.
Restaurants join Dine for America effort
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund will be the beneficiary of a nationwide "Dine for America" campaign that's being supported by major restaurant companies, and is set for today.
Strawberry bread pudding glows with fall color and flavor
This version of bread pudding combines fresh red fruit with caramel sauce, matching the season in color as well as taste. The combination is a nice way to use fruit for a warm dessert for cooler days, hinting at the hues of autumn leaves.
Learn to make leftovers count
BACKUS -- Learn ways to plan ahead for meals that are simple, quick, easy and inexpensive at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Backus City Hall. There is no charge for this workshop.
Metals
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday.
Births
Tom and Melissa Jabas, Brooklyn Center, a girl, Erika Christine, 6 pounds, 15 ounces, Aug. 24, 2001. Grandparents are Buzz and Shelly Jabas, Brainerd, and Mary Cass, Chesterton, Ind.
Metals
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices Wednesday.
Crime
Brainerd police
Congress asked for $5 billion to protect nation's drinking water
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Worried about the potential for terror attacks, the nation's water system operators are seeking up to $5 billion from Congress to upgrade drinking water and wastewater facilities, plus $155 million -- a 62-fold increase -- in Environmental Protection Agency security-planning funds.
Senate makes progress on aviation security bill, House Republicans voice opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate was within sight of ending a deadlock on terrorism-inspired legislation to tighten aviation security, but the measure faced future obstacles in the House where a Republican leader said the Senate bill was unacceptable.
Ventura, citing security, says he'll withhold public schedule
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Gov. Jesse Ventura, citing security concerns, will no longer release a schedule of his planned public appearances, the state's top law enforcement official said Tuesday.
Government hopes bounty will heighten chances of catching terrorists
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hefty bounties for wanted terrorists could bring some to ground, as they have in the past, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday. He advised Americans to "be prepared, not panicked" about the chance of more terror attacks.
Bush chastises lawmakers for leaking war secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush, in a breakfast meeting with chastened lawmakers on Wednesday, backed off his decision severely restricting congressional briefings on the war against terrorists.
Democrats pick Pelosi for key House post
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Wednesday named Rep. Nancy Pelosi as party whip, their No. 2 post, bringing a Californian into the highest ranks of congressional leadership for the first time in a dozen years and a woman for the first time ever.
With hunting season upon us, RMV users must know the off-road rules
The popularity of recreational motor vehicles has skyrocketed in recent years. Off-road vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles are common equipment for many hunters.
Coffin-building class gives unique perspective of death
GRAND MARAIS (AP) -- The build-your-own-coffin class starts with instructor Mark Hansen describing the first one he built.
Pequot Lakes students surprise many with fund-raising efforts
Like many adults across the country, Pequot Lakes seventh- and eighth-graders expressed feelings of powerlessness after witnessing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Apple picking involves patience, deft technique and camaraderie
LAKE CITY (AP) -- When apples hang thick and heavy from trees in the Pepin Heights orchard, Jose Garcia knows that means two things:
Worrying at work
The number of Americans concerned about their safety at work hasn't grown significantly despite the attacks on the World Trade Center, according to a survey.
Energy forum to feature three speakers
When state and local institutions work with individual citizens, community problems are often solved. As an example of this approach to problem solving, the Energy Forum "Solutions or Lights Out," scheduled 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Deep Portage Conservation Reserve, is involving folks throughout the state.
Maine faces lackluster blueberry harvest
ORLAND, Maine -- Maine's wild blueberry growers squeezed out an average harvest this year, but the summer drought devastated many operations and is expected to hurt next year's crop.
Duluth's Park Point firefighter gives solitary, last line of defense
DULUTH (AP) -- What if?
A farmer's love in an antique tractor collection
COTTONWOOD (AP) -- Byron Kompelien has a sickness and he's loving every minute of it.
Area briefs
WADENA -- A group of representatives of area agencies working to provide a place as a safe, comfortable and supportive environment for people with serious and persistent mental illness is planning a fund-raiser for a mental health peer center.
Area golfers make name for themselves in college
Seven lakes area golfers are enjoying competition at a higher level.
Computer training for senior citizens set Nov. 8 in Backus
BACKUS -- The Region 5 Area Agency on Aging/Health Insurance Counseling Program is sponsoring a Senior Surf Day Computer Training from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at Backus Elementary School.
County airs North Long Lake zoning issue
Half a dozen people attended the Crow Wing County Board meeting Tuesday to address a zoning issue that could have created a commercial pocket north of North Long Lake.
Tie a purple ribbon
Jean Ebertowski, president of the VFW Post 1647 Auxiliary, assisted Ken Magloughlin, a member of the Heartland Detachment Marine Corps League, with tying a purple ribbon around one of two trees during a ceremony at the All Veterans Memorial Wednesday.
Man sentenced for brother's death
AITKIN -- A 35-year-old Finlayson man found guilty in the death of his brother was sentenced in Aitkin County District Court to more than eight years in prison.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981)-After eight months of negotiations, the Brainerd School District has reached a tentative settlement on a two-year contract for Brainerd teachers.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981)-In order to trim a half-million dollars off the Crow Wing County payroll, commissioners plan to cut 100 employees during 1982.
Strike support
Four weeks ago, New York City Fire Department paramedic Israel Miranda was working 20 hours a day in the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center, treating the wounded rescue workers.
Region 5 board to meet
STAPLES -- The Region 5 Board of Directors will meet 9 a.m. Thursday at the Region 5 office in Staples.
Local briefs
The Brainerd Family YMCA will have a school dance for eighth- and ninth-graders from 8-10 p.m. Friday at the YMCA. Students are invited to dance and listen to the sounds of Music General.
Students take part in river protection
Students are learning first hand how to monitor water quality and are part of a diverse group of citizens who provide valuable data on the Mississippi River.
Five arrested in meth bust
MERRIFIELD -- Five people were arrested on drug charges Wednesday at a residence in Lake Edward Township.
Mel Hime's life devoted to serving Pillager, Cass County
PILLAGER -- Mel Hime dedicated much of his adult life to the Pillager community and Cass County, despite dealing with many adversities.
Guarding health
WALKER -- While state workers picket outside Ah-Gwah-Ching near Walker and the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center, National Guardsmen are inside filling in the best they can.
River inspires artist from Pittsburgh to start business
Artist Kathy Porwall grew up in a city so known for its rivers that the professional football stadium bore the name "Three Rivers."
Hurricane kills at least 15 U.S. tourists, leaves 13,000 homeless
BIG CREEK, Belize (AP) -- Hurricane Iris, the year's most violent Atlantic storm, killed at least 15 U.S. tourists on a diving boat, wiped out Belize's banana crop and left 13,000 people homeless before losing strength over land.
String of tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Nebraska; more than 100 homes destroyed
CORDELL, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews and residents began cleaning up Wednesday after a series of tornadoes tore across the Plains, severely damaging more than 100 homes and leaving tons of debris.
Third person found exposed to anthrax
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- A third person at a supermarket tabloid office was contaminated with anthrax. Attorney General John Ashcroft, leading a federal criminal investigation, said Thursday there was no evidence the strain had been stolen from a lab.
Bush lists 'most-wanted' terrorists
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush issued a new "Most Wanted" list on Wednesday, stepping up the worldwide pressure on 22 suspected terrorists, some of whom have been at large for years. "Terrorism has a face and today we expose it for the world to see," Bush said.
Motorola cuts 7,000 more jobs
CHICAGO (AP) -- Slumping tech giant Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it is cutting 7,000 more jobs and confirmed it is headed for a fourth straight money-losing quarter.
Osterholm urges bioterrorism outlay
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The country should spend $2 billion to prepare for a bioterrorism attack, infectious diseases expert Michael Osterholm told a Senate panel Tuesday.
Day raids on Kabul begin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Heavy explosions rocked the Kabul airport Thursday afternoon in the first daylight raids on the capital, and bursts of Taliban anti-aircraft fire rang out during the fifth day of U.S. airstrikes on Afghanistan.
Source of anthrax probed in Florida as fear of further infections spreads
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- FBI agents wearing white moon suits and gas masks scoured the newspaper offices of two men whose exposure to anthrax has prompted heightened fear of bioterrorism across the country.
Americans win Nobels in economics, chemistry
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three Americans won the Nobel prize for economics Wednesday for research into how the control of information influences everything from used car sales to the boom in high-tech stocks.
Use of helicopter-borne forces likely next step in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. warplanes shift from fixed targets in Afghanistan to bombing more mobile targets such as troop convoys, helicopter-borne special forces teams are poised for what is likely to be a prominent role in the next phase of attacks.
New York lawmakers vow to fight for billions in federal aid for city's recovery
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's governor sought $54 billion in federal aid and the mayor ordered most departments to cut spending by 15 percent as the city tackles the economic fallout from last month's terrorist attacks.
A month later
WASHINGTON -- One month later, Americans have removed 260,000 tons of rubble from the World Trade Center and created unknown tons in Afghanistan. Smoke spires from ruins in both lands.
Astros feast on Atlanta miscues
HOUSTON (AP) -- Greg Maddux thought he pitched one of the best games of his career and was losing when he left. Rey Sanchez, the shortstop acquired for his glove, made an error that put his team behind. And closer John Smoltz gave up a ninth-inning homer.
Playoff scoreboard
DIVISION SERIES
Things didn't go Seattle's way
SEATTLE (AP) -- Ichiro Suzuki couldn't get a hit when it mattered most. He couldn't steal a base when it really counted, either.
Finley finally back on mound in postseason
SEATTLE (AP) -- Chuck Finley will make his first postseason start on 15 years' rest.
O'Neill will start vs. A's as DH
NEW YORK -- For the first time in seven years, Paul O'Neill will not be in right field when the Yankees open the playoffs. And O'Neill, who is still bothered by a stress fracture of his left foot, believes they are better off Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics.
Playoffs scoreboard
DIVISION SERIES
Diamondbacks blank Cards 1-0
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks played the first of their pair of aces and came away a shutout winner.
Braves on brink of NLCS again
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Atlanta Braves are one victory from advancing to the NL Championship Series for the ninth time in 10 years.
Cleveland opens with 5-0 surprise over Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) -- While closing in on history last week, the Seattle Mariners couldn't escape hearing about their unbelievable record.
Trade pays off, Cards beat Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) -- Two months ago, the St. Louis Cardinals' acquisition of Woody Williams was greeted with a ho-hum.
A's beat Yankees iln playoff opener
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Mulder and the young Oakland Athletics showed off their maturity from the first inning all the way to the postgame interviews.
Clarence 'Corky' H. Olson
NISSWA -- Clarence "Corky" H. Olson, 67, Nisswa, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at home.
John Litke
HARDING -- John Litke, 90, Harding, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at St. Mary's Villa in Pierz.
Jean C. Hoff
AITKIN -- Jean Carol Hoff, 58, Aitkin, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at home.
Jean C. Hoff
AITKIN -- Jean Carol Hoff, 57, Aitkin, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at home.
Geraldine Willmington
Geraldine Willmington, 91, Brainerd, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Howard Wisti
MERRIFIELD -- Howard O. Wisti, 81, Merrifield, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Sharon Landrus
PALISADE -- Sharon Landrus, 61, Palisade, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Geraldine Willmington
Geraldine Willmington, 91, Brainerd, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Geraldine Spofford
CIRCLE PINES -- Geraldine Spofford, 66, Circle Pines, died today, Oct. 11, 2001, at home.
Joseph B. Papillon
PINE RIVER -- Joseph B. Papillon, 68, Pine River, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Open Forum
I am so disappointed with our governor.
Jacqueline L. Johnson
McGREGOR -- Jacqueline L. Johnson, 53, McGregor, formerly of Blaine, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at home.
Edith Black
STAPLES -- Edith Black, 88, Staples, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Wadena.
Clarence 'Corky' Olson
NISSWA -- Clarence H. "Corky" Olson, 67, Nisswa, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at home.
Doris Bloom
Doris Bloom, 76, Brainerd, died today, Oct. 10, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Doris G. Bloom
Doris G. Bloom, 76, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
Robert Maley
EDINA -- Robert Thomas Maley, 82, Edina, formerly of Arlington Heights, Ill., died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Janice Riese
PINE RIVER -- Janice A. Riese, 63, Pine River, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Center in Brainerd.
Melvin Hime
PILLAGER -- Melvin Hime, 82, Pillager, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Thomas Hall
Thomas C. Hall, 81, Brainerd, formerly of Nisswa, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
John 'Jack' Litke
HARDING -- John "Jack" Litke, 90, Harding, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Pierz Villa in Pierz.
Bryan L. Callahan
VERNDALE -- Bryan L. Callahan, 39, Verndale, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at his mother's home in Verndale.
Edith Black
STAPLES -- Edith Black, 88, Staples, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Wadena.
The next attack
It is simultaneously comforting and disconcerting to see armed troops at America's airports. It is frightening to hear political leadership flatly predict there will be another terrorist attack following American and British strikes against suspected Taliban positions in Afghanistan. President Bush has properly balanced righteous anger with redemption by dropping ordinance on our enemies and food and medicine on those Afghanis who are not.
Open Forum
As I stand in the picket line after being a state worker for 32 years with my brothers and s
Mesaba's service
The first business casualties of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the Brainerd area were probably Mesaba Airlines, its customers and area travel agencies.
Open Forum letters sought
The Dispatch encourages readers to sound off in the Open Forum.
Air security
The sight of armed National Guard soldiers marching past the Starbucks coffee stand and trendy shops this past week at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had to be a bit disconcerting for frequent air travelers.
A last resort
The following editorial was published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Two gentle giants
WASHINGTON -- Two gentle giants have left us, and the world is a poorer place.
Lean times, fat farm bill
This editorial appeared in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times:
85th birthday
Archie Serdahl will celebrate his 85th birthday Saturday with his family at his home in Deerwood.
Desperate Times
CONCORD, N.C. -- They buried another stock car driver Tuesday afternoon.
race schedule
Date Race Winner
Winston Cup
WHERE: Martinville Speedway's .526-mile oval with 12-degree banking and 800-foot straightaways, located in Martinsville, Va.
points standings
1. Jeff Gordon 4,223
Sabates speaks his mind
CONCORD, N.C. -- It took Felix Sabates awhile to get
Jarrett calls for NASCAR to mandate restraints
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Jarrett called on NASCAR to require the use of head-and-neck restraints, saying Tuesday there is enough known about the benefits of the devices to warrant the order.
money leaders
1. Jeff Gordon $5,965,387
Fed gauges effects of attacks on business
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- More than half of the businesses surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis said the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have had little or no effect on their companies' prospects.
Principal embarks on trek for schools
ST. PAUL (AP) -- With a new pair of shoes and a big mission, Royalton Elementary School Principal Phil Gurbada set out Thursday on a 110-mile walk to draw attention to school finance woes.
Rabies alert stems from dog in vicinity of self-service produce stand near Randall
RANDALL -- State health officials are warning people who had contact with a dog while visiting a self-service produce stand near Randall in Morrison County that they may have been exposed to rabies.
Deal reached on sale of LTV assets
HOYT LAKES (AP) -- LTV Corp. on Wednesday announced an agreement to sell the assets of its LTV Steel Mining Co. to subsidiaries of Cleveland Cliffs Inc. and Minnesota Power for $25 million.
Man now in Bangladesh suspected of decapitating wife, nephew in Rochester
ROCHESTER (AP) -- A former Rochester man now living in Bangladesh has been charged with murder in the decapitation deaths of his wife and nephew nearly two years ago, authorities announced Wednesday.
Airline faces 'thousands' of grievances over layoffs
EAGAN (AP) -- Northwest Airlines may face thousands of grievances because it allegedly violated seniority rights in laying off 3,300 ground workers, union leaders said.
His job is to keep things together during strike
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Administration Commissioner David Fisher was vice president for a multinational corporation when Gov. Jesse Ventura put out the call for private sector people to help him run state government.
Edina preschool again focus of E. Coli outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The focus of an investigation of an E. coli outbreak involving 16 children has shifted back to a preschool in Edina, the state epidemiologist said Wednesday.
Seeds of state worker strike sown long ago
ST. PAUL -- Starting in January, Georgia O'Hara held off on big pur
State employees: Going on strike doesn't mean they're unpatriotic
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota state employees are among the nation's best-paid, but the increases that members of two striking unions were offered were below prevailing wage gains recorded throughout Minnesota this year.
Striking union members to rally before new talks begin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Striking state employees hope to build momentum before negotiations resume Thursday with a series of "solidarity rallies" across the state.
Little Falls ends tennis season
ST. CLOUD -- The Little Falls Flyers' entrants in the South Subsection 8, Class 2A individual tennis tournament were defeated Wednesday.
WEEK 7
Offense
Verndale comes together as a team for volleyball win
MENAHGA -- The Verndale Pirates volleyball team decided to disrupt Menahga's parents night Tuesday by defeating Park Region Conference foe 7-15, 15-5, 15-12, 15-7.
Solinger wins, Pierz boys', girls' 2nd
BROOTEN -- Amidst the clouds and the rain Tuesday, both the Pierz Pioneers boys' and the girls' cross country teams fell just short of catching Big Lake at the Central Minnesota Conference meet.
Palmer sets S-M school record
PARK RAPIDS --Abby Palmer set a Staples-Motley school record in the 50-yard freestyle as the Cardinals lost to Park Rapids 96-74 in swimming and diving Tuesday.
Local sports shorts
Scott Moen of Brainerd has been named the boys' soccer player of the Central Lakes Conference for the week ending Oct. 6. Moen had a goal and two assists in the Warriors' first-ever win over St. Cloud Tech.
Scoreboard
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Apollo downs LF in boys' soccer
LITTLE FALLS -- The St. Cloud Apollo Eagles scored three goals in the first half and went on to post a 4-1 Central Lakes Conference boys' soccer triumph over the Little Falls Flyers.
Local sports shorts
The Brainerd Warriors Dance Team, the Kixters, will perform a patriotic tribute at the pregame of Friday's football game against Sartell.
Warrior boys finish regular soccer season with win
In a tuneup for the Section 8, Class 2A boys' soccer playoffs, the Brainerd Warriors wanted to stay injury-free Tuesday and start a winning streak against Central Lakes Conference opponent Alexandria Tuesday.
Former Staples-Motley golfers lead the way for Raiders now
When looking for golf recruits, Jim Russell hasn't had to look far.
Scoreboard
GIRLS TENNIS
Warriors eliminated in team tennis
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The fifth-seeded Brainerd Warriors upended No. 4 Alexandria 4-3 in the quarterfinals before losing 6-1 to top-seeded Bemidji in the semifinals of the North Subsection 8, Class 2A girls' team tennis tournament Wednesday.
Warrior girls ride first-game momentum to volleyball win
Coming off a second-place finish at the Pierz Invitational Oct. 6, the Brainerd Warriors volleyball team was feeling confident going into the home stretch of its Central Lakes Conference schedule.
Warriors face struggling Sabres
Even though Sartell has lost two games on last-second field goals, Sabres coach John Ross won't cringe if Brainerd attempts one late in Friday's game at Adamson Field.
Alex blanks BHS girls
ALEXANDRIA -- The Alexandria Cardinals blanked the Brainerd Warriors 5-0 in the final game of girls' soccer regular season in the wind and rain Tuesday.
How sweet it is -- for fans and team
Something even sweeter than huge hits and ace serves awaited fans at the Central Lakes College volleyball match Wednesday night.
WARRIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Wrestling and football have complemented each other for Chad Weiss.
McHale has no plans to bench Brandon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Terrell Brandon will be the Timberwolves starting point guard for the foreseeable future, despite his statements that he wouldn't mind relinquishing the job as early as next season.
Vikings sign Antonio Wilson from practice squad
EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have moved linebacker Antonio Wilson from their practice squad to their active roster and released fullback Matt Snider, the team announced Tuesday.
Old game haunts Mason
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Glen Mason knew the question was coming. The inevitable query about Minnesota's nightmarish, last-second loss to Northwestern last season.
McCombs still has faith in his team
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings are off to one of their slowest starts in years, but owner Red McCombs still has faith the 1-3 team will make the playoffs.
Wild remain unbeaten
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild and coach Jacques Lemaire are known for their deliberate, defensive style.
Entertainment
Live music
'Training Day' is action thriller that poses relevant questions
"Training Day" could not have arrived in theaters at a better time, considering the country's declared war against its nefarious and deadly serious enemies.
Redbone to bring vaudevillian act to Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS -- Leon Redbone has hovered on the edges of American pop music for three decades, building his career on a natty appearance and vaudevillian stage performances.
Husband-wife folk singers to stage show in Staples
STAPLES -- Neal and Leandra, a folk singing husband-wife duo from the Twin Cities, will open Centennial Auditorium's performing arts season this weekend in Staples.
Show may go on -- perhaps at military base -- for Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES -- The show may go on for the twice-postponed Emmy Awards, and a military base is among the new locations being proposed for the ceremony, award show sources said Tuesday.
'Let's Bowl,' starring BHS graduate, will air a second season
A Comedy Central cable television network program featuring Brainerd alum Steve Sedahl has been picked up for a second season.
Many events across state centered around Halloween
Mendota Landmarks Walking Tour, Sibley House Historic
Tempo tidbits
Jan Tropp, an area resort owner, and the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association are teaming up for a second concert season in the Brainerd area.
Minnesota Public Radio expands its empire to LA
Facts and figures about Minnesota Public Radio:
Loveless to perform honky-tonk at casino
ONAMIA -- One of country music's most popular female singers is coming into the Brainerd area for a pair of concerts Oct. 21.
Hollywood thrives despite terrorist attacks
LOS ANGELES -- The war on terrorism has not kept Americans out of movie theaters. A solid crop of new films over the weekend helped keep the industry on pace for a record year at the box office, with Denzel Washington's "Training Day" leading the way.
Heartland Poets to meet Friday
Heartland Poets, a local chapter of the League of Minnesota Poets, will meet from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday in the large room of the Brainerd Public Library.
Area briefs
EMILY -- Emily Charter School will host an Apple Pie Social from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Students learn firsthand about nature
HACKENSACK -- Sixth-graders from Royalton and their teachers not only had the peak of fall leaf colors, but a sunny day to receive their conservation and natural resource education this year at Deep Portage Conservation Reserve near Hackensack.
We strive for a 'normal' October in Minnesota
Breaking national and world news tells us the physical attack on terrorism has begun. Air strikes have been taking place in Afghanistan against targets critical to Osama bin Laden and his followers. We also hear the terrorists are likely to respond to those attacks, with the biggest question now being, "How?"
Minnesota state forecast
Today...A chance of showers southwest. Areas of rain north...With scattered showers and thunderstorms diminishing southeast. Blustery with highs from the middle 50s to middle 60s.
Our flag
Weather drawing by Lataya Goedderz of Sharon Jendro's first grade class at Lowell school.
The Weather Elsewhere
Thursday
Iowa state forecast
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
The Weather Elsewhere
Wednesday
State forecast for north dakota
Today...Becoming sunny west. Morning cloudiness and light rain east...Then becoming partly sunny this afternoon. Windy most areas. Highs in the mid 50s to the lower 60s.
Leaves are falling
Weather drawing by Spencer Michals of Ms. Kobes' second grade class at Lincoln school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Occasional showers and thunderstorms. Breezy with highs in the 60s to around 70.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly or mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
State forecast for south dakota
Today...Clouds increasing west. Chance of showers northwest and black hills. Mostly sunny and breezy east. Highs from the the lower 60s northeast to the mid 70s southcentral.
State forecast for north dakota
Today...Increasing cloudiness west with a chance of late afternoon showers. Sunny east. Highs 55 to 65.
State forecast for south dakota
Today...Chance of morning shower east. Otherwise cloudy skies becoming partly cloudy. Windy east. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Scattered showers and thunderstorms east half. Showers ending west half by this afternoon. Breezy with nearly steady or slowly falling temperatures in the mid to upper 50s northwest. Highs in the lower 70s southeast...With 60s elsewhere.
Minnesota state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs from the middle 50s northeast to the middle 60s southwest. Tonight...Increasing clouds. A slight chance of showers in the far west. Lows from the middle 30s northeast to the middle 40s southwest.
Names and faces
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sharon Stone has been released from a hospital after being treated for more than a week for bleeding on her brain.
Life expectancy in U.S. reaches an all-time high of 76.9 years
ATLANTA (AP) -- Life expectancy in the United States has climbed to an all-time high of nearly 77 years, while infant mortality has dropped to the lowest level on record, the government reported Wednesday.
Names and faces
LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Paula Poundstone was sentenced Wednesday to five years' probation and six months of drug treatment for endangering her foster and adopted children.
Movie director Herbert Ross dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) -- Herbert Ross, a choreographer and director who worked on films including "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand and "Steel Magnolias" with Julia Roberts, died Tuesday. He was 74. The cause of death was not immediately released.
Decision to forgive washes away resentment
DEAR ABBY: I'm writing in response to "Controlled and Trapped," the 18-year-old woman who was forbidden by her mother to visit "Tom" in Tennessee unless she took a chaperone. She never did go, and she regretted it for the next 40 years. She finally got her own apartment, but continued to feel deep resentment toward her mother. You recommended counseling.
Craving for fame disappears after girl's life changes focus
DEAR ABBY: I just finished the letter from "Wanting to Be a Star," the 12-year-old girl who wants to be famous instead of being a "no one." I felt exactly the same way when I was her age. Living my whole life without making my mark on the world weighed heavily on my mind. My biggest fear was that I would have the same sort of ordinary life my parents had. However, something happened when I was 15 that forever changed my view of the purpose of my life: My father died suddenly of a brain aneurysm.
Childproof caps on oil-based products may be required
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Of all the dangers that could harm her twin sons, Teresa Bryson never considered baby oil.
What's doing
TOPS 1702 will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Call Linda at 829-1243.
Batch of Experi-Hints
Dear Heloise: On behalf of the AARP Andrus Foundation, I want to thank the thousands of people who submitted ideas to the "HINTS TO HELOISE CONTEST -- EXPERI-HINTS 2." Your readers are the best when it comes to sharing their favorite hints so others can maintain their independence.
Veterans protest removal of American-born doctors from clinic in Kentucky
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Angry veterans protested Tuesday outside a Veterans Affairs clinic where two part-time American physicians were relieved of their duties, leaving only three doctors from the Middle East.
Novelist V.S. Naipaul wins Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- V.S. Naipaul, a writer of aching humor and grim reality, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his "incorruptible scrutiny" of postcolonial society and his critical assessments of Muslim fundamentalism.
Pillager homecoming royalty
The 2001 Pillager homecoming royalty reigning over this week's festivities include Logan Peterson, princess; Joelle Niggeler, queen; Jeff Eastman, king; and Cody Beach, prince.
Crouton recipe
Dear Heloise: Our family loves Italian croutons in soup, salad, etc. They are quite expensive. Do you have a recipe for making them? Thank you. -- Mary, Rochester, N.Y.
Islamic students hold third day of anti-US protests in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Police fired tear gas to stop about 1,000 Islamic students storming the grounds of Indonesia's Parliament during a protest Wednesday against U.S.-led strikes in Afghanistan, witnesses said.
Defiant Taliban say bin Laden alive, safe
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said they were still capable of defending the country despite attacks Wednesday on their home base of Kandahar and U.S. claims of air supremacy. They also said terror suspect Osama bin Laden was alive and safe.