rogress P agriculture & industry • community • faith & charities down through the years • education • family & home business & health • life • neighbors • people A PUBLICATION OF THE ALBERT LEA TRIBUNE • FEBRUARY 2015
163 Years...
158 Years...
frEEborn CoUnTy
Wells Fargo Bank albert lea 122 e. main St member FdIc Since 1852 507-373-1423
157 Years... 150 Years... SWenSon maSonIc FarmS lodGe WeStern Star lodGe no. 26
MinnESoTa
Box 26 albert lea, mn
SinCE 1857
Since 1858
148 Years...
Bridge Community Church Formerly First and Calvary Baptist Churches
Continuing Into the future
North Site: 2016 Bridge Avenue
507-373-4306
South Site: 335 West Clark Street
507-373-2734
non-profit non-denominational
373-4980
Sunday School: 9 a.m. – Worship: 10:30 www.bridgecommunityal.org a.m.
manchester, mn Phone: 826-3425
Sandy Walstrom, mgr. In business since 1876
140 Years...
1800 W. main established 1867
North Site: 2016 Bridge Avenue
Farmers mutual Insurance co.
This spot could be yours in 2016!
Graceland cemetery
Sunday Worship
139 Years...
Founded by engbert swenson 1865
139 Years... 138 Years... 138 Years... 137 Years...
cHrISt ePIScoPal cHurcH 204 Fountain St. Albert Lea, MN 373-3188 Since 1876
315 E. Clark St.
130 Years... 123 Years...
134 Years... 132 Years...
Albert leA FreeBorn United trinity Methodist Freeborn county lutheran Church County church 702 Highway 69 S. ChAmber oF aG SocIety
St. Theodore Catholic Church Sat. 5:15 pm Mass Sun. 9:30 a.m. Broadcast Mass 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass
www.edwardsironworkers.com
501 S. Washington, Albert Lea 373-2466 • www.tlc-al.org Sunday Worship: 9:00am Sunday School: 10:30am Wednesday Worship: 5:30pm
120 Years...
Albert Lea
Sunday Morning Alive 9am faith Builders 9:15am Traditional Worship 11am
CommerCe
2580 Bridge Ave. 373-3938
The Voice for BuSineSS!
steagle@hickorytech.net
Jim Lutgens, Editor & Publisher
christian & Peterson
attorneys at law
memorIals
WIth InnovatIon and dIstInctIon 1006 So. Broadway, alBert lea 507-373-4030 In business since 1892
113 Years... 112 Years...
112s Years...
Hemmingsen
TranSfEr inc.
alden, mn Phone 874-3160 In business since 1902
108 Years... All of
serving you!
of albert lea
377-6868 Since 1907
102 Years...
“your locally owned community Bank”
507-297-5461 emmons, mn Since 1903
105 Years... CitizeNS StAte BANk Glenville, MN 56036 (507) 448-3981
in business since 1913
97 Years...
Since December 1917
www.mhtele.com community Service Since 1903
808 W. Front St., albert lea, mn (507) 373-1411 albert lea newspapers
www.albertleatribune.com
Since 1897
112 Years... 110 109Years... Years… HIll'S GardenS 2512 W. main albert lea Since 1903
Sons of Norway
Normanna Lodge 52 Box 875
Phillip A. Kohl Mark A. Anderson John T. Hareid
314 So. Broadway (507) 373-2345 In business since 1901
109 Years... member F.d.I.c.
www.securitybankmn.com
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Albert leA • 373-1481 emmons • 297-5461
Albert Lea, Minnesota Serving the Community
Since 1905
In Freeborn county sInce 1906
www.sonsofnorway albertlea.com
104 Years... 104 Years... 104 Years... 103 Years... 103 Years... HayWard cooPeratIVe StronG MEMBER FDIC aGency HARTLAND, MN 373-6439 845-2233 Jobs IndustrIal Park Fertilizer, Inc. FREEBORN, MN ag chemicals,
comfort Specialists since 1912
Box 337, Hayward, mn Since 1911
209 So. WaShington 507-373-3062 In business since 1911.
924 14th street albert lea 373-2396 Since 1911
863-2371 ALBERT LEA, MN 373-1945 Since 1912
100 Years...
100 Years...
1430 Frank avenue albert lea Phone 373-2264 Since 1912
98 Years...
Kiwanis international www.kiwanis.org
"Serving
the children of the world"
Kiwanis noon Kiwanis DaybreaKers Kiwanis GolDen K i Kiwanis GolDen K ii Kiwanis aKtion
Albert leA FAmily y 2021 West main Albert lea, mN 56007 507-373-8228 www.ymcaal.org
96 Years... 1410 olsen dr. Phone 373-6650
507-377-5660 extension.umn.edu
826-3212
Since 1910
• Collections • Credit Reporting
507-373-2325 cbALcoLLectS.com
telephone co.
MEMBER FDIC
101 Years...
www.vram.com 620 So. Broadway 373-3996 Since 1895
507-373-7253 manchester Hartland www.hillsgardens.com
Seed, Grain, tires & Batteries
Credit Bureau of Albert Lea Brad & Vickie edwin owners/Managers 131 S. newton Albert Lea, Mn 56007
aug. 4-9
114 Years...
118 Years...
olSon mFG, llc
128 N. Broadway New richlaNd, MN 507-463-8112
132 years 2015 Freeborn county Fair tuesday-Sunday
mick delger cal Johnson
www.albertleaelectric.com original business started in 1919
96 Years... FIrSt lutHeran cHurcH
301 W. clark • 373-6424
Welcome to WorSHIP Sundays, 8:00am traditional 9:15am Sunday School 10:30am Praise & Worship thursday, 6:30p.m.
Since 1919 • www.flcal.org
96 Years... AMERICAN LEGION 142 N. Broadway, Albert Lea
Charitable Gambling License No. A-00213
373-7993
Specializing in Agricultural Lending 101 Central Ave. S Geneva, MN 507.256.7260
96 Years... AMERICAN LEGION
POST 264 GLENVILLE, MN Since 1919 License #B-01304-001
96 Years... EMMONS LEGION
men's & ladIes FIne aPParel, unIForms, tuxedos northbrIdge mall In albert lea Since 1917
95 Years...
ALDEN LEGION Post #404 151 N. Broadway Alden, MN
Tuesday Bingo Where friends meet friends Every 2nd Sat. — Steak Fry Weekly drink specials Charitable Gambling License No. A-00300
297-5600
License No. 00983-02
874-3679