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Whiskero 
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Posted on: Apr. 19 2006,8:21 am |
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ONLY A RUMOR: Heard last week that Scott was in a store here in A.Lea, stating that 11 years ago he was thrown out of this town, and by god now he is going to show them and OWN the town!
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Alfy Packer
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Posted on: Apr. 19 2006,8:37 am |
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More reasons to be concerned.
A man with a mission to redeem his name, being followed by a hero worshiping son who aspires to John D. Rockefeller's wealth while acting like Big Bill Rockefeller.
Maybe the Doctor will prescribe some snake oil medicine for sick old Albert Lea.
Just remember "Albert Lea deserves this." Doesn't that sounds a little bit like pay back.
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Hanna
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Posted on: Apr. 19 2006,8:39 am |
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| Quote (jimhanson @ April 18 2006,3:39pm) | | Arrowhead--recently purchased by Diamond Jo--reputedly will not open this summer--but will have trap & skeet shooting, as well as hunting this fall. |
I heard the same thing, but I can't figure out why some 15 golf carts were just delivered to the course this week. And the maintenance dude is still out tending to the course.
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Replicant
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Posted on: Apr. 19 2006,9:49 am |
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Minnesota Public Criminal History Search
Put in the name and birthdate and you'll get the same information as in the mncriminals.com site without having to create a user account. Also can get a printer-friendly version.
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The problem is not that we have too many fools, it's that the lightning isn't distributed right. - Mark Twain.
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jimhanson
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Posted on: Apr. 19 2006,1:41 pm |
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From Number 1 Fan | Quote | | Green Lea has always been my favorite place to play but now with Arrowhead closing and the Club on the verge of closing it will be tough to get a tee time |
Out East, the new term for Par 3 courses is "Executive Golf Courses"--the idea being that executives "don't have time for long games of golf". They're still a Par 3, but with the new name, they charge more. Kind of like an "Executive power lunch"--where portions are small, but fashionable.
I can see a bright future for the Clarks Grove, Freeborn, Hayward courses!  
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Wolfie
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Posted on: Apr. 20 2006,12:03 am |
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When I hear talk about gated communities all I can think of is the old combat logic. "Make it hard for the enemy to get in and you make it hard for you to get out."
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TheTruth
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Posted on: Apr. 20 2006,12:34 am |
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A sex offender in charge of a gated community?
Is that so the young teenage girls can't escape?
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Alfy Packer
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Posted on: Apr. 20 2006,1:19 pm |
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I question that there are enough $75,000 to $200,000 buildable lots on the Albert Lea Country Club grounds to make Scott whole after development cost. Secondly I do not know where all the $75,000 to $200,000 lot owners are going to come from to make this residential subdivision work out. So could it be there is another game being played out here, being what is that golf course worth to the community before a bulldozer is driven through it? Now I know the word I'm hearing is the City is not interested in owning a municipal golf course. They have too many things on their plate and a golf course is not one of them. So if the City's coming up with a cash price that would satisfy LaFavre and his partners is out of the question, what might they have that would satisfy some wheeler dealer developers? Do you think they might own something that they have been dreaming about getting developed? Something inbetween a dream and the lakes that might be a win-win trade for the community?
Now I don't know a dam thing, just been thinking about something that doesn't sit right with me. The more time I spend with it the crazier my thought gets. I don't know that the LaFavres would be interested. Just maybe they get their jollies out of running a bulldozer through that golf club, but in the end both the LaFavres and the community will be poorer for it. Why not explore with them something the community would like to develop and see if we couldn't turn around two bad situations in the process.
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leftALintime
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Posted on: Apr. 20 2006,1:43 pm |
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Great comments Alfy! Finally someone who sees that is could potentially ruin a beautiful piece of property at the expense of the people of Albert Lea.
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Posted on: Apr. 20 2006,3:35 pm |
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remember when the cap emmons auditorium was for sale for $1.00, & had no takers from the community! it has been common knowledge that the country club has been in financial trouble for years but has anyone from the community offered to buy it? now when someone has stepped up to the plate & bought who is from out of town, there are people upset about what is going to happen to it. someone now owns it & what they eventually do to it is their business! the city had a chance to purchase it as well as the elks sometime ago & neither of them pursued the opportunity. larryland, indian hills, the old college site & the bay oaks sites are all high end developments. i haven't heard any diverse comments regarding them! the days of the country clubs are over, unless of course there is a fortune 500 company in your fair city! maybe just maybe it is time to quit protecting the good old boys network & see what a outsider can do! it certainly would be a asset if the developer could salvage one 9 holes out of the 18.
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