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Festival Of Trees On Display In Albert Lea

Submitted by Melanie Bloom, ABC 6 News Anchor

Monday, November 28th, 2011, 9:03am

Festival Of Trees On Display In Albert Lea

Decorated Christmas Trees are on display at the Albert Lea Art Center through the end of the year.

There was an open house on Sunday to show off almost 30 trees. Many of the trees are decorated with plaid.

The Festival of Trees has been taking place for more than 20 years. Organizers tell ABC 6 NEWS that each year, the number of visitors continues to grow.

The display is open from 10am-2pm Tuesday through Saturday.

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Couple Crowned Freeborn County Dance Champs

Submitted by Melanie Bloom, ABC 6 News Anchor

Monday, March 21st, 2011, 7:09am

Couple Crowned Freeborn County Dance Champs

Hundreds of people packed into the Albert Lea High School auditorium on Saturday night. They packed in for Dancing With The Freeborn County Stars, a fundraiser for the Freeborn County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

8 couples danced on stage that night. The began training in January and this was the culmination of all their hard work.

Three judges gave each couple a score and the audience's donations also factored into scoring.

Jacob Abrego and Roberta Grahn got the highest score of the night and took first place as the best dancers in Freeborn County!

Barbara Engebretsen and Orrion Roisen took second place.

Ticket sales, silent auction items and fundraising from the dancers totaled more than $30,000. That is roughly $3,000 more than what was raised at last year's event.

All the proceeds will go to benefit the Freeborn County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

ABC 6 NEWS Anchor Melanie Bloom and

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The Stars Get Ready For The Ballroom

Submitted by Melanie Bloom, ABC 6 News Anchor

Friday, March 18th, 2011, 7:32am

The stars are getting ready to hit the dance floor. Saturday night is the 4th annual Dancing With The Freeborn County Stars.

The event is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Freeborn County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

8 couples, some with dancing experience and some with not, will grace the stage for funds for charity.

They've been practicing routines for months and this will be their chance to show off their moves.

ABC 6 NEWS ANCHOR Melanie Bloom and ABC 6 NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST Rusty Dawkins will emcee the event.

If you want to go:

Dancing With The Freeborn County Stars
Albert Lea High School Auditorium
Saturday, March 19th
7pm
Tickets are $14 and $20: available at Red Cross Office, Doyle's Hallmark and Ben's Frame and Floral Design

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