Starbuck dog saves owner’s life

Nov. 29, 1962 – A prominent Methodist clergyman declared in Glenwood that he believed war with Russia was inevitable. The Rev. Ira Allen, Detroit Lakes, cited what he had seen in his international travels as evidence of his belief. 

A Kensington girl was killed when the car in which she was riding left the road on Hwy. No. 27 in western Minnesota. Her family had been on a Thanksgiving trip to South Dakota and were returning home at the time of the accident. 

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers special team was expected in the county to mark selected buildings as fall-out shelters according to Don Ostrander, civil defense director. Three primary shelters already existed in Pope County. They were the Starbuck Theater, the Glenwood school and the Glenwood Hospital. These shelters would have accommodated 377 persons.

Nov. 30, 1972 – A certificate of need to construct an additional 16 rooms at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home was approved by the Central Minnesota Health Planning Council. The application was to be forwarded to the state Department of Health for final approval. The addition was expected  to increase the capacity of the home to 75 beds and construction was expected to begin in spring. 

New officers were elected for the Waska Riders. Congratulated by Dale Anderson, outgoing president, they included Dale Reep, Allen Berg, Sue Dero, Delores Berg, Bobbi Pennie and Bob Irgens. Honored at the saddle club’s annual banquet were high points riders for the year, Linda Ronnie, Sue Berg, Marnie Hansen, Kaye Searcy and Charles Boe. 

Doyt Cassel, owner, announced the closing of the Glenwood Pace store. The business had lost its lease. Clem Stumpf, owner of Clem’s Fairway and owner of the building in which Pace had been located, announced the remodeling and expansion of his store. “We are just too crowded in our present quarters,” he said.

Nov. 25, 1982 – The Tribune writer featured the solar heating systems on several local residents. The solar units belonged to Larry Putbrese and the Ivan Fossens and were units built by Gene Tauber. 

A Starbuck dog saved the life of his owner when he whined as smoke filled the home. The house later burned to the ground.

After being virtually frozen over, Lake Minnewaska reopened after several days of high winds and rain. 

Local youngsters dressed like their favorite book characters for a special tour of the public library hosted by Karen Simmons. Pictured in the Tribune with Simmons were Stacey Johnson, John Schlief, Jackie Gartner, Sean Rieland and others. 

Nov. 30, 1992 –  Two fires destroyed a home and a small barn in Pope County. The Glenwood Fire Department responded to a barn fire at the Don Meyer home in Leven Township on Nov. 23. Kathy Meyer lost her home in Minnewaska Township during the early morning hours of Nov. 26.

“A Festival of Trees” and a collection of Santas were to greet guests who attended the Ann Bickle Heritage House (ABHH) holiday tour of homes. 

Dec. 2, 2002 – The Pope County Bike trail fund had seven months to raise about $60,000, or else there may have been no Pope County Bike Trail to speak of. “It’s getting down to the nitty gritty,” said Glenwood Chamber of Commerce president Jim Clayton, who was facilitating the trails project. “We have to come up with $80,000 by the first of July, 2003. At this point we’ve got $21,265.”

Donations were being accepted throughout Pope County for the annual Armful of Love Christmas gift-and -food-giving program. Armful of Love, coordinated by the Pope County Family Collaborative with help from YAAC (Youth and Adults Achieving Community), provided food and gifts to families experiencing hardships over the Christmas holiday season. 

Dec. 3, 2012 – In 2018 , the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is going to complete a mill and overlay project through downtown Glenwood on Hwy. 28. That’s a fact. Glenwood could see its utilities updated and its downtown identity revamped at the same time. That’s a possibility. 

For more than a year, members of the Comprehensive Community Improvement Initiative (CCII) have been working on a plan to bring a “complete street” concept to downtown Glenwood. What started as a downtown beautification committee transformed into the CCII committee and involved dozens of civic groups, local officials and community members. 

Last Thursday night the streets of Glenwood blazed with a festive string of entries in the Lighted Parade. Onlookers of all ages lined the streets, warmed by free hot chocolate from American Solutions for Business (ASB) and candy handed out from floats. The parade’s first-place winner was the finance team from ASB. Second place went to the ASB sales support team. Third place was taken by MnDOT for a snowplow festooned with holiday cheer. MnDOT’s award was deferred to runner-up Jessie Thornton and Family.