Hundreds of Glenwood area farmers without power following ice storm

Jan. 3, 1963 – The top 10 stories in 1962 included: the beginning of construction on Glenwood Retirement Home and Lakeview Nursing Home, elections featuring recounts, the industrial expansion of the area, Life magazine’s feature of Lake Minnewaska, no highway fatalities in the county, the seventh annual Waterama  as the “biggest one yet,” the hiring of an architect for a new elementary school, state approval of funds for a new sewage system in Glenwood and city expansion at a post war high. 

Two area men were injured in New Year’s Eve accidents in the county. Neither accident had serious results though Deputy Lynn Krook said he didn’t know how one of the young men had come out of his car alive. 

The annual Jaycee’s Christmas lighting contest winners included the Ernie Pedersons on North State Street, the Merlin Gades home on Hwy. No. 28 W, Unc Andersons, Harold, Brudins, Loren Houghs, William Klevens and Bob Belgums. The Pedersons won first place and were awarded a plaque and $15 cash. 

Jan. 4, 1973 – Several hundred Glenwood area farmers were without power, some for three days, following an ice storm that the Tribune ranked as “one of the worst in history.” The weekend had started innocently enough with six inches of snow falling on New Year’s Eve, but temperatures rose until the snow turned to freezing drizzle and sleet, complete with thunder and lightning. 

Gregory Wayne Sagedahl was the first baby to appear in Pope County in the new year. He joined a sister and his parents in Brooten. Six babies were born during the holiday week at the Glenwood Community Hospital.

Flags on governmental offices throughout the county flew at half staff in honor of president Harry S. Truman, who died in the previous week. He had served as the 33rd president. 

Jan. 6, 1983 – The official printing bids by the county newspaper, the Pope County Tribune and the Starbuck Times, threw the county board into a tizzy at its first meeting of the year. Both newspapers bid the same amount, which also was the legal rate set by the state, for the county’s financial statement and bid together the job of being the legal publication for the board. 

Amber Jacobson, the daughter of Scott and Diane Jacobson of rural Swift Falls arrived as the first baby of 1983.

The Glacial Ridge Hospital planned to open “soon” its new health and fitness center. Along with exercise opportunities and equipment would come health counseling instruction in exercise and the establishment of exercise goals and programs. 

Jan. 4, 1993 – Sunny skies and 30 degrees was the weather that Jim Satterlund had ordered for Saturday, Jan. 30. The executive director of Glenwood Chamber of Commerce was hoping for at least 2,000 fishermen and fisher women to cover the ice on the east end of Lake Minnewaska for the first annual ice fishing contest.

A Starbuck woman was killed and two people were injured in a head-on accident which occurred the previous Tuesday near Starbuck. 

The new Family Learning Center in Glenwood was nearing completion. The formers Veterans of Foreign Wars building at 320 1st St. S.E. had been renovated to house educational programs for all ages from infants to the elderly. An open house was scheduled for the following Sunday. 

Jan. 6, 2003 – A 22-year-old Alexandria woman and her 8-year-old niece survived a scare on Lake Reno. The two were in a Chevrolet Beretta driving on the southwest part of the lake when the car reached a pressure ridge and broke through the ice. While the car did not sink beneath the surface of the ice, it was trapped in place. The two were pulled from the vehicle without injury. 

Jan. 7, 2013 – 2012 proved to be another successful year for Glacial Ridge Ambulance’s Sixth Annual Holiday Toy Drive benefiting area families. Through the kindness of our residents and organizations, Glacial Ridge Ambulance aided in facilitating smiles on neighboring children this past Christmas morning. In addition to toys, they can now play outside comfortably because of the winter clothing that was donated or purchased to fulfill their wish lists. 

As a part of their receipts program, Tom’s Food Pride recently donated $1,000 to Someplace Safe. Accepting the check from Justin Buysse of Tom’s Food Pride was Beth Peltier of Someplace Safe. Between the Glenwood and Starbuck locations, Tom’s Food Pride gave $14,500 to community organizations in 2012. 

Go Green Committee recycles 146 pounds of holiday lights. Pictured in the Tribune were Julia Hoffmann and Bailey Stewart hefting just some of the lights collected over the holiday season at Minnewaska Area High School. The MAHS Go Green Committee collected used and damaged strings of holiday lights through Jan. 4 at both MAHS and Minnewaska Area Elementary School.