Subway opens in Glenwood

Sept. 19, 1963 – Corner Drug hired a new pharmacist. Richard Hoberg went to work for Jim Stradtman. A native of Sacred Heart, Hoberg arrived in Glenwood from Fergus Falls. 

The annual homecoming activities at Glenwood High School were underway. Pictured in the Tribune, all lined up and ready to go, were the Glenwood Laker football team: Bill Gilman, Mike Drager, Dan Gaffaney, Merle Wagner, Dan Knutson, Bruce Wagner, Don McCrory, Mike Shea, Bill Malyon, Dennis Sager and Ken Kuhns. The team was to meet the Montevideo Mohawks for the homecoming festivities. Candidates for senior queen were Susan Sherlin, Dorothy Peterson and Kathy Sheldon. 

Sept. 20, 1973 – Ground-breaking ceremonies were held for a new plant for a Glenwood manufacturing firm. Officials for Glenderosa, a builder of special farm units, such as calf and pig nurseries and farrowing houses, said that the new construction would increase their production of the units and would increase their force from 15 to 45.

Anderson Hatchery and Feed, a Glenwood business since 1935, had been sold by Hjalmer C. Anderson to Starbuck Creamery Co. Anderson announced that he would keep the turkey farm part of his business. The business had been at the corner of First Street and First Avenue Southeast for 17 years. 

A committee established to head the search for additional doctors for the area was to make its presentation to the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. The Committee was attempting to get signatures on a pay guarantee petition if two medical men could be found. 

Sept. 22, 1983 – A heavy corn borer infestation and high winds for long periods of time combined to produce much of the corn harvesting going on in the county. Jack Morris, county extension agent, said that ear droppage ranged from 10 to 30 percent depending on the location of the corn field. Some farmers were blaming the government’s PIK program which asked them to leave corn stalks in the ground “perfect hatching places for the borer.”

The logs had arrived in town for the construction of the Pope County Historical Society’s new cold storage, log building. The building had already been constructed at Backus, the logs numbered and then taken apart for transporting. The reconstruction of the building was expected to begin soon.

Six Villard seniors were candidates either for homecoming king or queen. They included Mike Randt, Marty Laumeyer, Karen Jellison, Bonnie Hanke, Mike Rajdl and Sandy Ostendorf. Attendants included sophomores and juniors, Mark Kuseske, Bob Dalen, Pat Rode and Lynn Daniels. 

Sept. 20, 1993 – Glenwood had another convenience food outlet with the opening of Subway. The business opened in the former Home Health building which had been remodeled inside and out. Owners of the new facility were George Odio and George Sheets. The two had subway stores in Alexandria, Willmar and Morris. 

The deterioration of the building which had housed the Metropolitan Federal Bank since 1975 was forcing the bank to close its doors. Letters were sent to all customers notifying them of the closing of the Glenwood branch on Dec. 15 later that year. 

1993 Minnewaska Area High School Homecoming candidates were announced and pictures in the Tribune. Candidates for queen were Dacia Ekstrand, Josie Hoffman, Karena Olson, Robin Himango, Misty Burns, Melissa Thom, Missy Butler and Jennifer Lindquist. Candidates for king were Ted Reichmann, Steve Krueger, Josh Majerus, Chris Schroeder, Sean Rieland, Scott Janssen, Gabe Hausmann and James Baker. 

Sept. 22, 2003 – Representatives of Glenwood’s banks, Peter Nelson from Glenwood State Bank and Erick Gandrud from Eagle Bank presented Mayor John R. Stone with $25,000 to help rebuild Lakeside Ballroom.

The Pope County Board of Commissioners moved ahead with the Trapper’s Run Watershed Sediment Basin Project at its regular meeting. The board named Boonestro Engineering as the firm for the hydrology and design component of the project.

Minnewaska Area High School approved a levy increase of 18.53 percent at its regularly monthly meeting. The levy was the legal maximum for the school year which would begin July 1, 2004. The new levy would be $1,332,739.09 compared to $1,124,426.51 for 2002-2003, an increase of $208,312.58. 

Sept. 9, 2013 – The view from Mt. Lookout in Glenwood sizzled into a powerful and spectacular display Thursday night as storms passed nearby. While skies above remained clear and starry, lightning arced from billowing storm clouds seen hovering in the distance as seen pictured in the Tribune. 

County commissioners decided to spend some more time with the numbers before setting the 2014 preliminary budget and levy. At last Tuesday’s meeting, board members looked over a preliminary budget summary, a breakdown of appropriations based on last year’s numbers, and 2014 levy limits as set by the Minnesota Legislature. 

Dale Tollefson, representing a group of South Shore Drive property owners, spoke with the county board last Tuesday to revisit concerns about flooding and runoff in that shoreland area of Lake Minnewaska.