Construction started on new hardware store

Nov. 14, 1963 – John Morton, a farmer east of Glenwood, was building a dam on the Chippewa River to provide a small lake on his property to provide habitat for waterfowl, fish, muskrats and other wildlife. Morton aided by the ASCS in this project, was a longtime conservationist and conservation award winner. 

County agricultural agent N.P. Hanson called the county’s corn crop “one of the best ever, more than we expected.” Hanson said that 90 percent of the harvest was completed and that yields of 80 to 90 bushels were often reported with 50 to 60 bushels an acre being the area’s average yield. 

Neighbors helped Olvin Nelson with his corn picking following his bout with pneumonia. Pictured in the Tribune during the picking marathon were Albert Nelson, Carl Hagen, Jerald Hagen, Paul Hagen, Newman Erickson, Franklin Braaten, Roy Moe, Ingolf Jenum and Raymond Barsness.  

Nov. 15, 1973 – Construction had begun on Glenwood’s new hardware store on west Minnesota Avenue. Owner of the business, Glenwood Hardware Hank, John Caskey said, “We just outgrew the old location.” 

Glenwood and other area fuel oil dealers were not very optimistic about supplies for the year. Most dealers were reporting limited allocations, and none were taking new customers. Dealers told the Tribune that panic was not in order, but that conservation measures and care certainly were necessary. 

One of the first medical emergency drills, organized by civil defense director Gordon Amble, was termed a success, through Glenwood fire fighters were actually dealing with real fires in two locations at the time. Though real emergency personnel were at a minimum, others pitched in to move pretend patients from the second floor of the Glenwood hospital to other locations when an imaginary blaze broke out in the hospital.  

Nov. 17, 1983 – Area deer stations reported 1,101 deer bagged by hunters in the county. A weekend snow and the increase in the deer population itself may have contributed to the success of area marksmen. Those who might know were speculating that this was a record year. 

The county’s population was estimated to be up slightly from the 1980 census but less that it was expected to be. 

Jennie’s boarding home in Villard was sold to Glenwood Retirement Home  to become a part of that operation. The home was expected to offer board and care services at its new Villard location.

Doug Toivonen and Paul Malenke claimed top honors in most categories of the Starbuck Bucks end-of-the-season statistics. Toivonen was the Bucks starting quarterback; Malenke was the team’s leading rusher. Starbuck was 9-1 for the season for the second straight year. 

Tim Lang of Villard, a student at Moorhead State University, participated in the toothpick engineering contest at the school. His structure held 94.8 pounds. The record-holder winner’s entry in a previous year had held up 331 pounds. 

Nov. 15, 1993 – Stacey Pederson, a senior at Minnewaska Area High School, had made front page news in the Tribune as the new teacher aide at Ann and Andy Preschool. She was the first student at MAHS to participate in a work experience program for special-needs students.

A moose had been roaming around the Grove Lake area and attracted a large number of spectators. There was a picture in the Tribune of the moose near the Noble Lent farm. 

Three students at E.N. Nordgaard Elementary School were honored as students of the week. They were John McMahon, second-grade, the son of Jim and Mary McMahon; Spencer Garner, fourth-grade, the son of Michelle Garner; and Katie Dahlseng, sixth-grade, the daughter of Allen and Deb Dahlseng. 

Nov. 17, 2003 – At the end of a marathon meeting, the city commission voted to approve a $1.8 million facility and borrow $300,000 to help pay for it. That agreement, however, is tied to the fact that the project architect, Reed Becker, and the Greystone Construction company had to come up with a scaled-back design that will cost no more than $1.8 million to build. 

A 1995 graduate of Minnewaska Area High School was crowned Miss North Dakota, USA. Jennifer Smith took a giant step closer to her goal when she was crowned Miss North Dakota USA. In March of 2004 she would go on to compete in the Miss USA Pageant. 

The American Cancer Society had recently honored the Pope County Relay for Life program for its significant growth in fundraising efforts. The Pope County program was recognized for 54 percent growth in its Relay for Life event held the previous summer. Relay chairs Peter and Heidi Flom of Starbuck accepted the award at the recognition event at Breezy Point Resort in Pequot Lakes.

Nov. 11, 2013 – A new feedlot housing 2,000 finish swine is one step closer to being built in Hoff Township. The Pope County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional use permit last Tuesday for Gary and Heidi Nohl to construct a 100-foot by 192-foot total confinement barn on their property in Hoff Township. According to the application, the barn will accommodate 600 animal units (2,000 swine ranging from 55 to 300 pounds) and will include an eight-foot deep engineered under-floor concrete liquid manure storage pit.  

There is something new at Marthaler Chevrolet this month. In addition to the new 2014 models sparkling in the showroom, visitors will have the opportunity to see a 1914 Chevrolet Baby Grand Touring Car. This 100-year-old car is on loan from the Pope County Historical Society. 

Area veterans were honored Nov. 6 at the eighth annual Veterans Appreciation Program held at Minnewaska Area High School. The program included guest speaker Sen. Torrey Westrom, musical performances by students and community members and more. The program is a collaboration between Minnewaska schools and local veterans’ organizations.