New Lakeside Ballroom building proposal presented

Jan. 23, 1964 – Louis Robards, a familiar face in Glenwood, retired from his post as senior vice president of Glenwood State Bank. Robards had been in banking in the county for over 46 years following his being hired at Glenwood State Bank after his graduation from high school. He resigned due to ill health. 

Herman Rosholt, a New Prairie Township farmer, was honored by the state of Minnesota with a Distinguished Service Award, one of two presented by the Minnesota Chapter of the Soil Conservation of Society of America. Rosholt was considered one of the first farmers in the area and in the state to become concerned with soil conservation practices. 

The Glenwood City Library annual report showed a marked increase in the use of the facility. City librarian, Mrs. F. P. Serri, said her records showed that over 24,000 books had been circulated during 1964. 

Jan. 24, 1974 – Two separate incidents, two sets of juveniles, two stolen cars, a hit and run incident and a school break-in kept city and county law enforcement officials busy, but when they were finished with their work, two separate sets of juveniles, five all together, had been arrested in a county “crime spree.” 

Fuel was in short supply in many areas of the country, but the shortage that hit many areas of the united states was only shortly felt in Glenwood. One grocery store reported that brown paper bags were in-short supply and the owner was asking shoppers to bring their own, and the other store said they had not felt the shortage. The bag shortage began with a strike in the Canadian paper mills the previous summer. 

Filings for the new Glenwood Hospital District, the eastern part of Pope County and the city of Brooten were completed. Those filing were Howard Williams, Dorothy Myrvold, Henry DeRoo, Robert McCrory, Henry Visser, Valena Bryce, James Stradtman, Patricia Moen, Donald Robideaux, Rika Hooper and Jake  VanderBeek.

Jan. 26, 1984 – The Glenwood Development Corporation had recently elected officers for the 1984 year. Among them were Meryl Johnson, president, and Dennis Martinson, Richard Gandrud and Harold Kvale. Others serving on the board were Charles McGinty, John R. Stone and John Caskey. The annual  meeting of the development group had featured rosy reports from several area manufacturing firms WASP, Dealers Livestock, Mike’s Fish, Quadro and others. 

Pictured in the Tribune following their participation in the annual 4-H speaking contest were the following winners: Trish Bryce, Liz Morris, Carolyn Bryce, Gary Sansness, Chuck Seest and Dan Seest.

The District No. 612 school board and the Glenwood Education Association were not doing well in contract negotiations. The first mediation session, lasting seven hours, fell short of a settlement. Both sides, however, praised the work of the mediator. 

Jan. 24, 1994 – Teachers in Minnewaska Area Schools were to receive pay increases worth 4.3 percent for the 1993-94 school year and another 3.8 percent for the 1994-95 school year. The contract received preliminary approval of teache3rs on Jan. 12 and was ratified by teachers after the school board action. 

New lines were to be drawn for attendance at elementary schools in the Minnewaska Area School system which would allow schools to meet new 17:1 ratios of pupils to teachers and would also solve overcrowding problems at E. N. Nordgaard in Glenwood. The recommendation to draw lines for elementary school attendance was the result of the work of a task force of parents, staff and school board members.

Nurses employed by Glacial Ridge District Hospital coted to be represented by SEIU Local 113, Minnesota’s health care union. Forty-five registered nurses and licensed practical nurses working at the Glenwood hospital, at satellite clinics in Brooten, Belgrade and Starbuck and in home care/hospice operations were eligible to vote. The final tally was 23 to 11 to join the union. 

The first baby born in 1994 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital was Dylan Dakota Gunderjahn. He was born on Jan. 20 to Leslie and Rainn Gunderjahn.

Jan. 19, 2004 – The first baby born in 2004 at Glacial Ridge Hospital was Brooke Jennifer Pitzen. She was born on Jan. 14 to Jim and Genevive Pitzen of Glenwood.

The process of rebuilding Lakeside Ballroom took another step when the Glenwood City Commission heard a new, less-costly building proposal. Representatives of the architectural firm of Widseth, Smith, Nolting and Associates of Alexandria presented a building design in which construction costs were estimated at $1,793,879.40. A construction cost of $1.8 or less was the goal set by the city commission. 

Jan. 20, 2014 – It’s a moment frozen in time… or a frozen moment in time. Either way, pictured in the Tribune is dramatic proof of just how cold a Minnesota winter can get. On Jan. 6, photographer Dacia Doroff tossed a cupful of hot water into the air near Glenwood City Beach to see what would happen. As it hit the frigid air, the water instantly froze into tiny ice crystals. Interestingly enough, hot water actually freezes quicker than cold water, a phenomenon which still eludes definite explanation. 

With events both new and tried-and-true planned for the 17th annual Winterama, the weekend of Feb. 7 -8 promises plenty if opportunities to get out, enjoy some great company and laugh off the winter blues. The festival is sponsored by Glenwood &Beyond, Glenwood Waterama and the Minnewaska Jaycees. 

New this year are two Friday night events. On Feb. 7 Central Square will host a free, family-friendly movie on the big screen at 7 p.m. Downstairs, Pope County Fright Nights haunted attraction will open its doors from 7-10 p.m. for chills and thrills totally unrelated to the weather.