Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to crowd in Glenwood

March 31, 1955 – A Glenwood resident believes that Crappietown is in need of an annual cleaning. He stated that with all the national publicity Crappietown received this winter that it would behoove those who were recent residents to clean up all the debris that had been left out on the lake.

Seven-year-old Mary Moen, daughter of Mrs. Joe Moen of Lowry has claimed her bicycle at the Glenwood Creamery for being the lucky one in naming the ice cream that they are now putting on the market. Some 330 young people entered the contest to name the ice cream. Four judges waded through all the names until they had narrowed the selections down to five. In the meantime, the creamery had checked to see which names were already copyrighted. The name the judges finally selected for the ice cream was “Chalet.”

April 1, 1965 – Glenwood High School seniors Renae Jacobson and Gary Overgaard were chosen as the school’s Girl and Boy Staters by their classmates and the faculty. Renae, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jacobson, was a member of the paper staff, FFA, student council, drama club, science club and was active in 4-H and her church youth group. Gary, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Overgaard, lettered in wrestling and cross country and was active in his church youth group.

Henry Foelschow, president of the Pope County Historical Society, announced that there would be no house-to-house campaign for funds with which to construct the new museum building. Families would be encouraged instead to donate on their own.

April 3, 1975 – State patrolmen, Mike Senf and Phil McMahon, picked up a car thief within 15 minutes after the car was reported stolen. A 16-year-old was charged with the theft.

April 4, 1985 – Thousands of area residents and visitors were in Glenwood City Park as Jesse Jackson and others spoke against farm foreclosures and advocated joining together to prevent them. Over 3,000 people were estimated to have come to town for the event. Following the speeches in the city park, a march from there to the courthouse took place. A prayer vigil had also been held the night before.

The Dist. 612 school board voted not to make up five days lost in the school year for unofficial reasons- storms, trips to the state basketball tournament, etc. “It’s only happened once in 30 years,” said Superintendent N.H. Kerfeld. “But let’s make it clear that we are not setting a precedent. In other business, the board also dealt with a letter from parents expressing displeasure that kids were allowed time off from school to see Jesse Jackson in the city park.

Named to the straight A honor roll at Villard High School were Mark Justice, Gerry and Tom Zitzmann, Jennie Cheadle, Lynn Daniels, Kathy Malecha and Sheri Massman.

April 3, 1995 – A penny fundraiser that covered the gym floor at E.N. Nordgaard Elementary School raised approximately $1,000 for a new playground.

Clifford Fadness, of rural Glenwood, reported to the Pope County Sheriff’s Department that 132 hay bales, weighing 1,200 pounds each, were stolen from a shed in Leven Township.

For the second consecutive year, the Minnewaska Area High School speech team claimed the sub-section championship. The team won the title with 184 points during the sub-section tournament held March 28 at Osakis. 

April 4, 2005 –The entire future of the proposed multi-use development in Glenwood hinges on the outcome of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) process for the proposed marina along the eastern shore of Lake Minnewaska. An original EAW application filed earlier this year indicated a request for a marina to hold up to 100 boats. But now, the application will be amended to include up to 200 boat slips, according to city administrator Dave Iverson.

Minnewaska Area High School (MAHS) is one of few schools its size – about 730 students – to operate without a school liaison officer. If Pope County, Minnewaska Area Schools and the local law enforcement agencies can agree on a cooperative price for the new position, a school liaison officer may be hired to work at the high school and day treatment facility beginning in September 2005.

The dust has begun to settle after a Minnewaska Area Schools Board decision to close district elementary programs in Villard and Starbuck. After months of committee meetings in which the public expressed opinions, concerns and ideas, the board’s decision left many wondering “Where do we go from here?” Next year, the district’s kindergartners through fourth graders will attend the Glenwood elementary site.

March 30, 2015 – MAHS students performed The Music Man for their peers and for elementary students on March 26, and twice over the weekend to receptive audiences filled with friends, family and members of the community, earning standing ovations at each performance. Pictured in the Times were the characters of Professor Hill (Cole Mercier), Marian (Mason Schlief), Tommy Djilas (Sam Peters) and Zaneeta Shinn (Shayla Hollenbeck).

Twenty-three Minnewaska Area students were moving on to the State History Day competition at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Eighth-grade (junior division) students were Nathan Gallagher, Sam Peters, Zach Evans, Jacob Juetten, Peyton Kolstoe, Bailey Van Wyck, Calvin Hoffmann, Kyla Koob and Sydney Metz. Ninth-grade (senior division) students were Anna Vold, Julia Hoffmann, Erin Edmunds, Alyssa Boysen, Sydney Lundebrek, Sierra Nelson, Meghan Cerney, Shayla Hollenbeck, Allen Peaslee, Sean Kelling, Aanan Schlief, Naomi Leedahl, Anna Haus and Tatiana Jordahl.

MAHS trapshooting team coaches Rob Richards, John Stone and Jennie Stone, had successfully completed the NRA Level 1 Shotgun Coach Class in Buffalo. The class, instructed by Mark and Sally Stevens of the National Shotgun Coach Development Staff, consisted of 12 hours of intense classroom work, four hours of range exercises and required passing an 80-question written test as well as receiving the instructor’s recommendation. Very few adult coaches endeavor to complete this intense, comprehensive, yet rewarding training. The skills learned would help them coach this year’s group of 18 athletes.