There wasn’t much warming power from the sun as it faded in the southwest over a frozen Lake Minnewaska last week.  Temperatures dipped well below zero even during the daytime hours last Saturday through Tuesday.  Temperatures were recorded at 26 below zero on Monday and Tuesday night.  It was cold enough that most of the… Read More

Winterama has been canceled for this year, but Waterama will still host the annual Polar Plunge at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 8 on Lake Minnewaska in front of Lakeside Ballroom.  The Polar Plunge, which attracts a number of volunteers who jump into Lake Minnewaska, is a significant fundraiser for the community’s summer celebration–Waterama. Those jumping typically… Read More

Four Minnewaska students auditioned and were selected for the ACDA-MN (American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota) Grade 4-5-6 Honor Choir which will be held March 29 at St. Michael-Albertville High School. They will be under the direction of Greg Gilpin, internationally-recognized choral composer and conductor. Several hundred students from around the state sent in recorded… Read More

Jan and Dave Arneson (center) were special guests at the Minnewaska Rotary Club meeting accepting truckloads of food and clothing for the Pope County Families in Need, an organization that Jan Arneson started and has been operating for 66 years.  Pope County Families in Need provides a “helping hand” to Pope County families who need… Read More

CrossWind Lutheran Parish, Starbuck, will begin “Discovering our Future in Mission: SKOL!” on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fron Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. All members and friends of our congregations and the parish, especially confirmation students and other youth are encouraged to attend.  This event is the first step in a process… Read More

University of Minnesota Extension Southwest and Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) invite small farms in the regions to apply for new funding available through The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Fund at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. The funding will support on-farm projects that address climate change and build resilience. The Farmer Climate Action Fund… Read More

Paul and Lorie Billehus, lifelong residents of Pope County, were named the 2025 Heritage Days Grand Marshals, recognizing their deep-rooted commitment to the Starbuck community.  The couple, married since 1957, has made significant contributions to education and local organizations. Lorie, a former teacher at Starbuck Elementary, later earned a master’s degree in special education and moved… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From Jan. 29, 1915 Mrs. Bertha Haugen, widow of one of the old and respected pioneer residents of Pope county, Ole J. Haugen, who passed away a couple of years ago, died last Saturday after a long illness. Nine children were born to them, of whom nine are living: Mrs. Aleck Overson, Mrs. E.P…. Read More

Clyde Machines unveils ramp de-icer Jan. 27, 1955 – Mrs. Julia McLean and Mrs. Ardell Hanson had accepted the chairmanship of the 1955 Mothers’ March on Polio in Glenwood according to Mrs. Sally Aslakson, Pope county campaign director. Mrs. Aslakson also said, “Some 100 women will volunteer their services for this grand finale to the annual… Read More

Another successful year for the Farwell creamery From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Jan. 29, 1925 Another successful year for the Farwell Cooperative Creamery has just closed and the writer is glad to state that 1924 showed great progress over former years. The business increased nearly 30 percent over the previous year and the quality of… Read More