Glenwood’s annual winter celebration, Winterama, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11 on the ice and on the shores of Lake Minnewaska. Events take place at Lakeside Ballroom, Captain’s Bar & Grill, on Lake Minnewaska, and throughout the city of Glenwood, it was announced last week. The event, organized each year by Glenwood & Beyond volunteers… Read More

Glenwood native Kelsey Miller, previously the utilities billing technician for the City of Fergus Falls, was recently promoted to general accountant. She replaces Lori Beske who retired after 38 years with the city.  Miller’s regular duties include maintaining cash balances, reconciling accounts, preparing journal entries and financial statements, and providing accounting support to the municipal liquor… Read More

What a wonderful anniversary to celebrate. In 5 years, BeKind as a group and as a community, have envisioned, instigated, supported, dissipated, collaborated and applauded many, many noteworthy projects. The name BeKind, succinctly, is what BeKind strives for:  Kindness.  Kindness in all actions, thoughts and beliefs.  Simple, Succinct, Doable. Kindness. The Bee in BeKind is celebrated in nearly… Read More

“Building Resilience on your Farm and in your Family,” the 2023 Women in Ag Network Conference, is Feb. 7 in Willmar at the Willmar Conference Center (240 23rd Street SE, Willmar). This event will be a day of learning and networking for women involved in agriculture. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the conference program… Read More

Registration is now open for SowBridge, the distance education series for people involved in managing or caring for sows, and/or their litters, and boars, including operation owners, caretakers, technicians, managers and technical service providers. The series will be provided online through Zoom, although participants will be able to use a call-in option instead if they prefer…. Read More

110 YEARS AGO From January 31, 1913 A very sad case was the death of Minnie Moe of Minnewaska last Friday morning. The cause of death is said to have been erysipelas poisoning. It started with a small sore on the bridge of her nose and it is said that this was from furs. This later worked… Read More

SHS Freshmen host sleigh ride party From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Jan. 18, 1923. The Glenwood Literary Club met at the home of Mrs. Helbing, January 16th. European Art was taken up at this meeting and Mrs. Helbing, having traveled abroad, was able to give us a very fine and intimate discourse at the beginning and… Read More

Brooten: the Oil Capital of Minnesota? Jan. 17, 1963 – Torbin Lund, Glenwood Post Office employee, was pictured in the Tribune in the new uniform, as designated for office personnel who waited on the public. Lund, postal clerk, and Erv Schluter, assistant post master, wore navy blazers, white shirts and maroon ties. Pope County’s rural addresses were about… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From January 21, 1913 Miss Ella J. Haug is the new Minnewaska Hospital Superintendent. She is Norwegian by birth, but as she was only 4 months old when she came to this country, She may be claimed as a full fledged American. The libel case institute against I.M. Kalnes by G.C. Wollan of Glenwood was… Read More

Minnewaska Area High School played host to a Donkey Ball fundraiser for the Trevor Solem family last Wednesday night.  The night also included a silent auction, free will donation meal, donkey rides for the youth and other fun activities. Members of the MAHS Student Council, BPA and FFA groups sponsored the fundraising event and they each… Read More