WCCO-TV will be featuring Glenwood and Lake Minnewaska during its  “Going to the Lake” series the television news cast is doing this summer.     Members of the WCCO news team will be in Glenwood this Wednesday and Thursday, July 19-20.  That team will include Shayla Reaves, Frank Vascellaro and Chris Schaffer.   Kay Blauert, executive director… Read More

FAST Global Solutions, a leader in the manufacturing of airline, air cargo and material handling equipment, is celebrating the accomplishments of Teresa Heinze.  Heinze is a 2023 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School who recently completed a youth apprenticeship with FAST and then secured a full-time position within the company, it was announced last week. During her youth… Read More

Waterama Art Show is at Ann Bickle House from July 24-28 By Kris Goracke Reporter “In 5th grade, I won the American Legion Poppy Poster Contest. My slogan was “Pray for the Living, Honor the Dead.” And that started a lifelong love of creating art for Faythe Mills of Glenwood. Mills is the featured artist in this year’s Bremness… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners unanimously denied a request to compensate a Glenwood resident for the cost of installing backflow prevention devices in the home’s sewer line.   The issue first came before the city commission on June 28, when Dan Schliesman, speaking on behalf of his mother, Barb, who lives at 15 4th Ave…. Read More

Dan Douvier was honored at last week’s Glenwood City Commission meeting when Glenwood Mayor Sherri Kazda presented him with a plaque in appreciation for his 36 years of service on the Glenwood Fire Department.  Douvier was First Assistant Chief of the Glenwood Fire Department at the time of his retirement. In his letter to Fire… Read More

(Minneapolis, Minn.) The Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassador Organization (AAO) is excited to announce that Miranda Longtin from Starbuck will be participating in the AAO Candidate Program from July 17 through July 23. This year, 41 candidates will be participating in the program; one young woman is chosen to be the Queen of the Lakes, and two women… Read More

(Minneapolis, Minn.) The Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassador Organization (AAO) is excited to announce that Serena Mellgren from Glenwood will be participating in the AAO Candidate Program from July 17 through July 23.  This year, 41 candidates will be participating in the program; one young woman is chosen to be the Queen of the Lakes, and two women… Read More

Article submitted by Kathryn Kyvig, Secretary The VFW Auxiliary to Starbuck Post 4582 held their regular meeting on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Starbuck Chamber of Commerce Office with President Deb Kuusisto presiding. The Chaplain offered the opening prayer and the pledge to the flag was given.  The roll call of officers… Read More

The 10th Annual Minnewaska Classics Car Show wheels into Starbuck on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Starbuck City Park. The car show typically attracts nearly 100 cars, said Jef Fredine, one of the car show organizers.  The event features vehicles from several decades along with music from The Blues Brothers Revue throughout the… Read More

Explore all that the Horticulture Display Garden has to offer during our 53rd annual Horticulture Night at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris. Experience beautiful flower gardens, meandering paths and creative landscape ideas while taking in a variety of horticultural presentations and hands-on gardening demonstrations. Horticulture Night is scheduled for… Read More