This month Prairie Lakes Audubon Chapter will have their annual picnic and bird outing on Saturday, June 18, at the Pomme de Terre Campground & Park in Morris. This is a wonderful setting for a bird outing with their paved bike trails for easy walking. If interested, meet at the Lion’s shelter at 9:30 a.m…. Read More

Villard resident Kassandra Hubbard graduated with 21 others from Partners in Policymaking, a nine-month, comprehensive training in disability law and policies. Hubbard and her husband are raising their daughter who has spina bifida and her disabilities require daily attention. Knowing how earnestly Hubbard advocates for her daughter, a social worker told her about Partners. Hubbard valued… Read More

Central Square will present its  Summer Arts Program for kids ages 6 through 11 beginning on July 6 and ending on August 24. The program will host a diverse schedule of classes that will offer their young students hands-on experience in artistic disciplines, imagination exploration and the joy of creativity. The impact arts have in the… Read More

Site LogIQ, the facility planning, design and management company, presented their findings from their building evaluations at the school board meeting this week. The detailed analysis included assessments of the facilities, equipment and physical needs of the buildings with the main focus on the physical buildings throughout the district.  Nels Onstad, Senior Business Consultant with SiteLogIQ… Read More

Sons of Norway  – Mjøsen Lodge 175 of Pope County was awarded the District 1 Lodge of the Year for 2021 at the District’s 59th Biennial Convention in Cragun’s Resort this past week. Mjøsen Lodge Delegates to the Convention were Marjorie Engebretson, Karen Freeman and Sue Wright.  There are 70 Lodges in District 1 that serve more… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attended this week’s county board meeting to request certification of a wetland easement for a parcel of land in Grove Lake Township. The land is owned by Jeffrey and Mary Henriksen of Brooten. The easement protects 8.7 acres in 14 wetland basins. The landowners will remain… Read More

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, June 1, 1922. Grand Opening Dance at Scotts Pavilion, Pelican Lake on Sunday, June 4th. Music by Billy Scotts Orchestra.    * * * * * * * * * * * From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, June 1, 1922. The Sunset Beach Hotel will have its eighth annual opening next Sunday. It… Read More

Peters Sunset Beach resort featured in exhibit June 7, 1962 – Delegates from three states were arriving in Glenwood for a district conclave of the Sons of Norway. Among those involved locally in the planning for the event were Gilman Gandrud, supreme secretary for the district (Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota), and other Pope County Sons of… Read More