The Minnewaska PTO held the annual Father/Daughter Dance on May 1st for K-6th grade students.  Daughters, along with their dads, grandpas or other special friends enjoyed lots of dancing, socializing and snacks as well as getting a professional picture taken.  The dance had their biggest crowd ever of over 300 people.  A special thanks to… Read More

Pope County Museum Notes From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 11, 1922. Casper Forborg, formerly of Hoff Township and who now resides at Starbuck was appointed weed inspector for the western half of Pope County. The Tribune does not believe very much in the present system of weed inspection but since that office has to… Read More

MAHS student is winner of state art contest May 10, 1962 – Glenwood students were about to present The Crucible as their senior class play. Among those involved in the production were James McIlarth, Darlene Bredeson, Janet Holtberg, Joe Erickson, David Evans, Wallace Granstrom, Dale Olson, Diane Femrite, Judy Rambeck, Mary Carlson, Marlene Paulson, Beverly Schaub and… Read More

100 YEARS AGO From May 12, 1922  Miss Laura Forde, talented pupil of Mme. Bailey-Apfolbeck, was presented in a piano recital on Wednesday, April 26, in the Studio Recital Hall in Minneapolis. She played selections by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Weber and Rachmaninov. High School notes: The class record for the month of April had been posted. The seniors… Read More

A Dayton Ohio man is in the Douglas County Jail, accused of coming to Glenwood to find a teen he met online. Pope County Sheriff Tim Riley said last Friday they received a report of an unknown man at the Minnewaska Area Middle School. Thanks to the fast actions of the Minnewaska Area School staff, the… Read More

The Music Suite at MAHS will be named for long-time Choir Director Gordy Moeller By Tim Douglass, tdouglass@pctribune.com The Music Suite at Minnewaska Area High School will soon carry the name of long-time choir director Gordy Moeller, thanks to an anonymous donation to the Minnewaska Laker Foundation Endowment Fund. The announcement of the donation came on the… Read More

The 2022 Minnewaska Area High School Prom took place on Saturday evening.  Despite the weather outside the grand march was well attended.   Find more photos from prom in our photo gallery! Photos by Jim Palmer

This year, 2022, marks a milestone for Starbuck as it is the 30th anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Starbuck Depot.  Five years of imagining, dreaming, careful planning, fundraising, hard work, and fun culminated in its opening on May 16, 1992.  The group of folks that started the effort had a well-deserved sense of… Read More

By Mel Stegner, news@pctribune.com Nate Meissner, Principal of the Minnewaska Area High School, gave a presentation to the MAS board last week regarding an Alternative Learning Program to Minnewaska Area. The program would be provided to students who are considered at risk, or those who continue to show a history of failing grades or are not… Read More

With support from the Pope County Family Collaborative and HELP Council, Safe Families for Children hosted a multidisciplinary lunch April 21 to honor the professionals who support families in the community, in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Attendees were honored and thanked for their contributions in strengthening and supporting families in Pope County.  National… Read More