Contributed by Showstoppers board member Kaye Kriel Greetings! What lovely weather we are having this fall. It is 75 degrees at 3:30 on a Wednesday in November. While this IS fantastic fall weather, I know it won’t last forever. I find that my spirits improve if there are activities sprinkled through the winter months. What outing… Read More
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Showstoppers Spotlight
News | Published on November 7, 2022 at 11:24am CST
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Down Memory Lane
News | Published on November 7, 2022 at 11:23am CST
Elections fill the headlines Nov. 8, 1962 – Minnesotans were still wondering who their governor was in the race between incumbent Gov. Elmer L. Anderson and Lt. Gov. Karl Rolvaag. The election results were close enough to necessitate a recount. The Glenwood High School Laker band was to appear in concert for its annual fall presentation under… Read More
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Pope County Museum Notes
News | Published on November 7, 2022 at 11:23am CST
Blue Mounds farmer raised wagons of walnuts From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Nov. 9, 1922. Five cars of [Train] No. 104, the mixed train on the Soo Line, left the track west of Elbow Lake last Saturday. The track was badly torn up for some distance, but otherwise the smashup was not serious. Mrs. F.B.J. Bickle returned… Read More
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Starbuck Glimpses from the Past
News | Published on November 7, 2022 at 11:22am CST
110 YEARS AGO From November 8, 1912 Little Charlie Lysgaard visited school Monday afternoon. The little fellow, like all proper visitors, liked to see everything “going on” but becoming weary of what was “greek” to him, he fell asleep on a pile of coats with a muff for a pillow and slept until 4 o’clock. Supt. Torguson… Read More
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March to end domestic abuse
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:43pm CDT
The Someplace Safe Walk Against Domestic Violence crowded Minnesota Avenue in Glenwood last week to show support for victims of domestic violence. Several area supporters of the movement carried signs that said things like “Stop the silence, end domestic violence” and “Hands are not for hitting.” The walk ended at the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce… Read More
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Glenwood DQ receives PRIDE Award
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:43pm CDT
The DQ®/Orange Julius®, located at 243 Minnesota Ave. W in Glenwood recently received a PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in Delivering Excellence) Award from the Dairy Queen® system for achieving a high level of cleanliness and food safety. “We feel honored to have received such a prestigious award,” stated Jill Volkmann, owner of the Glenwood location. “We work… Read More
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Highway 29 overpass opens
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:42pm CDT
The Highway 29 overpass project is now nearly complete and the bridge spanning Highway 55 and the Canadian Pacific Railway is now open for traffic. The bridge opened last Thursday morning, a day before it was scheduled to be open.
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Glenwood stays with converting to pickleball
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:40pm CDT
By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com The city will continue with the plan to convert the current tennis courts at City Park in Glenwood into permanent pickleball courts. Commissioners took no action at last week’s meeting on a request to consider retaining at least one tennis court within the park. The issue, which was decided last January, resurfaced at… Read More
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ATV/golf cart ordinances move forward
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:40pm CDT
By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners formally introduced two new ordinances that will allow ATVs and golf carts to be operated on city streets. The vehicles will need to get permits from the city once the ordinances are finalized. City Administrator Dave Iverson said with the ordinances now introduced, they will be published and undergo a… Read More
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GRHS Harvest Ball raises over $20,000
News | Published on October 31, 2022 at 12:39pm CDT
At the Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) Auxiliary’s last general membership meeting of the year, Marvelle Weispfennig, Auxiliary President, and Margaret Claeson, Auxiliary Treasurer, presented a check of $20,000 to Glacial Ridge Health System’s Radiology Staff. The money was raised by the Auxiliary’s 18th Annual Harvest Ball which took place October 7 at Minnewaska House…. Read More