Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), celebrated the 67th Annual Stewardship Week from April 24 – May 1, 2022.  This year’s Stewardship Week theme was “Healthy Soil, Healthy Life.”  Pope SWCD, led by District Manager Holly Kovarik, is a member of NACD, which oversees the… Read More

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota announced in a recent news release that it has received 1 million dollars in grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap aimed at developing broadly protective… Read More

Caregiver support groups Caregiving can be rewarding; it has become one of our most valuable sources of support. Caregiving is also hard, even on the good days when it brings laughter and joy. It requires time, dedication and all too often comes with the great sacrifice of personal care and well-being. If you are a caregiver,… Read More

Westport Bank sold! From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 4, 1922. We urge every progressive voter, both men and women, to meet at the City Hall in Glenwood at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Party affiliation or political beliefs will not bar anyone from this meeting as the meeting has been called by men of all… Read More

Math Masters team shows impressive numbers May 3, 1962 – Joel Nason retired after serving  31 years with the post office. He described the days when there was no overtime and “there were many Christmas Eves when we didn’t finish up until 8:30 or 9:30 p.m.” He had worked as a letter carrier and clerk under… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From May 10, 1912 The Larson Bros. had secured the contract for building the new school building at Kensington. The boat from Glenwood to Starbuck had commenced operations and with the completion of the new dock, regular service would begin. New Speed Ordinance – The village council of the Village of Starbuck do ordain- Section I… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Water is one of the most important ingredients for a beer-brewing business, and it was appropriate that a new well was the starting point for what will soon become Naked Viking Brewing Co. and Entertainment Facility, a new Glenwood business venture by Dan and Barb Ostrander. Traut Wells, Inc. was on the new… Read More

Six Minnewaska Area High School Business Professionals of America participants are heading to the National BPA Conference in Dallas, Texas from May 4-8. Molly Hjelm placed first in Presentation Management – Individual Competition, Hailey Spiering placed first in Administrative Research Support – Individual Competition, Marissa Kjorness took fourth place in Economic Research Project – Individual… Read More

Despite colder temperatures on the Saturday before Easter, a large crowd was on hand at Barsness Park for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center. “ It was a packed event with a great turnout on a cold but nice morning,”  said Kay Blauert, Director… Read More

The weather last Thursday was more aligned with the calendar with sunny conditions and temperatures in the upper 50s during the mid-afternoon hours.  A couple of anglers took advantage of the calm, warm day to do some fishing just out from a shoreline piled high with ice.  The lake was not completely ice-free after that… Read More