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

By Mel Stegner news@pctribune.com  Changes are being made to the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. After a staff-initiated review, the sections of the ordinance that required amendments were Section 2.2, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 8. Section 2.2 is a list of definitions for the terms used in the ordinance that were not previously defined… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Who says it isn’t possible to make a case for lowering the estimated market values on property? The Glenwood City Commission hosted the annual Board of Appeal and Equalization  meeting last Wednesday for city property owners and heard a number of requests for reducing property values and took action to reduce dozens of them…. Read More

American Solutions for Business recently donated $5,000 for pickleball courts.  A dedicated group of local community members are raising funds to convert existing tennis courts to pickleball courts in City Park in Glenwood.   Pickleball is growing rapidly in all surrounding communities and ASB  is supporting the conversion.  Accepting American’s donation are: Merlin Schroeder (left)… Read More

Chamber meetings are the third Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the chamber office  Report from last week’s Starbuck Chamber meeting: At last week’s meeting of the Starbuck Chamber of Commerce, six board members and four guests were present and 2022 Heritage Days preparation was the main topic on the agenda.  The board discussed and confirmed each Heritage… Read More

  The beautiful western shores of Lake Minnewaska will again be hosting the Dragon Boat Festival on Aug. 13.  This will be the 13th anuual Dragon Boat Festival hosted by the Starbuck Chamber of Commerce. “We are so excited to bring this race back!  For those who have not taken part-this is the time to join in!… Read More