By Jan Lasar, www.mntrails.com Last October the smell of freshly turned dirt was in the air at Barsness Park in Glenwood. On a warm fall day, the buzz of plate compactors and excavators brought a brand new singletrack trail system to this central Minnesota town of 2,500 on the shores of Lake Minnewaska. It took more than… Read More

Starbuck family’s coffee available locally, online By Kris Goracke, news@pctribune.com It’s the world’s 2nd largest traded commodity.  Crude oil is first. Coffee is the most beloved beverage after water.  Here are some other fun facts about coffee from the website deathbycoffee.com: •In 16th century Constantinople, not providing your wife with enough coffee was grounds for divorce •Coffee stays warm… Read More

Last Wednesday, May 4, as part of the Day of Caring, Minnewaska Area students did their part to give back to the community. Groups cleaned up area parks, the cemetery on Memorial Drive, the golf course, and several other locations. Second graders delivered May baskets to the nursing homes, hospital and local businesses. First graders… Read More

By Mel Stegner, news@pctribune.com The Pope County Highway Department Engineer, Brian Giese, was on tap to present the highway department monthly report at this week’s board of commissioners’ meeting. “We’ve had some setbacks on our spring work. Weather has made it difficult to get road surface repairs and maintenances, including blading gravel roads, completed,” said Giese…. Read More

The Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center will host the Annual Meeting and Community Awards Luncheon on Thurday, May 19 at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co. + Grill. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Introduced at the luncheon will be the current board of directors and retiring board members.  The event will… Read More

A Dayton Ohio man is in 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 Pope… Read More

The GRHS 5K Scrub Run/Walk is a family event; kids, strollers and dogs are welcome! The race is timed, but not officially, and the top male and female finishers receive a medal. Proceeds help support a local non-profit – Glacial Ridge Hospice. To help kick off summer vacation, the running of the annual GRHS Scrub Run… Read More

Last week, on May 3, Eagle Bank made a donation to the Minnewaska Lake Association (MLA). Pictured above are MLA member Bill Anderson (left) and Matt Daniels of Eagle Bank.

Reg Proulx, General Manager of Marthaler Chevy of Glenwood, is shown presenting a donation for the new pickleball courts.  Pickleball players Judy Peters (left) and Steve Loen (right)  are accepting the donation. Pickleball is an energetic game yet a low impact sport which can be enjoyed by all ages!  To make a donation, mail it… Read More

Deputy Andrew Pederson, Pope County Sheriff’s Office, recently became certified D.A.R.E. officer and will be joining Eric Thesing for Pope County.   Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 16 newly certified D.A.R.E. officers from the 50th class trained in Minnesota. These officers recently completed their two weeks of training conducted by D.A.R.E. America and hosted… Read More