Happy Holidays to everyone . . . Holiday music has filled the Minnewaska Area High School Auditorium the past few weeks with all the grades performing in concert.  Last week, the 7th and 8th grade bands performed in concert Monday night, followed by the 5th and 6th grade band concerts Tuesday night.  In addition, the 2nd… Read More

Music fills the air. . . The Minnewaska Area 5th and 6th grade bands performed their holiday concerts Tuesday, Dec. 20, in the MAHS Auditorium. Check out more photos in our photo gallery!

A team of volunteers from the Starbuck VFW and Starbuck Fire Department Auxiliaries worked together on another successful Christmas Care for residents of Western Pope County. The event was held on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (Lois Brecht, Carol Holten and Sandy Jones were not present at the time of the picture.) Many thanks also go… Read More

When it snows, make a snowman.  That’s what these two Starbuck children decided to do with their time last week when the area received several inches of wet snow. And judging the by size, building this snow man was no easy task.  Any family who wants to challenge the build should go ahead!  And they… Read More

Area residents are invited to take a driving tour of the Glenwood Magical Christmas Residential Lighting Contest participants.   Judges picked the Linda Jensen home at 301 Eide Circle in Glenwood as the first-place winner. The Sadie Daniels  home at 19421 State Hwy 104, Glenwood took second place.  And the Cody and Kori Bosek home at 180… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Elementary accelerated readers that reached the 100-point mark for the month of December received their medals this week. Front row, left to right: Kaylee, Elizabeth, Marley, Bode and Miley. Second row, left to right: Ava, Arden, Isaac, Makenna, Bennett and Lyla. The Accelerated Reader is a program that promotes reading and supports… Read More

Board members Keith Nygaard of Starbuck and Randy Mitteness and Randy Pederson of Glenwood and staff of the Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) learned about the latest conservation programs at the 86th annual meeting of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD). The meeting was held Dec. 12-14 at the… Read More

Meal service is set to begin January 2 Area senior citizens will have a new place to gather for noon lunches, it was announced last week.   The new meal site for Glenwood area seniors will now be at The Village, a restaurant and bar located just across the street from the Glenwood Senior Center on Franklin Street… Read More

Wes Torguson, pictured on the left, one of The Salvation Army bell ringers, “has helped us ring at Tom’s in Starbuck for many years,” said Donna Ortendahl, a local field representative for The Salvation Army.  “ We appreciate him and we thank him for his continued dedication to our mission of helping those that are… Read More

Contributed by Leslie Randall, Glenwood Public Library We have many new books and magazines to enjoy during the cold, blustery winter ahead.  Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable. However, on this particular Monday, Stephanie Plum knows that something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie’s Bail Bonds to… Read More