Happenings at Central Square Central Square is throwing three parties this summer! Join the festivities during their June, July and August Makers’ Markets. The summer markets will feature a live outdoor mini music series showcasing singer-songwriters who will combine instruction, music and storytelling into their shows. There will be concessions and handcrafted art and goods for… Read More

What is the real Main Street? From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 25, 1922. Memorial Day has always been observed in Glenwood and this year, as usual, committees are on the job getting everything ready for the day. The parade will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. in front of the court house. Following is the… Read More

First class to graduate from MAHS receives diplomas May 24, 1962 – A south St. Paul attorney, Harold Levander, was selected to be the speaker for the 71st annual commencement exercises at Glenwood High School. A class of 115 seniors was about to graduate. The salutatory would be delivered by Myron Hedlin and the valedictory by… Read More

100 YEARS AGO From May 26, 1922 Graduation exercises for the members of the 8th grade class of 1922 would be held at the high school assembly room. The following would receive diplomas, Edith Brevig, Paul Gorder, Irene Hagen, Irving Helgeson, Esther Kjorstad, Gladys Ness, Evelyn Ross, Emma Rasmusen, Beatrice Rye, Lloyd Scheflo, Valborg Stadsvold, Arnold Swenson,… Read More

High winds associated with a strong thunderstorm last Thursday evening caused some building damage, downed trees and power outages across most of western Pope County. The Cyrus, Starbuck and Lowry cities were hit the hardest with mostly tree damage.  There were about 24 trees down in Starbuck, according to Starbuck Fire Chief Doug Noyes.   The storm… Read More

A group of Glenwood area residents recently attended a “Rally for the Arts” at the Capitol in St. Paul.  Sarah Fossen (daughter of Ivan and Sue Fossen of Glenwood) is executive director for MN Citizens for the Arts and provided leadership to make the rally happen.  A number of Glenwood area residents were at the… Read More

By Melanie Stegner, news@pctribune.com  Kenzie and Kenna Leutmer have spent their short lives on Lake Minnewaska and their entrepreneurial spirit has taken that experience, along with their hobbies, to a new level. The girls will be providing wakesurfing lessons in their new business venture, Surf’s Up Waska.  One thing that has been important to the Leutmer girls… Read More

By Mel Stegner, news@pctribune.com  Starbuck has many people dedicated to preserving its history, evidenced by several organizations including the Starbuck Depot Society. One piece of history that is known the world over is Starbuck’s claim to fame, the world’s largest lefse.  Starbuck’s nine foot, eight inch lefse has held the record since 1983, and sparked the creation… Read More

A permanent, bronze sculpture of a sailboat will soon replace the actual sailboat placed at the “Sailboat Plaza” that is part of the Lake Minnewaska Lakewalk at the end of Minnesota Avenue along North Lakeshore in Glenwood. The Glenwood City Commission approved the sculpture’s location and agreed to own it and insure the sculpture once it… Read More

By Tim Douglass, tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners received a favorable audit report from the city’s 2021 financial audit conducted by Abdo Solutions. The audit revealed that the general fund budget compared to actual showed that revenues came in about $132,277 over budget and that expenditures were about $696,543 under budget, giving the city about $823,820 excess in… Read More