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

By Melanie Stegner, news@pctribune.com The assessor, probation director and county engineer were on hand at this week’s county board committee of the whole meeting to present their annual reports and updates.  Mike Wacker and Bonnie Lay presented the assessors report. They noted the requirement under Minnesota statute that valuations need to meet certain sales value thresholds in… Read More

By Kris Goracke, news@pctribune.com With two public hearings and a short regular meeting, the Starbuck City Council meeting was quick and short.  The first of the two public hearings concerned a conditional use permit for the new marina located in the Starbuck City Park.  With no comments or questions the hearing was closed.  The second public… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth graders displayed their musical talents last week at their spring concerts. The bands played a wide array of musical selections for audiences to enjoy. The junior high had enough kids with an interest in Jazz Band to have three of them perform. Several soloists were featured including… Read More

Water from Lake Minnewaska was running over the dam at Starbuck with a level about 15 inches above the dam last Thursday, before another thunderstorm  brought more  heavy rain and strong winds to the area.  Just two weeks ago, the water was measured to be about 6-8 inches over the dam.  The area received about… Read More

Joe Alexander,(right) representing Northern Metal Recycling, recently made a $500 donation for the new pickleball courts at City Park in Glenwood. Accepting the donation on behalf of the pickleball group is Steve Loen and Jean Noland.  “We are excited to bring designated pickleball courts here which will be a huge amenity for Pope County,” Noland… Read More

On MAS Day of Caring, 100 5th graders were split into three groups and rotated between activities that included tree planting, a teacher led activity and a BeKind presentation. Seventh graders joined the 5th graders in the rotation and were very helpful with the planting and other activities. Fifty burr oak seedlings were planted behind the… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers who might want to keep northern pike to familiarize themselves with the regulations and be prepared to measure the fish. Minnesota has three northern pike zones that apply to inland waters and reflect the differing characteristics of pike populations across the state: •North-central (includes the Pope County area): Limit… Read More