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  • Recycling starts with four boxes and a boat

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:51pm CDT

    By Marian Pladson When we moved off the farm in 1998 and built a home near Glenwood, we brought with us our old fishing boat which we stored in our garage.  Well, that boat rarely, if ever, was in the water again.  So it became our vessel for recycling.  We had four boxes in the boat,… Read More

  • WCI sponsors ‘Welcoming Week’ activities

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:51pm CDT

    FERGUS FALLS, MINN — West Central Initiative envisions a future where all people feel welcome, appreciated for their unique attributes, and connected to their neighbors, communities, and natural environments. During the month of September, West Central Initiative will sponsor more than 30 Welcoming Week celebrations across the nine counties of west central Minnesota.  Welcoming Week is… Read More

  • Minnewaska Schools included as Youth Skills Training grant recipient

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:50pm CDT

    Labor and Industry announces additional 2023 Youth Skills Training grant recipients Due to a new appropriation during the 2023 Legislative Session, five additional partnerships across Minnesota, including Minnewaska Area High School, will receive funding to develop and expand programs to offer meaningful career exposure and paid work experience for students 16 years of age and older. The… Read More

  • Minnewaska students score better than state’s students

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:50pm CDT

    Minnesota students continue to lag in literacy and math proficiency, with standardized test score far below pre-pandemic levels, new state data shows. The data released last week illustrates the lingering effects that remote learning and other pandemic-related interruptions have had on students attending the state’s public schools. Scores year over year were relatively flat, with math… Read More

  • Starbuck Glimpses in The Past

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:49pm CDT

    110 YEARS AGO From Sept. 12, 1913 Carl Gulbrandson, the little 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Knut Gulbrandson died last Thursday of summer cholera. Funeral services were held at East Zion Lutheran Church Monday.  Born to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Erickson, a 10 lb. boy. Pass the cigars, Emil. August Bredvold and Anna Lia were married recently at… Read More

  • Pope County Museum Notes

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:48pm CDT

    Pearl Voss received honorable mention for photography From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1923. It has happened again at the courthouse! Dan cupid had added three to his list since New Years. For years the courthouse officials have gone along and nothing eventful has happened to them “but them days are gone forever,” as… Read More

  • Down Memory Lane

    | Published on September 1, 2023 at 12:47pm CDT

    Linotype operator celebrates 86th birthday Sept. 12, 1963 – An elderly Glenwood man became Lake Minnewaska’s first drowning victim of the year. The accident occurred when he and a friend were fishing fairly close to shore out from the Lakeside Ballroom and a combination of the waves and his movement in the boat capsized it.  Around 125… Read More

  • MSA Shriner Parade zooms through Glenwood

    | Published on August 28, 2023 at 2:42pm CDT

    Shriners, Shriners, everywhere! The Midwest Shrine Association, comprising six states (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, SD and ND) and two Canadian provinces, met for its annual Midwest Convention, Aug. 23-26 in Alexandria, to help raise support for its 22 Shrine hospitals, clinics and burn centers.  The convention included fun, training, competitions, camaraderie and two parades; one Thursday,… Read More

  • Minnewaska Area Schools hold open house

    | Published on August 28, 2023 at 2:38pm CDT

    Kids and parents were prepared to get back in the swing of things with open house events this week at Minnewaska Area Schools. Photos were taken, desks were filled, lockers were tested out and plans were cemented into place at the events. Palmer Bus Service was on-site to help with transportation needs, food services staff… Read More

  • BACK TO SCHOOL

    | Published on August 28, 2023 at 2:35pm CDT

    The halls of Minnewaska Area Schools were bustling with activity as students returned for their first day of class. Teachers were ready to show students to their rooms, the cafeteria was full of students having breakfast and the buses were gathering in the parking lots. Lockers were filled, schedules were adjusted and fresh pencils were sharpened.

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