Residents may have heard the buzz already, but there’s a sweet little flower shop and new greenhouse at the former Glenwood laundromat. The Flower Co., as it is aptly named, began offering floral arrangements and delivery services in November of 2023.   As of May Day, Glenwood native, Nicholette (Moe) Hanson, took ownership of The Flower… Read More

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer announced recently that USDA is funding more than 80 clean energy projects in Minnesota to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. As part of the funding, Fuel Express in… Read More

The Starbuck Beautification Committee will be hosting their second Mystery Dinner Theater, “Murder on Lake Minnewaska!” on this Friday, May 10, at the Starbuck Community Center. The original play is written and directed by Paul Warshauer. Mr. Warshauer is known all over the United States, with his company Murders4Fun. He is originally from Chicago, Ill.,… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From May 8, 1914 Gilman Heegard has been very sick the past week with brain fever.  The announcement of Miss Emma Thompson to Mr. Emil Evenson was received last week. They were married April 26 at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erick Thompson.  Little Dagna Dosen died Friday. She was about 8… Read More

Gandrud receives lifetime achievement award May 7, 1964 – Roy  Schmeisting became the first Glenwood High School student to win top honors at the Minnesota Science Fair held at Moorhead State College. His demonstration of determining the ratio of an electron’s charge to its mass earned him first place in the physics division.  Olive Opp, Pope County’s… Read More

Glenwood puts on ‘Sunday best’ for tourist season   From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 8, 1924 The speaker at the Kiwanis Club last Friday was M.E. Kalton who gave a talk on health in connection with the health week. His talk was brim full of humor with a thought in every story. Kalton is… Read More

Dust Control/Chloride Application Grove Lake Township  Residents Grove Lake Township residents interested in having chloride applied for dust control should contact  Jamie Dietzmann at 320-424-2814.  The cost is $276 for a 18’x300’ strip, or a $92 charge per 100 feet.  Residents will be asked to accurately mark the distance they want treated. The Liquid Calcium Chloride will… Read More

The Minnewaska Area High School Prom was held to a packed house on Saturday as MAHS juniors and seniors donned their best attire. “Happily Ever After” was the theme and the prom committee and advisors did a great job setting the stage. Emcees for the event were Linda Hoffmann and Jason Weber. Attendees walked a… Read More

•Sean Sawdon, a 2007 MAHS graduate, joins crew in May to sail around North America Glenwood native Sean Sawdon, is just weeks away from the adventure of a lifetime. The 2007 Minnewaska Area High School graduate, is taking part in a 7,200-mile sailing race around North America as a crew member in one-leg of the Clipper… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Bids for two major Glenwood city projects scheduled for this year came in below engineer estimate.  The favorable bids meant the city awarded contracts for the work at last Wednesday’s regular Glenwood City Commission meeting.   Commissioners accepted the low bid and awarded the contract for this year’s Water Storage Tank Reconditioning project. The… Read More