Alice Wallace kicks off Central Square 2024 Concert Series Celebrating its 20th year, Central Square’s annual music series opening night on April 20th, will feature award winning Americana singer/songwriter Alice Wallace.  Wallace has gathered an impressive list of accolades throughout her career. In 2019, Rolling Stone magazine named her song “Blue” as one of the 10 best… Read More

Students to attend school in June due to snow days March 26, 1964 – Workmen for Ogdahl Construction began work tearing down the old county jail and sheriff’s residence. The jail had been condemned by the state of Minnesota the previous year, having housed county prisoners for over 65 years. The county’s prisoners were currently housed… Read More

Minnewaska Hotel open for business From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, March 27, 1924 The Congregational church was packed to the doors last Sunday evening, when the large crowd gathered there to witness one of Glenwood’s talented young men, Celius Dougherty, render his musical program, which was very ably done. Even to one whose musical ear could… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From March 27, 1914 On Wednesday of last week occurred the wedding of Miss Edna Ovidia Einarson to Mr. Calmar Elie. Both are products of White Bear Lake Township. The young couple have grown to manhood and womanhood as neighbors, the former of the parents almost adjoining, so each found the best the world… Read More

The Minnesota State Climatology Office is seeking rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge. Participants submit their precipitation reports online. The data from backyard rain gauges are a critical source of… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comments through May 17 on possible changes to Minnesota’s list of endangered, threatened and special concern species. The DNR regularly evaluates the list, which is contained in state rule, to determine the need to conduct rulemaking to add any species, change the protection status of any species,… Read More

Enrollment is open for Minnesota’s 2024 Walk-In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public hunting on private lands. Since 2011, the Walk-In Access program has enrolled parcels of 40 acres or larger with high-quality natural cover. Land enrolled in conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program or Reinvest in Minnesota is preferred, but is not… Read More

Two days of fun at Padua! The Padua Pub and the community of Padua hosted a two-day celebration for St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday and Sunday.  The 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration included a parade down the main street of Padua, Sunday, which took place under blustery and very frigid conditions (I’ve been told the… Read More

It’s been record-breaking warm winter.   And now, this spring is breaking records.   Lake Minnewaska was officially ice free on Wednesday, March 13, making this the earliest ice-out date since records began in 1906.  The earliest ice-out date was on March 21, 2012, meaning this year’s date is eight days earlier. The unusually warm winter with lack of… Read More

• 23 First-sixth graders attend Twenty-three children, grades first through sixth, from Minnewaska and Glacial Hills are enrolled in Central Square’s Youth Theatre program.  Led by Minnewaska Area School’s art teacher, Marit Salveson, and adult volunteers, MAS student-teacher Cameron Schultz, Diana Cason, Sarah Grew, Julie Lloyd, Daniel Cochran and Central Square staff member Trina Starker, the program introduces… Read More