A special organizational meeting of the Minnewaska Area School Board was held last week. Chad Barsness and Ted Reichmann will continue their positions as chair and vice chair, respectively. Angie Reichmann will continue as clerk and Amanda Ogdahl will continue as treasurer. Meeting dates for the year will be on the third Monday of every month… Read More

The Minnewaska Music Boosters are accepting gently used shoes now through February 4. Donations of gently worn, used, and new shoes will be accepted. Shoes can be dropped off at Minnewaska Area High School or at special “Shoe Drive Thrus” on January 13 and 20 from 10am to noon at Tom’s Market in Glenwood. The… Read More

Glenwood Police Chief Dale Danter (center) was ringing the bell at Tom’s Market Dec. 20 soliciting donations for the red kettle for Pope County Salvation Army.  Danter rang the bell for two  hours and raised $165.  Glacial Ridge Veterinary Clinic did a kettle match and presented him with a $200 check donation.   His total… Read More

Much of Lake Minnewaska was open water last Friday.  The lake reopened after two days of steady rain fell over the Christmas holiday and warm temperatures kept the lake from completely refreezing.  Lake Minnewaska officially froze over on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  But this year’s ice-on date must be accompanied by an asterisk.  Something that rarely… Read More

“There was a time some years ago when climate science wasn’t developed enough to attribute individual weather events to climate change, but that’s in the past tense.” By Mohamed Ibrahim MinnPost.com Minnesota saw one of the warmest, wettest and snowless Decembers on record this past month, either breaking or challenging the record in each category. Climate scientists say… Read More

ASB Sales Associate, Dennis Costello, was recently awarded a million-dollar program for a large healthcare organization with over 100 locations across the United States. Costello and the ASB team developed a robust program that includes print collateral, promotional merchandise, and branded apparel, it was stated in a news release from ASB.  Customer locations utilize ASB’s proprietary… Read More

U of M Extension presents cut flower farming webinar series As demand for locally grown and sustainable products continues to rise, small and medium-scale mixed organic production farms are finding new avenues for diversification and income generation. Cut flowers have emerged as a popular and attractive option, drawing consumers to farmers’ markets and farmstands. To shed… Read More

Before Christmas, Franny Moen of Starbuck, delivered some holiday cheer to Lakes Area Enrichment Center. She dressed as Frosty the Snowman and handed out candy canes to the kids. Check out more photos in our photo gallery!

Cyrus School Band is under new direction From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, January 10, 1924. Beautiful Terrace. That is the way that P.E. Takken, the livewire and chief mogul of the largest little village for its size in the county, expressed himself in speaking about Terrace, the beauty gem of the county. Takken is very… Read More

3M gives equipment to Glenwood schools Jan. 9, 1964 – Glenwood High School was about to participate in the district one-act play contest with its presentation of J. M. Barrie’s The Admirable Crichton. Directed by Maureen Costello, the play cast involved Tom Chan, Roger Bruhn, Janis Hustad, Luiana Sivert and John Femrite. Sharon Jean Norby, daughter of  Mr. and… Read More