From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Remember silver-plated cap guns with the snapping caps our trigger finger could shoot off? How about that cowboy hat you wore when you were five? Did you have a pearl buttoned shirt and twirling silver guns in a holster attached to your beaded Indian belt? How we loved Roy… Read More

It’s Waterama week in Glenwood with many activities planned for families, visitors and locals throughout the weekend. Welcome to all who come to the Glenwood area this week to help us celebrate the 68th  annual Waterama. Waterama has continued to attract large crowds to the Minnewaska area because the community is committed to the celebration… Read More

Affordable housing? From Michael Moe, Starbuck In reference to the article in the July 15 issue of the Pope County Tribune & Times:  in my opinion I personally do not think of affordable housing in the amount of $199,000 to $400,000. Can ‘they’ ever be fair? From Inga Mae B. Urke, Starbuck Recently I attended a… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The attempt to assassinate Donald J. Trump recently is a reminder of other events of a similar nature. I clearly remember three other attempts to assassinate a president, major political figure or a candidate for the office. None of them ended as well as this one did for Mr. Trump–two… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist For the most part, every creature in nature is totally cute when it is born.  I do have a few exceptions, and the strongest one on my list is a baby robin.  They do not look at all cute. They are all fuzz and two huge eyes. On the opposite… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive fruit fly that has been present in Minnesota since 2012. It is a pest of home garden fruits,  especially raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, grape, aronia, strawberry and possibly tomato and apple. SWD females use a serrated ovipositor to lay eggs in fresh,… Read More

Cyber Moments By Mike Pfeiffer, CyberFyfe LLC The news headlines about data breaches at big corporations like Ticketmaster and AT&T have become all too familiar.  While it’s easy to skim past these stories, the impact on everyday consumers can be profound and long-lasting.  Understanding what happens when your data is compromised and knowing how to… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist It was hard to comprehend now, when it rains and rains. When the fields have big sloughs that never seem to dry out. When some fields never even got planted because of all of the rain. But we actually have had two years of drought. Last winter was… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Summertime has arrived! Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote “live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” Don’t let this magical time of the year escape without adding adventures you never want to forget. New adventures make you feel young and so alive. Isn’t life fabulous? Summertime, that… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Treatment for invasive plants Starry Stonewort and Eurasian Milfoil began this week at the Starbuck Marina. The Minnewaska Lake Association (MLA) members and Starbuck Mayor Gary Swenson were on hand Monday morning as the treating got underway at the Starbuck Marina. The City of Starbuck… Read More