Collaborative Corner On The Move B Jeannie Pederson, Pope County Initiative Coordinator You’ll note in this edition of the Pope County Tribune, the generous sponsorship of Tim Douglass through the Child Care Provider Appreciation page. We are so fortunate to have partners who have joined together to strengthen efforts to increase child care access, recruit and retain… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Elon Musk has decided he needs to spend a little more time with Tesla since the first quarter earnings for the firm were down 71 percent. Before that he announced that he had trimmed the projected savings of the Department of Government Efficiency down to about $150 billion. Considering his… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I will open with a question. How many walleyes do you think an angler should be able to keep each day? Across the state of Minnesota, that would largely be six walleyes per day. Lakes with special regulations do vary from this number. The possession limit, the total number… Read More

View From the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist I know little about AI myself, but am willing to learn. I had an experience recently with AI relating to my health care. So we all need to learn more about this issue into the future. My favorite columnist from DTN Ag, Urban Lehner, looks at this emerging issue… Read More

Long Beach City Council By Mike Pfeiffer, Long Beach Mayor Local government in Minnesota is non-partisan and powered by everyday community members who step up to serve.  This month, we highlight several events and opportunities for you to help shape the future of Long Beach. One shining example of that spirit is Patia Jensen, who answered the… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist “Det står en benk i hagen, i hagen står en benk. Den benk som står i hagen, det er en hagebenk.” (There is a bench in the garden, in the garden stands a bench. The bench that stands in the garden is a garden bench) He was very… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist This week we took a new route of back roads driving out west to Glenwood and Kensington. It couldn’t have been a lovelier day of sunshine and mild spring temperatures in the 50s. Fields were waiting to be mowed and planted; trees were budding. Cardinals, robins and red-winged blackbirds… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone One learns a lot by walking around town and I came across a couple of good citizens recently who we all should appreciate. Four years ago while working with the Buckthorn Brigade in Barsness Park I could see the need for doggy bags for owners to use to pick up… Read More

Show we care for our children From Gordy Wagner, Glenwood Now is not the time for Glenwood and Pope County to turn their backs on our youngest children and their parents.  The hard-to-come-by federal grant that the childcare center formerly known as Kingdom Kids received needs a local match of $600,000 to be awarded the… Read More

‘The Little Hidden Gem in Glenwood’ By Leif Henriksen, Glenwood Originally from Norway, I am 87 years old, I have experienced many hospitals throughout my life in Europe and in United States so I feel I can really compare what is out there through my experiences. I have been going to Glacial Ridge Hospital for… Read More