Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels This spring, I traveled over 1,400 miles simply to look upon the most beautiful lady in America. I suspect that I have been traveling toward her my entire life, and when I first laid eyes upon her she was standing alone, along a quiet country road. I’m sure she’s still standing… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I am so glad that May 15 has come and gone. This date is the deadline for many of the projects I engage in for conservation purposes. When you light prescribed grassland fires for habitat regeneration this needs to be done by May 15. This allows the habitat interruption… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist From the May-June 2024 issue of SOYBEAN, the magazine for Minnesota’s Soybean Growers, was an interesting article about a new use for Minnesota’s soybean crop of somewhere over 380 million bushels! The article was written by Kristeena Thisius, Director of Marketing for Ag Management Solutions. She oversees their social… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Join University of Minnesota extension educators for a webinar series covering all things insects. Topics covered include: identification, integrated pest management, beneficial insects and pollinators. Each session will dive deeper into the big world of our tiny insect neighbors. All sessions will be held via Zoom from 12-1 p.m…. Read More

Collaborative Corner on the Move By Jeannie Pederson Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of attending West Central Initiative’s Building Foundations for Tomorrow’s Generosity Event. Attendees learned some of the many ways they uplift our Pope County community and discovered how collective efforts foster a welcoming and generous community for all…. Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist It’s the season for endings and beginnings. Two of my grandchildren are graduating from high school and starting college; one in Virginia and one in Wisconsin. We ask them what they want to study and what they want to be. So many decisions for an eighteen-year-old. They both… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Yearly, around the end of May, I like to drive out to the graves of my parents and remember … This weekend it was a week earlier than usual; though the cemetery grass was mowed, the flowers hadn’t been placed at the graves.  I think florists wait until the… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune                           There was a large contingent from Pope County and the area at Washington D.C. last week to honor fallen officers during “National Police Week.” It was estimated that more than 30,000 people… Read More

By Mike Pfeiffer CyberFyfe LLC Don’t Wait for a Hack: Why You Need a Cyber Safe Checkup Today In the age of digital abundance, our lives are seamlessly intertwined with technology—from how we communicate to how we manage finances.  But with this convenience comes increased risk.  It’s like driving a car; you wouldn’t hit the… Read More

Too bad, deal with it… From Tim Fiala, Glenwood Like what some people say about the Minnesota State Flag–If you don’t like change, too bad deal with it. Well the parade route was changed, so if you don’t like it too bad deal with it. Learn to accept change.  Correction The author of a letter… Read More