Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It was another successful Waterama in Glenwood. The event concluded last night (Sunday evening) with the annual Waterama Coronation. Congratulations to all five candidates who ran for the honor of representing Glenwood and Waterama.  They all performed well on the stage and we know that… Read More

Access to quality child care = A strong economy From Jeannie Pederson, famcolab@charter.net Childcare is one of the most important drivers for a strong economy. Access to child care allows parents to feel confident that their child is being nurtured in a safe, high quality learning environment which enables more productivity at work and less… Read More

Minnewaska Musing Paul Gremmels I was once standing on the north shore of Lake Superior in the month of July, looking south, out onto the lake, toward an unseen Wisconsin. A stiff wind was in my face, when it began to snow – cottonwood seeds. The closest land or cottonwood tree in that direction would… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone A little over a week ago we drove to the Twin Cities to pick up our youngest granddaughter, Zoey, to bring to Glenwood for a week of “grandparent camp.” Going down we ran into a construction project on I94 near the County 75 exit by St. Joseph. It wasn’t that… Read More

Collaborative Corner On The Move By Jeannie Pederson, Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator What do you do with an idea? is a title of a book by Kobi Yamada I recently previewed. It was written by the same author who wrote the book, Maybe ~ a story about the endless potential in all of us. One… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Every once in a while something happens in your life that you feel might actually make a difference in the long term. Much of the time effort and energy expended seems like sort of a flash in the pan. Good work was completed but the results of that effort… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator I spent Saturday working outside, only to find red spots all over my legs at the end of the day. There are many plants in Minnesota that can cause skin irritation and it seems I got into one of them.  In the interest of saving you from the same… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist How many of you have turned a friend away who offered to help? I certainly have. The stiff upper lip and the stoic “I can manage it by myself” and the introvert who sometimes just wants to be alone. Yet when someone needs help, people come out of… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Whenever I visit Glenwood, the first thing I look forward to is driving down the big hill always keeping my eyes on beautiful Lake Minnewaska at the bottom of the hill. Three newscasters from channel 4, WCCO, spent several days in Glenwood this past week enjoying the friendly people… Read More

Make pontoon parade the talk of the town From 2023 Pontoon Parade Committee Randy and Katie Elenberger; Robbie and Emily Hyland; and Bryan and Becky Taffe We’re writing to invite all area businesses, organizations, and family and friends to become a part of the upcoming 67th annual Waterama lighted pontoon parade on July 29th. Deck… Read More