View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I am, as I always do when I write, sitting at my desk looking over the prairie through my window. It is raining. I have always loved rain. Its life-giving moisture and the permission it somehow gives me to just be, sit and just look out the window… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist It’s been a beautiful fall. The weather has been great to enjoy our Minnesota lakes and the outdoors, and this fall’s colors have been brilliant. A friend just returned from northern Minnesota and said the color was already faded. Wanting to enjoy more of this fall’s gold, orange and… Read More

Senior News By Diane Kittelson, Pope County Senior Services Consultant/Coordinator Hello, senior citizens. October is a busy month. The Pope County Council on Aging would like to invite you to the Annual Senior Citizens Fall Party on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co + Grill. Dinner is served at 11:30 a.m.; the cost… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune I’m a long-time Beatles fan.  I was too young to remember the heights of  Beatlemania, but the music stood the test of time and I have the full collections as well as most of the solo work done by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison… Read More

Aim is to continue technology solutions for students, staff From Chip Rankin, Superintendent Minnewaska Area Schools I am writing to our supportive community today about an important initiative that will significantly impact the educational experience of our students — the proposed renewal and increase of the current technology levy for Minnewaska Area Schools. Technology plays… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone My current reading project is working through a four-book biography of George C. Marshall by Forrest Pogue. When I started it looked like almost too much, but a third of the way into it I’ve been amazed about the man and his leadership skills. It is hard not to contrast… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Editors Note: This column was written before Oct. 14 The pheasant hunting season officially kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 14, and by all metrics the forecast looks to be a pretty good one. The DNR roadside counts came in with big increases and overall, some areas were up more… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Recently I had a chance to spend a weekend with my sister, Grace, who lives in Steilacoom, Wash. She lives by herself in that suburb of Seattle, right along the lovely Puget Sound. Her whole family (her son, wife and three high school kids) lives in Daniel Island, near… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator I have gotten many, many questions regarding tree pruning this week. The weather is lovely, gardens have been put to bed and people are eager to get the rest of the garden chores done. If you’ve got a pruning saw and loppers in hand, STOP, and put them right… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist Despite Israel/Palestine being called the Holy Land, there seems to be no end to the conflict there. It is easy for me, an elderly white woman sitting in an old, but comfortable house in the midst of the peaceful prairie in West-Central Minnesota, to criticize and offer advice… Read More