From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Last week we visited the Watkins Museum in Winona and were amazed at all the varied products they developed for sale.  That visit brought to mind several other salespeople who would go door to door in our little town of Glenwood in the Fifties selling various products. Remember encyclopedia … Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune We realize it is not yet Halloween, but another holiday season is just around the corner. We are told over and over that the world is smaller and all things are globalized.  Well, that may be somewhat true, but what does that mean for communities… Read More

Instead, people write song and verse… From Jim Thoreen, Glenwood Republican Reps in Congress Simply choose to ignore their big mess. They sit on their duffs Vocing scorn and rebuffs. But citizens don’t say “We  are blessed.” “We are angy, hurt and depressed!” Instead, people write song and verse Wondering how things could get worse…. Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Sunday I was out for my morning walk after church and started thinking about this walking business and how much I have come to enjoy it. My basic walk is 3.6 miles from our house in NE Glenwood down to Barsness Park, around the park road and pathway to the… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist As is part of my normal pheasant hunting’s opening weekend activities, I made the drive to the 2023 Governors Pheasant Hunting Opener event held in Owatonna. This area is not necessarily known as the hotbed of pheasant hunting opportunities in our great state, but there were about the same… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist It’s hard to argue with Urban Lehner’s columns in DTNAg.  His latest dated Wednesday, Oct. 11, gets to what we see in the news and also right here in Pope County, with all the “help wanted” signs. See what you think: Labor shortages are a perennial challenge for many American… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Can we expect snow mold damage in our lawns next spring? The answer to this question is dependent on the snow and soil temperature conditions this fall and winter. Snow mold is common during years when an early, deep snow cover prevents the soil from freezing. As the snow… Read More

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