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

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Welcome to all who come to the Glenwood area this week to help us celebrate the 67th  annual Waterama. Waterama has continued to attract large crowds to the Minnewaska area because the community is committed to the celebration in a way that sustains it year… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The Presidential Records Act was passed in 1978 to clarify who owned presidential records at the end of an administration. Up to that point presidents could keep letters, papers and other documents related to their presidencies. Some turned records over to universities, some stuffed them in boxes never to be… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist A few weeks back I spent some time in this column running through the basics of shooting at long-range targets. I am no expert on this subject matter by any measure but certainly have gotten bit by the long-range shooting bug. What prompted my entry into this discipline was… Read More