Senior News By Diane Kittelson, Pope County Senior Services Consultant/Coordinator Hello, seniors! Halloween is right around the corner! Mark your calendars now to attend the Pope County Senior Citizens Halloween Party. It is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at the Minnewaska House. You are welcome to dress in costume or casually, either way it is… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist On a beautiful, windy Wednesday I did my (almost) annual trip to the Red River Valley fairgrounds in West Fargo, N.D. According to the official handout, it is the 42nd annual show. To quote the handout, “The Big Iron Farm Show presented by the Cass County Farm Bureau is… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Geraniums are a favorite plant of mine. The color of the blooms and fragrance of the leaves transport me to my mother’s and grandmother’s gardens when I was very young. If you have included geraniums in your garden this year, you might be considering bringing them indoors to save… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoor Columnist Writing about dogs is my favorite subject. If you have been a reader of my column for any length of time you can already tell this by the number of times they occupy this space. Dogs, especially hunting dogs, are a 12 month a year effort. Whether it’s training… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist A few weeks ago I wrote a column “Make Time for Friends.” Friends do take time if the relationship is meaningful. Reunions can be fabulous, but the problem with class reunions is that there’s never enough time to catch up on all the lives of old friends.   Classmates… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It seems like only yesterday that this nation experienced the horror of 9/11. Yet, it happened 21 years ago.  The anniversary of Sep‌tember 1‌1 holds great significance for many Americans. Most of us can tell you exactly where we were that fateful morning — the… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The announcement by President Joe Biden that some would be getting $10,000 or $20,000 forgiveness of their government college loans hit me a couple of different ways. One, as person who paid his college loans, and paid the costs of sending two children to college, it is hard not… Read More

Starbuck Depot to host the 31st annual Eple Tiden this Saturday, Sept. 17 From the Starbuck Depot, Committee members The Starbuck Depot will be hosting the 31st annual Eple Tiden Open House this year on Saturday, Sept. 17. As usual there will be opportunities for craft and produce vendors to display as well as the… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist I learned two years ago, when my beloved son-in-law, Patrick, died, about deep, dark and lonesome grief. Patrick died, as you all probably remember from me writing about it many times, of a kind of heart attack caused by a blood clot in the left descending artery. He… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator As the fall temperatures begin to cool off it is time to consider bringing in the houseplants you may have let “vacation” outside this summer.  Many houseplants will thrive outdoors during Minnesota’s summers, but they do not perform well or may even die if they are exposed to chilly… Read More