From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Lately my thoughts have been dominated by getting older. I hate thinking about moving and downsizing, giving away treasured things I’ve valued for years. I’ve been losing too many friends and going to too many funerals and celebrations of life. I’m hearing from readers who share that many are… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune The current Admiral of Waterama and the Waterama Board provided a good response to the discussion last week about moving the parade route back to the downtown area in Glenwood. While we still believe the parade should be moved to its original route, we certainly… Read More

Supports original parade route From Gordy Wagner Glenwood The two articles in last week’s paper concerning the placement of the Waterama Grand Day Parade were spot-on.  Why hasn’t the parade been returned to its original route after the complete streets project was finished? A letter We received from the Waterama Board recently explaining the reasons for… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone I’m not sure why getting rid of Rep. George Santos wasn’t closer to unanimous by members of Congress because it wasn’t one political deal where one party decides to pick on a member of the other party. Some said he hadn’t been convicted of anything although he is under Federal… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Driving through farm country and seeing grain bins, I’m sure most of you have noticed the name SUKUP on many bins, on farms and at country elevators. In the November 2021 issue of Successful Farming magazine written by Natalina Bausch, Emily Schmitt is interviewed. On their website, Sukup is… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist In the past months I shared with you some of my long-range target shooting exploits that I have recently become involved with. I can hold my own with a shot gun in almost any company but when it comes to shooting at targets 1000 yards away, I have a… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator With this warmer weather, maple syrup season is just around the corner. If you are new to syruping, here is some information that might help. In Minnesota, sap typically flows from about March 15 to April 20, triggered by mild daytime temperatures and freezing nights. The ideal range lies… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I am at an age now that the first page I go to in a newspaper is the obituary. Many people who have died are younger than me. And some are my age. I like to read about people’s lives and look at the pictures of them. But… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Back in the fifties, glass candy shelves at Potters Dime store in downtown Glenwood were loaded with sticky red heart gumdrops, red licorice and tiny heart candies with messages in capital letters like KISS, SQUEEZE, HONEYBUNS, SWEETIE PIE. Every kid’s mom would purchase a sheet of 25 punch-out valentines. … Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It was the fall of 2016 when the Glenwood community embarked on the great Complete Streets project that disrupted downtown Glenwood for two years.  It was an extensive project, but one that needed to be done to better position the city for the future. In the… Read More