Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Where were the voices supporting the tennis courts last year? The Pope County Tribune carried a number of stories in the last year and before on pickleball and a local pickleball group’s efforts to use the city’s tennis courts for pickleball. First, the city temporarily… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The recent visit to Lake Minnewaska by an ice boat group was pretty interesting. Ice boats used to be more common on Lake Minnewaska. I’ve seen pictures of some taken over the years and some pictured were pretty large.  Think there is one picture in the Lakeside dining room. The… Read More

From Theresa Tibbetts Glenwood I do not know how it started but Theresa’s Turn Bakery is OPEN for the same hours it has been for the past 1-2 years. We’re open from 6:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Saturday. Not all of you know that my husband has dementia. Year 6. That is why I am not… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Sure, I know Thanksgiving is in our rear-view mirror, but another thoughtful article by Urban Lehner of DTN Ag caught my eye.  See what you think: It’s the time of year Americans give thanks, eat turkey and watch football. Oh, and give to charities.  Thanksgiving’s arrival means Dec. 31 is… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt.” They would choose sides and go afield with their guns – whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won. Conservation was in its beginning stages… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist It changes a little bit each year but the number of pheasant hunters in Minnesota is about 72,000 individuals. This is measured by the number of pheasant stamps that are purchased each year. This stamp is required along with a small game license to hunt ring necks in our… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I know that there are many topics a person should avoid to make sure the readers’ or listeners’ eyes don’t glaze over. When a person spends a lot of time debating with herself whether the event in question happened on a Tuesday or Wednesday. For me, who didn’t… Read More

What’s on The Horizon by Marcia Schroeder RN, Horizon Public Health During the holidays we are encouraged to reach out to one another. In reality, we may be short on cash and time. Our hearts might not swell with good will as we try to figure out how to get through December, let alone how to make… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim J. Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Christmas activities in the area continue this week with residential lighting contests in Starbuck and in Glenwood. Starbuck businesses and residents are invited to light up their structures and yards for the Starbuck Holiday Light Contest. No registration is necessary, however, those who would… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Fifty years ago Barsness Park was much smaller. It was a campground, the ski  area on the south end and baseball and softball diamonds on the north part, the Lion’s Club built Chalet and maybe some horseshoe pits on the south part. It was in the late 1970s that the Federal… Read More