From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist “It takes a long time to make old friends.” At a dinner party with college friends this past week, I realized even more strongly how much I enjoy being with friends from my college days at Luther. We share the same values; we remember the same college pranks and… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Disinformation is real.  And it is more dangerous than ever. It’s a form of fraud and its prevalent in our society these days.   Disinformation and hoaxes that are the real “fake news” are accelerating and affecting the way individuals interpret a lot of things,… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone When the pandemic appeared to hit in the spring of 2020 auto manufacturers had to deal with a difficult question. Would the pandemic, and possible lockdowns, kill auto sales? For how long? Their guess was that there could be a prolonged drop in sales so they should cut back on… Read More

Help needed for local cemetery From Gordy and Bonnie Stock and Karen and John Kirckof Just south of Glenwood on Memorial Drive are three beautiful cemeteries – Calvary Cemetery on the south side of the road,  Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery on the north side of the road, and Glenwood “City” Cemetery on both sides of the road. Calvary… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist As I wake up, my heart plummets all the way to my feet. Because I remember. Sleep was a drug that kept me from reality, so sometimes it is the waking up that is the worst time of the day. That and hearing the day’s news. My child’s… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist On an absolutely gorgeous day in south Central Minnesota southeast of Redwood Falls, I attended the middle day of the 3-day show.  The first day, Tuesday August 2, was quite different, having been in the mid-90s and high dew points. With bright blue skies and a cool northwest wind, I… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator I have received several calls in the last few weeks about oak trees that seem to be prematurely browning and losing their leaves.  The odd weather we have had this summer could be the culprit, or your tree might be showing symptoms of Bur Oak Blight (BOB). BOB is… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I was sitting in my garage the other night with a couple of guys who had just finished up shooting on their trap league for the week. They are both avid hunters and both have hunting dogs of differing ages. It seemed like only about an hour had passed… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth “Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air,”  wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Summertime is almost over. Don’t let this magical time of year escape without adding another adventure to your life. Remember those fabulous feelings you experienced in past summertimes, especially during those teenage years? Who doesn’t… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Whew. I’m sure  the Waterama Brass, royalty, committee members, board members and everyone involved with the annual celebration is breathing a sigh of relief this morning. They should also be congratulated.  The 66th annual Waterama 2022 was a success in every way. All the events went… Read More