Use caution and care with pesticides By Mary Jo Forbord Prairie Horizons Farm Langhei Township in Pope County I grew up on a farm south of Benson.  My husband, Luverne, grew up south of Starbuck on the former dairy farm where we live and farm today. Our ancestors have been farming for five generations on… Read More

Fortunate to live in a community that values education From Mary Walsh, Minnewaska Area Dollars for Scholars president A HUGE thank you from the Minnewaska Area chapter of Dollars for Scholars to all who contributed to the successful phone-a-thon that was held on February 26.  Minnewaska students spent about four hours making calls to people… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I made a call last week to a resort called West Winds Resort located in Washkish Minnesota. They are located on the east shore of Upper Red Lake which is about 75 miles from Lake of the Woods. I have been making an annual trip to this location for… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist You’ve all heard of Warren Buffett, one of the world’s wealthiest persons. You also may have heard of his son Howard Buffett. Howard farms in Illinois and is big into sustainable farming, cover crops and the latest technology in agriculture. In the March 2023 issue of Farm Journal is… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator This morning the redwing blackbirds made their annual return to the trees surrounding my home. This is my indicator that spring has arrived (despite the lingering snow!). I have been receiving many calls about how and when fertilizer should be applied to lawns and gardens. This is a difficult… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist Yesterday I was on a Zoom call with a grief therapist named Gary Roe. I am reading his book “Shattered” and it is excellent. The Zoom call was entitled “The Rising Tide of Anxiety.” In it, Gary told us that if we grieve, we will experience anxiety. It… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Grandparents are special! Unfortunately, I never had a living grandpa and only one grandma was living when I was a child. My four grandchildren are sooooo lucky when their grandparents live near them. We  can be part of the children’s growing lives. So many adventures are ahead in all… Read More

What’s on the Horizon for Public Health by Marcia Schroeder, RN Horizon Public Health  In past articles, I have shared information with you about preparing for disasters by collecting supplies. Although having a “go kit” and supplies on hand in an emergency situation is important, being prepared isn’t only about supplies. It is also about having skills… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Last week I addressed the lack of spring-like weather we’ve experienced this year.  But little did I know that for a couple of nights last week, the tempeartures dipping into the below zero range were “making ice” rather than deteriorating that lake ice.  Then the… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone I guess I still don’t know why the Social Security financial issue can’t be resolved by just having people pay more in. Basically everybody who collects Social Security ends up getting more than his or her money back, unless they die early. One time a few years ago I read… Read More