Pope County Tribune

01/22/2024

CONNECTING THE DOTS

Decisions made by Starbuck woman shaped who she is today By Kris Goracke Reporter “You can never predict where your journey will lead.”  Kara Larson, a graduate of Minnewaska Area High School in 1994, reflects on her life’s path and recognizes that what may appear as the unpredictability of...

01/15/2024

Minnesota Citizens for Arts visits Central Square

Representatives of the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) were at Central Square Arts and Cultural Center in Glenwood last Thursday to showcase how important the Legacy Fund is to the arts and culture of Minnesota.   Glenwood native Sarah Fossen, who is the MCA executive director, along with oth...

01/08/2024

FIRST BABY OF 2024 🎁

Boden Oliver, son of Hannah and Adam Fulwiler of Morris, was born at 10:38 p.m. on January 6, 2024, claiming the honor of being Glacial Ridge Hospital’s first baby of the year. Dr. Claire Fletcher had the honor of delivering Boden, who was 7 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long. Congratulations! Han...

01/01/2024

🥳 We hope you all have a safe and happy New Year! 🥳

12/29/2023

Magical Christmas in Glenwood Living Nativity 😇

The Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center provided area residents a chance to view the true meaning of Christmas with a Live Nativity scene on Thursday before Christmas. Although there was no snow, the scene attracted a good crowd with comfortable temperatures for the volunteers...

12/24/2023

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from all of us at the Pope County Tribune!

The office will be CLOSED tomorrow, Christmas Day and Tuesday, Dec. 26th.

12/22/2023

Starbuck Holiday Light Decorating Contest Winners 🎄

Top left is Minnewaska Lutheran Home and top right the Lakes Area Inn. In the residential category first place went to Chris and Kristie Taffe (bottom left) at 820 North Main Street and second place went to Tiffany Simonson and Jesse Parker (bottom right) at 508 West Broadway. Starbuck Chamber of C...

12/18/2023

CPKC Holiday Train 🚂

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train rolled into town on Thursday of last week and featured performances from MacKenzie Porter and Dallas Smith. The train travels all over their network to aid local food banks and food shelves by raising money, food and awareness for food insecurity issues...

12/11/2023

Magical Christmas in Glenwood Kick Off 🎄

Glenwood’s Magical Christmas kicked off on Thursday with the Annual Tree Lighting ceremony and the Lighted Parade. The free community supper was held at the Glenwood Lutheran Church Social Hall. Popcorn and hot chocolate were served up at Pocket Park courtesy of American Solutions for Business. Th...

12/05/2023

🕰 Donations needed to repair iconic Starbuck Clock Tower 🕰

By Tim Douglass [email protected] The board and staff of the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck are redoubling efforts to raise funds for needed repairs to the iconic Clock Tower that sits near the facility on Starbuck’s Main Street. Fundraising for the clock tower started in 2020, and a...

12/04/2023

GHES recognized as a Minnesota Grown Farm-to-School winner 🌽

Glacial Hills Elementary School in Starbuck was one of three Minnesota School districts to be named a 2023 Minnesota Grown Farm to School District of the Year by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Minnesota Grown Program. This first-ever statewide contest recognizes schools for their ...

12/04/2023

🎄 Christmas Coloring Contest! 🎄

Children ages 0-12 are invited to enter our Christmas Coloring Contest for a chance to win a prize! Find the coloring page in this week's Pope County Tribune (December 4th issue).

Once your kiddo's are finished with their masterpiece, simply cut it out and drop it off at the Pope County Tribune, located at 14 First Ave. SE, Glenwood, MN by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13th.

Winner's will be featured in the Pope County Tribune on Monday, Dec. 18th!

11/27/2023

Starbuck kicks off Christmas season 🎄

Starbuck hosts Christmas Lighted Parade, Santa and more . . . The Starbuck community hosted a special night of Christmas fun, Saturday, with trolley rides, visits with Santa, food, drinks and snacks at the Nutcracker Cafe and a Lighted Parade at 7 p.m. There were a record 18 entries in this year’...

11/23/2023

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
We are thankful for our loyal customers — YOU!

11/20/2023

The Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff 🔔

There were cookies coffee and hot chocolate served at the Red Kettle Kickoff last Friday evening at Tom’s Market in Glenwood. Serving were Jeanie Person and Shannon Bodeker, Social Service coordinator for Pope-Douglas County Salvation Army. Fire Chief Bruce Cerney was on hand to ring the bell for ...

11/20/2023

🎄 Our special Holiday section is here! 🎄

Grab a copy of this week's paper and check out all the fun events and activities planned for this Holiday season!

'A Pope County Holiday' is inserted into this week's Pope County Tribune (November 20th) or check it out online at https://pctribune.com/special-sections/

11/20/2023

Turkey Giveaway winners are announced in this week's Pope County Tribune! 🦃🎉

Winner's can pick up their gift certificate at the Pope County Tribune office, located at 14 1st Ave. SE, Glenwood.

We are open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Wednesday this week! Just in time to grab a Turkey for your Thanksgiving meal!

11/13/2023

18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Program 🇺🇸

MAS hosts 18th annual Veterans Day program Local veterans took their seats at the 18th annual Veterans Day Program hosted by Minnewaska Area Schools last Friday. The event featured music by members of the MAHS band and choir and Major Janelle Johnson was the featured speaker. Historic Pope County C...

11/11/2023

Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸
We would like to express our appreciation for all our Veterans, THANK YOU for your service!

11/07/2023

🎉🦃 The Turkey Giveaway is here! 🦃🎉
Enter for a chance to win a certificate towards a turkey, just in time for Thanksgiving!

1) Find the entry blanks in the November 6th issue of the Pope County Tribune.
2) Fill out your name and number on each entry.
3) Drop off your entries at each sponsoring business.
* Only one entry per household per business and no photocopied entries. One winner per business.

Drawings will be held the morning of November 17th, and winners will be announced in the November 20th issue of the Pope County Tribune! 🎉🎉🎉

11/06/2023

Tears shared at Josh Owen Memorial at ATCC in Alexandria

Shannon Owen wipes away tears while visiting the memorial for her husband, Pope County Deputy Josh Owen. The memorial was erected at the Law Enforcement Center at the Alexandria Technical and Community College Wednesday, Oct. 25. Deputy Owen was killed in the line of duty on April 15, 2023.  At rig...

10/30/2023

MGC honored with Salute to Business/Industry award 🏆

By Tim Douglass [email protected] The Minnewaska Golf Club, now in its 100th year, was honored last week as the 2023 recipient of the Pope County Salute to Business & Industry award. Casey Vangsness, Head Golf Professional at Minnewaska Golf Club, accepted the award at a luncheon at Lakeside...

10/23/2023

First x-band weather radar project installed at Wendell 🌦

Exciting things are happening in Wendell, Minn. Last Monday, there was an opportunity to see the x-band weather radar up close and personal. The City of Wendell, along with Grant County, have been working with Climavision to deploy the first x-band pilot project in Minnesota. This project is the ...

10/16/2023

19th Annual Harvest Ball 🌜

The 19th Annual Harvest Ball was in full swing last weekend at the Minnewaska House to raise funds for the bone density scanning machine at Glacial Ridge Health Services. The ball, put on by the GRHS Auxiliary group, was well attended for a live auction, silent auction, raffles and dancing. This yea...

10/09/2023

Minnewaska conducts NHS induction ceremony

Minnewaska Area High School held its National Honor Society induction ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 1. Pictured are the returning members and the new inductees to the Minnewaska National Honor Society chapter. Pictured from left to right are: front row, Soffia Stadtherr, Teagan Stark, Kia Matt, Brooklyn....

10/02/2023

Minnewaska Area High School Homecoming Coronation 👑

Minnewaska Area Schools celebrated Homecoming last week. The coronation of the king and queen was held on Sunday to kick off the week of events. Ross Thorfinnson was chosen as king and Xi Li became the queen. Captains of the MAS sports teams gave updates on how their seasons have been going. Others....

09/25/2023

IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK 👑

Homecoming kicked off this Sunday with coronation, followed by the Powderpuff football game on the turf at Minnewaska Area High School. Special activities are scheduled all week culminating this Friday with a Powderpuff volleyball game, a Homecoming Parade at Minnewaska Area High School, the footbal...

09/18/2023

Night to Unite And Josh Owen Memorial Street Dance 💃

The Starbuck Police Department held its 5th annual Night to Unite, Saturday, Sept. 16, by the Depot Museum on East Depot Lane in Starbuck. There were a number of fun activities for families to participate in, including free food, music, family games, inflatables, kids tattoos, local business booths....

09/11/2023

Fremad, adjacent buildings demolished 🚧

Fremad, adjacent buildings demolished By Tim Douglass [email protected] Downtown Glenwood had a different look late Thursday as the historic Fremad and its adjacent buildings were demolished by Riley Brothers Construction. The demolition work began on Tuesday, Sept. 5, but after a few hours ...

09/11/2023

🇺🇸 Never forget.