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By Kendra Wilmes, 2025 Waterama Queen There are moments in life that leave an imprint on your heart, moments you wish you ...
Volunteers are needed to help keep the native prairie in Barsness healthy, according to Wayne Zimmerman, one of the ...
With the Waterama Coronation Ceremony being cut short because of weather, we would like to run the “Aquatennial Special ...
Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher As written about in this space last week, the call by the Waterama ...
Livestock and their handlers converged on the Pope County Fairgrounds last week for the annual Pope County Fair. The weather cooperated for the most part and good crowds entered the fairgrounds for a ...
In Memory of Jef Fredine The 12th annual Lake Minnewaska Classics Car Show took place Saturday at Starbuck’s Lakeshore Park with over a 100 vehicles registered for this year’s event.   Due to wet ...
The Starbuck Stars have opened up the Region 8C Tourney with a 1-1 record after beating Roscoe in the opener, Friday night, 5-3, and losing to Paynesville, Saturday afternoon, 3-2. The Stars, who are ...
The Waterama Medallion was found after the first clue during Waterama week. Brayden Wihlm and his grandpa Bob Holtberg found it the first clue day and came in the morning before the second clue was ...
The Minnewaska Area School Board recently completed its annual evaluation of Superintendent Chip Rankin for the 2024–2025 school year and announced it “is pleased to report a strong performance marked ...
Area residents, anglers, and lake users are invited to attend a Lake Minnewaska Fishery Stakeholder Meeting hosted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The ...
Goats do make a difference in the battle against the invasive buckthorn at Barsness Park in Glenwood. Above is the “before photo as the goats eat buckthorn in an area at Barsness Park. At left is what ...
The Minnewaska Football Association will once again join forces with the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund to host its annual Tackle Cancer fundraiser. This year’s event is set for ...