Prairie lakes Audubon Chapter Monthly Meeting
02/13/2018

County Board Meeting
02/13/2018

Glenwood City Commission Meeting
02/13/2018

Pope County Food Drop Tuesday, February 13, 2018
02/13/2018

Glenwood Son's of the American Legion (SAL) Meetings
02/16/2018

Starbuck Fire Department Annual Fish Fry
02/16/2018

Glenwood Day at Andes Tower Hills
02/19/2018

Smart Drivers' Refresher Course
02/20/2018

County Board Meeting
02/20/2018

Pope County Impact Coalition - United Way
02/21/2018

Come Grow With Us - University of Minnewsota West Central Research & Outreach Center, Morris
02/21/2018

Rise & Shine
02/23/2018

Klub Supper & Silent Auction
02/24/2018

Chamber & Welcome Center Board Mtg & Stretagic Planning
02/26/2018

2017 Complete Streets Project Communications Committee Meeting
02/27/2018

Glenwood City Commission Meeting
02/28/2018

HELP (Helping Everyone Live in Peace) Council Meet
03/01/2018

Drivers License Exam Testing
03/01/2018

The Main Event - Vintage Snowmobile Races
03/03/2018

Pope County Pheasant Restoration Annual Banquet
03/03/2018

MnDOT Precon Meeting
03/06/2018

Pope County Community Expo Committee Meeting
03/07/2018

ASAP Committee Meeting
03/08/2018

Smart Drivers' Refresher Course
03/13/2018

Design Electronics (Verizon Wireless Retailer)
Steven Andres
Website
sandres@desrs.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

Metro Sales, Inc.
Joshua Pikula
Website
jpikula@metrosales.com
Join Date: 12/12/2017

Krugerfarms.com
Shannon Foss
Website
shannon@krugerfarms.com
Join Date: 12/31/2017

Breathe Easy Cottage
Denise Stoen
breatheeasycottage@gmail.com
Join Date: 12/31/2017

Forest Ridge Apartments
Amy Efta
Website
AMY@DWJONESMANAGEMENT.COM
Join Date: 01/12/2018

Riley Bros Construction, Inc
Chris Riley
Website
chris@rileybros.com
Join Date: 01/18/2018

Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines
Breanne Johnson
Website
bjohnson@girlscoutslp.org
Join Date: 01/26/2018

Heartland Orthopedic Specialists
Michael S. Doyle
Website
mdoyle@HeartlandOrthopedics.com
Join Date: 02/09/2018

Red Horizon Xpress
Katie Nictern
katie@redhorizonequipment.com
Join Date: 02/13/2018

Tupperware: Julie Menk
Julie Menk
Foradagal@centurylink.net
Join Date: 02/13/2018

The Main Event Vintage Snowmobile races are scheduled for Saturday, March 3, 2018 in front of Lakeside on Lake Minnewaska.  Volunteers and sponsors are needed, contact Cody Rogahn at 320-634-0311 or Jill Solmonson at 320-760-4987.

The City of Glenwood reminds residents and those parking on city streets to be mindful of snow events and make arrangements for off-street parking.  Vehicles were not towed following the last snowfall, but moving forward vehicles that are parked on city streets during snow removal operations WILL BE TOWED.  Please take note of this reminder for the upcoming winter months.
 

Congratulations to Glenwood and Beyond on another successful Winterama,  also congratulations to Waterama on a successful Polar Plunge.

The tickets have arrived for Glenwood Day at Andes Tower Hills for Monday, February 19, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  You will find the ticket information further down in this newsletter.  One thing new is we were able to add tubing.

You can reserve tickets on line or stop in and purchase tickets.  Tickets will have to be picked up at the office by Friday, February 16th by 4:00 p.m.

The Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018 in observance of the President's Day Holiday.

As always, there is "Plenty to do in Glenwood & Pope County!"  

Have a good week!

We would like to congratulate  "McMahon Oil", being chosen as the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber February Member of the Month!

This week's Community Comments is sponsored by the following Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber Members & Individual/Family Supporters:
 

• Ernie & Debbie Brit
• Ronald V. & Sharon Cin
• American Solutions for Business
• Andes Tower Hills
• Ann Bickle Heritage House
• B. Schmidt Construction, Inc.

 

8th Pope County Community Expo Registration (2018) Saturday, April 7, 2018 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM                          (note time change for end of the day)  Minnewaska Area High School 25122 MN-28 Glenwood, MN 56334 Click Here for a current version of our Sponsor/Exhibitor Map & Availability! At the present time, we have only 25 spots still available at various prices. Spots are limited, register early to secure your spot! The theme for 2018 is "What's Changing in Pope County?" with a special emphasis on the following Pope County projects: MnDOT 2018: Glenwood Complete Streets Project; MnDOT 2019: Highway 28 between Glenwood & Starbuck; and MnDOT 2020: Starbuck Complete Streets Project with engineers, state (MnDOT), County, and City representatives, general contractors, etc. on site to answer questions, show plans, and take comments/feedback on the projects that are helping to shape and redefine Pope County's landscape and physical features! In addition, we have the following that are being promoted as feature exhibits: SCDP 2017-2020: Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) for Glenwood & Starbuck Barsness Park & Lake Minnewaska Regional Recreation Area: Off-road cycling trails, disc golf course expansions & more! Glenwood Rotary Club projects - past, present, and future! Pope County Museum presents: Pope County Archeological Study findings (pending) Friends of Glacial Lakes State Park features and changes The exhibitor layout this year has changed to allow for larger booth areas, discounted rates, and a variety of locations, however, there is a reduced number of booths available this year. Register today as they will fill up fast as they are first-come, first-serve! When registering, please be sure that you choose the correct booth for you according to the following color schemes as noted on the exhibitor booth map:  Premium Booths: 2-4 times the size of a standard booth Feature Attraction & Presenter Booths: Not available for exhibitors to choose (new this year) Standard Booths Non-profit & Home/Part-time Business Booths at discounted rates (new this year) Food Court Booths Outdoor Exhibits: Free this year to ALL Bronze, Silver, & Gold Sponsors Regular exhibitors registration opens December 1, 2017, with our marketing efforts starting mid-December this year! Remember, Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber members are entitled to a 50% discount on their booth registration fees (not including sponsorship fees, electricity, advertising, extra tables, chairs, etc.) by entering the Discount Code: Member (discount code is case sensitive to apply). Location: Minnewaska Area High School, 25122 MN-28, Glenwood, MN 56334   Assistance...   For assistance, please contact the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center, 7 First Street NW, Glenwood, MN 56334, by phone at (320) 634-3636, or by email at Chamber@GlenwoodLakesArea.org or Info@WelcomeGlenwood.org

The Grow Glenwood Communications Committee is pleased start to share information as we gear up to kick off the 2018 Glenwood Complete Streets project in the coming weeks. Grow Glenwood is an independent, community based committee, facilitated by the Chamber & Welcome Center that has been working now for the past several months to help with communications and fundraising efforts.

Grow Glenwood grew from former committees that were known as the Comprehensive Community Improvement Initiative (CCII) and has several members who have been with the project planning since 2010 as well as new members who have joined in the past few months. The Committee is comprised of MnDOT representatives, City of Glenwood representatives, representatives from non-profit organizations such as Glenwood & Beyond and the Glenwood Rotary Club, business representatives, and the general public.

Grow Glenwood has been meeting for several months now, will continue throughout the entire 2018 Complete Streets project, and is planned to meet for other capacities after the street project completion. In addition, a Grow Glenwood webpage will soon be available as part of the Pope County Tribune website and shared through various emails, links, etc. similar to the MnDOT informational site for the upcoming project.

The Grow Glenwood mission statement reads: Grow Glenwood is a group of residents and business employees/owners who will coordinate marketing and communications efforts to support MnDOT, Pope County & the City of Glenwood with the 2018 Complete Streets project.

A few important dates to keep in mind are:

• Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Business Visits
• Saturday, April 7, 2018 Pope County Community Expo
• Friday, April 20, 2018 Groundbreaking Ceremony

We look forward to our communications committee helping to keep you informed of the upcoming events, activities, and street project updates. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions, suggestions, etc. that can help us to better communicate with everyone!
 

SAVE THE DATE!

Friday, February 16th, 2018

Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center

Cost: $25 In Advance | $30 At the Door 

Join us for the 9th Annual United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties Beer & Wine Tasting Fundraiser. Admission ticket allows you to taste test a variety of wines, spirits and Minnesota themed beers and appetizers. Raffle and games will take place at the event for a chance to win amazing prizes!

 

Tickets are available by texting "Cheers18" to 41444. Tickets purchased by text will be made available at will call.

Tickets are also available at our office in Alexandria at 503 Hawthorne Street until Thursday, February 15th. The day of the event tickets will be available at the door for $30.