Glenwood Community Comments Weekly Newsletter
Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center
SAFE & OPEN under NEW Guidelines
Our conference room is currently closed to large gatherings. We will send an update when we are ready to host meetings again.
Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information. Don't hesitate to reach out if there's anything we can do for you during this time!
Check out the attached PDF for a list of ways Pope County is coming together, and opportunities for volunteering and support!
Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center Annual Meeting & Community Awards VIRTUAL Presentation
For business resources and information on navigating COVID-19, check out the buttons below.
Take the Pope County Cares Pledge Today! During these unprecedented times, we want to keep the safety of our community on the forefront. The Pope County Cares Pledge and window cling were created as a cooperative effort of the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center and Glacial Ridge Health System after consultation with Horizon Public Health as a way of increasing consumer confidence, welcoming and reassuring our guests, and celebrating our hardworking business owners and employees across the county. Businesses who sign onto the Pope County Cares Pledge receive the following free benefits:
To be eligible for your free Pope County Cares Pledge benefits, businesses must:
CHAMBER MEMBERS - It's time again to restock 25 "Welcome Visit" gift bags and folders. We need any updated brochures and/or a promotional gift items that you would like to have in the folder and gift bag given at each visit. Please have your items and brochures to the Welcome Center by September 1st. Call and we can curbside pick up or can meet you at the door. Kay will stop by your business and pick them up if that works better for you.
Visits are still being done, with social distancing and masks or via zoom.
Photo by Jim Palmer
Are you new in the Community? Are you a new resident or business in the community?? We would like to Welcome you with a personal visit, information and a gift.
We would also like to invite you to join our Newcomer's Group!
HAVE A FAVORITE PHOTO OF THE GLENWOOD LAKES AREA FROM PAST OR PRESENT??
HELP US SHARE THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE GLENWOOD LAKES AREA!
EMAIL your photo(s) to Kay at info@WelcomeGlenwood.org
National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity to show the nation how much value markets bring to their communities.
Stop and Shop at the Pope County Farmers Market, Glenwood on Tuesday evening, August 4th, 4:00-6:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 8th, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and register for a Farmers Market Gift Basket.
The winner of the Gift Basket will be contacted after the market closes on Saturday, August 8th.
Pope County Farmers Market Glenwood
The Pope County Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m., and Tuesday evening from 4:00-6:00 p.m. It is located in the parking lot south of the Pope County Museum on State Hwy 104 (look for the totem pole).
For more information call Kay at 320-634-3636 or 320-226-0810, or visit our website and the Farmers Market page. SHOPPING THE FARMERS' MARKET DURING COVID-19
The Glenwood City Park Pickleball Courts are now OPEN.
We will follow the USAPA and state guidelines for safe return to play:
The courts are always open for play. We will be having drop-in play several times a week. This is a time where there will likely be others there to play.
DROP-IN PLAY:
Tuesday: 9:00 – 10:00 am Thursday: 9:00 – 10:00 am 6:00 – 7:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 – 10:00 am
Due to the COVID-19 virus and the restrictions for outdoor concerts, the July 30th and August 13th concerts have been cancelled. The Cheese Bots, Enterprise, Regan James & the Hired Hand and Paul Greene & Renae Brown will be back in 2021.
Glenwood Community News and Activities With COVID cases on the rise, does your company have questions about testing, the symptoms employees should watch for, recommendations for self-isolation, or other?
Glacial Ridge Health System can be a resource for YOU!
Employers can call Lynn Flesner, Director of Nursing at 320-634-2223 or Diane Meyer, Marketing and Communications Manager at 320-634-2274.
We need you to help in finishing a home for an amazing local family in Starbuck!
Office hours:
As always there is plenty to do in Pope County! Check out the Pope County Tribune and Starbuck Times for more information. Click the link below for a Concert Schedule and schedule of activities. Community Announcements Pope County Mobile Food Drop The next Mobile Food Drop will be held on Tuesday, August 11 at Glenwood United Parish, 10 17th Ave NW, Glenwood.
Registration will be online or over the phone. Please call 320-834-7800.
Distribution times will be later in the day to allow for pre-packing the groceries
Participants will load their groceries that have been pre-packed, and drive away.
The Mobile Food Drop is a monthly food distribution event. Anyone who eats and lives in Pope County is able to utilize this program.
This monthly event is made possible by the United Way of Pope and Douglas Counties.
Looking for volunteer opportunities in the community??
Thank you to this week's Community Comment's Sponsors:
Peter & Kari Nelson, Mark& Jennifer Ring, Pope County Daycare Association, Pope County Early Childhood Thrive Initiative,Pope County Farm Bureau and Pope County Historical Society.
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