Law enforcement procession lasts 2-plus hours

The law enforcement procession in support of fallen Pope County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Owen lasted over two hours this afternoon in downtown Glenwood. It was one of the most overwhelming displays of solidary I have ever seen in my life. Law enforcement was in attendance from all corners of Minnesota and nearly every county and municipality in the state. LEOs from neighboring states were also there in squad cars/SUVs, and I even learned that police officers from as far as New York and Arizona attended Deputy Owen's funeral this morning at Minnewaska Area high school.

Additional coverage has been posted to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website. An article was posted today that includes video from the funeral procession for Deputy Owens. Link: https://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com.

I did not see this coming: my article on Governor Tim Walz has received over 30,000 views in a little over 24 hours. It is far and away the most-viewed web article I've ever posted in the eight or so years since I created the newspaper's website.

In a country where many elected officials and government bureaucrats spout derisive and corrosive statements to the public about police officers, it's more important than ever that we show support for the Thin Blue Line and remind the world that working in law enforcement is still a noble and honored profession.

Pope County Fair

The annual Pope County Fair in Glenwood kicks off on Wednesday this week. See the full schedule of events in the July 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper on page nine.

Also, a web article has been posted at the Voice website. Please share the link and let others know about the fair! (short link) https://bit.ly/2XIWn8l.

Central Square events for the Christmas season

Check this out!

Part of this web article at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website features an upcoming concert at Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood: https://bit.ly/2DWWvGS.

Central Square in Glenwood is one of our feature website advertisers that support what we do online for promoting events across the Bonanza Valley while also posting updated news as big things take place week to week.

*Below, video for Sunday...taken one Sunday ago at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church of rural Brooten.


Where will you be attending church service on Sunday?

GRHS Scrub Run

Staff at the Glacial Ridge Health System in Glenwood invite you to join them for the second annual 5K Scrub Run/Walk on Saturday, August 27 at the Lakeside Ballroom parking lot.

From their website:

Dogs and strollers are welcome! The race is officially timed by Pickle Events for competitive runners. Medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in various age categories and the overall winners (male and female) will get $50.00. All preregistered participants will receive a free T-shirt.

Whatever your health and fitness goals are, you can achieve them. Inspired by Dr. Mark Johnson, everyone at Glacial Ridge Health System wishes you wellness and encourages you to get active and stay active.

Read all about it at this website: http://glacialridge.org/scrubrun

(Video) Speech showcase

Here's senior Katie Hieserich's speech last Monday, April 27:

This B-B-E speech showcase video is brought to you by the support of the Glenwood Retirement Village.

Central Square concert is Friday!

Click on the poster for best viewing.

Call in advance (320-634-0400) to save on your ticket price!!!

Glacial Ridge Health System Christmas toy drive

Members of the Glacial Ridge Ambulance staff with some of the toys collected.

Here's a message from Glacial Ridge Health System in Glenwood:

The Glacial Ridge Ambulance team thanks everyone who contributed to our Holiday Toy Drive! We are proud to be part of giving hundreds of area kids a merrier Christmas because of your generosity. The toys pictures are only a portion, about one-third, of what was collected! All financial donations are spent locally, everything stays local. Gifts are distributed through the Pope County Family Collaborative and the BBE School District. Thank you to Shopko, Screen Prints Plus and Fleet Supply for discounting purchases going toward the toy drive. Happy Holidays!

This was fun - Christmas in Glenwood - parade on December 9

This was one of many different celebrations in Glenwood in honor of the Christmas season.

Oh, boy, this weather is giving me a workout staying up to speed on everything...

**Update at 7:19pm on Friday...The Pope County Fair carnival is underway tonight (kids' rides) and the turnout has been great, according to Fair Board president Paul Koubsky. The Kids' Day is moved to tomorrow, but the donkey races were canceled due to the flooded grandstand.

Koubsky also reported that the grandstand is scheduled to be ready for the Combine Demo Derby on Saturday night.

Also, as stated above, the Kids' Day which was supposed to be today will take place on Saturday, so all the prizes will be given out tomorrow.

See you at the fair!

The 2010 Pope County Fair kicks off Wednesday (click on ad below to see the grandstand events)

Scenes from the 2010 Pope County Fair...more will follow through the rest of this week.

55th annual Glenwood Waterama is this weekend, running through Sunday

Below are a few scenes from the 2009 Waterama that I took while helping out the Pope County Tribune...