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The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame committee recently announced its inductees for 2008.
Bob Hendrickson, long-time member of the Starbuck Stars town team, will be one of six being honored on September 20 at the St. Cloud Civic Center. Hendrickso...
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Gilchrist takes three Spanish friends on an American adventure
Cramming a lifetime of American history, sights, and sounds into a three week crash course, Edgar Mañas, Daniel Guzman, and Marcel Rodriguez returned to Spain last week, after embarking on a...
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With candy and treats around every turn, the streets of Lowry were lined on Saturday afternoon as the Second Annual Lowry Days Parade rolled through town. Among the parades floats were Grand Marshal's Bob and Lorraine Chan, clowns driving lawn mowers, and...
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Just two weeks after the first Starbuck Dragon Boat Races ended, the Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce quickly answered one of the area's most commonly asked of questions-would there or wouldn't there be a dragon boat festival next year? The answer from t...
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Name, logo unveiled at MLH fund-raiser
Updating itself for the 21st century, the Minnewaska Lutheran Home unveiled a new logo and name for the branches of the MLH, at the first MLH Fund-raiser on August 16.
Each of the four organizations, including MLH...
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Plenty of new events planned for young and old
There are many days in a year, but there is only three, "Lowry Days."
The second installment of Lowry Days will take place from August 22-24 and will once again be highlighted by the Grande Day Para...
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Kremin competes for Queen of the Lakes at Aquatennial
Former Miss Minnewaska Princess Krista Kremin became just the third Miss Minnewaska Royalty member to compete in the Minneapolis Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes Competition from July 20-26. Kremin, who...
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After holding a public hearing to open the Starbuck City Council meeting Monday evening, the council moved to deny a variance request by a 4-1 vote for a residential apartment in the commercial district. The request was made by Harry Blok, who was seekin...
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Following the successful grand opening of the Starbuck School Museum, a group of local residents are beginning another fund-raising effort to add a new building to the historic depot grounds.
The plan is to have the new museum house everything from remai...
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Car lovers from around the area converged on the Starbuck City Park Saturday morning for the annual Starbuck Car Show.
Twenty-seven cars and trucks, many from outside the Starbuck area, lined a portion of the park near the band shell.
Cars lined up near...
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Dahl opens new gift store
The name featured on the sign outside of Starbuck’s newest store is as intriguing and heavenly as the sights, sounds, and smells inside.
Shawna Dahl said Nevaeh, or Heaven spelled backwards, was something she had thought of y...
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Protein low, but crop looks good so far
Though it might be too early to have a firm grasp on how this year’s wheat crop stacks up to year’s past, just one week into the harvest things seem to be running smoothly.
"So far it looks good, but the prote...
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If 50 years ago you had told a then 21-year-old Helen Hoverud she would still be working at the Starbuck Times, there is a good chance the response would be a mix of a scowl, laugh, headshake, and a taboo Norwegian phrase.
Hired by then Publisher/Owner ...
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Above: Bucket List drummer Linda Kittelson gives a thumbs up before the teams first race on Saturday morning. The team was mainly made up of people in their 60’s and 70’s and proved to be one of the fan favorites during the first Starbuck Dragon Boa...
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Boats arrived on Monday
Long, colorful boats will be cutting through Lake Minnewaska waters this week as teams prepare for the first Starbuck Chinese Dragon Boat Races on August 8-9. Teams will be practicing each night throughout the week with the featur...
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What a shocking surprise
In the past week, Belinda Dokken’s life has been turned upside down. There have been marriage proposals, calls from long lost relatives, meetings with financial advisors, and talks of trips. Of course, when a person wins a $5...
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Taylor ordained as new pastor at July 20 service
Since being installed as the newest pastor for the CrossWind Parish, Sarah Taylor has been busy getting to know the community and surrounding area. After graduating from Lutheran Theological Southern Semi...
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Board hears about various options to expand program’s span
At its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Glacial Hills Elementary School Board gathered for a lengthy meeting that was ended after nearly 2 1/2 hours when board members schedu...
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Volunteers who helped make the Starbuck High School All-School Reunion possible gathered for an appreciation dinner at the Starbuck Depot last Wednesday.
Pictured above: Paul Pladsen cooks some hotdogs on the grill.
The all-school reunion was held over ...
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All birthdays are special - it's an opportunity to celebrate another year of life!
And when you turn 80 - well, pull out the party hats and send out the party invitations - that's really reason to celebrate! For Bev Sumption, of rural Glenwood, hitting t...
