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!
Glenwood Lakes Area
Chamber News
Time to register for the Chamber Cup is running out!
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August Rise & Shine
VIRTUAL ZOOM EVENT
Friday, August 21st
Host: Someplace Safe
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Please pre-register below to get the ZOOM link
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Congrats to our August Chamber Member of the Month!
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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:
- Free window cling to proudly display at your business
- Listing on glenwoodlakesarea.org/Pope-County-Cares-Pledge, including a link to your website or Facebook page
- Post highlighting your business on FaceBook with a link to your website
- Recognition of your efforts to protect and effectively serve customers during COVID-19
To be eligible for your free Pope County Cares Pledge benefits, businesses must:
- Read the Pope County Cares Pledge and certify that you will follow the pledge
- Sign the Pope County Cares Pledge document, or fill out the pledge form online
- Post your Pope County Cares Pledge window cling publicly at your business
- Educate staff on the Pledge, and keep open lines of communication regarding COVID-19 best practices
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For business resources and information on navigating COVID-19,
check out the buttons below.
Glenwood Lakes Area
Welcome Center News
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.
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Are you New in the Community?
Photo by Jim Palmer
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!
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Let’s Celebrate Farmers Markets!
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 Box.
The winner of the Gift Box will be contacted after
the market closes on Saturday, August 8th.
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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
Anyone who enters a photo will be eligible for the drawing on
September 30th for $50.00 (Minnewaska Dollars).
Three names will be drawn.
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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
- Stay home if sick
- Make a shopping list
- Wash your hands (We ask all shoppers to take a minute and wash their hands at one of the hand washing stations at the market.) Hand washing stations and sanitizer will be available at the market.
- Use a mask: Please wear a mask, if you don't have a mask or forget your mask we will have a few available.
- Look for instructions: We will have some general rules and instructions posted when you arrive at the market.
- Each Vendor is asked to have a list of items for sale: This will allow customers time to decide for quick purchases.
- Keep 6 feet (1 cow) apart: Be friendly from afar! Wave, share a "peace" sign, or crinkle your eyes in a smile from behind your mask.
- Shop alone, if possible: Bring only as many household members as is absolutely needed.
- Shop Speedily: Buy items as quickly as possible. Avoid gathering in groups.
- Eat at Home: No onsite food consumption.
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The Glenwood City Park Pickleball Courts are now OPEN
We will follow the USAPA and state guidelines for safe return to play:
- Wash your hands and bring hand sanitizer to use between games.
- Bring your own ball, if possible, to use when you serve. Use your paddle to transfer ball to your opponent. Sanitize between serves.
- Clean and wipe down your paddle. Do not share equipment.
- Avoid contact. No high-fives or handshaking.
- Maintain social distancing from other players between games and during time outs.
- Leave the court when play has ended. Avoid post-game socializing.
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
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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.
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We need you to help in finishing a home for an amazing local family in Starbuck!
Whether, you want to paint, hammer nails, move dirt, lay flooring, supply food for the volunteers or donate funds towards the project,
We have a need for you.....
Call the office today: 320-634-0355 or
contact us via e-mail: angies@habitatprairielakes.org
Office hours:
9:00am - Noon
Tuesday's and Friday's
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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 remain in their vehicles and through the parking lot (at their assigned time given to them following registration).
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.
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Looking for volunteer opportunities in the community??
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Thank you to this week's Community Comment's Sponsors:
Chris & Heidi Roering, Cody RogahnPeter & Kari Nelson, Mark& Jennifer Ring, Pope County HRA/EDA,
Pope County Humane Society,
Pope County Soil & Water Conservation District and
Pope County Tribune
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