Lake City High School varsity kick and jazz dancers and coaches with their trophies after qualiffying for the State Dance Tournament at the Section 1A event in Lake City. See related story inside this issue for more coverage and photos from the Section 1A Tournament. Bottom left: Shelby Berktold,...
Lincoln High School senior and Nordic ski team member Eric Anderson is headed to the state cross country skiing tournament after taking first in section competition. This is Lake City’s first year in Minnesota State High School League sanctioned competition in the sport. See related article inside...
The Lake City Sportman’s Club will have its ice fishing contest and fundraiser events off shore from its clubhouse at 2200 S. Oak St., Lake City, on Feb. 15.
The schedule of events begins at 9 a.m. with the opening of the Bloody Mary bar and silent auction in the clubhouse. Games throughout the...
The Lake City City Council met Monday, Feb. 10, for its regular council meeting.
Lakefront multi-family PUD approved
The Lake City City Council approved planned unit development (PUD) general concept plan for an 11-unit lakefront multifamily housing development on South Oak Street.
It was a...
An effort to replace aging scoreboards at Lincoln High School’s varsity athletic facilities got a big boost recently.
On Jan. 30, Forward Bank committed $100,000, becoming a “super anchor” supporter twice over (see related story).
The project will replace scoreboards at four varsity athletic...
Forward Bank is supporting the Lincoln High School Digital Scoreboard project and their efforts to bring an ongoing curriculum that demonstrates a creative career path for students, the bank announced in a news release.
Long time Kennedy Drug by Sterling employee (27 years) Megan Ahrens (left), will be handing off the reins of the Pharmacy Manager role to Lake City native Brad Nelson, according to a news release. Megan, who started working at Kennedy Drug in high school, will be taking advantage of a new...
Lake City Kiwanis Club’s January 2025 Students of the month Matalynn Mears (right) and Lawson Kane. Both were nominated by the Lincoln High School English Department.
Mike Glander (right) of Glander Excavating presented a $2,000 check to Greater Lake City Community Foundation representative Jim Schreck to support the foundation’s trade school scholarship program. The foundation will once again award over $20,000 to graduating seniors from the Lake City area who...
A young angler prepares to release a fish after getting it weighed at the Frontenac Sportsman’s Club ice fishing contest on Frontenac Pond Saturday, Feb. 8. It was one of dozens of fish caught during the tournament. More coverage of the contest will appear in next week’s Graphic.
Lake City Food Shelf President Dianne Coombs (left) is with Ann (center) and Jim Schreck, who donated funds to help the Food Shelf purchase two badly-needed new freezers, according to a news release. The Schrecks, along with Bob Pope and Pernille Flesche donated funds from their Greater Lake City...
Minnesota-based paintball team AAF competed in the ICPL series championship Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The event was held at Tiki’s Paintball in Seffner, Fla., near Tampa. The team split to play 5 man event, taking first and third for the event and taking first and third in the series. In the 10 man event...
More than 100 people walked a trail lit by luminaria Saturday night during Frontenac State Park’s CandleNight, according to state park association newsletter editor Pamela Miller. “From the high ridge, hikers could look down at Lake Pepin, where many an ice fisherman’s tent also was lit up against...
Wabasha County Commissioners on Feb. 4 approved a final request by Grant Griffin to plat a subdivision, known as Teepeeota Acres, in Greenfield Township. He submitted a final plat application on Dec. 18, 2024.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on Jan. 27 to hear testimony related to...
Wally’s Palace and the accompanying fish house that had knocked the Palace free from the ice continued to gain speed and would spin slowly as they encountered small objects embedded in the ice. The rotation gave Wally a 360 degree view out the small window. However, he could not see any shoreline...
Hiawatha Valley League leading Byron defeated the Lake City boys basketball team 88-68 last Tuesday night as the Bears led from start to finish.
Byron scored the first 10 points of the game before the Tigers fought back within four following a trio of three-point field goals. The Bears responded...
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Section Championships is a magical time in a high school athlete’s season. Weeks of practice and competition funnel down to winner take-all competitions against section rivals with the right to move on to a state appearance. In the Nordic ski world,...
The nine-member Lake City High School girls wrestling team concluded their season on Feb. 7 and 8 at the Section 1-2 wrestling tournament at Century High School in Rochester.
The following is a summary of the individual results:
• 100 pounds - 7th grader Tayvin Skoug was 0-2 to finish the season...
The Lake City High School Tiger wrestling team had a busy week this last week.
The Lake City Public Library invites the public to the upcoming program “Famous and Not-so-Famous African American Inventors” on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Public Library.
Join local resident Leland D. Schultz, an intellectual property attorney with more than four decades of...
The Lake City Public Library invites the public to the upcoming program “Exploring Svalbard” with local photographer Steve Brown.
This program is free and open to the public and takes place on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Public Library.
Lake City Music Booster Club will be hosting the second annual one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lincoln High School in Lake City.
For information about the sale, go to: bit.ly/beds4lakecity25.
Lake City Area Arts has announced a fundraiser dance and bucket raffle featuring a performance of “hits from the vinyl era” by the band LP and the 45’s.
The event will be Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club, 2200 S. Oak St., Lake City.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m...
The Lake City High School Tiger junior varsity wrestling season ended in a flury as the team faced both LaCrescent and Fillmore Central on Tuesday, Goodhue on Thursday and competed in the Hiawatha Valley League (HVL) conference invite on Saturday in Cannon Falls.
Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, begins its 10th year on February 15. The drive will end on March 31.
Thirty-two sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to $2,000 for a total of over $25,000. Sponsors’...
I have followed with interest the Wabasha County Board meetings’ discussion about the county attorney salary.
I must admit I am puzzled by the words “I heard.” How about facts? Request six years of records on cases closed by plea bargain and trial, plus the cost for each. Then follow it up with...
Lake City Kiwanis members had an opportunity to get to know the manager of the new Mosaic Ford dealership this week.
Chad Duellman spoke about the nearly 30 years in the auto sales business and how pleased he is to be in Lake City working in the former Tom Heffernan Ford location. Chad worked in...
Keyboardist, percussionist, and vocalist Dave Watson will perform Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Center as part of its Coffee House Concerts Series.
Watson performing career spans 57 years. He’s currently a member of the bands “Oakwood,” “The Keynotes,” “Flipside,” and “...
Lake City hosted the Section 1A Dance Competition Friday, Feb. 7, at Lincoln High School, where two Tiger dance teams qualified for the state tournament.
A valiant late second half comeback came up one possession short as Lewiston-Altura edged the Lake City Tiger boys basketball team 74-71 last Thursday night. The Tigers trailed by 16 with eight minutes to play before staging a furious rally with a 20-6 run.
Both teams traded baskets early as...
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is grateful for the caring people who live in Lake City. As some people in the community are aware, St. Mark’s Church has a Blessing Box in front of the building with some food items to help people in need; it offers just a few non-perishable goods to help tide people...
The Tigers had the busiest week of the season for a variety of different reasons. It was a 4 game week for the Lady Tigers where they faced 3 section 2AA opponents and 1 HVL conference opponent. The girls went 1-3 during the busy week. This brought the overall record to 11-13 with 2 final regular...