With a second place finish at the Section 1A meet, the Lake City Tiger girls cross country team qualified for its 24th appearance at the state meet. See related story for more on the race, including individual results for the boys and girls runners. Pictured, from left, with their Section 1A runner...
Lake City doubles tennis team members Rylee Thieren (left) and Thérèse Bauer played their way into the state championship match against the defending state champions from Breck. See related story for more about the state doubles tournament and the state team tournament, where the Tigers finished...
In honor of Veterans Day, two programs will be held in Lake City schools on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The first will be held at St. John’s Lutheran School and Roots to Wings Learning Center at 10 a.m. in the gymnasium with free lunch to follow. A freewill offering will be collected to defray the cost of...
Polling places in Lake City got off to a busy start on Nov. 3 for the midterm general election.
Election judges Donna Ohl and Ann Nibbe were tasked with directing voters either into the City Hall ballroom or the council chambers, depending on the precinct where they live.
They said a line had...
If you’re looking for some entertainment next weekend, look no further than Lincoln High School’s auditorium! The musical ‘Annie’ will be taking the stage on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m., with following showtimes being Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 15,...
Many people reported seeing a hot air balloon over Lake City last Thursday, Oct. 29. The flight began in Oakhurst Circle in the Jewel neighborhood, where a crew arrived by trailer and prepared the balloon for takeoff.
For residents, the event provided plenty of photo opportunities, but it also...
On Sept. 17, nine AmeriCorps volunteers from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Wyoming, New York, California and Texas rolled into Lake City in a 12-passenger van ready to get to work. The crew was part of AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a 10-month service program for young...
Lake City Sportsman’s Club did their semi-annual Adopt-A-Highway of their two sections on Hwy 63, on Oct. 17. They have been doing this since 2013. Members helping were (front row, from left) Chloe, Ashley, Liam, Ruth TePoel, Audry Plote, John Plote, Linda Marx, (back row, from left) Marv Holmstadt...
The weekly Tuesday morning Music Circle was a special one this week: circle leader and banjo player Sam Poppleton (pictured) celebrated his 90th birthday. The musicians and audience members sang Poppleton “Happy Birthday” as he played along on his banjo. Dan Schmidt brought a cake to celebrate the...
Four classmates from Lake City High School’s graduating class of 1954 shared memories from days gone by at Kelly’s Lake House on Wednesday, Oct. 28. From left are: Glori (Haase) Shedlov, Marcene (Walters) Anderson, Sonya (Oliver) Schacht, Joyce (Olin) Wiebusch.
The Brand Family was the winner of the Lake City Athletic Booster Club Family Membership drawing. “Thank you to everyone who joined us this fall with our family and individual membership drive,” the club said. “Our organization supports 20 athletic programs through financial assistance,...
Perhaps no monthly transition in Frontenac State Park is so dramatic as that from October to November. The former is generally the park’s busiest month, bustling with autumn foliage admirers, cool-weather hikers and all of us reveling in the year’s last few warm days. Then the calendar flips, and...
The Lake City Tigers saw their volleyball season come to an end with a loss to the No. 1-seeded Dover-Eyota Eagles in the section tournament. The Tigers battled throughout the match but ultimately fell in four sets, 14-25, 18-25, 25-20, 17-25.
After dropping the first two sets, Lake City showed...
The girls tennis team headed back to state for their second trip in as many years.
The team headed into the tournament as the No. 4 overall seed and faced off against Foley, the five seed. The strong singles play of Thérèse Bauer, Gemma Bauer, and Rylee Thieren continued as they all picked up...
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Lincoln High School welcomed back former Lake City educator Tom Horner for a presentation titled “Reconnecting With What Really Matters.” Horner spoke to students in grades 7–8 and 9–12 during two separate presentations focused on mental well-being, digital distractions, and...
I was listening to Sam Cooke sing about all the things he doesn’t know, and it’s quite a list. History, biology, French, etc. And I was thinking, that guy should maybe go back to school and get a few fundamentals under his belt, because you never know when you’re going to need them. But then, my 8...
Nothing gets people’s attention like seeing the Heimlich maneuver performed on someone who responds by forcefully expelling a half-chewed piece of steak across a crowded restaurant – I may have exaggerated the distance by about 30 feet. A life was saved and it also resulted in some thankful...
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Lake City Historical Society will continue our focus on House Histories during our Open Hours event from noon to 3 p.m. at City Hall.
Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester is among the most difficult section meet sites no matter what class you are talking about. You hit the halfway point and face a thousand meters of continuous hills and finish the race with an uphill of 100 meters, an over 90 degree hard left, and another 150...
The opening round playoff football game between the Lake City (LC) Tigers and Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Z-M) Cougars had a similar outcome to when the two teams met in the regular season just under a month earlier.
The home team Cougars used a balanced attack and scored on the ground, through the air, on...
As the fall season continues, Lake City FFA members have been busy participating in competitions, serving their community, and supporting local farmers.
Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) will kick off the holiday season on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. with the opening of two special events at the LCAA Gallery — the “Sisters in Art” Festivus Exhibit and the second annual Festival of Wreaths.
Sisters in Art
The Lake City Suicide Prevention Coalition will host “Minding Your Mind: Just Talk About It” on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Lincoln High School, 300 S. Garden St.
The evening will begin with community resource tables in the school foyer from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The program will follow in the auditorium...
The sights, sounds, flavors and traditions of Mexico will come alive in Lake City when Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) presents Celebrating World Cultures - Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lake City Area Arts, 105 W. Center Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The other four rural schools that consolidated with Lake City in 1954 were the Oak Ridge School, District 93, and the Hill Avenue School, District 127, both of Goodhue County, along with Wabasha County schools Harney, District 90, and Funke (also referred to as Funk, depending on the source),...
The annual Community Thanksgiving Day dinner will be Nov. 26 in the fellowship hall of Bethany Lutheran church at 525 South 6th Street.
A traditional dinner featuring roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, salad and dessert, coffee and milk, be served from noon to 1:30 p.m.
To make a...
The Outreach Team at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City invites community members to join in and help on Sunday, Nov. 8, as they work to weave plastic sleeping mats that will be distributed to homeless people.
The church is located at 520 W. Chestnut Street in Lake City. Anyone who is...
Wabasha County Sheriff Curt Struwe and Emergency Management Director Brenda Tomlinson presented updates on the statewide Indoor Digital School Mapping Project to County Commissioners during their meeting on Oct. 20.
The class of 1986 held their 40-year class reunion on Oct. 10. There was a hayride in the afternoon (provided by Greg Tiedeman) that left Lake City and traveled to Frontenac.
After the hayride was an evening of reminiscing at the Lake City VFW Post 8729 with dinner provided by the Huettl’s Food...
Brent and Sheena will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Lake City Area Arts Center.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There is a $15 suggested donation.
A press release said: “Teachers by day, musicians by night. Brent and Sheena brings peace, love and music from the ‘60s to today.”
Lake City...
The Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School band program invites the Lake City community to enjoy two upcoming evenings of live music this fall.
The Fall Jazz Concert will take place Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m., featuring the Lake City Jazz I Ensemble and special guest musicians from the University of...
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