Treats and Treasures in Lake City recently marked the shop’s 30th anniversary. Jil (pictured) and Paul Garry of Lake City opened Treats and Treasures in downtown Lake City in 1993. The shop was originally on Lyon Avenue at the current location of Pumpkinberry Stitches. It later moved around the...
The City of Lake City notched a victory at the state capitol with the passage of the bonding bill containing a language change sought by the city. It now awaits the governor’s signature.
Lake City had been awarded $1,058,000 in a previous bonding cycle to fund 50% of a breakwater at Ohuta Park....
The Peters Memorial Fund held a t-shirt sale as a fundraiser for Carey Kopp, the choir director at Lincoln High School who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
The campaign raised more than $12,014, which the fund presented to Kopp at the choral Pops Concert on May 19 at the high school.
Memorial Day is May 29, and local groups have announced their plans to honor veterans with public observances that day.
The Lake City Memorial Day program begins at 10 a.m. in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Lake City. It features speeches, music, and prayer.
The Zumbro Falls VFW will...
In addition to nearly $130,000 in scholarships, Lincoln High School recognized students for academics and college merit awards at the annual Awards Night event on May 10.
Socratic Challenge Scholars
Socratic Challenge Scholar Awards recognize high school seniors who have maintained a 3.25 G.P.A....
More than two dozen people gathered in Peters Playpark on Lilac Lane Saturday morning to celebrate Arbor Day. To honor the day, an American elm was planted, joining two oaks in providing shade for the neighborhood park.
The tree, cultivated from an elm found in Afton, Minn., is immune to the...
Dick Grobe is the new commander of Lake City American Legion Post 110. Grobe served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967 and was stationed overseas in France. He is retired from banking and finance. Grobe is pictured below with Legion Member Andru Peters, who conducted the installation ceremony. At...
A blufftop flag overlooks Highway 63 as it stretches toward Lake City.
-Photo by Steve Brown
Lakeshore Agency recently presented an $1,850 donation to the Lake City Education Foundation. Education Foundation President Mary Gastner said the foundation is thankful for the donation. “Each year they donate $100 for every boys or girls basketball win. It was 17 this year but they added a little...
The annual tradition of driving farm, lawn, and other equipment to Lincoln High School continued on Friday, May 19. Steve Brown captured these images of the vehicles parked in the lot next to the tennis courts at the high school that day.
Mike Adkinson and his John Deere tractor spent the night at AmericInn in Lake City on May 18. Adkinson is driving the tractor from Minnesota to the state of Washington to raise money for the American Parkinson Disease Association. People can learn more at bit.ly/tractor-trip.
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grant program. Towns with populations of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region are eligible. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public institutions and units or agencies of local, state and...
“Fun With Color,” a workshop led by Charlotte Eastin, a local artist whose work is currently featured in the gallery at Lake City Area Arts (LCAA), will take place Saturday, May 27, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at LCAA.
The cost is $10 for LCAA members; $15 for non-members.
“Learn to create a vast...
The 16th annual “Walking Lake Pepin” (WLP) event, Lake City’s summer community walking/fitness challenge, is scheduled to happen again this summer. The 10 week event will begin on Sunday, June 4, and continue thru Saturday, Aug. 12.
The goal of “Walking Lake Pepin” is for participants to establish...
Paul Coyle is no longer out of the woods thanks to a new Action Trackchair.
Poor health had eliminated the avid hunter’s opportunities to hunt. Financial challenges didn’t help, he said.
Then one day he was watching videos on YouTube when he came across the Anisfield-Wilson track2wing project....
The Lake City High School Girls Golf team, ranked No. 1 in Class AA, competed in a rare dual meet on May 15 at Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester. The Tigers won handily 327-365 over Byron.
Lake City was led by medalist, Jordana Windhorst Knudsen’s 77, Ella Matzke 81, Brooke Bee 84, and...
The Eagles of St. John’s Lutheran School wrapped up their 2023 softball season on Saturday, May 13, at the Southeast Minnesota Lutheran Athletic Conference Tournament in Rochester.
The Eagles entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, but ultimately ended the tournament with a fourth place finish...
On Monday, May 15, the Lake City Tigers softball team headed down river to face Wabasha-Kellogg where they took the lead late to defeat the Falcons 6-4.
Lincoln High School is congratulating the April 2023 Students of the Month for grades seven through nine. Two students from these grades are selected each month.
April students include:
• 7th grade: Brenna Traynor and Alex Mullen
• 8th grade: Taylor Davidson and Henry Lopez Ramirez
• 9th...
The Lake City Tigers Varsity Baseball Team dropped three more games this past week, all to strong opponents. The Tigers lost to Cannon Falls last Thursday (15-1), St. Paul Academy (4-1), and Rochester Lourdes (7-0).
Despite the final outcome being 15-1 against Cannon Falls, Lake City kept it...
The Lake City High School varsity baseball team lost to the Stewartville Tigers by a final score of 6-3 Thursday, May 18, in Stewartville.
Stewartville was able to capitalize on blunders from Lake City’s defense to secure the victory in a close, competitive game from start to finish.
On May 9, Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors joined with Jim Borgschatz from A to Z Power Washing to welcome this new business to the Chamber with a Ribbon Cutting event at Ohuta Park.
“Borgschatz, the former principal of Bluff View Elementary, couldn’t stay still for too long...
Wabasha County Commissioners on May 16 approved a right-of-way plat and authorized the acquisition of a right-of-way in order to make improvements on County Highway 2 from County Highway 17 to an area near Highway 63.
The right-of-way is required for the reconstruction of County Highway 2 on this...
The National Eagle Center’s popular kids program Fishing on the Refuge is set to begin on Thursday, June 8.
Fishing on the Refuge is an experiential learning opportunity for kids ages 15 and younger. The Center provides kids with fishing poles, life jackets, and lead-free tackle free of charge...
The Lake City Junior High eighth grade softball Tigers finished the season at Goodhue with a back and forth game that found them losing with a score of 10-8. In the final game the Tigers outhit Goodhue 9-6 but errors were costly in the loss.
Though they ended the season 2-11 many of those games...
Local farmer Barb Hadler recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Lincoln High School. Lincoln High School will use the funds for one of their many STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiatives.
“We are very grateful for this donation...
The full committee of the Wabasha County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 30, at the Black Top Bar and Grill, 30 Main Street East, Elgin MN 55932. The meeting will commence at 6:30 p.m. and adjourn at 8 p.m.
Plans are in full swing for the Lincoln High School Class of 2023 After Graduation Party, according to the committee organizing the event.
“Lake City area businesses and individuals have been very generous as the committee is preparing for a spectacular last night of fun for these graduates,”...
From the battlefields of WWI, weary soldiers brought home the memory of a barren landscape transformed by fields of red poppies, red as the blood that soaked the soil. The poppy became a symbol of the sacrifice of lives in war and hope that none died in vain. The poppy has continued to bloom...
A Falcons Live falcon program will be held May 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frontenac State Park.
Jackie Fallon, with the Midwest Peregrine Society, will present this program with several live birds to help us understand the past, present and future of peregrine falcons in Frontenac State Park,...
The only meet during the fourth week for the Lake City Boys’ Golf team was canceled due to rain, which meant the following week was busy.
Starting May 15, the Tigers hosted 72 golfers at our 2nd Jewel Invitational for the season.
My grandfathers were both retired farmers. My dad’s father had three sons who farmed, and he would still help them out when he could. I was 8 or 9 years old in the early 50s when the accident happened.
Grandpa was operating the single row corn picker when he accidently attempted to harvest a piece...
The Lake City Junior High fastpitch softball team finished their season at Goodhue last Thursday night with an impressive 20-6 win.
For the seventh grade it was a remarkable season going 11-1, losing their only game of the season to Lewiston-Altura by a score of 3-2.
The annual scholarship luncheon hosted by the Woman’s Club of Lake City is always a much-anticipated event, but this year’s speakers were particularly inspiring. Lake City businesswoman Trudy Roach, owner of the Fashion and Fun Consignment Shop was invited to speak about her experience operating a...
When the Reads Landing School was in session, there was a tradition of the students posing on the steps for a school picture. The Wabasha St. Felix sixth graders, taught by Abigail Hall carried on the tradition.
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