Community
Chamber donates Water Ski Days proceeds to Lions Club
Sep 23, 2026
The Lake City Lions Club received a check for $4,500 from the Lake City Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the work the club provides in support of Water Ski Days.
“Lake City Lions Club is honored to assist the Chamber with this wonderful community event,” the club said in a news release. “The...
Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days is this weekend in rural Lake City
Sep 23, 2026
Saturday, Sept. 26, will be the 26th Annual Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days, in memory of Dwain Gerken, who founded the event.
Festivities will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. at 64245 355 Ave., Lake City, with set-up taking place on Friday, Sept. 25. In case of rain, the celebration will...
Decades-long pillow partnership endures
Sep 23, 2026
History has had many famous duos—Remus and Romulus, Tenacious D, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville—but few partnerships have lasted as long, or provided as much fluff, as Prigge and Carlson.
Esther Prigge has been working the twice-yearly Fluff-N-Puff pillow cleaning event for several decades. When...
DLC helps LCAA repaint facade
Sep 23, 2026
Two very active groups combined their considerable talents and sense of community recently as they worked together to repaint the front of Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) organization’s façade.
According to Karen Smith, LCAA’s chairwoman, “Lake City is full of wonderful people and organizations that...
Historical society adds two board members
Sep 23, 2026
The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) recently added two new members to our Board of Directors.
Sarah Ziebarth is known to many of you by her meticulously researched and captivating column in the Graphic on Lake City lore. Sarah is a Lake City native and a graduate of Lincoln High School. She...
Hok-Si-La Forest Bathing session is Oct. 3
Sep 23, 2026
Susan Draves, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, will conduct a Forest and Soul Fall Forest Bathing Session on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City.
“Forest Therapy, or Forest Bathing, is a gentle, guided practice of slowing down, awakening the senses, and reconnecting with...
Lehto and Wright perform at arts center Sept. 26
Sep 23, 2026
Lehto and Wright will perform a concert at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center St. at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a $15 suggested donation.
A press release notes that “Lehto and Wright have a sound that is an unique blend of traditional and modern styles...
Mat-making Project at St. John’s resumes
Sep 23, 2026
On Sunday, October 4, another mat making session will take place at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Fellowship Hall.
The Outreach Team invites community members to join in and help as we work to weave plastic sleeping mats that will be distributed to homeless people. The church is...
Medicare 101 presentation is Sept. 29 at library
Sep 23, 2026
The Lake City Public Library invites the public to the presentation Medicare 101 with licensed insurance professional Lorne Brinkman on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m.
This session will provide non-biased and basic information about Medicare and options available to feel confident in making the best...
Local Lore: Memories of the Villa Maria
Sep 23, 2026
The majestic Villa Maria, a Catholic school for girls, will forever live on in the minds of the many students who attended the establishment for the 78 years it was open. Just this past weekend, Villa alumnae, also referred to as “Villans,” gathered for their annual reunion to relive those...
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