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Legion celebrates accomplishments

Aug 29, 2018
American Legion District One Vice Commander Andru Peters (right) is presenting to the Louis McCahill Post 110 awards the post received at the 100th Anniversary Minnesota Department Convention in Rochester. Receiving on behalf of Post 110 for the 2017-2018 membership award is post membership officer...

Team of rivals packs meals for starving children

Aug 29, 2018
High School football teams from Lake City, Plainview-Elgin-Millville and Wabasha-Kellogg and the Lake City High School volleyball team assemble Manna Pack meals during the Hiawatha Valley MobilePack event Friday at Lincoln High School. The two-day event yielded over 200,000 meals for Feed My...

No rain on this year’s roast

Aug 29, 2018
Rain forced last year’s festivities indoors, but the 10th annual Bethany Hog Roast took place outside under sunny skies Sautrday, Aug. 25 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City. The annual event, which features music, food, and prize drawings, raises money for church youth to attend a convention...

Live Music: Pet Fish Erik at The Railhouse Sept. 1

Aug 29, 2018
Pet Fish Erik will perform at the Railhouse Grill from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. The band is an acoustic trio featuring Russ Baldwin, Brett Sievers and Shawn Ogden.

Saving from such great heights

Aug 29, 2018
Lake City Fire Department (LCFD) firefighters practice rescue rappelling from a third-floor window at Ardent Mills in Lake City on Aug. 21. It was the second time in a decade the department conducted rappelling training at the mill, according to an Ardent Mills PowerPoint Presentation about the...

Changes coming to Friends’ book store

Aug 29, 2018
The Friends of the Library have been operating a used book store in the library since the reopening several years ago. Now, due to the need for more space for library programming, the space is being shared by the Friends and the library. Library director, Patti Bross plans a variety of craft...

Longtime food shelf directors pass away

Aug 29, 2018
A husband-and-wife duo that for decades operated the Lake City Food Shelf have died. Donald Dahling, 93, passed away on Aug. 22. Evlyn Dahling, 92, died two days later. The Dahlings graduated from Lincoln High School together in 1943, whereupon Don immediately entered the armed forces fighting in...

Schools welcome new staff ahead of 2018-2019 school year

Aug 29, 2018
Heather Murphy Heather Murphy will teach human geography and economics, as well as a social issues elective at Lincoln High School. “I really enjoy teaching about the many ways the world is connected and being able to show students examples of this,” she said. The Shakopee native graduated from...

Wabasha County Board approves Lake Zumbro Spending

Aug 29, 2018
The second meeting for the month of August for the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners was brief, with three action items and not a lot of discussion. Most of the meeting was taken up with the Housing Trust Workshop scheduled at the end of the meeting. All commissioners were present, along with...

Bidding ends Saturday for painted chair silent auction

Aug 29, 2018
As the Painted Chair Affair silent auction nears its end, the public is encouraged to stop in at the public library before noon on Saturday, Sept. 1 to place a final bid. The auction is a fund-raiser for the Lake City Area Arts Center with all proceeds benefitting the center and supporting the arts...

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