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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...
Barge stops by
Aug 29, 2018
The Motor Vessel Ardyce Randall made a brief stop at Roschen Park in Lake City Aug. 24. A photo taken by photographer Manda Baldwin and posted on Facebook shows crewmembers on the park dock and on shore. The Ardyce Randall is owned by American River Transportation, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels...
Legion celebrates members’ county honor
Aug 29, 2018
Louis McCahill Post 110 acknowledged Post 110 member Paul Garry (seated) who received the Wabasha County Fair co-county citizen of the year award. Also recognized in sharing the County award was another Post 110 member Dorie Schmauss, who was not in attendance. Presenting the recognition are Post...
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...
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...
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