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Lake City Area Arts art festival

May 31, 2018
Lake City Area Arts held its re-named and relocated arts festival on Sunday on Franklin Street, just outside the Lake City Area Arts Center. Above, vendor booths line Franklin Street. At right, with the heat outside, families took advantage of the free children’s art activities in the air-...

Legion presents school safety awards

May 31, 2018
Lake City American Legion Louis McCahill Post 110 and Legion Auxiliary Unit 110 recognized and awarded a certificate of appreciation to the Bluff View students involved in the school safety and bus patrol program at a presentation program at Bluff View Elementary School on Wednesday, May 23. Going...

Memorial Day is about selflessness

May 31, 2018
Scenes from area memorial day observances.

Live Music: Pet Fish Erik at The Railhouse June 2

May 31, 2018
Pet Fish Erik will perform at the Railhouse Grill from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 2. The band is an acoustic trio featuring Russ Baldwin, Brett Sievers and Shawn Ogden.
Photo by Ben Threinen

Recent history comes alive at Bluff View

May 31, 2018
The Republican and Democratic nominees for president in 2016 were among the historical figures displayed and portrayed at the Bluff View Elementary School living history museum. Ada Alkire played the role of former first lady, senator, and secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Fifth grader Cameron...

Tree trail creator receives Outstanding Volunteer Award


May 31, 2018
Denny Robertson, creator of the Heritage Tree Trail in Lake City,  received the Outstanding Forestry Volunteer Service Award  from Lara Newberger (right), the Community Forestry Awards chairperson at a ceremony in Ohuta Park  on May 22.  The Outstanding Volunteer Award is given to individuals who...

93 Lincoln seniors graduate Sunday

May 31, 2018
Commencement exercises for 93 Lincoln High School seniors will be Sunday, June 3, at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln High School gymnasium. “They are a very kind and talented class, but also pretty laid back,” Lincoln High School Principal Greg Berge wrote about the class in an email. “They have been good...

'Chair Affair' bidding about to begin

May 31, 2018
The Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Chair Affair will be auctioning a three-piece set of Adirondack furniture beginning this week, with more on the way in September at the Lake City Junk Crush. “Step #1,” said Kate Halverson, spearheading the six-month event, “has been encouraging LCAA chair donations...

Eleventh Tour de Pepin could set new record

May 31, 2018
Over 900 riders had registered for Saturday’s 11th annual Tour de Pepin as of Tuesday morning, according to Lake City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michelle Larson. That total, plus the 150 riders who typically register the day of the ride, would push total ridership for the bicycle ride...

Release and catch: Students stock trout in Miller Creek

May 31, 2018
Lincoln High School students released 73 brown trout into Miller Creek May 17. For students, it was the culmination of several months of work caring for the trout from the time they hatched in November until the mid-May, when the surviving fish had grown to fingerling size, about one to two inches...

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