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Rainy appleseed day
Oct 11, 2017
People turned out for art, music, fire trucks, pinewood derby racing, a petting zoo and, of course, apples despite the rain for Johnny Appleseed Day events around Lake City Saturday.
Maxa makes appearance
Oct 11, 2017
Television and radio travel host Rudy Maxa made a public appearance attended by about 140 on Friday, Oct. 6, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. Quizzed by friend Mike Shapiro and the audience, Maxa shared stories about falling off a camel, celebrity fans and the economics of public broadcasting. In...
Railhouse hosts Dan Ferstenou Oct. 14
Oct 11, 2017
St. Paul-based singer-guitarist Dan Ferstenou will perform Saturday, Oct. 14, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Railhouse Grill in Lake City. “Growing up in western Wisconsin, Dan taught himself guitar at a young age. He has been a member of various rock, blues, and acoustic bands over the years,...
Hosking, Feder to perform in Oak Center
Oct 11, 2017
Rita Hosking and Sean Feder will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum on Saturday, Oct. 14. The stop is on of a few by the northern California country folk duo on a swing through Minnesota. The music has been described as “Authentic American folk music to stir the soul” by No...
Gale Hill: 70 years a Mason
Oct 11, 2017
When Gale Hill (right) was a young man, his father told him this about the Masons: “I think that’s a good organization to belong to.” So young Gale became a Mason. 70 years later, he’s still one, and on May 7, he received a 70-year membership certificate from Grand Master of Minnesota John Studell...
Car sales translate into hurricane relief
Oct 11, 2017
Tom Heffernan Ford pledged to donate $100 to the Red Cross hurricane relief fund for every vehicle sold in September. On Oct. 9 he presented a check for $1,800 in the vehicle buyers’ names to American Red Cross volunteer Anne Nibbe (right). “I’m a big believer if you want to take something out of...
Appel takes Honor Flight
Oct 11, 2017
“I’m not completely blind, but I’m mostly blind,” said Francis Appel as he explained why he resisted applying for for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., despite the urging of family.
If he can’t see the memorials, the 88-year-old former Marine and Korean War veteran remembers thinking, what’s...
Balow touched by gratitude during Freedom Honor Flight
Oct 11, 2017
On Sept. 16, 2017, Eugene Balow of Lake City traveled to Washington D.C. with approximately 90 other veterans on a Freedom Honor Flight out of LaCrosse, Wis.
The flight left early that morning and returned at approximately 10 p.m. the same evening.
His daughter, Mary Pat Danckwart, accompanied him...
Florence Township history fair is Oct. 21
Oct 11, 2017
Friends of the Florence Town Hall will host a Florence Township History Fair on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. There is no entrance charge.
The 2 p.m. program will feature Chuck Richardson talking about his trips to Cuba in recent...
Greater Lake City Area Community Foundation announces arts endowment
Oct 11, 2017
The Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF) has introduced a new pillar of emphasis.
The new pillar, “Endowment for the Arts,” will generate money to be used for grants in support of arts in the greater Lake City area.
Fundraising is being conducted aimed at raising $20,000 to be placed in...
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