Community
Saturday markets resume in Lake City
Aug 9, 2017
Lake City Market by the Lake has now added Saturday mornings to their schedule. Open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the corner of Washington and Center Streets, Lake City Market by the Lake features vendors of locally-grown and homemade products, along with crafts, and flea market finds.People are...
Bartsh best in show
Aug 3, 2017
Shirley Bartsh (right) of Plainview was named premier showman in the open class at this year’s Wabasha County Fair. She is pictured receiving her award from Valerie Ahlers.
So long, Mary Anne
Aug 3, 2017
A familiar face at the Lake City Public Library has retired after 28 years. Mary Anne McGee said her passion for reading and books helped convince then-administrator Kathie Durand to hire her in 1989. Some of her favorite parts of the job are watching children pick out books and getting in a new...
‘Night Out’ nearly rained out
Aug 3, 2017
A brief but heavy rain shower shortly before the parties were to start threatened to put a damper on National Night Out festivities in Lake City. But the rains passed, and out came lawn chairs, games and dishes to pass. Above, Lake City Police Officer Jeff Daggett chats with an attendee at a party...
Siblings are Wabasha County’s 'Outstanding Senior Citizens'
Aug 3, 2017
Brother-sister tandem Katie Schmidt, 91, (center) and Paul Meyer (right), 85, were honored as this year’s “Wabasha County Oustanding Senior Citizens” at the Wabasha County Fair. Schmidt and Meyer grew up in rural Wabasha County, according to Schmidt’s daughter, Constance Anderson. Schmidt was a...
Relay for Life
Aug 3, 2017
The Wabasha County Relay for Life brought people from around the county to Lake City’s Patton Park Friday to remember friends and loved ones lost to cancer, support those battling the disease and to raise money to support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to find a cure. Above, the Rochester...
Sailing for Leukemia reports busy day
Aug 3, 2017
The Lake City Yacht Club is reporting “record results” at its annual “Go Sailing for Leukemia” fundraiser, which offers sailing excursions aboard members’ sailboats in exchange for donations. Above, a sailboat leaves the Lake City Marina on Sunday near the end of the two-day fundraiser for the...
Beloved music teacher honored with matching grant to education foundation
Aug 3, 2017
An anonymous donor has pledged to match the next $1,000 in donations made to the Lake City Education Foundation in honor of Shirley Luettinger.
Luettinger, who died June 23 at age 91, taught music in the Lake City School District for over 30 years, 28 of them at Bluff View Elementary School....
New Depot Art Gallery exhibit features two Lake City artists
Aug 3, 2017
A new curated exhibition examining one of the most relevant topics of the 21st century—the food chain and sustainability—will be on display at the Red Wing Depot Gallery August 4-August 27.
From Farm to Table, presented by the Red Wing Arts Association (RWAA), features 37 works of art created by...
Dr. Ottor re-appointed, twice awarded
Aug 3, 2017
Chiropractor Dr. LeRoy Otto earned two awards and a gubernatorial appointment recently, according to a news release.
At the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) annual conference in May, Otto received the George R. Arvidson Award for Meritorious Service to Chiropractic Regulation to...
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