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'Toxic Church' seminar to be this weekend
Mar 9, 2016
New Hope Church in Lake City is hosting a seminar this weekend starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. Chris Creech, author of The Toxic Church, former pastor of four churches and most recently a missionary professor. Dr. Creech will share a seminar he has taught to pastors,...
Century-old cash register returns to Lake City
Mar 9, 2016
A cash register custom-built for a Lake City shoe store in 1915 is back in downtown Lake City more than a century later.
The massive bronze register is on display right next to the checkout counter at Lakeside Antiques on Center Street, just around the corner from where it’s believed to have been...
Library speaker series finale is Saturday, March 12
Mar 8, 2016
A speaker series to commemorate the re-opening of the Lake City Public Library in its newly renovated home comes to an end Saturday, March 12 at 1 p.m. with an appearance by author Sarah Stonich. Stonich is the best-selling author of “The Ice Chorus” and “These Granite Islands” and a memoir, “...
'Supernatural conversation' is Saturday in Lake City
Mar 7, 2016
The public is invited to “an open discussion on all things supernatural,” hosted by the Supernatural Investigators of Minnesota on Saturday, March 12, from noon to 3 p.m. at Big Bear Pizzeria and Deli in Lake City. People can share stories of their supernatural experiences with bigfoots, ghosts,...
The Good Intentions coming Saturday to Oak Center General Store's Folk Forum
Mar 7, 2016
The Good Intentions, a traditional bluegrass band led by Chris Silver, will perform Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The band counts Hot Rize, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Tony Rice, and J.D. Crowe among their influences. Their sets are a mix of songs...
Vintage snowmobile show gets old sleds, young riders
Mar 2, 2016
Brandon Herzig’s 1971 Polaris TX won the Lisa Heitman Memorial Award Saturday, Feb. 27, at the 6th annual vintage snowmobile show and ride at Mt. Frontenac Golf Club.
The show was conducted by Mt. Frontenac and the Wells Creek Riders Snowmobile Club.
Jason Johnson won the President’s Choice trophy...
Goodhue County History Center to hold suffrage program March 5
Mar 2, 2016
The Goodhue County History Center will commemorate Women’s History Month with Free Family Fun Day, “Mama Went to Jail for the Vote.”
The special day will be held at the history center on Saturday, March 5.
People can visit the center to learn about the suffragists who fought to have women’s right...
Fiddlers perform at Lake City Public Library
Mar 2, 2016
A trio of Scandinavian fiddlers called The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc performed at the Lake City Public Library Feb. 29. The group is in southeastern Minnesota as part of the Riverside Concert Series’ Artists in Residence Program. They’ll perform Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mayo Civic Center...
Folk duo Curtis and Loretta to bring songs of resiliency to Folk Forum March 5
Mar 2, 2016
Curtis and Loretta’s Saturday, March 5, performance at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum will feature many songs from the duo’s new album “When there’s Good to be done.” “All 12 songs are ones I wrote about real-life people who have overcome great challenges in their lives,” Loretta Simonet...
Harriet Beecher Stowe biographer to speak at Lake City Public Library March 5
Mar 2, 2016
A speaker series to commemorate the re-opening of the Lake City Public Library in its newly renovated home continues Saturday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m. with an appearance by author and speaker Nancy Koester, Ph.D. As an author and professor, Koester specializes in the history of religion in America....
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