Community
Kiwanis learns about community foundation’s WeInvest 365 program
Dec 31, 2025
Kiwanis president Tom Kregel welcomed Greg Langfield to tell Kiwanis about the weInvest 365 program of the Geater Lake City Community Foundation.
Greg, an engineer by profession, has lived in Lake City for 20 years. He decided to give back by developing this program which is modeled after the...
Two charities supported through foundation’s donor-advised funds
Dec 31, 2025
Robert Pope and Pernille Flesche recently presented donations to the Lake City Music Boosters and the Peters Memorial Fund.
The Lake City Music Boosters raises funds to provide financial assistance to music programs of Lake City Schools. The Lake City Music Boosters is a 501 (c) (3) IRS...
Water skiing inventor Ralph Samuelson
Dec 31, 2025
In the spirit of storytelling, this regular column seeks to share the rich lore of our local area. As you may have seen in last week’s paper, I have some ideas in mind but would love the help of our readers in coming up with more. Historical accounts, local legends, generational tales, ghost...
Ohl: A better me in the new year
Dec 31, 2025
I shot my first turkey last week and scared the heck out of everyone in the frozen food section! Management and the authorities were not impressed. There is obviously room for improvement in my life. I have become the human version of tangled Christmas lights with a few bulbs on life support. Next...
Beavers key to Frontenac Pond ecosystem
Dec 31, 2025
The beavers of Frontenac State Park’s Pleasant Valley Lakelet are hard at work clearing trees along Prairie Loop trail. They built a new lodge over the summer between the fishing dock and the backpack campsites, but progress on rebuilding their dam, which was destroyed in October, has yet to be...
Friends and neighbors
Dec 31, 2025
I moved to Lake City almost five years ago and continue to find more things to love about this town every day. One of my early “favorite things” was walkability. I even had a song for it called ‘Tum de dum, tiddle tum—I can walk to the grocery store!” (a very Pooh-like song).
One spring day...
January in Frontenac State Park: The snow gods finally deliver
Dec 31, 2025
Yes! We have snow! The glittering snow and cold we winter lovers have so longed for made a brief appearance in December, and Frontenac State Park’s cross-country trails were lovingly groomed for winter skiers. And then rain pocked and ruined them, with subsequent thaw-freeze cycles presenting us...
Fresh Market ‘Bag Hunger’ proceeds go to Lake City Food Shelf
Dec 24, 2025
Lake City Fresh Market presented a $2,472.96 donation to the Lake City Food Shelf as part of the Bag Hunger Campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The collaborative effort is organized by the Minnesota Grocers Association and designed to boost donations for food shelves across the state. Pictured (from left...
Lion Ed Burfeind receives club’s Everyday Hero Award
Dec 24, 2025
At the December Lake City Lions Club meeting, Lion Ed Burfeind was recognized as the club’s 2025 Lions Everyday Hero Award recipient. “Ed has contributed greatly to our club and the Lake City community,” the club said in a news release. Pictured, from left, are Lions District Governor Michael Lunde...
Rotary members and their families deliver Thanksgiving meals
Dec 24, 2025
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner held at Bethany Lutheran Church provided the free Thanksgiving meals again this year (see related story). Several members of the community delivered them to homes on Thanksgiving Day. Pictured, from left, are some of the delivery drivers from the Lake City Rotary...
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