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Walking challenge starts 9th year
May 11, 2016
“Lace ‘em Up and GO!” is the theme for the 2016 Walking Lake Pepin/Active Living fitness challenge. This is the ninth year for the walking and fitness challenge that encourages Lake City residents to get up and get physical for 10 weeks during the summer, June 5 through Aug. 13.The Walking Lake...
Biking to work is encouraged
May 11, 2016
May is National Bike Month and Active Living Lake City is not only promoting biking for recreation but also for transportation. Using a bike to commute to the workplace is part of the month long event of National Bike Month.During the month of May, National Bike to Work Week is May 16-20 and...
20 confirmed at First Lutheran
May 11, 2016
On Sunday, April 24, First Lutheran Church in Lake City confirmed 20 ninth grade students. Pictured, front row, from left: Taylor Odegard, Karlee Fick, Mya Krueger, Dalton Arndt, Callie Soden and Pastor Tim Ehling; second row, from left: Erin Lichtblau, Madelyn Gates, Allison Hanson, Ashley Thieren...
Hearth and Home expansion will mean 37 new jobs
May 11, 2016
Hearth and Home Technologies is adding 37 jobs as part of a $1.45 million expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Lake City.The Lakeville-based maker of fireplace products said it plans to convert 20,000 square feet of warehouse space in Lake City into an engineering lab, offices and testing...
As fishing opener approaches, MnDOT warns anglers of road construction
May 11, 2016
The Minnesota walleye fishing opener will bring out anglers from around the state this weekend and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is urging travelers to plan ahead and use extra care while driving through highway work zones.
Motorists may encounter bypasses, lane closures and...
High school choir's pops concert is May 20
May 11, 2016
The Lincoln High School vocal music department will present the annual choral pops concert on Friday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. It is free and open the public.
This concert features the vocal talents of the junior, cadet, and concert choirs along with...
First district DFL to endorse Walz on May 14 in Worthington
May 11, 2016
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota’s First Congressional District will hold it’s biennial endorsing convention on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at the Worthington Event Center, 1447 Prairie Drive in Worthington.
Democrats (DFLers) from across southern Minnesota will gather for the...
Free bikes start new season
May 4, 2016
In Lake City, a program is proving that biking can be much more than transportation. It can also be a community asset that gives residents the chance to be more physically active and healthier.Lake City, with support from a Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant that was coordinated...
Band Pops Concert to be May 12
May 4, 2016
The Lake City High School bands will present the annual Pops Concert on Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln auditorium.The concert will feature music from Broadway shows, movies, and popular radio and TV. The junior, cadet and senior bands will be featured under the direction of Eric...
Novel 'Ordinary Grace' is group read selection
May 4, 2016
The votes have been counted and the book chosen for the Friends of the Library annual Lake City Reads program is “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger. Krueger, who currently resides in St. Paul, spoke at the Lake City Library this past winter. This novel takes place in a small town in...
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