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A Winter Wonder: Winterfest 2016
Feb 11, 2016
Lake City's annual Winterfest got off to a spectacular start with a fireworks show over Lake Pepin Feb. 5. Hundreds shopped, dined, underwent hypnosis, competed and more over the course of the two-day festival.
Rich and Lois Meincke married 70 years
Feb 11, 2016
Lois and Richard Meincke celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family in Arizona, where they used to spend the winters.
They celebrated their 60th anniversary with a big party on their Mount Pleasant Township farm.
This time around they decided on a quieter celebration.
On Saturday...
Lincoln High math league team finished third in fifth and final meet of 2016
Feb 10, 2016
The Lincoln High School Math League Team finished their season this past week taking third place at meet five. The math league team competed against other area teams in five meets throughout the year. The team increased their scores throughout the season. Olivia Renelt was the top individual...
Aktion Club honored for Five for Food support
Feb 10, 2016
Greater Lake City Community Foundation chairman Jim Schreck (far left) presents a certificate of appreciation to officers fo the Lake City Aktion Club for their participation in the Five for Food campaign supporting the Lake City Food Shelf. This is the second year the club has donated $5 for each...
Lincoln High School crowns 2016 Sno Daze royalty
Feb 10, 2016
Lincoln High School’s annual Sno Daze celebration was Feb. 1 through 5. At a coronation Feb. 1 the students crowned Alexa Burkholder queen and Cole Lundell king of the event. Royalty candidates this year were (from left except where noted) Tanner Frank with Kasi Cronin, Thomas Huettl with Courtney...
Library speaker series continues Saturday, Feb. 13, with author Christopher Valen
Feb 10, 2016
A speaker series to commemorate the re-opening of the Lake City Public Library in its newly renovated home continues Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. with an appearance by Christopher Valen, author of the John Santana series of mystery novels. Valen had an early interest in literature, particularly...
Rad Lorkovic Valentine show comes to Oak Center Feb. 13
Feb 10, 2016
Croatian multi-instrumentalist Radoslav Lorkovic will perform his take on the traditional American styles of folk, blues, jazz and zydeco at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning at 8 p.m. Descended from renowned classical pianist Melita Lorkovic, the lifelong...
Banks wins Big Money game
Feb 10, 2016
Wally Banks of Lake City won $50,000 by playing the Big Money scratch off game. Banks claimed the prize on Jan. 28. VFW Post 8729 in Lake City sold the winning ticket.
Children's author to visit school
Feb 10, 2016
As part of “I Love to Read Month” activities, and as part of SELCO’s Winter Author Tour, the fifth and sixth grade students of Bluff View Elementary are getting a chance to meet and talk with Minnesota children’s book author Margi Preus Friday, Feb. 12. Margi is a New York Times best-selling...
Grant brings clay artist to Bluff View Elementary School
Feb 10, 2016
Bluff View Elementary School kindergarten and sixth grade students are soon to start working in clay like young sculptors.
Beginning Feb. 22, students from these grade levels will work with clay artist Kate Bauman during their scheduled art time, and after school too if they wish.
Bluff View was...
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