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Year’s first baby born
Jan 18, 2017
Newborn Quinn Elizabeth Kittelson has the honors of being the first baby of the New Year born at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. She was welcomed into the world by parents Carl and Liz Kittelson of Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 4:39 p.m. Quinn weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches...
Donation helps bring ‘Voice’ finalist to Bluff View
Jan 18, 2017
A $400 donation from Pass It On Thrift Store will help bring Kat Perkins to Bluff View Elementary School on Feb. 28. Perkins is a motivational speaker and musician who is probably best known for becoming a finalist on the television show “The Voice.” She’ll speak to students in grades five and six...
Library friends celebrate with big donation
Jan 18, 2017
The Friends of the Lake City Library met on Dec. 8 at the Railhouse Grill for their annual holiday party.
Twenty-eight members attended and they presented a check in the amount of $6,180 to Patti Bross, Library Director.
This represented proceeds from the Junk Crush Book Sale in September, the...
Torch: School stresses
Jan 18, 2017
Stress can be caused by many different situations, at any time, and at any age. The major causes of stress include bad health, relationships, major life changes, or a job. For teens, the prominent stress causer is school.
Claudia Sviderski, a Lake City High School senior, claims, “Stress in school...
Torch: Thinking of moving in together?
Jan 18, 2017
When getting to a certain point in our lives some of us choose to live with another who is special to us. Moving in together is a “really big decision,” says Lisa Koehler. It requires a lot of thought and maturity to make a choice like this.
Josh and Becky McMahon say that if the relationship, let...
150 candles for Alliance Bank
Jan 18, 2017
In 1867 a Lake City man named W.C. Hackett founded a bank known as the Lake City Bank and Trust.
Ownership changed over the years, as did the bank’s name, from Lake City Bank and Trust to Lake City State Bank, then to American Bank Lake City, American Alliance Bank and most recently to Alliance...
Torch: An optimistic life
Jan 18, 2017
It’s a proven fact that optimistic people live longer and healthier lives than their pessimistic counterparts, but why is this? The simple answer to this is our emotions and are physical body are more closely linked than you might think.
Phil Olson, a health teacher at Lincoln High, said, “I...
Lake City blood drive is Jan. 23-24
Jan 18, 2017
The next Red Cross blood drive in Lake City comes as the organization is issuing an “emergency request” due to a “significant blood shortage.”
Blood and platelets are being distributed to hospitals faster than they are being collected, according to a news release.
“Donors with types O, B negative...
Torch: Challenge accepted
Jan 18, 2017
Students continue to get smarter. As the focus on education increases, the ability for the students to learn in more ways and more difficult topics increases, as well.
In Lincoln High School, there is a large number of advanced placement, or AP, classes offered. Students that feel up to the...
Class offers tips on Norwegian genealogy
Jan 18, 2017
The Goodhue County Historical Society and Red Wing Community Education are partnering to offer the class “Beginning Norwegian Genealogy” on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m.
Ann Romo, a member of the Sons of Norway and avid genealogist, will guide participants through...
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