Aug 26, 2015
The Friends of the Lake City Public Library will be hosting their annual fall used book sale during the Junk Crush Sept. 11-13. The location of the book sale will be at the American Legion on Washington Street.Sale hours Friday, Sept. 11 will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a....
Aug 26, 2015
A group of local Lions Club members attended the Puppy Days program at the Fort Dodge, Iowa Correctional Facility on Sunday Aug. 23. The puppy training program at the facility trains puppies for the Leader Dog For the Blind Program in Rochester Hills, Mich. The puppies enter the program at about...
Aug 26, 2015
A group of Local Lake City Lions served a dinner at the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The house is a home away from home for families who have a child or children having medical treatments at the Mayo Clinic. The housing is provided at low or no cost to the families. The...
Aug 26, 2015
Tricia Berg of Lake City has become the ninth recipient of the Woman’s Club of Lake City continuing education scholarship. The $1,000 award is given each year to a deserving woman from Lake City who is pursuing post-secondary studies. Berg is attending Minnesota State College - Southeast...
Aug 26, 2015
The Lincoln High School class of 1955 celebrated their 60th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Lake City Golf Club. Front row, from left (seated): Harold Yotter, Marvin Blattner, Nancy (Hunecke) Freeman, Gene Schumann, Philip Schasker, Nancy (Meincke) Powers, Audrey (Wise) Sass, Barbara (...
Aug 21, 2015
Lee Schultz captured this image of a double rainbow over Lake Pepin on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from the Villas on Pepin. In the background are the bluffs south of Stockholm, Wis. To submit an interesting photo taken in or around Lake City, Frontenac or Zumbro Falls, email graphic@rconnect.com.
Aug 20, 2015
A community style show will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at Port 104.
The style show will be a fund-raiser for the proposed new Lake Pepin Interpretive Centre.
Debbie Lane of the Corner Closet is coordinating the event. The show will feature fashions from Corner Closet and other stores in...
Aug 20, 2015
The night sky turned an eerie green early Sunday morning as an Aurora Borealis performed a sky dance over Lake Pepin. This image was captured by Lake City photographer and skywatcher Manda Hart Baldwin. Her photographs have won contests and have been featured by Amtrak and the Parks and Trails...
Aug 20, 2015
A benefit will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, for six-year-old Eden Marie Clevenger and her dad, Dayton Clevenger.
Eden Marie recently was returned to her father from Mexico after an apparent abduction.
Dayton Clevenger’s mother is Dawn Clevenger of Cannon Falls. Her parents are Donald and Delaine...
Aug 20, 2015
High heat and humidity through the weekend and the threat of thunderstorms did nothing to deter music enthusiasts Sunday afternoon. The Turkey River All-Stars retreated off the Patton Park gazebo and into the shade for the annual concert in the park sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Lake City....