Oct 29, 2015
A lot of the yard work people accomplished over the weekend resulted in a busy day at the city compost site on Old Territorial Road. Four pick-up loads of leaves, clippings and other foliage were being deposited at one time as residents take advantage of the city-operated leaf disposal site. The...
Oct 29, 2015
The American Red Cross bloodmobile is coming to Lake City Thursday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 213 N. Oak Street.American Red Cross blood and platelet donors can now help save lives in less time by using the new Red Cross RapidPass...
Oct 29, 2015
Valley Craft President and CEO Dennis Campbell honored employees with 25 and 30 years of service at the company’s 2015 anniversary banquest Oct. 22. Campbell thanked them for their years of dedication and their contributions to the company, according to a news release. The anniversary dinner was...
Oct 29, 2015
A Grumman Albatross owned by TP Universal Exports International of Eagan, Minn., landed on Lake Pepin for a time Oct. 22 before taking off again and heading south. In 2012, Tony Phillippi of TP Universal Exports told The Graphic that the plane was built in 1953. Albatrosses were Air Force sub...
Oct 29, 2015
Jazz saxophonist John Paulson and his trio return to The Railhouse Grill on Saturday, Oct. 31, for a 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. performance. Paulson was a full-time music professor at St. Mary’s University in Winona for 31 years before retiring in 2012. He’s recorded six commercial albums. His latest is the...
Oct 29, 2015
Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Wednesday, Oct. 28, as “County Financial Worker and Case Aide Day.” The proclamation recognizes the service provided by Wabasha County financial workers and case aides to Wabasha County residents seeking help with public assistance cash, food and health care programs...
Oct 28, 2015
Lake City High School will host this year’s Hiawatha Valley League (HVL) All-Conference Honor Choir and Honor Band Concert Monday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.Guest conductors will be Andrew Haase, honor choir and Dr. Steven B. Thompson, honor band.Andrew Haase has served as...
Oct 28, 2015
Each year the Lake City Sportsman’s Club presents service awards to club members who give generously of their time by serving on committees or the board for the benefit of the club and its membership. The Fred Jacob Service Award recipients for 2015 are, second from left: Laverne Dammann, Dennis...
Oct 28, 2015
Lake City Lion’s Club member Kenny Mc-Ewen (left), Lakester Car Club president Steve Mickelson (center) and Lion’s member and Water Ski Days (WSD) car show chairman Mike Ryan are pictured with a check for $1,000, proceeds from the WSD car show, donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester. ...
Oct 28, 2015
Celebrating its 10th year of business in 2015, the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City recently donated a total of $12,000 toward programs that emphasize youth development. Receiving checks from the Rev. David Badgley are, from left: Kelsey Dieterman for the Environmental Learning Program ($1,500...