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Rattlesnake to make park visit

Aug 12, 2015
The Frontenac State Park Association invites everyone to the State Park to learn more about timber rattlesnakes Saturday, Aug. 22, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. People can meet at the park’s picnic shelter to see a live timber rattlesnake.People can learn a lot more about timber rattlers as they watch the...

group to walk old frontenac tonight

Aug 12, 2015
The next Walking Lake Pepin event will be held Thursday, Aug. 13 and will be a walk in Old Frontenac.  Participants will meet at the intersection of Wells Street and Garrard Avenue in Old Frontenac.  The walk will start at 6 p.m. and will be led by Jim Schreck.To get there from Lake City, people...

Corner building gets a coat of paint

Aug 12, 2015
Local businessmen Rene Lawson, on the platform, and John Hutchinson gave the old Conoco building a coat of paint this week, even though the future of the building is unclear. The Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA) owns the building and has agreed that the location be used for a visitor...

Shoe drive to help 4-H

Aug 12, 2015
Goodhue County 4-H is hosting a shoe collection drive throughout the Goodhue County Fair to raise funds for Goodhue County 4-H programs and youth opportunities, as well as microenterprise ventures in developing nations.The goal is to collect 7,500 pairs of shoes. They can do this with help from the...

Dorothy Club celebrates 27 years

Aug 12, 2015
The Dorothy Club met at the home of Dorothy Kallstrom on Sand Prairie on Aug. 3. It was the 27th anniversary of the Dorothy Club. The Dorothy Club was started in 1989 by Dorothy Walter and Dorothy Plank. This year there were 14 Dorothys that came for the annual luncheon and program. They came from...
Photo by <strong>Ben Threinen</strong>

Relay for Life 2015

Aug 12, 2015
The 2015 Wabasha County Relay for Life began Friday Aug. 7 and ended the morning of Aug. 8.
 —Photo by Ben Threinen

Mark Twain visits care center

Aug 12, 2015
Lake City resident Ron Hunt portrayed Samuel Clemons (Mark Twain) during an address to residents at the Lake City Care Center. Ron Hunt can also be frequently seen when he and his wife, Billy, visit Margaret Curtin, Billy Hunt’s mother, who resides at the care center.  

Early start for football means early start for band

Aug 12, 2015
The Lake City High School senior band will perform for the Aug. 22 Lake City varsity football home opener. The band will rehearse on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the high school band room and on Saturday, Aug. 22 the band will begin with a warm up at 5:45 p.m. followed by the Tiger...

School math volunteer group is recruiting new members

Aug 12, 2015
Math volunteers at Lincoln Junior and Senior High School are recruiting others to help students learn mathematics. Over the past five years, a new process has been developing at Lake City’s Lincoln Junior-Senior High School to help students who struggle with math. In this new approach the...

After more than 44 days of reading, the library summer reading program comes to an end

Aug 12, 2015
By Brigette Rol Children’s Librarian Lake City Public Library It’s been a great summer at the Lake City Public Library. The months of June and July were a whirlwind of reading and fun events for the kids, with our theme of “Read to the Rhythm.” Kids were able to explore the science of sound, had...

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