Opinion
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation CEO: Lots to be grateful for
Dec 24, 2015
It seems impossible we’ve reached the list-making time of year again - wish lists, gift shopping lists, holiday card lists, lists of resolutions for becoming better people in 2016. Certainly, there are several things I’m looking forward to in 2016: Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF),...
All help food shelf serve
Dec 23, 2015
To the editor:
2015 has been a very busy year at the new food shelf serving some of our neighbors.People in Lake City have been very generous in their continued support of the food shelf.Individuals, youth groups, adult organizations, businesses, churches, and grant money enable us the opportunity...
Delila's: Bring your own breath mints
Dec 17, 2015
If this is to be an objective review of Delila’s Cafe and Catering in Zumbro Falls, I should find at least one criticism. Here’s the best I can come up with:
Delila’s should offer breath mints, either complimentary or for sale, to customers who order their ZF Burger which usually is served with a...
Rep. Kelly: Tax relief should trump spending of projected surplus
Dec 17, 2015
The arrival of December means different things for different people. Nearly everyone recognizes this time as the beginning of the holiday or Christmas season. But inside the State Capitol, early December marks the time where the first piece or our upcoming session’s roadmap session is unveiled –...
Letter: What you don't get at the mall
Dec 16, 2015
To the editor:
Saturday afternoon I decided to finally replace a cookware item that we owned that had long since worn out. We did not know if they even made these anymore.So, I drove down to Ace Hardware Store, parked right in front of the place and before I got both feet in the door a salesperson...
Letter: Lane changes long overdue
Dec 16, 2015
To the editor:
Lake City has the opportunity to take on a long overdue project. Changing Highway 61 from four lanes to three should be among the highest priorities for many reasons. One: with the state budget surplus road repair throughout the state is something Republicans and Democrats can...
The Old Curmudgeon - 12-10-15
Dec 10, 2015
This Old Curmudgeon story was first penned and published in a Rochester paper in 1994. It was found worthy of being trotted out again this holiday season.
The real beginning of the Christmas “season” was marked by the arrival of a box from one Ida Kohl, Des Moines, Iowa. It came to our mailbox (a...
Letter: Click shopping - Loss of community (and it may make you look fat)
Dec 10, 2015
To the editor:
As a small business owner in Lake City, this year more than ever, I’m feeling this new effect on businesses. It is called “Click vs. Brick.”
I first heard this term coined on CNN one morning while I was getting ready to go and open my business. The click is the online shopping and...
Coordinator: Koats 4 Kids 'a success'
Dec 10, 2015
To the editor:
This year’s Koats 4 Kids program was a success. 102 coats were given to local residents who needed warmth for the winter. Thank you all for your donations and support.
Recognition goes to Alliance Bank, Lake City Federal, Fiesta Foods, New Hope Church, and the Graphic for helping...
Local author's third book is a history of the Methodist Campus
Dec 10, 2015
“Like all kitchens, it was a happy place filled with wonderful smells, songs and laughter,” Donna Halvorson writes about Schaller, the former Methodist Campus kitchen turned single family residence in Old Frontenac.
With her third book, The River Never Sleeps, the Lake City author and former Old...
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