Opinion
Letter: Let's stop golf cart restriction
Jun 22, 2016
To the editor: About a month ago, I bought a golf cart for my mother, age 97 who is a resident of Mayo Clinic Health System, Lake City Care Center here in Lake City. I always want to give her some more joy in her life and thought going to garage sales, going down to the lake to feed the ducks and...
Letter: Three lanes are much safer
Jun 22, 2016
To the editor: Some are asking why Lake City would want to go to three lanes through town in lieu of four. I’ve heard, “Why fix it if it isn’t broken?” I believe it is broken in that our downtown is not safe for pedestrians because vehicles are trying to get through Lake City in a hurry. ...
Letter: Local cars needed for Lions car show
Jun 16, 2016
To the editor:
For 27 years, the Lake City Lions Club has produced the Antique Car and Tractor show the Saturday of Water Ski Days weekend.
Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised supporting scholarships for Lake City students, the food shelf, the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Camp...
Letter: 2-lane street would be a disaster
Jun 15, 2016
To the editor: Changing Highway 61/Lakeshore Drive from a four-lane highway to a two-lane country road would be a disaster for Lake City and the travelers who drive through town daily. Anyone who would think you can take the 8,000 to 10,000 cars and trucks that travel on our highway daily and...
Letter: Other help for chronic pain
Jun 15, 2016
To the editor: As a previous practicing doctor of chiropractic in this community of which I’ve lived for 22 years this month, I am going to share some observations I have made and some viewpoints that everyone may want to consider.When Ron Zeigler and I moved here in 1994, I think there were only...
Letter: Beautify road, keep 4 lanes
Jun 15, 2016
To the editor: On June 27, at 6 p.m. at City Hall there will be another discussion of the proposal to take away the four lanes of Highway 61 through our Lake City. What this means is that it will revert to two driving lanes through that area. The 10,000 vehicles that travel each day through Lake...
The Old Curmudgeon - 6-9-16
Jun 9, 2016
The Old Curmudgeon has a daily view of the snappy maroon Ford pickup that Tom Heffernan has donated to the Lake City Fire Department to be given to the lucky winner of the drawing to be held at the Fireman’s Dance which is coming up faster than anyone can imagine. The more he looks at it the more...
Letter: 'White Cane' campaign raises $1,135
Jun 9, 2016
To the editor:
On Saturday, May 7, Lake City Lions Club members conducted an event known as “White Cane Day.”
This event was held to help create continued public awareness of blindness and diseases, and to collect donations to assist those who are afflicted with such a difficulty. To this day,...
Legion Auxiliary President: It's time to focus on veterans
Jun 9, 2016
Editor’s note: This speech was delivered at the Lake City Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30 in Patton Park.
On this Memorial Day I’m starting the introduction to the ceremony different from years past. For thousands of veterans returning from war, the war isn’t over. They suffer from post traumatic...
Letter: More interested in money than patients
Jun 9, 2016
To the editor:
I would like to express my disappoinment and anger with the mess Mayo Clinic has made of our medical clinic.
I suggest we do whatever we have to to boycott the Lake City Mayo Health System until they bring our doctors back.
Mayo Clinic is obviously more interested in money than the...
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