Opinion

Church grateful for community support of Blessing Box

Feb 12, 2025

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is grateful for the caring people who live in Lake City. As some people in the community are aware, St. Mark’s Church has a Blessing Box in front of the building with some food items to help people in need; it offers just a few non-perishable goods to help tide people...

Wanted: Lake City stories and storytellers

Feb 5, 2025

On Jan. 25, Eloise Blattner stopped by the Lake City Arts (LCAA) Center during the Hot Cocoa Crawl sponsored by the Shops of Lake City. Eloise, a past president of the Lake City Historical Society had a wonderful hot cocoa story to share with a captive audience of Ruby and Penny and Sammy the...

Tiger Talk: Board members sworn in, child care rates, exceptional students

Feb 5, 2025

Although the middle of winter, post holiday, January can feel like a slower time of year, that is hardly the case at Lake City Schools. From Snow Days Week to sporting events, to One Act Play and band concerts, there is much to do when it’s cold outside. One highlight of the month of January is...

Ohl: A Card Slinger

Jan 29, 2025

You probably remember from previous articles that I am much more inclined to read rather than play cards. The game of Solitaire is at the peak of my card playing skills even though I haven’t won in over fourteen years mainly due to not playing. Although I didn’t play cards, I did play with cards....

Waves of Hope a courageous and sensitive approach to suicide prevention awareness

Jan 29, 2025

Monday evening, Jan. 27, I attended a meaningful, well planned program at Lincoln High School. It was called ‘Waves of Hope’ and focused on suicide prevention awareness. The event was sponsored by community and county programs. Included were the Lake City Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Rotary Club...

Ohl: Hidden Powers

Jan 22, 2025

I have the ability to track down those socks that hide from us. After many years of practice, I have developed a unique talent for untangling Christmas lights. I have a knack for perfectly timing the microwave so the leftovers come out hot, but not lava hot. I have the gift of parallel parking in...

Grateful for Nichols’ service as mayor

Jan 22, 2025

This note is to thank former mayor Mark Nichols for serving as the Mayor of Lake City for the previous 8 years. Mark’s dedication to the position was very evident, during both terms, as I believe he invested an unusually high number of hours per week, not including all of the pre-scheduled...

Ohl: Resolutions

Jan 15, 2025

Those wild and crazy Babylonians started it over 4000 years ago. Each year during a feast honoring their gods, they would pledge to repay debts and return borrowed items. Now, we make resolutions to exercise more, eat healthier, lose weight, drink less, spend less time on social media, and...

Support truly clean, renewable energy

Jan 15, 2025

On June 20, 2024, I attended a public hearing in St. Paul regarding the 20-year licensing extension request by Xcel Energy for the reactors at Prairie Island and Monticello. At this hearing, I received a 2024 Xcel Energy information sheet titled, Advancing the Clean Energy Transition. This...

Kiwanis: Toy drive served 55 families, 150 children

Jan 8, 2025

Lake City Kiwanis Club thanks the many people who donated toys and cash to the Toy Project this year. We served 55 families with 150 children and were able to meet our goals. We thank Lake City Fresh Market, Alliance Bank, Forward Bank, Edward Jones office, Anytime Fitness, the VFW, Pepin Plaza,...