Andru Peters

Letter: Be grateful for the honor, duty, and service of veterans

Nov 8, 2018

To the editor: Every year, we set aside Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the 1100 hour, to honor all the men and women who have served our country in uniform, whether Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. We celebrate living veterans from generations past wars, from WWII, Korea, Vietnam,...

Letter: Time to step away

Aug 22, 2018

To the editor: Election results are quite telling, and with my poor showing at the polls (falling in last place) the last two elections, the message voters have sent me is quite apparent. With this final endorsement, I will now formally end my public service career and walk away from those Lake...

Lake City becomes a ‘Purple Heart Community’

Aug 22, 2018

Representatives from local, regional, and state veterans groups were on hand Aug. 16 to watch the Lake City City Council unanimously approve a motion to make the city a “Purple Heart Community.” The designation honors members of the U.S. armed forces who received the Purple Heart for being wounded...

Letter: Why run again?

Jul 18, 2018

To the editor: “Why are you running for a city council seat?” Recently I have received many telephone calls and also have met many citizens who are asking me to consider to run for Lake City council. This is a very good question asked of me, and one topic I have pondered over the past two years....

Letter: Serving on city council is a big commitment

Jun 20, 2018

To the editor: Another election year is upon us and as demonstrated in past elections, many citizens have filed in seeking the chance in being elected onto the Lake City City Council. This opportunity should not be taken lightly. It is a great honor and privilege to serve and represent a community...

Peters honored for passenger rail advocacy

Jan 10, 2018

Andru Peters of Lake City received a letter thanking him for his work on the Minnesota High Speed Rail Commission. Writing on behalf of the commission, staff member Kevin Roggenbuck thanked Peters for his “faithful attendance and service at public engagement events” to communicate the importance...

55 years separate  Macalester snapper and kicker

Sep 28, 2017

Watching fellow Lincoln High School alumnus Matt Glasenapp (right) play for his alma mater, Macalester College, as they beat Carleton 31-20 Sept. 2 brought back memories for Andru Peters (left) of his own football career at Macalester 55 years earlier. “For me (as center) would have been fun being...

Peters rings City Hall bell for 4th of July

Jul 6, 2017

American Legion Louis McCahill Post #110 Adjutant Andru Peters is performing the annual City Hall bell ringing event at 10 a.m. to mark Independence Day. Holiday bell-ringing has been a long standing tradition sponsored by the Lake City Historical Society. Andru has been a member of the American...

Peters shifts focus to veterans issues

Feb 8, 2017

City of Lake City employees, council and board members, and others stopped by the City Hall conference room Feb. 2 to thank Andru Peters for his service to the city. Peters didn’t win reelection in a crowded City Council field last fall. Since then he’s focused his attention on the American Legion...

Mayor Nichols: Thank you Joel, Mark and Andru

Jan 12, 2017

To the editor: I am writing to thank and recognize our outgoing mayor and city council members for their years of service. For those of you that have worked with past Mayor Joel Beckman I think you will agree that our community has benefited from his state, county and city administrative...