Bellechester

Bellechester Lions to host Sunday Funday on July 23

Jul 19, 2023

On Sunday, July 23, the Bellechester Area Lions Club will host the third annual Sunday Funday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Bellechester by the American Legion and Legion ball field. The activities include the Belvidere Happy Go Luckies 4-H club selling home made fresh pies with ice cream and other...

Third-generation Bellechester mechanic retires

Oct 19, 2017

Rich Majerus didn’t choose to join the family business, Majerus Garage in Bellechester. At least not right away. “I was thrust into it,” he said. The year was 1972 and Majerus was on the cusp of high school graduation. “The day of my high school graduation, the guy that was working for my dad...

Update: Cancer benefit for Heidi Hagedorn is May 20

May 18, 2017

A cancer benefit for Heidi Hagedorn of Lake City will be held Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bellechester Tavern in Bellechester Zumbro Falls VFW.This fund-raising event will include a silent auction, meat raffle, ribs and chicken cook-off, bean bag tournament and live music.Heidi...

Citizens to pick 3 for City Council

Nov 3, 2016

Lake City voters will elect three people to the City Council from a field of six candidates in Tuesday’s general election. Only one of the candidates, Mary Lou Waltman, currently serves on the council. The other candidates include former Council Member Phil Gartner, John Mead, Cindy McGrath, Mary...

Swedish cousin drops in on Palmer family of Lake City

Sep 1, 2016

When Jonas Winther from Stockholm, Sweden, arrived in August on a trip to the United States, he met his fourth generation cousins for the very first time - the Palmer Family of Lake City. He was met at the Minneapolis Airport by Eleanor Palmer and Pat Sadjadi. Mr. Winther was taken on a tour of...