Books

Award-winning young adult author to appear May 28 in Lake City

May 24, 2017

Treats and Treasures in Lake City will host an appearance by author Mary Clare Lockman on Sunday, May 28, from 10 a.m. until noon. Lockman is a retired oncology/hospice nurse with a degree in creative writing from Metropolitan State University. Her stories have been published in several “Chicken...

Historic Florence Town Hall hosts history fair

Apr 26, 2017

Saturday’s excellent weather didn’t stop people from getting inside to enjoy the face-painting, book reading, new historical acquisitions, door prizes and refreshments, and local history books and DVDs for sale at the Florence Township History Fair. The annual event is organized by the Friends of...

Longtime diner memorializes Frontenac Cafe in children's book

Dec 15, 2016

A hungry and lazy barred owl named Howie flies through the forest at dawn looking for someone to fix him breakfast. “Who Cooks for You?,” he asks deer, turkeys and everyone else he meets in his failed search. That is, until he meets a little girl who tells him that the Whistle Stop Cafe cooks for...

Christmas book sale to be held Dec. 2 and 3

Nov 23, 2016

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library are sponsoring their annual Christmas Book Sale at the library on Friday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.This book sale concentrates on Christmas themed items of fiction, childrens, cookbooks, entertaining,...

Milestone employees are honored at GRH

Sep 21, 2016

Great River Homes, Inc. recognized employees who have reached milestone employment anniversaries on Sept. 13 during National Direct Support Professionals Week.Employees of Great River Homes, Inc. (GRH) receive special recognition after five years of employment and every five years thereafter....

Park gets Little Free Library

Apr 13, 2016

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FPL) will celebrate National Library Week 2016 with the dedication of Lake City’s newest Little Free Library. The celebration will take place on Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. at McCahill Play Park, located on South Lakeshore Drive. All are welcome to...

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...