Donation

Lions Club donates $780 for art center pedestals

Jun 18, 2025

The Lake City Lions Club recently provided a donation of $780 to Lake City Area Arts for pedestals to display works of art. Pictured above, from left, are Lions 1st Vice President Wayne Heise, Terri Orth and Karen Smith of Lake City Area Arts, and Lions President Lisa Quest.

Forward Bank donation propels boat launch modernization

Jun 18, 2025

Forward Bank has pledged $40,000 toward the Lake City Dock Improvement Project, according to a news release The donation reinforces Forward’s “longstanding commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the communities it serves. This significant contribution will support the revitalization of...

Lakeshore Agency donates $1,500 to education foundation

Jun 11, 2025

The Lake City Education Foundation was able to fund fourteen classroom grants at Bluff View Elementary and Lincoln High School for the upcoming school year thanks in part to a $1,500 donation from The Lakeshore Agency, the foundation said in a news release. The amount represents the 15 home wins...

Legion Auxiliary donates $500 to Lake City VFW

Dec 6, 2023

Lake City’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 110 donated $500 to the Lake City VFW “for their generosity in letting us use their facilities for hosting bingo and monthly meetings,” Auxiliary President Vicky Fick said. Pictured, from left, are Legion Auxiliary Treasurer Joyce Moechnig, VFW Manager...

VFW donates $1,000 to Senior Dining Program at Lake Pepin Plaza

Nov 16, 2022

Lake City VFW Post 8729 has donated $1,000 to the Senior Dining Program run by SEMCAC at Lake Pepin Plaza in Lake City. Pictured, from left, are VFW Commander Joe Kehren, Marge Smoot from the Senior Dining Prgorgram, and VFW Quartermaster Wally Banks.

Class of 1960 holds reunion, donates to tree fund

Oct 26, 2022

The Lincoln High School Class of 1960 held their 60-year reunion July 16, postponed from 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, at the Bluffside Bar and Grill at the Jewel Golf Club. The 19 attendees were a good mix of those who live locally and those that traveled from far and wide – including Texas,...

VFW Auxiliary delivers books to St. John’s as part of literacy program

Aug 12, 2020

Lake City VFW Auxiliary delivered books from their new program, “Patriotism through Literacy” to staff at St. John’s School in Lake City. Pictured from left: Karen England, auxiliary president; Molly Ring, teacher; David Zabel, principal; Jamie Fischer, preschool teacher; and Mary DeRoos, youth...

Aluminum can funds go to Ronald McDonald House

Aug 12, 2020

From left: John Mortenson, Ed Burfeind and Jerry Snyder of the Lake City Lions Club stand alongside what they refer to as “Mount St. Aluminum Cans” at the can collection site at the NAPA store in Lake City. Lions volunteers clean out the collection site every week and take the cans to Rochester...

Corn and Soybean Growers donate money to fund jackets

Aug 5, 2020

The Olmsted/Wabasha County Corn and Soybean Growers are using their checkoff dollars to donate to the FFA Blue Jackets Bright Futures Program.“The program truly supports the young leaders in our counties,” says Olmsted/Wabasha County Corn and Soybean Board Chair Ben Storm. “It is important for the...

Lions can donations benefit Ronald McDonald House

Nov 26, 2019

The Lake City Lions Club recently presented a check for $4,400 to the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester. This donation was made possible by everyone who drops off aluminum cans at the collection site at NAPA Auto Parts in Lake City. The Lake City Lions would like to thank all who participate. ...