health

Online mental health classes available

Apr 30, 2020

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a variety of online mental health classes for May. The free classes are held online on Zoom. They include classes such as Creating Caring Communities, Mental Health and the Workplace, Self Care and Mindfulness, Hope for Recovery, Get...

Mayo mask advice

Apr 23, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System has shared the following Q and A on mask wearing and hygiene. How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings Q&A Cloth face coverings should: • fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face • be secured with ties or ear loops • include multiple layers of fabric • allow...

Book giveaway kicks off county Alzheimer’s program

Mar 4, 2020

Community members interested in Alzheimer’s disease can pick up a free copy of “Still Alice,” an award-winning New York Times Bestseller written by neuroscientist Lisa Genova. “Her book has been critically important to advancing the public’s understanding of Alzheimer’s,” according to the Wabasha...

Integrative medicine talk is March 12 at library

Feb 20, 2020

The Lake City Public Library (LCPL) will host an experiential presentation where participants “will learn what integrative therapies are, how they can benefit one’s overall well being, and practice some integrative self-care techniques.” This event, led by Sarah Stinson, MS, LPC, CHTP/I Mayo...

Free fall prevention workshop

Feb 5, 2020

Stepping On, a free workshop being offered in Wabasha to help older adults prevent falls and promote wellness, will soon be offered in Wabasha. The workshop is designed to help participants set goals for increasing activity and balance and reducing fall risk in their homes. Workshops feature...

Groundwater presentation on Feb. 13 follows news of local well contamination

Feb 5, 2020

To the editor: If you own a well and care about the safety of your drinking water you might be interested in attending the Lake City Public Library presentation on Groundwater Issues in Southeast Minnesota. Because of our karst geology, Southeastern Minnesota is particularly susceptible to...

Swing bed program helps man get back on his feet

Jan 9, 2020

If you must spend Christmas in a hospital, there is no better place to be than at Saint Elizabeth’s, says Jim Fox. That said, he never would have guessed that’s exactly where he’d be. Only weeks earlier he and his boys were adding a three-season porch on his home in Wabasha. “It came on so fast...

Low vision group luncheon is dec. 12

Dec 4, 2019

The Lake City low vision support group will have a luncheon on Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Megan Ahrens, pharmacy manager at Kennedy Drug by Sterling will be the speaker. She will answer questions about the new insurance participation, talk about new drug products for...

Heart attack survivor thanks emergency responders: ‘It’s like a miracle’

Dec 4, 2019

On Aug. 9, Rich Noll, 74, of Waterford, Wis., was nearing the end of a round of golf in Lake City when his heart stopped. John Drinkall, a retired firefighter and paramedic who was golfing with Noll, administered CPR while Noll’s wife Linda called 911. Drinkall continued with CPR for 10 minutes,...

'Your story's not over yet' - Film, discussion tackle anxiety

Oct 30, 2019

Anxiety was the headliner at an evening event Oct. 23 at Lincoln High School. A collaboration between Lake City Public Schools, Mayo Clinic Health System, Make it OK, and the United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, and Pierce Counties, the event featured dinner, information booths, a screening of the...