Johnny Appleseed Day

Old Curmudgeon - 10-5-17

Oct 5, 2017

This column is being written on Monday morning and the Las Vegas shooting is dominating the news channels. Long ago, the Old Curmudgeon was an area credit manager for Montgomery Ward. He had chosen Fresno, Calif. as his home base as it was located near the center of his territory which stretched...

Johnny Appleseed Day is here

Oct 5, 2017

Johnny Appleseed Day 2017 brings with it the return of some favorite events of years past, but not johnny races. The event is technically Oct. 7, but a Friday night appearance by television travel host Rudy Maxa (7 p.m. at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club) is being promoted under the festival...

Johnny's Scavenger Hunt announced

Sep 28, 2017

This Johnny Appleseed Day features a scavenger hunt for people who “like cracking clues, healthy competition, and family fun.” St. John’s Lutheran School and Roots to Wings Learning Center encourage people to get their team together and lace up their tennis shoes, as their team will follow the...

Johnny overflows: Too much fall for just one day

Sep 28, 2017

Lake City will celebrate football, cool crisp nights, beautiful leaf colors and, of course, apples at Johnny Appleseed Day on Saturday, Oct. 7. The day unofficially begins the night before with an appearance by Rudy Maxa, travel expert and broadcaster, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. People...

Arts finds a home in Lake City

Aug 17, 2017

A Lake City non-profit has signed a lease on a downtown Lake City space that it plans to turn into a hub for arts activities of all kinds. Lake City Area Arts has leased the former Wee Three and Mee bakery location at the corner of Franklin Street and Chestnut Street. After some painting in...

Johnny Appleseed Day planning meeting planned

Jul 20, 2017

The next planning meeting for Johnny Appleseed Day 2017 is Monday, Aug. 16, at Port 104. People with ideas about the Oct. 7 festival or who would like to help are encouraged to attend. Volunteers, sponsors and organizers are being sought for a pedal tractor pull and a craft show. Organizers are...

Letter: Help Grow Johnny Appleseed Day

Jun 22, 2017

To the editor: Community festivals don’t just happen once a year by themselves, they happen because community volunteers step up and lend a hand. Water Ski Days is not just a product of the Chamber of Commerce, but of all the volunteers that step up. A couple of years ago, the Chamber of Commerce...

Apples peeled, put into pies

Oct 6, 2016

Heidi Nelson’s pie ended up in the middle of the pack at Saturday’s Johnny Appleseed Day pie baking contest, but that wasn’t the point of it all. The administrative assistant at The Bluffs of Lake City said the contest was a way to help draw Bluffs residents and community residents together. Heidi...

Contests, giveaways, games and sales at Johnny Appleseed Day

Sep 29, 2016

Corn stalks and other fall decor are appearing around town in anticipation of Johnny Appleseed Day’s return to Lake City this Saturday, Oct. 1, with apple- and fall-related events and sales promotions downtown and elsewhere. Saturday will be the final Lake City Market of the season at the corner...

Johnny Appleseed resurrected

Sep 22, 2016

I wanted to start this story with an allegory about an apple tree that bore fruit for many years until it stopped producing and was cut down. The orchard was closed. But people missed the tree. And they missed the apples. Fortunately they had kept some seeds from the old tree. This year they...