kennedy drug by sterling

Local efforts help push pharmacy Alzheimer’s fundraising past $600,000 over 10 years

Jul 15, 2026

The communities served by Sterling Pharmacy and the Astrup Companies have once again highlighted the impressive impact they can have when they rally behind a unified cause, the company said in a news release. “Thanks to the incredible generosity of patients, customers, employees, and community...

Local efforts contribute to pharmacy’s $69,788 Alzheimer’s fundraising campaign

Jul 16, 2025

Sterling Pharmacy, which operates Kennedy Drug in Lake City, ended its annual Alzheimer’s Association fundraising campaign with a grand total of $34,894 raised by employees, customers, and community members across all Sterling Pharmacy locations. Kennedy Drug in Lake City raised $3,336.83. Kennedy...

Pharmacist change coming to Kennedy Drug

Feb 12, 2025

Long time Kennedy Drug by Sterling employee (27 years) Megan Ahrens (left), will be handing off the reins of the Pharmacy Manager role to Lake City native Brad Nelson, according to a news release. Megan, who started working at Kennedy Drug in high school, will be taking advantage of a new...

Sterling Pharmacies hit milestone in Alzheimer’s Disease fundraising

Jul 17, 2024

What started in 2016 as a tribute to their company founder, Leonard Astrup, who passed away after battling Alzheimer’s disease, employees of Sterling pharmacies (including Kennedy Drug by Sterling in Lake City) and their coworkers at Astrup Companies have been dedicating every June to raising...

Captains, family nominations sought for Best Christmas Ever

Oct 18, 2023

Working closely with Kennedy Drug by Sterling and the Astrup Family Foundation, a charitable organization called Best Christmas Ever (BCE) “is hoping to bless a family in the Lake City area with a Christmas surprise,” according to an Astrup news release. “BCE provides families who have fallen upon...

Mural is complete, celebration planned for Oct. 28

Oct 18, 2023

Over a year of work and six weeks of painting went into the newly completed mural on the side of Kennedy Drug by Sterling in Lake City. In a letter on page 4 of this issue, the committee who arranged for the “Splash of Color” mural said it was the final item on the to-do list for Lake City’s...

Muralists working side-by-side

Aug 30, 2023

Ann Nibbe of the Lake City Mural Committee captured this photo of Brandy (left) and Tony Klindworth at work on the mural coming to the south-facing wall of Kennedy Drug by Sterling in Lake City. The committee hired the Klindworth’s company, Laddermouse, to design and paint the mural, which will be...

Lake City postcard mural coming to pharmacy wall

Aug 9, 2023

Lake City is about to experience a splash of color as the transformation of the Kennedy Drug by Sterling’s south facing exterior wall becomes a colorful, eye-catching and welcoming mural. The Lake City Mural Committee (formerly the LC 150th Celebration Committee) and Destination Lake City (DLC)...

Kennedy Drug staff among top Alzheimer’s fundraisers

Jul 19, 2023

Staff from Kennedy Drug by Sterling were among the coworkers from 13 Sterling community pharmacies throughout Minnesota and Iowa who celebrated as a $73,432.04 check was presented to the Alzheimer’s Association to help with their research and care efforts. The presentation followed a month-long...

Sterling Pharmacy helps donate $73,432 to Alzheimer’s Association

Jul 12, 2023

Kennedy Drug by Sterling was one of 13 community pharmacies throughout Minnesota and Iowa that recently wrapped up a month-long fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. Along with their coworkers at Astrup Companies—which also includes Sterling Specialty Pharmacy, Sterling Long Term Care (LTC...