Lake City American Legion

Fiesta Foods rounds up for Legion ball

May 15, 2019

The Lake City Louis McCahill American Legion Post 110 recently received a donation of $756.85 from Fiesta Foods in Lake City to help support the 2019 Louis McCahill Post 110 American Legion baseball team. The funds received are for the various fees, insurance coverage, uniforms, equipment, field...

Legion, county host County Day in Wabasha

May 15, 2019

American Legion Wabasha County Council, in partnership with Wabasha County Administration, hosted the 62nd annual High School County Day in Wabasha on May 7. Attending this event were high school seniors from The Lake City and Wabasha-Kellogg School Districts. The students met and heard from the...

Donations, volunteers needed for Flags of Valor

May 8, 2019

The Lake City American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Post 110 will be presenting the fourth annual Flags of Valor again this year during Water Ski Days June 26-30. Seven hundred American flags will be displayed along the lake walk from Ohuta Park north to the Willows. “Born in Philadelphia on June...

Flag flies again atop Lake City mill

Oct 25, 2018

Lake City’s tallest building once again has some patriotic flair. On Tuesday, members of the Lake City American Legion and VFW color guard were on hand to help Ardent Mills staff raise a six-by-nine-foot American flag up a newly-installed 25-foot flag pole on top of the 200-foot mill tower. It’s...

Worn flags get patriotic sendoff

Sep 19, 2018

Representatives of the Lake City American Legion, the Lake City VFW, their auxiliaries, the Lake City Girl Scouts, and the Lake City Boy Scouts gathered at the VFW Tuesday for a disposal ceremony for American flags that are no longer in servicable condition. The flags were inspected, determined to...

Flag de-commissioning is Sept. 18

Sep 14, 2018

The Lake City, MN Louis McCahill Legion Post 110 and the Bernard Flesche VFW Post 8729 have announced the upcoming Flag Retirement and Dignified Disposal of Unserviceable US Flags to be held at the Lake City VFW Post 8729, 115 North Franklin Street at 6:30 p.m. in the Post front yard/patio area on...

Legion celebrates accomplishments

Aug 29, 2018

American Legion District One Vice Commander Andru Peters (right) is presenting to the Louis McCahill Post 110 awards the post received at the 100th Anniversary Minnesota Department Convention in Rochester. Receiving on behalf of Post 110 for the 2017-2018 membership award is post membership officer...

Austin Veronen attends Boys State

Aug 15, 2018

Austin Veronen of Lake City recently attended the Minnesota American Legion Boys State at St. John’s University. “At boys state, participants learn the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of franchised citizens,” according to the national Boys State website. “Operated by students elected to...

Letter: Flags of Valor raised $7,500

Jul 25, 2018

To the editor: The Lake City American Legion Post 110 and the Legion Auxiliary wish to thank everyone that made 2018 display of Flags of Valor possible. To all who donated to sponsor flags, to all who helped assemble and install and then returned to take them down. To all who walked the way daily...

A welcome home party for summer residents

Jun 7, 2018

A bright and sunny day on Sunday, May 27, helped the eigth Annual Welcome Fest committee greet the scores of families who make Lake City their summer home. The summer residents received a continental breakfast, along with welcome bags filled with maps, magazines, menus and coupons from local...