Lake City American Legion

Legion Baseball Gets First Win Against Lewiston

Jun 22, 2022

The Lake City American Legion Post 110 Baseball Team got its first win of the season on Thursday night by a score of 11-4. David Oeltjen got it going with a line drive single in the bottom of the first, eventually brought home by a Dylan Rumley sacrifice fly putting Lake City on top 1-0 after 1...

Legion loses close one to Chatfield

Jun 22, 2022

The Lake City American Legion Post 110 Baseball Team lost a hard fought game in Chatfield on Monday night by a score of 3-2. Chatfield American Legion Post 197 jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after the first two pitches of the game via a Luke Conica single followed by a Carter Daniels triple and...

Volunteers welcome to help set up, take down Flags of Valor

Jun 15, 2022

The Lake City American Legion and Legion Auxiliary sponsored Flags of Valor will be flying along Lake Pepin on north Hwy. 61 from Wednesday June 22 through Sunday June 26. A donation of $10 will provide a name tag on a flag pole in honor of or in memory of a person. Donations were due by Friday...

2022 Legion baseball schedule

Jun 1, 2022

Lake City American Legion Post 110 baseball schedule has been announced. The following games are scheduled: Monday, June 6, Lake City at Triton, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, Dover Eyota at Lake City, 6 p.m. Monday, June 13, Lake City at Chatfield, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16, Lewiston at Lake City, 6 p.m...

Legion donates baseball pitch count scoreboard

May 11, 2022

The Lake City American Legion Post 110 made a donation to the Lake City baseball program this past year. Thanks to the donation, a pitch count wireless scoreboard was added to the current scoreboard. Mel Blattner who has been involved with the American Legion baseball program since 1988 led the...

Flags of Valor to return for sixth year

May 11, 2022

The Lake City American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Post 110 have announced that the Flags of Valor display of American flags will be held during Water Ski Days again this year. This will be the organizations’ sixth year of sponsoring the flag display along North Highway 61 from Ohuta Park to...

Three honored for 50 years in Lake City American Legion

Mar 30, 2022

Three Lake City American Legion members received plaques honoring them for 50 years of continuous membership in the Legion. They are, from left, Dick Grobe, Judy Burfeind, and Melvin Blattner.

Care center veterans hear Peters speak, swap war stories

Nov 17, 2021

Former American Legion District One Vice Commander, Andru Peters addressed the veterans in residence at the Lake City Mayo Care Centerfacility on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. His address acknowledged their service to our country and flag, and the importance of recognizing veterans and the relevance of...

Veterans groups collaborate to support community events, including Veteran’s Day

Nov 10, 2021

The two Lake City veterans organizations, VFW Post 8729 and American Legion Post 110, have worked together for many years supporting community events. On Nov. 4, they honored one of their own when the VFW Honor Guard and Legion Color Guard performed military honors for Rolland Brown, a former...

Veterans groups salute as Timm returns home

Sep 8, 2021

It happened quickly. Lights flashed. Sirens blared. Motorcycle engines roared. Traveling silently among the noisy escort was a white hearse. Inside were the remains of Lloyd Timm, a Kellogg native who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was just 19 years old. Afterward his...