Lake City American Legion

Legion honors two longtime members

May 10, 2023

Lake City American Legion Post 110 honored two longtime Legion members with certificates. Marvin Holmstadt (left) has been a Legion member for 50 years. Bill Ogle (right) has been a Legion member for 65 years. With them is Post 110 Membership Chair Dick Grobe.

Becker recognized for 50-year membership in American Legion

Apr 26, 2023

Lake City American Legion Post 110 Membership Chair Dick Grobe (left) recently presented a 50-year Continuous Membership award to Legion member Gene Becker (right).

Legion donates $500 to food shelf

Apr 26, 2023

Lake City American Legion Post 110 donated $500 to the Lake City Food Shelf through the Five for Food initiative. The food shelf is currently serving 125 families per month. Pictured, from left: Legion member Dick Grobe, food shelf volunteers Michelle Smith and Sharon Anderson, and Legion member...

VFW donates to Fishing with the Fuzz

Mar 29, 2023

Members of VFW Post 8729 along with some Legion members presented Chief Kubista and Officer Becklund with a $1,000 donation from the VFW for Fishing with the Fuzz. Front row, from left: Tom Brown, Officer Mike Becklund, Chief Cory Kubista, VFW Commander Joe Kehren, and Johnny Wiech. Back row, from...

Scouts assist with ‘honorable disposal’ of unserviceable American flags

Mar 29, 2023

On March 23, Lake City’s BSA Troop 94 joined the VFW Post 8729 and Auxiliary along with the American Legion Post 110 to conduct a flag retirement ceremony. Unserviceable flags collected by the Scouts were inspected and given an honorable disposal. Participation in the ceremony not only gave an...

Legion post donates $1,000 for senior dining program

Oct 26, 2022

American Legion Post 110 recently donated $1,000 towards funding used by SEMCAC senior dining. Pictured, from left, are Bill Otto - Sr. Vice Commander, Marge Smoot - (SEMCAC Representative) and Robert Schmidt - Post Commander.

Legion will meet at Plaza

Aug 10, 2022

American Legion Post 110 will now be meeting at the Community Room in Lake Pepin Plaza which is located at 224 North Franklin Street in Lake City. Meetings start at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.

Grobe honored for Legion recruitment work

Aug 3, 2022

Dick Grobe (right) of American Legion Post 110 in Lake City received the Silver Brigade Membership Award at the 103rd state convention in Willmar in mid-July. The award recognizes members who recruit between 25 and 49 new members to the American Legion. “Through such extraordinary achievement, this...

Schmidt elected Vice Commander of Legion First District

Aug 3, 2022

Robert Schmidt, Commander of Louis McCahill American Legion Post 110 in Lake City was recently elected as a Vice Commander for the American Legion 1st District and will serve in Area 1 which includes the counties of Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona.

2022 American Legion Post 110 baseball team

Jul 27, 2022

Lake City American Legion baseball team members this summer were (front row, from lef) Coach Logan Thomas, Grant Asfahl, Asher Bee, Aaron Lou, Cam Thieren, Karch Hegge, Johan Zorn, (back row, from left) Josh Wohlers, Seth Harteneck, Parker Rodman, Carter West, David Oeltjen, Max Balow, Riley Forbes...