Lake City Environmental Learning Program

White is Rotary’s Citizen of the Year

Feb 28, 2019

The Lake City Rotary Club has presented Jennifer White (right) with its Citizen of the Year award. “Jennifer is an active community member and donates a lot of her time to various community projects,” the club said in a news release. She’s also currently Kiwanis president and president of the Lake...

Bird housing shortage addressed

Mar 28, 2018

Lake City Kiwanis Club members and parents helped Environmental Learning Program students assemble blue bird and wren houses in the Lincoln High woodworking shop to help remedy a bird housing shortage. Above, Erick Enger holds a board steady for drilling. Below, Stephen Stolz provides equipment...

Frontenac Sportsman's Club continues ELP support with $10,000 donation

Mar 21, 2018

Lake City Environmental Learning Program (ELP) junior instructors accepted a $10,000 check from Wally Siewert of the Frontenac Sportsman Club on Friday, March 16. The donation brings the total that the Frontenac Sportsman Club has contributed to the Lake City Environmental Learning Program (ELP)...

Children and Sportsman's club build wood houses for wood ducks

Mar 14, 2018

Frontenac Sportsman’s Club invited the Lake City Environmental Learning Program (ELP) youth to join them for a day of service building wood duck houses on Saturday, March 10. After reviewing some safety rules and teaching the young builders how to use the equipment, they got to work assembling 60...

Theilman Sportsman's Club donates toward Environmental Learning Program van

Oct 11, 2017

A $3,000 donation from the Theilman Sportsman’s Club has boosted the Lake City Environmental Learning Program (ELP) to the halfway point of their goal to acquire a new 15-passenger van. The Lake City ELP offers nearly 100 programs annually and guides over 200 area youth on outdoor adventures...

Bingo at B. Wells

Feb 22, 2016

Bingo sponsored by B. Wells and the Frontenac Sportsman's Club. All proceeds benefit the Lake City Environmental Learning Program.

As ELP turns 20, 'grandma' says goodbye

Oct 21, 2015

Just over 20 years ago, rural Lake City dairy farmer Maren Holst wrote one of her talents on a slip of paper as part of a church activity. The idea went into a sealed envelope for the church to keep for a certain amount of time before mailing them back to her as a reminder. Holst didn’t need the...