Lake City Kiwanis Club

Ziebarth talks about Graphic and game design with Kiwanis Club

Jul 22, 2026

Sarah Ziebarth received the Kiwanis’ fine writing instrument from Dean Flugstad after talking to the Kiwanis Club about her life and her experience as an employee/writer for The Lake City Graphic. Sarah went to the University of Wisconsin - Stout to become a video game creator just when the big...

World champion power lifter Christy Birch speaks to Kiwanis Club

Jul 15, 2026

The Lake City Kiwanis Club recently welcomed guest speaker Christy Birch, who happens to be the 2026 world champion in the bench press. Motivated by finishing second at the world competition in Norway last year, Christy trained diligently and came out on top in Poland to become the world champion...

Kiwanis learns about Mistry’s journey from finance to Ford dealer

Jul 8, 2026

Lake City Ford owner Daraius Mistry was the guest speaker at a recent Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting. He moved to Texas from India with his family at age five. He has a degree in finance but missed contact with people contact so cars became his passion. He purchased his first dealership in 2003...

Kiwanians help on Habitat for Humanity house, learn about organization’s mission

Jul 1, 2026

Five Lake City Kiwanians and other volunteers gathered to work on a Habitat for Humanity (HH) building project on north 10th Street in Lake City recently. This house was built in Goodhue by high school students and then moved to Lake City. HH stresses that these houses help people find housing...

Kiwanis Club hears about family sailing adventures

Jun 24, 2026

Heather Nierman attended a Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting at Lake Pepin Plaza dining hall recently to talk about her sailing adventures in the Caribbean. Her father often talked about sailing that area but that wish was ended by cancer. Heather and her husband decided they would fullfill that...

Fenstermacher tells Kiwanis about ‘Great Loop’ journey

Jun 17, 2026

Roy Fenstermacher of Lake City was the guest speaker at a recent Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting, telling about his amazing water journey. He, his wife, who was the boat’s captain, and a 110 pound dog, who got sea sick and was helped by taking doses of CBD, made the journey following the Great...

Kiwanis Club gets preview of athletic field improvements

Jun 10, 2026

Lake City Public Schools Supt. Ariana Wright was the guest speaker at a recent Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting. Ariana spoke about her personal history which includes growing up on the dairy and hog farm she loved, a music degree from Luther College where she met her husband Jason, also a music...

Solar project leader speaks at Kiwanis meeting

Jun 3, 2026

Kiwanis President Tom Kregel welcomed Broc Johnson, who works with the Solar Connection Company, to Kiwanis to talk about the solar energy project that he is leading the installation of at Lincoln High School and Bluff View Elementary. After very careful consideration the district school board...

Kiwanis hears about ambulance service

May 13, 2026

Lake City Ambulance Commission member Julie Le Captain and Lake City Ambulance Service Director Sara Rybarczyk were the guest speakers at a recent Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting. Le Captain is retiring from the commission after 9 years. Rybarczyk, who grew up in Little Rock, Ark., has been on the...

Kiwanis’ April 2026 Students of the Month

May 6, 2026

The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for April are Erica Wallerich (left) and Grace Arendt. Arendt was nominated by the Lincoln High School Art Department and Wallerich by the Lincoln High School Ag Department.