Lake City Kiwanis Club

Engebretson, Ratz are Kiwanis Students of the Month for March

Apr 1, 2026

The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for March are Lincoln High School students Alex Ratz (right) and Ashley Engebretson. Ratz was nominated by the Business Technology Dept. and Engebretson by the Family Consumer Science Dept.

German foreign exchange student speaks to Kiwanis Club

Apr 1, 2026

Lake City Kiwanis Club heard a presentation by Lincoln High School exchange student Emma Siert from Germany. Siert lives in northern Germany in the town of Osterronfeld about the population of Lake City. She loves to travel and learn about other countries, like Egypt and Spain, which will serve...

Georgian foreign exchange student speaks to Kiwanis Club

Mar 11, 2026

Lincoln High School foreign exchange student Irakli Surmanidze was the guest speaker at a Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting. Irakli was nicknamed “Rocky” by his new friends and classmates at Lincoln High. His home is the country of Georgia which is the crossroads of Europe and Asia and is located on...

Kiwanis hears about the funeral business

Mar 4, 2026

Kiwanis Club members Augie Schleicher and Mike Arendt talked about their history with the funeral service. Augie is the third generation of Schleichers who all had the first name of August. Augie’s grandfather went to school for six weeks in the 1800s to learn the trade and start a business in...

Kiwanis Club hears from area entrepreneurs with a weekly podcast

Feb 11, 2026

Kiwanis member Heather Thomas welcomed Cole Nelson and Blake Waters to our Wednesday noon meeting. Cole, along with his father and eight employees, operate Maverick Construction south of Zumbro Falls. Of interest besides doing house siding, gutters, etc., they fabricate high end jumping water...

Kiwanis Club presents dictionaries to students

Feb 11, 2026

On Jan. 21, Bluff View Elementary School third grade students received dictionaries provided by the Kiwanis Club of Lake City. “All third grade students are given dictionaries at the request of their teachers,” the club said in a news release. “Kiwanis has been providing these tools of learning for...

Hydrologist speaks at Kiwanis meeting

Feb 4, 2026

Lake City Kiwanis Club welcomed Lucas Youngsma, hydrologist in the Lake City Department of Natural Resources (DNR) office, to talk about local water issues. Speaking about the much loved Frontenac Pond, Lucas related that beaver dams have kept the water levels up until recently when the water...

Berge speaks to Kiwanis Club

Jan 28, 2026

Kiwanian Jen White welcomed Lake City boys basketball coach Greg Berge to talk about his field of expertise, high school basketball coaching. While having created, during his 19 years as the Tigers head coach, one of the most successful on court basketball programs in the state of Minnesota, Greg...

Exchange student from Italy speaks to Kiwanis Club

Jan 14, 2026

Lincoln High School exchange student Sara Lasi from Italy spoke to the Lake City Kiwanis Club. Lasi is one of five such students this year, believed to be the most ever. Sara is living with Kiwanian Heather Thomas’ family and enjoying her stay there since she loves skiing, which is a passion of...

Kiwanis learns about community foundation’s WeInvest 365 program

Dec 31, 2025

Kiwanis president Tom Kregel welcomed Greg Langfield to tell Kiwanis about the weInvest 365 program of the Geater Lake City Community Foundation. Greg, an engineer by profession, has lived in Lake City for 20 years. He decided to give back by developing this program which is modeled after the...