Lake City Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis Club announces November 2025 Students of the Month

Nov 19, 2025

The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for November are Delilah Benjamin (center) and Claire Schumacher (right). The Lincoln High School math department nominated both honorees. Pictured with them is Kiwanis Member John Lang.

Tennis coach and player tell Kiwanis Club about successful season

Nov 19, 2025

Lake City Kiwanis listened Lake City Tiger boys and girls tennis coach Nick Dudley and team member Erica Wallerich tell about their recent trip to the girls state tennis tournament. Coach Nick related that the team played very well in its first ever team state tournament but played the eventual...

Kiwanis Students of the Month for October 2025 announced

Nov 12, 2025

The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for October are Patrick Kennedy (nominated by the Lincoln High School Band Department), Ashtyn Fuller (nominated by the Choir Department), and Ella Weist (nominated by the World Language Department).

Knudsen tells Kiwanis Club about equine assisted therapy practice

Nov 12, 2025

Kiwanian Jen White welcomed Stephanie Knudsen to talk about her counseling practice Hope Reins Christian Counseling, which is unique in that it provides equine therapy as well traditional talk therapy. Her four horses, one pony, a donkey and four staff members provide time with these animals when...

Local blacksmith speaks to Kiwanis

Nov 5, 2025

Lake City Kiwanis president Tom Kregel welcomed Gary Myers who explained to Kiwanis members about one of his many interests, blacksmithing. Blacksmiths in early America were extremely important people who kept the economy moving during the age of horse powered transport. Gary is very active in...

Kiwanis learns about federal SNAP program

Oct 22, 2025

Susan Draves, pictured with Kiwanian Dean Flugstad, told Kiwanians that hunger is a steadily increasing issues for area residents. Sue recently was employed as the Southeast Minnesota coordinator for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) education division until it was terminated in...

Kiwanis Club hears from foreign exchange student Juliette Fosse

Oct 15, 2025

Exchange student Juliette Delfosse, from Belgium, is pictured with Kiwanian Al Lecaptain who came from a Belgian area in rural Wisconsin near Green Bay. Juliette told us Belgium is a prosperous country one sixth the size of Minnesota with a population of about 11 million people that is governed...

Eagle Bluff executive director speaks to Kiwanis

Oct 1, 2025

Kiwanis heard from, Colleen Forenbacher executive director of the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, EBELC, located near Lanesboro. She is pictured with Kiwanian Jen White, on the left, who has led the Lake City Environmental Program for many years. Colleen has been with the Center for 15...

Public works director speaks to Kiwanis

Sep 10, 2025

Lake Cty Kiwanis president Tom Kregel welcomed Mitchell Rigelman to a weekly meeting where Mitch spoke about his new position as the public works director for the City of Lake City. He grew up in the area, graduated from Lincoln High and lives in town with his young family. His vision is to...

Falvey discusses insurance trends at Kiwanis Club meeting

Sep 3, 2025

Speaking before the Lake City Kiwanis John Falvey, local State Farm insurance agent, talked about the changing world of insurance especially with changes in the climate. He said home insurance rates went up in Minnesota not because of California fires and storms but because of widespread hail...