Lake City Lions Club

Lions Club donates to replace band instruments

Dec 14, 2022

The Lake City Lions Club recently donated $700 to the Lake City Music Boosters fund to replace two sousaphones for the Lake City Tiger Marching Band. The sousaphones cost $5,000 each. Band director Eric Stashek shared that community support has been wonderful, but the fund is still about $2,800...

Chamber recognizes Lions’ efforts with $4,500 contribution

Sep 14, 2022

Lake City Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator Elizabeth Greenawalt presents a check for $4,500 to the Lake City Lions president Bruce Carlstrom. This was payment for all the hours the Lions Club members donated to Chamber events during Water Ski Days. The funds will go to local projects in the...

Lions donate display fixture for Hok-Si-La Park camp office

Aug 24, 2022

The Lake City Lions Club recently donated funds to Hok-Si-La Park for a fixture for use in the camp office to display items for sale. The office carries items needed by campers and other visitors as well as clothing with the Hok-Si-La name and logo. Hok-Si-La Park Manager Lisa Quest expressed her...

Lions donate $500 to Samuelson statue effort

Jul 13, 2022

The Lake City Lions Club donated $500 to the campaign to fund the statue of Ralph Samuelson, the inventor of water skiing, now on display at Ohuta Park in Lake City. Above, Lake City Lion Jerry Jensen presents a check to Destination Lake City President John Hutchinson.

Car show cancelation was ‘blip in the road’, show will return in 2023

Jul 6, 2022

As you know, the fun and frolic created by the 2022 Lake City Water Ski Days has come and gone. And yes, it was a great festival as usual with much to celebrate and enjoy. One of Saturday’s events, the Lake City Lions and Lake City Lakesters Car Show, was unfortunately, rained out. Of major...

Lions and Lakesters announce 32nd Water Ski Days car and tractor show

Jun 1, 2022

The Lake City Lakesters car club and the Lake City Lions will, again, co-host the annual Water Ski Days weekend car and tractor show. This year marks the 32nd such event for these groups. The show will be held on Saturday, June 25, at the Lake City High School football field located at the corner...

Volunteers prep Hok-Si-La hall for another season

May 11, 2022

Members of the Lake City Lions Club and Lake City Kiwanis Club helped prepare the dining hall for the 2022 season recently. “Hall and kitchen look fantastic,” Hok-Si-La Park Manager Joanne Klees said. “Thank you to Bob Walker for sharing his delicious homemade scones with us.” Pictured above, from...

Lions grateful community supports aluminum can fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House

Mar 23, 2022

To the patrons of Lake City and surrounding communities, this may be viewed as “chapter three” in my writings about the Lake City Lions and, in my opinion, their very worthwhile project referred to as the aluminum can collection. My initial writing (“chapter one”) appeared in the Graphic on May...