Oct 18, 2018
To the editor:
Progress is a slippery word.
On the one hand it can mean: (i) advancement toward something higher or better, such as the progress of medical technology. On the other it can mean: (ii) an increase in scope or severity, such as the progress of a disease. When the word is applied to a...
Oct 11, 2018
An excavator owned by Glander Excavating pulls a section of roof from the beach house at the Lake City Marina swimming beach on Tuesday, Oct. 9. In May the City Council tasked City Administrator Rob Keehn with developing a plan to replace the structure and bringing it back to the council with cost...
Aug 22, 2018
To the editor:
Lake Pepin Float-A-Palooza was a huge success!
It was amazing to see so many people enjoying our beach, laughing, having fun, and taking in summer. When I think about Lake City, I want it to feel like that every day -- radiating community, happiness, and fun!
The “behind the scenes...
Aug 8, 2018
An interview committee is recommending that the Lake City City Council hire Jeff Brand as the next administrator of the city’s municipal marina.
Brand was the city’s long-time marina operations manager working under former administrator Mark Lutjen, who retired at the end of June.
In May the...
Aug 1, 2018
To the editor:
Lake City citizens, vote for the candidates who want to save the four-lanes and keep the trailers on the point and keep our harbor intact.
Tom Heffernan
Lake City
Jul 12, 2018
To the editor:
Well here goes my second attempt at being a local celebrity, since my first attempt did not work.
As I sit and watch yet another downpour on a late afternoon, enough rain for now and on the subjects at hand regarding this unbelievable place we get to call home. I have lived in...
Jul 12, 2018
Lake City’s best kept secret? That tiny stretch between Ohuta Park and the trailers on the point. Our own natural beach, right in the middle of town.
Since I’ve been writing letters to the editor I’ve been stopped constantly by complete strangers, some not so strange. The question is: “Why don’t...
Jul 12, 2018
Lake City Show and Share artists have announced their third annual exhibit at the Lake City Marina, 201 South Franklin Street.
This year’s show, titled “My Passion”, will run from July 19 through Aug. 6. Show and Share artists have created unique paintings that express their individual interests...
Jun 20, 2018
The line to greet retiring Lake City Marina Administrator Mark Lutjen stretched into the entryway of the Lake City Yacht Club Saturday, June 9. The yacht club and Lake City Marina Board hosted the open house for Lutjen, whose last day with the marina is June 30. Above, Lutjen (far right) talks with...
Jun 14, 2018
The Lake City Yacht Club and the Lake City Marina Board are hosting an open house for Lake City Marina Administrator Mark Lutjen on Saturday, June 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the yacht club clubhouse in the marina building.
Lutjen is retiring at the end of June.
At the June 11 City Council meeting...