Lake City Rotary Club

Packing for the weekend rep presents to Rotary Club

Nov 20, 2019

Al Thompson presented to the Lake City Rotary Club on Nov. 18 about Packing for the Weekend. Packing for the Weekend provides families with children with a package of food (in a backpack) for the weekend consisting of a variety of food including bread and milk (and occasionally egg) vouchers for...

Rotary hears about soil cultivation

Nov 7, 2019

Dag Knudsen (left) and Deirdre Flesche gave a presentation on Manawa Prairie Farm at the Nov. 4 Lake City Rotary Club meeting. They advocate for more sustainable farming practices to help clean impaired waters and ensure there is adequate healthy topsoil to grow food. The two also organized the...

Rotary donates to local Packing for the Weekend program

Nov 7, 2019

On Nov. 4, Steven Lang of the Lake City Rotary Club presented a $1,000 donation from the club to the Packing for the Weekend program in Lake City. Packing for the Weekend provides free weekend food for 60 children in 20 families in the Lake City area. For more information or to learn how they can...

Rotary learns about  Rotary Foundation

Oct 30, 2019

Ryan Holfsein (left) and Jack Haugen were the guest speakers at the Oct. 28 Lake City Rotary Club meeting. Holfstein and Haugen spoke about the Rotary Foundation. The Lake City Rotary Club meets Mondays at noon at Port 104 in Lake City. Guests are welcome to attend.

Rotary donates $1,000 to arts group

Oct 30, 2019

The Lake City Rotary Club presented a $1,000 donation to Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Monday. Pictured, from left, are LCAA President Dominique Mueller and Rotary member Steven Lange. The Lake City Rotary Club meets Mondays at Port 104 in Lake City. Guests are welcome to attend. More information...

Eagle art donor speaks to Lake City Rotary

Oct 23, 2019

Preston Cook was the speaker at the Monday, Oct. 21, meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. Cook, who has been collecting eagle items and art since the late 1960s, recently donated his collection to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha. In addition, proceeds from a book he wrote explaining the...

District officers visit Lake City Rotary

Sep 26, 2019

Paul Perez, the Rotary Club district governor, and Jack Haugen, Area 5 assistant district governor, spoke at the Sept. 23 meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. Rotary’s theme this year is “Rotary Connects the World,” and Perez spoke of his experiences hosting a foreign exchange student, attending...

Rotary tasting event returns bigger than ever on Oct. 4

Sep 18, 2019

The Lake City Rotary’s “Almost Annual Wine, Beer and Spirits Event” will take place at Port 104 on Friday, Oct. 4. The event will start at 6:30 p.m.; with closing bids at 8:30 p.m. and prizes disbursed at 9 p.m. This event will include taste stations from a variety of spirit vendors who will be...

Rotary donates to Power of Produce

Sep 12, 2019

Tom Dwelle (left) of the Lake City Rotary Club presents to Manda Baldwin (center) and Susan Draves of Thursday Night Market by the Lake a $1,000 donation for the market's Power of Produce Club (POP). POP was one if the programs selected to receive funds raised at the Rotary Club's Circle of Life...

Print shop owner speaks at Rotary meeting

Jul 31, 2019

Bob Hopkins, owner of Allegra Marketing Print Mail (formerly Creative Minds) was the guest speaker at the Lake City Rotary Club’s July 29 meeting. He’s pictured at left with Rotary member Kathy Moyer. The Rotary Club meets Mondays at noon at Port 104 in Lake City. Guests are invited to attend.