Lake City Rotary Club

Forward Bank reps speak at Rotary

May 22, 2024

Three members of Forward Bank joined Lake City Rotary Club Monday at Port 104 for one of Rotary’s weekly meetings. We learned from Jesscia Frahm that Forward Bank will be offering a lot of lending programs. Their current headquarters are in Marshfield, Wis., and Lake City will be one of...

Music booster club speaks to Rotary

May 8, 2024

Becky Laqua from the Lake City Music Booster Club was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. Lake City Music Boosters support band and choir at Lake City Public Schools through fundraising. They have the concession stand at football games and numerous other fundraises...

Rotary learns about outdoor classroom

Apr 24, 2024

On Monday, April 15, Angie Haviland, Family Consumer Science teacher at Lincoln High School came to the Lake City Rotary Club meeting to talk about the Outdoor classroom. It’s a extended learning program that is a super idea. It teaches among other things practical skills. It’s a wonderful...

Rotary hosts Wild Wings Plaza owners

Mar 27, 2024

On March 11, Rotary member Tom Dwelle introduced Barbara Milhem and Terry Bowling , who spoke about their new business that is going to open in Lake City this spring - the Wild Wings Plaza. We are so fortunate to have these two business people bring their Branson, Mo., experience and connections...

Rotary Club hears about Governor’s Fishing Opener

Mar 20, 2024

On Feb. 5, Elizabeth Greenawalt introduced Nicole Lalum of Explore Minnesota, who let the Rotary group know that Lake City will be hosting the Governor’s Fishing Opener on Lake Pepin to be held May 9 through May 11. Explore Minnesota coordinates each year with the Governor’s Office, the...

Rotary Club shares exchange student news

Jan 17, 2024

Our visitor at our Rotary meeting Jan. 8 was Brisa Fernadez Kubiak, who is a sophomore at our Lincoln High School. She is interested in becoming our next outbound exchange student. She became friends with a student last year who was an exchange student from Thailand and both thought this would be...

Big year ahead for Lake City

Jan 3, 2024

It’s 2024, and many Lake City organizations responded to a Graphic request for plans and intentions that together provide a picture (albeit incomplete) of the year ahead. In many cases, they are looking for members, volunteers, participants, and donors to help make their vision a reality. There...

State college rep speaks at Rotary Club meeting

Dec 13, 2023

Jennifer Hawkins from Minnesota State College Southeast was the speaker at the Lake City Rotary Club meeting on Dec. 4. “She told us all about the changes that have happened at both of the campuses at Red Wing and Winona. What a wonderful pathway to a four year degree. It was great to hear all of...

Exchange student presents to Rotary Club

Nov 29, 2023

Lake City Rotary exchange student Heitor Gonzalez from Brazil shares his presentation about the sites, wildlife, size of his country, language, diversity, industry, and more, with the Lake City Rotary Club at a recent Monday noon meeting at Port 104. To attend a meeting please contact Sonda...

Rotary looking for host family for exchange student

Nov 8, 2023

Lake City Rotary Club is sponsoring a high school student for the 2023 - 2024 School year: Heitor Gonzales, from Brazil. Gonzales wore a special jacket while attending the Lake City Rotary Club’s annual tasting event at the Port 104 Restaurant. The pins on his jacket are trading pins that...