Lake City Rotary Club

Rotary: Sponsors made successful Circle of Life possible

Jul 21, 2021

The Lake City Rotary Club’s Circle of Life was a wonderful success again this year. It was held on a beautiful Saturday morning June 26 during the Water Ski celebration. We would like to thank our sponsors. Without them this event could not be possible: Presenting Sponsors: Mayo Clinic Health...

Pandemic cookbook lands Rotary Club on Wall Street Journal’s front page

Jun 23, 2021

Rare is the cookbook that gets written up in the Wall Street Journal. Even rarer is the one that lands on the front page. But the Lake City Rotary Club managed to do just that. It’s 2020 cookbook, “The Great 2020 Pepin Pandemic Cookbook,” was used to exemplify what the Journal article suggests was...

Rotary looking for a few good women (and men, too)

Jun 3, 2021

Hi Lake City Ladies! Did you know that almost every Monday, (at noon), a diverse group of local-folk meet in the back room of Port 104 to discuss the needs of Lake City? Yes, that bunch discusses and implements programs to improve the local arts, health, education, environment, welfare and...

Rotary’s pandemic humor and recipe book now available

Nov 11, 2020

Earlier this year the Lake City Rotary Club solicited recipes and witticisms from the community for a cookbook fundraiser. The resulting collection, “The Great 2020 Pepin Pandemic Cookbook,” is now available. Copies are $15 each. Proceeds will help the club fund exchange students and other...

Rotary learns about Habitat for Humanity

Sep 23, 2020

Mike Bross of Lake City was the guest presenter at the the Sept. 21 Lake City Rotary Club meeting. Bross was project manager for a recently completed Habitat for Humanity build in Lake City. Habitat for Humanity of Goodhue County broke ground on the site on North Prairie Street in August of 2019...

Rotary donates to food shelf

Sep 16, 2020

The Lake City Rotary Club made a $1,000 donation to the Lake City Food Shelf Monday, Sept. 14. Accepting the donation on behalf of the food shelf was the organization’s treasurer, Mavis Hawkins. She told the club members that the food shelf hasn’t had the financial struggles that other food...

Rotarians support humane society

Aug 26, 2020

The Lake City Rotary Club recently made a $1,000 donation the the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society. The humane society it a non-profit providing foster homes to animals while they await adoption and other programs. People can find more information online at hahumanesociety.org. The Lake City Rotary...

Great Pandemic Cookbook submission form is now online

Jul 29, 2020

The Lake City Rotary Club is looking for submissions for its “first and only” pandemic-themed humor and cookbook. “The Great Pepin Pandemic Cookbook” is planned for release this fall, and the club is looking for hundreds of local recipes, jokes, quotes, and short stories on how to survive a...

Circle of Life sponsors come through for Lake City Rotary Club

Jul 29, 2020

Like the rest of the 2020 Water Ski Days events, this year’s Circle of Life runs were canceled, and disappearing along with them was a source of revenue for the Lake City Rotary Club. Club member Erick Enger said the majority of the event sponsors allowed the club to keep the sponsorship donations...

Swenke and Smith  speak to Rotary

Mar 11, 2020

Dick Swenke, the public information officer for the contractor on the Highway 61 project, and Lake City Planning and Community Development Driector Megan Smith were the guest speakers at the Lake City Rotary Club’s March 9 meeting. Smith presented on the plans for Ohuta Park. Swenke said they plan...