Lake City Rotary Club

Rotary club donates $1,000 to local Packing for the Weekend program

Aug 31, 2022

The Lake City Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the Packing for the Weekend program recently. Packing for the Weekend provides weekend meals for children in low-income famililes in the Lake City area. Pictured are Packing for the Weekend representative Al Thompson (left) and Lake City Rotary Club...

Rotary donates to Lincoln High School’s ‘Care Pantry’

Aug 24, 2022

The Lake City Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the Care Pantry program at Lincoln High School, which provides snacks and other supplies to students free of charge. Pictured are Lincoln High School Social Worker Kristin Fugelstad (left) and Lake City Rotary Club member Ron Hooge.

Stienes share history of city electrical power with Rotary Club

Aug 10, 2022

On Monday August 8, Bill and Sue Stiene were guest speakers at the Lake City Rotary Club meeting. They talked about the history of Lake City electrical power. Bill worked for the city utility company for 37 years starting in 1974 and retiring in 2010 as a Certified Lineman. He started out telling...

Threinen speaks about Samuelson documentary to Rotary Club

Jul 27, 2022

The guest speaker at Lake City Rotary Club on July 25 was Ben Threinen. “He brought his wonderful movie, Ralph Samuelson. If you haven’t seen it, please visit the Lake City Area Arts at 105 West Center Street. You can see it there and it is worth it. Ben told us how he made the movie which took a...

Rotary grateful to all in rainiest run yet

Jul 20, 2022

Your Lake City Rotary would like to thank everyone who participated in our 5k, 10k, Half Marathon Run on June 25. We’re so proud of all the runners who showed up for the rainiest run we have ever had. Young and old came and they were wonderful. They showed up, ran and finished. They were all great...

Rotary hears from new Hok-Si-La manager

Jul 13, 2022

Lisa Quest, the new manager of Hok-Si-La Park, spoke to the Lake City Rotary Club at its July 11 meeting. “She is excited about her new position and has a lot of great ideas,” Rotary member Pat Blum said. Pictured with Quest (right) is Rotary Club member and secretary Ava Perry.

Author Dean Urdahl speaks to Rotary Club

Jun 29, 2022

The guest speaker Monday, June 13, at Lake City Rotary Club meeting was Dean Urdahl. He is a Minnesota State Representative, retired teacher and now writer and soon to be film creator. He came to talk about a Historical Fiction book that he has written, that is soon to become a motion picture. The...

Hydrologist speaks to Rotary Club

Jun 15, 2022

Lucas Youngsma was the guest speaker at Lake City Rotary on June 6. He is a Hydrologist for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “He showed us virtual maps on how he is working with other agencies to restore our wetlands. They are working hard to get this accomplished. It was an interesting...

Urdahl will speak about U.S. vs Dakota Indian Confict at June 13 Rotary meeting

Jun 8, 2022

Dean Urdahl, a Minnesota State Representative, will speak about the U.S. vs. Dakota Indian Conflict at the Lake City Rotary Club meeting on Monday, June 13, at noon at Port 104, 104 N. Washington St. The public is invited to attend. A former history teacher, Civil War guru and writer of historical...