Lake City VFW

VFW, Auxiliary, and Horens donate $2,200 to Minneapolis VA Fisher House

Mar 5, 2025

Recently, members of Lake City VFW and Auxiliary Post 8729 toured the Fisher House facilities at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital. During their visit, they learned about this charitable organization and the many services the program offers, free of charge, to military members,...

VFW donates $3,000 for fifth grade Eagle Bluff trip

Nov 13, 2024

Lake City VFW Post 8729 presents a $3,000 check to Bluffi View Elementary School to help fund their field trip to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center next spring. Pictured are Tom Brown, King Marking (Commander), principal Eric Aeschlimann and fifth grade students.

VFW announces Voice of Democracy scholarship winner

Nov 13, 2024

Blaine Watts was announced as the VFW Post 8729 Voice of Democracy Scholarship Winner and presented $200, the Lake City VFW said in a news release. “The Voice of Democracy competition provides high school students with the opportunity to speak out on freedom and democracy,” the VFW said. The...

Hinck advances in VFW’s anthem singing contest

May 15, 2024

Noella Hinck (right) has won the District 1 competition for the VFW Red, White and Blue singing contest and will be moving on to the State Competition. Winners will be announced mid June. Pictured with her is Lake City VFW Auxiliary President Faye Brown.

VFW and Auxiliary donate $2,000 to robotics team

Feb 14, 2024

Lake City VFW Post 8729 and its Auxiliary recently presented $2,000 to Lake City Public Schools Robotics Team 2861, Infinity’s End. The team will be competing in Duluth from Feb. 28 through March 2. The Robotics team is made up of 19 students and 7 coaches and mentors. “We support the...

Lake City VFW donates $2,000 to Lake City High School trap team

Dec 13, 2023

VFW Post 8729 in Lake City donated $2,000 to Lake City High School trap shooting team. The fund will help offset the cost of lodging, entry fees and ammo. Pictured, from left: Wally Banks - quartermaster, King Marking - senior vice commander, Ross Freiheit - trap team head coach, Tom Brown -...

Legion Auxiliary donates $500 to Lake City VFW

Dec 6, 2023

Lake City’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 110 donated $500 to the Lake City VFW “for their generosity in letting us use their facilities for hosting bingo and monthly meetings,” Auxiliary President Vicky Fick said. Pictured, from left, are Legion Auxiliary Treasurer Joyce Moechnig, VFW Manager...

Monthly euchre is Dec. 9

Dec 6, 2023

The next monthly euchre tournament at the Lake City VFW is Saturday, Dec. 9. The cost is $5. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. Play starts 1 p.m. The Lake City VFW is located at 115 N. Franklin St., Lake City.

Patriots Pen essay contest winners announced

Nov 29, 2023

VFW Post 8729 and Auxiliary have announced winners of the local Patriots Pen Contest at St. John’s Lutheran School. This year’s theme was “How are you inspired by America?” The VFW enacted Patriots Pen youth essay competition in 1995 as a way to encourage young minds to examine history along with...

Patriots Pen winning essay on ‘How are you inspired by America’