Lake City VFW
VFW donation helps support marching band color guard
Jun 1, 2022
The Lake City Music Boosters would like to say a very special thank you to the VFW Post 8729 for the donation of $1,000 to help support the Summer Marching Band Program. This donation will go to help support the color guard students for uniforms and equipment.
We are very thankful for the...
VFW Auxiliary announces Armed Forces Day event
May 11, 2022
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 8729 in Lake City will present a program on Armed Forces Day, May 21, at Gold Star Mothers Park at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Park Street.
A presentation will honor deceased veterans from the Lake City area that served in all branches of the...
Miller benefit is April 9
Mar 16, 2022
A benefit for a Lake City woman seriously injured in a Jan. 1 car accident will be Saturday, April 9, at the Lake City VFW and Port 104.
Sandy Kittleson Miller was in a serious car accident on Jan. 1 and needed to be airlifted to Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She has undergone multiple surgeries since...
Over 100 kids shop with santa
Dec 15, 2021
The Lake City VFW Auxiliary estimated that more than 100 children bought 460 gifts for family and friends during its annual Shop with Santa event Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Lake City VFW.
“We had a good turn out despite the weather,” the Auxiliary said through its Facebook page. “Lots of new babies...
Winning essay: How can I be a good American?
Nov 10, 2021
Editor’s note: Leah Harteneck, a sixth grade student at St. John’s Lutheran School, was the winner of the Lake City VFW and Auxiliary’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest (see related story). Her winning submission is below.
I can be a good American in many different ways. One of those ways is...
Leah Harteneck wins Patriot’s Pen essay contest
Nov 10, 2021
VFW of Lake City Post 8729 and its Auxiliary have announced that Leah Harteneck, a sixth-grade student from St. John’s School, is the first-place winner of the local Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest.
This contest is sponsored by VFW Post 8729 and its Auxiliary and this year’s theme is “How Can I...
Veterans groups collaborate to support community events, including Veteran’s Day
Nov 10, 2021
The two Lake City veterans organizations, VFW Post 8729 and American Legion Post 110, have worked together for many years supporting community events.
On Nov. 4, they honored one of their own when the VFW Honor Guard and Legion Color Guard performed military honors for Rolland Brown, a former...
Veterans groups salute as Timm returns home
Sep 8, 2021
It happened quickly. Lights flashed. Sirens blared. Motorcycle engines roared.
Traveling silently among the noisy escort was a white hearse. Inside were the remains of Lloyd Timm, a Kellogg native who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was just 19 years old.
Afterward his...
VFW announced middle school patriotic essay contest
Sep 1, 2021
Commander Joe Kehren of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. - Post 8729, Lake City, announces the kick-off of the VFW’s annual Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition.
Middle school students in grades six through eight in this area have the opportunity to compete and win thousands of dollars...
Updated: Local honors planned as Pearl Harbor vet’s remains brought home
Sep 1, 2021
Lloyd Timm of Kellogg was only 19 years old when he was among the 429 crewmembers of the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Afterward his unidentified remains were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii...
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