Memorial Day

Memorial Day program seeks letters from servicemembers, names of deceased vets

Jan 24, 2024
The annual Lake City Memorial Day program will be held at Lincoln High School at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 27, and organizers are seeking the public’s help with two initiatives. Program coordinator Bruce Carlstrom hopes to bring back to the program vignettes portraying letter exchanges...

Memorial Day program a moving reminder of the price of freedom

Jun 7, 2023
A special thank you to all who participated in the Memorial Day program. It was very moving and a great reminder that our freedom didn’t come free. So important at this time to realize how many lives were lost to gain our freedom and be aware that we must protect this precious gift. The band was...

Memorial Day weekend brings out the boaters

May 31, 2023
Lake Pepin was filled with watercraft of all kinds Memorial Day weekend. Photographer Ben Threinen took this photo of a boater reclined on a paddleboard next to a motorboat. Maiden Rock is visible in the background.

Memorial Day observed in Lake City

May 31, 2023
Hundreds attended the Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln High School to pay tribute to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces on May 29. The proceedings included the Pledge of Allegiance, prayer, excerpts of student essays, tributes to heroes, a POW/MIA table presentation, music from the Lincoln High...

Locals prepare to honor veterans on Memorial Day

May 24, 2023
Memorial Day is May 29, and local groups have announced their plans to honor veterans with public observances that day. The Lake City Memorial Day program begins at 10 a.m. in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Lake City. It features speeches, music, and prayer. The Zumbro Falls VFW will...

Families of deceased veterans asked to notify Memorial Day organizers for recogniton

Apr 26, 2023
The annual Lake City Memorial Day program will be held at Lincoln High School at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 29. As in the past, the program will honor Lake City area veterans who have died since last Memorial Day. The names are secured from Lake City funeral homes and the local VFW and...

A memorable Memorial Day event

Jun 8, 2022
Memorial Day in Lake City was a very special event at Lincoln High School. If you were not able to attend the free, public program, I encourage you to stream it on YouTube. The program was meaningful as it focused on a number of important concepts: honoring those who lost lives in military duty...

Memorial Day program especially meaningful

Jun 8, 2022
Last Monday’s Memorial Day Service was, for me, as meaningful as any I had ever attended. Everyone participating, especially all veterans, those no longer living and those who are no longer physically with “us” more than earned the recognition. Initially I was disappointed the program was to be...

Memorial Day 2022

Jun 1, 2022
Scenes from the Memorial Day program at Lincoln High School on May 30.

Deceased veterans honored

Jun 1, 2022
Each year at the Lake City Memorial Day observance, the names of local veterans who died since the last Memorial Day are read. This year s list, read by Heidi Berge, one of the program emcees, included: Harold Peters, Emery Fick, Max Siewert, Peter Berg, Kenneth Mulder, Nick Roussopoulos, Duane...

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