Memorial Day
Letter: Memorial Day observance belongs outside
May 31, 2018
To the editor:
I wanted to express my disappointment that the Annual Memorial Day Program is being held inside.
Sure, if it’s raining that would be the alternative. But, here we are, a city with many beautiful parks and we’re holding this beautiful remembrance inside.
Surely hope this doesn’t set...
Millville Memorial Day Program
May 24, 2018
A Memorial Day Observance program at Millville Cemetery featuring the Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School band.
Lake City Memorial Day Program
May 24, 2018
Memorial Day Program at 10 a.m. at Lincoln High School in Lake City.
11-year-old singer performs at Memorial Day services
Jun 8, 2017
Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen, 11, of Lake City, helped mark Memorial Day in western Wisconsin by singing at services in Trenton Township and Bay City. She is the daugher of Terry Knudsen and Deann Windhorst. Her paternal extended family is involved in organizing the ceremonies. It was they who asked...
Trio cleans veterans’ grave markers
May 31, 2017
Memorial Day was honored by the Lake City Historical Society. Some members spent the early morning at Lakewood Cemetery cleaning grave markers of veterans of the Civil War, WWI, and WWII. Pictured are members Linda Hoellbacher (left) and Constance Anderson. Not pictured is Dave Dueholm, program...
Memorial Day in Lake City: 'Patriotism is Alive and Well'
May 31, 2017
It wasn’t raining Monday morning, but it was cool and breezy, and organizers had already decided on Saturday that the annual Memorial Day observance in Lake City would take place in the auditorium at Lincoln High School instead of Patton Park.
There was poetry, there was a musical tribute to the...
Seat belt enforcement campaign runs through Memorial Day
May 24, 2017
With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend and the anticipation of warmer weather, road trips, barbeques and fun at the lake, public safety officials are reminding drivers and passengers on Minnesota roadways to buckle up.
Motorists who are not buckled increase their odds of being injured by six-...
Memorial Day services planned around the area
May 24, 2017
People in the Lake City area have many opportunities to pay tribute to the men and women who have served in the United States armed forces this Memorial Day, May 29.
The Lake City Memorial Day service begins at 10 a.m. in Patton Park with the presentation of the colors by the VFW and American...
Flag holder thefts hinder Memorial Day tradition
May 24, 2017
In preparation for Memorial Day flags were placed Monday at St. John’s, Oakwood, St. Mary of the Lake and Lakewood Cemeteries in Lake City.
Over 400 flags were placed for veterans and auxiliary members. VFW Post 8729 furnishes the flags and markers.
Volunteers were: Duane Schafer and Auxiliary...
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