Philanthropy

Masons donate bench to food shelf

Jun 10, 2026

Bruce Whitcomb (left), Senior Ward of the Lake City Masons Carnelian Lodge No. 40, Dianne Coombs (center), Co-Director of the Lake City Food Shelf, and food shelf volunteer Sandy Bendickson pose outside the Lake City Food Shelf with a bench made of recycled plastic. The Masons donated the bench...

Swap and spaghetti event serves 148 meals

Nov 19, 2025

New Hope Church’s “Common Needs Swap and Spaghetti” event on Nov. 8 was a huge success thanks to large community generosity and participation. Two weekends ago, residents from the Lake City community and New Hope Church congregation donated innumerable items including adult and children’s clothing...

Pepin Manufacturing food drive fills table, raises $250 for Lake City Food Shelf

Nov 12, 2025

Pepin Manufacturing Inc. employees recently had a food shelf drive for the Lake City Food Shelf. Donors filled a table with food and raised $250 cash besides. Pictured, from left: Paige Blattner, Terri Meincke, Christine Risler, and Bob Bredenhoff.

Historical Society grateful for community support of its history-preserving mission

Oct 15, 2025

The Lake City Historical Society is taking this opportunity for a broad range thank you to all who support our mission to “collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge about the history of Lake City, MN.” We’d like to thank Fresh Market for their program to donate a percentage of submitted...

Ackermann presents $2,000 check from school supply fundraiser

Sep 17, 2025

Ackermann Total Eye Care encouraged patients to donate for back-to-school time again this year for the month of August. Dr. Michael Ackermann (left) more than tripled it to bring the dotation to $2,000 for teachers to use when students need supplies. Dena Huettl (right) accepted the donation on...

St. Mark’s donates $2,000 for classroom supplies

Sep 10, 2025

The Rev. Barbara Mathias (right) presents a $2,000 donation from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to Bluff View Elementary School Principal Eric Aeschlimann. The donation is designated for the classroom supplies fund at the school.

Family donates beach toy box to Hok-Si-La

Aug 13, 2025

A family’s donation to Hok-Si-La Park aims to make trips to the beach for families with young children a little more stress-free. “I have four young kids and we live in Lake City. I thought it’s always a hassle to remember all the other things when you are going to the beach—towels, swim diapers,...

Spreading love one cup at a time

Jul 23, 2025

A group of local friends and neighbors came together in early July with a simple idea and big hearts — setting up a lemonade stand along Goodhue County Road 5 to raise money for the Peters Memorial Fund. They set a goal of $200, and thanks to the kindness of everyone who stopped by, they exceeded...

Woman’s Club supports local non-profits

Jul 2, 2025

The Woman’s Club of Lake City recently distributed checks to local non-profits to support their work in this community. Included in this round of distributions were the Lake City Area Arts, the Hiawatha Valley Humane Society, United Way Packing for the Weekend, Lincoln High School Community...

Forward Bank donates to dog park shelter