Philanthropy
June 22 spaghetti dinner to raise money for 4th of July fireworks
Jun 19, 2017
An Italian dinner is planned to raise money for an American Independence day tradition.
On Thursday, June 22, The Bluffs of Lake City will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The price is $7 for adults and $5 for children.
All proceeds will help pay for this year’s fourth of...
Letter: Lions Club fundraiser a 'grand success'
Jun 14, 2017
To the editor:
On Saturday, May 6, during the 100 mile garage sale, Lake City Lions conducted an annual event known as “White Cane Day.”
This event was held to help create public awareness of blindness and eye diseases, and to collect donations to assist those who are afflicted with this medical...
Species join forces for charity
May 18, 2017
Two species with a long history of cooperation did it again Saturday, May 13, when dogs and human beings teamed up to participate in a 5-K run/walk to benefit the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society. Sponsored by Lake Pepin Pet Clinic and Hospital and Anytime Fitness, the “5K-9” drew 27 people and 18...
Fireside dining, indoors, at Hok-Si-La
May 18, 2017
Hok-Si-La Park has installed a Hearth and Home plaque to honor the company for designing, building and installing a fireplace in the Hok-Si-La Park dining hall. Jake Mead is pictured holding the plaque. Mead and Ben Skibsted continue to maintain the unit. “Thank you to Hearth and Home for the...
Blandin Leadership Program seeks second Lake City cohort
May 18, 2017
The Blandin Foundation is making its Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP) available to residents engaged in the Lake City area.
This is the second time BCLP training has been available for the Lake City area.
Examples of how BCLP alumni have used the strategies and skills learned in this...
Three Korean War vets experience their memorial first-hand
May 18, 2017
On Saturday, May 6, three Lake City residents, all Korean War veterans, traveled on a Freedom Honor Flight from La Crosse, Wis., to Washington D.C. to be honored for their military service and especially to see the Korean War Memorial.
LaVern Witt was accompanied by his daughter, Lisa Rowenhorst,...
Hearth and Home presents another Water Ski Days
May 11, 2017
For the fourth straight year, Hearth and Home Technologies (HHT) in Lake City is the presenting sponsor of the annual Water Ski Days festival, coming to Lake City June 23-25. “We are excited to be the Presenting Sponsor for Lake City’s Water Ski Days again this year,” said Brian English of HHT. “It...
Athletic boosters to meet May 17
May 11, 2017
The Lake City Athletic Booster Club will be holding its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in room 109 at Lincoln High School.
The club will be approving the budget and electing officers. All members are welcome.
The athletic booster club is a non-profit volunteer organization group...
Great River Homes golf fundraiser is June 2
May 11, 2017
The 26th annual Great River Homes, Inc. benefit golf tournament and dinner will be held on Friday, June 2 at The Bluffs at Coffee Mill Golf Course in Wabasha.
The format is a nine-hole best shot/four person tournament. Registration is at 1 p.m. The tee off is at 2 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m....
County fairs get infrastructure grants
May 3, 2017
The Goodhue County Fair and Wabasha County Fair are among 23 county fair programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin selected to receive grants of up to $3,000 from the AgStar Fund for Rural America to help improve agricultural buildings on their fairgrounds.
Wabasha County Agricultural Fair received a...
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