Philanthropy
Coaches vs. Cancer fundraising tops $2,000
Feb 23, 2017
The Lake City boys basketball teams supported the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser at their Feb. 3 game at home. The total raised prior to the game was $1,600 following the efforts at the girl’s basketball game Jan. 20. The boys efforts netted another $733 bringing the grand...
January blood drive collect 84 units
Feb 8, 2017
To the editor:
Out of a total of 96 donors presenting at the Jan. 23-24 blood drive, 84 units of blood were collected. A sincere thank you goes to all. These donations help relieve recent critical need for blood nationwide.
We wish to thank the United Methodist Church for the use of their building...
'Five for Food' returns
Feb 8, 2017
Five for Food, the cooperative initiative to raise money for the Lake City Food Shelf, is back.
Five organizations have pledged $1,000 each to be used to match contributions made from now until March 31. The organizations are the Greater Lake City Community Foundation, Lake City Federal Bank...
Sixth graders 'soar' in support of Sawyer Peters
Feb 8, 2017
A group of sixth grade girls from Bluff View Elementary School in Lake City will be selling bracelets and baked goods at the Lake City High School boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and bracelets at the Lake City High School girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 17 to help support Sawyer...
Relay for Life seeks volunteers
Feb 2, 2017
Organizers of the Wabasha County Relay for Life will hold an informational event tomorrow (Feb. 3) for people interested in volunteering to help organize the annual event to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
The informational event will begin at 3 p.m. at Port 104 in Lake City. People...
Dairy award goes to Lake City Fire Department
Feb 2, 2017
The Lake City Fire Department was selected for the 2016 Wayne Quinn Award at the Form-A-Feed Professional Dairy Conference at Jackpot Junction in Morton, Minn. on Jan. 19.
Each year, the Form-A-Feed Outstanding Dairyman Award winners select a person or organization from their community who they...
Kruger recycles, animals benefit
Feb 2, 2017
Kathy Kruger loves animals. She approached the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society (HAHS) with the idea of collecting used toner cartridges as a fundraiser in early 2005.
Until then she had been helping by doing volunteer work with the animals, but realized that she couldn’t take in any more pets and...
Family, friends surprise honoree
Jan 25, 2017
Two-time breast-cancer survivor Pattie Heimer took the court Jan. 20 as the guest of honor at the Lake City High School girls basketball team’s Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser with a handful of family members. The size of her retinue soon multiplied as family and friends made a surprise entrance from...
Lake City native is finalist for community impact award
Jan 25, 2017
Lake City High School alumnus Brenda Kardock is one of five finalists for the 2017 TeamWomen MN WaveMaker award for “Community Impact.”
The award goes to someone who “makes giving back to the community a top priority in ways that benefit the advancement of women, either through their work or...
Donation helps bring ‘Voice’ finalist to Bluff View
Jan 18, 2017
A $400 donation from Pass It On Thrift Store will help bring Kat Perkins to Bluff View Elementary School on Feb. 28. Perkins is a motivational speaker and musician who is probably best known for becoming a finalist on the television show “The Voice.” She’ll speak to students in grades five and six...
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