Philanthropy

VFW supports Eagle Bluff trip

Nov 14, 2018

Lake City VFW has donated $1,000 to the Bluff View Elmentary School Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center trip. Each year Bluff View fourth graders travel to Eagle Bluff near Lanesboro for three days and two nights. Back row, from left: Lake City VFW Commander Lorne McDonald, VFW Auxiliary...

Key-ping busy

Nov 14, 2018

Lake City Key Club has been very busy lately. Key Club is a Kiwanis organization that helps high school students in grades nine through 12 get involved with volunteer opportunities in their community. On Oct. 23, Lake City Key Club members were out raking leaves in the community. With the dozen...

Community Thanksgiving dinner set for Nov. 22

Nov 8, 2018

The 31st annual community Thanksgiving Day dinner will be Nov. 22 in the fellowship hall of Bethany Lutheran church at 525 South 6th Street, Lake City. A traditional dinner featuring roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, baked squash, vegetable, salad and dessert, coffee and milk will be served...

Old Frontenac church plans Festival of Lights

Nov 8, 2018

Christ Episcopal Church in Old Frontenac will hold its seventh annual Festival of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 24. The event features multi-cultural readings and music by local artists, dozens of candle-lit nativities from around the world on display, outdoor luminarias to light the path, and...

Letter: Five ways to love your library

Nov 1, 2018

To the editor: AmazonSmile - Sign up for AmazonSmile and designate the Friends of the Lake City Public Library as your charitable organization. Every time you shop 0.5 percent of your purchases will go towards the Friends! Give to the Max Day! Nov. 15 - Go to the GiveMN.org website on Nov. 15 and...

Letter: Better-than-expected fundraising means more good work in the community

Oct 18, 2018

To the editor: On September 20, 2018, Lake City Lions continued their mission of conducting an event to: 1. Raise monies for events/programs/projects which are endorsed by the Lions, and 2. Have a superb meal and an evening of fun and enjoyment. For seven years Lake City Lions have held a fund...

HHT charitable golf event raises $15,000

Oct 11, 2018

Hearth and Home Technologies (HHT) recently held its annual charitable golf tournament at the Crystal Lake Golf Course in Lakeville, Minn. More than 120 golfers – a combination of HHT members, vendors, suppliers and community residents – raised more than $15,000. Hosting this annual event...

Donation, volunteers help upgrade Tiger ‘crow’s nest’

Oct 3, 2018

On Sept. 21, minutes before the Lake City Tiger football team took on the Lourdes Eagles, Lake City High School Activities Director Doug Vaith conducted a brief ceremony honoring the people who contributed money, labor, or materials to a major upgrade of the crow’s nest at the athletic field. The...

Breuer Golf Open comes to close

Sep 5, 2018

The sixth annual Zumbro Falls Lions Club Randy Breuer Golf Open took place Aug. 11 at Zumbro Falls Golf Course in Zumbro Falls. Among the players this year were Randy and his son. In all, 20 teams participated. Golfers draw for a prize before teeing off. Afterward there is a roasted chicken dinner...

Local merchant raising money to feed children around the world

Aug 15, 2018

When Cate Sprout decided to host a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) MobilePack in Lake City, local boutique owner, Jodee Glenna’s interest was piqued. A long-time supporter of FMSC, Glenna created a way to raise donations to support the Hiawatha Valley MobilePack. For several weeks in July, her...