show us your 150

Kennedy riders log 150 miles for ‘Show us your 150’

Jun 29, 2022

Deb Kennedy submitted this photo of five bicycle riders who each rode 30 miles for a total of 150. From left: Craig Kennedy, Dr. Jill Kennedy, Kyle Kennedy, Anne Kennedy Beckmann, and Mark Kennedy. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final...

150 cookies for Lake City 150th

Jun 29, 2022

Anne Tabat of Lake City baked these 150 cookies for the “Show Us Your 150” Challenge. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final event in December of 2022. There will be five prizes given and there is no limit to the number of entries you can...

Library friends show their 150 with books

Jun 22, 2022

The friends of the library met recently and after their meeting they stacked 150 books for the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. The group accepts new members any time and meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. They accept used books on the first day of the month from 10 a.m. to noon, and...

150 knobs for 150 years from Lake City Appliance and Video

Jun 22, 2022

This “Show Us Your 150” entry comes from Mark Nibbe of the Lake City Appliance and Video store. It’s “150!” spelled with 150 appliance knobs. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final event in December of 2022. There will be five prizes...

Fosters make 150 potato gnocchi to mark 150th

Jun 1, 2022

The Larry and Marty Foster family made a platter of exactly 150 potato gnocchi for the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. “Over the 2021 Christmas holidays, seven members of our family (Larry, Marty, one of our daughters Amy, our son Regan and our daughter-in-law Jinny, and two of our grandchildren Mia...

Kohrs shows ‘150’ with display of local businesses through the years

May 11, 2022

Eugene Kohrs created this display of Lake City businesses throughout the city’s history for the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final event in December of 2022. There will be five prizes given and there is...

150 bits of lake glass become sailing scene in ‘Show Us Your 150’ entry

May 4, 2022

Leanne Sikkink of Lake City created a lake scene from 150 bits of glass collected on the shore of Lake Pepin for her “Show Us Your 150” entry. “Even the leaves on the tree are green glass. Driftwood and pieces in the bottom right corner were unusual finds. One had a cross, one shaped like a heart,...

Jewelry store shows its ‘150’ with wave of mother of pearl buttons

Apr 6, 2022

Swan Jewelers of Lake City submitted this entry in the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. It’s a double wave created from 150 mother of pearl buttons. “These buttons are cut from the shells of mussels that reside in the Mississippi River. They could have been crafted in one of the two button factories...

Bendickson shows her ‘150’ with grandma’s buttons

Mar 30, 2022

Sandy Bendickson of Lake City used 150 of her grandma’s buttons to make the shape of a sailboat and placed them on a picture of Lake Pepin. The “Show Us Your 150” incentive is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final event in December of 2022. There will be five...

St. John’s shows their ‘150’ with crosses

Mar 23, 2022

St. John’s Church and School has entered the “Show us Your 150” contest with 150 crosses for Lent. St. John’s Church tells us their “Evangelism Team is behind this endeavor and has involved members and the children in the school to work with us. It wasn’t hard to think of ideas as your committee...