show us your 150

Seashells from around the world arranged for Lake City’s 150th

Aug 3, 2022

Dalia and Julia Farajin, grandchildren of Bob Pope and Pernille Flesche of Lake City, celebrate Lake City’s 150th in seashells collected from around the world. “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...

‘A Good Yarn’ creates 150 bookmarks

Jul 27, 2022

The knitting and crocheting group “A Good Yarn” created 150 bookmarks for the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. The group meets at the Lake City Public Library on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. Anyone who is interested can just stop in and join them. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the...

Food shelf stacks 150 soup cans for city 150th

Jul 20, 2022

Lake City Food Shelf volunteer Mavis Hawkins poses with a stack of 150 soup cans created by the Lake City Food Shelf 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...

A beach glass ‘150’

Jul 13, 2022

Mike Ryan and Andrea Chapman took 150 pieces of Lake Pepin beach glass to Ohuta Beach for a “Show Us Your 150” photo. The glass was collected locally along the shore of Lake Pepin. “Show Us Your 150” is a year long challenge with the grand prize of $150 being awarded at the final event in December...

Graphic’s 150 ready to go to press

Jul 13, 2022

The Lake City Graphic used newspaper production equipment of yesteryear in its “Show Us Your 150” entry. Lake City newspapers have been in continuous publication under various names since 1861, taking The Lake City Graphic name in 1936. The wood type in the photo was used on letterpresses for...

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...