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VFW donates $1,000 to Senior Dining Program at Lake Pepin Plaza

Nov 16, 2022

Lake City VFW Post 8729 has donated $1,000 to the Senior Dining Program run by SEMCAC at Lake Pepin Plaza in Lake City. Pictured, from left, are VFW Commander Joe Kehren, Marge Smoot from the Senior Dining Prgorgram, and VFW Quartermaster Wally Banks.

VFW launches middle school essay contest

Sep 7, 2022

Commander Joe Kehren of the Lake City VFW has announced the kickoff of the annual Patriots Pen youth essay competition. Middle schoolers in grades 6-8 can compete for thousands of dollars in national awards. The VFW created the contest in 1995 “to encourage young minds to examine America’s history...

Letter: 'Warrior Art' program needed in Lake City

Sep 12, 2019

To the editor: The September VFW magazine contained an article about “Warrior Art.” Every veteran from every war, going back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, has experienced the trauma of war and has stories to tell. I will never forget the day in 1967 when I got to know a teenaged Minnesota...

Burger & hot dog basket fund-raiser at VFW May 4

May 1, 2019

The Lake City After Graduation Party Committee will hold a “Build Your Own Burger and Hot Dog” bar at the Lake City VFW Post 8729 Saturday, May 4, from 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.The cost of baskets are $8 for a burger basket and $5 for a hot dog basket and include all the fixings, potato salad, baked...

VFW Auxiliary contest winners named

Apr 3, 2019

The Lake City VFW Auxiliary 8729 sponsored a Patriotic Art Contest for sixth grade students at Bluff View Elementary School. This year’s theme was “5 Branches of Military Service”. From left: Grace Harris, first place, $15; Colette Lichtblau-Tepley, second place, $10; and Summer Myers, third...

VFW announces Patriot’s Pen winners

Dec 12, 2018

The Patriot’s Pen winners have been announced for the Lake City VFW. The VFW enacted the Patriot’s Pen competition in 1995 to encourage young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society by composing a 300- to 400-word patriotic-themed essay. The...

VFW scholarship competition is under way

Aug 29, 2018

Post Commander Loren McDonald and Auxiliary President Karen England of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Auxiliary to Bernard Flesche Post 8729 in Lake City have announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW annual Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition. Local high school students in this...

Lake City becomes a ‘Purple Heart Community’

Aug 22, 2018

Representatives from local, regional, and state veterans groups were on hand Aug. 16 to watch the Lake City City Council unanimously approve a motion to make the city a “Purple Heart Community.” The designation honors members of the U.S. armed forces who received the Purple Heart for being wounded...

Memorial Day is about selflessness

May 31, 2018

Scenes from area memorial day observances.

Loyalty Days includes election of officers

May 9, 2018

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and it’s Auxiliary for the First District in the Department of Minnesota held it’s Loyalty Days celebration in Owatonna this past weekend, May 4 and 5. First District officers were elected and installed following the business meetings on Saturday, May 5. Nathan Pike (...

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