On July 24 the Bluff View Summer Reading Program went on an adventure and decided to have the program in conjunction with the Lake City Market by the Lake.
Jen Baures got this incredible idea at the end of our program last summer! In February, we started to look at how we could fund this...
Of the bars that have existed in downtown Lake City, few seem to have racked up a reputation as well-known as the Old Bank Bar.
When Monty Vikdal was deciding where to hold the ceremony marking his promotion to Captain in the US Navy Reserve, he had several options.
“I considered traveling to Washington D.C. to do this in front of the National Archives,” he said during the Aug. 1 ceremony. “I considered traveling to...
Summer T-Ball season in Lake City has concluded. T-Ball Coordinator Megan Sumerfelt said: “This year we had five teams with a total of 59 kiddos ranging from the age of 3 to 7 years old. They played every Sunday night from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Players and coaches are pictured above.
Prairie Street Jazz is playing at Ohuta Park on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. “This is its own standalone event, just serving as a way to incorporate more music events into the community,” director Eric Stashek said. The event is sponsored by Lake City Area Arts. There’s no admission fee, but freewill donations...
Lake City 14/15U baseball won their year end tournament on July 19. They beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa 5-0 and then beat Kasson-Mantorville in the championship game 8-7 with a walk off in the bottom of the 7th inning. Front row, from left: Coach Jordan Schumacher, Connor Kohrs, Owen Lafferty, Mason...
Local photographer Ben Threinen captured this image of the river cruise boat American Serenade heading downriver on Aug. 3. The American Serenade is a modern 180-passenger cruise ship operated by American Cruise Lines, according to the company website. It made its debut on the Mississippi River in...
On Wednesday, July 29, the Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) group walkers headed out to the Great River Vineyard, four miles north of Lake City on Hwy. 61, walking through the vineyard and orchard property with new owners Simon and Sunni Kehren while they described their plans for the property.
The...
You may recall my motorcycle right turn ”dangling foot” episode of two months ago. If you don’t, I certainly do and I am willing to share a few extra details as I have little else to do.
More than a few have suggested that perhaps I should be riding a smaller bike or not at all. I can see their...
Summer School
As summer settles in, Bluff View Elementary remains busy with learning.
Summer school began in July for students in first through eighth grade. The program provides engaging reading and math support for students who would benefit from additional practice, including students...
On Thursday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium, Lincoln High School will hold its Parent/Athlete/Coach (PAC) meeting.
This meeting is for student-athletes in seventh through 12th grade who plan to participate in fall sports and their parents.
Students who do not participate in...
Those old country churches carry so much history.
South Troy Wesleyan Church, the little white, wood-frame building along Highway 63 near Zumbro Falls, dates to 1882.
Pastors and church leaders have come and gone. Milestones were celebrated, memories were made.
But one of the best stories is how...
The Greater Lake City Community Foundation has received donations to establish an endowed scholarship in honor of Dr. Barbara Follstad and Henry Ubbens.
Dr. Follstad graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1960 with a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She was one of the two women in her...
Michelle Wincell O’Leary’s book, “She Found Her Superpower,” just received an International Impact Book Award.
The International Impact Book Awards are “a prestigious global platform dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and elevating exceptional authors and the powerful stories they bring into...
Lake City Public Schools will begin classes on Tuesday, Sept. 1 for Lincoln High School grades seven through 12 and on Thursday, Sept. 3 for Bluff View Elementary grades kindergarten through six.
Bluff View Elementary School is expecting an opening day enrollment of 535 students and Lincoln Jr./...
I am tired of negative ads.
I want to know the record of a politician. Not the hate of the other party, but what will you do for your consituents and this country.
I am tired of hearing the word “retard” and “piggy,” along with every time someone is killed a politician speaks out all negative and...
We need someone who can defeat a Republican candidate. I cannot agree more.
On behalf of Lake City Market by the Lake, we would like to express our gratitude to the Bluff View Summer Reading Program for coming down to our market July 24 for their summer reading night events.
Three Democratic candidates campaigned at an event near Lake City last week, according to Deirdre Flesche, who was in attendance.
“Jake Johnson, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 1, Ben Schierer, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor with Amy Klobuchar, and Heather Arndt,...
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will be hosting the August Community Supper on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
We have another favorite planned for you: spaghetti and meatballs, plus salad, garlic bread, and of course, desserts. Many come especially for the desserts!
Doors open no...
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