Opinion
Letter: A special performance for late, great musicians
Jun 29, 2017
To the editor:
On Sunday, as a lot of us were gathered on South Garden Street waiting for the parade to start, the Tiger marching band came by, heading to the football field.
Then they stopped right on the corner of Wisconsin and Garden streets. It was on that corner where former Lake City High...
Letter: Mission accomplished, Freedom Honor Flight fundraiser marches on
Jun 29, 2017
To the editor:
Thank you to the citizens of Lake City for your overwhelming support of our “Raise the Flag” drive to benefit the Freedom Honor Flight.
Not only did we exceed our goal, but we also ran out of flag pins. What a great problem to have.
So far, we have collected over $1500 to help send...
Letter: Are we allowed to doubt 'climate change'?
Jun 29, 2017
To the editor:
A recent letter to the Graphic scolded one of our local representatives for not taking “climate change” seriously. I would like to offer a counterpoint.
Note, first, that the term “global warming” is not often used anymore, possibly because global temperatures have failed to...
Letter: Teachers taught more than subject matter
Jun 29, 2017
To the editor:
Sometimes we do not see how people affect our lives until we look back and ask why we turned out the way we did. Our class had our 40th class reunion last Saturday. We were able to visit with our friends whom we had not seen for a long time. Some we had lost touch with and some we...
Letter: Bluffs hungry for more community fundraising
Jun 29, 2017
To the editor:
The Bluffs of Lake City noticed the Lake City Fireworks Fund was still looking for donations this past week, having already donated $500 they decided to help more by hosting a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser.
On Thursday, June 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. nearly 70 people came to enjoy...
Old Curmudgeon - 6-29-17
Jun 29, 2017
Another Water Ski Days is history.
The Old Curmudgeon has a dimly lit memory of meeting Ralph Samuelson when Ralph was in the Marigold Days Parade in Mantorville all those years ago. That was at some time in the last century!
A stroll through the park this past weekend was a reminder of how...
Old Curmudgeon - 6-22-17
Jun 22, 2017
It has been 44 years since the Old Curmudgeon stood in front of his gallery in Mantorville with a few friends that included a drama teacher from Byron and a pianist whose career included Atlantic Ocean crossings and appearances at Carnegie Hall. The Dodge County Attorney was also in the mix. There...
Rep. Haley: 2017 session was historically productive
Jun 22, 2017
Earlier this month, Gov. Mark Dayton signed the budget into law, putting an official end to the 2017 Legislative Session.
I spent the following two weeks hosting multiple town halls throughout our district, providing detail and answering questions regarding the results of this session.
I heard...
Letter: Lions Club fundraiser a 'grand success'
Jun 14, 2017
To the editor:
On Saturday, May 6, during the 100 mile garage sale, Lake City Lions conducted an annual event known as “White Cane Day.”
This event was held to help create public awareness of blindness and eye diseases, and to collect donations to assist those who are afflicted with this medical...
Old Curmudgeon - 6-15-17
Jun 14, 2017
Once upon a time a long, long time ago there was a restaurant called the Blue Moon here in Lake City. It has not moved from the corner of Center Street and the highway. It has remained a gathering place under a number of names and is once again in the business of food service. May the new folks...
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