Donation

Sportsman’s donates to veterans van program

Jan 9, 2019

Wabasha County Veterans Service Officer Nate Pelz (left) accepts a $500 check from Don Springer, member of the Millville Sportsman’s Club, at the Dec. 26 Wabasha County board meeting. The money will be used for the Veterans Van Transporation Program.

Chamber donates to food shelf with food and fall decorating donations

Dec 19, 2018

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce presented the Lake City Food Shelf with 60 pounds of food donated at the Patton Park Lighting Ceremony, plus a check in the amount of $400 from their Fall Decorating Project. From left: Michelle Larson, Chamber executive director; Carole Helgerson, Food Shelf...

Lake City Kiwanis Club donates to Scholastic Book Fair to provide free books

Nov 28, 2018

Lake City Kiwanis Club donated $250 to the Scholastic Book Fair at Bluff View Elementary School. The funds were used to provide a free book to about 30 students in grades kindergarten through sixth who won in a drawing. Every child pictured here won a free book.

St. Mark’s donates to memorial foundation in memory of Girl Scouts

Nov 28, 2018

At its November Community Supper, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lake City made a donation of $1,000 to the Community Foundation of Chippewa County Memorial Fund as a remembrance to the Chippewa Falls Girl Scouts who were so tragically lost while performing community service. This donation was...

Kiwanis Club donates 12 ukuleles to fine arts program

Aug 29, 2018

Instructor Mike Arturi (right) and four of his students from the Lake City Area Arts center summer fine arts program, attended the Lake City Kiwanis meeting in August to thank them for their donation to the group. Lake City Kiwanis purchased 12 ukuleles for the program to use for the class. At...

FCC Sunday school donates to MobilePack

Aug 15, 2018

Cate Sprout (left) and the Rev. David S. Badgley met recently outside the First Congregational Church, UCC in Lake City, where Rev. Badgley is pastor. The congregation with the Sunday school kids raised $700 to donate to the Hiawatha Valley MobilePack event sponsored by the Twin Cities’ based...

Hiawatha Valley MobilePack receives donation from St. Mark’s

Aug 15, 2018

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church has donated $1,000 to Hiawatha Valley MobilePack from it’s outreach funds to supply 4,545 meals to the Feed My Starving Children program (each meal costs 22 cents). 1,100 volunteers and $44,000 are needed to pack 200,000 meals in two days. On Friday, Aug. 24 and...

Pass It On helps provide meals for kids

Jul 11, 2018

The Pass It On thrift shop in Lake City recently donated $1,000 to Lake City Public Schools to help families in need of assistance with delinquent meal accounts. These funds help ensure that every student in the school district has access to proper nutrition on a daily basis. Superintendent of...

VFW donates $1,000 to support Bluff View Eagle Bluff field trip

Dec 27, 2017

The Lake City VFW donated $1,000 to help support the two night, three day trip to Eagle Bluff Observatory in Lanesboro, Minn. Fourth grade students will attend the outdoor learning experience in April 2018. Donations from civic groups, school fundraisers, and parent contributions help pay for...

Book donated in memory of Lois Meincke

Nov 29, 2017

A book of remembrance was presented to Heidi Nelson, new auxiliary member and Mayo employee (left) at the Nov. 21 meeting of the Mayo Clinic Health System Auxiliary in Lake City by auxiliary member and historian Linda Ordorff. “Hummingbirds of North America” will be placed in the hospital...