key to the city

City bestows its highest honor on Peters Memorial Fund

Sep 11, 2024

The Lake City City Council presented a Key to the City, the city’s highest honor, to the Peters Memorial Fund at the council’s Sept. 9 regular meeting. Created to honor the memory of the late Tessica Peters and her son, Sawyer, the non-profit supports school-age children with initiatives like...

Council presents longtime volunteers, restaurateurs Ron and Joan Schimbeno with ‘Key to the City’

Mar 13, 2024

Ron and Joan Schimbeno received the City of Lake City’s highest individual honor—a “Key to the City”— at the City Council meeting on Monday, March 11. In a written version of his remarks posted on Facebook, Mayor Mark Nichols said: “The tradition of awarding a key to the city is a symbolic gesture...

Dedicated volunteers given keys to the city

Sep 14, 2022

The Lake City City Council presented keys to the city to June Brinkman and Kevin Liffrig Monday in honor of all the volunteer work they do in the community. In his introduction to the award, Mayor Mark Nichols listed a number of local organizations the pair have volunteered with over the years. “...

Longtime city attorney, council member Phil Gartner given key to the city

Oct 13, 2021

As a Lake City’s city attorney for 37 years and in eight years on the Lake City City Council, Phil Gartner played a part in decisions that have shaped Lake City over the years: from the acquisition of Hok-Si-La Park and the contract that brought Mayo Clinic Health System to Lake City to – more...

City presents keys to the city to Holland, Carlstrom

Oct 16, 2019

The Lake City City Council presented Paul Holland and Bruce Carlstrom with keys to the city at the council’s Oct. 14 meeting. We have “so many citizens that do outstanding work for our community, but then we have those special few more,” Mayor Mark Nichols said. Among them are Holland and Carlstrom...