Lake City Rotary Club

Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance rep speaks to Lake City Rotary Club

Apr 27, 2022

Dick Boerger (right), Lake City Rotarian, hands speaker Alex Kielty from Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, a Rotary Pandemic Cookbook. Kielty came to the meeting on Monday, April 25. He spoke about Kernza, a new perennial grain that maximizes water quality and profitability, the club said. People can...

Rotary contributes $1,000 toward Ralph Samuelson statue

Apr 20, 2022

Tom Rasmussen was the speaker at the Lake City Rotary Club meeting on Monday, April 11, to talk about the special tribute to Ralph Samuelson that the Destination Lake City (DLC) group is sponsoring. It will be the 100th anniversary of when Samuelson first water skied on July 2 of this year. DLC...

Hansen speaks to Rotary about upcoming foreign exchange participation

Apr 6, 2022

Alaina Hansen is the Lake City Rotary Club’s next foreign exchange student. She will be going to Denmark later this year. “She came to Rotary on Monday to tell us all about herself and practice her speak that she will be giving when she arrives in Denmark. She is a wonderful girl. She will be a...

Community turns out to help people in need

Mar 23, 2022

As our Lake City Rotary works on our Circle of Life Marathon fundraiser, I am reminded of how generous our businesses and citizens are here in Lake City. Whether it’s our Rotary Circle of Life Marathon, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, Abby Fick benefit, or one of the many other benifits...

Lake City Rotary Club  sponsors Five for Food

Mar 2, 2022

Five for Food Initiative coordinator Bruce Carlstrom, accepts a check from Lake City Rotary Club President Scott Feige. The Rotary Club has supported the Five for Food program for the Lake City Food Shelf since its inception eight years ago. Sponsors have contributed $18,500 to match contributions...

JFK expert returns for another Rotary talk

Jan 19, 2022

Lake City Rotary Club member Nancy Denzer (left) with guest speaker David Yorks. Yorks is an expert on President John F. Kennedy and the investigation into Kennedy’s assasination. He returned to talk more about the conflicting information and mysteries surrounding that event. The Lake City Rotary...

Expert on JFK assassination speaks to Lake City Rotary Club

Dec 15, 2021

David Yorks was the guest speaker at a recent Lake City Rotary Club Meeting. Yorks is a life-long resident of Lake Minnetonka and a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a History degree and a Masters degree in American History and a 55 year interest in the presidency of John Kennedy. His...

Fall Fest comes to Port

Oct 20, 2021

Port 104 in downtown Lake City is the focal point for this weekend’s Lake City Fall Fest events. On Friday, the restaurant will host the Lake City Rotary Club’s 15th annual Fall Wine, Beer and Spirits Tasting. Then on Saturday is Bingo and a meat raffle sponsored by the Wells Creek Riders...

Lake City Rotary will host medical cannabis presentation on Sept. 27

Sep 15, 2021

The Lake City Rotary Club will present a public presentation on medical cannabis on Sept. 27. Kert Severson will be giving a public presentation on the “The Use of Medical Cannabis; A Practical Guide” at the Rotary Club, Sept. 27, 11:30 a.m. at Port 104 Bar and Restaurant, 104 N. Washington St.,...

Hutchinson speaks to Rotary

Sep 1, 2021

John Hutchinson was the guest speaker at the Monday, Aug. 30 meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. He enjoys hobbies of masonry and carpentry, he has spent much of his time fixing up their home over the past few years. They do have a home in the cities, but spend about 90 percent of their time...