Lake City Rotary Club

Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance rep speaks to Rotary Club

Mar 4, 2020

Mac Becco, the communications director for the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, talked about their mission to improve water quality, habitat, and accessibility of the lake at the Rotary Club’s March 2 meeting. The Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) was founded in 2009 by a group of neighbors in Wacouta...

Nyberg is Rotary  Citizen of the Year

Feb 26, 2020

Phil Nyberg was honored as the Lake City Rotary Club’s 2019 Citizen of the Year at a dinner and awards ceremony Feb. 17 at Lake House on Pepin Restaurant. Nyberg is the owner of Fiesta Foods in Lake City. “The person nominating Phil for this award brought up how generous and supportive Phil is...

Tiger standouts speak to Rotary

Jan 22, 2020

Reid Gastner and Nate Heise from the Lake City High School boys basketball team were the guest speakers at the Jan. 20 Lake City Rotary Club meeeting. As of the meeting, the Tigers’ record was 11-1, second in state below Caledonia. When they played Caledonia earlier in the season, they tlost by...

Foreign exchange student from Italy speaks to Lake City Rotary Club

Jan 15, 2020

Rotary exchange student Jennifer Atzori (right) was the guest speaker at the Jan. 13 Lake City Rotary Club meeting. Jennifer is from Cabras, Italy. Rotary sponsors a foreign exchange student annually and is always looking for host families. Anyone interested in this opportunity should contact Tom...

Non-traditional kennel owner speaks to Rotary

Dec 26, 2019

Kirk Bremer of Bark, LLC., was the guest speaker at the Dec. 16 meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. His parents ran a deer farm, and they also raised exotic animals, so Kirk has been around a lot of different animals all of his life. The State of Minnesota no longer allows certain animals as...

Rotary hears plans for interactive fountain

Dec 19, 2019

On Dec. 9, Crystal Boe talked to the Lake City Rotary Club about the interactive fountain or splash pad. The interactive fountain committee formed a few years ago. For really small kids, there are really not many options for them. A splash pad is safe for young children/babies and also people...

Humane society speaks to Rotary Club

Dec 4, 2019

Kelly Kohrs and Terri Bissonette from the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society were the guest speakers at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. There are 20 active members in the society at this time. The Hiawatha Humane Society started in 1971 with a group of volunteers in Lake City. They...

Packing for the weekend rep presents to Rotary Club

Nov 20, 2019

Al Thompson presented to the Lake City Rotary Club on Nov. 18 about Packing for the Weekend. Packing for the Weekend provides families with children with a package of food (in a backpack) for the weekend consisting of a variety of food including bread and milk (and occasionally egg) vouchers for...

Rotary hears about soil cultivation

Nov 7, 2019

Dag Knudsen (left) and Deirdre Flesche gave a presentation on Manawa Prairie Farm at the Nov. 4 Lake City Rotary Club meeting. They advocate for more sustainable farming practices to help clean impaired waters and ensure there is adequate healthy topsoil to grow food. The two also organized the...

Rotary donates to local Packing for the Weekend program