Dec 20, 2017
Last Friday, Dec. 15, 50 Lincoln High School Concert Choir students again participated in the 5th annual “Clouds Choir for a Cause” at the Mall of America. Over 5,000 people from around the state registered for the event benefitting Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and the Children’s...
Dec 20, 2017
The Lake City Nordic cross country ski club faced two shortages going into this season.
Twenty-four Lincoln High School students participated in the program last year. Eight graduated. And yet coach and Lincoln High School teacher Jim Anderson found himself scrambling for skis this year when the...
Dec 13, 2017
The Lake City High School concert bands will present their annual Holiday Concert on Monday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln auditorium.Performing groups will include the junior, cadet, and senior bands. Featured music will include holiday favorites such as; “Sleigh Ride”, “Parade of the...
Dec 13, 2017
Tromping through the undeveloped morning darkness with the brisk arctic wind punishing my face, not yet ready to start the day, I struggle to keep my eyes open.
I move towards the John Deere Gator, turn the key, and slowly commute over to the lights radiating from the milking parlor. Just inside...
Dec 13, 2017
You’re driving up the winding road to on top of the hill to the Frontenac Golf Course. The parking lot is so full it’s hard to find a spot. You arrived with friends for a pasta night. Your stomach rumbles as you get out of the car.
You haven’t eaten very much today. The short trip across the lot...
Dec 13, 2017
My father has been a season ticket holder for the Minnesota Vikings for 15+ years. My two brothers and I all get to go to certain games. Going to the Vikings’ games every year is one of the main things I look forward to. Each game I go is like another Christmas.
The U.S. Bank Stadium is the...
Dec 13, 2017
Walking into an empty gym might be a little uncomfortable for some people but for others it’s exactly what they need sometimes. There are some people that go to the gym to shoot hoops to relieve some of their stress. I’m one of those people. Shooting hoops is another way to take my mind off of...
Dec 13, 2017
Out into the cold embrace of October I walk. The light taken away, no sunshine to light the day. Only darkened clouds show in the sky. Dead leaves lie on the dying flesh of the earth. The cold gripping at my skin, almost whispering in my ear: “Go back inside.” The sky looks like the sun never was...
Dec 13, 2017
My heart is high. Not just figuratively, but literally. Eighty feet in the air and the wind is blowing hard causing the loose tin on the shed to clang together. My nose is running down the top arch of my lip and my hands are trembling.
“Don’t look down!” is what my grandpa yells up at me. Only...
Dec 6, 2017
The Lincoln High School Choirs will present their Annual Holiday concert next Monday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School Auditorium.
Students will perform a variety of holiday and non-holiday tunes.
Junior Choir will present four songs, ranging from the upbeat “Let’s Take a Sleigh...