Memorial Day

Deceased veterans honored

Jun 1, 2022

Each year at the Lake City Memorial Day observance, the names of local veterans who died since the last Memorial Day are read. This year s list, read by Heidi Berge, one of the program emcees, included: Harold Peters, Emery Fick, Max Siewert, Peter Berg, Kenneth Mulder, Nick Roussopoulos, Duane...

Memorial Day schedule set

May 25, 2022

Organizers of area Memorial Day observances have announced their schedules for Memorial Day, May 30, as they prepare to honor the living and the dead who have served in the country’s armed forces. The Lake City Memorial Day program begins at 10 a.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium. It will...

Memorial Day group seeks names of recently deceased veterans

May 11, 2022

Organizers of the Memorial Day observance at Lincoln High School are asking for help identifying area veterans who have died since last Memorial Day so they can be honored at the program. Lists of deceased members are procured from the local funeral homes and veterans’ club posts, but since not...

Memorial Day community choir rehearsals to begin

Apr 6, 2022

A community choir under the direction of Lisa Wallerich and Travis Walker will provide special music at the Lake City Memorial Day program at Lincoln High School on Memorial Day. Members of the high school choir, church choirs, and anyone ninth grade and older who wants to participate is invited...

Organizers: Memorial day observance to return to Lincoln High School

Mar 2, 2022

Organizers of the annual Lake City Memorial Day program are planning to return to Lincoln High School with a program beginning at 10 a.m. Due to Covid-19 concerns, no program was held in 2020. An outdoor program was held in 2021. “While Patton Park is a wonderful location”, said organizer Bruce...

Scouts participate in Memorial Day

Jun 9, 2021

Boy Scout Troop 94 and and Cub Scout Pack 94 participated in the Memorial Day Ceremony at Patton Park on May 31.

Memorial Day event worth the wait

Jun 3, 2021

Organizers of the Lake City Memorial Day observance opted to schedule their event for the day before Memorial Day and use the traditional Memorial Day morning time as a backup in case of bad weather. Unpredictable weather was the reason the program was moved into the Lincoln High School auditorium...

Memorial Day program will be in Patton Park on a new day

May 5, 2021

After a one-year, pandemic related absence, the traditional Memorial Day program in Lake City will resume with some changes. “Given the COVID-19 restrictions in place, and to protect everyone, the high school venue was not suitable this year for the program, even as an alternative site in the...

McDonald: A different but moving Memorial Day

May 28, 2020

Nothing is going to ever be the same, probably including our celebration of Memorial Day. The national celebration in Washington D.C. had to be changed quite a bit due to social distancing but was as moving as ever. If you do not watch this every year, please start next year. I highly recommend it...

Memorial Day observances on the radio, in-person, and on TV

May 21, 2020

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, and even during a pandemic there many local opportunities to mark to occasion. Traditional Memorial Day observances in Lake City, Red Wing, Wabasha and Kellogg have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 stay at home orders. Q-Media, owners of radio stations in Red...