Philanthropy

Suckow family donates t-shirts, preschool classroom materials

Mar 27, 2024

Lake City Community Education is expressing gratitude to the Suckow family and Thrivent Financial. Samantha Suckow made a surprise visit to a pre-kindergarten classroom recently with free t-shirts for the preschoolers and $250 worth of new classroom toys and early childhood learning materials. This...

Fore the Bills donates $12,000 to athletic boosters

Feb 28, 2024

Fore the Bills has donated $12,000 to the Lake City Athletic Booster Club (LCABC). “The Lake City Athletic Booster Club would like to thank Fore the Bills for their generous donation to LCABC of $12,000,” the booster club said in a news release. “These funds will help support all Lake City...

Sportsman’s supports After Grad Party

May 3, 2023

The Lake City Sportsman’s Club (LCSC) recently presented $400 of support to the Lake City High School After Grad Party Committee for the group’s planning of the upcoming after graduation party for Lake City’s 2023 graduates, which will be held at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. Pictured: Heidi...

Students raise over $700 for Lake City families in need

Jan 11, 2023

For the past ten years ninth graders at Lincoln High School have done a service project called Penny Wars. The activity is introduced by the team of ninth grade advisory teachers typically around Thanksgiving time. Students are encouraged to bring in spare change (or dollar bills) to donate to...

Pass It On donation gives fire suppression grenades to city’s emergency responders

Nov 23, 2022

On a recent cold and rainy night in Lake City, firefighters of the Lake City Fire Department (LCFD) gathered near a burning shed for a special training. They were testing a new fire suppression technology donated to them by the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City. As pastor of the First...

When food shelf was in need, donors were there

Nov 16, 2022

Once again the citzens of Lake City have shown what a great place we live in. When the Lake City Food Shelf put out an appeal for items that we were unable to find or purchase at a reasonable price, many of you answered that call and donated those items. A big thank you to all of you who want to...

Sershen family donates to baseball program

Oct 26, 2022

The family of Robert and Jan Sershen recently made a donation to the Lake City baseball program. The funds were used to purchase new benches that were built for the junior varsity baseball dugouts, a weighted cover for home plate, and a wrap on the varsity baseball home dugout (pictured). Robert...

VFW donates $2,000 to high school bowling team

Oct 12, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 8, prior to the home bowling meet at Port 104, VFW Post 8729 presented the Lake City High School Bowling Team with a check for $2,000 to help with expenses for the expanding program. Pictured accepting the check are Captains Resa Laqua and Jaxson Kohrs with VFW members Wally Banks...

Hadlers direct $5,000 donation to Happy Go Luckies 4-H club

Sep 21, 2022

Local farmers Kevin and Barb Hadler recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Belvidere Happy Go Luckies 4-H Club. These funds will support the club members and the areas they are involved in throughout the 4-H program. The club also looks forward...

Tony Hebert golf tourney raises money for ambulance service

Sep 7, 2022

Laurie Hebert (second from right) presents a check in the amount of $5,000 to Sara Rybarczyk (right), ambulance director for the City of Lake City. This money was raised at the annual Golf Tournament held in the memory of Tony Hebert, a life-long resident of Lake City who was killed in action in...