VFW Auxiliary

Noella Hinck wins Auxiliary national anthem singing contest

Apr 24, 2024

Noella Hinck, 12, of Lake City was named the first-place winner of the 2024 Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue! national anthem singing contest, sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 8729 in Lake City. Charlie Knudson placed second, Anhi Munoz placed third, Leah Harteneck placed fourth, Bryleigh...

Youth National Anthem singing contest begins

Feb 7, 2024

VFW Auxiliary Lake City Post 8729 has announced the kick-off of the VFW Auxiliary’s national anthem singing contest, Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue! Youth in grades kindergarten through 12 can “showcase their talent, display their patriotism and express their creativity while competing...

England elected senior vice president of state VFW Auxiliary

Jun 14, 2023

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary held their Department of Minnesota Convention in Plymouth on June 8-11, where Karen England of Lake City was elected and installed as the Department of Minnesota VFW Auxiliary Senior Vice President for the 2023-2024 year. England was president of...

Winning art becomes placemats for veterans

May 11, 2022

The Lake City VFW Post 8729 Auxiliary sponsored a patriotic art contest for fourth grade students at Bluff View Elementary School. “Students designed and made great laminated pictures for placemats for veterans. The theme was ‘Thank you for our freedom,’” the auxiliary said. Placemats were used...

VFW Auxiliary delivers books to St. John’s as part of literacy program

Aug 12, 2020

Lake City VFW Auxiliary delivered books from their new program, “Patriotism through Literacy” to staff at St. John’s School in Lake City. Pictured from left: Karen England, auxiliary president; Molly Ring, teacher; David Zabel, principal; Jamie Fischer, preschool teacher; and Mary DeRoos, youth...

Matanich wins hot dish cookoff at VFW

Feb 5, 2020

Amy Matanich of Lake City made the winning hot dish at the VFW Auxiliary’s hot dish cookoff Saturday at Winterfest. Anyone could pay $5 to sample all the hot dishes and vote for their favorites. The prize was a new cast iron pot. Her winning recipe for chicken vegetable casserole came down to her...

VFW announces Patriot’s Pen winners

Dec 24, 2019

The Patriot’s Pen winners have been announced for the Lake City VFW. The VFW enacted the Patriot’s Pen competition in 1995 to encourage young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society by composing a 300- to 400-word patriotic-themed essay. The...

Santa helps 130 children buy 750 gifts

Dec 27, 2018

The Lake City VFW and its auxiliary hosted the Shop with Santa event on Dec. 15 at the VFW Clubrooms. Santa arrived at about 9:15 a.m. to greet children and have his picture taken many times with the children who were not afraid to sit on Santa’s lap. Children purchased approximately 750 Christmas...

St. John’s students win VFW Auxiliary contests

Dec 19, 2018

Students of St. John’s Lutheran School in Lake City were awarded by the VFW Auxiliary 8729 for their entries in patriotic art contests. Winners of the American Flag coloring contest for students in kindergarten and first grade are pictured in the front row, from left: Paxton Sandberg, kindergarten...

Shop with Santa is Dec. 15

Dec 13, 2018

On Saturday, Dec. 15, children ages 0-10 can get help picking out gifts for Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters, and other family members from legendary gift-giver Santa Claus. The Lake City VFW and Auxiliary is sponsoring a Shop with Santa event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lake City VFW. Santa will help...