World War II

75 years since D-Day

Jun 5, 2019

The 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion that liberated Europe during World War II will be observed Thursday June 6, 2019 in Normandy, France. The invasion reversed the course of the war and broke the Nazi grip on France. D-Day was code-named “Operation Overlord” and was the largest amphibious...

Halvorson: River of tears

Jan 24, 2019

I recently attended the round table at the library. The subject was World War II. It brought back memories of my teen age years. I was 14 when we were listening to a concert on the radio and the program was interrupted with the announcement that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. As an innocent 14...

Library to host author B. Wayne Quist Jan. 9

Jan 2, 2019

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to join them on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 4 p.m. when they host author B. Wayne Quist.Quist will lead a roundtable discussion on World War II. Quist is the author of many publications in the fields of national security, political science, and history. ...

Lake City lost five WWII vets in 2018

Dec 27, 2018

Lake City lost five of its World War II veterans in 2018 – Donald Palmer who served in the Air Force; Babe TerBorch, Robert Suskovic, and Melvin Liljevall who served in the US Navy; and Donald Dahling who served in the Army. Like their surviving comrades today, our Lake City WWII veterans were all...

Library to host author B. Wayne Quist Dec. 12

Dec 5, 2018

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to join them on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. when they host author B. Wayne Quist.Quist will lead a roundtable discussion on World War II. Quist is the author of many publications in the fields of national security, political science, and history. ...

Brothers at war - Part 2: Identical Lake City twins joined navy in World War II

Aug 15, 2018

Editor’s Note: Aug. 6 and Aug. 9 are the anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Dave McKenzie is 95 years old and remembers the day he and others were the first Americans to enter Hiroshima after the first A-Bomb was dropped; a few days later Dave was reunited with his twin...

Brothers at war - Part 1: Identical Lake City twins joined navy in World War II

Aug 8, 2018

Letter: War changed everything except love of music.

Jul 18, 2018

As far back as I can remember there was always music in our home. My first memory is watching my parents and their friends dancing in the dining room. They pushed the table back and cranked up the old Victrola. The sound didn’t resemble todays’ music but the beat was there. My parents met at a...

War stories passed down through generations

Jul 3, 2018

Editor’s Note: Lake City resident and World War II vet Paul Miller passed away May 23 at age 94. What follows is a 2006 article written by his then 15-year-old great-granddaughter Analisa Anderson (nee Frohwein) based on an interview with Miller about his wartime experiences. Anderson is the...

Author of WWII book honors vets

May 3, 2018

B. Wayne Quist of Lake City presents a copy of his book, “God’s Angry Man,” to Dave McKenzie of Lake City, one of several local World War II veterans on hand to hear Quist’s talk on April 26 at the Lake City Public Library. All of the World War II veterans in attendance received copies of the book...