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Camp available for kids wanting to get healthy

Mar 20, 2019

Registration is open for Camp Wabi (pronounced Wah-bee), a typical summer camp, but with a slight twist.The camp is for kids entering sixth through 10th grades who want to achieve a healthy weight. In addition to swimming in a lake and singing by the campfire, Wabi campers receive healthy lifestyle...

Red Wing Y to take over Lake City pool operations

Mar 20, 2019

Big changes are coming to O’Neil Swimming Pool on West Marion Street. This summer, for the first time, the Red Wing YMCA will manage pool operations, including staffing and programming, things the city had done itself since the pool was constructed in the 1980s. The Lake City City Council approved...

Local group tours Northfield Y

Feb 21, 2019

A group from Lake City toured the Northfield YMCA on Monday, Feb. 18. Organized by the Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA), the goal of the trip was to better acquaint leaders in Lake City with YMCA design and construction, according to EDA Director Kjel Alkire in an announcement of the...

[Corrected] Letter: Indoor pool is a must for community center

Sep 26, 2018

To the editor: In the past couple of weeks I have read some letters to the editor that I find I just need to comment on and so I find myself writing. It’s about the beach area, the proposed band shell and the community center. I agree that Lake City needs all of these and I have some ideas I want...

Senators hold childcare listening session here

Sep 13, 2018

A bi-partisan group of state senators listen to testimony from a childcare provider during a childcare listening session Monday, Sept. 10, at the Lake City Public Library. The session was one of several planned around the state as officials work to ease a childcare shortage in many areas of the...

Survey measures interest and need for childcare and community center

Jun 20, 2018

Questionnaires from the Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA) are on their way to mailboxes and inboxes in the Lake City area. The EDA is trying to gauge public interest in and willingness to contribute financially toward a childcare center and community center. It’s the latest in a...

Get Ready to Ramble offers families a fitness option

May 23, 2018

Mayo Clinic Health System and the Red Wing Family YMCA encourage families to get active together by participating in Get Ready to Ramble. This free nine-week program prepares participants of all ages for the River City Ramble, a 5K walk/run, 2-mile walk and a kids’ fun run on Saturday, Aug. 4. For...

Mayo, YMCA: 'Get Ready to Ramble'

May 18, 2017

Mayo Clinic Health System and the Red Wing Family YMCA are encouraging families to get active together by participating in Get Ready to Ramble. This free 9-week program prepares participants of all ages for the River City Ramble, a 5K walk/run, 2-mile walk and a kids’ fun run on Saturday, Aug. 5...