🌱 Remembering Lake City resident Karen Thrift
Lake City, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lake City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Lake City resident Karen Thrift
- Lake City senior explores communication sciences at UW-River Falls
Also on today's calendar: Featherstone Pottery 2026 Fall Show and Sale and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 28.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Karen Thrift (gmdmedia.net) — Karen L. Thrift, 69, of Lake City, died November 1 at the Lake City Care Center. A longtime home health care worker in Winona, she enjoyed animals, gardening and time with family, especially her grandson Conner. A celebration of her life was held in Wabasha November 8. 
• Looking Local: UW-River Falls Hosts Hight School Students for Future Educator Day (715newsroom.com) — Lake City senior Cassidy Tomforde explored a possible career in communication sciences during UW-River Falls' Future Educator Day on November 6. Among 184 students attending, she valued seeing the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic firsthand as she considered the university's programs.
📸 Around Lake City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Annie the Musical →
Lake City
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Featherstone Pottery 2026 Fall Show and Sale →
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Lake City Rotary Club Weekly Meeting →
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Lake City Kiwanis weekly meeting →
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Animal Tracks with Goodhue County 4-H
Lake City Public Library, 201 South High Street, Lake City
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Lake City Rotary Club Weekly Meeting →
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Lake City Kiwanis weekly meeting →
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Oak Center General Store →
Oak Center General Store, 67011 Hwy 63, Lake City
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 19
Monday November 23
Wednesday November 25
Tuesday December 1
📣 Lake City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fit City Exercise Class →
Faith Lutheran Church, Hiawatha Drive East, Wabasha
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Story Time Thursdays →
Wabasha Public Library, 168 Allegheny Ave, Wabasha
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Connections Café →
United Church of Christ, 2nd Street West, Wabasha
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Yoga Class - Every Thursday →
Mittel Schule Building, 611 Broadway Ave, Wabasha
4:45 pm
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Live 2 B Healthy | Senior Fitness posted a job opening for Fitness Trainer/Group Exercise Instructor M/W/F mornings in Lake City. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Kitchen Closer *must be 16yrs old or older* in Lake City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wabasha
- Investigation continues into Lake Pepin fatal boat crash (postbulletin.com)
- Southeast Minnesota counties cast about 22,000 more votes in 2026 governor's race than in 2022 (kttc.com)
- Betty Helgerson (gmdmedia.net)
Goodhue
- Holden Hi- Lites learn Robert's Rules of Order, a Starbucks order and more (southernminn.com)
- Zacks Initiates Coverage of Nuvera With Neutral Recommendation (nasdaq.com)
Red Wing
- These 11 Towns In Minnesota Were Ranked Among US Favorites In 2026 (worldatlas.com)
Ok Lake City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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