2021

Lake City Community School’s New Gymnasium hosts Elementary School Christmas Play

Written by Grant Houston, December 18, 2021

Preschool and elementary instructors Caitlin Rhodes and Lily Virden were the directors for this season’s Christmas elementary play, Teresa Jenning’s “Narbert the Narwhal’s North Pole Neighbors” which played on the school’s new gymnasium stage on Thursday evening, December 9. Set at frigid North Pole, the cast portrayed an eclectic mix of feuding creatures who were…

Lake City Fourteeners vs Creed Miners Basketball Game

Written by Grant Houston, December 16, 2021

Christmas in Lake City

Written by Grant Houston, December 14, 2021

Back To School for 2021-2022

Written by Grant Houston, September 7, 2021

Lake City Community School’s first day of classes for the 2021-22 school year on Tuesday, August 31. Total enrollment grades Preschool through 12th Grade was 72, compared to 63 this time last year.

County’s Population Drops 7 Percent to 788 in 2020 Census

Written by Grant Houston,

Preliminary figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 Census indicate that for the first time since 1960 — over 60 years ago — Hinsdale County actually declined in population.    Statistics released from last year’s Federal Census which was delayed by the COVID-19 Pandemic credit Hinsdale County with a seven percent decrease…

Bicycling Brothers from Durango Tops in 3rd Annual Alpine 50 Bike Race

Written by Grant Houston, September 1, 2021

High Five 100-mile Endurance Run

Written by Grant Houston, August 24, 2021

  Cheering spectators during last weekend’s third annual High Five run were uniformly impressed with the endurance and physical stamina of this year’s runners in the 100-mile event, a frequent exclamation from bystanders at the check point aid station being “that’s impressive… they’re looking great!”  Those sentiments were repeated at the town park finish line as the…

History-Making Woman Bishop

Written by Grant Houston, July 30, 2021

Deluge of Rain and Rocks Termed of ‘Biblical Proportion’

Written by Grant Houston,

  Lake City area’s near-annual rain deluge resulted in two almost simultaneous road emergencies as torrents of mud, rock and water stranded recreationists on the Shelf Road near Burrows Park and, in a separate instance, stranded motorists and closed State Highway 149 north of Lake City throughout the night on Friday, July 23. Bench in Lake…