KLA Events Calendar
2026

JUNE 13 (Saturday) — KLA Picnic – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM – Trinity Lutheran Church, Laporte

JULY 4 (Saturday) — 4th of July Boat Parade – plans/procedures distributed via KLA Website and Kabekona Lake Facebook

AUGUST 1 (Saturday) — KLA Annual Meeting – 10:30 AM Registration – 11:00 AM Meeting – Trinity Lutheran Church, Laporte

Last Tuesday of the Month - 10:00 a.m.

‍ ‍Bring your coffee mug!

M‍ay 26: Martha Vetter — 30658 County 37

June 30: to be announced

July 28:‍ ‍to be announced

August 25: Kirki Charlson & Greg Omdahl — 29468 County 37

September 29: Peter & Gerri Rogness — 30908 County 37

A time to gather with old and new friends at local establishments!!

Second Wednesday of the month at noon

Order from the menu.  No reservations needed! 

June 10: The Door Coffeeehouse — 155 1st Avenue NE, Laporte

July 8: Stompin’ Grounds Lodge — 26993 MN-64, Akeley

August 12: Green Scene Market, Eatery — 617 Michigan Avenue, Walker

September 9: The Door Coffeeehouse — 155 1st Avenue NE, Laporte

Second Wednesday of the month — 8:00 a.m.
Jimmy’s Restaurant in Walker

April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9

Interested in knitting or hand crafts? All are welcome to knit, work on a hand craft or chat and enjoy the fellowship.

Contact Sarah Hanhan at unhanhan@paulbunyan.net or 218-224-2977.

First and Third Tuesday of each month – 1:00 p.m.

Locations decided at each meeting.

The Book Club meets on the THIRD Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church (T) in Laporte or via a Zoom call (Z). See schedule below.

For Zoom events, a link is emailed to members by Heidi Soneson several days before the meeting. (hsoneson@comcast.net).

KLA members welcome you to join our book club. It is a friendly group who read and discuss a variety of member-selected books.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Martha Reed (605-351-5944 or marthahelland1@gmailcom) for further information.

2026 Book Selections

[Event date, (Location, Reviewer), Book Title and Author]

Jan 21 (Z, Ruth): The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Maria Bostwick

Feb 18 (Z, Heidi): Apostles Cove by William Kent Krueger

Mar 18 (Z, Martha R): Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

Apr 15 (Z, Sue): Table for Two by Amor Towles

May 20 (T, Sara): Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Jun 17 (T, Ingrid): My Friends: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

Jul 15 (T, Kirki): Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin

Aug 19 (T, Ruth): The 13 Crime: The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County by Janet Preus

Sept 16 (T, Martha R): Lone Dog Road by Kent Nerburn

Oct 21 (T, Peggy): The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kare Morton

Nov 18 (Z, Kirki): The One-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

Dec 16 (Z, Sue): The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood