Remember When 4-6-2016

(Above) Going, going, gone...in 1966 - The Lake Shore Hotel is no more, as workers cleared the site of debris in 1966.  Demolition of the 90 year old structure was completed in a week.  At the time, owners P.O. Petersen, Clear Lake, and Charles Elder and Don Marshall, of Mason City planned to construct a 30-unit apartment house on the site.  They kept some of the older pieces from the hotel and will incorporate them into the new structure.

25 Years Ago • April 1991

The ice has been declared as “out” on Clear Lake, and early reports show the water level has risen drastically since all-time lows were recorded last summer.  The level of Clear Lake was measured at 18.36 inches below the weir.  That is the highest level for the lake since late June 1988.  At the time the lake froze the level was reported as 31.44 inches below the spillway.

The Clear Lake School Board voted to seek bids for a proposed addition to Lincoln Elementary School.  The proposal calls for a two-classroom, as well as a four-classroom addition.  The two-classroom addition is estimated to cost $150,000.  The proposed two classrooms would be located on the east side of the single story Lincoln School addition built in 1985.

Prom dresses of all sizes and styles will be for sale in the “Cinderella Shop,” sponsored by the Clear Lake C.A.R.E.S.  The shop will be located at Zion Lutheran Church.  Fitting rooms will be available.

Alvin and Frances Miller, of Ventura, have announced the merger of its insurance business with North Central Insurance Service, which has opened an office at 2 E. Lake Street, Ventura.  The Ventura agency will be managed by Winston (Win) Watson, who also owns and operates a real estate firm, Win Watson and Associates.

Bill Cooney, an investment executive at the Mason City office of Piper, Jaffrey and Hopwood Incorporated, has completed an advanced broker development program designed to help Piper, Jaffrey brokers work with business owners to maximize investments and minimize tax liabilities.

Clear Lake’s Paul Ebeling has been selected to play in the 1991 Iowa Football Shrine Bowl Game.

Clear Lake basketball standout Matt Freeseman was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association’s First Team All-State Squad for class 2A.  Freeseman intends to play for NIACC in the fall.

The Clear Lake boys golf team returns a young, but experienced nucleus of players.  Five returning letter winners will lead the team Marty Fredericks, Steve Spratt, Scott Johnson, Sherwin Bouma and Mark Moeller.

Jim Hansen Ford, Highway 106 at I-35, Clear Lake, is offering a front wheel alignment for $19.95.

Grocery deals for the week at Easter’s Super Valu include: 7-Up, 8-16 oz. bottles, $1.69; Sunsweet Prune Juice, 40 oz., $1.29; Cottonelle Bath Tissue, 4 rolls, 89¢; Lay’s Potato Chips, 15 oz., $1.79; Keystone Beer, 12-12 oz. cans, $3.89; A&E Cottage Cheese, 24 oz., $1.29; pork chops, lb., $1.79; arm roast, lb., $1.99; and Hillshire Smoked Sausage, lb., $2.29.

50 Years Ago • March 1966

Donald Christiansen, RFD 3, Clear Lake, perished during a snow storm last Tuesday night.  He was found in a kneeling position with one hand on the wire fence by his wife.  His car became stalled just three-quarters of a mile from his home  He then got out of the car to walk home, passing three homes on the way.  He was about 200 feet from his mailbox and short 10 rods from his house when he apparently became out of breath and died of exposure.

Sam Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy, was awarded an Eagle Scout medal in a Court of Honor ceremony held by Troop 75.

Clear Lake’s Don Anderson became the first Clear Lake High School basketball player to earn All-State honors.  No one was more deserving of the award than young Anderson, a 6’4” guard who averaged 19 points per game and led the team to a North Central Conference championship and a 18-3 record.

60 Years Ago • March 1956

Prospects for an early thaw certainly were not helped by the revelation that the ice is still 26” thick in the lake.

The last wall of the Marigold Dairy was reduced to a pile of rubble on S. 4th St. yesterday to make room for a new parking lot at the corner of 1st Ave. S.

A bunch of coffee drinkers Friday morning were betting loaves of Butter Topp bread on the outcome of the Iowa game that evening.  We wonder who went home with all the bread?

100 Years Ago • March 1916

E.C. Gardner has patented an excelerator to be used in Fords and other makes of cars.  It is proving a great success and is very reasonable.

Henry Lemon, living near Garner, found a wooden box under a haystack.  The box contained 25 pounds of dynamite, fuse and caps.  It is believed to have been put there by bandits who would blow up post office safes and were arrested at Garner some time ago.

Mrs. Gentry is selling milk for 6¢ a quart.

The ice did more damage this winter than it has any one winter in 20 years to the lake shore from C.E. Mann’s corner north for one block.  All the cement walk is crushed to pieces and where the walk was is now a great ridge of dirt and sand.