Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) GHV’s Mackenzie Van Gerpen records a dig for the Cardinals, while Bretta Carolus (back) and Carlie Knutson look on.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura volleyball teamed opened the 2016 season with a loss at home to North Iowa on Aug. 25.

It looked promising in the first set, with the Cardinals defeating the Bison, 25-16.  From there, it was all North Iowa, as they won the next three sets, 25-19, 25-13 and 26-24.

(Above) The Bald-faced hornet – a fearsome deliverer of pain.-Photo by Lowell Washburn.

Not all wildlife encounters end with warm fuzzies

by Lowell Washburn

Nothing compares to a day spent in the great out-of-doors.  Depending on individual interests, outdoor fun may include hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, biking or birding.  The list is virtually endless.

If you visit McIntosh Woods State Park near Ventura in the coming months you’re likely to see more than just a beautiful view.  A herd of goats will call the park home for six weeks beginning right after Labor Day. Yes, goats. About 40 of them will be chowing down on non-native honeysuckle, buckthorn and other nuisance vegetation that have crowded-out native plants in the park’s woodlands.

A semi driver involved in an accident which killed a former Clear Lake resident on the Avenue of the Saints has received a deferred judgment.

Austin James Lesher, 50, of Layton, Utah, was cited for failure to maintain control after a crash east of Mason City in early 2015 that killed Amy Hild, of Rockford.  Hild, the daughter of Steven and Debra Hild, was a 2005 graduate of Clear Lake High School.