Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Clear Lake High School senior Justin Sholly signed a national letter of intent last week to play football at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Sholly led Clear Lake’s defensive unit, which finished second in scoring defense in District 2, averaging 18.1 over 10 games, as well as total defense.  Sholly was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player on the Class 2A District 2 All-District Team.  He ranked third in the district in total tackles with 57 solo and 50 assisted.

The GHV Trapshooting squad returns six letter winners to their 2016 team  Members of the team include new shooters in the front row (L-R):  Chase Loers, Brody Siems, Jack Powers, Leah Johnson, Austin Case, Dakota Markla.  Back row (L-R): Assistant Coach Travis Glidden, veteran shooters Hunter McFerran, Keegan Clark, Taylor Lackore, Zach Abbas, Clay Johnson, Cameron Jackson, and Head Coach Greg Johnson.  Not available for the photo was Ashley Moor

Gabe Umbarger, a two-time First Team All-District linemen for Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, signed his letter of intent to play at Upper Iowa University.  Upper Iowa is a Division II program and plays in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Umbarger played in the Blue/Grey All American Bowl this last January and was a Second Team All-State selection last season. Pictured with Umbarger is Upper Iowa Coach Jeremy Gouge (left) and  and GHV Head Football Coach Scott Van Dusseldorp.  Umbarger is the son of Sue Umbarger and Carey Umbarger.  -Submitted photo

(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.