Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

The consultants of McPherson & Jacobson L.L.C. have completed Phases I and II of the superintendent search process for the Clear Lake School District.  Last month consultants met with the district’s Board of Education to establish selection criteria for the screening process.

A Mason City man is under arrest after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Tuesday, Feb. 16.

According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department, at about 8:52 p.m., a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on US Highway 18 near the intersection of Mallard Avenue. The driver of a 2000 Buick Regal, Dillon Rasmussen, fled the scene, with additional deputies, along with Clear Lake police and an Iowa State Patrol trooper assisting in the pursuit.

Richard H. Hopper, 92, of Ventura, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, in Mason City, Iowa.

  Funeral services were held on Friday, Feb. 12, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, in Ventura, with the Rev. Jesse Burns officiating.  Burial was in Concord Township Cemetery, in Garner, with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.

  Memorials may be directed to the Richard Hopper Memorial Fund.

(Pictured Above) 1991 CLHS Girls Basketball Team - Members of the 1990-91 Clear Lake girls basketball team included front row (L-R): Sheila Barlow, Sara Wempen, Heather Datema, Mindy Day, Abbie Johnson and Shannon Quigley.  Middle row (L-R):  Ronda Paulus, Jennifer Kiefer, and Kendra Berge.  Back row (L-R):  Head Coach Kay Bacon, Kathy Walls, Cathy Crews, Joy Freeseman and Laura Haugen.