The Giving Tree, a program to help local families this holiday season, is now in place in the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter office, 12 N. 4th St. This is the 22nd year the Mirror-Reporter has teamed with Clear Lake and Ventura Schools, Head Start and Charlie Brown for the program.
The City of Clear Lake, along with the Surf Ballroom & Museum and Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, will honor Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens, with a special event on Thursday, Oct. 13. The event dedicating the recently completed Three Stars Plaza will also feature an unveiling of the central art feature which celebrates
Clear Lake Middle School Principal Dan Long will be leaving the district at the end of the school year to accept the position of principal at Mason City High School.
This year’s Winter Dance Party included a special presentation to the Surf Ballroom and Museum from the family of Ritchie Valens. Siblings Irma Norton, Mario Ramirez, Connie Lemos and Bob Morales have loaned the Surf the wallet their brother was carrying when the plane carrying him, Buddy Holly 
Steve Sukup, of Clear Lake, is one of eight Republicans named by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to the nonpartisan Judicial Nominating Commission, a citizen board responsible for interviewing and selecting 
(Pictured right) Weather is being blamed for a single vehicle accident Monday morning just north of Clear Lake on I-35. Shala Strickland, 21, of Burkburnett, Texas, was southbound on I-35 when the vehicle she was driving apparently hit a patch of light snow. Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
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12 N. 4th St.
Clear Lake, IA 50428
Telephone: +1 (641) 357-2131
This newspaper is part of the Mid-America Publishing Family. Please visit www.midampublishing.com for more information.