Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Two candidates for an at-large position on the Clear Lake City Council filed nomination papers with the Clear Lake City Clerk on Monday, the first day to declare candidacy.

Peter Lagios and Gary Hugi are seeking the position being vacated by Terry Unsworth.  Unsworth, who also once served as the Ward 2 representative on the Council, announced last week he would not seek re-election.

Lagios was born in Mason City, has travelled extensively across the United States and returned to North Iowa in 2005 settling in Clear Lake.

The Clear Lake City Council voted unanimously to pave a 12-foot approach to the 14th Avenue South public access in response to complaints from residents in the area and others about its condition.

The city is seeking quotes for the work, which will also include 14-foot wide grass strips on both sides of the pavement.

And while pleased with the pending improvements, neighbors were soundly turned down when they requested parking be permitted on the access.  

A five-page full-color layout in “Our Iowa” magazine declares Carroll and El Etchen’s farm south of Clear Lake among the “Prettiest Farms in Iowa”. 

The magazine scours Iowa to showcase an outstanding farm in every issue, noting that “nothing symbolizes our state like proudly primped and painted farmsteads.” 

Some of rock and roll’s greatest performers have found their way to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake in recent years-- and they are apparently singing its praises.  

So much so, in fact, that the Surf Ballroom has been named as one of 20 “Venues That Rock” by Rolling Stone magazine.