John Fountas

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:55pm

    John George Fountas passed away Jan. 10, 2012. He was 59 years old.
    John was born to George and Barbara Fountas in Mason City, Iowa on May 2, 1952.  He spent his childhood in Clear Lake and graduated from Newman High School.

Alan Oines

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:52pm

    Alan P. Oines, Opportunity Village, Clear Lake, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.  A memorial service was held Thursday, Jan. 26 at Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with Pastor Scot McCluskey officiating. A family inurnment will take place at a later date at High Cliff Park

Lions’ Kellogg wins NCC title

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 2:03am

Clear Lake’s 182-pounder Logan Kellogg became a two-time North Central Conference champion at Saturday’s conference tournament.  Matt Bieber  (120) and Blake Kelso (126) were runner-ups in their respective weight classes.

Lions top Algona in NCC battle

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 2:01am

In a game filled with a little bit of everything-- including a crowd-pleasing trick shot which happened by accident, the Lions evened their record in the North Central Conference with a 58-50 win over Algona Tuesday, Jan. 17.

CL girls win a nail biter

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:54am

The Clear Lake girls handed Algona only their second North Central Conference loss in a 49-47 game played Tuesday, Jan. 17, on the Lions’ home court.  The Lions, now 8-5 overall and 8-3 in the league, sit just one game behind second place Algona

1986 Girls State Basketball team to be honored

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:53am

Ventura to hold Pack the Gym Night

Ventura is hoping to Pack the Gym on Friday night, Jan. 27.  Not only will the Ventura varsity girls and boy be taking the court, but some very special guests will also be in attendance.

Vikings down N-K in OT

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:51am

  The Ventura boys dropped a conference match-up, but beat a non-conference team to move their record to 5-10 overall and 4-4 in the conference.
 NSKAR 44, Ventura 38
    It was a tale of two halves for the Ventura Vikings when they hosted NSKAR on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Lady Vikes drop two hard fought games

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:38am

The Ventura girls dropped two games last week, one a conference match-up and the other a non-conference tilt.
  NSKAR 43, Ventura 30
    Some foul trouble derailed the Lady Vikes Tuesday night.  They dropped a conference matchup at home to NSKAR.

David R. Lubben

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:34am

    David R. Lubben, 81, passed away Jan. 17, 2012 at Silvercrest of Anamosa Assisted Living in Anamosa, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with the Rev. Jim May of Viola Methodist Church officiating. Private family inurnment will be held in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.   

Margaret Riseling

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:34am

    Margaret Riseling, formerly of Clear Lake, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Michigan City, Ind.  Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. at the Root Funeral Home in Michigan City.

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