Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Central here we come, 1995 - These incoming fourth graders were ready to get a preview of things to come at the Central School Orientation held in 1995.  Pictured (L-R): Whitney Dye, Tyler Rosenberg, Andrew Nicholas, Megan Hendricks, Todd Numelin and Matthew Berding, got a sneak peak at the school from Principal Rich Hanson.

by Michelle Watson

25 Years Ago

August 1995

CL firm submits lowest base bid for $11M project

by Marianne Gasaway

A Clear Lake construction company is the lowest of eight bidders on the community wellness center planned by the Clear Lake School District and city.

City Administrator Scott Flory told the City Council Monday night that Dean Snyder Construction, of Clear Lake, submitted a base bid of $10.2 million for the project.  With alternates, Dean Snyder’s bid was $10.7 million.

“Horizontal” work has been taking place at the site of the new Marriott Hotel being constructed at the Interstate 35 and Highway 122 exchange since its June groundbreaking.  But now that grading is complete, water and sewer lines are in place and footings have been poured, progress is becoming more apparent.  “It’s good to see some verticality,” said City Administrator Scott Flory, commenting on the construction of two towers.  The north tower will hous

A collision involving two personal watercraft (PWC) on Clear Lake claimed the life of a 14-year-old Tuesday, Aug. 11.

The accident occurred at approximately noon on the south shore of the lake.  Emergency personnel responded by fire boat and ambulance.

Fourteen-year-old Ezra Sheldon, of Iowa City, has been identified on social media, through the posting of a GoFundMe page, as the deceased.