Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) 4th of July, 1995 - Large crowds lined the streets of Clear Lake in 1995 to watch the annual Fourth of July parade.  Pictured above, local Boy Scouts carry the American Flag. 

(Above) (L-R) Mayor Nelson Crabb, City Administrator Scott Flory, Councilmen Bennett Smith, Dana Brant, Mike Callanan and Gary Hugi, co-developer Cal Patel, general contractor Ryan Huegerich, Courtway Park sub-division owners  Lorri and Todd Hall and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Doughan broke ground Monday for a Marriott Hotel.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

by Michelle Watson

Jim Tjaden is named as parade grand marshal

by Marianne Gasaway

There won’t be a Fourth of July parade this year in Clear Lake, but the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce has bestowed the honor of Grand Marshal upon a worthy Clear Lake resident.

Jim Tjaden, founder of the Lakeside Dixiefest,  said he was shocked and honored when Alice Hanley, chair of the July 4th Committee, called him with the news.

Social distancing in place through July; School re-opening guidance

By Travis Fischer

Governor Kim Reynolds extended the ongoing public health emergency declaration last week, keeping social distancing regulations in place through July 25.