Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Mildred Renner, 93, of Thornton, Iowa, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Rockwell Community Nursing Home in Rockwell, Iowa.

  Mildred was born on July 4, 1924, the daughter of Lorenzo and Anna (Schultz) Long. She married Robert Renner on Jan. 1, 1944. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1999.

  Mildred was a member of Thornton United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed fishing, riding in the golf cart with her grandchildren; and playing golf, especially couples tournaments with Norval.

Wesley Jackson Cagle, 87, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, in Mason City, Iowa.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave. N., Clear Lake.

A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, in Mason City.

(Above) Riders were greeted in Ventura before traveling along the lake on North Shore Drive to downtown Clear Lake.

Thousands of RAGBRAI cyclists love spending time at Lake

Clear Lake was ready when an estimated 10,000 cyclists and 45,000 others descended on the town Tuesday for an overnight stop during the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa.

(Above) Clear Lake and Ventura firefighters spent more than five hours on the scene of a fire which completely destroyed a twin home located in northwest Clear Lake on Sunday.  Residents Frank and Marlys Mishak and Monica Fredericks escaped safely.-Photo by Mike Quinn.