Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

James Sholly, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, has been selected to be the new Clear Lake Watershed Coordinator.

Sholly is the current “Iowa Great Lakes Watershed Project Coordinator,” working for Dickinson County Soil & Water Conservation District since 2014.  He earned a Master of Science degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences from South Dakota State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aquatic Biology from Bemidji State University.

Summer is the time for road construction, and this year Clear Lake motorists are bound to experience some disruptions to their usual travel routes.

(Above) Fishing in 1966 - Even though the weather was cold and windy in 1966, these young lads tried their luck fishing off the bridge which crosses the lake outlet.  They said they managed only one fish, but managed quite a few snags.  Pictured front (L-R): Nick Melhus, Jim Buck, Ken Jenkins, Greg Evenson and Kim Young.  Back row is David Larsen and Mike Teff.

25 Years Ago

Dorothy “Dot” King, 69, of Flore, Northamptonshire, England, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Danetre Hospital, Daventry, Northamptonshire, after a long illness bravely borne.

The funeral service will take place at All Saints Church, Flore, Northamptonshire, at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2016, with the Rev. Stephen Burrow officiating. Burial will take place in the churchyard.