Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Adult Coloring Club takes off at library

Sandra Jackson chuckled as she put colored pencil to paper last week, “It’s definitely different than coloring with my grandchildren.”

Jackson and a handful of others took a brief junket from their busy lives to try a new Adult Coloring Club at the Clear Lake Public Library, “Just Add Color.”  An hour has been set aside (1-2 p.m.) on the first Thursday of each month to provide an opportunity for adults to give coloring a try.

The NIACC women’s basketball team is heading back to the NJCAA National Tournament in Overland Park, Kan., following a 83-80 victory over DMACC Saturday night.  The win was the second Region XI title in the last three seasons for the Lady Trojans.

Trudy Peterson, a former Clear Lake High School standout basketball player, is one of the starting players on the NIACC roster.

(Above) City officials say sections of the brick paver sidewalks in downtown Clear Lake pose a safety hazard.-Reporter photo.

Property owners and the public in general are invited to discuss proposed sidewalk improvements in the downtown at an open house meeting Thursday, March 31, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) has announced her intention to seek re-election to the Iowa House in 2016.  Upmeyer currently represents House District 54, which covers all of Franklin County, as well as portions of Butler and Cerro Gordo counties.

  “It has been an honor to serve the people of Butler, Cerro Gordo, and Franklin counties, and I would be humbled should they choose to send me back to Des Moines to fight for their priorities,” said Upmeyer.