School Board superintendent finalists named

The Clear Lake Community School District Board of Education has announced the names of four candidates it will interview for the district’s superintendent vacancy. The Board met in closed session Monday night, Feb. 29, to narrow a list of six finalists to four.

The candidates selected for interviews are:

•Doug Gee, superintendent of schools at Boyer Valley and Woodbine Community School District, Dunlap, Iowa.

•Abraham Maske, superintendent of schools at the Postville Community School District, Postville, Iowa.

Cardinals come up short in Substate Final

(Above) The Mason City High School gym was wild during the Class 2A Substate Final on Saturday night.  The GHV fans and the bench did a good job of cheering on the Cardinals against Osage.  -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy

Cardinals come up short in Substate Final

(Above) The Mason City High School gym was wild during the Class 2A Substate Final on Saturday night.  The GHV fans and the bench did a good job of cheering on the Cardinals against Osage.  -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy

Congratulations to Clear Lake’s two State wrestlers

The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter congratulates Clear Lake High School grapplers Ryan Leisure and Eric Faught on their outstanding performances at the Iowa High School 2016 State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.   

Congratulations to Clear Lake’s two State wrestlers

The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter congratulates Clear Lake High School grapplers Ryan Leisure and Eric Faught on their outstanding performances at the Iowa High School 2016 State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.   

H.J (Jerry) Dwyer

H.J. (Jerry) Dwyer, 85, of Clear Lake, Iowa, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Center in Mason City, Iowa.

H.J (Jerry) Dwyer

H.J. (Jerry) Dwyer, 85, of Clear Lake, Iowa, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Center in Mason City, Iowa.

Merle E. Wood

Merle Evelyn Wood, 100, of Owatonna, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at the Owatonna Hospital.

Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home, Owatonna, on Wednesday, March 2, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.  Memorial services will be held March 2, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Michaelson Funeral Home with Patti Meyer officiating.  Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.

Merle E. Wood

Merle Evelyn Wood, 100, of Owatonna, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at the Owatonna Hospital.

Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home, Owatonna, on Wednesday, March 2, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.  Memorial services will be held March 2, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Michaelson Funeral Home with Patti Meyer officiating.  Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.

Donald R. Baker

Donald Roger Baker, 97, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Rockwell Community Nursing Home, in Rockwell, Iowa.

Private graveside services were held in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Donald was born May 16, 1918, the son of Jeremy and Carrie (Johnson) Baker, on the family farm northwest of Forest City, Iowa.  He graduated from Leland High School in 1936.

Donald married Mildred Mary Meter on Feb. 22, 1941, at the home of his parents in Ventura, Iowa.

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