Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

The Clear Lake School Board unanimously chose McPherson & Jacobson, of Omaha, Neb., as the firm they want to help them find a new school superintendent.

The Board has scheduled a meeting for 5:30 today (Wednesday, Jan. 13) to identify the timeline and criteria they will use in the search.

The Board listened to presentations from three firms, including McPherson & Jacobson,  Jan. 6.  Cedar Rapids-based Ray and Associates Inc. and the Grundmeyer Leadership Trust, from Des Moines, were also interested in the job.

The Iowa House unanimously approved Linda Upmeyer, of Clear Lake, as the first woman Speaker of the Iowa House on Monday, Jan. 11.

The 16-year veteran of the House helped to open the legislative session Monday.  The moment was especially touching, as she recalled her father, Delwyn, serving as the Speaker during the 69th General Assembly.  In total, he served 23 years in the legislature.

Upmeyer says she hopes she can continue to carry on with her father’s values that he showed not only at home, but during his time at the Statehouse.

Paul Frederick Hasel graduated into eternal life on Dec. 31, 2015 in Osceola, Iowa.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1921, Paul earned his masters of divinity from Colgate Rochester in 1946.  Paul faithfully served in pastoral ministry for 65 years. From 1947-50 he and his wife, Haven, were Baptist missionaries to Burma, where he laid the groundwork for the Hpu Hsan Paw Bible School that he continued to support throughout his life.

Vanessa (Myers) Swalve, 31, Clear Lake, died Thurs., Jan. 7, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa, Mason City.  A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sat., Jan. 16 at the Clear Lake Christian Church.