Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Workers from the City of Clear Lake will be moving through town Thursday, picking up tree limbs fallen as a result of last week’s snowstorm.  Residents should pile their downed limbs at the curb by 7:30 a.m. 

Thursday.  Pick-ups will not take place in alleys.  Length should be limited to 12-14-feet and diameter of the limbs should be less than six to eight-inches.  

Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb suggested the City schedule the special pick-up as a good gesture to its citizens.

Demolition work on the city’s downtown water tower was delayed this week due to weather.

Isler Demolition, of Michigan, had planned to begin work dismantling the vintage 1949 water tower this week, however forecasts for snow, ice and high winds caused the company to revise its schedule.  

by Joe Wilkinson

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  A return to the deep freeze should send a lot of anglers to the ice this week. And they should be conscious of changing ice conditions.  Mild temperatures and rain have pounded away at what had been a pretty solid sheet of ice on lakes and backwaters. The deterioration is more apparent across the southern half of the state; with slow current winding through old stream beds.

In a small downtown warehouse, among the bustle of those enjoying the charm and festivities of Christmas By The Lake, hearts were warmed by gifts of love shared by Clear Lake residents.