The season of giving begins

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The 23rd annual Giving Tree is now displayed in the Mirror-Reporter office.  The tree displays the needs of local children and families during this holiday season.

Sign-up forms for the Giving Tree were distributed at Parent-Teacher conferences held in the Clear Lake School District.  They were also sent home with Ventura Elementary School students, as well as those attending Head Start and Lake Town Charlie Brown.  Questions regarding sign-up for the Giving 

Men charged in sexual abuse cases change pleas to guilty

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Two men charged with sexual abuse involving a minor have changed their pleas.

David Powell II, 24, of Mason City, was charged with lascivious acts with a child, a class D felony, and sexual abuse in the third degree, a class C felony, after he allegedly arrived at a Clear Lake motel to meet a 13-year-old girl and encountered police officers instead.  

Large item pick-up map inside

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The City of Clear Lake has announced that its Fall Large Item Pick-Up event will take place Monday, Oct. 15, through Thursday, Oct. 18.  Residents are encouraged to use this opportunity to dispose of items that cannot be discarded through their weekly garbage service. 

The Large Item Pick-Up map  appears in this edition of the  Mirror-Reporter on page 6.   The map details the dates the City will pick up items in each area of the city, as well as rules for the event.

Good sports

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Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer made good on his end of a bet with Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb about the outcome of the Clear Lake vs. Mason City football game.  As mayor of the town with the losing team, Bookmeyer served lunch in the Clear Lake High School cafeteria Thursday.  

 

Council OKs land purchase for water tower

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The Clear Lake City Council voted Monday to purchase a one-acre piece of property for the purpose of constructing a new one million gallon elevated water tower on the site.

The city negotiated a purchase price of $75,000 for the parcel on the city’s northwest side.  The land is located 

west of K&H on Highway 18, about 300-feet from the current water tower in the Four Winds addition. The property is being purchased from Michael and Stacia Sonderman, of Clear Lake.

LAKE LEVEL

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The lake level measured 

-0.84” below the weir according to officials at the Water Treatment Plant.  Last year at this time the lake measured -23.40” below the weir.

New trail highlights opportunities at 12th Avenue Outdoor Recreation Area

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“If you build it, they will come” is a line made famous in “The Field of Dreams,” a movie set in Iowa.

Well, it’s not a ball diamond created in a corn field, but a new recreation area in Clear Lake is taking off, thanks to the recent construction of a trail meandering through it.

Summer school on the lake

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Whether you’re young or old, from Clear Lake or just vacationing, you’re invited to give sailing a try

If you want to really experience Clear Lake, you have to be on the water, says Amy Wagler.  And the best way to do that is to hop aboard a sailboat.

 

Like coming home

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Evans looks forward to returning to Clear Lake

The name Evans is almost synonymous with the Fourth of July in Clear Lake.  This year marks the 40th anniversary the family-owned business has provided the centerpiece carnival for the local celebration.  Owners Tom and Nancy 

LAKE LEVEL

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The lake continues to rise.  As of Tuesday, June 11, the lake

 measured +0.96” above the weir.  Last year at this time the lake measured -12.36” below the weir.

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