Joseph Firsching

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:09am

Joseph “Joe” Matthew Firsching, 89, of Mason City, passed away peacefully, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, with his family by his side.  

Lions capture Class 2A District 2 title

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:04am

Clear Lake wins battle of district’s unbeatens, 20-7

New class.  New District.  Same result.

Three Lion runners earn all-conference honors

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:03am

CL boys finish fourth in NCC race

Clear Lake placed two runners on the podium and finished fourth in the boys race at the North Central Conference Cross Country Meet held in Humboldt Tuesday, Oct. 14.  

Ryan Faught and Tanner Storbeck both ran strong races, finishing fifth and eighth respectively in the field of 55. Faught’s fifth place finish was in 18:06 and Storbeck ran an 18:20.

“Both Ryan and Tanner have been such great leaders, this honor is much deserved,” said Coach Nick DiMarco.  

Crowd lifts CL girls to new level

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:01am

The Clear Lake volleyball team appears to be stepping up its game as the post-season approaches.  The Lions readied themselves for Regional play on Monday with a busy week against tough competition.  The Lions open Class 3A Region 3 play against Forest City Monday, Oct. 27.  Play will begin at 7 p.m.

Big effort falls short, Cards fall to C-G-D, 29-13

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:00am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals (2-6, 1-4) took a tough loss Friday night at the hands of the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows Cowboys (6-2, 3-2), by a score of 13-29. In a game managed mostly by the Cardinals, the Cowboys’ momentum proved a force that was too much.

Cardinals dominate tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:59am

Garner-Hayfield/Ventura dominated its own tournament on Saturday.  The Cards defeated Central Springs 2-1 (21-11, 19-21, 15-9), Newman Catholic 2-0 (21-17, 21-17); Northwood-Kensett 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) and North Iowa (21-13, 21-12) on their way to the championship match.  

 

Smith, GHV boys win title at NI Conference Meet

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:54am

Chase Smith captured first place at the North Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet Thursday at Belmond and helped his team easily outdistance Eagle Grove for top honors.  The Cardinals won with 46 points, followed by the Eagles with 84 and Osage with 88.  The remainder of the field included: Bishop Garrigan (129), North Iowa (142), Forest City (153), Lake Mills (174), Newman (202) and B-K (211).

“I was very proud with how both teams raced,” said Coach Erik Jolivette.  “Most of our athletes finished the season with their best race of the year.”

Silver Boot tenants ordered out

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:53am

After weeks of contention, residents of the Silver Boot Motel were ordered from the premises Tuesday morning, Oct. 21.

Committee formed to study veteran’s memorial sites

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:51am

Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb announced Monday a committee has been chosen to study the hotly debated location for a proposed Veteran’s Memorial.

Crabb told the City Council a seven-member committee is in place to review all possible location for a Veteran’s Memorial and make a recommendation to the Council.

Partnership ignites creative spirit in local artist

Published by admin on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:49am

Since June 2014, the kiln in Walker 3-D Studio at the Clear Lake Arts Center has been working overtime.  A partnership with Steve and Marilyn Johnson allowed the Arts Center to have an Artist-in-Residence program.  The artist, Alec Heggen a 2014 graduate of Clear Lake High School, worked a minimum of three mornings a week for eight weeks and the public was invited to watch. 

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