Council will address veteran’s memorial at Aug. 4 meeting

Published by admin on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 2:02am

The Clear Lake City Council is expected to take action Aug. 4 on a recommendation from the Parks Board to not allow a veterans memorial at the Sea Wall.

Parks and Recreation Department Director Randy Miller reported to the Council Monday that after tabling a decision in June, the Parks Board voted July 16 to recommend that a proposed veterans memorial not be placed in front of the Sea Wall.  The vote was 5-1.  (See related story on this page).

Early morning semi rollover

Published by admin on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 2:01am

Clear Lake firefighters and Ambulance crew responded to a semi rollover early Tuesday morning.  The Iowa Highway

School District involved in $50K bullying settlement

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:39am

The Clear Lake School District has paid a $50,000 settlement to the parent of a Clear Lake High School graduate based upon claims filed with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging discrimination.
 School Board minutes and General Fund bills published in the July 9th Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter listed a $50,000 payment made to Tim Davidson on behalf of his son, Spencer, a 2014 CLHS graduate.  

Charles H. Norris

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:04am

 Charles H. (Chuck) Norris, 88, of rural Mason City, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa West Campus, Mason City.
 A Celebration of his life was on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave. N., Clear Lake, with Rev. Bernie Colorado officiating. Military honors were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Charles H. Norris Memorial Fund.

Maxine G. Kostopulos

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:04am

Maxine G. Kostopulos, 95, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs.
 A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Pauline McPherren

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:03am

 Pauline “Polly” Pearl Peck McPherren, 89, passed from this life on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Oakwood Care Center, in Clear Lake.
A Celebration of her Life with a gathering of friends will be Thursday, July 17, from 5-7 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. A 

Rudy E. Wieck

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:03am

Rudy Edward Wieck, 84, of Traer, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa.
 A time of celebration and life gathering will be held at Traer Golf and Country Club on Thursday, July 17, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. and another gathering will be held at the Clear Lake Yacht Club on Friday, July 18, 2014, from 6-8 p.m.

Shirley M. Chenchar

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:02am

Shirley Mae (Mentele) Chenchar, 82, from Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Memorial services will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Clear Lake, at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 22 and St. Augustin’s Church, in Des Moines, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 23.

GHV tops Clear Lake in Class 3A Regional Tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:55am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura softball team started post-season play on an upswing when they faced Clear Lake (4-23) on Tuesday, July 15, to open the Class 3A Regional Tournament.

String of losses drop Lions to number three

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:54am

The Clear Lake baseball team (28-5) dropped from number one to number three in Class 3A in the final weekly rankings of the 2014 season. Three losses during the week, two of them to Algona and the other to Webster City, contributed to the fall and made the Lions runner-up in the North Central Conference with a 15-3 record.

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