Betty L. Thomas

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:47pm

Betty L. Thomas, 90, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Oakwood Care Center in  Clear Lake.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, April 12, at Galilean Lutheran Church, in Clear Lake, with Rev. Scott McCluskey officiating.   Her body was donated to the University of Iowa Department Of Anatomy.  Inurnment will be at a later date at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Galilean Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church or the Clear Lake Library.

Alice K. Thompson

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:47pm

Alice Katherine (Juhl) Thompson passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at age 95.  Alice’s memorial service was held Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, 1310 N. Highlands Pkwy., Tacoma, Wash. 

She was born in Iowa on May 8, 1918, to Axel and Katherine Juhl. She graduated from high school at age 16, and from Waldorf Lutheran College at age 18.  Her first teaching job was in a small rural school in Iowa with all grades in one room.

Joseph R. McIlhon

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:46pm

Joseph Robert McIlhon, 32,  passed away at home on Friday, April 11, 2014.  A Rite of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Beaver Ave. in Des Moines, Iowa, with internment following at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, at Iles Dunn’s Chapel with a vigil at 7 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service Thursday. 

Pastor Murley Severtson

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:46pm

Pastor Murley A. Severtson, 94, Clear Lake, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.  

Arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake.

Michael D. Allison

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:46pm

Michael Douglas Allison, 73, 4645 N. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, formerly of Rockford, Iowa, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the North Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason City.

     A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Rev. John Gossman officiating.  Visitation will be one hour preceding the service at the church.  Inurnment will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City. Memorials may be given to the Michael Allison Memorial Fund.

Motorcyclist dies after accident

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:42pm

A Garner man has died from injuries he sustained when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 18 and Main Avenue in Ventura.

The Clear Lake Police Department reports that Timothy Hayes, 27, of Mason City, was westbound on Highway 18 at 6:24 p.m. Thursday, April 10,

Head-on collision sends four to hospital

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:40pm

 Four persons were seriously injured Tuesday night, April 8, in a head-on collision at Highway 18 and McIntosh Road, west of Clear Lake.

 At 9:32 p.m. the Clear Lake Police Department received a report of the collision.

New Village CEO announced

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:39pm

Jeff Nichols, of Grand Junction, Colo., has been hired as the new chief executive officer of Opportunity Village.

Nichols will begin his duties sometime in June 2014, following the retirement of current CEO John Severtson.  

RAGBRAI riders will travel on North Shore Drive

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:36pm

It’s official.  The RAGBRAI route between Ventura and Clear Lake will be East Lake Street to North Shore Drive.  

“The lake will be the highlight of this portion of the ride on July 23,” said Clear Lake RAGBRAI Chair Diane Thompson.  “In 1999, the route was on North Shore Drive and the riders expressed their 

delight in seeing the lake while in Ventura and then following it all the way to downtown Clear Lake – and they will have the same view this year.”

Strength in numbers

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:32pm

Strength training program takes off at school

The weight room at Clear Lake High School is busy these days-- and not just during the winter months when the weather limits outdoor activities.  The school district is in its second year of developing an all-school strength training program that all students can be involved in all year round.  

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