Ventura and Clear Lake will welcome RAGBRAI riders this summer

Published by admin on Wed, 03/19/2014 - 8:05pm

Clear Lake designated ‘meeting town’

Clear Lake will welcome RAGBRAI riders once again this summer.   

On July 23, bicyclists will be guests of our city as the RAGBRAI XLII route goes from Forest City to Mason City on the shortest biking day.

Diantha K. Junker

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:06am

Diantha Kaye (Buss) Junker, 62, of Mason City, arrived home on Saturday, March 1, 2014, greeted by her Savior, Jesus Christ, and her precious daughter, Jennifer.  Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Faith Baptist Church, Mason City, with Rev. Miles Grismore and Pastor Dave Callison officiating.  Interment will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing, Iowa, in the spring.  Memorials given in Diantha’s memory will be given to 

Betty V. Harms

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:06am

Betty V. Harms, 90, of Clear Lake, formerly of Hanlontown, Iowa, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.

A funeral service for Betty was held on Monday, March 3, 2014 at Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly, Iowa, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.   Burial will be held at a later date in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown.

Should friends desire, memorials may be left to the Fertile Church of Christ, 3493 Eagle Ave., Fertile, Iowa,   

50434.

Garvis G. Houck

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:05am

Garvis G. Houck, pharmacist and businessman, 81, of Mason City, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.  Memorial services were held on Monday, March 3, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, with Pastor Dan Gerrietts officiating.  Inurnment was in the Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the Garvis Houck Memorial Fund in care of the family.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. 

Erma R. Reid

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:05am

  Erma Reid, 93, of Elkhorn, Neb., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Neb.

Erma Ruth (Miller) Reid was born Dec. 18, 1920 in Latimer, Iowa, the second child of Henry J. and Nellie (Carr) Miller.

A memorial service officiated by her niece, Rev. Lynette Meyer, of El Paso, Texas, will be held in Clear Lake this summer.

Bonnie J. Sunner

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:04am

Bonnie Jane Sunner, 82, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

     Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or the Clear Lake Library in her name.

Unity Christian stops Clear Lake girls at State

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 3:59am

The Clear Lake girls started strong, but Unity Christian (21-4) outscored the Lions 35-18 in the second half  to oust the Lions in the Class 3A quarterfinal at the State Basketball Tournament Tuesday afternoon.  The Lions fell, 60-35.

Go-Hawks dash Lions’ post-season hopes

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 3:58am

For the fourth straight year, the Clear Lake boys basketball team’s season came to an end at the hands of Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday, Feb. 27, in Mason City.

Cardinals earn post-season recognition; Tusha named NIC Player of the Year

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 3:57am

The 2013-14 basketball season was a successful one for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team.  The team finished as conference champions with a 13-1 record.  Individual players were recently rewarded for their hard work by earning post-season recognition for the North Iowa Conference.

Senior Maddie Tusha and junior Emily Spilman earned First Team recognition, while senior Shelby Rayhons was named to the Second Team and junior Mackenzie Haag earned Honorable Mention recognition.

McChesney sworn in as Chief

Published by admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 3:55am

Rex McChesney was sworn in as interim chief of the Clear Lake Police Department Monday night by Mayor Nelson Crabb.  The appointment of McChesney, a member of the department since 1986 and a lieutenant since 2006, is effective immediately.

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