CL volleyball team battles strong opponents

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:59pm

 

The Clear Lake volleyball program opened home play Thursday with a daunting task-- competing against the reigning Class 4A state champions, Charles City, and battling county rival Mason City.  The Lions made the most of the challenge.  They showed improvement from game one to game two in a 2-0 loss to the Comets, and battled to a 2-1 win over the Mohawks.

Both GHV cross country teams place second at B-K Meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:58pm

A tough Osage program cost the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura/West Hancock cross country teams two championships.  Osage beat both the boys and the girls teams at the Belmond-Klemme Invitational held on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

The boys lost to the Green Devils by only four points in the eight-team field.  Osage was first with 40 points, followed by GHV with 44, Clear Lake with 89 and Eagle Grove was fourth with 107 points. 

Clear Lake harriers finish strong at B-K Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:57pm

 

Clear Lake harriers rose to the challenge last week and finished strong at the Belmond-Klemme Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 10.

With two of their top five boys hurt, the Lions still finished third in the eight-team field.  Osage and GHV/WH were first and second respectively with 40 and 44 points respectively.  The Lions finished with 89.  Eagle Grove (107), Forest City (127), Central Springs (146) and Clarion-Goldfield (247), completed the field. 

Hampton-Dumont ran without a complete team.

GHV volleyball team is a well-oiled machine

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:56pm

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura volleyball team continued their winning streak with two more victories in recent action.

GHV 3, North Iowa 0

The Cardinals traveled to North Iowa on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

The Bison gave GHV some competition in the first two sets, with close scores of 25-18 and 25-22.  The third set, however, was all Cardinals.  They rolled to an easy 25-9 score.

Kevin Lein

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:55pm

 

A Temecula, Calif., resident, Kevin Lein, died suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at the age of 58.   Kevin was born in Waukon, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 1954.  He was baptized and confirmed in his Christian faith. 

A celebration of Kevin’s life was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Temecula, on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  A 

Marie A. Brcka

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:54pm

 

Marie A. Brcka, 92, of Britt, Iowa, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at her home in Britt, surrounded by her family.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, Sept. 16, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt with Fr. Jerry Kopacek and Fr. Dennis Miller as concelebrants.  Burial was in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Duncan, Iowa.  Memorials may be directed to the family or Hospice of North Iowa.  

Clear Lake Fire Department helps public remember Sept. 11

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:53pm

 

Those traveling through Clear Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 11, witnessed a solemn reminder of the tragic events which occured in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 2001.  

The fire department used its new aerial ladder truck to display a large American flag over 8th Street in front of the fire station.  

$1 million grant offered to Opportunity Village

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:52pm

 

The Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation recently announced a $1 million pledge to Opportunity Village’s housing transition project over the next several years.  This is the largest single foundation pledge ever received by the Village.  

The Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation’s commitment to the Village goes back to 1972, when it made a $170,000 pledge to help construct the activity center on the main site in Clear Lake.  At the time, the first two cottage homes were being constructed by Handicap Village, as it was originally known.  

CLHS Homecoming royalty

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:51pm

 

J.J. Theobald and Bailey Kibsgaard were crowned as Homecoming king and queen at Clear Lake High School last 

Bergvig unseats incumbent in CL School Board vote

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:48pm

 

The Clear Lake School Board will have one new member when it convenes Monday, Sept. 23.  Chyrl Bergvig was the top vote-getter in the Sept. 10 election, denying incumbent Sandy Christ a third term on the Board.  Incumbent Mark Tesar received 151 more votes than Christ, giving him the second seat up for election.

Bergvig, a former educator, received 392 votes, or 42.2 percent of the 510 votes cast by Clear Lake School District voters.  Tesar collected 343 votes (36.9 percent) and Christ had 192 votes (20.6 percent).  There were two write-ins.

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