Fern Zinser

 

     Fern Zinser, age 100, died at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, on Aug. 3, 2013.  She is with her Heavenly Father and all family members that have preceded her in death. Celebration of her life will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 at the Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake, Iowa with Pastor Randy Vaage and

Lions are State Champions!

 

Clear Lake’s 2013 baseball team has been known by several names this season-- Cardiac Kids,  Comeback Kids,  The Incredibles, North Central Conference Champions and District Champions.

Add one more to the list.

State Champions.

Toppin proves what it takes to be a Division I athlete

 

By Michelle Watson

It takes dedication and hard work to compete as a Division I athlete, and no one knows more about those characteristics than Andrea Toppin.

Toppin, a 2011 graduate of Ventura High School, runs cross 

Four G-H/V players earn spots on All-Conference teams

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura baseball team had four members earn All-Conference recognition in the North Iowa Conference.

Zach Buseman and Heath Hutcheson both were named First Team All-Conference, while Braden Meints was named to the Second Team and Nathan Hrubes received Honorable Mention recognition.

Buseman, a senior, finished the season with a .349 batting average.  He tied to lead the team with 20 RBI’s.  He collected a 5-3 record pitching.  He had a 1.59 ERA in almost 50 innings.

LAKE LEVEL

 

The lake level rose to its new reading of

 +0.72” above the weir, up 1.08” from last week.  Last year at this time the lake measured -20.52” below the weir.

City eyes improvements to public lakeshore areas

 

Clear Lake City Council members responded favorably to a variety of ideas presented for improvements along much-used North Lakeview Drive, the Sea Wall and City Beach areas.

Pat Dunn, of RDG Planning and Design, Omaha, Neb., shared proposed designs for the popular public areas.  The concepts 

WHAT A RIDE!

 

For the first time in school history, Clear Lake earned a State baseball title with a 6-2 victory over Davenport Assumption Saturday evening. “These kids have shown the ability, 

Taking school registration in stride

 

There was nothing stressful about registering for school for this Clear Lake student.  She patiently waited as her mother went 

through the registration process at Clear Creek Elementary School Monday.  Registration continued Tuesday for the school year, which begins Aug. 19 in Clear Lake. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

Ventura man sentenced to prison in child pornography case

 

A Ventura man who possessed child pornography was sentenced Aug. 1,  to 10 years in federal prison.

Brandon Phinney, 28, received the sentence after an April 1, 2013, guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. At the guilty plea, Phinney admitted that he possessed child pornography on his computer.

Slates set for Clear Lake and Ventura School Board elections

 

The slate has been set for the upcoming School Board election.  In Clear Lake, there will be a race among three candidates for two seats on the Board.  In Ventura, one incumbent and one newcomer are on the ballot for two seats.

In Clear Lake, incumbents Mark Tesar and Sandy Christ are seeking re-election.  They are being challenged by Chyrl Bergvig, a retired educator.

In Ventura, long time board member Larry Costello is seeking re-election, along with Allison M. Linahon.  

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