Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

The Clear Lake School Board is expected to extend a weight training program, overseen by a paid professional, from a summer camp experience into the regular school year.

Volunteer Coach Jared DeVries and Activities Director Dale Ludwig spoke with the Board Monday night and shared a plan which they say will help athletes, as well as students in general, become more 

physically fit and encourage general wellness. 

Janis C. Joslyn, age 85, of Clear Lake, passed away on April 30, 2013.

  She is survived by her husband, Dr. Tom Joslyn; daughter, Jane (Todd) Gruis of Clear Lake; sons, Tom (Susann) of Kailua, Hawaii, Dr. Paul (Theresa) of LaCrosse, Wis., and James (Pamela) of Muscatine,

 Iowa; grandchildren, Michael and Thomas Gruis, Sarah and Elizabeth Joslyn, Jennifer, Ann, Grant, and Katharine Joslyn, and Eli Joslyn; and sister, Karen Ausenhus of Omaha, Neb.

Jerry L. Toppin, 56, of Ventura, died at his home.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the St. John Lutheran Church, rural Garner, Iowa, with Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, rural Garner.  Visitation will be on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the 

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, and then one hour before the service on Friday at the church.  Family suggests memorials to St. John Lutheran Church in memory of Jerry Toppin.

Valores E. “Val” Young, 77, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, surrounded by her family.

Do to her wishes, she has been cremated and a “Celebration of Life” Memorial Service will be held in the near future.  Family has established a memorial fund at Clear Lake Bank and Trust so that she can continue to give to the community she loved.