Duane Bredlow

 

     Duane Allen Bredlow passed away on Jan. 13, 2013 at Concord Care Center, in Garner, Iowa.  

    A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, with  the Rev. Keith Scott officiating.  Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 3:30 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home.  Interment will be at Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa.  Military Honors will be presented at the cemetery.  Memorials may be given to Toys for Tots. 

Pauline Zielie

 

Pauline Lucille Zielie, 85, 161 B Gracious Estates, Mason City, Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at her home.  

     A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 – 7 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke.  Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  

Memorials may be given to the Pauline L. Zielie Memorial Fund.

LaVerne Severson

 

LaVerne “Vern” Severson, 78, Clear Lake, Iowa, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan. 7, 2013 at the Rockwell Care Center.

     A funeral service for Vern was held on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 at the Clear Lake Christian Church with Pastor Scott Wilson officiating.  Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery with full military funeral honors provided by the Clear Lake VFW Post 4868.

Charles Ford II

 

    Charles “Charlie” William Ford II, 58, Garner, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at the Concord Care Center, Garner.

     A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Church of Christ, Clear Lake, Iowa, with Rev. Curtis McGinnis officiating.  Military Honors were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  According to his wishes his body has been cremated.

Memorials may be given to the Charles W. Ford II Memorial Fund.

Lion wrestlers beat #9 Osage following a 30-30 tie

 

The Clear Lake wrestling team pulled off a big upset Saturday, beating ninth ranked Osage on criteria.  The meet ended up in a 30-30 tie, but the Lions had three pins to Osage’s two and were awarded the win.

Despite halftime lead; Lions lose to Iowa-Falls Alden

 

The Lions went to Iowa Falls Friday night looking to avenge the loss the Cadets handed them in the first game of the season.  They didn’t get the win, but a much better outing has made Coach Kevin Kahler and his team believers that the third time may be the charm if the Lions meet IF-A on the tournament trail.

Back on Nov. 27, the Cadets topped the Lions 67-58 in the season-opener.  

Friday IF-A, 9-2 overall and leading the North Central Conference, escaped with a 59-57 victory.

CL girls learn from loss to Mason City to top IF-A

 

The Clear Lake girls built upon a loss to number one ranked Mason City Monday to score a win against Iowa Falls-Alden on the road Friday.  The victory improved the Lions’ record to 8-3.

Friday night the Lions will host Hampton-Dumont.  The game has been designated as a fundraiser for cancer awareness and research support.  Free will donations will be accepted at the door of the girls and boys games. Wearing pink is also encouraged for this Coaches Against Cancer event.

Mason City 63, CL 34

Tough night for G-H/V grapplers

 

It was a rough night for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team when they met two powerhouse teams at the Newman Catholic duals on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Newman.

St. Edmond dominated the competition with wins over both Newman Catholic and G-H/V.  The Gaels topped 

G-H/V girls improve record to 6-5

 

Close game with Forest City; dominate Newman  

 

Following a poorly played game against Forest City on Tuesday night, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura’s Coach Matt Erpelding predicted his team would come back on Friday and play their best game of the season.  He was right.  The Cardinals picked up an easy win over Newman Catholic.

Forest City 35, G-H/V33

Cardinals fall to Forest City; top Newman Catholic

 

It was a week of ups and downs for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys.  They dropped a hard fought battle against Forest City, but pulled off a close one with Newman Catholic.

Forest City 56, G-H/V 40

Coming into the game, the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys knew Forest City was a quality team capable of creating turnovers and hitting threes.  The Indians lived up to their reputation, as they topped the Cardinals, 56-40, on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

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