Sandra Gjerdahl

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:33am

    Sandra L. (Morse Burke) Gjerdahl, 65, of Quartzsite, Az., and formerly Fertile, Iowa died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at the Palo Verde Hospital, Blythe, Calif.
    Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Church of Christ, Fertile, with Pastor Rob Perry and Pastor Dennis Ganz officiating.  Interment will be in Ventura Cemetery, Ventura, Iowa. Family suggests memorials to Sandra L. Gjerdahl Memorial Fund.

Kevin Gunsallus

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:32am

    Kevin Wayne Gunsallus, 54, of Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home.
    Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 8, with Pastor Dan Gerrietts and  Pastor Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial was in Osage Cemetery, Osage, Iowa. Family suggests memorials to Kevin Wayne Gunsallus Memorial Fund.

Brenna Shank

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:32am

    Brenna Lynn Shank, six-week-old daughter of Jeriah and Shawna Shank of Monroe, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the First Baptist Church in Monroe with burial following at the Colfax Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Monroe First Baptist Church and will be distributed by Jeriah and Shawna at a later date in Brenna’s name. Condolences may be left for the family at

Rock ‘n Roll is here to stay!

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:21am

    For some, it was like stepping back in time.  For others, it was something entirely new.  For all, it was a heck of a lot of fun.

Surf celebrates listing on National Register of Historic Places

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:19am

    A local treasure has received national recognition.

Schmalen, Bieber and Kellogg move on

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:16am

Three Clear Lake wrestlers have advanced to the District wrestling meet this Saturday at Forest City.  Ryan Schmalen (106), Matt Bieber (120) and Logan Kellogg (182) will all compete for the chance to go to State.  The top two finishers from Saturday’s Sectional meet at Algona qualified for Districts.  Action will begin at noon in Forest City.

CL girls fall short despite great effort

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:13am

   Although they played some of their best ball of the season, the Clear Lake girls came up short in a pair of conference games last week. The Lions are now 10-8 overall and 10-6 in the league.  They finish out the season at home.  After hosting Webster City Tuesday (Feb. 7), they will take on Humboldt Friday and Charles City Saturday.  Tournament play begins

Lions come out on top of two OT games; move record to 9-8

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:11am

   Clear Lake’s boys basketball team is hitting its stride heading into the final games of the regular season.  The Lions, who have won six of their last seven outings, came from behind to defeat Hampton-Dumont and St.

A win and a loss for Ventura girls

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:08am

   The Ventura girls picked up a non-conference win, but dropped a Cornbelt Conference match-up in basketball action last week.
WB-M 54, Ventura 36
    It was a game of quickness and aggression when the Ventura girls visited West Bend-Mallard on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Bad week for the Vikings as they drop two games

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:04am

   It was a bad week for the Ventura boys.  The Vikings dropped two games, one to a conference opponent and another to a non-conference team.
 WB-M 57, Ventura 24
    It was an ugly night for the Ventura boys on Tuesday, Jan. 31, when they traveled to West Bend to take on the Wolverines.

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