Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Presidential visit in 1996 - President Bill Clinton visited Clear Lake’s Farmer’s Cooperative in February, 1996.  Above, Clear Lake Farmer’s Co-op Manager Glenn Brady showed President Bill Clinton, Ruth Harkin, and Sen. Tom Harkin a sampling of corn in 1996.  The President was walked through the elevator process on his tour.

by Michelle Watson

25 Years Ago

February 1996

Scott Barragy, 51, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Epiphany Parish-St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th Street S.E., Mason City.  Following the Mass, cremation rites will be accorded and inurnment will be held at a future date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Dale O. Marsh, 98, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Oakwood Care Center, in Clear Lake.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Clear Lake Christian Church, Clear Lake, with Rev. Drew Rietjens officiating. Burial will be at Clear Lake Cemetery.

Dale’s funeral can be live streamed on the church’s YouTube channel, Clear Lake Christian Church, and also viewed following the service on his tribute page at www.colonialchapels.com.

(Above) A schematic drawing from Atura Architecture, Clear Lake, of the new entrance to the Clear Lake High School gymnasium. 

by Marianne Gasaway

Three more projects included in the Clear Lake School District’s $18 million bond issue approved by voters in 2020 are out for bids.