Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Raising bail in 1993 - The American Cancer Society’s Jail and Bail set a new local record in 1993 by raising over $16,800.  Pictured (L-R) are Sharon Albers, Kim Dwyer and Kim Pleggenkuhle.  The three were among the many volunteers who brought in donations for the organization.  The event was held in memory of Dr. Jeff Dwyer, a Clear Lake dentist who died of cancer last year.

H Milton Duesenberg leans into the wind and makes his way home from the Clear Lake Public Library as the snow begins to fly Friday afternoon.  The Clear Lake area received six-inches in the winter storm.  Another four to six-inches of snow was expected to fall Tuesday.  That snowfall followed a glazing of freezing rain, making travel hazardous.  Area schools cancelled classes last Friday, as well as Tuesday, ur

Outdoor writer Lowell Washburn proclaims, “The Canada goose is about as tough as a water bird can get.”  This year, the living has been easy – even in extreme northern Iowa, he explains.

by Marianne Gasaway

The Clear Lake City Council started the ball rolling with assessment proceedings to help fund the paving and other improvements needed on North 32nd Street to make the area more attractive to developers.