Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Clear Lake V.F.W. Post 4868 Commander Mike Nelson grasps an American flag at the conclusion of a flag folding ceremony held as part of Veterans Day services at Clear Lake High School.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

by Katie Behr

(Above) United States Marine Corps Veteran Eldon Vine shared his experiences in the Korean War to a large audience gathered at the V.F.W. Sunday.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

by Marianne Gasaway

Eldon Vine treasurers a small wooden replica of a Corsair plane which he became all too familiar with during his service during the Korean War.

Officials from the Clear Lake Water Treatment Plant officially declared Clear Lake as “iced in” on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Iced in is called when a boat is no longer able to reach any shore of the lake.

Although it seems early, the date is not a record.  The earliest ice in on record occured during the Halloween blizzard of Nov. 4, 1991.

On Friday, Nov. 9, House Republicans re-elected Rep. Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) as Speaker of the Iowa House in advance of the 88th General Assembly.

  Upmeyer was first elected Speaker in 2015, and had previously served as the House Majority Leader since 2011.  She is the first woman in Iowa history to hold both positions.  She has been a member of the Iowa House since 2003.