Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) The Summer Station - The Summer Station at Clear Lake in the late 1890s and early 1900s on the camp grounds.  The photo was loaned to the newspaper in 1968 by E.B. Stillman.  He thought this was a group of tourists that came in on a special excursion trip, which was the custom on weekends at that time.  Stillman said to note the beards, bowler hats and cinched waistlines of the women of that era.

(Above) SSG Charles “Jack” Kennedy, of Clear Lake, appears on the jumbotron at Chicago’s Wrigley Field as he was honored for his service during World War II.

by Marianne Gasaway

[caption id="attachment_36068" align="alignleft" width="270"] Jack displays the baseball Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber signed for him.[/caption]

Clear Lake Evening Lions members cooked sweet corn and hamburgers to perfection Sunday and served thousands a delicious summertime meal.-Reporter photos by Chris Barragy.

by Savannah Howe

Cerro Gordo County is taking strides to move away from County Social Services (CSS), a 22-county-wide mental health and disability services program, to Central Iowa Crisis Services (CICS), a similar organization that serves neighboring counties such as Franklin and Greene.

The need for change

Cerro Gordo County Supervisor Chris Watts said that it’s time for the county to pursue a service that can offer more immediate and personal help to people in need in the county.