Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

by Marianne Gasaway

Mark Twain famously said, “Write what you know.”  For Dan Waters, that advice helps to spin some interesting stories.

Waters, a vascular surgeon with Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa who has made Clear Lake his home since 1983, calls upon his childhood spent in Surf City, on the Jersey Shore, as the setting for his debut novel.

Arts in living color

(Above) Members of the Clear Lake High School Dance Team include bottom row (L-R): Cheyenne Cole, Jordyn Gough, Brooke Schulze, Lily Deets, Mia Katter and Rylee Smith.  Back row (L-R): Stephanie Penning, Cale Schmitz, Kourtney Verhalen, Mia DeVries, Emily LeFevre, Madeline McKenna, Savannah Williams, Bella Parker, Sky Toyne, Ava Ollenburg and Bella Clabaugh.  -Submitted photo

The Clear Lake High Dance Team attended the MA Dance Camp in Des Moines, July 8-10.

Four members of the Clear Lake softball team have been honored with All-North Central Conference distinction.

Infielder Julia Merfeld and outfielder Sara Faber were First Team All-NCC selections.  Rachel Barillas and Macy Mixdorf were named to the All-NCC Third Team.

Merfeld, a sophomore, led the Lions with a .393 batting average in 14 conference games.  She had 22 hits in 56 at-bats and scored 12 runs.