Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) 1968 basketball sendoff - The Clear Lake fire trucks and police cars escorted the basketball team out of town in 1968 on their way to their first ever State Basketball Tournament.  The 12-man team left in private cars for Des Moines.  There were 1,752 tickets sold at the high school.  Six school buses, averaging 35 students per bus, will make the trip to Des Moines to watch the Lions play Roosevelt at 3:15 p.m.

(Above) 1968 basketball sendoff - The Clear Lake fire trucks and police cars escorted the basketball team out of town in 1968 on their way to their first ever State Basketball Tournament.  The 12-man team left in private cars for Des Moines.  There were 1,752 tickets sold at the high school.  Six school buses, averaging 35 students per bus, will make the trip to Des Moines to watch the Lions play Roosevelt at 3:15 p.m.

N. Darlene Wells, 87, of Ventura, died Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Concord Care Center, in Garner, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 301 S. Main St., Ventura, with Pastor Jesse Burns officiating.  Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, in Mason City, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake.

Nancy Lee Marston, 64, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died peacefully Monday, March 5, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

A Celebration of Life was held Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Commons Georgian Lounge, University of Northern Iowa.  Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to causes close to Nancy’s heart.