Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

The first vacant building tour, entitled “Clear Lake Open for Business,” is scheduled for Saturday morning, Aug. 19, from 9 – 11 a.m. in Clear Lake.  It is sponsored by the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and will feature up to a dozen available commercial buildings. The Chamber is collaborating with local realtors who have the listings. The tour is a special event of the Clear Lake Board Entrepreneur Committee.

(Above) Fun at the fair, 1992 - Joey Meints, of Clear Lake, proudly displayed the blue ribbon he won as best in his class in the 1992 4-H Sheep Competition at the North Iowa Fair.  Pictured with Meints were other members of the Lakes Ambitious Feeders (L-R): Justin Meints, Ryder Schrage, Tyler Turek, Brandon Young and Andy Scarrow.

25 Years Ago

August 1992

John William Boehm, 83, of Clear Lake passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.  Memorial services will be conducted at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, on Aug. 12.  The service will begin at 11 am with refreshments following. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Friday,  Aug. 11 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.  Family suggests memorial contributions to One Vision (Opportunity Village), Salvation Army, or Hospice of North Iowa.

Elaine Ollenburg, 85, of Ventura died Wed., Aug. 9, 2017 at Westview Care Center in Britt.  Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, Aug. 11 at St. John's Lutheran Church east of Garner.  A memorial visitation will be held from 5-7 pm on Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.  Memorials may be directed to St. John's Lutheran Church or the Ventura Public Library.