Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) The City is finding that several personalized bricks salvaged from Main Avenue for re-use in the new sidewalks are decayed beyond the point of re-use.  The City has announced it will pay for new personalized bricks to replace those deemed unusable.-Reporter photo.

The goal of reintegrating personalized bricks into the new sidewalks on Main Avenue has hit a bump in the road.

Ventura’s new ordinance regulating the use of all-terrain vehicles in the community— and specifically in two public land areas, has been endorsed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The Ventura City Council approved the use of ATVs and UTVs within city limits on Feb. 13 with a goal of allowing local fishing enthusiasts to have lake access directly from their homes and to access neighboring Hancock County where ATV/UTV use is legal.

Jennie Louise LaRue, 96, of Clear Lake, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at Oakwood Care Center, in Clear Lake.

Funeral services were held on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the First Reformed Church, 214 Harriman St., Alexander, Iowa, with Pastor Phil Arnold officiating.

Burial was in in Hillside Cemetery, in Sheffield, Iowa.

Family suggests memorial contributions to the Jennie LaRue Memorial Fund.

Patricia Ann Osier, 70, of Mason City, Iowa, formerly of Ventura, died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Country Meadows Place, in Mason City.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, with Mark Doebel officiating.  Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, in Mason City.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Mason City.