Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Warm temperatures won’t sideline snowmobile races

Gentlemen (and women) start your engines!  Despite temperature swings this week, organizers of “The Jack” Helgren Memorial Iowa Lemans Championship say the event is a definite go.

“The weather may be warm for spectators and it could be wet, but the ice is safe and we are ready to go,” said Race Chairman Gary McVicker.   

Jim Lynn Muhlenbruch, age 58, passed away at Johnston Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.  Jim was a native of Clear Lake, however, he and his wife had lived in Abingdon, Va. for the past 10 years.

  A memorial service for Jim Lynn Muhlenbruch was held on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, with the Reverand Barbara Farmer officiating. A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Clear Lake.

Dorothy B. Held, 91, of Ventura, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, in Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ventura, with Pastor Jesse Burns officiating.  Burial was in Clear Lake Cemetery.

Family suggests memorial contributions to Redeemer Lutheran Church, in Ventura, or to the charity of one’s choice.

William Daren Barnett, 37, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, in Iowa City.

Funeral services were held on Feb. 6, 2017, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garner, Iowa, with Pastor Scott Kozisek officiating.  Burial was in Clear Lake Cemetery.

  In lieu of flowers, family suggests memorial contributions to the William Barnett Memorial Fund.