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Public speaks out about loss of commercial dock
(Above) Speaking at a standing-room-only meeting with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Monday at Clear Lake State Park, local…
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Council ‘votes positive,’ approves tax abatement requests
The Clear Lake City Council unanimously approved two requests from downtown building owners for participation in its Retail Incentive Program.…
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Surf Ballroom announces 2018 Winter Dance Party entertainment
Advance tickets on sale starting at 8 a.m. Nov. 8 Brenda Lee and Bobby Rydell will headline the 2018 Winter…
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Rain doesn’t stop Harvest Fest
Rain may have kept farmers out of the fields, but Clear Lake’s Harvest Fest went on as scheduled Saturday. Retailers…
Read MoreVandals damage CL properties with graffiti
The Clear Lake Police Department is investigating 10 reports of vandalism that occurred over the weekend (Friday, Oct. 6, through…
Read MoreDNR will host meeting about marina dock Monday
Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a public meeting Monday, Oct. 16, to discuss an expiring…
Read MoreHas the city’s retail incentive program gotten off track?
Has the city’s practice of approving Development Agreements and granting participation in its Retail Incentive Program grown beyond it’s original…
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Subscription campaign a success!
The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter wrapped up its annual Subscription Campaign last week and awarded prizes to campaign workers. (Left) Linda…
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NEW FOOTBALL START TIMES FOR BOTH CL AND GHV
NEW START TIMES FOR BOTH SCHOOLS BOTH KICKOFFS AT 6pm! Clear Lake Lions Football will be hosting Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL and Garner-Hayfield-Ventura will…
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‘The Mad Hatter,’ Darryl Hensley dead at 79
(Above) Radio personality and former KZEV Radio station owner Darryl Hensley, better known as “The Mad Hatter,” died Wednesday, Sept.…
Read MoreCandidates with similar names both on ballot
Ben Smith, Bennett Smith join Tony Nelson in Ward 2 race The names of three candidates for the Clear Lake…
Read MoreBan on smoking in parks moves ahead, one more reading needed
The Clear Lake City Council passed the second of three readings necessary to ban smoking in city parks and spaces.…
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Antique shop treasure revives hunting memories
(Above) A sociable hen wood duck attempts to strike up a conversation with a Don Humburg decoy.-Photo by Lowell Washburn.…
Read MoreSecond Ward candidate challenges eligibility of opponent with similar name
Clear Lake Second Ward City Council candidate Bennett Smith has submitted a formal challenge to the listing of a challenger’s…
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Third candidate files papers for Ward 2 seat
Ben Smith says that he fell in love immediately when moving here four years ago and now, after getting involved…
Read MoreAll City Council races contested; Mayors unopposed
The slates have been finalized for the November General Election and races for open positions have developed in both Clear…
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Masters of stealth: Migrating egrets Invade North Iowa
by Lowell Washburn Arrayed in a dazzling cloak of pure white, the great egret is one of the world’s most…
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Nelson will seek re-election as Ward 2 Council rep
Tony Nelson, City Council Representative for the Second Ward, has announced he will seek re-election to a third term. “I…
Read MoreCouncil votes 4-1 to proceed with smoking ban in parks ordinance
The Clear Lake City Council voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of establishing an ordinance that will ban smoking, along…
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Clear Lake Royalty
Gretchen Jones and Zach Lester were crowned as Clear Lake High School’s 2017 Homecoming Queen and King during a coronation…
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Remember When
by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 10-18-2017
(Above) Russell Young was well known in the day among boating enthusiasts. Young worked at Lewis Boat Works and later…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 10-11-2017
(Above) Class passes with flying colors in 1992 - These Clear Lake fourth graders rose to a challenge issued by their…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 10-4-2017
(Above) 1967 Clear Lake Football Team - Members of the 1967 Clear Lake varsity football team included front row (L-R): Dennis…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 9-27-2017
(Above) Clear Lake Bakery gets face lift, 1992 - The wave of downtown building improvement projects continued in 1992 when the…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 9-20-2017
(Above) 1992 CLHS Homecoming candidates - The Clear Lake High School queen candidates in 1992 included front row (L-R): Anne Broghammer,…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 9-13-2017
(Above) Fashion show in 1967 - Fashions were modeled in 1967 at the kick-off meeting of the Clear Lake Women’s Club. …
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 9-6-2017
(Above) 1889 Schoolhouse - This red brick school house stood where Central School was once located. It was built in 1889…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-30-2017
(Above) Construction began on the Patriachs Militant dining hall in 1915 and was completed in 1917. The area is currently…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-23-2017
(Above) Ready for school, 1992 - These Central School fourth-graders were ready for school to begin in 1992 - or at…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-16-2017
(Above) Fun at the fair, 1992 - Joey Meints, of Clear Lake, proudly displayed the blue ribbon he won as best…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-9-2017
(Above) Dart Drive-In, 1967 - The “Dart Drive-In”, located at the forks on South Shore Drive, held its grand opening in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-2-2017
(Above) Back to the ‘50’s in 1992 - It was the 50s all over again in 1992, as car hops from…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-26-2017
(Above) Clear Lake mural, 1992 - In 1992, Ben Furleigh worked on a mural he designed and painted in support of…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-19-2017
(Above) Group visits D.C. in 1992 - Nineteen Clear Lake High School students, along with teacher and chaperone Beth Ann Schumacher…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-12-2017
Oaks Hotel, 1893 - Built in 1893, the Oaks Hotel was one of the Clear Lake’s most renowned summer hotels until…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-5-2017
(Above) Connell family applauded in 1992 - Charles McLaughlin, chairman of the board of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation applauded the…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-28-2017
(Above) Clear Lake parade, 1908 - Here comes the parade on July 4, 1908. Clear Lakers marched or rode down the…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-14-17
Band Fest parade, 1992 - Clear Lake Band Director Dan Djuren marched along side the stylish Clear Lake Marching Band in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-7-2017
(Above) Showboat, 1967 - The Showboat was launched in Clear Lake in 1962. In 1967, the boat was loaded up and…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-31-2017
(Above) 1967 tornado - Shelled corn was left in a scattered mound on the ground and bins were flattened by a…
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