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Brant hopes to return to Council as At-Large rep
Dana Brant has announced his plans to run for the At-Large position on the Clear Lake City Council. If elected,…
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Smith launches campaign for Second Ward seat
Bennett Smith has announced his candidacy for the Second Ward City Council seat in Clear Lake for this upcoming election.…
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Paving the way for students
Among those feeling the crunch of getting ready for school to start are construction workers. City Administrator Scott Flory said…
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Clear Lake students take summer jobs to a new level
(Above) Lewis Callaway and David Guetzlaff spent the summer as interns at Kingland Systems in Clear Lake.-Reporter photo. by Alli…
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First commercial building tour scheduled
The first vacant building tour, entitled “Clear Lake Open for Business,” is scheduled for Saturday morning, Aug. 19, from 9…
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A blast from the past
44-years later, Cuda comes home Leroy Miller received a birthday gift from his wife Rose last year that brought back…
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Crabb announces run for fourth term as CL mayor
First to put name on ballot for November election Clear Lake Mayor Nelson P. Crabb has announced he will be…
Read MoreSlates finalized for School Board vote
Three persons will be vying for two seats on the Clear Lake School Board in the Sept. 12 school election.…
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Hogg finds the recipe for fun is in the kitchen
by Alli Weaver At 11-years-old, Avah Hogg is jumping into the world of baking, and blowing away her family and…
Read MoreReporter giving away Renaissance tickets
The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter is giving away tickets to the 2017 Minnesota Renaissance Festival over the next few weeks. An…
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South Shore Donut Co. brings gourmet donuts to Clear Lake
(Above) John and Whitney Mixdorf with their daughters, Kinsey, and twins, Caroline and Cora, pose outside the South Shore Donut…
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A Clear Lake tradition Baehr makes Outing Club her summertime home for 80 years
By Alli Weaver In an age when few “summer cottages” dot the lakeshore, Pat Liddle Baehr proudly carries on a…
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It will be another ‘classic’ weekend in Clear Lake
Another month. Another huge event in Clear Lake. This weekend marks the 33rd annual Clear Lake Auto Social Society (C.L.A.S.S.)…
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RAGBRAI leaves good impression with all
The sights and sounds of 10,000 cyclists and another 45,000 visitors spending time in Clear Lake as an overnight stop…
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VFW Auxiliary donates to Veterans Memorial
The official fundraising campaign hasn’t even begun, but the drive to fund a Veterans Memorial outside of V.F.W. Post 4868…
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Waves of riders roll in
(Above) Riders were greeted in Ventura before traveling along the lake on North Shore Drive to downtown Clear Lake. Thousands…
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Fire quickly destroys Clear Lake twin home
(Above) Clear Lake and Ventura firefighters spent more than five hours on the scene of a fire which completely destroyed…
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VFW will march on with veterans memorial at Post
(Above) A rendering of the future Veterans Memorial to be constructed outside of Clear Lake V.F.W. Post 4868 at 219…
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Future of local can, bottle recycling program in question
(Above) A large dumpster from Absolute Waste has replaced the usual collection bins for cans and bottles at the Clear…
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What to expect when RAGBRAI rolls in Tuesday
In less than one week Clear Lake will welcome 40,000 plus RAGBRAI participants to town. Clear Lake RAGBRAI Committee General…
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Remember When
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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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-24-2017
Worn with pride in 1992 - Members of the Lincoln School Student Council in 1992 display the new T-shirts and sweatshirts…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-17-17
(Above) CLHS graduation, 1992 - Mike Andrews was the first to climb the bell tower outside the gymnasium and ring the…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-10-17
Contest winners, 1992 - Valores Young, of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee, congratulated the winners in the Draw Mom Contest…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-3-2017
(Above) 1992 Math Bee winners - In 1992, these Central School students earned honors at the 10th Annual Northern Trails Area…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-26-2017
(Above) 1967 CLHS boys track team - Members of the 1967 Clear Lake boys track team included front row (L-R): Al…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-19-2017
(Above) Earth Day, 1992 - Allison Cooper (left) and Jenny Deffendall, eighth grade students at Ventura in 1992, cleaned up trash in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-12-17
(Above) 1992 Easter Hunt - In 1992, three-year-old Kaitlyn Zenner, of Clear Lake, got some help from her mother, Joan, discovering…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-5-2017
(Above) “Alice in Wonderland,” 1992 - Ventura High School students presented “Alice in Wonderland” in 1992. Pictured is Angie Pueggel, as…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-28-2017
(Above) Demolition in Ventura, 1992 - On Monday, April 6, 1992, the former Ventura Public Library and Post Office were demolished…
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