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‘New Normal’ sparks creativity among Clear Lakers
(Above) The Lake Theatre is among those businesses ordered closed, however theatre owners have been making their concessions available. Pictured…
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Buy-In Clear Lake program pushes $25,800 into Clear Lake economy
by Marianne Gasaway It’s been said that there is a creative solution to every problem. Nowhere is that more true…
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Ice Out declared on Clear Lake
(Above) The ice was declared “out” and the Lady of the Lake made its way to its downtown docking location…
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Clear Lake Schools ready to launch online learning
Lockers have been cleared and bags of student possessions were readied for pickup at Clear Lake Schools.-Reporter photo by Chris…
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Five Clear Lakers quarantined in Peru
Missionaries in Peru include (L-R): Katie Tofte, Riley Brinkman, Lucas Kirchhoff, Ericka Gonzalez and Mikayla Vanderploeg. -Submitted photo by Michelle…
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Two COVID-19 cases reported in CG County
by Marianne Gasaway Health officials confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19 in Cerro Gordo County Sunday, March 22. Both…
Read MoreSchool district offers emergency food program with bus stop delivery
The Clear Lake Community School District has implemented an emergency food program. Effective Tuesday, March 23, the district began making…
Read MoreGovernor issues multiple emergency declarations
by Travis Fischer The outbreak of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by a novel strain of Coronavirus, continues to spread…
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Use Blessing Boxes to give or receive
John and Whitney Mixdorf, the owners of South Shore Donut Co., located at 1205 South Shore Drive, have placed Community…
Read MoreMarch Sadness
COVID-19 changes life as we know it by Curran McLaughlin and Mirror-Reporter staff The past week saw the escalation of…
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City government sets example, urges adherence to guidelines
by Marianne Gasaway Clear Lake city leaders are urging residents to remain calm and follow state and federal guidelines to…
Read MoreGovernor announces more closures
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency Tuesday, March 17, activating the public health response…
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Lake voters pass $18M school bond
by Marianne Gasaway Voters in the Clear Lake School District continued their tradition of strong support for school issues Tuesday…
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Final Four celebration
Clear Lake senior Julia Merfeld proudly hoists the trophy the Lions were awarded as seminfinalists in the Girls Class 3A…
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Ventura firefighters continue to pay it forward
(Above) Members of the Ventura Fire Department stopped in Storm Lake March 2 to show members of that fire department…
Read MoreMain Avenue bid comes in close to engineer’s estimate
Wicks Construction Inc., of Decorah, Iowa has been awarded the contract for the city’s East Main Avenue Street Reconstruction and…
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Fifth straight year: City share of tax bill stays steady
The City of Clear Lake’s tax asking is expected to remain at $9.70 for fiscal year 2021, provided there are…
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Lions get first win at State
Team effort lifts Lions in opening game The Clear Lake girls basketball team recorded its first-ever win at the State…
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Lion basketball teams surprise super fans with signed balls
(Above) CLHS basketball fans Barb and Jeff Asche were recently presented with basketballs signed by each Lion team. Rick Formanek,…
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Voting is Tuesday for CL School Bond question
(Above) Improvements to the Lions Field complex would improve player safety, update outdated and unsafe bleachers and press box, increase…
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Remember When
by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-1-2020
(Above) Showing their pearly whites in 1995 - In 1995, Carolyn Pike, a dental hygienist from Dr. Bieber’s dental practice,…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-25-2020
CLHS Honor Society, 1970 Twelve new members were initiated into the Semper Fidelis Chapter of the National Honor Society in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-18-2020
(Above) Walden Condominium fire, 1995 - Firefighters had a difficult time attacking a fire in 1995 at the Walden Condominium…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-11-2020
(Above) Girl Scout week, 1995 - Local Girls Scouts in 1995 looked on as Mayor Lois Kotz signed a proclamation…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-4-2020
New books at Ventura, 1995 (Above) Seventy-three new books were added at the Ventura Library in 1995 to the children’s…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 2-26-2020
(Above) Train makes unexpected stop in 1970 - A single-lane Milwaukee road track south of Highway 18 was cleared for…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 2-19-2020
(Above) Swamp Party, 1995 - Second graders at Clear Lake’s Lincoln and Sunset Schools in 1995 wrapped up a study…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 2-12-2020
(Above) 1969-70 Clear Lake Boys Basketball Team - Members of the 1969-70 Clear Lake boys basketball team included front tow…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 2-5-2020
(Above) Confetti showered Saturday’s crowd at the 1995 Buddy Holly Tribute as Bobby Vee announced The Crickets. by Michelle Watson…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 1-29-2020
(Above) Scrubbing the Surf, 1995 - Kathy Snyder was busy in 1995 giving the wall scenes at the Surf Ballroom a…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 1-22-2020
(Above) Jensen’s Uptown Supermarket, 1970 - The grand opening of Jensen’s Uptown Supermarket as a Red Owl agency was held in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 1-15-2020
(Above) Ventura Jazz Band, 1995 - The Ventura High School Jazz Band made school history in 1995 when they qualified for…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 1-8-2020
(Above) Rescue Sled, 1969 - Winston Perry, of Ventura, stands beside a rescue unit that was purchased by the North Iowa…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 12-31-2019
CLHS 1994 boys basketball team - Members of the Clear Lake varsity boys basketball team for the 1994-95 season include front…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 12-25-2019
(Above) Snowmobile rally, 1969 - Clear Lake residents were startled in 1969 as snowmobiles roared down Main Ave. The excitement was…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 12-18-2019
(Above) Giving Tree help from 1994 - When Vicki Lenz’s sixth grade class learned there were Clear Lake families still needing…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 12-11-2019
(Above) Busiest place in town in 1969 - Christmas mailing was expected to reach its peak the week of Dec. 17,…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 12-4-2019
(Above) Holiday Lights, 1994 - A large number of people turned out for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 1994…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 11-27-2019
(Above) Elementary helpers from 1994 - Students at Lincoln and Sunset schools collected non-perishable food items for the Hawkeye Harvest Food…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 11-20-2019
(Above) Hunting helpers in 1969 - Donald Leonard, of Clear Lake, had plenty of assistances while hunting the Ventura Marsh in…
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