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Garage sales!
It’s City-Wide Garage Sale weekend! This weekend is designated as the fourth of the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter’s five summer city-wide…
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All eyes on Clear Lake as presidential hopefuls gather
(Above) Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren excited the crowd outside the Surf Ballroom before the doors opened to the annual Democratic…
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Ventura seniors must find a new recipe to continue meal program
(Above) Dan Bitker is among a handful of seniors who enjoy a hot lunch at the Ventura Community Center each…
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The demise of the Chautauqua
(Above) Clear Lake’s Chautauqua bell, as it is mounted in the bell tower at Zion Lutheran Church at 112 N.…
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Letter of intent with hotel developer finalized
by Marianne Gasaway Clear Lake City leaders gave their unanimous approval Monday night to a letter of intent for a…
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Cars galore
It was a beautiful weekend for the 34th Annual C.L.A.S.S. Car Show and Cruise. Car enthusiasts took over the town…
Read MoreWaukee man’s death on Clear Lake under investigation
A Waukee, Iowa man was pronounced dead Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency while boating on Clear Lake. The Iowa…
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The success of the Chautauqua? It was all about programs
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of three articles preceding The Clear Lake Chautauqua Revisited to be…
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Pick your paddle
Dozens of paddlers participated in the Second Annual Paddlefest on Clear Lake Saturday. Organizer Jake Kopriva encouraged all ages to…
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New CLHS ag program attracts grant
by Marianne Gasaway Clear Lake High School’s new agriculture program has received a $7,200 grant to fund the purchase of…
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Couple charged with child endangerment
A Clear Lake couple has been charged with child endangerment as a result of alleged incidents at their unregistered daycare.…
Read MoreMirror-Reporter subscription campaign kicks off Monday
Back by popular demand! The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter will kick off a Subscription Expansion Campaign Monday, Aug. 5, with three…
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What is a Chautauqua? And why did Clear Lake host one?
by Beth Ann Schumacher president of the Clear Lake Historical Society Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of…
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Move over corn?
Hemp is on track for commercial production in 2020 by Travis Fischer Iowa farmers may be testing out a new…
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BEATING THE HEAT
Clear Lake was the place to be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as heat and humidity had most of Iowa under…
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Summer tradition continues
Members of the Noon Lions Club served thousands of their famous chicken dinners Sunday in City Park. The preparation started…
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Clear Lake chosen for computer science grant
by Marianne Gasaway Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the Clear Lake School District is one of 23 in the…
Read MoreSentencing awaits Clear Lake man found guilty of sexual abuse
A Clear Lake man who originally entered an Alford plea in a sexual abuse case but had that set aside…
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Bicycle, Blues, BBQ & Brews hit the spot
North Iowa Spin, helped by countless volunteers, hosted another successful Bicycle, Blues & BBQ event downtown and around Clear Lake…
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City preparing deal for hotel developer
by Marianne Gasaway Clear Lake City Administrator Scott Flory outlined a prospective economic development project and a preliminary draft of…
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Remember When
by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 8-7-2019
(Above) Young sailors, 1994 - The Future of Clear Lake sailing looked bright in 1994, with this group who performed well…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-31-2019
(Above) Car enthusiasts in 1994 - Classic car owners and enthusiasts had plenty to enjoy in 1994, as the C.L.A.S.S. Car…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-24-2019
(Above) Sails in the sunset - The Yankee Clipper set out from the beach at the Outing Club in the 1890s…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-17-2019
(Above) Model T convention, 1994 - The Clear Lake High School practice field was transformed into a Model T showcase in…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 7-10-2019
(Above) Wellmon’s Bath House - The above picture, courtesy of Roger Westover, is of Wellmon’s Bath House in 1918. It was…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-26-2019
(Above) Mirror-Reporter carriers, 1969 - Mirror-Reporter carriers in 1969 included: front row (L-R): Jack Uhrich, Jane Josslyn, Jeff Johnson, Rick Young,…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-19-2019
(Above) Clear Lake Main Street, 1906 - Main Street looking east in 1906. Dresses were still sweeping the dirt streets. The…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 6-5-2019
(Above) Baby boom in 1969 - When members of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi got together in 1969,…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-29-2019
by Michelle Watson 25 Years Ago June 1994 The Clear Lake School Class of 1994 awarded 96 diplomas in a…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-22-2019
(Above) Clear Lake bus drivers honored in 1969 - The Clear Lake bus drivers were honored in 1969. Pictured front row…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-15-2019
(Above) State track participants, 1969 - Clear Lake was well represented at the Class A State track meet in 1969. Seven…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-8-2019
by Michelle Watson 25 Years Ago May 1994 Clear Lake’s earliest beach combers this season won’t be tourists. City Administrator…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 5-1-2019
(Above) Ventura music students, 1994 - These Ventura music students even amazed their teachers with their outstanding performances in 1994. Pictured…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-24-2019
(Above) Businesses from a by-gone era - Lauritz “Pappy” and Etneta “Mom” Henningsen came to Clear Lake in 1925 and purchased…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-17-2019
(Above) Earth Day, 1994 - Troy Wiegmann (left) combed the State Park beach in 1994 with his Lincoln students in recognition…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-10-2019
MusiGals from 1969 - Members of a young mothers group called, “MusiGals,” are all dressed in their new attire in 1969. …
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 4-3-2019
(Above) Corn anyone? - Clear Lake businessmen in the spring of 1933 undertook an interesting program for boosting business. F.P. Waker…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-27-2019
(Above) Park Hotel fire, 1969 - Fireman Ken Priest headed up the ladder to smoke-filled second floor of Park Hotel as…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-20-2019
(Above) Outlet, 1910 - In 1910 a Supreme Court Case was filed asking that the board be enjoined from interfering with…
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by Clear Lake Mirror Reporter StaffRemember When 3-13-2019
(Above) Bound for Spain in 1994 - These Spanish and art students and teachers at Ventura High School traveled to Spain…
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