Janis C. Joslyn

 

Janis C. Joslyn, age 85, of Clear Lake, passed away on April 30, 2013.

  She is survived by her husband, Dr. Tom Joslyn; daughter, Jane (Todd) Gruis of Clear Lake; sons, Tom (Susann) of Kailua, Hawaii, Dr. Paul (Theresa) of LaCrosse, Wis., and James (Pamela) of Muscatine,

 Iowa; grandchildren, Michael and Thomas Gruis, Sarah and Elizabeth Joslyn, Jennifer, Ann, Grant, and Katharine Joslyn, and Eli Joslyn; and sister, Karen Ausenhus of Omaha, Neb.

Jerry Toppin

 

Jerry L. Toppin, 56, of Ventura, died at his home.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the St. John Lutheran Church, rural Garner, Iowa, with Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, rural Garner.  Visitation will be on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the 

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, and then one hour before the service on Friday at the church.  Family suggests memorials to St. John Lutheran Church in memory of Jerry Toppin.

Charles King

 

Charles Howard King passed away April 25, 2013 at the age of 87, following a brief illness.  Born July 3, 1925 near Pleasanton, Iowa, he was currently a resident of Gulf Shores, Ala.

A Celebration of Life service was held Monday at Pine Rest Funeral Home in Foley, Ala.

Valores Young

 

Valores E. “Val” Young, 77, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, surrounded by her family.

Do to her wishes, she has been cremated and a “Celebration of Life” Memorial Service will be held in the near future.  Family has established a memorial fund at Clear Lake Bank and Trust so that she can continue to give to the community she loved.

Tiebreaker decides winner at NCC Tourney

 

On the strength of a tiebreaker, the Clear Lake boys captured the North Central Conference Tournament Monday at Veteran’s Memorial Golf Club in Clear Lake.

Fischels leads girls to conference title

 

Malorie Fischels led the Clear Lake girls to a North Central Conference Tournament title Monday in Webster City.   Fischels captured the individual title, shooting an 83. 

“This is the biggest meet of the year to date,” said Clear Lake Coach Fred Wieck.  “We are very excited to win another conference title.”

Two other Lions  finished in the top 10.  Paige Backhaus was fourth, shooting 90, and Megan Loux tied for seventh with a 97.  Hailey Horner rounded out the Lions’ score with a 106.  

Cardinals place third at home meet

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys track team placed third at their own meet held on Tuesday, April 30.  Eight teams competed in the meet, with Forest City taking top honors with 123 points, followed by Clear Lake with 103 and G-H/V with 93.

CL boys place second; girls take third

 

 

The Clear Lake boys track team raced to a second place finish at the Cardinal Co-Ed Relays held Monday, April 27, in Garner.  Forest City won the team title with 103 points.  The Lions finished with 103 points and host Garner-Hayfield/Ventura rounded out the top 

three with 93.

Times falling for G-H/V girls

 

It was a good night for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls track team on Tuesday, April 30.  The team placed second in a field of eight.  Forest City won the meet with 158 points, followed by G-H/V with 116 and Clear Lake with 85 team points.  Also competing were Hampton-Dumont, Northwood, Newman, Belmond-Klemme and CAL.

CL girls soccer team out to avenge loss

 

The Clear Lake girls soccer team will have a chance to avenge their only loss this season when they meet Aplington-Parkersburg in the post-season.  The Lions are slated to meet the Falcons in the opening match of the Class 1A Regionals May 28 in Aplington.

A-P recorded a 1-0 victory over the Lions April 30 in a match stopped with 17-minutes to play due to lightning.  

The Falcons scored the only goal of the night just two and one-half minutes into the match with a long cross into the goal through a line of Lion defenders.

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