Lions keep rolling with five more wins

    Clear Lake baseball rolled through the competition this week, recording five quality wins.  The Lions, ranked seventh in Class 3A, are now 7-2 overall.  Tonight (Wednesday, June 6), the Lions will play a big conference game at home against St. Ed’s,  the defending North Central Conference champions, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Eva Marie Danner

Eva Marie Danner, 85, of Mason City, Iowa died Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
    Due to her wishes she will be cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later time.  Inurnment will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa.  Family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.

Janelle Harrington

    Janelle C. Harrington, 67, of 5 Venetian Drive, Clear Lake, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at her home.  A memorial Mass was held Monday, June 4, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Msgr. Joseph Slepika as celebrant.  Inurnment was held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.

Lions meet their goals and claim State Championship

Meg Monson places third individually

Clear Lake ends record-setting soccer season

    Number six ranked (1A) Nevada ended Clear Lake’s record-setting soccer season Friday.  Nevada was a 1-0 winner in the Regional semi-final played Friday at Nevada. The Lions concluded the 2012 season with a 9-5 record-- the most wins in the program’s history.
Nevada 1, CL 0

Trapshooting team wins State title

    The Mason City Red trapshooting team, which included Mike Asbe from Clear Lake, won the Iowa High School State Trap Shoot Saturday in Cedar Falls.  The event was hosted by the Iowa State Trapshooting Association.

CL softball team picks up first win of the season against Algona

The Clear Lake girls softball team earned its first win of the season during a busy holiday week.  The Lions also dropped five contests to various North Iowa powers.
Humboldt 10, CL 3

School Board hires new high school principal

    The Clear Lake School Board welcomed a new administrator Monday night.  The Board approved the hiring of Chris Murphy as its new high school principal.
    Murphy, 36, is currently employed as a school improvement leader in the Des Moines Public School System.  He has held that position for six years.  Murphy’s experience also includes serving as dean of students for a high school alternative school and middle school.

Public hearing scheduled for Surf district streetscape work

A pubic hearing has been scheduled for Monday, June 18, to receive public input on proposed streetscape improvements on North Shore Drive which will link the recently completed Three Stars Plaza and Buddy Holly Place with the historic Surf Ballroom.
    The City applied for a Transportation Enhancement grant in 2011 and was awarded $87,138 to construct the project. The cost of construction is conservatively estimated at approximately $200,000.

County Health: Take whooping cough seriously

    The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has confirmed 48 suspected or lab confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the county. Disease Prevention Specialists encourage individuals to follow the guidelines to ensure the health and safety of everyone.
    “We continue to see increases in pertussis cases,” said Betty Krones, Disease Prevention Specialist at the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health. “Our

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