CL girls tennis team defeats St. Edmond, 5-4

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:22pm

 The Clear Lake girls tennis team topped St. Edmond 5-4 on Friday, April 20.
    Picking up singles victories for the Lions were Kaitlyn Pitzen, Carly Ouverson, Taylor Julsen and Alexis Atkinson.  Pitzen and Julsen teamed up to win at the number two

Girls soccer team falls to a tough Waverly-Shell Rock team

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:22pm

 Waverly-Shell Rock topped the Clear Lake girls soccer team in a 1-0 bout on Friday, April 20 at Lion’s Field.
    The 15th ranked Waverly Shell-Rock team scored at the 34 minute mark in the second half when a ball got past goalkeeper Riley Brinkman.  It was the only ball that got past Brinkman, as she collected 20 saves in the game.

Ventura boys compete at Belmond Meet

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:21pm

   The Ventura boys track competed in Belmond on Tuesday, April 17.  The Vikings placed fourth out of six teams.
    Two events for the Vikings picked up second place finishes.  The 1600 meter relay team of Josh Miller, Kevin Boehnke, Jon Haag and Jeff O’Brien ran the race in 4:20.57

A much needed expansion in the works for CL Police Department

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:19pm

by Marianne Morf

Like everything else, law enforcement has changed.  And now, 46 years after the Clear Lake Police Department moved from a tiny, cottage-like building near City Beach to a brand new municipal building, it’s time to start thinking

New building proposed at Lions Field

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:17pm

    It’s very much still in the planning stages, but Clear Lake School Board members were shown a prelimary drawing of what a new building at Lion’s Field may look like at their board meeting on Monday night.
    Ken Wind of Bergland + Cram Architects presented a proposal of a possible building option that would

Life-Line Resources withdraws offer for Sunset School property

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:16pm

   Life-Line Resouces announced that they have withdrawn their $200,000 offer to purchase Sunset School in Clear Lake.
      The sale of the property has been tied up in court after neighbors in the Sunset area complained about the company locating in a residential neighborhood.
    The Clear Lake School Board was in favor of selling the property to Life-Line Resources, voting on the issue on May 10, 2010.

Farmers State Bank purchases Clear Lake branch of Bank of America

Published by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:14pm

     Farmers State Bank is purchasing the Clear Lake branch of Bank of America.  According to Randall D. Hanna, president and Nathan Halverson, vice president, the agreement to purchase the $21 million branch was finalized Tuesday, April 24, pending regulatory approval.  It is anticipated that the closing date of this acquisition will be in

Clear Lake hosts Lion Relays; place in the middle of the pack

Published by admin on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:48pm

Lion Relays
    Clear Lake hosted its Lions Relays Tuesday, April 10.  The Lions finished in the middle of the eight-team field with 66 points. 
    The Lions had a pair of first place finishes in the meet.  Chandler Diercks won the long jump with a leap of 19’ 10”, while teammate Jake Harle was second at 18’ 3/4”. 

Lions top GH in boys soccer

Published by admin on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:45pm

       After 80 minutes of even soccer, Clear Lake posted a 2-1 victory over Garner-Hayfield in an exciting match at Lions Field Thursday, April 12.

CL boys bounce back from shaky start

Published by admin on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:42pm

What a difference a few days can make.
    The Clear Lake boys golf team bounced back from a shaky start to the season at Decorah by capturing the team title at the Spencer Invitational Saturday, April 14. 
Viking Invitational
    It was a rough day for the Lions at the Viking Invitational held in Decorah Thursday, April 12.  The Lions finished sixth in the eight-team field.  The host team won the team title with a score of 300.  The Lions came in at 336.

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