Clear Lake volleyball team drops matches in triangular meet

    The Clear Lake volleyball team met up with some tough competition in a triangular match Thursday.  Third ranked (3A) Charles City and (4A) Mason City both swept the Lions.
    Charles City cruised to a 25-8, 25-5 win, while the match with Mohawks was closer, 25-14, 25-20.
    “I thought we looked a little nervous versus Charles City.  We came out of the locker room not ready to play and that is my fault as the head coach,” said the Lion leader, Scott Swenson.  “Charles City

Clear Lake cross country teams compete at Belmond

Clear Lake cross county teams were at Belmond Tuesday, Sept. 6, to compete in the B-K Invitational.  The Lions girls posted a third place finish as a team, while the boys were fourth overall.
    This week the Lions invite the public to cheer them on at their home meet at the Baptist Camp Thursday, Sept. 16, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Opportunity Village will mark 40th anniversary with special events

    Forty years ago, on Sept. 15, the first cottage opened at Handicap Village in Clear Lake, as a home for adults with disabilities.  Today, known as Opportunity Village, the non-profit charitable organization serves more than 600 people throughout north central Iowa.

Ventura, G-H Boards schedule joint meeting

The Ventura and Garner-Hayfield School Boards will hold a joint meeting tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 14) at Ventura High School to discuss sharing of all athletics (grades 7-12) and all activities such as speech and drama (grades 9-12) for the 2012-2013 school year.

    The boards are also slated to continue their talks about possible whole grade sharing between the districts. 
    Garner and Ventura School Boards have discussed sending - Read More Via e-Edition

Ventura School Board member resigns

Persons interested in serving  invited to submit names

 

    Ventura School Board member Carol Prescott has officially submitted her resignation to the board.
    Board Secretary Nancy Watson said Prescott handed in her resignation at the Sept. 5 board meeting.  The group must now fill the vacancy within 30 days of her resignation.  Any resident of the Ventura District interested in filling Prescott’s term until the next election in September 2013 is asked to contact Watson at Ventura Schools 641-829-4482.

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Trina Peterson

    Trina Danette Peterson, age 38, of Hastings, Minn, died Sept. 2, 2011.
    Trina was born July 7, 1973 in Rochester, Minn. to Greg and Kathy (Millen) Peterson. She attended Hastings High School.

Robert Brand

Robert “Bob” Charles Brand, 64, of 2400 S. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Respectable season opener for CL cross country teams

    Clear Lake cross country teams made a very respectable showing at their first meet of the season.  The Lions participated in the Newman Invitational Tuesday, Aug. 3.  In the varsity girls race, the Lions finished as runner-up in the team standings, while the varsity boys were fifth overall.

Lions capture a big win over the Indians, 43-21

    The most traditional thing about Friday night’s Clear Lake football game was that it ended in a win.

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