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Local NewsPage 8 • Nov. 4, 2015 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

A little rain didn’t scare them ERNEST REINEKE

It may have not been the nicest of days, but that didn’t bother this group of Reineke to
princesses and goblins from having a good time at the Clear Lake Parks and conduct Iowa
Recreation Department’s Halloween Parade. The parade was held on Saturday Opus Honor
morning and began at City Hall and proceeded down Main Ave. to City Park. Choir
All participants received a goodie bag.
Ernest Reineke of Clear Lake,
Make WISE Tom Alexander has been selected to conduct the
Decisions with Financial Consultant prestigious Iowa Opus Honor Choir.
Your Money This auditioned and highly selective
Securities America honor choir is going to be held on
Member FINRA/SIPC Nov. 19, at CY Stephens Auditorium
on the campus of Iowa State Univer-
641-357-7106 sity. It is comprised of singers from
888-357-7106 the entire state of Iowa. Ernest will
conduct the fifth-sixth Grade Honor
Located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust Choir.
322 Main Ave • PO Box 8, Clear Lake Reineke has been a choral di-
rector for 27 years, the last 15 in the
[email protected] Mason City Community Schools.
www.investmentcenterclearlake.com At Lincoln Intermediate School, he
is in charge of 22 sections of general
Not FDIC/NCUA Insured. May Lose Value. No Bank Guarantee music and directs four and fifth grade
Not a Deposit. Not insured by any Federal Government Agency. choirs, and two sixth grade choirs. A
1988 graduate of Northwestern Col-
Securities offered through Securities America Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, Tom Alexander, Representative. lege in Orange City, Iowa, he received
Investment Center and the Securities America Companies are unaffiliated. his Bachelor of Arts degree in K-12
Vocal and Instrumental Music Edu-
Garage Doors that Open & Close with Ease! Stanton encourages volunteers to take care of the giver cation. In 1996, he was the first to
receive his Master of Music degree
Call us today! Volunteers are instinctively giv- organize events, help with general from the University of Northern Iowa
ers, and while service to others is a day-to-day operations, assist in the in Cedar Falls, Iowa from the Master
wonderful and very rewarding way of classroom or at Arty Parties; they are of Music distance learning program
life, it is also important that the giver the actors and musicians in their per- primarily taught through the Iowa
take care of themselves. forming arts events, they help install Communications Network (ICN).
“By keeping your well full, you exhibits and so much more. Reineke has served the Iowa
are actually better equipped to serve The Clear Lake Arts Center Choral Directors Association in
others,” was the message Deadra Stan- is located at 17 South 4th Street in many capacities. He has been a piano
ton, Mason City High School lan- beautiful downtown Clear Lake, IA. accompanist since 1993, was a co-
guage arts teacher and motivational Hours of operation are 10 a.m. - 5 creator of the North Central Iowa
Overhead Garage Doors speaker, shared with the room full of p.m. Tuesday – Saturday. To find out seven-12 Choral Festival, established
Residential • Commercial • Agricultural Clear Lake Arts Center’s volunteers at more about how you can volunteer at the fifth-sixth grade honor choir fes-
their volunteer appreciation social last the Arts Center call 641-357-1998 or tival, served on the executive board as
We service all brands of garage doors & openers week. email [email protected] a North Central District Representa-
Tuesday night wrapped up the DEBRA STANTON tive, and commissioned new honor
641.357.5575 101 N. 8th St., Clear Lake choir festival music two years in a
Arts Center’s nine-month We Love Cranksgiving bicycle scavenger row. His students have performed in
www.KingConstruction.biz Our Volunteers campaign, which the Iowa All-State Choir, Iowa Opus
started with Valentines in February Honor Choir, and the Iowa State
and ended with the Appreciation So- hunt planned for Nov. 7 Capitol. As a middle school teacher,
cial. The program was funded by a his choir was one of two selected to
Grissom says… grant from the Elizabeth Muse Norris Everyone is invited to partici- a party (with chili and drink specials) perform at the three state Middle
We’re more than a tire store… Charitable Fund. pate in a donation drive to benefit and awards ceremony will be held at Level Educators Convention held in
We can take care of just about all your “Volunteers are a vital part of the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank and Lorado’s. Ames. He also supervises student
automotive needs, like Brakes, Exhaust, our organization. Their touch is felt in North Iowa Human Society on Nov. 7 The first 30 riders to arrive for teachers from Wartburg College, Lu-
Batteries, Wiper Blades, and a whole lot more. every nook and cranny of our build- in Mason City. registration will receive a limited edi- ther College, Waldorf College and
ing and every project or program we Cranksgiving is a nation-wide tion Cranksgiving T-shirt. the University of Northern Iowa. As
Stop in or give us have. We are blessed with some very charitable event with a fun twist There is no rain date. The event a church musician, he has directed se-
a call. wonderful and giving people as vol- - participants are sent on a bicycle will take place rain, snow, or shine. nior choirs, children’s choirs, and bell
unteers. We simply can’t thank them scavenger hunt for donation items in choir. He also performs piano and
enough,” said Paula Hanus, director a race against other teams for prizes. Remember to turn organ church services and concerts.
of the Clear Lake Arts Center. This year Mason City’s Cranksgiving in those box tops Serving as accompanist, Melo-
In 2014, over 180 volunteers is hosted by the Mason City Jaycees. dee Reineke, received her Bachelor of
logged more than 5,775 hours of ser- Teams (or individuals) will meet Check your groceries! What Arts degree in Elementary Education
vice to the Clear Lake Arts Center. at Lorado’s (18 S Federal Ave) the you call trash could contain very and Music from Northwestern Col-
These volunteers help the Arts Center morning of the ride and receive a important clipables for Clear Lake lege in Orange City, Iowa in 1988;
touch thousands of children each year grocery list with specific items at par- schools! and a Master of Arts in Education de-
through their Youth Art Programs, ticipating stores. Each team will then Box Tops, Labels for Education gree from the University of Northern
North Iowa Student Art Show, free figure out the route they think is best or Tyson Project A+ labels are being Iowa in 1993. She is an organist in
Halloween, Christmas and Kite Art and plan their strategy before setting collected, processed and sent in for two churches and an adjunct faculty
Activities, and more. out together at the starting bell. cash or points. Clear Creek students member at Buena Vista University,
“We opened our doors to 15,813 Participants should bring a bike, benefit greatly as proceeds are used Mason City center. The Reinekes
visitors in 2014; with the Clear Lake a lock, bag for food, and approximate- towards items such as technology reside in Clear Lake and have two
Art Sail in July, the number of people ly $15-$20 to purchase the donation equipment, art supplies, gym equip- daughters. Kirsten is a sophomore
we typically touch in a year would items. ment and field trip costs to name a instrumental music education major
clearly be over 20,000. We simply Registration starts at 10 a.m. few. at Iowa State University, and Kara is
couldn’t do this without our volun- and the bike ride starts at exactly 11 Even those who don’t have a a ninth grade student at Clear Lake
teers,” commented Hanus. a.m. The expected finish time is be- child in school can help. When you High School.
Clear Lake Arts Center volun- tween noon and 1 p.m., after which see these labels, simply cut along
teers help in the gift shop, plan and the dotted lines. Then drop them

WE BRING OUT THE SMILE IN YOU ! off at any one of the red collection
boxes placed locally at the Clear Lake
Mirror-Reporter, Post Office and the
children’s section of the Clear Lake
Public Library.

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