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REPORTER OPINION
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God for them and their sacrifices. At
the end of the day, it’s good to be an
American.
RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon,
you will see a great many people wear-
ing Red every Friday. The reason?
Americans who support our troops
used to be called the ‘silent major-
ity’. We are no longer silent, and are
voicing our love for God, country and
home in record breaking numbers.
We are not organized, boister-
ous or over-bearing. We get no liberal
media coverage on TV, to reflect our
message or our opinions. Many Amer-
ican, like you, me and all our friends, port and your prayers.
simply want to recognizethat the vast
majority of Americans supports our
troops.
Our idea of showing solidar-
ity and support for our troops with
dignity and respect starts this Friday
-and continues each and every Friday
until the troops all come home, send-
ing a deafening message that.. Every
Wednesday Wednesday Night
High: 7º Low: -3º
Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy
In-Depth Local Forecast
Today we will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of
7º, humidity of 78% . Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph . The record high
temperature for today is 56º set in 1977 . Expect mostly cloudy skies
tonight with an overnight low of -3º .
Sun & Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Wednesday 7:17 a .m . 5:38 p .m .
Thursday 7:15 a .m . 5:39 p .m .
Friday 7:14 a .m . 5:40 p .m .
Saturday 7:13 a .m . 5:42 p .m .
Sunday 7:11 a .m . 5:43 p .m .
Monday 7:10 a .m . 5:44 p .m .
Tuesday 7:08 a .m . 5:46 p .m .
First Full Last New
2/15 2/22 3/1 3/8
Moonrise Moonset
Wednesday 8:26 a .m . 8:26 p .m .
Thursday 9:01 a .m . 9:39 p .m .
Friday 9:37 a .m . 10:50 p .m .
Saturday 10:14 a .m . Next Day
Sunday 10:53 a .m . 12:01 a .m .
Monday 11:35 a .m . 1:09 a .m .
Tuesday 12:22 p .m . 2:13 a .m .
For more weather updates,
please visit:
www .WhatsOurWeather .com
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red-blooded American who supports SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Clear Lake Parks &
our men and women afar will wear Recreation Update
something red. Clear Lake salad.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Break- Review this section of the paper for updated information
let’s make the United States on every THURSDAY - Breakfast: Mini fast bites or cereal, cinnamon toast or regarding P&R programs, program deadlines and events.
Friday a sea of red much like a home- pancakes, sausage link or cereal, cin- yogurt cup. Lunch: Veggie beef soup,
coming football game in the bleachers. namon toast or yogurt cup. Lunch: cheese pretzel stick, romaine salad, by Steven Story, Clear Lake Parks & Recreation Assistant Director
If every one of us who loves this Pork riblets, roll, mashed potatoes, apple slices, banana bar. Alt.: Sub-
country will share this with acquain- peas, Raisels. Alt.: Sub-stacker, ro- stacker, fresh veggies with dip. •Weekend Open Gym Sched- Note: Open Gym dates and
tances, co-workers, friends, and fam- maine salad. ule: The Clear Lake Parks and Rec- times subject to change due to lim-
ily. It will not be long before the USA FRIDAY - Breakfast: Breakfast Garner-Hayfield-Ventura reation Department’s open gym pro- ited availability of gyms.
is covered in RED and it will let our sandwich or cereal, cinnamon toast or gram continues until Spring Break. ONLY INDOOR ATHLETIC
troops know the once ‘silent’ majority yogurt cup. Lunch: Bosco stick, mari- THURSDAY - Breakfast: Break- Due to the increased cost of utilities, SHOES ALLOWED.
is on their side more than ever; certain- nara sauce, romaine salad, orange fast pizza, fresh fruit, juice. Lunch: the Clear Lake Parks and Recreation •Co-Ed Open Volleyball
ly more than the media lets on. wedges, butterscotch cookie. Alt.: Turkey burger, fresh orange wedges, will need to charge a nominal fee for Night: The co-ed adult volleyball
The first thing a soldier says when Sub-stacker, cherry tomatoes and fruit cup, sweet potato fries, veggie Open Gym. open gym is held Tuesdays from 7
asked ‘What can we do to make things baby carrots. sticks and hummus. WHEN: Saturdays & Sundays – 9 p.m. at the Middle School gym.
better for you?’ is...We need your sup- MONDAY - Breakfast: Waffles, FRIDAY - Breakfast: Breakfast during your scheduled time: K-5, Any adult (18 & older) may drop in
sausage link or cereal, cinnamon toast wrap, fresh fruit, juice. Lunch: Baked 1-3 p.m. at Clear Creek; grades 6-8, and play. There are no set teams, just
Let’s get the word out and lead or yogurt cup. Lunch: Hamburger with potato bar, applesauce, fruit cup, 3-5 p.m. at Middle School; and high come and play anytime you want.
with class and dignity, by example; and bun, calico fries, baked beans, diced whole grain dinner roll, saltine crack- school, 1-3 p.m. at the high school. Co-ed Volleyball will begin Tuesday,
wear something red every Friday. pears. Alt.: Sub-stacker, veggies with ers. WHERE: Clear Creek Gym Oct. 27, and run through March 8.
We live in the land of the free, only dip. MONDAY: Breakfast: Western (grades K-8) – Enter through WHEN: Tuesdays 7 – 9 p.m.
because of the brave. Their blood runs TUESDAY - Breakfast: Scram- omelet quesadilla, fresh fruit, juice. WEST DOORS; Middle School WHERE: Middle School Gym
deep—— so wear red! --- May God bled eggs, toast or cereal, cinnamon Lunch: Spaghetti and meat sauce, Gym (grades 9-12) – Enter through – use west doors.
help America to become one nation, toast or yogurt cup. Lunch: Nachos, mandarin oranges, fruit cup, green WEST DOORS. FEE: $20 Unlimited Open
under God. taco fixings, Mexican rice, corn, ba- peas, tossed salad, whole grain bread FEE: $50 Family unlimited Volleyball for Tuesday nights, OR $2
nana. Alt.: Sub-stacker, romaine stick. gym use; $25 Individual unlimited per time.
TUESDAY: Breakfast: Waffle gym use. Purchase season passes at REGISTRATION: All par-
sticks with syrup, fresh fruit, juice. City Hall, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 ticipants MUST have completed a
Lunch: Turkey a la king over biscuit, p.m. OR $1 per open gym use pay- waiver form before they are allowed
fresh apple slices, fruit cup, carrots, able at gym. to participate.
graham crackers. REGISTRATION: All par- ONLY INDOOR ATHLETIC
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Egg ticipants MUST have completed a SHOES ALLOWED.
biscuit, fresh fruit, juice. Lunch: Taco, waiver form before they are allowed
salsa, lettuce and tomato, banana, to participate. candidates thoroughly. We have shown
fruit cup, bean and corn salad, whole the country that we’re worthy of our
grain fruit crisp. istered folks, is a clear sign to me that First in the Nation status and that the
Iowans are ready for a change in Wash- tradition should continue.
UPMEYER ington D.C. After seven years of par- Now that the caucuses are done,
from page 4 tisanship and gridlock in Washington, more time and attention will be fo-
Republicans are energized and enthu- cused on the Legislature and our job
registered Republicans and first-time siastic to get to work electing a new at hand: Working on behalf of Iowans
caucus attendees. President. to make the state a great place to live,
Iowa Democrats had an equally The caucuses are a uniquely Iowa work, raise a family, or run a business.
impressive 171,000 people turn out opportunity and it’s a privilege to kick We have several priorities that need to
to caucus on Monday night. The ra- off the Presidential nomination process be addressed as urgently as possible
zor thin margin of victory at the end of every four years. Iowans take this role this session like education funding and
their contest was very exciting to watch very seriously and certainly take advan- federal tax code coupling, while also
unfold throughout the night and the tage of it. ensuring that the state’s budget is bal-
next morning. Although I don’t share Iowans should be proud of the way anced within ongoing revenue. I’m op-
the same values and political views as they turned out in record numbers. timistic that we can reach a consensus
Democrats, the caucuses are a biparti- We’ve talked with candidates for many on all of these issues in a timely matter.
san part of Iowa’s history, and both par- months, asked many tough questions,
ties had a great showing. and vetted each and every one of the
The amount of Republicans that
turned out, combined with newly reg-
WEATHER
Seven-Day Forecast For Clear Lake
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
High: 13º Low: 3º High: 16º Low: -4º High: 12º Low: 4º High: 24º Low: 11º High: 19º Low: 8º High: 25º Low: 14º
Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Snow Possible
UV Index National Forecast Summary
Statistics for noon The higher the UV index, the greater the The Northeast will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies
need for eye and skin protection and scattered snow, with the highest temperature of
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low 40º in Snow Hill, Md . The Southeast will experience
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low mostly clear to partly cloudy skies, with the highest
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low temperature of 70º in Key West, Fla . The central
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .Very Low United States will see mostly clear to partly cloudy
skies, with the highest temperature of 78º in Harlingen,
Almanac Traveler’s Cities Texas . In the Northwest, there will be mostly clear
to partly cloudy skies, with the highest temperature
Clear Lake for 2/1 - 2/7 Today Tomorrow of 66º in Central Point, Ore . The Southwest will see
mostly clear skies, with the highest temperature of
Temperature: City Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W 86º in El Centro, Calif .
High/low Sunday . . . . . . . . . . 39º/19º Ames 12/3 s 19/10 pc National Map
High/low Saturday . . . . . . . . . 34º/24º Atlantic
High/low Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . 25º/0º Burlington 18/9 s 23/14 pc
High/low Thursday . . . . . . . . . .26º/-1º Cedar Falls
High/low Wednesday . . . . . . . . 29º/8º Cedar Rapids 17/5 s 23/13 pc
High/low Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . 31º/26º Chicago
High/low Monday . . . . . . . . . . 36º/21º Council Bluffs 9/-1 s 16/5 pc
Normal high/low . . . . . . . . . . . . 25º/7º Dallas
Average temperature . . . . . . . . . . 22 .6º Davenport 11/0 s 18/7 s
Normal average temperature . . . . 16 .9º Des Moines
Departure from normal . . . . . . . . +5 .7º Dubuque 18/7 mc 21/10 s
Fort Dodge
Precipitation: Iowa City 24/12 s 27/17 pc
Kansas City
Total for Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .01" Marshalltown 16/6 s 23/13 pc
Total for Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .00" Mason City
Total for Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .00" Minneapolis 14/3 s 21/10 s
Total for Thursday . . . . . . . . . . .0 .00" Omaha
Total for Wednesday . . . . . . . . . .0 .01" Orlando 16/6 s 23/13 pc 40s 10s
Total for Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .25" Phoenix 50s
Total for Monday . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .00" Rochester 12/-1 s 18/5 s L H
Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .27" Sioux City 60s
Normal for the week . . . . . . . . . .0 .21" Spencer 10/2 s 17/8 pc 70s 60s 30s
Total for the month . . . . . . . . . . .0 .27" Waterloo 50s
Normal for the month . . . . . . . . .0 .21" 13/2 s 20/9 pc L10s
Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 .64" 20s
Normal for the year . . . . . . . . . . .1 .19" 34/20 s 36/23 s 30s
11/1 s 18/8 pc 30s 40s
50s
7/-3 s 13/3 pc H
9/-3 s 14/3 s
25/14 pc 28/18 pc
61/39 s 58/40 s 60s
81/52 s 82/53 s
6/-4 s 12/2 s 80s 70s 60s
19/7 pc 23/13 mc This map shows high temperatures,
type of precipitation expected and
11/-1 pc 16/6 mc location of frontal systems at noon.
9/-1 s 16/5 pc LH
Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; mc/mostly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure
s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy
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