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      MORE                                COUNCIL                                                      merce.                                   will begin his new position April 25,
   Clear Lake                             from page 1                                                  	 Petersburg estimated $100,000 of       with his office located at the Parks and
Mirror-Reporter                                                                                        personalized pavers will be affected by  Recreation building at 800 1st Ave. S.
 CALENDAR                                 have become an iconic part of Clear                          the City’s decision. Petersburg added    	 Sholly will be employed by the
                                          Lake and he supports removing all                            the timeline for the project would not   City of Clear Lake, with his position
from page 1                               current brick pavers and replacing                           be disrupted by the Council delaying     receiving funding support from Cerro
                                          them with new square bricks which                            a decision Monday.                       Gordo County, the City of Ventura,
Monday                                    should lay flatter.                                          Other business                           the Association for the Preservation
                                          	 After Councilman Jim Boehnke                               	 The Council approved a job de-         of Clear Lake, as well as an EPA 319
Movie Monday                              raised the question of what will hap-                        scription for the newly-created Clear    grant. Both Hancock and Cerro Gor-
                                          pen to existing brick pavers if total                        Lake Watershed Coordinator, as well      do County Soil & Water Conserva-
	 Movie Monday will be held at 1          replacement is chosen, Tony Nelson                           as approved the first reading of an or-  tion Districts will also remain active
p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Clear       said he thought the mix of a PCC                             dinance that would establish the Clear   with Lake Improvement projects and
Lake Public Library. “In the Heart of     walkway with new brick pavers and                            Lake Watershed Advisory Board. The       initiatives in the watershed.
the Sea”  (2015)  PG-13, an adapta-       reclaimed bricks may be the best op-                         former CLEAR Project Coordinator         	 Those same entities would also
tion of Nathaniel Philbrick’s National    tion.                                                        position will be a new position for the  appoint one representative to the new
Book Award winning book by the            	 “That option looks attractive to                           City of Clear Lake.                      Advisory Board. 
same name, will be shown. The film        me,” he said. “It saves the (personal-                       	 Last week James Sholly, of Spirit
is a chilling recounting of a New Eng-    ized) bricks and $100,000.”                                  Lake, Iowa was announced as the new      Clear Lake
land whaling ship’s sinking by a giant    	 After Hugi’s motion to proceed                             Watershed coordinator. Sholly is the     felon sentenced
whale in 1820, an experience that         with all new brick pavers was de-                            current “Iowa Great Lakes Water-         to prison
later inspired the great novel Moby-      feated 4-1, the entire Council agreed                        shed Project Coordinator,” working
Dick. Bring your own snacks (or           to table a decision until it can receive                     for Dickinson County Soil & Water                A Clear Lake man who acciden-
even lunch), if you’d like.               input from the Chamber of Com-                               Conservation District since 2014. He     tally shot his girlfriend was sentenced
                                                                                                                                                last week to more than five years in
Book Cooks                                                                                                                                      federal prison.                           Betty Sherman is pictured with her sons, Bob and John. The Sherman family oper-
                                                                                                                                                	 Norris O’Dell Hughes received           ated the Lake Theater for more than 40 years. Sale of the business was effective April
	 Book Cooks  is a new monthly,                                                                                                                 the prison term after a Dec. 2, 2015,     15.-Reporter photo.
themed recipe swap at the Clear Lake                                                                                                            guilty plea to possession of a firearm
Public Library. The first meeting will    Rollover closes I-35                                                                                  by a felon.  He was also an illegal user  LAKE THEATER                             over and we welcome feedback,” said
take place on Thursday, April 21, 5-6                                                                                                           of controlled substances.                 from page 1                              Donaldson and his girlfriend, Erin
p.m.  Bring one prepared dish, along      A portion of Interstate 35 was briefly shut down Wednesday morning, April                             	 The evidence showed that on                                                      Schieffer. Both will continue to be
with the recipe to share with the         13, after a single vehicle rollover accident just south of Clear Lake. The Clear                      Feb. 24, 2015, Hughes accidentally        the foundation they have established,”   employed outside of the theater; they
group, and a table setting for yourself.  Lake Fire Department was called out to the accident shortly before 6:40 a.m. on                       shot his girlfriend at a residence in     he said.                                 plan to hire part-time help to assist
The library will provide cards to copy    I-35 northbound just south of the Burchinal exit at mile marker 188. A white                          Forest City, Iowa.  After being alerted   	 While the Lake Theater’s opera-        with showtime operations.
favorite recipes and beverages.  Reg-     cargo van attached to a flatbed trailer left the road and rolled multiple times,                      to the shooting by a neighbor, officers   tions will remain the same— includ-      	 Aaron is an IT consultant prac-
ister by signing up at the desk or        landing on its wheels. Fire Department officials say they found one person was                        stopped a vehicle occupied by Hughes      ing ticket prices, the new owner said    tice leader for RSM, formerly known
emailing  [email protected]  This      lying on the side of the road, but they weren’t able to tell if he was thrown from                    and his girlfriend.  Officers observed    he may consider expanding its use to     as McGladrey, a nationally known au-
month’s theme is British dishes in        the vehicle or if he had crawled from the wreckage. The interstate was closed                         Hughes’ girlfriend had a gunshot          possibly include private rentals, mati-  dit, tax and consulting firm. He has
honor of British author, Charlotte        for about 15 minutes to allow a Mercy Medical Center helicopter to land and                           wound to the leg.  Officers recovered     nees or occasional second showings       been associated with the Mason City
Bronte’s birthday.                        transport the victim to Mercy-North Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol was in charge                         Hughes’ loaded handgun from the           on weekend nights. Donaldson will        office of the firm for 19 years and a
                                          of the accident.-CLFD photo.                                                                          vehicle, which was determined to be       continue to use the Lake Theater’s       Clear Lake resident for 10 years.
Tuesday                                                                                                                                         stolen.  Hughes was prohibited from       Facebook page and a new website          	 Erin is employed in the procure-
                                                                                                                                                possessing a firearm because he had a     (www.clearlaketheater.com) is com-       ment department of RSM in Des
Helping pollinators                                                                                                                             prior felony conviction for burglary      ing soon.                                Moines. She will be moving to Clear
                                                                                                                                                and was an illegal user of marijuana      	 “We appreciate the support and         Lake in the near future to be involved
 	 Planting a Pollinator Garden, will                                                                                                           and meth.                                 patience we have received since taking   in the operation of the Lake Theater.
be offered Tuesday, April 26, at 6:30                                                                                                           	 Hughes was sentenced in Ce-
p.m. at the Clear Lake Public Library.                                                                                                          dar Rapids by United States District       Buying or Selling a Home in
As part of Clear Lake Earth Week, Lime                                                                                                          Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade.               the Clear Lake Area?
Creek Nature Center Director Mike                                                                                                               Hughes was sentenced to 70 months
Webb will  present a program at the                                                                                                             imprisonment.  A special assessment       Trust one of these Real Estate Professionals
library about how to help monarchs,                                                                                                             of $100 was imposed.  He must also
bees, and other pollinators by planting                                                                                                         serve a three-year term of supervised
the right nectar plants in gardens this                                                                                                         release after the prison term. 
spring. This is a free program.                                                                                                                 	 There is no parole in the federal
                                                                                                                                                system.  Hughes is being held in the
                                                                                                                                                United States Marshal’s custody un-
                                                                                                                                                til he can be transported to a federal
                                                                                                                                                prison.

GONE COLD                                 derson State and wanted to become                            	 “I always felt that not having a       routes.”                                      302 Main Ave., Clear Lake
from page 1                               David’s legal guardian. David moved                          mom was a big factor in my life,” he     	 Barrett was released by the Jets in             (641) 357-0500
                                          to Arkansas to be with her, and it was                       said in the Times interview. “I missed   February 2009 and is currently a free
his senior year in college — and was      there at Osceola High School he met                          never having that person you can         agent. He continues to search for an-     www.schonemanrealtors.com
on his way to the N.F.L. — that he        football coach Clinton Gore, who                             come home to and call Mom who will       swers in his mother’s disappearance.
would learn the truth.                    eventually became his mentor.                                put her arms around you and tell you     Information Needed                                                                                       15325 Bayside Ct., Clear Lake
	 In a September 2007 article pub-        	 Barrett played college football for                        she loves you.”                          	 Anyone with information re-              Beautiful 4 bedroom ranch with finished lower level. Enjoy the neighborhood pool.
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Barrett said an uncle let the truth slip  his college career had a total of 176                        the 5’10”, 195-pound Barrett “always     disappearance is asked to contact
out during the 2000 reunion.              tackles, seven interceptions, three                          made plays,” according to agent Drew     the Waterloo Police Department at         411 Woodlane Dr., Clear Lake             203 Main Avenue, Clear Lake
	 “It was a shocker,” Barrett told the    forced fumbles and five sacks. He ma-                        Pittman.                                 319-291-4340 ext. 3, or Cedar Val-                                                         (641) 357-7373
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	 Barrett and his sisters had been        team’s starting cornerback.                                  good at knocking receivers off their     Valley Crime Stoppers.
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ents, who’d raised nine of their own      travels for games, Barrett held on to                        Stop by and see us at the
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