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Local NewsPage 8 • April 6, 2016 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

Upmeyer receives Herbert Hoover
Uncommon Public Service Award

House Speaker Linda Upmeyer award and I would like to thank the officer in the chamber.
(R-Clear Lake) has been awarded the Hoover Foundation for presenting me Upmeyer and Sen. Tim Kapu-
Herbert Hoover Uncommon Pub- with this prestigious honor,” said Up- cian (R-Keystone), who also received
lic Service Award. Presented by the meyer. “Of all the awards and honors the Hoover Award in the Iowa Senate,
Hoover Presidential Foundation, the that I have had the privilege of receiv- will be honored at the Hoover Foun-
award recognizes a legislator from ing over the years, this is absolutely dation’s annual Celebration Banquet
both the Iowa House and Senate who the biggest honor. This award is all in November.
exemplify Herbert Hoover’s humani- about public service, and I pledge to
tarian efforts and commitment to un- continue serving the public in the best NIACC alum House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) is pictured with students and faculty from North Iowa Area Community Col-
common service. ways I know how.” Scott Lynch lege, who nominated her for the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award. (L-R) Gary Herrig, Emily Dodd, Ericka
An excerpt from her nomination First elected in 2002, Upmeyer to deliver Gonzalez, Speaker Linda Upmeyer, NIACC President Steven Schulz, and Professor John Schmaltz. Submitted photo.
form is as follows: “Linda Upmeyer is serving her seventh term in the keynote
has exemplified the values of leader- Iowa House. She grew up on a fam- CL Tel named NI Corridor Economic
ship and integrity in all walks of her ily farm before attending North Iowa The public is invited to attend Development 2016 Flagship Investor
personal and professional life. She Area Community College (NIACC), the NIACC Alumni Association’s
is passionate about and dedicated to the University of Iowa, and Drake 26th annual Pathways to Success
the state of Iowa. Linda demonstrates University. She has a Master’s Degree luncheon on Tuesday, April 12. The
Herbert Hoover’s value of work ethic in Nursing and is a certified Family event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the
when you find her in her office at the Nurse Practitioner. She is a former Muse Norris Conference Center on
Capitol prior to 6:30 a.m. each day. trustee for NIACC, and a former campus.
It is very important to her to make board member of both the Iowa and The NIACC Alumni Association
sure her constituents are heard and National Associations of Community hosts Pathways to Success annually to
represented. She meets with all of her College Trustees. honor accomplished alumni and to
constituents at their request and holds Upmeyer was elected earlier this recognize a select group of students
political forums on days when the leg- year as the Speaker of the Iowa House for their scholarship, leadership and
islature is not in session.” of Representatives, the first woman in character.
“I am humbled to receive this Iowa history to serve as the presiding Scott Lynch, a Cedar Rapids na-
tive and 1982 graduate of NIACC,
Competent, Ethical Tom Alexander will be honored for his accomplish- Officials with the North Iowa Corridor Economic growth and marketability as a great place to not only work
Financial Planning Financial Consultant ments with the Outstanding Alumnus Development Corporation have announced that CL Tel but live as well.”
award. Lynch is currently the Senior will serve as Flagship Investor in the regional non-profit Corridor Chairman Gary Schmit added, “The Cor-
Securities America Vice President and Chief Legal Offi- economic development organization’s 2016 investor cam- ridor is grateful for the continued support of all of its pub-
Member FINRA/SIPC cer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Min- paign. The annual campaign seeks to generate private in- lic and private investors, by combining resources, we help
nesota. He will serve as the keynote vestment to complement funding provided by the City of ensure our communities are places people want to live and
641-357-7106 speaker. Mason City, Cerro Gordo County and the City of Clear work. We greatly value their partnership in supporting re-
888-357-7106 Other awards presented at the Lake. Corridor officials expect to see participation from gional economic development.”
luncheon will include 69 current stu- nearly 150 North Iowa businesses. For more information or to become an investor,
Located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust dents who will be recognized with the “The economic development and growth of our area please contact Ken Bales at [email protected]
322 Main Ave • PO Box 8, Clear Lake NIACC Student Leadership award. has long been a priority of CL Tel,” said Tom Lovell, CL or 641-423-0315.
Tickets are available for $15 Tel general manager. “The North Iowa Corridor has much The North Iowa Corridor Economic Development
[email protected] through the NIACC Business of- positive momentum and CL Tel is proud to be a partner.” Corporation serves as the economic development organi-
www.investmentcenterclearlake.com fice (1-888-GO NIACC, ext 4188). “We are honored to have a longtime investor and sup- zation for the Cities of Mason City and Clear Lake, and
Sponsors include the Cerro Gordo porter like CL Tel be the Corridor’s Flagship Investor for Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The Corridor is the primary
Not FDIC/NCUA Insured. May Lose Value. No Bank Guarantee County Board of Supervisors and NI- 2016,” said Chad Schreck, Corridor president & CEO. contact for business retention and expansion in the region
Not a Deposit. Not insured by any Federal Government Agency. ACC Student Senate. “CL Tel is and has been actively engaged in the economic and provides location services for businesses looking to lo-
development initiatives of the area, and their advanced cate in the region. The Corridor is governed by a 19-mem-
Securities offered through Securities America Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, Tom Alexander, Representative. telecommunication services are essential to our continued ber board of directors.
Investment Center and the Securities America Companies are unaffiliated.

Buying or Selling a Home in GONE COLD knew too much about their activities wing paramilitary activities. for more than a year with a loaded
the Clear Lake Area? from page 1 in Iowa and was considered a “traitor.” Alice, indeed, had known and .30-caliber carbine at his side. The
witnessed plenty while married to her July 1977 Des Moines Tribune article
Trust one of these Real Estate Professionals purposes just disappeared.” Acknowledged the Minutemen first husband, Lee Harlow Andre, and quotes Barnes as saying that before
To Alice’s close family members “bombed a Des Moines home” already had begun cooperating with Alice vanished she’d told him, “Dad,
415 First Ave. S., Clear Lake and friends, her mysterious disappear- Founded by Robert DePugh of officials. they [the Minutemen] are going to
ance was anything but a mystery; al- Missouri in 1959, Minutemen be- On July 21, 1977, Des Moines kill me.”
(641) 357-3330 most all believed she’d been kidnapped lieved a Communist takeover was em- Tribune writers Greg Stricharchuk At the time she’d confided in
and assassinated by Minutemen or inent, and were known for stockpiling and Gene Erb published a page one, him, Barnes said he couldn’t picture
www.McQuaidAgency.com 15297 4th St., Clear Lake Minutemen sympathizers because she weapons, ammunition and explosives, full-scale exposé on Minutemen activ- Minutemen “that vicious a bunch,”
wanted to leave the organization but and plotting and carrying out right- ities in Iowa chronicling several Min- but fully believed it after his daughter
utemen-related incidents in the Des went missing and after driving more
This home, located in the Bell Harbor community, features two kitchens and two Grissom says… Moines area. According to the article, than 15,000 miles talking to people
Did you know Alice stated in a sworn deposition that about Alice and her connections to
family rooms. Ammenities include beach, playground, & Knoer Lodge. $184,900 each month three while married to Andre, suitcases be- the Minutemen. Based on his discov-
out of five drivers longing to Minutemen were left at her eries, Barnes began to fear he, too,
307 Orchard Lane, Clear Lake 417 Main Avenue, Clear Lake wash their cars, home, that one suitcase contained a may be killed or his hand-built home
(641) 357-9400 while only one out Bible with secret coded messages, that in Lovilia bombed.
of seven correctly the suitcases were burned when Min- In July 2013, a Polk County sher-
www.Century21PreferredTeam.com utemen were sought by authorities, iff’s office spokesman told the Register
checks tire and that stolen weapons and explo- that the case remains open, but that
Terrific ranch with in-ground pool, 4-season room, fenced yard and custom pressure. sives were stored in her barn. no detectives are currently assigned to
patio. Views of the lake and opportunity for lake access. $275,000 In that same deposition, Alice ac- it, and most of the original investiga-
knowledged explosives had been used tive materials were destroyed in the
302 Main Ave., Clear Lake to bomb a Des Moines home and that 1993 floods.
(641) 357-0500 she’d been visited by FBI agents. Van Alstine’s classification on the
The Tribune article also stated Iowa Department of Public Safety’s
www.schonemanrealtors.com that in a two-hour interview, Andre Missing Person Information Clear-
— who said he was trying to get cus- inghouse is listed as involuntary, sug-
512 Pine Brooke Dr., Clear Lake tody of the children — acknowledged gesting it was an abduction or kidnap-
Comfortable 3 bedroom ranch with open floor plan. Custom cabinetry, kitchen he’d dropped by Alice’s apartment the ping.
night she disappeared to discuss the Information Needed
island with breakfast bar, covered deck and sprinkler system. $274,900 matter with her. Andre also said there If you have any information re-
wasn’t a “shred of evidence” to suggest garding the unsolved disappearance
203 Main Avenue, Clear Lake foul play in his ex-wife’s disappear- and suspected murder of Alice Van
(641) 357-7373 ance. Alstine, please contact Detective Tim
“Dad, they are going to kill me.” Hopper at the Polk County Sheriff’s
www.hallrealtyclearlake.com So convinced of the Minutemen’s Office at 515-286-3800 or the Iowa
involvement in his daughter’s disap- Division of Criminal Investigation at
pearance and murder, Alice’s father, 515-725-6010.
World War II veteran Howard Barnes,
took to sleeping each night on a sofa

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