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Arts/EntertainmentClear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Festival of
Brass groups
will practice,
perform in
Clear Lake
Two units will
give stand-still
performances at
Thursdays on
Main July 30
North Iowa Music Arts and Pag-
eantry present A North Iowa’s Festival
of Brass in Forest City on Saturday,
Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. The competition
happens under the lights at the For-
est City High School Stadium. Gates
will open at 5:30 p.m., with the Forest
City Fine Arts Patrons serving conces-
sions.
Tickets are now on sale at www.
northiowamusicarts.org. They are also
on sale at MBT Bank locations in For-
est City and Clear Lake, TSB in For-
est City and the Forest City Chamber,
Payless Foods in Clear Lake and Rie-
man Music in Mason City. Tickets
are $10 in advance and $15 at the
gate. Children under six-years are
admitted free of charge.
Special Stand Still performances
by Les Stentors and Coastal Surge
will be on July 30 in Clear Lake for
Thursdays on Main at 6:15 p.m. Les
Stentors and Coastal Surge will be
performing in Clear Lake City Park
on July 30 at 6:45 p.m.
The following Drum & Bugle
Corps will be arriving early morning
Saturday, Aug. 1, and will be having
open rehearsals Aug. 1 prior to the
competition:
•Vanguard Cadets (Calif.) – For-
est City High School
•Coastal Surge (S.C.) – Forest
City Middle School
•7th Regiment (Conn.)– Lake
Mills High School
•Colt Cadets (Iowa) – Clear
Lake Middle School
•Les Stentors (Canada) – Clear
Creek Elementary School
•Raiders (N.J.) – Belmond High
School
•Gold (Calif.) – Ventura Middle
School
The following Drum & Bugle
Corps will be In Clear Lake July 28 –
30 with open rehearsals.
•Les Stentors (Canada) – Clear
Creek Elementary School
•Coastal Surge (SC) – Clear
Lake Middle School
Fam Bam
Color Jam Run
slated for Aug. 15
Families First Counseling Ser-
vices will hold its second annual Fam
Bam Color Jam, a 5K Family Color
Run/Walk, beginning in Clear Lake
City Park. The event will be held Sat-
urday, Aug. 15. Registration will be-
gin at 9 a.m., with the event at 10:30
a.m.
Registration includes a T-shirt,
goodie bag, one color packet and reg-
istration fee.
Cost to participate (now through
Aug. 1) is $25 for children age 17-years
and under. Those under 12-years-old
need to be accompanied by an adult,
and $30 for adults. After Aug. 1 the
entry fee goes to $30 and $35. There
is a family discount available before
Aug. 1 for families of five or more
(maximum of two adults), $100.
Sign up on-line at RunSignUp.
com by searching Fam Bam Color
Jam, or drop off or mail entries to:
Families First Counseling Services,
202 1st St. SE, Suite 201, Mason City,
Iowa 50401.
Families First Counseling Ser-
vices is one of the leading providers
of family based, in-home and in-office
services in 37 counties across northern
and western Iowa. All proceeds from
the event will be given back to the lo-
cal community to provide families in
need with daily basic items of food,
shelter, clothing, transportation and
access to medical and mental health
services.
July 22, 2015 • Page 11
Holiday Christmas Banquet
added to Christmas By The
Lake schedule in 2015
Band camp rocks Christmas by the Lake will be be joined by Merlyn the Magician,
adding a special event to its roster of of Omaha, Neb., the Feast of Fools
Clear Lake High School Band Director Brandon Borseth teammed with other area directors to hold a Middle School activities for the festive December comedy troupe from Des Moines and
Band Camp in Clear Lake last week. Over 80 students from seven different schools participated in this year’s camp. The weekend. The ‘Holiday Christmas Father Christmas, himself. A group
camp concluded with a concert at the City Park Bandshell Friday night. Epic adventures were on the docket this year, Banquet’ will take place at the Best of Victorian mummers and table-side
as the program consisted of Captain America, Chronicles of Narnia, How to Train Your Dragon, Lord of the Rings, and Western Holiday Lodge on Saturday characters will fill out the rest of the
Star Wars/Raiders of the Lost Ark. Camp Counselors this year were Conner Tipping, from Newman Catholic; Meredith night, Dec. 5, after the downtown show cast.
Tipping, of Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock; Rachel Petsche, West Hancock; Tammy Aberson-Hansen, Clear Lake; and fireworks show. The feast will include a full holiday
Nate Benzing, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura.-Submitted photo. Limited seating is available for in- meal with frills and specialty courses
dividuals, small groups or even com- like Wassail punch.
pany Christmas gatherings. Advanced There will also be pre-show games,
reservations will be required, and can cash bar and contests with prizes start-
be made starting this month. ing at 6:30 p.m. with the formal seat-
The theme for this feast will be ing at the feast at 7 p.m.
Dickens-Victorian with a throw Tickets for the ‘Holiday Christmas
back to Renaissance-Madrigal en- Banquet’ can be obtained at the Best
tertainment. Featured performers Western from Mandy VanVoorhis,
will include the most popular act at phone 641-357-5253 or mvanvoor-
the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, [email protected].
the Fandazzi Fire Circus. They will
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Fly Iowa will be held at the Ma- The P-51 Mustang “Gunfighter,” from the Vietnam War era, will be giv- featuring a full line up of Fun in
son City Municipal Airport. Gates performing in the show, is also offer- ing rides Saturday and Sunday of the sttahretswahteerre!
open at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the ing rides for sale to those who want airshow weekend. Fly back in history
airshow beginning at 4:30 p.m. The the ultimate flying experience. Re-live with the men and machines that were
Nadas will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. history and ride in the most awe-in- there! For a $75 donation, riders are
and a night air show will begin at spiring fighter of World War II. This able to strap in the back of the heli-
8:30 p.m. That will be followed by unique opportunity will allow rid- copter and fly with a veteran pilot.
fireworks. On Sunday, a fly-in break- ers to experience the sights, sounds, For more information regarding
fast is set for 7 a.m., with the air show smell, and feel of flying a P-51 Mus- rides in the P-51, the New Standard,
beginning at noon. Fly Iowa will also tang. Rides start at $1,695 for a one or the HUEY, visit www.mcwairshow.
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Glowaski, Fly Iowa 2015 Chair.
Performers in the show include:
Matt Younkin - Twin Beech 18 / Su-
per Decathlon; Julie Clark - T-34
Mentor; Erik Edgren - Clipped Wing
Taylorcraft; The Texas Flying Legends
Museum – F4-U Corsair / Zero / B-25
/ P-51 / P-40 / TBM Avenger; Mike
Galloway - Extra 300; The Vanguard
Squadron – 4 RV-3’s; Larry Lumpkin
- P-51 Mustang; Larry Kramer – RC
Jet; The Nadas - Iowa Band; Flashing
Thunder – Fireworks.
Fly Iowa will also be offer-
ing ride opportunities in three very
Registration underway for Clear Lake watercraft
High School All-Class Reunion Sept. 17-19
Registrations are now being ac- day, Sept. 17, with a welcome and place in the Surfside 6 Lounge from Starting at $4,999
cepted for the Fifth Annual Clear information headquarters at the Cy- 4-7 p.m.
Lake High School All Class Reunion press Room at the Surf Ballroom from Saturday, Sept. 19, a tour of Proudly Selling & Servicing North Iowa for 50 Years!
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per person; all registrations received Saturday evening. followed by a dinner buffet at 6 p.m. (Across from Target)
after Sept. 1 will be $40. Go to www. Friday, Sept. 18, the welcome A special reunion program will begin www.houseofsportsmc.com
ClearLakeIowaAlumni.org or pick up and information headquarters will be at 7 p.m., with music and dancing un- ™, ®, and the BRP logo are trademarks of Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. or its affiliates
a registration form at the Clear Lake open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. A golf outing is til midnight.
Area Chamber of Commerce office. planned at Oak Hills and an Alumni
The reunion will begin Thurs- Reception Meet and Greet will take