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Local NewsPage 2 • July 8, 2015									                                                                                                                                                         Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

More Clear Lake Reporter                                                                                                                                                 OBITUARIES

  CALENDAR                                                                                                                                                                                                        Jr. High.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	 Darlene married Randy Buchan
from page 1                              Field on North 8th Street. It will be     Clear Lake Municipal Band Director Dan Djuren was on the podium Saturday               Darlene Buchan                          on June 22, 1958, St. Paul’s Lutheran
                                         an out-and-back course of about seven     night to lead the band in the Star Spangled Banner. Djuren, who was recently                                                   Church, Wilbert, Minn. They made
Thursday con’t                           miles. From 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the      diagnosed with cancer, has been unavailable for much of the concert band season,      	 Darlene Joyce Buchan, 77, of           their home in Fairmont, Mason City
                                         BBBQ criterium event will take place      but wanted to share the Fourth with the group. Earlier in the day he was surprised    Clear Lake, died Wednesday, July 1,      and Clear Lake. She was a homemak-
Thursday at 7 p.m. New this summer,      through the streets of downtown           by a tribute made by the Clear Lake High School Marching Band along the parade        2015, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear      er for over 20 years and then went to
the Surf opens its doors for local and   Clear Lake. This USA Cycling-sanc-        route. Djuren was the CLHS Band leader for 18 years prior to his retirement in        Lake.                                    work for Corner Drug Store, in Clear
regional up and coming artists every     tioned race is short and intense, on      2003.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.                                                	 A celebration of Darlene’s life will   Lake, for over 18 years, until she re-
Thursday at 7 p.m. throughout the        closed city streets. All skill and expe-                                                                                        be was held on Tuesday, July 7, 2015,    tired.
summer. The Summer Showcase Se-          rience levels are welcome. The Blues                                                                                            at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake,     	 She enjoyed biking, traveling and
ries, which started in June and will     kicks back up at 8:30 p.m. on Satur-                                                                                            with Rev. Dr. Pat Hall officiating.      spending winters in Gulf Shores, Ala.
be ending on Sept. 3, happens in the     day night with Billylee Janey.                                                                                                  Burial was in the Clear Lake Cem-        Most importantly, she enjoyed spend-
Surf Ballroom and Museum’s Cypress       	 Rounding out the weekend is                                                                                                   etery.                                   ing time with her family and friends
Room to utilize the initial purpose of   Sunday’s BBBQ road race, beginning                                                                                              	 Family suggests memorials to           	 She was a member of the Key-
its construction– to enjoy local and     at 10 a.m. at Tourist Park; sign-in will                                                                                        Oakwood Care Center in memory of         notes Chorus for many years and a
regional entertainment in an intimate    begin at 8 a.m. The race is a point-                                                                                            Darlene.                                 member of Zion Lutheran Church,
sit-down environment. Donations          to-point route running through the                                                                                              	 Darlene was born Aug. 4, 1937,         Clear Lake.
will be accepted at the door to sup-     North Iowa countryside. There is a                                                                                              in Fairmont, Minn., the daughter of      	 Darlene is survived by her hus-
port future opportunities.               $15,000 race purse plus $3,500 in                                                                                               Rudolph W. and Malinda E. (Loeslin)      band, Randy Buchan, Clear Lake; her
                                         merchandise prizes for the weekend                                                                                              Milow. She was baptized and con-         four children, Pamela (Brian) Thom-
Friday                                   bicycling racing events. Proceeds                                                                                               firmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,    sen, and their sons, Riley and Ian, St.
                                         from the Bicycle, Blues and BBQ Fes-                                                                                            Wilbert, Minn.. She attended paro-       Louis, Mo., Lynne (Don) Bray and
Fresh on Friday                          tival support improving the healthy                                                                                             chial school until eighth grade and      their children, D.J., Emily and Syd-
                                         lifestyle through bike-related activi-                                                                                          then graduated from Ceylon High          ney, Swampscott, Mass., Rick (Jackie)
	 This week’s Fresh on Friday event      ties to include creating and improving                                                                                          School, Ceylon, Minn.                    Buchan, and their sons, Mitchell and
from 8-11 a.m. at Central Gardens of     bike trails, bike safety training, sup-                                                                                         	 After high school she worked at        Trevor, Albany, Calif. and Brad (Jodi)
North Iowa, corner of 2nd Avenue         porting cycling events and activities,                                                                                          General Mills, in Minneapolis, Minn.     Buchan, and their children, Ben
North and North 8th Street, features     and improving the amenities related                                                                                             and later was the secretary at Fairmont  and Zoey, Johnston, Iowa; her sister,
a Take Time at Ten (10-10:45 a.m.)       to cycling.                                                                                                                                                              Elaine Krueger, Fairmont, Minn.;
program entitled “Shade Gardening,”                                                                                                                                                                               and brothers, Roland (Ruth) Milow,
presented by Natural Plus Nursery.       Saturday                                                                                                                                                                 Fairmont, Wallace (Barbara) Milow,
Enjoy a relaxing morning with coffee                                                                                                                                                                              Zumbrota, Minn. and Gerald (Mary)
and seasonal goodies served on the pa-   Farmers Market                                                                                                                                                           Milow, Fairmont.
tio of the Nature Education Pavilion                                                                                                                                                                              	 She was preceded in death by her
and purchase fresh flower bouquets       	 The Clear Lake Farmers Market is                                                                                                                                       parents and her sister, Delores Draper.
from the gardens. From 9:30-11 a.m.      held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays                                                                                                                                       	 The family would like to extend
kids and adults are invited to the Bee   in the Surf Ballroom parking lot, 460                                                                                                                                    their appreciation for the wonderful
Happy Kids Garden. At 10:45 a win-       North Shore Drive. Fresh fruits and                                                                                                                                      care that was given to Darlene at the
ner will take home a repurposed item     vegetables, as well as baked goods and                                                                                                                                   Oakwood Care Center.
from the Opportunity Village General     handcrafted products are available for                                                                                                                                   	 Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Cha-
Store for free.                          purchase.                                                                                                                                                                pel, Clear Lake, was in charge of ar-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  rangements.

Griefshare reunion                       Breakfast by the lake                     JULY 4TH                                   Fire boat                                  CONGREGATE MEALS
                                                                                   from page 1                                comes to the rescue
	 The grief support group entitled       	 The Clear Lake Lions Pride an-                                                                                                	 THURSDAY: Egg salad on a bun,          	 TUESDAY: Baked chicken, baked
“GriefShare” will be hosting a reunion   nual Breakfast by the Lake will be        morning parade. The Clear Lake High        	 Clear Lake’s new fire boat was put       potato salad, copper pennies, Royal      beans, asparagus, apricots.
for anyone who has participated in the   held Saturday, July 11, at Clear Lake     School marching band, under the            into official action for the first time    brownies, raspberry lemonade.            	 WEDNESDAY: Cook’s Choice.
program in the past.   It will be held   City Park. Breakfast will be served       direction of Brandon Borseth, made         following Saturday’s fireworks.            	 FRIDAY: Turkey roast, potatoes         	 Congregate meals are served at
at the home of Joyce and Will Hunsa-     from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The menu will      an unexpected stop along the route         	 CLFD Public Information Of-              and gravy, spinach au gratin, blushing   the Senior Centers in Clear Lake, 105
ker, 502 S. 12th St., Clear Lake. Hot-   include Chris Cakes Pancakes, sau-        to honor former band director Dan          ficer Billy Krefft reported fire boat      pears, tomato juice.                     S. 4th St., at 11:40 a.m. and in Ventura,
dogs and brats will be provided, along   sage and beverage. Tickets are $6 in      Djuren.                                    “Bud” was on the water to help the         	 MONDAY: Tuna and noodles,              4 N. Weimer St. at 11:45 a.m. Call 357-
with tableware and drinks.  Those at-    advance and $7 the day of the event       	 Djuren, who has been recently            fireworks team from Flashing Thun-         peas, creamy cole slaw, cinnamon         5443 in Clear Lake and 829-3517 in
tending are asked to bring a salad or    and ages five-years and under eat free.   diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was      der keep boaters away from restricted      apples, raspberry lemonade.              Ventura for reservations.
dessert, a lawn chair and an update      Tickets are available from any Clear      watching the parade near the intersec-     areas and safe from the flammable
on their life since the loss of a loved  Lake Lions Pride Member and these         tion of South 16th Street and Main         barges before the spectacle on the wa-     Optimum Health Chiropractic
one.   The reunion will be from 6-8      additional ticket outlets: Best West-     Avenue. As the band approached,            ter.                                       Bringing you and your
p.m. on Friday, July 10.                 ern, Clear Lake Area Chamber of           they stopped, turned to face Djuren,       	 As the fireworks show was com-           family better health and
                                         Commerce, Clear Lake Bank & Trust,        and burst into the school fight song.      ing to a close, a small fire broke out on
Fri. - Sat.                              Farmer’s State Bank and Hall Realty.      The crowd came to its feet and             one of the barges.                          a better way of life.
                                         Fuel up for the Bicycle, Blues, & BBQ     clapped along with the song. Band          	 “We were asked to extinguish a           641-357-1211
Lampost Theatre                          Family Fun Ride which will begin at       members also shared cards with the         fire on one of the unmanned barges                    506 Main Avenue, Clear Lake           Dr. Nick McColley
                                         Clear Lake City Park.                     former band leader.                        off City Beach,” explained Krefft.         Visit our new website at www.drnickmccolley.com   Palmer Graduate
	 Lampost Theatre Co. is present-                                                  	 Djuren, who has served as direc-         “We had just completed putting the
ing an original comedy “The Waiter,”     Artist reception                          tor of the Clear Lake Municipal Band       boat away on the lift after the fire-
Friday and Saturday nights through                                                 for several year but has limited his par-  works display on the Fourth and were
July 18 (excluding the July 4th week-    	 A Meet the Artists reception will       ticipation since becoming ill, capped      able to get it back off the lift and op-
end). The $18 ticket price ($20 at the   be held on Saturday, July 11 from 1-3     the special day by taking the podium       erational again within a minute and
door) include the show as well as des-   p.m. at the Clear Lake Arts Center for    Saturday night. He directed the band       get water out of the deck gun onto the
sert and coffee. Space is limited. For   pressed flower artist Evelyn Ruhnke,      as they performed the “Star Spangled       barge. It was great that the very first
information and tickets call 319-277-    of Algona. Ruhnke’s work is currently     Banner” in advance of the spectacular      time in operation, Fire Boat Bud was
8034, visit www.lampost.com. Tickets     on display in an exhibit titled “Pressed  fireworks display over the lake.           useful and did its job well.”
are also available at the Clear Lake     Flowers and other Summer Sights” in
Area Chamber of Commerce, 205            the Stanton Gallery at the CLAC with      July 4th parade winners
Main Ave. Lampost Theatre is located     the work of Clear Lake artist, Katha-     announced, awarded
within The Hub (formely known as         rin (Kathie) Vix. Ruhnke will lead
the Bakery building), 106 N. 5th St.     a pressed flowers workshop offered        	 The Clear Lake Area Chamber of           to CL Tel.                                  Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic
                                         through the Clear Lake Arts Center        Commerce has announced the win-            	 The theme for this year’s parade
Fri. - Sun.                              Wednesday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to       ners in its annual July 4th Parade.        was “Clear Lake Reflections,” in con-      Held the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Country Meadow Place
                                         noon.                                     	 Top honors and $250 in Clear             junction with the Chamber’s release of
Bicycle, Blues, BBQ                                                                Lake Chamber Bucks was awarded             a new limited edition print by North        Next Clinic: Tuesday, July 14th • 10 - 11 a.m.
                                         Sunday                                    to Harrison Truck Centers, of Clear        Iowa Artist David Rottinghaus. Just
	 The annual Bicycle, Blues and                                                    Lake.                                      250 prints are available of this fourth     Please join us to have your blood pressure taken by our
BBQ weekend kicks off Friday night       Municipal band                            	 Second place and $150 in Clear           print in a series. They are now avail-     healthcare staff. We also take temperature, pulse rate and
at 5:30 p.m. in City Park. Enjoy bar-                                              Lake Chamber Bucks went to Farm-           able at the Chamber of Commerce,
becue and some soul-revivin’ blues       	 The Clear Lake Municipal Band           er’s State Bank.                           205 Main Ave., at a cost of $125, plus                                  oxygen levels.
music provided by Renee Austin, Alex     will only perform on Sunday this          	 Third place and $100 in Clear            tax.                                               Stay for Music Therapy and Lunch afterward!
Wilson Band and Reverend Raven           weekend, due to the Bicycle, Blues        Lake Chamber Bucks was presented
and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.        and Barbecue event in the Park Friday
	 Saturday’s activities begin at 7       and Saturday nights. On Sunday, the
a.m. with all-you-can-eat Dad’s Bel-     band will give a 3 p.m. concert, with
gian waffles served by the Clear Lake    guest vocalist Susan Carrott. The con-
Lion’s Pride from 7-11 a.m. The time     cert program can be found on page 12
trial begins at 7:30 a.m. near Lions     in this edition.

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