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Thursday con’t
provided by Black Belt Academy.
From 7-9 p.m. Randy and the Clas-
sics will play music in the 400 block
of Main (next to Larson’s Mercantile)
and from 9-10:45 “Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very
Bad Day” (PG) will be shown in City
Park. All activities are free.
Summer Showcase
Chad Elliott with special guest
Zach Powers will be the featured
performer when the Surf Ballroom
and Museum continues its Summer
Showcase Series Thursday, Aug. 13,
at 7 p.m. New this summer, the Surf
opens its doors for local and regional
up and coming artists every Thursday
at 7 p.m. throughout the summer.
The Summer Showcase Series, which
started in June and will be ending on
Sept. 3, happens in the Surf Ballroom
and Museum’s Cypress Room to uti-
lize the initial purpose of its construc- Bike Poker Run on Saturday, Aug.
tion– to enjoy local and regional en-
tertainment in an intimate sit-down
environment. Donations will be ac-
cepted at the door to support future
opportunities.
Friday
Fresh on Friday
This week’s Fresh on Friday event
from 8-11 a.m. at Central Gardens of
North Iowa, corner of 2nd Avenue
North and North 8th Street, fea-
tures a Take Time at Ten (10-10:45
a.m.) program entitled “A Bee Walk
Through the Garden.” “How to
Make a Woman’s Medicinal Herbal
Vinegar” will be presented by Chris-
tin Sherwood, of The Healing House.
Enjoy a relaxing morning with cof-
fee and seasonal goodies served on
the patio of the Nature Education
Pavilion and purchase fresh flower
bouquets from the gardens. From
9:30-11 a.m. kids and adults are in-
vited to the Bee Happy Kids Garden.
At 10:45 a winner will take home a
repurposed item from the Opportu-
nity Village General Store for free.
Saturday
Farmers Market
The Clear Lake Farmers Market
is held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays
in the Surf Ballroom parking lot, 460
North Shore Drive. Fresh fruits and
vegetables, as well as baked goods and
handcrafted products are available for
purchase.
Color Jam
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
Saturday, Aug. 15. Registration will
begin at 9 a.m., with the event at
10:30 a.m. Registration includes a
T-shirt, goodie bag, one color packet
and registration fee. Cost to partici-
pate is $30 for children age 17-years
and under. Those under 12-years-old
need to be accompanied by an adult,
Dr. Dan Morehouse
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Vein Care Center
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and $35 for adults. 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.
Beach Party
The Clear Lake Area Chamber
of Commerce will hold its annual
Beach Party Saturday, Aug. 15, from
1-8 p.m. at City Beach. The day
will begin with sand castle building
and bean bag toss competitions at 1
p.m. There will be free concerts on
the beach from 4-8 p.m., with Spenser
Rahm performing from 4-6 p.m. and
Randy and the Classics from 6-8 p.m.
A Treasure Hunt Raffle is slated for
6 p.m. at the beach. At 8 p.m. “The
Hobbit” (PG-13) will be shown at
City Park.
Poker run
The Clear Lake Jaycees will be
hosting their 3rd Annual Boat, Bus,
15. This action-packed, family-
friendly, fun-filled day is a poker run
with a twist - do it with whatever trans- fice at 641-421-3000, or local police.
portation you wish. With locations all
across town and around the lake, you
can easily complete the task by boat,
bicycle, motorcycle, car/truck/bus, or
even walking. To compete in the run,
you must register between 10:30 a.m.
- 11 a.m. at The Landing at South
Shore Inn. Registration is $20. Par-
ticipants must make it to at least five
of the predetermined destinations and
return to the Landing by 5 p.m. to be
dealt a poker hand. The best five card
hand wins. Bonus cards will be dealt
for making it to all the stops. Also in-
cluded in the fun, is a scavenger hunt
for all ages. Proceeds from this year’s
event will go to benefit two local or-
ganizations, Patriot’s for Pets Rescue
and Shelter and Lime Creek Nature
Center.
Sunday
Pool closing
The Clear Lake Aquatic Center
will welcome swimmers for the final
time this season on Sunday Aug. 23.
The pool, located at 1420 2nd Ave. S.,
will be open 1-7 p.m.
APCL meeting
The Association for the Preserva-
tion of Clear Lake will hold its annual
picnic on Sunday, Aug. 16. The event,
which will be held at P.M. Park, will
begin at 5 p.m., with a social pro-
gram followed by dinner. The meal
will include a pulled pork sandwich,
pasta salad, chips and dessert bars and
is available for $9.50 in advance and
$10 at the door. Invited speakers in-
clude Chuck Gipp, Iowa Department
of Natural Resources director; Scott
Grummer, Iowa DNR Fisheries biolo-
gist; Dr. John Downing, ISU professor
of Ecology/Evolution & Organismal
Biology; and Dereck Namanny, urban
conservationist, Dickinson County
SWCD. Speakers will provide updates
on topics such as Ventura Marsh, wa-
tershed improvements, water quality
monitoring and the CLEAR Project.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Public
warned of
potential
asphalt scam
The Cerro Gordo County Sher- Cars fascinate all ages. This family was among thousands who lined the route around Clear Lake to watch approximately 1,100
iff’s Office is advising the public to be classic cars pass by Friday as part of the CLASS Car Club Cruise.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.
on alert for a potential scam.
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Sher- CAR SHOW States. he said. The car’s former owner had
iff’s Office was notified by a citizen liv- from page 1 Robert said the 1939 street rod he owned the vehicle for 10 years and en-
ing on South Shore Drive, Clear Lake, was able to purchase from a seller in joyed building it up and showing it.
that three males came to their resi- also love motorcycles and embarked Texas is a year and body style he has Now, Robert hopes to do the same.
dence unannounced, wanting to do on a seven-week motorcycle trip the always liked. At some point he plans to possibly
asphalt work on their driveway. The last time they came to the United “I got the Chevrolet influence ship the vehicle home and show it
resident turned away the individuals from my father and it stuck with me,” there.
and they left the area in a white, two-
door Ford Super Duty truck. Depu- Firm hired to analyze chlorine
ties responded to the area and were storage at Water Treatment Plant
unable to locate the vehicle or indi-
viduals. The City of Clear Lake will re- ation of the area immediately sur- storage merit review to assure the
The Sheriff’s Office subsequently view the chlorine storage system at its rounding the plant, was the first leak safety of employees and the general
received information from the Kos- Water Treatment Plant in the wake of that has occurred in at least 40 years public.
suth County Sheriff’s Office advising a recent leak. or more. The source of the leak was Jason Petersburg, of Veenstra &
that individuals matching the descrip- The City Council voted Aug. 3 later determined to be a gasket that Kimm, told Council members the city
tion of the subjects in the Clear Lake to hire Veenstra & Kimm, of Mason connects a valve from the cylinder to needs to make upgrades in its use and
incident had scammed a Kossuth City, to review and make recommen- the feed system. storage of chlorine gas to meet Iowa
County resident by performing sub- dations to improve the storage of the Flory said the incident brought Department of Natural Resources
standard asphalt work and charging chlorine gas used for disinfecting the a number of issues to the forefront standards.
the resident several thousand dollars. municipal drinking water supply. The which need to be addressed. Petersburg expects the contracted
The public’s assistance is being cost of the work will be $8,400. Currently there is not an appro- review and analysis will take six to
asked to look for these individuals, City Administrator Scott Flory priate leak detection or alarm system, eight weeks to complete.
who appear to be preying on citizens reviewed the July 17 chlorine leak at or secondary containment. In addi-
in the rural areas of North Iowa. the plant, which caused the evacu- tion, ventilation issues for chlorine
Anyone with information about
these individuals is asked to contact Huge Sale
the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Of-
Now in progress
Man accused We need to make room for new merchandise coming soon!
of cheating
in fishing Save BIG!
contest
sentenced Jewelry Baby
Items
A man accused of cheating in
a fishing contest at Clear Lake has
pleaded guilty to third degree theft.
Aaron S. Lauber, 23, of Clear
Lake, was sentenced Aug. 3 in Cerro
Gordo County District Court. He
was put on probation for two years
and ordered to pay a $625 civil pen-
alty. He must also pay $1,606 in res-
titution to Yellow Bass Bonanza, as
must co-defendant Jason F. Schuttler,
25, of Manly. Schuttler received two
years probation after pleading guity to
third degree theft last month.
Lauber and Schuttler were orgin-
ally charged with second degree theft
for allegedly cheating in the Yellow
Bass Bonanza, held by the Clear Lake
Fishing Club. The two men were
awarded $1,000 Cabela’s gift packages
and $500 as winners in the contest.
Days later they were accused of catch-
ing some of the 50 fish they turned in
prior to the tournament.
Lane closure
on I-35 north
near Clear Lake
The Iowa Department of Trans-
portation has announced that north-
bound traffic on Interstate 35 will
be restricted to one lane at the south
Highway 18 interchange (exit 190)
for road work.
A 14-foot width restriction has
been placed on the open lane for
northbound I-35 traffic.
Work is expected to be complet-
ed this month.
Traveler information is available
at www.511a.org; call 511 (within
Iowa) or 800-288-1047.
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