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CL will host Democratic Presidential candidates                                                                                                                                                                                    Clear Lake Parks & Recreation Update
Wing Ding at Surf attracts four candidates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Review this section of the paper for
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	 The annual Iowa Democratic              former Maryland Governor Martin            the event.                                year, organizers will have to defer to                                                                                                            regarding P&R programs, program
Wing Ding on Friday, Aug. 14, will        O’Malley, and U.S. Senator Bernie           	 Attendees will once again expe-        them on plans for letting people in.                                                                                                                      deadlines and events.
be the largest-ever gathering of Dem-     Sanders.                                   rience an event filled with great food    Check our website for updates on the
ocratic Party faithful at the Surf Ball-  	 The Wing Ding has grown sub-             and will have an opportunity to meet      opening time.                                                                                    •Outdoor Soccer for                                                                                      •Flag Football for
room in Clear Lake. Four of the five      stantially over the years and now is       area and state Democratic officehold-      	 Tickets are available from the                                                                Boys and Girls:                                                                                          Boys and Girls:
announced Democratic Party can-           recognized as a statewide event, draw-     ers and candidates.                       following: John Stone:  , 641-390-                                                               (kindergarten-4th grade)                                                                                 (kindergarten-4th grade)
didates running for president will be     ing attendees and press from all over      	 Another highlight of the evening        3271; Dean Genth, 641-583-2024;
in attendance:  former Rhode Island       the state.  It provides grass roots fund-  will be a special announcement by a       Gary Gelner, 641-843-3695; John                                                                  	 This league is designed to give                                                                        	 Learn the fundamentals of foot-
Governor Lincoln Chafee, former           ing for Democratic candidates in the       new candidate declaring a run for U.S.    Columbo, 641-420-7610; Linda                                                                     each participant an excellent back-                                                                      ball, game strategy, proper sports-
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,       23 counties that sponsor and support       House of Representatives.  The annual     Vaudt, 515-341-0125; Dave Man-                                                                   ground in soccer skills while helping                                                                    manship, and most importantly,
                                                                                     Beacon Award will also be presented,      sheim, 319-983-4026; Susan Nelson,                                                               them to learn proper sportsmanship                                                                       have FUN! Kindergarteners will play
                        Amanda Ragan                                                 honoring an outstanding Democrat          641-315-2654; John Ralls, 641-562-                                                               and have FUN! We will be incorpo-                                                                        against each other.
                                                                                     who represents the best attributes of     2993.                                                                                            rating the US Youth Soccer rules into
                              State Senator                                          Democratic Party values.                                                                                                                   our K-4th grade levels. Kindergar-                                                                       	 WHEN: Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m.
                                                                                     	 Entertainment for the evening           Rollover on I-35                                                                                 ten - 2nd grade will play 4 vs. 4, and                                                                   Sept. 8 - Oct. 13
                              515-281-3371 or 641-424-0874                           will be provided by Paul Micich and       injures one                                                                                      3rd/4th will play 6 vs. 6. High School
                              [email protected]                         World Port.                                                                                                                                soccer players will lead drills and help                                                                 	 WHERE: O.R.C. (Outlet Rec-
                                                                                     	 Tickets for the evening are $30         	 Interstate 35 south of Clear Lake                                                              referee games.                                                                                           reation Complex) North Parking Lot
	 Public safety and medical profes-       use disorder services, and to transition   in advance or $35 at the door.  Pur-      was partially closed for more than an
sionals say Iowa has a mental health      the Clarinda MHI to a private nurs-        chase tickets by calling one of the fol-  hour Friday, July 31, following a roll-                                                          	 FEE: $25 per player includes T-                                                                        	FEE: $25 per player includes T-
crisis. Legislators have been tackling    ing facility for hard-to-place patients    lowing Wing Ding Committee mem-           over accident.                                                                                   shirt if you register by Friday, Aug. 21.                                                                shirt if you register by Friday, Aug. 21.
that problem by improving the way         with aggression or other psychological     bers or by visiting the website: www.     	 Emergency crews responded to                                                                   If you register after Aug. 21 you will                                                                   If you register after Friday, Aug. 21,
mental health services are provided in    conditions.                                iowawingding.com, where tickets           mile marker 187 in the southbound                                                                not receive a T-shirt, and the fee is still                                                              you will not receive a T-shirt, and the
our state. This year, the Senate took     	 The Governor justified his veto          can be purchased online.  In the past,    lane, about three miles south of Clear                                                           $25.                                                                                                     fee is still $25.
steps to:                                 of funding for the two MHIs by say-        doors opened at 5 p.m.  Given the         Lake about 2:30 p.m. The left lane                                                               	 WHEN: Saturdays, Sept. 5 -
	 • Make more emergency psychi-           ing they are outdated and services         presence of the Secret Service this       of southbound I-35 was blocked be-                                                               Oct. 10. Kindergarten teams play at 9                                                                    	 COACHES: Parents are need-
atric beds available (SF 401).            can be provided more effectively and                                                 tween County Road 188 and County                                                                 a.m.; 1st/2nd grade teams play at 10                                                                     ed to help coach. Please indicate your
	 • Create a psychiatric bed track-       efficiently by private agencies. Unfor-    GHV registration                          Road B-60. It re-opened about 3:30                                                               a.m.; 3rd/4th grade teams play at 11                                                                     willingness to coach on the registra-
ing system so that medical profession-    tunately, those services are not yet in    is Aug. 12                                p.m.                                                                                             a.m.. Players will receive schedules the                                                                 tion form. We need you! No experi-
als and law enforcement can quickly       place. With the Governor’s unilateral                                                	 The Iowa State Patrol reported                                                                 first week.                                                                                              ence needed – learn with your child.
find openings (HF 449)                    decision to close the Mount Pleasant       	 Registration information for all        Kenneth Lyon, 50, of Omaha, Neb.,
	 • Help Iowans access mental             and Clarinda facilities, Iowans in need    currently enrolled Garner-Hayfield-       was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala                                                              	 WHERE: O.R.C. (Outlet Rec-                                                                             	 Mouth guards are required
health and substance abuse treatment      of mental health services may find         Ventura students was mailed out July      southbound on I-35 when he collided                                                              reation Complex ) North Parking Lot                                                                      in order to participate. They will be
services closer to home (SF 440).         even fewer options available to them.      1, 2015. All forms are also available as  with a semi driven by Feisal Osman,                                                                                                                                                                       available to purchase Sept. 8 for $1.
	 • Streamline the employment,            	 Health service providers, public         writeable PDF’s on the new website:       37, of Burnsville, Minn. Lyon lost                                                               	 COACHES: Parents are needed
qualifications and duties of mental       safety officers, religious leaders and     www.ghvschools.org.                       control of his vehicle and it rolled sev-                                                        to help coach! Please indicate your
health advocates (HF 468).                advocates worry that mentally ill pa-      	 Those who would like to pick up         eral times, coming to rest on its top                                                            willingness to coach on the registra-
But Governor Branstad may be mak-         tients with substance abuse problems       paper forms will find them available      in the southbound lane. Lyon was                                                                 tion form. We need you! No experi-
ing Iowa’s mental health crisis worse.    will end up in emergency rooms, jails      in any of the district offices.           transported to Mercy Medical Center,                                                             ence needed – learn with your child.
With a stroke of his veto pen, the        or worse—rather than getting treat-        	 Registration for GHV schools is         Mason City, by the Mason City Am-                                                                	 Shin guards are required in order
Governor nixed a bipartisan plan to       ment.                                      Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to       bulance.                                                                                         to participate. Limited sizes and quan-
keep all four of Iowa’s mental health     	 As we continue redesigning Io-           6 p.m.                                    	 The Iowa State Patrol was as-                                                                  tities will be available to purchase on
institutes (MHIs) operating (SF 505,      wa’s mental health system to better        	 Families who will not be fill-          sisted at the scene by the Cerro Gordo                                                           Sept. 5 for $10.
HF 666).                                  serve those in need, I will be looking     ing out electronic forms online may       County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Depart-
	 Republican and Democratic leg-          for ways to patch the holes left by the    register at the junior high building      ment of Transportation, Rockwell-
islators reached an agreement to keep     Governor’s vetoes so that Iowans have      in Ventura, the elementary school in      Swaledale First Responders and Fire
open the Mount Pleasant MHI, which        better access to mental health services    Garner, or the high school in Garner.     Department and Mason City Fire De-
provided mental health and substance      when they need them.                                                                 partment.

                                                                                                                            WEATHER
                                                                                                            Seven-Day Forecast For Clear Lake

Wednesday Wednesday Night                 Thursday                                                          Friday                                                                                         Saturday             Sunday                                                                 Monday                                               Tuesday

High: 79º                Low: 60º         High: 78º Low: 61º High: 76º Low: 59º High: 79º Low: 60º High: 78º Low: 58º High: 79º Low: 57º High: 78º Low: 54º

Partly Cloudy           Mostly Cloudy     Isolated T-storms                                                 Scat'd T-storms                                                                                Mostly Sunny  Isolated T-storms                                                             Isolated T-storms                                    Mostly Sunny

           In-Depth Local Forecast                                                                                             UV Index                                                                                                                                                                   National Forecast Summary

Today we will see partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of                                               Statistics for noon                                                                            The higher the UV index, the greater the                                                    The Northeast will see mostly clear skies, with the
showers and thunderstorms, high temperature of 79º, humidity of                                                                                                                                            need for eye and skin protection                                                            highest temperature of 89º in Baltimore, Md . The
78% . East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph . The record high temperature                                          Wednesday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High               Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High  Southeast will experience mostly clear skies and
for today is 93º set in 1965 .                                                                              Thursday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High          Monday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High     scattered thunderstorms, with the highest temperature
                                                                                                            Friday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High  Tuesday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High    of 100º in Columbia, S .C . The central United States
                                                                                                            Saturday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High                                                                                                    will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies and isolated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       thunderstorms, with the highest temperature of 106º
Sun & Moon                                Almanac                                                                           Traveler’s Cities                                                                                                                                                          in Frederick, Okla . In the Northwest, there will be
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       mostly clear skies, with the highest temperature of
           Sunrise      Sunset            Clear Lake for 7/27 - 8/2                                                                 Today                                                                                Tomorrow                                                                      92º in Medford, Ore . The Southwest will see mostly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       clear skies, with the highest temperature of 116º in
Wednesday  6:08 a .m .  8:29 p .m .       Temperature:                                                      City               Hi/Lo                                                                       W             Hi/Lo W                                                                       Palm Springs, Calif .
Thursday   6:10 a .m .  8:28 p .m .
Friday     6:11 a .m .  8:27 p .m .       High/low Sunday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 89º/64º             Ames               80/63                                                                        t            79/62 pc                                                                                  National Map
Saturday   6:12 a .m .  8:25 p .m .       High/low Saturday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 86º/58º              Atlantic           80/64                                                                        t
Sunday     6:13 a .m .  8:24 p .m .       High/low Friday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 83º/62º          Burlington         78/64                                                                        t            81/64 pc
Monday     6:14 a .m .  8:23 p .m .       High/low Thursday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 86º/62º              Cedar Falls        79/61                                                                       pc
Tuesday    6:15 a .m .  8:21 p .m .       High/low Wednesday  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 83º/60º                   Cedar Rapids       79/61                                                                        t            80/63 pc
                                          High/low Tuesday .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 78º/68º             Chicago            80/67                                                                       s
                                          High/low Monday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 78º/71º             Council Bluffs     83/66                                                                        t            78/62 pc
                                          Normal high/low  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 83º/62º          Dallas             80/66                                                                        t
                                          Average temperature .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 73 .4º           Davenport          79/62                                                                        t            80/62  t
                                          Normal average temperature .  .  .  . 72 .1º                      Des Moines         80/66                                                                        t
                                          Departure from normal  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . +1 .3º              Dubuque            79/59                                                                       s             78/65 pc
                                                                                                            Fort Dodge         79/62                                                                        t
Last New First Full                       Precipitation:                                                    Iowa City          79/62                                                                        t            83/66 pc
                                                                                                            Kansas City        83/69                                                                        t
                                          Total for Sunday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"     Marshalltown       80/62                                                                        t            81/66 pc
                                          Total for Saturday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"      Mason City         79/61                                                                       pc
                                          Total for Friday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"  Minneapolis        79/60                                                                       s             80/62  s
                                          Total for Thursday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"         Omaha              82/66                                                                        t
                                          Total for Wednesday .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"            Orlando            93/77                                                                        t            81/66 pc                                                                      L70s                                                           60s
                                          Total for Tuesday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .52"       Phoenix            107/84                                                                      s
                                          Total for Monday  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"        Rochester          76/60                                                                       s             79/61 pc                                                                      80s 70s                                                     70s
                                          Total for the week  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .52"      Sioux City         79/63                                                                        t
8/6 8/14 8/22 8/29                        Normal for the week  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .98"           Spencer            77/62                                                                        t            79/63 pc                                                                                                   80s  H70s               H
                                          Total for the month  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .00"        Waterloo           79/61                                                                       pc
           Moonrise Moonset               Normal for the month  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .0 .28"                                                                                                                          80/63 pc                                                                           L 90s H                                    80s
                                          Total for the year .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .20 .87"
Wednesday  11:42 p .m . 12:24 p .m .      Normal for the year .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .21 .47"                                                                                                                        84/70  s                                                                                         100s                                               L
Thursday     No Rise 1:33 p .m .
Friday     12:21 a .m . 2:39 p .m .                                                                                                                                                                                      79/62  s
Saturday    1:02 a .m . 3:42 p .m .
Sunday      1:48 a .m . 4:39 p .m .                                                                                                                                                                                      78/61  t
Monday      2:38 a .m . 5:32 p .m .
Tuesday     3:31 a .m . 6:19 p .m .                                                                                                                                                                                      77/62  t

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         82/66  t                                                                                                                                       90s

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         91/76  t

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         106/83 s

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         76/61  t                                                                      90s

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         81/64  t                                                                       Cold Front                       This map shows high temperatures,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         type of precipitation expected and
 For more weather updates,                                                                                                                                                                                               79/62  t                                                                                                        location of frontal systems at noon.
          please visit:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         78/62 pc                                                                                                                                         LH
www .WhatsOurWeather .com
                                                                                                            Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; mc/mostly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow;                                                                                                                           Stationary Front   Warm Front  Low Pressure High Pressure
                                                                                                                                      s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy

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