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Ag./BusinessPage 8 • Aug. 5, 2015 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

Scarrow joins DAN SCARROW Neighbors cook-up Owners of Smokee Heights include front row (L-R): Rachel Hejna and Jenny Hanson and back
Lake Dental Tom, Jason, and the staff at Lake Den- idea for business row (L-R): Eric Hejna and Kevin Hanson. -Reporter photo
Associates tal Associates. It’s a great chance for
me to reconnect with people from the It’s amazing what can get cooked up (literally) at a neigh-
Drs. Tom Bieber and Jason Skin- area and it is a great way to begin my borhood party. Ventura Heights neighbors Kevin Hanson and
ner, along with the staff at Lake Den- career,” said Scarrow. Eric Hejna, who both had a love for smoking meat, began talk-
tal Associates, welcome Dr. Dan Scar- Dan and his wife, Meryl, are also ing and the idea for Smokee Heights was born.
row to their practice. in the process of opening a practice in “We got tired of just feeding the neighbors,” joked Kevin.
“We are excited to have Dan in- Jewell, Iowa. “Between us and our wives, we realized we had the necessary
tern with us for the upcoming year. I Lake Dental Associates is located skills to start a business.”
knew he was going to be a great den- at 102 N. 5th St., Clear Lake, 357- Kevin and Eric, along with their wives, Jenny Hanson and
tist a couple of years ago when he went 4112. Rachel Hejna, now operate a food trailer called Smokee Heights.
to Haiti with me on a mission trip,” The full service trailer offers a variety of smoked meats, includ-
said Bieber. “Dan performed his first ing brisket, sausage, pulled pork, burgers and even meatloaf. A
extraction under very difficult condi- few of the more popular items on the menu include pulled pork
tions and he did an awesome job.” tacos, onion rings and Jenny’s homemade macaroni and cheese.
Scarrow grew up in Clear Lake Another favorite is Eric’s speciality sandwich, the Messy Lex,
and graduated from Clear Lake High consisting of brisket, kielbasa sausage, cream cheese and coleslaw
School in 2007. He graduated from on a toasted bun. The Heights burger, a smoked burger made of
Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ground beef and ground bacon, is also popular.
with a Bachelors of Arts degree in bi- “We offer items others don’t,” said Kevin. “We are also li-
ology in 2011. He graduated in May censed caterers and will go to locations for weddings, reunions or
2015 from the University of Iowa other events.”
College of Dentistry. Smokee Heights has teamed with Lake Time Brewery, 801
“I’m very excited to be back in Main Ave., Clear Lake, to serve food to go with Lake Time’s craft
my hometown and am thankful for beer on certain nights. The business also set up on RAGBRAI
the opportunity to work alongside two days this year.
“The response to the food wagon has been very strong,” said
Eric. “We offer good food, with generous portions at reasonable place and Spa. Working side by side with do more catering events.
prices.” good people is what makes it all work,” said “Our goal is to venture out into the
Kevin also stressed how important it is to them to buy local. Kevin. community, meet new people, let them try
“We rely on Louie’s Custom Meats, Fareway, and Lake Fire- In the future, the couples would like to our food and just have fun,” said Eric.

Mercy Family Medicine Residency

Clinic to hold public open house Aug. 6

Signature Paint Store New Chamber member Mercy Family Medicine Residen- workstations, and an open nurse/phy-
210 N. 4th Street, Downtown Clear Lake cy Clinic will be hosting a public open sician work area.
641-357-2134 Pam Den and Ivon Tokheim, of Forest City Christian School, accepted their new house from 5-6:30 p.m., on Thursday, A unique primary care clinic,
www.woodfordlumber.com Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce membership plaque. -Submitted photo Aug. 6 to celebrate its 40th anniver- Mercy Family Medicine Residency
sary and its new clinic space within fulfills its mission of delivering great
Is the beach Forest Park Medical Building, which care to people of all ages while educat-
sand getting is located on Mercy Medical Center – ing resident physicians and meeting
North Iowa’s East Campus, 1000 4th the challenge of recruiting family phy-
into your St. SW, Mason City. sicians to North Iowa.
home? Mercy Family Medicine Residen- The clinic is staffed by 18 resi-
cy Clinic relocated to its current loca- dent physicians; faculty members, in-
Try this vacuum. tion on the third floor of the Forest cluding five board-certified physicians
It picks up sand Park Medical Building in late-June. with more than 100 years of com-
BETTER THAN The building is equipped with an el- bined experience; a pharmacist and
ANYTHING YOU HAVE evator as well as stairs for all to access. psychologist.
The new space features large The physicians of Mercy Family
EVER TRIED. standardized exam rooms, resident’s Medicine Residency treat patients of
all ages and with all diagnoses. They
It also has Instant Stop, Global Leadership Summit in town this week offer:
so the belts are •Obstetric (pregnancy) care.
Still time to register 1995, it was attended almost exclu- President, and Former COO, The •Preventative care and immuni-
guaranteed for LIFE. for annual premier sively by church leaders. As its trans- Ritz-Carlton Group zations for adults and children. The
training event ferable principles spread outside the •Albert Tate – Founder and Se- entire family can see the same physi-
26 6th Street SE, Mason City • 641-423-2473 walls of the church, companies began nior Pastor, Fellowship Monrovia cian no matter their age, gender, or
The Global Leadership Summit sending teams to the Summit and (California) medical conditions.
Monday-Friday 9am to 7pm • Saturday 9am-5pm 2015 is coming to Clear Lake. The many continue to use it as one of their •Ed Catmull – Co-founder and •Acute Care for patients who
annual premier training event will core annual leadership training events. President of Pixar Animation Studios; need to be seen the same day by a phy-
Where Quality, Service, and Fair Prices Meet originate from Willow Creek in the Featured leadership experts at President of Walt Disney Animation sician for illnesses or injury, etc.
Chicago area, Thursday, Aug. 6 – The Global Leadership Summit 2015 Studios •Specialized Care for those need-
Sunday Fu n day Friday, Aug. 7 and will be broadcast will include: •Sallie Krawcheck – Chair, Elle- ing travel care or DOT physicals.
live via satellite to host sites in North •Jim Collins – Nationally Ac- vate Network; Former President, Bank •Care in all settings: The phy-
SSeerving Breeaakkffaasstt America. Zion Lutheran Church, claimed Business Thinker; Best-selling of America’s Global Wealth & Invest- sicians will see patients in the clinic,
Clear Lake, is the North Iowa host site Author Good to Great ment Management in their home, nursing facility, in the
9 am - 12:30 pm for the Summit Broadcast. During the •Liz Wiseman – President, The •Adam Grant – Professor, Whar- Emergency Department, while in the
fall the event takes place in an addi- Wiseman Group; Best-selling Author ton School of Business; Best-selling hospital at Mercy – North Iowa, and
$4 Bloody Marys tional 120 countries and is translated •Dr. Brene Brown – Research Author hospice care.
Captain Morgans into 55 languages. The Global Leader- Professor, University of Houston •Craig Groeschel – Founder and •Chronic medical care; and
Screwdrivers ship Summit is expected to draw some Graduate College of Social Work; Senior Pastor, LifeChurch.tv •Procedures including: Colpos-
Vodka Lemonades 260,000 church and business leaders Best-selling Author •Sheila Heen – Founder, Triad copy, fracture care, suturing, removal
By the Pint! 10 am - 4 p.m. to conference sites in more than 875 •Bill Hybels – Founder and Se- Consulting Group; Faculty, Harvard of skin lesions, lab testing, and osteo-
Kitchen open locations around the world. nior Pastor, Willow Creek Commu- Law School pathic manipulations.
all day When the Summit began in nity Church •Brian Houston – Founder and The program has graduated more
$1 off all Burgers • 5 - 10 pm •Horst Schulze – Chairman and Senior Pastor, Hillsong Church than 170 physician residents to date.
CEO, Capella Hotel Group; Former •Sam Adeyemi – Founder and Over the past 12 years, more than 85
Senior Pastor, Daystar Christian Cen- percent of the graduates have chosen
tre in Nigeria to practice in rural communities (one
For more information about the of the highest percentages in the na-
Summit or to register, go to willow- tion).
creek.com/summit or call 1-800-570- Mercy Family Medicine Resi-
9812. dency is accepting new patients. Call
641-428-7766 to schedule an ap-
pointment or for more information.

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