Rudy E. Wieck

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:03am

Rudy Edward Wieck, 84, of Traer, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa.
 A time of celebration and life gathering will be held at Traer Golf and Country Club on Thursday, July 17, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. and another gathering will be held at the Clear Lake Yacht Club on Friday, July 18, 2014, from 6-8 p.m.

Shirley M. Chenchar

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:02am

Shirley Mae (Mentele) Chenchar, 82, from Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Memorial services will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Clear Lake, at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 22 and St. Augustin’s Church, in Des Moines, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 23.

GHV tops Clear Lake in Class 3A Regional Tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:55am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura softball team started post-season play on an upswing when they faced Clear Lake (4-23) on Tuesday, July 15, to open the Class 3A Regional Tournament.

String of losses drop Lions to number three

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:54am

The Clear Lake baseball team (28-5) dropped from number one to number three in Class 3A in the final weekly rankings of the 2014 season. Three losses during the week, two of them to Algona and the other to Webster City, contributed to the fall and made the Lions runner-up in the North Central Conference with a 15-3 record.

Cards fall in opening round of Districts

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:40am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura baseball team went 1-3 for the week, moving their record to 8-19 as they headed into District play.

Forest City 7, GHV 2
GHV 2, Osage 1
 GHV hosted a doubleheader on Monday, July 7, with visiting teams Forest City and Osage. Forest City topped the Cardinals, 7-2, but GHV picked up a 2-1 win over Osage.

A weekend devoted to bicycles, blues & BBQ

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:21am

The 10th annual Bicycle, Blues and BBQ Festival was again a huge success. Each year, the festival has grown, becoming one of the biggest weekend draws for Clear Lake. The festival opened on Friday evening with live blues 

RAGBRAI’s coming!

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:19am

Here’s what you need to know to make it a great day

In one week, thousands of RAGBRAI riders will pedal through Ventura and Clear Lake.
Wednesday, July 23, promises to be a fun day, but it no doubt will inconvenience locals who will experience street closures and crowds.

Volunteers invited to create welcome art for RAGBRAI riders

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:17am

On Tuesday, July 22, volunteers will gather downtown to create a giant work of art demonstrating pride in Clear Lake. A game board with eight by 10-foot squares will be created using City Park as the center of the board. Currently, over 65

GOPs announce Rand Paul is coming to area

Published by admin on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 1:16am

 Cerro Gordo GOP Chairman Gabriel Haugland has announced that U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kent.) will headline a breakfast fundraiser for the Cerro Gordo County GOP on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 8-9 a.m. at the Mason City Airport Restaurant, located at the Municipal Airport.
 Sen. Paul will appear alongside other local and statewide elected Republican officials at the breakfast.

Red-ripe temptation.

Published by admin on Mon, 07/14/2014 - 7:20pm

A portrait of a nude sexy woman holding a red-ripe strawberry in her mouth.

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