Defensive struggles plague Cardinals in softball action

 The Garner-Hayfiled/Ventura softball team’s defense struggled this week, resulting in the team dropping three games.

Clear Lake golfers receive post-season honors

Clear Lake freshman Emily Snelling and senior Paige Backhaus have been awarded post-season honors by the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association.
 The IHSGCA released its 2014 Spring Season All-Tournament and All-State Teams last week for Iowa high school classes 1A-5A. To be eligible for All-State honors, a player/school must be a member of the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association. To be eligible for All-Tournament, First Team players finished in the 

Hauling continues 24/7 while temporary sewer line is installed at Ventura Grade

 A temporary pipe is expected to be operational today (Wednesday, June 25) spanning Ventura Heights to Ventura in the wake of a sewer line break June 9.

Stories are forever

As part of its 125th anniversary celebration in 2014, the Clear Lake Public Library unveiled and dedicated a “Stories 

State of Iowa releases test scores

Celebrations, challenges for CL schools

 Just like its students, the Clear Lake School District got a report card, of sorts, from the State of Iowa. And its worthy of being hung on the refrigerator.
 “We’re celebrating some terrific results from our Iowa Assessments,” commented Tracy Thomsen, curriculum director for the Clear Lake Schools. “I remember the year, about 20 some years ago now, when only 49 percent of our fourth grade students were proficient in reading on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and that didn’t 

James C. Merwin

 James (Jim) C. Merwin, 90, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, from injuries he sustained in a vehicle accident on June 6.

Bonnie J. Sunner

Bonnie Jane Sunner, 82, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

     Memorial services will be at 11 a.m.  on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or the Clear Lake Library in her name.

CL girls soccer team ends successful season with 10-4 record

The Clear Lake girls soccer team ended a successful 2014 campaign one step short of the State Tournament. The Lions were eliminated, 7-0, by undefeated Nevada Monday night, June 9, in the Regional final played in Nevada.

Lions top Beckman Catholic for third place finish at State

  The Clear Lake boys soccer team earned a third place finish at the Class 1A State Soccer Tournament which concluded Tuesday, June 10, at the Cownie Soccer complex in Des Moines.

 

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