Wintering hawks take bird feeding to its highest level

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:11am

by Lowell Washburn

The woman at the opposite end of the phone line was -- well, she was hysterical.  Absolutely in a rage, and that’s putting it mildly.  Whenever she’d stop to take a breath, I’d seize the opportunity to try working in a few words of my own.  Didn’t work.  Before I’d get half way through the first sentence, off she’d go again.  At first I was confused, but eventually I began to connect the dots.  As near as I could tell, here’s what had happened.

Tiffany J. Banta Chyann R. Banta

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:09am

Tiffany Jean Banta, 19, and Chyann Rynae Banta, 15, of Forest City, Iowa, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, near Crystal Lake, Iowa as a result of injuries received in an auto accident.

Visitation for the sisters will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick Lane, Belmond, Iowa.  

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School Auditorium.  Pastor Rod Hopp will officiate.

The Dugger Funeral Home is in charge or arrangements.

Lions top Mason City; Weber gets 400th win

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:07am

In one of the most epic duals in Clear Lake history, the fourth ranked (2A) Lions beat the seventh ranked (3A) Mohawks by the narrowest of margins, 33-28.  The exciting win also provided Head Coach Gary Weber with his 400th career victory.  Weber became only the fifth wrestling coach in the

GHV girls roll over three opponents

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:59pm

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls rolled over opponents this week and collected an impressive three huge wins to move their record to 7-1, 9-3.

GHV 51, West Hancock 37

Balanced scoring was the key to GHV’s big win over West Hancock on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Britt.

Success under pressure lifts Lions to No. 1

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:59pm

The Clear Lake boys passed a pair of legitimate tests to their number two (3A) ranking last week.  The Lions earned wins over Webster City and Hampton-Dumont, but it was far from easy.

No. 2 CL girls notch two more victories

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:36pm

The number two ranked (3A) girls notched two more victories on their belt last week, topping Webster City and Hampton-Dumont to keep a tight hold on first place in the North Central Conference.

Cards fold against Eagles and Broncos

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:35pm

It was a disappointing week for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys, as they dropped two games, moving their record to 4-5, 7-7.

West Hancock 69, GHV 60

The Cardinals traveled to West Hancock on Tuesday, Jan. 21 to face the Eagles (4-4, 8-5).

New football pairings assign CL and GHV to same class

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:28pm

Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura were both assigned to Class 2A District 2 in new football pairings released Thursday by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The pairings are in effect for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Clear Lake, a perennial power in Class 3A, is dropping down a class size to join GHV, along with Clarion-Goldfield, Estherville-Lincoln Central, Forest City, Hampton-Dumont and Osage.

GHV wrestlers face tough competition at Riceville

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:26pm

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura grapplers faced some tough competition at the Riceville Invitational held on Saturday, Jan. 25.  Crestwood won the tournament with 171 points, followed by Forest City with 117.  GHV was sixth with 69 points in the eight team field.

Cade Baker, who wrestles at 160 pounds, was the top finisher for the Cardinals.  Baker opened the day by beating St. 

Ansgar’s Landon Johnson by techincal fall, 17-2.  By virtue of an injury default he claimed second place.

Three CL grappers crowned NCC champions

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:26pm

Clear Lake crowned three champions and had two second place finishes Saturday at the North Central Conference wrestling tournament.  The team placed third, behind champion Webster City and runner-up Clarion-Goldfield. 

“I guess we are a little bit better as a dual meet team than a tournament team,” said Lions Coach Gary Weber.  “It is tough for some of our young guys to score points in a tournament, but they stay off their backs and help us win meets.”

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