Lions earn solid 24-7 victory over Webster City

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:34pm

 

The Clear Lake Lions responded to an uncharacteristic District loss to Humboldt Sept. 21 with a solid 24-7 victory over Webster City Friday night, Sept. 28.

“I’m so happy with the way the kids responded after the loss,” Head Coach Fred Wieck said after the game.  “It went as well as we could have hoped.  We had to have this one.”

Tough challenge brings out the best in Clear Lake harriers

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:33pm

 

Clear Lake harriers faced their toughest competition of the year at the 20-team Algona Invitational held Monday, Sept. 24.  The challenge brought out the best in the Lions, as several runners posted their best times of the year.

The boys were paced to their eighth place finish by Jake Iverson.  He took nearly a minute off his previous best time to place eighth in 16:38.  

G-H/V/WH cross country teams bring home top honors

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:31pm

 

The boys and girls cross country teams at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura/West Hancock, have been dropping times and winning meets in two outings last week.

Cardinal Invitational

The G-H/V/WH cross country teams dominated their own meet held Monday, Sept. 24.  

The boys team won the meet with 47 points, followed by North Iowa, 67; Osage, 70; Central Springs, 89; West Fork, 118; and Belmond-Klemme, 187.

Cardinals corral the Cowboys in 31-7 win

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:31pm

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura football team picked up another solid win on the road over Clarion-Goldfield on Friday, Sept. 28.

“We played real well,” said Coach Scott Van Dusseldorp.  “I am very proud of how our players stepped up.  We rotated a lot of players and they really came through for us.”

Successful week for G-H/V volleyball team

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:29pm

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura volleyball team put in a busy week, with two matches and the North Iowa Conference Tournament.

G-H/V 3, Belmond-Klemme 1

After dropping the first match 27-25 to Belmond-Klemme, the Cardinals swept through the next three sets for their fourth 

Getting ready for the Harvest Festival

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:28pm

 

(L-R) Al Ashland, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest Festival, secures corn stalks to downtown light poles as Chamber staff members Patsy Barragy and Trish Pletcher help Melissa Haddock and Shelly Roberts, from Larson’s Mercantile,

Business talks, airline listens:

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:27pm

 

Late night flight adjusted

 

In the wake of a visit to North Iowa by a representative of Great Lake Airlines, service by the provider is being adjusted to better meet the needs of business travelers.

“We received some good news from Great Lakes Airlines that effective Nov. 4 they are scheduling the late night departure from Minneapolis at 9:55 p.m., which is what many of the businesses had requested when Monica 

Under the microscope

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:26pm

 

Eighth graders take a scientific look at the lake

All summer long, teens see the lake as a fun place.  A spot where they can swim, boat, or simply float.  Now that the school year has begun, the lake has become a scientific laboratory.

 

Large item pick-up map inside

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:24pm

 

The City of Clear Lake has announced that its Fall Large Item Pick-Up event will take place Monday, Oct. 15, through Thursday, Oct. 18.  Residents are encouraged to use this opportunity to dispose of items that cannot be discarded through their weekly garbage service. 

The Large Item Pick-Up map  appears in this edition of the  Mirror-Reporter on page 6.   The map details the dates the City will pick up items in each area of the city, as well as rules for the event.

Reading, writing, and reporting? Fourth graders will tell their stories

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:23pm

 

The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter is teaming with fourth graders at Clear Creek Elementary to share school news with our readers, while hopefully polishing their writing skills, learning about different types of writing and having fun.

 

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