Tennis team drops a pair of matches

     The Clear Lake girls tennis team dropped a pair of matches last week.  Monday, the team lost a close 5-4 decision to Osage.  The next day Charles City provided stiffer competition, 8-1.  Clear Lake has three meets this week.  Monday the Lions were at Iowa Falls Alden and Tuesday they were at Charles City. 

Lady Vikes place second at Lake Mills Meet

    Small in numbers, but big in talent is the best way to describe the Ventura girls track team.  The team has been putting that talent to good use, as they continue to pick up plenty of first place medals and some high team placements in area track meets.

Faught leads CL girls track team with two wins

    Steph Faught was a double winner for the Clear Lake girls at the Indian Relays run Tuesday, April 24, in Forest City.  She helped the Lions to a third place finish among Class A teams.  Algona won the division with 204 pints, followed by Forest City with 142 and Clear Lake with 101.  Iowa Falls-Alden was fourth with 98 points and Central

Ventura boys peaking at the right time

    The Ventura boys track team is hitting its stride at just the right time, according  to Coach Rod Huber.

CL boys have best track meet of season at Osage

      The Clear Lake boys track team had its best outing of the season competing at Osage Tuesday, April 24.  The Lions were third in the six-team field with 162 points.  Osage won the team title with 260 points, followed by Charles City with 256.  New Hampton (160), Saint Ansgar (125) and Nashua-Plainfield (100) rounded out the field.   

Impressive performances spark CL boys golf team

The Clear Lake boys golf team improved its record to 21-7 overall and 5-2 in the North Central Conference with impressive performances last week.
CL 178, St. Ed’s 182
    Extremely windy conditions pushed scores a bit higher than normal, but Treslyn Allison paced the Lions in a 178-182 victory over Fort Dodge St. Ed’s.  The teams played at Lakeside in Fort Dodge Friday, April 27.

Sunset School lawsuit dismissed

A Cerro Gordo County District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed in objection to a proposed use for the former Sunset Elementary School in Clear Lake.

Clear Lake teen named Iowa’s Money Smart Kid

Sam Jones, an eighth grader at Clear Lake Middle School, has won a statewide financial literacy essay contest and has been named Iowa’s 2012 Money Smart Kid.

Motorcycle chase through CL ends with arrest in Mason City

    A high speed chase which originated in Clear Lake resulted in the arrest of a Mason City man Tuesday, April 24.
    At approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, a Clear Lake police officer attempted to stop a motorcycle at 1st Avenue North and North 8th Street. The driver of the motorcycle refused to stop and attempted to elude police northbound on North 8th Street.  The officer pursued the fleeing motorcycle as it weaved in and out of traffic at speeds in

Herbert “Herb” Bonin Wyvonne “Bonnie” Bonin

Herbert “Herb” Herman Bonin, 88, of Mesa, Az., formally of Clear Lake, was born June 21, 1923 In Buckeye, Iowa, and died April 10, 2012 at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa.
    Wyvonne “Bonnie” Charlotte Bonin, 87, of Mesa, and formally of Clear Lake was born Dec. 15, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa and died April 16, 2012 at Banner Hospice in Mesa.    

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