Thomas Kofoed

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:28am

Thomas J. Kofoed, 91, of Ashland, Ill. died Monday morning, Nov. 19, 2012 at Heritage Health in Springfield, Ill.

  He was born April 17, 1921 in rural Thornton, Iowa, the son of Thomas and Jennie Clausen Kofoed.  He married Rita Jean Nall on Feb. 17, 1968 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Springfield and she survives.

  He is also survived by a daughter, Janice Arlene Hangman (husband, Norman) of Waianae, Hawaii; 

Shirley Neel

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:28am

 

Shirley J. Neel, 83, of 124 N. 20th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Thursday Nov. 15, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with Rev. Rhoda Preston officiating.  Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.  Family suggests memorials to Shirley J. Neel Memorial Fund.

Clifford Ellgen

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:27am

 

Clifford H. Ellgen, 95, 405 27th Ave. S., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.  A funeral service for Clifford was held Friday, Nov. 16, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Kirk Wilke officiating.  Interment was at the Clear Lake Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.

      Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or the Apple Valley Assisted Living in Clear Lake.

April Peterson

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:27am

 

April Ann Peterson, 52, of 1106 N. 5th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 after a courageous eight year battle with cancer. 

Memorial services were held Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City, Iowa, with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating.  

April was born April 5, 1960 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Daniel Dean and Joanne (Burgess) Anderson Sr.  She attended school in Mason City and Clear Lake.

Garner-Hayfield/Ventura and Mason City face off in an Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge basketball game

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:24am

 

Despite a lopsided score, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Head Girls Basketball Coach Matt Erpelding said he liked what he saw from his team on Friday, Nov. 16, when the Cardinals faced Mason City in an Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge.

 

Mathews named to Class 3A All-District Volleyball Team

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:19am

Emily Mathews, a junior at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School, was recently named to the All-District Volleyball Team for the Class 3A Central District.

 

Mathews, a middle hitter, led Class 3A in kills per set with 4.9 per set, and she was third overall in total kills with 382.

Area football players named to INA All-State teams

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:18am

 

The Iowa Newspaper Association announced its 2012 All-State Football selections Tuesday.  The elite lists included two Clear Lake and two Garner-Hayfield/Ventura players.

Clear Lake’s Bryson Hamilton was a 2nd Team selection among Class 3A players.  The 6’4”, 204-pound senior was named to the Second Team defense as a lineman.  Hamilton made 20 solo and 32 assisted tackles in Clear Lake’s 8-3 season.  

Aerial truck will take department to new heights

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:17am

 

The Clear Lake Fire Department welcomed a new 75-foot straight stick Sutphen Ladder truck Thursday, Nov. 16.   The new apparatus will become the CLFD’s first response vehicle to structure fires within city limits. The truck replaces a pumper “3303” purchased by Clear Lake in 1983 and currently in service. 

 

The season of giving begins

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:17am

 

The 23rd annual Giving Tree is now displayed in the Mirror-Reporter office.  The tree displays the needs of local children and families during this holiday season.

Sign-up forms for the Giving Tree were distributed at Parent-Teacher conferences held in the Clear Lake School District.  They were also sent home with Ventura Elementary School students, as well as those attending Head Start and Lake Town Charlie Brown.  Questions regarding sign-up for the Giving 

$1,000 prize offered for best holiday light displays in Clear Lake and Ventura

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:15am

 

A $1,000 top prize awaits the winners in a Clear Lake and Ventura Holiday Lighting Contest.  The contest is sponsored by the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Ventura.

The contest, which also includes cash prizes for second, third and fourth place winners in each community, is open to residential properties only located inside the city limits of Clear Lake or Ventura. Each community will be judged separately. 

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