Phyllis Madson

    Phyllis Esther Madson, 81, of 2416 N. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at the Boone County Hospital, Boone, Iowa.
    A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.  Family will greet friends Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake and then one hour before the service on Friday at the church.  Family suggests memorials to the Phyllis Madson Memorial Fund.

Lucille Gaffney

    Lucille M. Gaffney, 77, of 200 3rd Street South, Swaledale, Iowa, died Friday morning, Aug. 26, 2011, at her home.
    Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rockwell with Father Rodney Allers officiating.  Internment was in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Swaledale. Condolences and stories may be shared with the family at visitation or at www.Fullertonfh.com or Facebook.com/Fullertonfuneralhome.

Robert Oliphant

    Robert Eugene Oliphant, 77, of 115 S. 23rd St. Clear Lake, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at his home.
    A celebration of Robert’s life was held Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake with Pastor Scott Wilson of the Christian Church officiating. Military honors were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  The family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.

Lions fight hard for win against Comets

Clear Lake extended its state-leading regular season win streak to 33 games Friday night-- but it wasn’t easy.  The Lions scored twice in the second half to edge Charles City, 13-6.
    The Lions, rated third in Class 3A, seemed out of sync in the first half, said their Coach, Fred Wieck.

Ventura Vikings fall to WB-M in season opener

  It was a tough season opener for the Ventura Vikings when they traveled to West Bend on Friday, Aug. 26, to face the eighth rated Wolverines.

Lady Vikes place fourth in own tournament

The Ventura volleyball team opened the 2011 season by hosting a tournament on Saturday, Aug. 27.  The Lady Vikes compiled a 2-3 record for the day and placed fourth out of eight teams.

School district swings into action after mold alert

Officials: Students in no danger at Sunset School

 

Brant files papers to run for Ward 1 City Council seat

    Dana Brant, 1201 N. 5th St., has announced his candidacy for the Clear Lake City Council Ward 1 seat being vacated by Shane Cooney.
    Brant, a real estate investor and contractor, said he considers the time to be right to become more involved with the community he has called home since 2001.  The York, Penn., native has four

Work will begin on next Central Gardens building

    Work is expected to be begin this week on the new “Mother Earth Workshop” at Central Gardens of North Iowa.  Chip Kinsey, president of the Central Gardens Board of directors, said a special board

meeting was held Monday, Aug. 29, and Meints Construction, Clear Lake, was chosen as the general contractor for the project.
    The 1,100 square foot structure will be the second building on the gardens site.  It will provide an - Read More via e-Edition

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