CL girls fall in Regional final to Spirit Lake

Published by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:30am

    The season came to a close a few minutes too early Saturday night for the Clear Lake girls.  A fourth quarter run by the Lions fell short and they were defeated by Spirit Lake 53-43 in the Class 3A Regional final.

Lions cruise past Oelwein 73-52 in District opener

Published by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:29am

    The Clear Lake boys sputtered a bit at the start, then cruised past Oelwein in the first round of Class 3A District 5 post season play.  The Lions (12-10) advanced to play Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday at Mason City with their 73-52 victory.

Vikings fall to Bison in District action

Published by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:22am

The Ventura boys’ season came to an end at Buffalo Center on Thursday, Feb. 16, when they fell to number nine ranked North Iowa in the second round of Class 1A District basketball action.
    “Our guys came out probably the best we’ve seen them play all season, which is great for the last game of the year,” said Coach Chad Brown.

Knights end the season for Lady Vikes

Published by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:19am

 A tough first quarter doomed the Lady Vikes in the second round of Class 1A District basketball action on Tuesday, Feb. 14.  They fell to Newman Catholic, 52-41.
    “Newman came out in the first quarter and hit everything,” said Coach Rod Huber.  “I thought we outplayed them the rest of the way, but the first quarter put us into too big of a hole.”

Alice Levisay

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:57pm

     Alice Jane Levisay passed away on Feb. 18, 2012 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa at the age of 91. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 1, at Evangelical Free Church in Ponca, Neb. Interment will be in Maskell Cemetery, Maskell, Neb. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Richard Johnson

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:57pm

    Richard “Richie” LeRoy Johnson, 76, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
    Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 24, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City,

Wayne Hasbrouck

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:56pm

    Wayne Hasbrouck, 81, of 405 27th Ave. S. Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
    Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday,  Feb. 23, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Ed Bard, chaplain of North Iowa Hospice

Joseph Goranson

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:56pm

    Joseph “Joe” J. Goranson, 46, of Mason City, Iowa and formerly Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in  Mason City.
    Memorial services were held Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating. Inurnment was in Clear Lake Cemetery.  Family suggests memorials to Clear Lake United Methodist Church.

Plenty of color, no wind for annual kite festival

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:53pm

    Mother Nature cooperated with the organizers of Color the Wind on Saturday, but only partially.  The weather was warm, the ice was safe and the blue skies were beautiful, but there was little or no wind. 
    And everyone knows you can’t fly kites without wind!

City approves contract with police, Teamsters

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:50pm

    The City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the City of Clear Lake and the Clear Lake Police Department and Teamsters Local #238.

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