Lois “Lindy” Hansen

    Lois “Lindy” Ann Hansen, 84, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 at the I.O.O.F. Home, Mason City, Iowa. 
    Funeral services were held Saturday, March 3, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake with the Rev. Dean Hess of Zion Lutheran Church officiating.  Interment was in Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to the Lois Hansen Memorial Fund.

Hattie Floy

    Hattie Hilda Floy, 94, died Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.  A celebration of her life was held Friday, March 2, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev.  Dean Hess and Pastor Kirk Wilkie officiating. Interment was at the Clear Lake Cemetery.   Family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Opportunity Village.

Camilla Hackett

    Camilla Hackett, 93, of Opportunity Village in Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
     A funeral service was held Friday, March 2, in the Kinney Lindstrom Center at Opportunity Village with Pastor Rich Murray and Pastor Dean Hess officiating. Interment

Darlene Linahon

    Teresa Darlene Linahon, 81, of 1417 Main Ave., Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.
    Funeral services were held Saturday, March 3, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka officiating. Interment was in Elmwood-St.

Martha Buck

    Martha Buck, 90, Our beautiful mother, grandma and great-grandma, was called Home Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Heritage Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.  Her life will be celebrated Thursday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Avenue North, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 7, 5-7 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, and one hour before the service on Thursday, at the church. 

Monson and Anderson earn NCC honors

    Clear Lake senior Meg Monson has received First Team All-North Central Conference and was one of 10 players named to the Class 3A North All-District team.  The North District includes 12 Class 3A teams.

Mathews and Spilman earn spots on Cornbelt All-Conference teams

The Ventura girls basketball team had two girls named to All-Conference teams for the Cornbelt Conference.  Emily Mathews, a sophomore, was named First Team All-Conference and Emily Spilman, a freshman, earned Honorable Mention recognition.

Toppin and Watson earn All-Conference recognition

Joel Toppin and Joel Watson each earned recognition on the Cornbelt All-Conference teams for the 2011-12 season.  Toppin, a sophomore, was named First Team All-Conference, while Watson, a senior, received Honorable Mention recognition.

Lincoln School comes down

    The former Lincoln Elementary School, at the corner of 4th Avenue South and South 8th Street, began coming down this week.      
    The building had been vacant since 2008 when the Clear Lake School Board sold the former school building and

Fire destroys South Shore home

    A lakeshore home in the area known as Tanglefoot on the south shore of Clear Lake was destroyed by fire late Saturday night.
    At approximately 11 p.m. March 3 the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Ventura and Clear Lake Fire

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