Wayne Hasbrouck

    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

    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

    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

    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.

Council sets budget hearing; Major paving project moves on

    The City has set March 12 as the public hearing date for its proposed fiscal year 2013 budget.
    The City Council plans to keep the rate the same ($10.54 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation).  By holding the rate steady, extra revenues will be collected and banked to fund a major renovation of City Hall in the future.

TURKEY TROUBLE

Police turn to DNR for advice to rid the town of turkeys

Clara Leitner

    Clara Jane Leitner, 77, of 1000 3rd Ave. S., Clear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, Minn.
    Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. John R. Tilp of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, officiating.  Interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home and then one hour before the

Two OT losses for Lions; bounce back to top Comets

    The Clear Lake boys saw two wins slip through their hands, but weren’t about to let a third get away.  They rebounded from two overtime losses last week to post a convincing victory over Charles City.  The Lions are currently 10-10 overall and 9-8 in the North Central Conference.  They were slated to play their last regular season game Tuesday at Algona before

Vikings move on with OT District win over Lake Mills

It was a week of real highs and real lows for the Vikings.  The week opened with a big road loss, but ended on a positive note as the team moves on in District action.
Ventura 47, LM 45 OT
    Monday night was a big night for the Vikings.  Not only did they garner an overtime victory against Lake Mills to move on

CL girls end season with three straight wins; ready for playoffs

The Clear Lake girls finished their regular season with three straight wins.  The Lions toppled conference foes Webster City and Humboldt, then wrapped up the week with a non-conference victory over Charles City.

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