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Weather More weather on page 5.
High in the mid-30’s this Friday and Saturday,
although it will be cloudy.
USPS 117-120 VOL. 146 Issue 4 Jan. 27, 2016 Serving Clear Lake and Ventura since 1869 • Hometown newspaper of Greg & Paula Schoneman $1.50
Clear Lake Caucus 101: A primer for Monday’s Caucus night
Mirror-Reporter WHERE WHY
CALENDAR do I go? should I
Caucus?
Friday The Caucuses start at 7 p.m.
Fancy Nancy Monday, Feb. 1. Here are the HOW do the Caucuses work? For more than four decades,
Caucus sites for Clear Lake area presidential candidates have come
The Children’s Department residents: To participate, Iowans must be reg- precincts across the state. strengthened by engagement and edu- to Iowa to test the electoral waters.
at the Public Library is host- Republican: istered to vote, including first-time vot- Caucus-goers will meet in local cation with voters. A caucus agenda That’s because the Iowa caucuses
ing a Fancy Nancy tea party on •Clear Lake High School, ers who will be age 18 by Election Day, schools, churches and community cen- includes listening to precinct captains serve as the first contest in the
Friday, Jan. 29, from 4-4:30 125 North 20th Street, Clear Nov. 8, 2016. ters to conduct presidential polling and make a pitch for their candidates, cast- nation on the road to the White
p.m. Fun Fancy Nancy attire is Lake: Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Same-day registrations for Demo- party business. Doors open at 5 p.m. on ing a ballot and conducting party busi- House.
certainly welcomed. The event Clear Lake-Grant-Union, Lake- crats and Republicans are available at Feb. 1 and caucuses begin at 7 p.m. ness, such as electing delegates to the On Feb. 1, Iowans will be the
will include story time, a simple Lincoln each political party’s respective caucuses, Iowa’s electoral process represents county conventions and voting on party very first citizens to cast a vote in
craft, a snack, and fun give- •Mason City High School, which will take place in 1,681 electoral authentic grassroots activism that’s platforms. the presidential nominating pro-
away. Sign up is encouraged, so 1700 4th Street S.E., Mason City: cess. It has become a crucial test
stop into the library or call 357- Mason City W-1 P-1, W1- P2, W WHAT’S new in 2016? of strength for candidates to do
0315. 1- P 3; W 2 - P 1, W 2 - P 2, W well at the Iowa caucuses. A strong
2 - P 3, W 3 - P 1, W 3 P 2, W 3 For the first time, precinct chairs for Republicans and didate by dividing into groups of support. After reaching a showing helps to build momentum
Friday P 3, W 4 - P1, W 4 - P 2, W 4 - P Democrats from across the state will use a new technology specified threshold that establishes a viability of support for a in the states that follow.
Youth wrestling 3, Mason S/Bath, Limecreek/Ma- tool to securely report results directly and immediately to their presidential candidate, delegates to the county conventions are Before the first vote is cast,
son S, Falls-Plymouth, Falls-Rock respective state headquarters. From here vote counts will be elected. more than a dozen presidential
Clear Lake’s free wrestling Falls reported to the public and the media. Also new for the 2016 GOP caucuses, Iowa’s national con- candidates have blanketed Iowa,
tourney for boys and girls in •Swaledale City Hall, 402 The Republican caucuses conduct polling by secret ballot. vention delegates are bound by the results of the votes cast at working to meet with voters, get
preschool through sixth grade, Main Street: Mount Vernon- Then, the ballots are tallied in full view of everyone in atten- the caucuses. So, in the event there’s a contested nomination out their message and mobilize
postponed due to inclement Pleasant Valley, Grimes-Meservey, dance. in July in Cleveland, the Iowa delegates will be bound to vote grassroots supporters. Meet-
weather Monday, will be held Grimes-Thornton The Democratic caucuses are conducted a bit differently. proportionately based on the results tallied on Feb. 1 in Iowa. ing face-to-face with Iowa vot-
Friday, Jan. 29. Weigh-in is set •Rockwell Community Cen- Here, caucus-goers align with their preferred presidential can- ers give candidates an unfiltered
for 5-5:30 p.m., with wrestling ter, 114 Third Street North, Rock- understanding of what’s really on
starting at 5:45 p.m. All partici- well: Portland-Owen-Dougherty, people’s minds. Likewise, retail
pants will receive a trophy. Geneseo. politicking gives voters the oppor-
Democrat: tunity to look candidates squarely
Saturday •Clear Creek Elementary in the eye and take full measure of
School: Clear Lake (all wards) their candidacy.
Campaign stops •Ventura Community Hall: United States Senator Charles Grass-
Clear Lake, Grant, Union ley (R-Iowa) helped to supply some
Presidential candidates are •Rockwell Middle School: of the information appearing here to
wrapping up their stumping in Geneso Township encourage Iowans to take advantage
Iowa with stops in North Iowa •Meservey Library: Grimes- of this opportunity to exercise their
this week. Former Florida Gov- Meservey right to vote and give voice to their
ernor Jeb Bush will be in Clear •Thornton Library: Grimes- views in our participatory democ-
Lake Saturday afternoon, Jan. Thornton racy.
30, at 12:30 at the VFW, 219
Main Ave. That evening, New See CAUCUS on page 3
Jersey Governor Chris Christie
continued
More CALENDAR
on page 2
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Mail: 12 N. 4th St., The Surf Ballroom & Museum will Joe B. Mauldin was one of the origi- thousands of garage bands worldwide Rockin’ the campaign trail
Clear Lake, IA 50428 host the largest ever Crickets band mem- nal Crickets, a rock ‘n roll band originally – including one formed by a very young
Telephone: 641-357-2131 ber reunion as part of its annual Winter formed in Lubbock, Texas, by Buddy John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee (left) hopped on stage
Fax: 641-357-2133 Dance Party event, Feb. 3-6. The Sat- Holly and J.I. Allison. They were one Mauldin was also ranked among the Friday night with his bass guitar alongside 1980’s rock band FireHouse
Email: office@clreporter.com urday evening highlight will feature a of the first rock ‘n roll bands to be self- top rock bassists by the “Book of Lists,” at the Surf Ballroom. Huckabee previously performed at the Surf with
Website: www.clreporter.com tribute to the band’s late bassist, Joe B. contained; writing, playing, producing became a recording engineer at Gold Star Boston’s Barry Goudreau in 2008.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.
Mauldin. Many of the past and present and recording their own material. They Studios, the legendary Los Angeles stu-
@CLReporter Crickets members will perform together were among the first, too, to utilize over- dio that became the hit factory for Phil
and make music history at the legendary dubbing and multi-track recording years Spector, Brian Wilson and other major
venue, including current members J.I. Al- before it became standard studio practice. ‘60s rock performers. While at Gold Star,
lison and Sonny Curtis, along with Glenn Above all, they were the first rock musi- Mauldin engineered many hit recording
D. Hardin, Tommy Allsup, Tonio K., cians to make rock ‘n roll truly accessible sessions including those with Herb Alpert
Gordon Payne, Albert Lee, Keith Allison to their audience; their instrumental for- & The Tijuana Brass, the Baja Marimba
and Special Guests The Killer Vees. mat of guitar, drums and bass spawned
See CRICKETS on page 3
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