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MORE City extends golf course lease; OBITUARY
Clear Lake Shows support for CLEAR future
was united in marriage to Marcia Ol-
Mirror-Reporter The Clear Lake City Council son on May 12, 1971, at Pilot Knob
wrapped up regular business for the State Park, in Forest City, on horse-
CALENDAR year with a meeting Monday night. back.
The Council voted unanimously He worked for Marshall & Swift
from page 1 to extend its lease with the Veterans and Floyd and Leonard Auto Electric.
He and his brother-in-law, Don Re-
Monday con’t Memorial Golf Club Foundation imers, started their own business as
through Dec. 1, 2018. At a previous Don & Jim’s Auto Electric. Prior to
meeting the Council heard an annual his retirement in 2003 he owned and
ment at the Clear Lake Public Library report from the group and learn that Brant thanked for service James Gardinier operated Jim’s Auto.
on Monday, Dec. 28, from 5-6 p.m. the course recorded its fifth consecu- Jim was a lifetime member of the
Children ages three to six-years-old tive season with positive net earnings Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb concluded Monday night’s Council meeting James Gardinier, 75, of Clear NRA, Trail Riders Club, Cerro Gordo
and their families are welcome to in 2015. by making a presentation to out-going Council Representative Dana Brant. Lake, passed away Monday, Dec. County Fair Board, Minnesota Street
come build their own gingerbread Veterans Memorial Board Presi- Brant, who represented Ward One, was forced to seek re-election in Ward Three 14, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center- Rods Association, and served as vice
house, enjoy some cocoa and hear sto- dent Shane Cooney reported the due to redistricting created by the most recent census. The new boundaries for North Iowa, Mason City. president of the Clear Lake Fishing
ry time. Those planning to attend are course took in $385,000 in revenues Ward One placed the one-term incumbent in a race with another one-term A funeral service was held on Club.
asked to call the library at 357-6133 and ended the year with net income representative, Jim Boehnke. Boehnke was the winner in a tight race, 161-145. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Hogan He enjoyed restoring and build-
to register, or sign up in the Children’s of $36,000, up 8.6 percent over 2014. Brant said he looks forward to returning to the Council again in the future. Also Bremer Moore Colonial Chapels, ing classic autos, going fishing with
Department. Based on the success of the 2015 sea- pictured congratulating Brant are Councilman Tony Nelson and Gary Hugi.- Mason City, with Pastor Daird Korth his wife, hunting, loved his dogs,
Submitted photo. officiating. Following services mili- horses, and their many animals. He
Tuesday son, Cooney said prices will remain tary honors were conducted by the also loved the Hawkeyes, NASCAR,
the same in 2016 at the course. Mason City Veterans. Inurnment will spending good times with his family
Mayor Nelson Crabb noted be held at a later date. and friends, and sharing a good laugh.
Arty Party the partnership developed between In lieu of flowers, family suggests Jim is survived by his wife, Mar-
Looking for something fun, dif- the City and non-profit running the memorial contributions to Jim Gar- cia, Clear Lake; three brothers, Tom
ferent and engaging to do with your golf course has been a success and its dinier Memorial Fund. (Pat), Opp, Ala.; Steve, Crestview,
family over Christmas break? On model has been shared with several Jim was born Aug. 18, 1940, son Fla.; Jerry (Shelly), Clear Lake; two
Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 10 a.m., the communities facing the loss of a golf of Lyle and Opal (Olson) Gardinier, sisters, Ruthann Reimers, Rockwell;
Clear Lake Arts Center is offering an course. he was one of seven children. Jim Barbara (Russ) Ehrhardt, Manly; two
adult and child Arty Party called Kids In 2011, with the golf course in A CLEAR future? Authority. graduated from Mason City High sisters-in-law, Mary Butts, Kansas
& Canvas. The step-by-step class will financial difficulty, ownership of the In other business Monday, the The WMA would enhance com- School, class of 1958. He joined City, Ms.; Ruth Ann (Doug) Hen-
walk the participants through the pro- course was conveyed to the City of Council expressed its support for the munication among all stakeholders, the Iowa National Guard, then later ning, Fertile; and many nieces and
cess of painting on canvas. In the end, Clear Lake. The City recognized the potential formation of a Water Man- provide a more inclusive model for transferred into the US Army. Jim nephews.
everyone walks away with a finished importance of the facility as a recre- agement Authority as a means to carry oversight of the CLEAR Project co- Jim is preceded in death by his
painting, ready to hang on the wall. ational and tourist attraction and ac- on the work of the CLEAR Project. ordinator position and provide long- parents and sister, Delores Gardinier.
All materials are provided, right down quired the property in May of 2011. In November the Council heard term oversight of the important work Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
to the paint smocks. Cost is $40 per Soon after, the Veteran’s Memorial a report from Deb Tesar, representing toward lake improvement. Other Chapels, Mason City, was in charge of
couple (adult and child). Class size is Golf Club Foundation was formed to the Association for the Preservation of advantages would include being able arrangements.
Clear Lake (APCL), about the idea of to apply for and allocate money from
limited. To register, call or email the oversee the operation of the course. a new Watershed Management Au- water quality grants. The CLEAR
Clear Lake Arts Center at 357-1998 thority. The idea would continue the Project coordinator would also report
or clac@cltel.net efforts started by the APCL and the directly to the WMA. All parties that Not guilty plea entered by Lake
CLEAR Project, which was formed in have a part to play in keeping Clear woman accused of stabbing boyfriend
1995. Lake clean would be better informed.
This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes Currently, the CLEAR Project Another advantage is that the organi- A Clear Lake woman charged jury, a Class C felony punishable by
that it will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partner- has been without a coordinator since zation would be around for the long with stabbing her boyfriend has plead- up to 10 years in prison, as well as
ship between this newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association. the resignation of Mary Jo Burkgren term. ed not guilty. domestic abuse assault with use of a
in June. Since that time there have City Administrator Scott Flory Shannon Cosgriff, 37, is accused weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor.
Reward increased in 2013 case been numerous meetings with rep- said he expects other stakeholders in of stabbing the victim multiple times Cosgriff entered a written not
resentatives from the Hancock and the CLEAR Project to discuss for- with a knife. The victim did not suffer guilty plea in Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County Soil Water Con- mation of a WMA within the next life-threatening injuries. District Court on Wednesday, Dec.
servation Districts (SWCD), Cities of month. A consortium of funding and Police were called on the morn- 16. Her trial is scheduled to start on
Clear Lake and Ventura, Iowa DNR, non-funding entities would likely be ing of Nov. 22 to a medical situation Jan. 26. Cosgriff was being held in the
Iowa Department of Ag and Land formed, he said, to oversee the WMA. at about 11:30. Cosgriff was charged Cerro Gordo County Jail on $10,000
Stewardship and the APCL. It was at with willful injury causing serious in- bond.
one of these meetings that the Iowa
DNR suggested the APCL consider
forming a Watershed Management

By Nick Pedley reward. Clear Lake Wishing You A Merry Christmas
of the Hampton Chronicle Schaefer hoped the larger man involved & Happy New Year
A reward for information lead- amount would entice anyone who in collision
ing to the whereabouts of missing might be withholding information From Triad Realty
Hampton man Ethan Kazmerzak was about the circumstances surrounding A Clear Lake man received mi-
increased to $100,000 last month. Kazmerzak’s disappearance. nor injuries in a two-vehicle collision Thank You To Our Past, Current, & Future Clients!
Kazmerzak was last seen at vari- “I think seeing that $100,000 at 6:40 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.
ous local bars on the night of Sept. might give them more incentive and The Cerro Gordo County Sher- Dorian Goll David Parks Sharon Albers
15, 2013. Investigators have followed possibly shake them loose to come iff’s office responded to Partridge Av-
up on numerous leads since his disap- forward with what they know,” he enue and 155th Street on the report of Broker/Owner Broker/Associate Broker/Associate
pearance and came up empty-handed said. a collision. 641-430-3367 641-355-3578 641-529-1826
in every instance. Multiple aerial The last time anyone had com- Wayne Baker, 70, of Clear Lake,
searches and ground investigations munication from Kazmerzak was was driving a 2003 Chevy Impala Tanya Kirschbaum Jenny Kopriva Bob Kopriva
have been completed at fields, lakes sometime around 12:30 a.m., on northbound on Partridge Avenue
and ponds, but substantial evidence Sept. 15, 2013. when his vehicle crossed the center Broker/Associate Broker/ Associate Broker/Associate
has been fleeting. Kazmerzak was 22 at the time line. The Impala struck a south- 641-529-1114 641-231-1412 641-430-2620
Local officials hope the $100,000 of his disappearance. He has dark bound 2009 Dodge Journey driven by
reward renews interest in the case and blonde hair, a beard and wears glasses 65-year-old Susan Foreman, of Shef-
leads to new information. with thick black frames. He is 5-foot, field, Iowa.
“There really hasn’t been any- 5-inches tall, about 185 pounds, and Foreman sustained minor inju-
thing new or worthwhile happen with was last seen wearing peach-colored ries in the collision and was transport-
it since the scuba divers checked the shorts and a white/teal printed shirt. ed by ambulance to Mercy Medical
ponds,” said Hampton Police Chief He has a Grateful Dead tattoo on his Center-North Iowa. Baker was not
Bob Schaefer. “It’s been quiet.” upper left arm. injured in the accident.
A group of anonymous residents Kazmerzak drives a silver 2006 The accident remains under in-
pooled together a $20,000 reward in Volkswagen Jetta TDI with Iowa li- vestigation by the Sheriff’s Office and
late October 2013 for any informa- cense plate AUZ382. The car has charges are pending.
tion leading to Kazmerzak’s return. never been seen or located since his The Iowa State Patrol, Rockwell
The group received only a few weak disappearance. EMS, Rockwell Fire Department and
leads before the reward expired on If you have any information Mason City Fire Medics assisted at the
Dec. 2, 2013. about Kazmerzak’s whereabouts, scene.
In March 2014, the $20,000 re- please call North Iowa Crime Stoppers
ward was renewed and has remained at 800-383-0088 or the Hampton Po-
in place ever since. The same group is lice Department at 641-456-2527.
responsible for the increased $100,000

We Wish You A Merry Christmas Sue Ransom

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