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Page 4 • June 10, 2015
Nice day at the Seawall in 1965
The sun finally shined in 1965 after a week of cloud, rain-filled days. Scenes such as this were plentiful around the lake for most of the day. After seven consecu-
tive weekends plagued by inclement weather, Clear Lakers and resorters were ready for some long-awaited fun.
25 Years Ago
May 1990
After trying for seven days, work-
ers finally were able to lift a pump
and motor which had fallen from the
city’s No. 1 well on May 18. The unit
is now in Ames being examined to
determine if it sustained any damage
in the falling some 250-feet.
Advance tickets are now avail-
able for the Clear Lake Tour of
Homes. The tour features a collec-
tion of older Clear Lake houses which
have been remodeled and redecorated
to fit today’s living styles. The four his annual Volunteer Recognition
homes are owned by Ted and Gaye
Kehm, 2101 South Lakeview Drive;
Stan and Diane Harrison, 21 Bay-
side; Tom and Jan Lovell, 545 North
Shore Drive; and the Larch Pine Inn
Bed and Breakfast, home of Gary and
Elaine Ficken, 401 North Third St.
Nancy Lynn Wegner and Mat-
thew Scot Brinkman were married
on Saturday, Nov. 11, 1989, in Zion
Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.
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REMEMBER WHEN
Shannon McClelland, of Clear
Lake, is engaged to be married to
Dustin Huey, of Clear Lake. A Sept.
15, 1990 wedding is planned at Zion
Lutheran Church.
Two local men have joined the
staff at Lake Chevrolet, 2150 4th
Ave. S., Clear Lake. Craig Richey
and Tom Gretillat have accepted new
positions. Richey will be the new of- at The Surf Ballroom on Saturday,
fice manager and Gretillat will be a
member of the sales staff.
Marilyn Hasapopoulos and Shir-
ley Carlson have received awards
from Governor Terry Branstad in
Awards program.
The Clear Lake girls softball
team opened its 1990 season by beat-
ing North Iowa, 6-5. Wendy Bell was
the winning pitcher. Scoring runs
for Clear Lake were Ball, Lisa Bro-
ers, Kendra Berge, Heather Datema,
Stacy Peterson and Jen Bartell.
Kevin Lewerke, of Clear Lake,
was named Mr. Natural Teen Iowa
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in a competition held in Des Moines.
The contest is unique because it re-
quires all bodybuilding participants
to be drug free. Lewerke competed
in the tall division of the competition truck similar to the one Mr. Miller has
and then won the overall title. He has
been lifting weights at the Clear Lake
Fitness Club.
The Whitesidewalls will perform
June 9.
50 Years Ago
May 1965
Fifteen new teachers will begin
classes in Clear Lake’s school system
for the 1965-66 term. New teachers
include John Angle, Leila Douglas,
Larry Andreessen, Arlene Fritz, Dan-
iel Moeller, Marilyn Stoa, Vicki Ra-
kow, Pete Timmer, John Gilpin, Carol
Magilton, Penelope Loman, and Hel-
en Shudlik.
The new First Congregational
Church building will be dedicated
this Sunday.
Mrs. Doris Clark, 24, has been
discharged from the hospital after
going through a shattering explosion
that completely destroyed her 16’
inboard cruiser. The blast was heard
throughout the city. Mrs. Clark was
in the boat trying to start it when
the explosion occurred, throwing her
along with debris of the wooden boat,
into shallow water.
Mrs. Lois Miller has reopened the
former George and Aggie’s Cafe on N.
3rd St. now called the “Pic-A-Rib.”
75 Years Ago
May 1940
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GUEST EDITORIAL
June is National Caregiver Month
By Sheri Weaver-Isvik, Administrator,
Oakwood Care Center
June is National Caregiver Month
and a wonderful opportunity for me
to recognize the multitude of compas-
Ventura now has a population of sionate and skillful caregivers working
280. daily within the walls of Oakwood,
Roscoe Miller has purchased the Outpatient Therapy Center and
from Mason’s Garage another milk The Courtyard Independent & As-
sisted Living!
been driving this past year. Walking the halls I feel great
Clifford Hanson, of Clear Lake, pride as I hear laughter, observe warm
received a compound fracture of the smiles and gentle hugs, and witness
right leg Sunday afternoon in the first-hand the genuine dedication
jalopy race at the Mason City Fair- our employees offer our residents ev-
grounds. His roaring machine was ery day. Our cat ‘Mittens’ strolls the
thrown over the race, caught fire and Oakwood halls daily, stopping to visit
Hanson was taken to the Park Hospi- with residents and employees or can
tal. be found curling up on a bed or in the
One section of the Hill Top Mo- Bayside Room.
tel has been completed and furnished At Oakwood, TEAMWORK
and now open for business. It is locat- and PERSON DIRECTED CARE
ed on the old side of the Oaks Hotel are the common denominators that
and managed by Mr. and Mrs. Elwin result in quality care and a pleasant
Valley. work environment. We like to have
fun while we work, and so often visi-
99 Years Ago tors comment on how friendly and
May 1916 fun the atmosphere is. We also hear,
“I don’t know how you do what you
Mrs. Willett Taylor and her do”. At Oakwood, the answer is sim-
mother, Mrs. Bieber, were overcome ple—we love caring for our residents
Friday by the smoke and gas coming and making their days as happy and
from an asphalt mixer located near meaningful as possible! R e g u l a r
the electric depot. The Taylor home is meetings with the residents find them
near and the wind in such a direction excited as they plan outings to their
that the gases were carried where they favorite restaurants, day trips to the
were working outdoors. They imme- casino, Lady of the Lake boat cruise,
diately became unconscious and it was a Clear Lake area tour to see new area
some time before they were revived. developments, the fall leaves, Christ-
A heavy rain the first part of the mas lights, and a number of other area
week put a stop to the corn planting. attractions and destinations. We also
There does not seem to be over half enjoy entertaining resident families
the corn planted as yet. The farmers and have a variety of themed meals
can’t catch a break.
Diphtheria prevails near Fertile. Under The
Two children have died and schools Golden Dome, Too
have been closed there and in Han-
lontown. Representative Linda Upmeyer
515-281-3221
linda.upmeyer@legis.state.ia.us
With the final adjournment of
the 2015 legislative session, our work
at the Statehouse is complete for the
year. The state has been down that path
In my role as the House Major-
ity Leader, I have the opportunity to
provide closing remarks at end of the
legislative session. In my comments
this year, I noted that we started this
session with a difficult budget situ-
ation. Our growing obligations ex-
ceeded the amount of revenue coming
in. tors are doing that too. Who knows,
To some, this was yet another
opportunity to return to the days of
spending more than the states takes
in. It is far too easy to build the end-
ing balance into the ongoing expens-
es. Well, I should say, it’s easy until it
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throughout the year. Our dietary
department takes great pride in their
food creations and a few years ago
added a chef to complete our dietary
staff.
In February, 2015, we officially
became an ABCM Certified Person
Directed Care home. Oakwood has
worked very diligently over the past
seven years to achieve certification as
a Person Directed Care home, having
implemented over ninety benchmarks
to accomplish this goal. Person Di-
rected Care is all about giving our res-
idents choices—having them choose
their day their way instead of them
conforming to staff routines.
Our therapy department is sec-
ond to none and their expertise results
in almost 80 percent of our admis-
sions receiving rehab and returning
home. There is nothing we enjoy
more than witnessing a resident re-
build their strength through therapies
with our skilled therapists and then
walking out the door to return to their
own home. We have also begun to
be an area leader in offering pediatric
speech services and plan to expand
this service.
The success of any home can only
be attributed to the employees who
work there, and I certainly give credit
to those dedicated individuals whom I
am proud to work with at Oakwood!
Our employees truly make a differ-
ence in lives, and I salute, respect and
appreciate each of them for the exem-
plary care they provide. No matter
what department, YOU ARE THE
BEST OF THE REST, and I am SO
PROUD OF YOU and what you do!
isn’t. It’s easy until revenue drops and
there isn’t anywhere to go but to bud-
get cuts and broken promises.
many times before. Instead, we chose
a wiser path for our state. As we have
for the previous four sessions, we have
aligned ongoing expenses with on-
going revenue. Not spending more
that you take in is something that has
always made sense to Iowans. You
should be glad to know your legisla-
maybe someday the federal govern-
ment might even pick up on the idea!
That might seem like a dream,
but what isn’t just a dream in the state
of Iowa is the fact that Republicans
and Democrats can come together
and find common ground. You might
read about our differences in the pa-
per, but if you take the time to watch
the actions in the State Capitol you
will see something different. You will
see bipartisan work, bipartisan friend-
ship, and in the end, bipartisan re-
sults.
It is that kind of bipartisan work
that is going to be needed to address
one of our biggest budget challenges,
the unsustainable growth of Med-
icaid. In my opening speech of the
legislative session, I highlighted that
over the last 10 years, the general
fund has grown at annual rate of 4.1
percent while Medicaid has grown at
11.7 percent. This year isn’t any bet-
ter. We are spending an additional
$151 million on Medicaid with this
year’s budget.
Medicaid is on a collision course
with other priorities like education,
See UPMEYER on page 5
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