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Shallow Thinkers
USPS 117-120 VOL. 145 Issue 25
Clear Lake
Mirror-Reporter
CALENDAR
Wednesday
Open mic night
The Surf Ballroom holds its
Open Mic Night each Wednes-
day. Anyone interested in per-
forming may take the stage
in the Surf ’s Cypress Lounge.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show
time is 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Thursday
Superhero science
The Grout Museum Dis-
trict will present “Superhero
Science” at the Clear Lake Pub-
lic Library on Thursday, June
25, from 4-5 p.m. Come and
learn the truth behind some of
Superman’s abilities, turn your-
self into Magneto with the pow-
er of magnets and come face to
face with the animals that gave
Spiderman his powers. Call
357-0315 to register.
Thursdays on Main
The Clear Lake Area Cham-
ber of Commerce kicks off its
Thursdays on Main celebrations
this week. From 6-11 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, there will
be live music, featured enter-
tainment, classic cars, a bounce
house, hand-powered kiddie
train rides, a vendor street mar-
ket and retail stores stay open
late. The night will be topped
off with a movie in the park.
continued
More CALENDAR
on page 2
Inside
Opinion..................4-5
Weather.................... 5
Sports................13-14
Legals................16-17
Classifieds.........18-19
The lake level dropped 1.32
inches in the past week to its
new reading of +5.40” above
the weir. Last year at this time
the lake was 7.52” above.
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pg. 11 Possible
thunderstorms
today
Chance of scattered
thunderstorms Wed. &
Wed. night. High 70s
the rest of the week.
More weather on page 5.
June 24, 2015 Serving Clear Lake and Ventura since 1869 • Hometown newspaper of Jason & Nicole Barragy $1.50
Helen Meyers is comforted by her daughter, Diane Holt, after she christened Clear Lake’s new fire boat, dedicated to former assistant fire chief Police chief
Frankie “Bud” Meyers.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy. finalists named
Fire Boat ‘Bud’: New firefighting Offer may be made by June 30
tool added to Clear Lake arsenal
Three finalists have been identified in the search for a new Clear
Hundreds cheered Thursday, as the new Lake police chief.
Clear Lake Fire Department fire boat was Paul Ver Meer, chief of the Creston, Iowa Police Department;
christened and launched on the lake. Jeff Hanson, chief of the Spirit Lake Police Department; and Cap-
Mark and Diane Holt were identi- tain Pete Roth, employed by the University of Iowa Department of
fied as the generous donors who provided Public Safety.
$275,000 for the boat and brass pole at the City Administrator Scott Flory said the city hopes to make an
Clear Lake Fire Station. The Holts were on offer of employment by June 30 and have the Council officially
hand for a brief social gathering and blessing approve the appointment in early July. The candidate would likely
of the boat at the station prior to seeing the begin in early August.
boat ceremoniously launched on the lake. “A common theme that we heard from others during our ex-
“How wonderful this is for the Clear tensive position profile development was ‘leadership,’ ‘integrity,’
Lake Fire Department and the City of Clear and ‘respect’. I believe that all three finalists have demonstrated
Lake. This would not have happened with- and embody these qualities,” said Flory. “Each has toured the City
out them,” said Fire Chief Doug Meyers. and police facilities and undergone extensive background checking.
“We so appreciate Mark and Diane Holt’s There is no doubt that each of these three gentleman has the neces-
extreme generosity.” sary skills and abilities to be successful as the police chief for Clear
The boat was named “Bud,” in honor Lake.”
of longtime Clear Lake firefighter Frankie The City received 24 resumes from persons interested in be-
“Bud” Meyers, father of Diane Holt and coming Clear Lake’s chief of police. A committee of seven con-
Chief Doug Meyers. Bud Meyers served as ducted preliminary telephone interviews with 10 candidates. From
assistant fire chief from 1974 until his re- that group, four were evaluated more extensively and invited, with
their spouses, to the community separately for tours and an im-
promptu “meet & greet” with police department staff and various
City officials. Three were then chosen as finalists for final inter-
views.
Flory said the interviews will be conducted in closed session,
in accordance with the code of Iowa, with the mayor, city council
members, city administrator and the city attorney. The final ap-
pointment will take place in a City Council open session meeting.
tirement from the department in 1993. He The specialized and custom 26-foot fire
passed away in April 2013. service boat was built at the Lake Assault
Bud’s widow, Helen Meyers, helped to Boats facility in Superior, Wis. It is com-
christen the boat. And although the act was plete with bow doors, a high-capacity fire
emotional for her, she flashed a large smile pump, high-performance power, a multi-
as the launch was celebrated and was among
the first to ride on the boat. See FIRE BOAT on page 5
GREEN & GROWING
Central Gardens celebrates 10 years
“To plant a gar- “It’s fun Check out the new
den is to believe in for me,” she said. Mirror-Reporter website
tomorrow,” Audrey “At work, we or-
Hepburn once said. der what we need. The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter website has a new look and
Those that envi- Here, you use new features.
sioned Central Gar- what the garden Mirror-Reporter staff worked closely with Adam Frederick and
dens of North Iowa gives you.” In ad- his team at WebWise Websites Inc., Mason City, to develop a free
were not only believ- dition to bouquets, website which will be easier for visitors to navigate and access news,
ers. They were do-ers. she was also busy classified advertising, weather, sports reports, obituaries, photos, a
The group will cel- last week creating live lake view and the popular Home Buyers Guide.
ebrate 10 years since centerpieces for One of the newspaper’s most popular weekly features, Remem-
the opening of North an out-of-town ber When, is also included on the new site.
Iowa’s largest public wedding. Sharing The new website also makes it possible to make our reader’s
garden on Sunday the wealth of the aware of breaking stories with its Facebook feed.
with a garden party garden beyond its Visitors to the site will also find links to submit news stories
and unveiling of a do- fenceline has be- and photos, as well as sign up for a subscription to the newspaper.
nor recognition wall. come an important There is also a direct link to the newspaper’s e-edition, which is a
It will be the first outreach, as well as paid subscription delivered to your email each week in an easy to
formal, permanent fundraiser for the read format.
recognition of those non-profit corpo- There is also an opportunity to advertise your business on the
who have helped the ration. new website. Contact kim@clreporter.com to discuss how to pro-
gardens grow so successfully in its first decade. Mary Stealy considers herself a relative newcomer to Central mote your business.
Kayla Myers has been a volunteer at the gardens since the begin- Gardens. As an avid gardener, her friend Julie Steinberg asked her Please visit www.clearlakereporter.com and check it out!
ning— even before the beginning. She and her father, Dayle Ryd- to join. She said she has enjoyed learning more about plants and
strom, planted and cared for a small patch of land at the entrance to gardening in general, as well as sharing her own passion with others.
the Lady of the Lake landing site and promoted the development of She has even brought some of her own flowers to contribute to the
the 2.75 acre gardens where the former Central Intermediate School Fresh on Friday events held throughout the summer in support of
was located. Today Myers is among 200 volunteers who keep the the gardens. “This is an all volunteer garden— that’s how it’s main-
gardens beautiful in a variety of ways. As a florist, her specialities tained, and it’s a real credit to many, many people through the years
include making plant cuttings so the garden can produce better, and that this has become such an amazing place.”
creating fresh bouquets which can be purchased each Friday. See CENTRAL GARDENS on page 2
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