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25 Years Ago
June 1990
Some 75 trucks and 103 reg-
istrants were in Clear Lake over the
weekend to participate in the F-100
gathering.
Rain, and lots of it, has helped
to lift the level of Clear Lake. The
level was measured at 40.08” below
the spillway. Last week the lake mea-
sured -42.80.
Contributions for a new Ventura
Public Library are now nearing the
$70,000 mark, according to Librarian
Ann Grimm. The goal is $110,000.
The Clear Lake Volunteer Fire
Department is considering submit-
ting a proposal to locate a monument
to the state’s fallen firefighters. The
group is hoping to locate the statue
at the site of the Clear Lake Fire Mu-
seum, the state’s only such museum.
The Clear Lake Yacht Club will
host the first ever National Cham-
pionship on the lake this summer.
There will be upwards of 70 boats,
according to Regatta Chairman Jeff
Nicholas. Some 15-20 local sailors
will be involved.
Construction on North Shore
Drive will likely wait until after the
July 4 holiday.
Nine young women from around
North Iowa are set to compete for the
title of Miss North Iowa 1990 on
Aug. 4 in E.B. Stillman Auditorium.
Contestants include: Robyn Bruns,
Tammy Bullington, Karen Chris-
tians, Theresa Gille, Stephanie Nicol-
son, all of Clear Lake, Nicole Her-
man, of Mason City, Jenelle Poland,
of Garner, Lynette Wells, of Osage,
and Didi Zahariades, of Mason City.
“The Foreigner,” Clear Lake Arts
Council’s summer theater production
will open this weekend.
North Iowa Christian School
has announced the hiring of Lavonne
Kacer as preschool director.
Brent and Linda Scarrow, of
Clear Lake, announce the birth of
their fourth child, Stephen Alan,
born May 29, 1990.
Workers have been making prog-
ress on the new media center at the
Ventura High School building.
Jody Luscomb hit a double in
the bottom of the 7th inning driving
in two runs enabling the Ventura/Kl-
emme softball team to beat Northeast
Hamilton, 6-5.
Mark Meehlhlause was the win-
ning pitcher for Clear Lake against
Hampton, giving up only two runs
on two hits. The Lions beat the Bull-
dogs, 9-2. Eric Meyer had one hit for
Clear Lake, Scott Sommers had two
hits and Mark Ades smacked a dou-
ble. Jamie Weaver also had a hit.
50 Years Ago
June 1965
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REMEMBER WHEN
Officers elected in 1965
The Clear Lake Junior Chamber of Commerce held their annual election of officers in 1965. Those elected included
front row (L-R): Elgin Morris, secretary; Dean Nelson, vice-president; Norman Knoke, president; Lester Landhuis,
vice-president; Ken Smith, treasurer. Back row (L-R): Wayne Oltrogge, retiring president and ex-officio board member;
directors Lyle Abbas, Lyle Laartz, Tom Skalsky, Ralph Mahaffey, and Larry Schroeder.
Dr. Robert L. Borgman has en-
tered into partnership with Dr. James
Hendricks effective June 28. Until re-
cently, the physician was in the U.S.
Army stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. He
is a native of Pella, Iowa.
Miss Linda Budolfson was Clear
Lake’s representative in the 27th an-
nual Mason City Band Festival, while
Miss Sheryl Spilman represented
Ventura.
Playing at the Lake Theater is
“Ski Party,” when the Ski’Nicks meet
the Ski’Chicks, it’s called a “Ski Par-
ty.” The movie stars Frankie Avalon,
Dwayne Hickman and Lesley Gore.
The Clear Lake Lions baseball
team has an impressive 5-1 record.
Don Anderson pitched the last two
victories for the Lions.
60 Years Ago
June 1955
Keith McGowan’s pickup was
stolen from beside the hardware store
on May 14. The pickup was just re-
covered from Spirit Lake where it had
been sitting on a residential street for can look taller. Some think heels make
a week. A gasket had been blown and
some articles in the car were missing.
W.O. “Bill” Ward has been hired
by the City Council on the Clear Lake
Police Force.
Roger Claesgens, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Claesgens, Clear Lake,
will leave for New York where he will
make television and radio appear-
ances. Roger was the winner of the
Venita Rich Talent Show at the 1954
North Iowa Fair.
Ralph Bowen, owner of the new
Bowen Super Market, announced the
store will open soon.
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85 Years Ago
June 1930
F.C. DeBruyn has purchased
what is known as the Bilk property on
North Third Street. This is one of the
finest homes in Clear Lake.
Miss Angela Chizek is driving a
new sports model Ford roadster.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cal Branson
Sole
Searching
At Cannes
By Guest Columnist Dorothy Rosby
Maybe you heard that organizers
of the recent Cannes Film Festival are
taking some heat for allegedly turning
away women who neglected to wear
high heels to the event. I was not at
the invitation-only Cannes Festival,
but if I had been, I’m sure I would
have been asked to leave too, because
I never wear high heels. Also because I
didn’t have an invitation.
I know a lot of women love their
high heels. Some wear them so they
them look slimmer. Others think heels
make them look more confident. But
I’ve always been pretty happy with
my height and I don’t see how I could
look confident teetering.
Plus I think there are more im-
portant reasons to wear shoes, the
main one being to walk in. And by
walk in, I mean to walk in safely and
comfortably for as far as I need to, as
fast as I want to, and in as dignified a look taller, slimmer, and more confi-
manner as is possible for me. Let me
break that down for you.
1) I believe my shoes should be
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Representative Linda Upmeyer
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As local swimming pools, lakes,
and rivers begin to fill up across the
state, it’s hard to believe we are already
in the latter part of June! Town fes-
tivals celebrating our communities’
rich and unique heritages are well
underway. County fairs have kicked-
have opened the Lake Shore Hotel for off across the state showcasing our
the summer. youngest residents’ commitment to
The Wayside Inn, a popular resort the backbone of our economy…Iowa
for people desiring pleasant surround- agriculture. It’s certainly hard to think
ings during the dining hour, will be of a better place to be than Iowa in the
open to the public Thursday evening. summertime.
Lloyd Crozier is suffering with an I’ve enjoyed visiting with many of
acute attack of sciatic rheumatism. you at various community gatherings
recently and have appreciated hear-
ing your feedback about this legisla-
tive session. For those of you who are
reading editorials about a disappoint-
ing session, I think we should take a
look at how the session lined up with
Iowans’ priorities. As I travel the state,
the feedback I consistently receive
is Iowans expect a sound economy,
safe. According to the American Os- quality education, and strong com-
teopathic Association (AOA), a third munities to live and work in. I believe
of high-heel wearers have fallen while our work in the Statehouse this ses-
wearing them. It’s hard for me to ad- sion reflected these priorities.
mit this, but I’m one them. I once fell We accomplished many good
down a flight of stairs wearing plat- things for our state this year, least
form heels the size of cement blocks. of which was passing a responsible
It did not make me look confident. and sustainable state budget. With-
But it isn’t just falling we have to out a doubt, since taking control of
worry about. According to the AOA, the House, we have fundamentally
high heels cause our feet to slide for- changed the culture of budgeting in
ward, squishing our toes, which is a state government. Prior to gaining the
medical term, and redistributing our Majority in the House, it was not un-
weight incorrectly. The body tilts for- usual for the state to spend more than
ward, and we lean back and overarch it took in, in addition to spending
our back to compensate. This strains one-time funds on ongoing expenses.
our knees, hips, and lower back, but As we have for the past four years,
does look very attractive. this legislative session we stood firm
A whole host of health problems by our budgeting principles, which
can result, including sciatica, osteo- resulted in an agreement that ensures
arthritis of the knee, plantar fasciitis, the state will continue to live within
bunions, and ingrown toenails. But its means.
what’s a little suffering when you can This was not without pushback.
As has been the case every legislative
dent? session since gaining control in the
2) I want to walk comfortably as House, the delay in adjournment was
far as I need to and as fast as I want to. caused by calls for greater spending
If I cannot walk in my shoes, I figure than the taxpayers of Iowa could af-
I’m not wearing shoes at all; I’m wear- ford. Every year we are asked to spend
ing decorative planters or large knick- more than the state collects and every
knacks. And no matter how high my year we hold the line, while ensuring
heels, I will not look taller while I’m the priorities of Iowans are met.
sitting down to rest my feet. In addition to maintaining a
3) Lastly, I may never look digni- fiscally-sound budget, other policies
fied, but I don’t want to look anymore
foolish than I have to. A lot of women
look graceful while walking in high
heels, but plenty do not. I caught a
few minutes of a police show the oth-
er night. There was a beautiful villain,
stylishly dressed and holding a gun
to the ribs of a man, presumably the
hero. I’m all for equal opportunity in
the movies, but the problem was, she
was wearing a pair of high platform Newspaper visits Chicago
heels—the kind that are so popular
these days among young women who Trish Fundermann, Libbey Patton and Tim Coffey, all of the Clear Lake Area
don’t have their bunions yet. Chamber of Commerce took time out to catch up on some hometown news in
Because of her shoes, she couldn’t the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter while visiting Millennial Park on a promotion
walk heel to toe like less stylish villains trip to Chicago, Ill. -Submitted photo
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were passed that will benefit Iowa
families for generations to come.
We once again showed our commit-
ment to protecting property rights by
strengthening the state’s eminent do-
main law.
Because a quality education is so
critical to our state’s future, during this
tight budget year, we invested an ad-
ditional $100 million in Iowa’s K-12
schools. This was a commitment of
over half of the new, ongoing revenue.
Additionally, we dedicated another
$56 million in one-time funds to go
toward improving instructional sup-
port in our K-12 classrooms. Make
no mistake, with our ever-increasing
Medicaid obligations, competition for
dollars between education, Medicaid,
and Iowans’ other priorities will con-
tinue to cause difficult decisions into
the future. While at times I was disap-
pointed with the rhetoric and tactics
used surrounding the education fund-
ing debate this year, in the end, I am
proud of the commitment we made to
our students and schools.
Legislation was also passed to
help fight human trafficking in Iowa.
Many people believe this atrocity is
not occurring in Iowa, but unfor-
tunately that isn’t so. In order to
ensure our public safety officials are
well-equipped to combat this growing
crime, we provided increased funding
for law enforcement training. We also
provided additional dollars to raise
awareness surrounding the issue and
to help educate professionals who may
encounter human trafficking victims
through their jobs, such as social ser-
vice providers, county attorneys, and
other public servants.
During the final days of session,
we were able to pass the most substan-
tial pro-life language our state has seen
in over a decade. The legislation will
provide a mother the opportunity to
view an ultrasound of her baby prior
to getting an abortion. It also en-
sures women receive information on
alternative options to this procedure.
By codifying this practice, I have no
doubt lives will be saved in Iowa.
I look forward to continuing to
visit with you this summer at upcom-
ing events, parades, and local coffee
shops.
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