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Page 4 • Aug. 5, 2015
25 Years Ago
August 1990
The level of Clear Lake came up a welcomed
eight-inches thanks to a steady, heavy rain Friday
and Saturday, but damages caused by the rains
were not so welcomed by Clear Lakers. The deluge
of water overloaded storm sewer lines and caused
numerous incidents of flooding and damage. The
lake level rose to 31.44” below the spillway, better played with the “Kids” until they were married. As soon as they get married they had to switch to the “Pops.” phone two or three hundred times
than a week ago when it measured -39.48” low.
Gary Geist, owner of the Lady of the Lake ex-
cursion boat, has announced his intention to sell
the vessel. The asking price for the 80 ton boat is
$275,000. Over the past four years, Geist said he
has carried an average of about 25,000 persons per
year.
The 59th Interlake Regatta will be held at
Clear Lake Aug. 3-5. This will be the final regatta
of the year on Clear Lake.
Playing at the Surf Ballroom is Bill Dewey
and the Dynamics on Friday night and Lesley
Gore will play Saturday night with special guests,
The Crickets and The Whitesidewalls.
A surprise open house will be held in honor
of Polly and Dave Suntken’s 25th wedding anni-
versary. The open house will be held Sunday, Aug.
5, in Fellowship Hall at Zion Lutheran Church.
Hosting the event will be their sons, Michael,
Christopher and Scott.
Weather permitting, Zion Lutheran Church
will hold worship services at the band shell in City
Park at 9:30 a.m., Aug. 5 through Sept. 2.
Becky Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
don Myers, of Clear Lake, and Paul Chizek, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chizek, of Garner, are
engaged to be married. A Sept. 29 wedding is
planned.
Following the morning worship on Sunday,
the Church of Christ erected a sign on their re-
cently purchased land in the Fieldstone Addition.
Five members of the Clear Lake girls softball
team were named to the North Central All Con-
ference teams. Awarded the honor were Wendy
Ball, Lisa Broers, Wendy Lincimum, Kandi Rappe
and Stacy Petersen.
Grocery specials for the week at Easter’s Super
Valu include: Pepsi or Mountain Dew, 8-pack, 16
oz. bottles, $1.59; Kraft American Cheese Singles,
12 oz., $1.59; Tide Detergent, 67 oz., $2.99; blue
berries, pt., $1.19; top sirloin steak, lb., $3.79;
and Farmland Sliced Bacon, lb., $1.69.
50 Years Ago
July 1965
Total deposits in Clear Lake’s two banks,
Community National Bank and Clear Lake Bank
and Trust, and in the Clear Lake Federal Savings
and Loan amounted to more than $15,000,000
in reports as of June 30. This is an increase of
$1,596,564.02 in total assets over a year ago.
The Cobblestone Players are presenting John
Patrick’s comedy, “Everybody Loves Opal.”
The “new” makeup trend for women calls for
an emphasis on the eyes. The cheeks now lack
the rogue of yesteryear and the lips will be pale
instead of bright red. All this to concentrate on
the eyes.
Grocery specials for the week at Easter’s Su-
per Valu include: Hunt’s Yellow Peaches, no. 2
1/2 can, 25¢; Flav-O-Rite Ice Cream, 1/2 gallon,
39¢; round steak, lb., 75¢; Armours Sliced Bacon,
lb., 49¢; and new red potatoes, 10 lbs.,
79¢.
85 Years Ago
August 1930
Superintendent Pease and fam-
ily, of Buffalo Center, Iowa, arrived
in Clear Lake and are nicely settled in
their home on North Second Street,
which they purchased from the Eleanor
Hansen estate.
The hardware store of McGowan
and Sheridan has undergone extensive
improvements in the arrangement of
counters and tables for the display of
goods, making selecting and selling ar-
ticles more convenient to both the cus-
tomer and the salesman.
Mrs. M.L. Thayer entertained a
group of friends at 1 p.m. for a lun-
cheon at the Ritz Hotel in honor of her
daughter, Mrs. Ray Junk, of Crockette,
Calif. A delightful time was had by all
the ladies.
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REMEMBER WHEN A World
Without
Patience
By Guest Columnist Dorothy Rosby
Pops vs. Kids in 1965 I’m on hold. I think I’ve spent
half my life on hold. I know I’ve spent
Every Tuesday night in the summer of 1965 at the Bob Cash farm, northwest of Clear Lake, a baseball game half my day on hold. I must have; a
was played in the Pasture League. The league only had two teams, the “Kids” and the “Pops.” Youngsters recorded message has come on the
There was a job for every family member willing to participate in the league. Above are the official score now to say, “Thank you for your pa-
keepers, Marie Hyde, Linda Pueggel and Mary Menke. The girls not only keep score, but also play ball when tience. A customer service representa-
the sides need to be made even. Below, before each game a bright green flag was raised by Walter Bill Cash, tive will be with you shortly.” She’s
13. Helping him was Ann Hyde, Tom Hyde and Steve Cash. giving me more credit than I deserve.
My lack of patience is legendary. So is
my tendency to exaggerate.
Some people want more pa-
tience. I want a world where I don’t
need any. And I wouldn’t need any if I
was never on hold. And if I was never
again trapped in a voice mail maze,
pleading with a recorded message,
“Couldn’t I just talk to a real person?”
And if I never had to remember
another password; if my name was
enough. Most days I can remember
that.
And if I didn’t open my email ev-
ery day to spam messages like the one
I got today: “You can be a medical
doctor in less time than you think.”
That’s what we all want; doctors with
less education. ing lot. And if no one ever spit their
“Thank you for your patience. A
customer service representative.…” they’d be the one who stepped on it.
What patience? If I had patience,
I wouldn’t have just now told a re-
cording that, if I still have to be on
hold, I’d like another recorded mes-
sage to take over for her, because I
can’t take the sound of her voice one
more time.
And my pittance of patience
would be enough if fitted sheets were
easier to fold. And if I never had to
return anything, but if I wanted to,
it would fit back in the box it came
in. And if sleeping bags fit into their
sacks as slick as greased pipe fittings,
only without the grease.
Patience wouldn’t be necessary if
I never lost anything, but on the off-
chance I did, everything I own would
have a locater button like my cord-
less phone does. That includes my car
keys, my sunglasses, and the lid to my
food processor.
“Thank you for your patience. A
customer service representative.…”
What patience? If I had patience,
I’d have found the lid before I tried to
100 Years Ago hat was found. Hundreds of volunteers searched LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
July 1915 for him. At one time the anxious father placed a
young live pig in a sack which he cast into the creek. First rate supper club
An awful suspense brooded over this commu- The current carried it way down stream. The sheriff
nity from Friday until Tuesday of last week and to and his deputy found the child entangled in a wire. To the Editor,
the family of O.V. Goldthorpe the skies were all A great suspense is lifted from the parent’s heart to Thank you, community, for the
leaden and the clouds dropped nothing but sadness know that the life of their child was not taken by most amazing supper club you have at
and sorrow. Friday the two-year old son had played wicked and careless men. 114 North Third St., in Clear Lake,
in the yard and disappeared. The only clue was that for my visit here from New Zealand.
in the stream that flowed past the place his little Could not achieve a higher culinary
experience than their five-course
Babette’s Feast dinner on Saturday
evening the 25th. Specially chosen
wines, to accent each course, proves
the efficacy of fine dining in your
community. Dining was every bit a
match to Paris and Berlin.
What a rich resource for all you
locals. Yes, truly a world-class eatery.
Foster Audreas Huntington,
Auckland, New Zealand
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all those who supported our fund-
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whole baked pies, on Sunday, July 19,
in City Park. The support we receive
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use the food processor.
And I wouldn’t need patience if
cling wrap didn’t cling to itself. And
if the hot water heater never gave me
the cold shoulder. And if all applianc-
es were self-cleaning. So were toilets.
And houses.
I wouldn’t need patience if there
were no such thing as post nasal drip.
And if my arms were long enough to
scratch my back. And if there were no
fleas, ticks, or mosquitoes and what-
ever role they play in the great web of
life was carried out by critters that are
cuter and don’t bite.
I wouldn’t need patience if the
chocolate coating on ice cream bars
didn’t break off and fall on my shirt.
What? We can put a man on the
moon, but we can’t have ice cream
bars that don’t shed?
“Thank you for your patience.…”
Blah, blah, BLAH! I’ll thank you
to stop saying that! I wouldn’t need
patience if someone would answer this
phone. And if nobody ever left their
grocery cart in the middle of the park-
gum on the sidewalk, but if they did,
I wouldn’t need patience if no one
burned those candles that smell like
cookies baking unless they’re willing
to have cookies on hand at all times.
That’s like setting the table and not
putting any food on it.
I wouldn’t need patience if the
owners of dogs that bark all night
would hear them as well as the rest of
us do. And if everyone else followed
traffic rules and overlooked it when I
forgot to.
And if no one ever used the last
one of anything without refilling
it or put an empty milk jug back in
the refrigerator. What do they think?
There’s a dairy herd in there!
“Thanks for waiting. How can I
help you?”
I wouldn’t need patience if …
what?

(Dorothy Rosby is the author of the hu-
mor book, I Used to Think I Was Not
That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me
Better. Contact drosby@knology.net.)
A special recognition goes to the
Boy Scouts who helped in setting up
our tents and for all the hard work
they did for us in many other ways.
Their willingness to assist us in such
a professional and polite manner was
appreciated very much.
We appreciate Faraway Stores for
the ice cream cooler they donated.
Ice cream could not have been served
without their cooler! Also, the Clear
Lake Noon Lions Club provided us
serving tables, which they do every
year.
Our annual fund-raiser continues
with our annual frozen pie and cookie
dough sale which will conclude on
Saturday, Aug. 29 with orders being
picked up at Senior Citizens parking
lot from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A late
pick up date will be scheduled for
those who are unable to pick them
up on Aug. 29. We have an added
favorite for sale this year also - turtle
cheesecake and four-variety sampler
cheesecake. When you order a pie,
cookie dough or cheesecake from
Clear Lake Lioness during our fund-
raiser, you not only receive a delicious
treat, but you also play a part in help-
ing many others in our area.
Ruth Jost,Clear Lake Lioness Club
Fund-raiser Chairperson
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