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Newspaper visits Newport
Sara Buehler, Birk, Shae and Skye Shaikoski read their Clear Lake Mirror-
Reporter while visiting Newport Aquarium in Newport, Ky. in August. The
Cincinnati skyline is in the background. -Submitted photo
25 Years Ago
September 1990
Workers have begun tearing up
North Shore Drive as part of the final
phase of reconstruction for the road.
Most of the work at present is being
done on the west end of the project,
from Clark Road east to North Shore
Estates.
A political challenge to debate
posed by Merlin Bartz, Republican
candidate for the Iowa House District
19 has been re-issued to incumbent
Dennis May, Democrat. The Bartz
campaign re-issued the challenge
saying May had failed to respond
formally to his Aug. 27, 1990 letter
in which he proposed a schedule of
three debates in each county repre-
sented by the House seat. May re-
plied that he was busy with a couple
of interim committees in Des Moines
and was engaged in farming. “Mr.
Bartz can devote his full-time to this,
but my situation is a little different,”
said May.
Gordon Quintus and Larry
Costello were re-elected as president
and vice-president of the Ventura
School Board. Daird Korth was new-
ly elected to the board.
The undefeated Lions opened
North Central Conference play by
roaring past the Algona Bulldogs, 35-
15. Coach Fred Wieck praised his
offensive line of Eric Meyer, Marty
Fredericks, Greg Johnson, Scott
Johnson, Shawn O’Hare and Mark
Ades for doing a great job of moving
the ball straight up the field. Paul Eb- thing Clear Lake will see in 50 years.” been hired for the school for the full
eling carried the ball nine times for
36-yards. He also ran for one touch-
down and passed for 22-yards.
Quarterback Tim Bray directed
Ventura to a 33-6 victory over Colo/
NESCO in the first-ever high school
football game in Jack Trice Cyclone
Stadium in Ames on Saturday. Bray
was 7/10 passing for 53-yards. He
rushed for 25-yards.
Joel Jacobson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Jacobson, of Clear Lake,
is playing football at Northwestern
College.
Specials for the week at Ben
Franklin include: Conair Pro Stylist
Hair Dryer, $9.99; Kodak Print Film,
$2.99, 24 exposure film; Lilt Perms,
$2.99; Citgo Super Gard Motor Oil,
qt., 77¢; and Rubbermaid Planters,
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REMEMBER WHEN
Ventura class of 2003
The kindergarteners at Ventura Elementary School were presented with their “Class of 2003” T-shirts. The class includes
front row (L-R): Krystal Lemon, Chysten Doorman, Abby Wind, William Kuns and Mike Frazier. Middle row (L-R):
Lisa Millard, Angela Simmer, Andrew Monson, Heather Schulze, Sheldon Coleman and Jimmy Farrell. Back row (L-R):
Christopher Grey, Brad Schaefer, Jacob Gomez, Stephanie Duesenberry, Renee Oldenburg and Jonathan Taylor. The
kindergarten teacher is Polly Sunken.
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50 Years Ago
September 1965
Tom Jolas, a Mason City attorney,
who played a key role in the drive to
route Interstate 35 through this area
said the big road will be the “greatest the first time that a full time nurse has and paying for its damages. Emil An-
Jolas gave his speech to the Clear Lake nine months of the year.
Chamber of Commerce at their an-
nual banquet.
Six candidates will vie for two di-
rector posts on the Clear Lake School
Board. Those running include: Lester
Godden, Dr. Tom Joslyn, Mrs. Joe
Jensen, Bill Eaton, Homer Bienfang
and Denzil Hoskins.
The grand opening of Ken’s
Champlin Service, 101 So. 3rd St.,
Clear Lake, will be held Friday and
Saturday. The store is owned by Ken
Huntley.
Playing at the Lake Theater is
“Up From the Beach,” starring Cliff
Robertson and Red Buttons. Also
playing is “Lord Jim,” starring Peter
O’Toole.
75 Years Ago
September 1940
When the new teachers come to
Serving Clear Lake & Ventura
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To the Editor,
In early September I was involved
in a serious boat accident on Clear
Lake. This newspaper and other local
media accurately and clearly reported
the incident. The special mention
given to Kari Ellett’s initial response
and her early efforts certainly saved
my life. She was accurately labeled as
the hero in this situation. However, I
was very impressed and very grateful
for the work done by all of the 911
responders and the medical attention
that I received that day. The rapid
and appropriate response by all who
town, extend the glad hand of fellow-
ship to them and make them feel at
home. Help them in any way and in
turn they will be better able to help
your children.
Miss Emma Hager, of Sioux City,
will be the new school nurse. This is
L.B. Cash, Clear Lake butter
maker, has entered the statewide con-
test to choose the champion butter
maker of Iowa.
Cliff Thompson, 8 ft. 6 inch gi-
ant, who is here as a guest of the Blatz
Brewing Company, visited the Clear
Lake Country Club. He is believed to
be the tallest human being since the
recent death of Robert Wadlow, of Al-
ton, Ill.
100 Years Ago
September 1915
On Monday evening during the
discharge of fireworks on the lake
front, one of the bombs discharged
sending sparks flying over the houses
near the camp grounds and one of the
sparks lighted on the roof of the H.P.
Stevens home and set the roof on fire.
The City Council met in regular
session. Protests were made to pav-
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assisted and cared for me was impres- Iowa provided me excellent care. I am
sive. A special mention should be indebted to Dr. Brian Kuchay and the
extended to Fire Chief Doug Meyer’s staff at the hospital for the special at-
staff for their work in the rescue. I am tention given to me that day.
so pleased that the rescue team was What could have been a very
able to use the new “Clear Lake Fire tragic event became a time of praise
Boat” in the rescue. I have been told and thanksgiving due to the efforts of
that its size and special equipment al- so many caring people. Clear Lake
lowed the rescuers to place themselves and Mason City should be proud and
in a manner that permitted them to thankful for the services provided in
very carefully lift me from my impaled their communities. The professional
position in the water. Further damage staff which assumes the huge respon-
to my leg was avoided by the use of the sibilities for saving and caring for resi-
equipment and their training. Ben dents and guests is outstanding.
Bergman from the DNR provided
valuable support and assistance to us James A. Duea,
during this event. The caring medical Ames, Iowa
staff at Mercy Medical Center - North
Sometimes laws
are wrong
To the Editor,
Regarding a person who “wouldn’t
give the dog back to an abusive care
taker.” There are cases or situations
when “the law should be dumped!” don’t want you to know. The highest
Some years ago a dog came to my
place for food and refuge and stayed
here on its own choice. It had been
injured, and got no veterinary care,
wasn’t getting fed most of the time,
was running around on the roads. I
REFUSED to give up the dog to law
enforcement. If they charged me, I
would take the case before a jury. My
own lawyer even said “the dog must
Amanda Ragan
State Senator
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Iowa is a leader in clean energy.
Since 1983, Iowa has had laws on the
books requiring major utilities to pro-
vide a portion of their energy from re-
newables. Over the years, clean energy
has created jobs, boosted our econo-
my, lowered energy bills and made our
environment healthier.
ing on East Main, Second Street and Iowa’s known for its wind, and
State Street. After consideration of we’ve done a good job of harnessing
objections, the council voted to pave it for energy. Generating wind power
the above streets anyway. Progression creates no emissions and uses little wa-
must be made. ter. In 2014, Iowa was the top state
A cow that came to my premises in country for wind energy, generat-
can be claimed by proving ownership ing 28 percent of our electricity from
wind.
derson. According to a report on Iowa
wind energy, last year Iowa’s wind in-
dustry:
• Supported about 7,000 jobs.
• Included 12 active manufactur-
ing facilities.
• Made a capital investment of
$10 billion.
• Generated more than $17 mil-
lion in land lease payments.
The American Wind Energy As-
sociation predicts we could produce
40-percent of our state’s energy from
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go back to its previous home.” I
KNEW fully well the dog would be
DOOMED if it went back there. I
even had a notion to move it clear out
of this community so they couldn’t
find it, but I didn’t have to. As it
turned out, the same law enforce-
ment was ready to charge the person
for not feeding some other animals on
the place, and the person allowed me
to come and get two more other dogs
that had been neglected. Then later I
continued to feed another one at the
place that had been abandoned when
the person moved.
I’ll emphasis that “the law is
wrong sometimes!” Jurors have a
DUTY to “put the law on trial” as well
as the defendant. Judges and prosecu-
tors do NOT want jurors to know
of this constitutional RIGHT. They
want “intimidated puppets willing
to feed the defendant to the lions.”
Check into www.fija.org for more in-
formation that judges and prosecutors
purpose of a jury is NOT to feed fel-
low citizens to the lions, but rather, to
protect fellow citizens from tyrannical
prosecutions! Jurors have a DUTY
to “put the whole situation on trial”
instead of “just some narrow minded
technicality.”
Herman Lenz,
Sumner, Iowa
wind within five years.
Solar is also taking off in Iowa.
The Legislature approved solar energy
tax credits in 2012 to encourage Io-
wans to install solar energy systems on
homes, businesses and farms. In addi-
tion, the state tax credit allows Iowa to
take advantage of a federal tax credit
that also promotes solar energy instal-
lations.
Iowa’s solar energy tax credits
have been popular. In response, the
Legislature has increased the tax cred-
its to $5 million per year and made
utilities eligible for production tax
credits for solar power projects.
Since 2012, the credits have
helped build more than 1,200 proj-
ects, leverage more than $50 million
in solar investments and create nearly
1,000 jobs for solar energy installers,
technicians to service the systems and
others.
To see the number of solar energy
installations awarded tax credits in
our area or to learn more about ap-
plying for the tax credits, go to www.
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credits.
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