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Harvest Festival Insert
Weather
Mostly sunny for the weekend, but cooler with
highs in the mid 60s.
USPS 117-120 VOL. 145 Issue 39
Clear Lake
Mirror-Reporter
CALENDAR
Friday
Meet the artist
Meet Clear Lake
Photographer Jean Poland at
a Meet the Artist Reception
on Friday, Oct. 2, from 4-6
p.m. at the Clear Lake Arts
Center. Poland’s exhibit, titled
“Capturing Life in a Moment,”
is on display in the Stanton
Gallery at the Clear Lake Arts
Center through the end of
October. The Clear Lake Arts
Center is located in downtown
Clear Lake at 17 S. 4th St.
Hours of operation are Tuesday-
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For
more information call the Clear
Lake Arts Center at 641 357-
1998 or e-mail clac@cltel.net.
Saturday
Farmers Market
The Clear Lake Farmers
Market is held from 9 a.m.
to noon Saturdays in the Surf
Ballroom parking lot, 460
North Shore Drive. Fresh fruits
and vegetables, as well as baked
goods and handcrafted products
are available for purchase.
Harvest Festival
The Clear Lake Area
Chamber of Commerce
presents its annual Harvest
Festival Saturday, Oct. 3, from
9 a.m to 5 p.m. in downtown
Clear Lake. The schedule for
the day includes harvest vendors
and farmer’s market all day, as
well as “A Table Setting Affair”
at Wilcox Furniture from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring tables
decorated by businesses, clubs
and individuals. A Fall Color
Trolley Tour will be operated at
11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m.,
continued 2015, over $122,000 has been raised and it is a certainty that Open House on Oct. 22 at L D’s Filling Station, 620 12th
More CALENDAR
on page 2
Inside
Opinion..................... 4
Weather.................... 5
Sports..................9-12
Legals..................... 15
Classifieds.........16-17
The lake level dropped
slightly to its new reading
of +3.48” above the weir.
Last year at this time the
lake measured +.12” above
the weir.
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Bike path discussed as supervisors okay B-35 project
The Cerro Gordo County Board of purchase of right of way to widen the move to the turning lane while faster Trail between Mason City and Clear possible. Schurtz noted there is no
Supervisors gave their approval to plans road from 24 to 28-feet. traffic continues. Lake during construction. alternative route for riders between the
for improvements which will close According to County Engineer Kelly noted the intersections were Steven Schurtz told Supervisors community. He says State Highway
County Road B-35 between Clear Lake Mary Kelly, $500,000 in special safety addressed because several accidents, he opposed the bike path being closed 122 would not be safe, and a gravel
and Mason City much of next spring funding has been awarded to the project including fatalities, have occurred at for several months, saying that will not road to the south of B-35 would not be
and summer. However, county officials to help fund the creation of turning those locations. only be inconvienent for those who navigable by most cyclists.
said they will make an effort to keep the lanes at three intersections. The extra While supporting the roadway ride bicycles to work in Clear Lake or Kelly says the county will work
Trolley Trail bike trail open as much as lane will appear at Jonquil, Killdeer and improvements, bicycle enthusiasts Mason City, but create a safety issue. to not close the trail down for the
possible during the lengthy project. Lark Avenues. According to Kelly, the urged County Supervisors to consider He encouraged staging of the project whole project, but safety will come
The B-35 project includes the turn lanes will allow slower traffic to the safety of cyclists who use the Trolley to keep the path open as much as
See B-35 on page 2
Lawsuit dismissed against
Clear Lake Schools
A civil suit filed by a parent against to limit his subsequent participation in
The 2015 Relay for Life will again be held at North Iowa Event Center on June 4, 2016. the Clear Lake School District has been football practices and games.
dismissed. Hasfjord was seeking unspecified
The push to find a cure for cancer Roxanne Hasfjord filed the lawsuit damages on Austin’s behalf for past and
marches on with Relay for Life in September 2014 on behalf of her future medical expenses, pain, suffering
son, Austin Hasfjord, claiming the and partial disability.
school district was negligent in how According to court documents, the
it handled an injury he received as Cerro Gordo County District Court
the result of playing Middle School suit was dismissed Sept. 17 by the
football. The lawsuit claimed the plaintiff without prejudice, meaning it
district was negligent because it failed could be refiled.
to investigate and determine his injury, A trial had been scheduled for
failed to monitor the injury and failed March 15, 2016.
by Marianne Morf we’ll be able to discover where we sit within the four state
Colleen Snyder area. In Iowa, Cerro Gordo Relay may be in the top five for
knows she’s in more 2015— certainly top 10.”
of a marathon than Snyder said she was asked by a co-worker to join the
a sprint, but she’s Relay for Life effort back in 2007. Her father died from
committed to the cancer, which was in advanced stages when he found it, so
race. the effort had personal meaning for her. She has been active
As a member in various capacities on and off over the years, but in 2013
of the Cerro Gordo stepped back onto the board and this year is co-chair of the
County Relay for Life Relay for Life with Diane Dennler, of Mason City.
Board, Snyder and “I really like hearing the stories of all those who get
teams of others are involved with Relay,” said Snyder. “Whether it’s a family
working year-round member, co-worker, or friend, we all are touched by cancer
to provide awareness and we all want to help find a cure.”
about cancer and Under the leadership of Snyder and Dennler, the Cerro
to raise money in Gordo County Relay for Life is getting an early start on
the fight against surpassing its goal-busting 2015 mark. Clear Lake and
cancer. The group Mason City High School football fans were part of an early
has enjoyed a great fundraiser. When the two teams met in the season-opener
COLLEEN SNYDER deal of success raising back in August, the game was declared a “Coaches vs.
Cancer” event and a number of fundraising opportunities
both awareness and dollars for the cause. took place.
In 2014, Relay For Life of Cerro Gordo County was Many more events will be held by individuals and teams
one of the top 50 fund raising Relay events in the Mid-West before the June 4, 2016 Relay for Life steps off at the North
Division of the American Cancer Society (Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa Events Center in Mason City. All persons interested in
Wisconsin, South Dakota), with $109,000 being raised. In learning more about Relay for Life are invited to attend an
GHV royalty
Cerro Gordo will again be in the top 50, according to Steve St., N.E., Mason City. Another open house will be held
Lovik, Community manager, Relay For Life Midwest Division Mallory Johnson was crowned Garner-Hayfield-Ventura’s Homecoming queen,
of the American Cancer Society. “When final numbers are in, See RELAY FOR LIFE on page 7 while Harley Forry was crowned the king during a pep assembly held Thursday
afternoon in Garner. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it
will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this
newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Woman’s body found in Tama County in 1973
by John Speer Oct. 7. File photo of the 1973 scene where the body of Helen Mae Bown was recovered. Photo by Marshalltown Times
Toledo-Tama News The cause of Bown’s death was listed as Republican.
MONTOUR — Halloween day, Oct. 31, drowning but the circumstances never reveled.
1973, was typical of many in late fall in Iowa Those on the scene of the discovery in 1973
— cold, overcast and threatening rain. included Tama and Marshall county sheriff’s of-
But it also included the discovery of the ficers, Marshalltown police, agents of the then-
body of Helen Mae Bown, 61, of Marshalltown, named Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation,
on the bank of the Iowa River northwest of Tama County Medical Examiner Dr. C.W. Ma-
Montour in Tama County. Her body was plethorpe, as was Tama County Attorney Jared
found that day by Iowa Division of Criminal Bauch.
Investigation agents. Bown, a widow, had been Bauch said recently in an email response for
reported missing to Marshalltown Police on
See GONE COLD on page 5
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