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25 Years Ago
September 1990
A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place
at 10 a.m. on Friday at the Baker’s Corner for
the new recreational path which links Clear Lake
and Mason City. The paved path runs along
the south side of County Road B-35, known as
Highway 106.
After being temporarily stalled in its effort
to construct a new $120,000 library and post
office, the Ventura City Council accepted a bid
for a company to remove asbestos from the old
structure, clearing the way for it to be torn down.
A temporary library will be set up at the Ventura
Community Center.
The Lake Level of Clear Lake, as measured
on Tuesday, Sept. 25, was -28.44” below the
spillway.
Terry Peterson, general manager of the Bud-
get Inn in Clear Lake, will serve as the Clear
Lake Chamber President. Also on the board are
Chuck Madson, Lee Speaker, Andy Anderson,
Lon Rosenthal, Larry Luker, Trish Schlobohm,
Marian Roisen, Jeff Nicholas, Ruth Lease, Dale-
na Barz, Kavin Swenson, Rhonda Mann, Roger
Walston and Dick Bydlon.
The Lynx Jinx continues for the Clear Lake
Lions, as Webster City picked up a 14-6 victory
Friday night. Clear Lake’s lone touchdown came
on a 47-yard pass from Paul Ebeling to Jeff Les-
ter on Clear Lake’s first possession of the second
half. Shawn Zimmerman led the defense with
five solo and four assisted tackles. Adam Cal-
lanan had four tackles.
Ventura’s only touchdown, a punt return by
Steven Wiley, was nullified by a penalty allowing
Northeast Hamilton a 14-0 shut-out.
Consistency, or a lack of it, was the name
of the game for the Clear Lake volleyball team
last week, according to Coach Joe Doerges. The
team’s match record stands 2-8 overall.
Stephanie Anderson, a former Ventura
standout, is leading the Waldorf Warriors on the
Owen’s Outlaws
The team, Owen’s Outlaws, caught up on the news of their hometown newspaper while in Madrid, Iowa. The group was
riding in the Pedal for the House, which benefitted the Des Moines Ronald McDonald House. Team members included
Zach, Jen and Ethan Klein, Larry and Linda Barlow, Kirk, Sheila, Joel and Aimee Groeneweg and Ernie, Teresa, Nick his most impossible mission yet: tracking
and Jake Klein. -Submitted photo
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volleyball court. Anderson has connected on
127 of 134 serves for 96 percent with 44 aces.
She also boasts a team high 157 kills and 19
blocks.
Playing at the Surf Ballroom is Malek’s Fish-
erman Band on Saturday, Sept. 29 and the Whi-
tesidewalls on Sunday, Sept. 30.
Grocery specials for the week at Easter’s
Super Valu include: Frito Lay Doritos, 14 oz.,
$1.89; Folger’s Coffee, 39 oz., $5.59; Meadow
Gold Ice Cream, 5 qt., $3.79; pears, lb., 99¢;
sirloin tip steak, lb., $2.79; and turkeys, lb., 79¢, and fell with a bottle of milk, lacerating the
50 Years Ago
September 1965
A crowded race for two director posts on the
Clear Lake School Board lured what could be
described as a “heavy” turnout of voters to the
Clear Lake Community School Districts election
Monday night. No less than 611 voters showed
up to decide the six candidate race. The two
chosen for the spots were Dr. Tom Joslyn and
Homer Bienfang.
Tuesday afternoon hail pelted Clear Lake
the size of ping pong balls for about 2 minutes.
For the first time since 1926, the Clear Lake
Lions dropped a season opener to the Forest City
Indians. The 6-0 game pitted two young and
inexperienced teams against each other.
Ventura fresh from their 23 victories in a
row moved that number to 24 with an open-
ing victory over Dows. Coach Comstock was
especially pleased with the performance of Tom
Anderson who blocked a punt and made 11 un-
assisted tackles.
85 Years Ago
September 1930
The burning peat beds north of town are at-
tracting considerable attention. People for miles
around visited the fields Sunday. To see smoke
issuing from the ground with out seeing a blaze
is an unusual sight.
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Farmers lend a hand in 1949
In the fall of 1949, a group of farmers gathered to lend a helping hand to the family of Homer Copeland who passed away due to an accident.
The wind had knocked down the corn that was to be harvested, so the farmers had to pick up the corn by hand from the ground, because
the corn picker could not get it. Some of the farmers that lent a hand included Dan Spilman, Harry Oxley, Bud Cox, Vern Oxley, Knute
Olsen, Bill Oxley, Fritz Spilman, Orvil Olson, Harold Grattidge, Harry Spilman, Leo Stark, Pearl Hishak, Denny Harrell, Dale Spilman,
Elvin Toppin, Richard Nelson, Seth Howard, Walt Wood, John Ashland, Shorty Spilman, Sam Spilman, Babe Cox, Wayne Toppin, Danny
Spilman, Herbert Meyer, Paul Nelson. -Photo courtesy of Wayne Toppin
As Donald Garlock was delivering litis. before.
milk for Kenyon Verbeekmoes, he slipped For 35¢ you can get the following
100 Years Ago supper at the U.L. Ladies Aid: roast beef,
palm of his left hand on the broken bottle. September 1915 brown gravy, mashed potatoes, scalloped
No sense crying over spilled milk, however. Billy Graham will open a revival effort corn, cabbage salad, pickles, white and
He was patched up and back in action in no in Omaha this week. Omaha salon keepers brown bread, jelly, tea, coffee, ice cream and
time. and criminals of every class have fought his cake.
Mrs. P.T. Jensen is recovering nicely coming but without avail. Omaha will have A Mason City citizen suffered a broken
from a severe attack of quinzy and tonsil- such an awakening as she never experienced head by being struck by a pickax Sunday. A
crap game was at the bottom of the affair.
Now Hiring LETTER TO
Handsome, EDITOR
Tough Guys
ACR appreciates
By Guest Columnist Dorothy Rosby support
I think we could use an Ethan Hunt There are a lot of dinner parties in this To the Editor,
about now. I just saw Rogue Nation, the line of work. You’ll need to know which We would like to rec-
newest Mission Impossible movie. In it, fork to use and which drink to order, and ognize those alumni that at-
Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, takes on you should also have the good sense to tended the Clear Lake All
know when yours has been poisoned. Class Reunion this year.
down and destroying the Syndicate, an Do you have ethics and integrity and Once again through the
international rogue organization. We’ve the ability to drop them both like the last generosity of the Clear Lake
got a few rogue organizations wreaking woman you dated if it’s in your best inter- merchants and fellow CLHS
havoc here in the real world. Maybe we est to do so? graduates our auction raised
need Ethan Hunt. Or James Bond or Ja- Do you have that rare combination over $1,800 in scholarship
son Bourne. That’s why I’m posting this of high pain tolerance and sharp wit? We dollars!
classified ad: need people who can keep up the witty We would like to ac-
Now hiring handsome, tough guys banter even while they’re being beaten up knowledge our major spon-
with above average intelligence and more or water boarded. sors, Clear Lake Bank &
skills than a superhero has tights. Can you hack into a computer net- Trust and Clear Lake Inde-
Are you ready to put your talents to work, crack a safe, cheat a slot machine, pendent Telephone Com-
work in a high energy, glamourous job and pick a lock? What about if the lock pany, for your support these
that you can’t tell anyone you have? is on the box you’re trapped in—under last five years, the Clear Lake
Do you have a black belt in some- water? Chamber and to the Mirror-
thing and exceptional skills with weapons Can you climb, swim, parachute, run Reporter for your many sup-
including, but not limited to guns, knives, a five-minute mile, play poker, and do the porting articles.
swords, and missiles? Can you turn mis- tango, possibly all in the same afternoon? In 2016 only we will
cellaneous, benign items into weapons? Are you fluent in a variety of languag- be changing our celebration
You never know when you might need to es, including, but not limited to Chinese, week. Next year the ACR
break a dinner plate over someone’s head Arabic, Russian, and Morse code? will be held Sept. 8-10. Reg-
or immobilize a thug with a five iron. Do you have a tragic past that’s left istration for 2016 will soon
Are you a self-starter who can build you with no relatives checking up on you? be online as will photos from
bombs, dismantle someone else’s, and That’s too bad, but it’s better this way. this year’s event. Our alumni
survive an explosion even if no one else in They’d only be in your way. website is: www.clearlakeio-
a five mile radius can? Do you have really good instincts— waalumni.org and we hope
Can you steal and make a get-away except when it comes to women? Are you that everyone will visit it to
in any vehicle you come across? We need good with the ladies and comfortable see the fun everyone had see-
people who can outrun a terrorist, while with the idea that most of your girlfriends ing classmates and friends.
being shot at, and who can do it driving a will try to kill you? That will keep your Your Alumni Association
Lamborghini, a golf cart, or a road grader. skills sharp. holds the ACR as our only
Can you maneuver any water vessel, And finally, do you work best alone fundraising event to provide
from gondola to a garbage scow? Can you and require little supervision? There are scholarships for CLHS grad-
pilot any flying machine, from helicopter, only two reasons you’ll ever hear from us: uates. WE NEED YOUR
to 747, to hot air balloon, AND can you One, when we give you the details of your SUPPORT AND ATTEN-
climb around on them in midair if some- next dangerous mission, and two, when DENCE! We hope to see
one else is in the pilot’s seat? we tell you how really upset we are about you in 2016 as we honor the
Do you have above average looks, the way you’re handling your current one. five-year reunion classes end-
an eye for style, and good table manners? ing in one and six.
Merlea Amundson Schultz,
CLHS Class of ’67 and
Alumni Director
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