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CALENDAR
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Friday con’t
that wants to stop by and reflect upon
personal memories of 9/11, or to visit
with members of the CLFD. At 6 p.m.
there will be a short 10-15 minute flag
raising ceremony that will include an
honor guard from the Veterans of For-
eign Wars, as well as past and current
members of the local police, fire and
military and a special guest represent-
ing the civilians who died in the at-
tacks. Outside of the fire department,
at the corner of North 8th St. and 2nd
Avenue North, is the site at which
the piece of 9/11 World Trade Cen-
ter steel rests forever. The memorial
is a place to stop and remember those
who perished 14-years ago.
Patriot Golf Week
Veterans Memorial Golf Club,
Clear Lake, is hosting Patriot Golf
Week through Friday, Sept. 11. Dur-
ing the week, 10 percent of all green
fees will be donated to the Folds of
Honor Foundation. Folds of Honor
provides annual educational scholar-
ships to the military families of those
who have been killed or disabled while
in active duty. Patriot Golf Day is ob-
served by hundreds of courses around
the country. Veterans Memorial Golf
Club has expanded the single day na-
tionwide event to offer a full week of
support toward the cause. people with disabilities in 30 North
Fri. - Sun.
Artist tour
The 2015 self guided North
Iowa Studio Tour is offered Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-13.
The tour provides the opportunity
to visit 15 artists at nine locations in ambassador for Opportunity Vil-
Clear Lake, Sheffield and Mason City.
Talk with the artists in their studios,
watch demonstrations and purchase
unique gifts. Tour stops include:
Clear Lake Stained Glass, 9926 Eagle
Ave. S., Clear Lake; Sally’s Studio and
Nesheim Fuller Design, 1109 S. 10th
Pl., Clear Lake; Images Photography,
606 Buddy Holly Place, Clear Lake;
Artistic Walls and Rebecca’s Island
Collections, 3415 260th St., Ventura;
Richard Leet Studio, (Saturday only)
103 East State St., Mason City; Mud-
works, 205 Red Fox Ct., Mason City;
Bill Mateer Studio, Old Crow Artisan
Gallery, Metamorphosis Mosaics and
Fused Glass, Wrist Flair Studio and
Soyphisticated Candles, 11976 110th
St., Sheffield; David Lee Jeweler, 202
2nd St., S.E., Mason City; Old Oaks
Pottery, 16125 310th St., Mason
City. Hours for the tour are Friday,
4-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission is
free. The Clear Lake Arts Center has
maps of locations available.
Open house set
for police chief
The public is invited to attend
an open house to meet the new Clear
Lake Police Chief, Pete Roth, on
Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 4:30 to 6
p.m.
The open house will be held in
the Council Chambers at City Hall,
15 N. 6th St. Refreshments will be
served.
Now is a good time to treat your spider
or varicose veins
Free Consultation
Call today to make your
appointment
Vein Care Center
www.VeinCareCenterNorthIowa.com
1306 4th St. SW, Mason City • (641) 243-2154
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.
Doggy paddle
“The Doggy Paddle: a fundraiser
for the Humane Society of North”
will be held on the Lady of the Lake
in Clear Lake, on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Tickets are $25 and include live music
by the band “Crossfire,” a BBQ din-
ner provided by “Rub My Butt” BBQ
and a two-hour cruise on Lady of the
Lake. Tickets are available for sale at
the Humane Society of North Iowa
shelter. All proceeds go to benefit the
animals in the shelter. Boarding be-
gins at 6 p.m. The boat departs at 6:30
Boat returns to shore at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday
Village walk
The 46th annual Walk for Op-
portunity Village will be held Sunday,
Sept 13, at 1 p.m. in Clear Lake. The
walk is supporting an organization
that is providing services to over 620
Iowa communities. While there is no
fee to register, each participant is en-
couraged to fundraise in order to con-
tribute to the cause and raise aware-
ness. This year’s goal is $150,000.
Teams, friends, family and co-workers
are encouraged to participate. Those
who can’t make the walk in Clear Lake
or Fort Dodge can still simply be an
lage by asking sponsors for financial
gifts. There will be entertainment,
food and prizes at both walks. Benefit
Walk sponsor envelopes and registra-
tion packets are available at the Village St.
General Store and main office in Clear
Lake and the Clear Lake Chamber of
Commerce. Details about the Benefit
Walk are available on the Village’s web
site, www.oppvill.org, or visit on Face-
book at www.facebook.com/oppvill.
LARGE ITEM PICKUP
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ers, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifi-
ers, dishwashers, stoves, washers, dry-
ers, microwaves, copy machines, wa-
ter heaters, fluorescent light fixtures,
televisions, computer monitors, and
printers.
Pickup of appliances in all areas
will be on Oct. 15. Residents should
have appliances with stickers attached
by the curb by no later than 7:30 a.m.
on Oct. 15.
The City will not pickup any
items that may be recycled through
the Landfill of North Iowa’s electronic
waste-recycling program. Landfill
customers may drop off VCR’s, DVD
players, stereo equipment, clock ra-
dios, gaming equipment, computer
towers, mouses and keyboards, input
devices, scanners, video surveillance
cameras, fax machines, and cordless
phones for recycling.
Many of the above items may be
recycled free of charge at the Landfill.
Subscription
campaign
kicks off
Friday
Five candidates
vying for prizes
The Clear Lake Mirror-Report-
er’s Subscription Expansion Cam-
paign is off and running, with five
candidates competing for cash prizes
totaling over $5,000. The campaign
will begin Friday, Sept. 11, and run
through Monday, Sept. 28.
Every two-year (new or renewal)
subscription sold during this cam-
paign will receive an additional two
months of the Mirror-Reporter ab-
solutely free. One year (new or re-
newal) subscriptions will receive one
additional month at no charge. New
subscribers (defined as not receiving
the newspaper since Aug. 1, 2015)
will also receive their choice of a Mir-
ror-Reporter cookbook (retail value
$12.95, plus tax) or a $10 Kum & Go
gift card. All newspaper subscribers
are entitled to free classified ads (some ing cards and other games.
restrictions apply).
Anyone wishing to renew or sub-
scribe to the paper may stop in or mail
your order to the Mirror-Reporter of-
fice, 12 N. 4th St. and give a desig-
nated candidate the credit. Or, you
may call a candidate and ask them to
pick up your order.
Campaign candidates
Kate Franke 641-231-1782
Delores Mindrup 641-357-3136
Gary Oehlert 641-512-1701
Carolyn Prohaska 641-357-5755
Linda Thoen 641-357-3260
Clear Lake
hotel evacuated
when gas line
is broken
A Clear Lake hotel had to be
evacuated for a short time Wednesday,
Sept. 3, due to a broken gas line.
According to Alliant Energy,
a contractor hit a two-inch gas line
while installing fiber optic cable near
the AmericInn at 1406 North 25th
The incident happened at about
4 p.m.
Officials evacuated the hotel as
a precaution and cut power to the
building. The line was secured and the
order was lifted about an hour later.
Nobody was hurt.
CONGREGATE
MEALS
THURSDAY - Liver and onions
or beef patty, boiled potatoes with
gravy, mixed vegetables, peach
crisp, orange juice.
FRIDAY - Cook’s choice.
MONDAY - Porcupine meat-
balls, mashed potatoes, brussel
sprouts, strawberries and bananas.
TUESDAY - Crunchy pollock,
potato wedges, peas, chocolate
cream pie, raspberry lemonade.
WEDNESDAY - Ham loaf,
roasted red potatoes, California
blend, raisin rice pudding.
Congregate meals are served
at the Senior Centers in Clear Lake,
105 S. 4th St., at 11:40 a.m. and in
Ventura, 4 N. Weimer St. at 11:45
a.m. Call 357-5443 in Clear Lake
and 829-3517 in Ventura for reser-
vations.
Dr. Dan Morehouse
MD, RVT Board Certified
Vascular Surgeon
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
OBITUARIES
mission on Dec. 17, 1959.
After Gay’s death, Marge took
her little boy and moved out west
to Ogden, Utah to be near her sis-
Sandra DeWilde Marjorie Watson ter and begin a new life. There, she
met Robert Gayle Watson whom
Sandra “Sandy” DeWilde, 72, of Clear Marjorie Jean Suttcliffe Treu she later married on July 16, 1961.
Lake, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at her Watson passed away peacefully on The family moved to Idaho Falls in
home. Jan. 12, 2015, at home surrounded 1965. To this union was born her
Memorial services were held on Tues- by family. second son, Scott. That marriage
day Sept. 8, 2015, at the Ward-Van Slyke A celebration of Marge’s life ended in divorce.
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear will be held on Oct. 2, at 1 p.m. at Marge sold her Idaho Falls
Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Cha- home in 1990 and moved to
Family suggests memorials to the Preserva- pel, 101 N. 4th Street, Clear Lake. Colorado to be near her sons and
tion of Clear Lake. She will be laid to rest next to her grandchildren. She loved living in
Sandra was born March 3, 1943 in parents, sisters, and her beloved, her “little cabin in the woods” as
Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Gaylord. she called it. When her sons left
W. and Wilma Lee (Koteck) Allen. She Margie was born in Clear Lake Colorado she stayed in that cabin
graduated from Mason City High School on May 5, 1929, to Harold and until health and age forced her to
1960. Letty Sutcliffe. She was the young- move back to Idaho Falls to be near
Sandra married Tom DeWilde on Jan. est of four sisters. She grew up family once again.
3, 1963. She enjoyed spending time with during the height of the great de- Marge was an accomplished
friends, boating on the lake and their win- pression and often related stories of professional artist. She worked
ters in Florida. She was an avid walker av- hardship and hunger from her early mainly in oil and pencil creating
eraging five miles a day and especially loved childhood. When in high school landscapes, wildlife, and portraits.
spending time with her grandchildren play- she met the love of her life, Gaylord The body of work she left behind
Beryl Treu. is outstanding.
She was a member of the Clear Lake Margie and Gay were married She established an Idaho
Yacht Club. Sept. 7, 1952 and Margie worked Chapter of Gold Star Wives to
Sandra is survived by her two children, several jobs to help her husband help widows who had lost their
Tamara (Daniel) Kroc, Libertyville, Ill. and through college. Gay was called husbands in the military. She per-
Jason DeWilde, Ankeny, Iowa; grandchil- into the United States Air Force formed volunteer work for Meals
dren, Ashley and Kelly Kroc and Ellen, through the ROTC program while on Wheels, the Good Samaritan
Tommy and Andy DeWilde; father, Frank working on his masters degree and nursing home, and the VA hos-
Allen, Charles City, Iowa; brother, Scott became a fighter pilot. As a young pital in Boise. She spent untold
(Kathy) Allen, Des Moines, Iowa. couple they lived in many places hours making lap robes, Christ-
She was preceded in death by her across the United States. On March mas stockings and countless other
mother, Wilma Allen; and husband, Tom 4, 1957 she was blessed with her handmade crafts for charitable or-
DeWilde. first son, Denny. Margie proudly ganizations to use as gifts for those
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, lived the life of an Air Force fighter less fortunate. She was a member
Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements. pilot’s wife until Gay was killed in of the Lions Club in Colorado
a mid-air collision flying a cold war and in Idaho. Hers was a life spent
helping others.
When Marge became “Gram-
my” it was her greatest joy. She
loved playing with and teaching
her grandchildren, Maddi, Mike,
Melissa, Hanna, Cody, and Isaac.
She was a second mother to them.
She is survived by her two
sons, Denny (Kathleen) Treu, and
Scott (Beth) Watson; five grand-
children; and one great-grand-
child.
Celebrate
National Assisted Living Week Sept. 13-19
at Country Meadow Place Assisted Living and Memory Care Community
The public is invited to all events. Come for one or come for all!
Sunday, Sept. 13 Wednesday, Sept. 16
Grandparents Day 9:30 am - Communion
2 pm - Pie and Coffee. Stop in for pie and coffee 10:30-11:30 am Live 2B Healthy (Celebrate Body)
and visit your favorite Grandparent! 2:30 pm - Arts & Crafts with Opportunity Village
3:30 pm - Chocolate Lovers Social and Rose Ceremony
Monday, Sept.14 5-6 pm - Mexican Themed Friends and Family Dinner with Bouncy House
8:30 am Coffee Chat with the Coordinators with
homemade Cinnamon Rolls Thursday, Sept. 17
10:30-11:30 am Live 2B Healthy (Celebrate Body) 8 am - Salon with Brenda
1 pm - Walker Decorating 9:30-10:30 am - Flu Clinic (public welcome - bring insurance card)
2 pm - Bingo 11-2 pm OPEN HOUSE..Public Welcome - tour our newly remodeled
3 pm - Photo Booth and Snack community (Stay for lunch)
4 pm - Air Hockey tournament 2 pm Bus Ride around the lake and ice cream cones at the Barrel Drive-In
4 pm - Alzheimer’s support group (Bring your loved one’s)
Tuesday, Sept. 15
9 am - Reminiscing Game (Celebrate Mind) Friday, Sept. 18
11 am - Music with Deb SPIRIT DAY…Wear your favorite Team Attire (Celebrate Spirit)
12 pm - Sub Sandwich Party – George Keeton’s 70 9:45 am - Bean Bags
years of service Pin Presentation 10:30-11:30 am - Live 2B Healthy (Celebrate Body)
1:30 pm - Walker Parade 12 pm - Pizza Party
2 pm - Dan’s Band 1:30 pm - Manicures with Sam
2-3 pm - Ice Cream social during Dan’s Band 2:30-4 pm - Happy Hour with wine, beer and meat/cheese/crackers
Come see our new bus and newly remodeled community
Immediate September Special
availability
Reserve your apartment today and receive $3,000 off your 1st full
month’s rent. Ask for details
Country Meadow Place
Assisted Living and Memory Care
17396 Kingbird Ave., Mason City • 641-423-7722
manager@countrymeadowplace.com www.countrymeadowplace.com