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25 Years Ago
September 1990
The polls will open Tuesday, Sept. 11,
to vote on the renewal of the 67 1/2 cent
schoolhouse levy in Clear Lake, as well as
elect a new school member. David Hopper
will run unopposed for the one seat to be
filled.
Standing at the airport Friday night
amid the marching band, firetruck, po-
lice car and cheering crowd with welcome
signs, someone whispered, “This is a lot like
Mayberry R.F.D., isn’t it?” Maybe so. But
Ventura Mayor Bob Wolfram and as many
as 75 others gathered to welcome Ventura,
Calif. disc jockeys Dave Ciniero and Bob
Adams, who were here visiting their “sister
city,” Ventura, Iowa.
The Clear Lake Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment doesn’t officially have a rescue boat, but
they could have used one on Friday after they
received a 911 call after midnight pertaining
to an overturned sailboat. Three of the eight
passengers swam to shore, while the others
held onto the boat for more than an hour
until help arrived. The department bor-
rowed a pontoon to aid the sailboat crew.
Cadet Charity Thalacker has completed
training in fundamental military skills at the
Army ROTC Camp Challenge at Fort Knox,
Ky. She is the daughter of James and Nancee
Thalacker and a 1988 graduate of Ventura
High School.
The Clear Lake High School class of
1925 will hold a reunion. The get-together
will be held at the Holiday Motor Lodge.
Eighteen members of the original class of 37
members will attend.
With a dramatic interception late in the
fourth quarter, Clear Lake came from behind
to defeat New Hampton 21-15 winning
their season opener. Paul Ebeling rushed
for 87-yards and passed for 22-yards and a
touchdown.
Rob Doebel led the Clear Lake cross
country team with a 12th place finish at the
Newman Invitational. Kirk Sorbo wasn’t far
behind, finishing in 13th place. Elise Den
Hartog led the girls team with a 15th place
overall finish.
Grocery specials for the week at Eas-
ter’s Super Valu included: Van Camp Pork
& Beans, 16 oz., 2/69¢; Hamm’s Beer, 12-
12 oz cans, $2.79; Pepsi Cola, 8-pak, 16 oz.
bottles, $1.59; Ore Ida Hashbrowns, 32 oz.,
99¢; 80% lean ground beef, lb., $1.58; and
Farmland Sliced Bacon, lb., $1.59.
50 Years Ago
August 1965
Two more additions to the Clear Lake
Mirror-Reporter staff were announced by
Publisher Joe Roth. Michael Grandon, 23,
has joined the staff as a general reporter/pho-
tographer. Also joining the staff is Mrs. Lar-
ry Keith who has been named the Ventura
correspondent and will handle special sub-
scription work.
Clear Lake Head Football Coach Nor-
man Rutz and his assistant Dick Hudson
have 32 eager boys out for the team. The
team will be led by Larry Otten, David Er-
ickson and Roger Ashland.
Ventura’s new football coach, Bill Com-
stock, has begun his duties with the Vikings.
Grocery specials for the week at Easter’s
Super Valu include: potatoes, 10 lbs., 19¢;
eggs, doz., 39¢; Special Lager Buckhorn
Beer, 6 pack, 69¢; and round steak, lb., 59¢.
75 Years Ago
August 1940
A crowd estimated at between 6,000 and
8,000 attended the water carnival and Gov-
ernor’s Day celebration here Sunday. The log
rolling contest and the dive from the airplane
by Bill Daley, of Clear Lake, were highlights.
The Misses Neva Harding and Doro-
thy Dolley plan to leave Saturday for a two
week’s vacation to a dude ranch in Beehive,
Mont.
Jimmy Watts has accepted a position as
assistant at the Clear Lake Bank & Trust Co.
The City of Clear Lake has a population
of 3,739.
About 100 persons attended the after-
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1990 CLHS queen candidates New AEA chief strives to educate
Clear Lake High School named its Homecoming queen candidates they are front row (L-R): Hollie Hoffarth, By Sam Miller, Chief Administrator SAM MILLER
Karla Lewerke, Nicolle Medina, Pam Wilwert and Jenny Katona. Back row (L-R): Sara Wempen, Mindy Day, with Area Education Agency 267 in educational resources across the
Heather Datema, Abbie Johnson and Shanie Beckner. The queen will be named at a coronation ceremony Friday Welcome to a new academic year! state. Regardless of the size or loca-
afternoon at E.B. Stilton Auditorium. As the new Chief Administrator with tion of the school district, every child
Area Education Agency 267 (AEA has access to the specialized services
VHS 1990 Royalty 267), I am honored to be leading a provided by their local AEA.
service agency of 615 staff members 5. AEA funding is controlled
The candidates for king and queen of Homecoming festivities at Ventura High School are front row (L-R): Julie all with one single focus in mind--to by legislatively determined amounts
Buchanan, Megan Coe and Shannon Quinn. Back row (L-R): Shad Younge, Scott Hinrichs and Brad Eenhis. work tirelessly to ensure that every of property tax dollars and state funds
The queen and king will be crowned at a pep assembly and coronation Friday in the high school gym at 2:10 p.m. child in your community achieves that literally “flow through” local
A parade throughout the town will follow. academically. school district budgets to the AEA.
As an Iowa superintendent and AEAs have no direct taxing authority.
principal for many years, I was con- If you are a parent (or even if you
stantly amazed at how little the pub- don’t have a child in school), I invite
lic seemed to know about the services you to learn more about the AEA sys-
that Iowa’s Area Education Agency tem and how we are either directly
(AEA) system provided to our schools. or indirectly serving all of Iowa’s
Maybe it’s because schools and AEAs children. Your support and advocacy
work so seamlessly together that par- make a continued difference in our
ents and students hardly realized the ongoing mission and funding.
role the AEA was playing in K-12 Best for the school year!
education. I’m on a mission to change
that by helping to educate others. Sam Miller is the Chief Adminis-
As a taxpayer of Iowa, here are trator with Area Education Agency 267
five quick facts about Iowa’s AEA sys- based in Cedar Falls. He can be reached
tem that you should know: at 319-273-8204. Area Education
1. AEAs provide hundreds of Agency 267 serves over 66,000 students.
services to Iowa’s children from birth In addition, over 5,000 educators rely
through the age of 21. on AEA 267 for services in special edu-
2. AEAs provide specialized cation, school technology, media and
professional staff members to schools instructional/curriculum support. The
that they could not economically em- agency’s service area reaches 18 counties
ploy on their own including school and nearly 9,000 square miles.
psychologists, occupational therapists,
reading specialists, and technology
consultants (to name only a few).
3. While AEAs are probably
best known for services to children
with special needs, Iowa’s AEA sys-
tem also provides teachers with thou-
sands of classroom materials includ-
ing books, videos, iPads, cameras and
other teaching tools that teachers can
check out on a short or long-term ba-
sis.
4. AEAs have been around
since 1975 when they were created by
the Iowa legislature to ensure equity
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Freshman skit, 1997 Reflections tumn; autumn; autumn. It even has
a pleasant feel, a kind of “hum” as it
The traditional freshman skit at the Homecoming rally in 1997 was highlighted by a cheer from (L-R): Dustin To the Editor, rolls off the tongue and the lips. It
Bieber, Joe Scribbins, Brian McIntire, Ryan Molencamp and Matt Doebel. I have never liked the term “fall.” deserves looking up. “A time of late
“In the fall of the year…” It sounds maturity: a time in the development
noon services of the Lakeside Church which celebrat- a place for a quiet retreat. so brutal, even cruel or evil. Well, that of something that follows its most
ed its 50th anniversary last Sunday. A duet was sung Wanted: a place to work in private family by girls may be a little harsh but you get the vigorous and successful phase, before
by Mrs. Arleigh Eddy and Mrs. Frank Miles. A picnic who can talk Norwegian only. English speaking fam- idea. “Ring-o-round the rosy, a pock- its decline.” Sounds pretty good. Of
dinner was served at noon. ily preferred. et full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all course, they could have left off those
fall down.” It’s so final, so total, game last three words, though. But I’ll take
over. Or the newspapers sports page it as along as we don’t call it “fall.”
that glares, “(your home team) falls to It took on a new meaning, how-
(arch rival).” Or the report that reads, ever, some time ago when I watched a
“Unfortunately she suffered a fall and fellow packing his car. Living in a va-
broke her wrist.” But the worst is to cation community this scene is oft re-
read the third chapter of Genesis and peated. Both rear car doors were open
you may even find the subtitle, “THE as well as the trunk. He was carrying
FALL.” a bushel basket loaded with linens,
But take the word “autumn.” probably the supply of summer bed-
It definitely sounds pleasant. Au- ding and towels. The cottage screen
door was propped open for the conve-
100 Years Ago nience of many such trips. From the
August 1915 looks of the bulging car this would
The Bly Clothing Co. had be one of his last. I wondered how
a bicycle stolen from in front of he felt at that moment. Surely, a sign
their store Friday. What is this of relief that this immediate task was
town coming to? nearing completion but how was he
There will be a flower show feeling deep inside. There was a final-
at the Congregational Church ity issue here. This appeared to have
Friday. Admission is 10¢. Sup- been more than a weekend jaunt judg-
per will be at 5:30 and costs ing from the size of the load. Perhaps
25¢. there had been a series of weekends or
Seventy-eight lots were even a month or two or three. Now
sold Sunday at Oakwood. The it was over. Mission accomplished.
IOOF recently sold 20 lots. Pleasant memories. Time to get back
New cottages and a new pavil- to the old routine. Vacation was great
lon will be built in the spring. while it lasted but schedules and hab-
The other side of the lake is des- its are comfortable. Maybe there was a
tined for a big boom next year. bit of “anticipation is greater than the
At Ventura Heights a goodly realization” feeling if the outing hadn’t
number of lots were also dis- gone entirely as planned. Time to get
posed of. This is fast becoming on with life. “Let’s hit the road.”
See LETTER TO EDITOR pg. 5
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