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E verything I owned — all of my worldly possessions — fit in the back of my 1980 Ford Mustang. Yes, the glass on the hatchback rubbed a bit on the mammoth Fisher 3-way stereo speakers that took most

of the room, but I was eventually able to get it shut in preparation for my first trip to college. Aside from those speakers and my Pioneer home stereo and the dual cassette deck with Dolby noise reduction, I loaded up my 12-inch Montgomery Ward TV, my Sharp VCR with the corded remote, some random clothes, my tennis racket, sev-eral boxes of macaroni and cheese and the electric Hot Pot that my mother gave me. What else did an 18-year-old boy need? Truth be told, I couldn’t wait to get out of my parents’ house and get into college life. There were so many new people to meet, new things to learn, new experiences

to be had. I knew that my life was about to drastically change, but I didn’t realize how much my parents’ lives would change, too. Both Mom and Dad joined me on that first day of college. They helped get all my stuff out of that Mustang and into my dorm room. Dad was a man of few words who could sense that I was ready for he and Mom to leave, so he gave me a hug and wished me the best. Mom, a tough Irish woman who rarely showed emotion, burst out in tears. I was the youngest of four children, and I think she suddenly realized that she would have an empty nest when she returned home. I, of course, didn’t want anyone to see my mother crying in my dorm room, so I quickly shooed her out with some hasty and not-very-sincere comments of appreciation. With my oldest daughter now a senior in high school, I am beginning to appreciate the feelings that my mother experienced, and I will prob-ably be the one bawling in her college dorm. If you can relate to any of these experiences, or if you can anticipate them on the horizon, then you will appreciate this month’s cover story about preparing for college. And don’t forget to pack the macaroni and cheese. Thanks for reading.

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It is that time of the year again. School

is about to start and now we have to get

back into the groove again. Vacations are

over and we hope everyone had a great

summer. The local fairs are over and now

we look forward to the Iowa, Minnesota

state fairs and the Clay county fair.

On Fridays we have a social hour at two

o’clock. We have snacks, punch and good

music. The music is usually one or two

people and we sure enjoy them. Some of

the groups are Chars Band, Chosen Song,

Dan’s Band, Bob and friends and Mark

Franna. We have exercise everyday and on

Tuesdays Allison from Accelerated Rehab

leads the group. It keeps the “old” bones

moving. We have women and men coffee

group twice a month. Sometimes we have

speakers but most of the time we just

enjoying talking to each other. Imagine

that, women talking and we usually have

a good laugh or two.

We are enjoying the flowers and vegetables out of the gardens. Some of

the residents throw out cracker and bread crumbs so we can watch the

sparrows hop around and find them. One day we saw momma feeding

her baby. The baby was big enough to fly to the ground but couldn’t

find the food.

We sure enjoyed seeing all the old cars go by for the car show. It brings

back many old memories, like our first car,

girlfriend, and I’ll leave the rest to your

imagination.

Always, Phyllis Winkelman

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S enior year.Homecoming, prom, senior photos — there is so much to do between now and commencement day.

The Class of 2016 can almost taste it already, but it can be a rocky year for their parents, preparing to send their child off into the world and hoping they have prepared them well for the future. And in between the Friday night football games, the Saturday night dates, the chem labs and the calculus exams, students and par-ents share the task of preparing for college, preparing for the world. For most young people, the process of choosing a college, let alone a major, is the first long-term decision they will make in their lives. Up until now, they’ve chosen which movies to see on Friday night, perhaps debated between taking a part-time job or going out for another sport, but lifelong decisions are a new thing. “I think we have to be somewhat understanding,” says Dale Ludwig, assistant principal and activities director at Clear Lake High School. “It is their decision, and they have to live with it for one, two, four years, or whatever it might be.” Some kids know exactly what they want to study and exactly which college or university they want to attend to pursue that course of study, but, like life, sometimes change happens along the way. “Maybe when they get to college, or they get two years out, maybe things have changed for them and maybe they have to go a different direction,” Ludwig says. “It’s very common for a student to change their mind about what they want to study, where they want to attend. It’s always a hard decision.” As an educator, Ludwig says it’s all about preparation and explo-ration, trying new things and discovering new interests. “We always encourage our kids to kind of push themselves and test themselves before they graduate,” Ludwig says. Perhaps there is something more to be learned from students who try something new and get a C than the kid who chooses an easier path and scores an A. “We want kids who are going to find those classes that push them so that it really does prepare them for life after high school,” Ludwig says. Getting involved beyond academics is another way to prepare for college and the world ahead.

By Lori Berglund

FEATURE

Lauren Hewitt, with mom LeAnn, is anxious to spread her wings at the University of Iowa. Photo by Lori Berglund.

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“Anything that they can put down on a piece of a paper to say they were involved in high school — it could be sports, it could be music, drama — we have a wide variety of activities for students,” he says. “We want all our kids to be as involved as they can because we think lessons learned from being in those activities can only help them down the road.” Lauren Hewitt is a 2015 gradu-ate who took full advantage of opportunities to get involved dur-ing her years at Clear Lake High School. This fall she is headed off to the University of Iowa to major in music therapy. “It’s a major that’s been around for awhile, but it’s starting to become more popular,” Lauren says. “Music can do multiple things to help people, whether it be an elderly person with Alzheimer’s or a child with a speech problem. The stories I’ve heard have been pretty amazing, so I think it will be pretty cool to pursue.”

Active in concert choir and chamber choir during high school, having been in band at an earlier age and playing just a little piano, Lauren is hoping that her love of music will translate into a reward-ing, life-long career. Still, she’s pre-pared to keep an open mind along the way. Mom LeAnn Hewitt is well aware that plans can change. One of her older daughters started out as a pre-med major but soon discovered she preferred a career with more independent creativity and is now majoring in art and journalism. “Lauren loves music,” LeAnn says. “To be able to incorporate music and helping, which I think she is a very nurturing person — she loves helping people — is fan-tastic. They say if you find some-thing you love, then you never work a day in your life.” Likewise, a second career choice that Lauren had earlier considered also involves helping

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people — and it might even include a little music. “She had originally thought about elemen-tary education, and that could still happen,” LeAnn says. But while majors and study can be over-whelming, freshman students also must adjust to living on their own, and sometimes living with larger groups of people. Lauren is mov-ing in to a traditional-style dorm at Iowa and looks forward to living in a place that has food service. “I think it will be very interesting to live with another person,” Lauren says. And, as LeAnn notes, dorms and room-mates can be a ticket to making new friends. “They can’t cocoon themselves in the room,” LeAnn says. “They have to get out, do things, meet people.” While Lauren hasn’t met her new room-mate, they have been texting back and forth, communicating on social media and have even been coordinating their bedspreads so that the room is sure to look great. That’s a bit of change from when LeAnn attended Iowa and roommates simply showed up with whatever they had. Having already sent two daughters to Iowa, LeAnn knows that col-lege students face a lot of change, often a little bit of homesickness and many challenges that they never expected. As a parent, she says her job is to provide the support as needed, when needed, and then to get out of the way and watch her daughter blossom. “They have to know that I am confident in her,” LeAnn says. “I know she can do this. This is her time.” Dad Mark Hewitt understands how chal-lenging it can be for parents to prepare a child for college, from both a personal and financial standpoint. While he takes pride in his children, he also gives thanks and is humble about the fact that his family is blessed. “We are not the typical situation,” Mark explains. “We are very fortunate that my grandfather was visionary this way and left some money for the kids to use for college. He started doing this when they were very little, and we are still reaping the benefits of what he did.” Mark’s grandfather, the late Marc Arneson, was a Clear Lake banker who never had the opportunity to attend college himself. “He was a self-made guy,” Mark recalls of his grandfather. While his grandfather’s story of making it on his own may be more difficult to replicate in today’s world, the lesson of saving and putting away whatever one can afford a little at a time still translates well. In his own work as a local banker, Mark points out that there are many careers that can

support a family very well without a four-year degree. Trades, for example, are occupations ideal for people who do not want to sit behind a desk eight hours a day. They play a valuable role in a community and can be quite reward-ing. “Frankly, college isn’t for everybody,” he says. “There are trade schools — welding, plumbers, electricians — trades that are very important to us and where you can make a lot more money than with some four-year degrees.” Finding what’s right for each child is the key for parents and students alike. “I hope they find their calling and that something really speaks to them in terms of a career path,” Mark says. “Find your passion so that you can go to work every day and be jazzed up about going to work.” For any young person, whether they start at a community college, university or trade school, that first step is always the biggest, but it’s only a single step. Fall is a time of transition for parents and

students. Whether a child is leaping into his or her senior year of high school or wading in to the murky waters of college, it’s a time of new direction. A child may be “grown up,” but that doesn’t mean he or she is done growing. As Ludwig notes, parenting doesn’t end at 18 — it changes, requires more finesse, more subtlety. “When they are in college, they think they’re grown up, but they still need plenty of guidance,” Ludwig says. “We guide a little dif-ferently now than we did when they were in high school.” With a daughter who is in her fifth year at UNI, Ludwig speaks from experience. “She’s a grown adult, and we’re very proud of her,” he says. “We just hope we have given her the tools to make decisions on her own, but if she wants a little advice, we’re still up for that. I think every parent plays that role, and sees it that way. They want kids to make deci-sions on their own, but they are also there to give them advice.”

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Clear Lake High School Assistant Principal/Activities Director Dale Ludwig says earlier preparation helps get kids off to a great start in college. Photo by Lori Berglund.


I t is a well-known fact that September is a month of change. School schedules kick back into

full gear, activities begin a new cycle, and the earth slips into the fall season. At Zion Lutheran Church, fall means family fellowship and an active schedule of events, services and meetings that will keep Clear Lake families strong in their faith.

Autumn sees the continuance of a popular program at Zion des-ignated to get families — parents, kids, teenagers, husbands and wives — active and refreshed in the Spirit. The September calendar boasts a number of family-oriented services, including the weekly Evening Liturgy Lite held Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Family members of all ages gather for responsive readings, acous-tic music, a meaningful message and the chance to participate in Communion and group prayer. Beginning on Sept. 26, Zion will welcome another weekend alterna-tive for Christians of any age called Able. Able Ministries will extend the invitation to participate and commune in worship to the entire community. The open invitation will allow for anyone who is interested to participate in ushering, serving communion, scripture reading, the choir and singing of the hymns. Like

Liturgy Lite, the goal of the service is to make everyone feel like part of the Zion Lutheran Church family. Zion is working hard this fall to ensure that young Christians find the time and support they need to keep God in the forefront during the busy school year. September kicks off Sunday’s children service. The service takes place during Zion’s contemporary family service and allows for children from birth through fifth grade to experience God in a high-energy, kid-centered, large group worship service each Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Children’s Wing. Children’s Church runs from September through May. Sunday night’s youth service is a hit for kids and teenagers in sixth-12th grade. The focus of the service, held each week at 6 p.m., is to have a worship service by the youth of Zion and for the youth of Zion. Perks include live music, small group learning, gym time and monthly activities to keep young believers passionate and strong in the Word of God. Beginning Sept. 20, Zion is invit-ing members of the church and the community to join in on a special 10-week Alpha course designed to answer, explore and educate on such a number of topics. The free course will provide food, fellowship and small group discussions begin-ning at 5:15 p.m. at The HUB. Also beginning in September are several new life groups that challenge church members to get active, including Sisterhood and the men’s life group Courageous Living. More information can be found on these groups by visiting the church in person or online.

FAITH

Zion Lutheran offers programs for all ages

By Chris Kelley

Fellowship for the family

Zion Lutheran Church112 N. Fourth S.www.ZionClearLake.orgSunday service: 8:30(traditional)10 a.m. (contemporary and kid’s church)Sunday youth group: 6 p.m.

There’s no better time than fall for families to make Zion Lutheran Church their second home.

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Information provided by Megan Conlon RD, LD, Mason City Hy-Vee West dietitian, 2400 Fourth St. S.W., 641-424-2605.

C an you commit to making one more meal at home per week? Research from

the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) shows that Americans want to share more family meals at home. Regular family meals at home are shown to improve the nutrition of children, reduce the risk of childhood obesity and encourage healthy eating habits. Help foster healthy meal habits with family meal time and get creative in the kitchen with a rotisserie chicken to help create a mostly homemade meal for your family.

If you happen to have leftover rotisserie chicken, it is great to use on salads, in quesadillas, sand-wiches or pizza. There are many ways to use rotisserie chicken at your next family meal. Since it is already cooked and ready to use, it removes one step in the prepara-tion process and allows for more time together for fun.

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C lear Lake Living recently met up with local resident Lori Bergan at the Central Gardens. Here’s what she had to say as we basked in the sun for a few minutes.

Q: How long have you lived in Clear Lake?A: Since 1986, I believe.

Q: What’s your hometown?A: Mason City.

Q: What do you love to do on a weekend?A: We’re remodeling our house right now, so that’s what we’re doing all the time, but I really love to garden.

Q: Sweet corn or watermelon?A: Sweet corn, hands down.

Q: Clear Lake really needs more…A: Things for teenagers to do.

Q: Campground or five-star hotel?A: Five-star hotel, definitely.

Q: What’s the best-kept secret in Clear Lake?A: Our schools are fantastic for working with foreign exchange stu-dents. We’ve hosted three students, from Germany, Netherlands and Sweden, and they are wonderful.

Q: What’s your dream job?A: Actually, I’m loving my job right now. I work at Opportunity Village; I work with people with disabilities. I’ve been there 14 years and I really enjoy it.

Q: Best way to relax any day of the week?A: I like to just sit and look at the lake.

Q: You just won $1 million, but the condition is that you have to give it away to benefit your community, what would you do with it?A: I’d want to create something for teenagers to do. We saw an arcade with a bowling alley and they played music, something like that for kids would be fun.

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H ave you found yourself gazing into the fridge helplessly wonder-ing what to fix for dinner? I was in that spot a few days ago. It was a few more days until my next planned “provisioning” trip. I

really didn’t want to make a stop at the store. Inside my refrigerator was a partial roasted chicken, which I had served earlier in the week with a few of the roasted vegetables that went with it. I didn’t want to serve the dreaded leftovers. Then inspiration hit — I would make soup. After all, Jacques Pepin, the world famous chef, always made soup out of his leftovers. If it was good enough for him, it is surely good enough for the likes of me. First, we make a really good broth. You can put this in the slow cooker if you are a little pressed for time and let it cook while you take care of business. Make sure you have the bones: they give the broth a deep, meaty flavor.

Spicy lemon chicken soupIngredients1 roasted chicken, skin, bones and any juices2 bay leaves1 onion, quarteredSalt and pepper to taste1 lemon, quartered1-½ quarts water to cover chicken

Directions1. Simmer on low heat for at least 1½ hours.2. Remove the chicken and let it cool enough to handle. Discard the lemon and bay leaves. When the chicken is cool, remove the meat. Put it back into the slow cooker with the broth. Discard the bones. Bring the broth to a boil.3. Go back to the fridge and scavenge for veggies. I found a baked potato in a take-out box, some zucchini and sum-

mer squash left from another dinner and half of a butternut squash that I had cubed and boiled. Good stuff! You may have a bell pepper, or some carrots, beans or celery. Chop those up a little (bite-size pieces) and throw them in.4. Now that you have broth, protein and veggies, it’s time to spice it up. I wanted a spicy, lemony soup. I added a teaspoon of turmeric, a teaspoon of ground cumin, half a teaspoon of garlic powder, half a teaspoon of ginger and a teaspoon of curry powder. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a couple of drops of hot sauce. I also squeezed another lemon into my soup. Now, if you are watching carbs, your soup is done. If you want a real hearty, stick-to-your ribs soup, add a cup of cooked rice to the pot. Heat it all through, and there you have it — supper.

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S eptember is Library Card Sign-up Month – a time when the American Library Association

and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. The observance was launched in 1987 to meet the challenge of then-Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, who said, “Let’s have a national campaign...every child should obtain a library card — and use it.” Since then, thousands of public and school libraries join each fall in a national effort to ensure every child does just that. If you don’t already have a card, please stop by the library and sign up.

Dave Ellingson at libraryClear Lake High School alumnus Dave Ellingson has authored a book, “Paddle Pilgrim,” following his 2012 kayak trip traveling the entire Mississippi River. He will be at the Clear Lake Public Library Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m. in the meeting room talking about his experiences and signing his book. “It had been on my bucket-list since I was a boy and read Huck Finn,” reports Ellingson, college professor and pastor, of his kayak journey. Ellingson teaches courses in spirituality, environmental eth-ics, human development and youth ministry at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, Washington. He is a Lutheran pastor, Master Gardener, former distance run-ner and tri-athlete, and father of five grown children. He resides in

Edmonds, Washington.

Friends of the Library annual meeting with Colleen Bradford KrantzColleen Bradford Krantz, direc-tor, co-producer and co-writer of the award winning documen-tary “West by Orphan Train” will speak at the Friends of the Clear Lake Public Library annual meet-ing at the library Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Krantz partnered with Clark Kidder to produce and write “West by Orphan Train” which was released in December 2014 and appeared on Iowa Public Television. Krantz will show excerpts from the documentary as well as tie this mass migration of orphans to local people and places. Krantz spent 10 years as news reporter before shifting to the book and documentary world. She also wrote and co-produced the 2010 film “Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation.” The Friends will give a short summary of their activities during the past year at 6:40 p.m. before Krantz speaks. The public is wel-come to attend.

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CALENDAR

Thursday Sept. 3

Secondary Art Market. Purchase

original works of art and slightly used

decorator items and art supplies.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Clear Lake Arts

Center

Football: 10th vs. Webster City,

6 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Volleyball: 9/JV/V vs. Iowa Falls-

Alden, 6/7:30 p.m. @ Clear Lake High

School

Tyler Steele, free, 7-10 p.m. Surf

Ballroom

Friday Sept. 4

Karaoke, , 8 p.m., District 619

Yoga, open to the public, mixed

levels, fee is a free will donation.

8:30-9:30 a.m., Integrative Medicine

Consultants





Center

Jan & Dean’s Beach Party

Featuring Dean Torrence. This is a

seated show with tables on the dance

floor. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 8

p.m. Surf Ballroom

Saturday Sept. 5

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - noon,

Surf Ballroom Parking Lot





Center

Randy & The Classics

6:30-10:30 p.m. Clear Lake Tiki Bar

Sunday Sept. 6

Antiques in the Square. Held rain

or shine in historic City Park. Free

admission, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Worship in the Park, 9:30 a.m.

City Park

Steve Earle & The Dukes with

special guest The Mastersons. $20

advance / $25 at the door. 7 p.m. Surf

Ballroom

Kraft Brothers at The Landing.

Free. 7:30 p.m. The Landing Patio Bar

& Grill

Monday Sept. 7

City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.,

City Hall

Labor Day

Tuesday Sept. 8

Classic Cars, 5 p.m. - close, The

Barrel Drive-In

Library Board meeting. 5:15 p.m.

Football: 8th vs. Iowa Falls,

4:30 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Wednesday Sept. 9

Group Meditation, easy and

relaxing 20-minute guided group

meditation, free and open to the

public, 12:15 p.m., Integrative

Medicine Consultants

Storytime. Children 5 and under,

free, 10:30-11 a.m., Clear Lake Library

Lady of the Lake Dockside Night,

Free admission. Cash bar is open.

6-10 p.m., Docked downtown at the

Seawall.

Mid States Horse Show. North

Iowa Events Center

CLHS 2:00 p.m. Dismissal-

Professional Development.

Thursday Sept. 10


Iowa Events Center

Friday Sept. 11

Karaoke, 8 p.m., District 619

Yoga. Open to the public, mixed

levels, fee is a free will donation.

8:30-9:30 a.m., Integrative Medicine

Consultants


Iowa Events Center

North Iowa Artist Studio Tour,

4-8 p.m., Clear Lake Arts Center

Football: 9/V vs. Osage,

4:45/7:30 p.m. @ Clear Lake

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1-4 p.m. Clear Lake Arts Center

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Opportunity Village Annual

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Jan Garber Orchestra. $15.

Doors Open: 5:30 p.m. Dancing:

6-10 p.m. Surf Ballroom

Monday Sept. 14

Clear Lake Jaycees, 6:15 p.m.,

District 619

CLPL Foundation Board. 12 p.m.

Clear Lake Public Library

Friends of the Library Board

Meeting. 5 p.m.

MC Kennel Club Dog Obedience.

North Iowa Events Center

Volleyball: 9/JV vs. Garner-

Hayfield, 5:30 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Tuesday Sept. 15

Classic Cars, 5 p.m.-Close, The

Barrel Drive-In

Entrepreneur Coffee, free

to members. Coffee provided.

RSVP, seating is limited. patsy@

clearlakeiowa.com. 9-10:30 a.m. Clear

Lake Chamber boardroom

Volleyball: 8th vs. Hampton-

Dumont, 4:15 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Football: 7th vs. Algona, 4:30 p.m.

@ Clear Lake

Wednesday Sept. 16




public, 12:15 p.m., Integrative Medicine

Consultants




free admission. Cash bar is open.


Seawall.

CLHS 2 p.m. Dismissal-


Thursday Sept. 17

CLHS All Class Reunion

Weekend. Reunion headquarters is at

CALENDAR

the Surf Ballroom

Cross Country: 7/8/JV/V Meet,


Friday Sept. 18


Yoga. Come to the office and join

us for an hour of yoga. Open to the

public, mixed levels, fee is a free will

donation. 8:30-9:30 a.m., Integrative


CLHS All Class Reunion Weekend.

Reunion headquarters is at the Surf

Ballroom

Saturday Sept. 19

Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.,


CLHS All Class Reunion Weekend.

Reunion headquarters is at the Surf

Ballroom

Clear Lake High School alumnus

Dave Ellingson will discuss his book,

“Paddle Pilgrim,” 11:30 a.m. Clear Lake

Public Library

Monday Sept. 21

City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.,

City Hall



Volleyball: 7/9/JV vs. Mason City,

4:15/6 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Football: 10th vs. St. Ansgar,

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6 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Tuesday Sept. 22

Classic Cars, 5 p.m.-close, The

Barrel Drive-In

Colleen Bradford Krantz.

director, co-producer and co-writer

of the award winning documentary,

“West by Orphan Train,” will speak

after the Friends of the Clear Lake

Public Library short annual meeting. 7

p.m. Clear Lake Public Library

Football: 7th vs. Hampton-

Dumont, 4:30 p.m. @ Clear Lake

Wednesday Sept. 23











Seawall.

Park & Recreation Advisory

Board Meeting. 6:15 p.m.



Thursday Sept. 24

Volleyball: 8th vs. Osage, 4 p.m.

@ Clear Lake MS

Volleyball: 9/JV/V vs. Saint

Edmund, 6/7:30 p.m. @ CLHS

Friday Sept. 25


Yoga, come to the office and join

us for an hour of yoga. Open to the

public, mixed levels, fee is a free will

donation. 8:30-9:30 a.m., Integrative


12x12 Luncheon. Free. All you

need to do is talk about your business

or organization for five minutes. RSVP

required, limited to 12 members from

different businesses. Noon-1:15 p.m.

Chamber Boardroom

Football; 9/V vs. Clarion-

Goldfield, 4:45/7:30 p.m. @ Clear

Lake Lions Field

Saturday Sept. 26

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.,


LIFE Expo, noon-3 p.m. The HUB

500 Main Ave.

Dames of Anarchy Roller Derby.


Sunday Sept. 27

Lake Lifestyle blowout Sale,

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Clear Lake Art

Center

Homemade Cider and Doughnut

Day. Cider made with a 100-year-old

apple press, homemade doughnuts,

apple butter made over an open

fire, and a bake sale featuring all

homemade, apple-based treats, plus

exhibits, demonstrations, and crafts.

1-4 p.m. Kinney Pioneer Museum

Austin Big Band. $10. Doors

Open: 5:30 p.m. Dancing: 6-10 p.m.

Surf Ballroom

Monday Sept. 28



Volleyball: 8th Triangular vs.

Mason City/Charles City, 4:15 p.m. @

CLMS

Tuesday Sept. 29

Classic Cars, 5 p.m. - close, The

Barrel Drive-In

Planning and Zoning Commission

Meeting. 5:30 p.m. City Hall

Volleyball: 7th vs. Forest City,

4:15 p.m. @ CLMS

Football: 8th vs. Humboldt,


Volleyball: 9/JV/V vs. Algona,

6/7:30 p.m. @ CLHS

Wednesday Sept. 30











Seawall.

Breaking Benjamin. With special

guest 10 years. $35 advance/$40 at

the door. 7 p.m. Surf Ballroom

Wonderful Wednesdays. The

children’s department’s free weekly

after school activity for grades 1-3.

2:15-4 p.m. Clear Lake Public Library



Thursday October 1

Football: 8th vs. Mason City,


Volleyball: 9/JV/V vs. Central

Springs, 6/7:30 p.m. @ CLHS

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Grant Wood’s most famous work, “American Gothic,” looks down on Mike Nichols in his living room, where Wood once painted. Photo by Lori Berglund.

Depot turned home

WHERE WE LIVE

H e’d laugh; he’d just laugh,” comes the answer from the owner of a depot turned home as to what its most

famous occupant might say if he could see it now. Mike Nichols can only offer supposition as to what that most famous of Iowa art-ists would think today, but given that Grant Wood’s amusement with what the artist viewed as a “pretentious” Gothic window on a little house spawned one of America’s greatest and most imitated paintings, Nichols is prob-ably right. Wood took that house with its mem-orable window, accompanied by his sister and family dentist as models, and created “American Gothic.” Nichols took a run-down depot that Wood used as his Clear Lake studio and turned it into a one-of-a-kind home.

It’s hard to say if Nichols saved the old depot because of its connection to Wood or simply because it’s old — and a lot of old things are worth saving, at least to Nichols. “I like old buildings,” he says. “I like old houses; I like old buildings, period. They have a soul. They have a story to tell.” The depot started out its life serving rail-road passengers in the community of Duncan, and Nichols says he actually gets more interest in the home from railroad buffs than he does from Grant Wood fans. Once retired from railroad service, the depot was moved to what was then an orchard on North Shore Drive. Wood spotted it when he summered at a nearby lake cottage in 1941 and rented it as a studio, working through the summer in the depot’s former waiting room. It was there that Wood finished his now beloved “Spring in Town” and “Spring in

the Country” works. It is there that Nichols now reclines in an eclectic mix of furnishings, admiring the dozen or so Grant Wood repro-duction prints that adorn the 14-foot walls. After that summer of ’41, the depot lan-guished for awhile. America went to war, and no one had time to turn depots into a cottage, as originally planned. It was later moved to a farm north of Clear Lake, where it became a granary and later acquired and moved again by Nichols, beginning a years-long renovation. Today, it’s a comfortable home that con-tinues to tell its story. “I love it,” Nichols says. “I wouldn’t change it.”

Nichols lives where Grant Wood once painted

By Lori Berglund

Contact Darren Tromblay at 953-4822 ext. 304 or [email protected] to be featured in a future “Where We Live” column of Clear Lake Living.

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Jennifer Martin and Glenna Putney Twyla Steenblock and Theresa Berk

Jason and Jillian Heitland Emily Joets, Jodie Gillette and Betsy John Grant Dieken and Rebecca Griffin

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Thursdays on Main features live music, entertainment, a vendor street market and fun activities for kids, plus the retail stores stay open late. The event is sponsored by the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce. Main was busy on Aug. 13.

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Ileen and Ken Scott at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 13.

Jessa and Eric Heitland at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 13.

Kaari Kreitlow and Parker Dillion at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 13.

Branden and Mindy Johnson at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Makyla Johnson, Kylie Johnson, Andrea Daley, Madison Daley and Landen Johnson at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Michael and Kristin Daley at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Jerry and Barb Dwyer at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Jennifer and Jaxson Miller at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Katie Tofte and Sharrell Lee at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Judy and Bill Vorhes at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

Jeremy and Dianne Poole at Thursdays on Main on Aug. 20.

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