To celebrate National Cookie Day on December 4, we asked Mary Jo Banwart, owner of Cookies, etc. to guest blog for us. We got lucky and she even included a delicious recipe PLUS a special offer (see below)! Enjoy! My mom is 95 years young and a baking fiend. She’s definitely old school, which is fine by me, because her...
Lake Leadership took to the classroom on November 18th for Education Day. Here’s what they learned: The Lake Leadership class started their day with the Clear Lake Community School District, meeting the school principals Mike Barkley (Clear Creek grades K-5), Steve Kwikkel (Clear Lake Middle School grades 6-8), Chris...
Ice-fishing on Clear Lake will be featured on the debut episode of Fishing the Midwest television show on the weekend of December 5th and 6th in markets across the Midwest. Bob Jensen, co-host of Fishing the Midwest ON ICE, fished with Clear Lake fishing guides Kevan Paul and Chris Scholl in February. Bob Jensen...
The Annual Polar Bear Club celebrates it's 18th year raising money for Make-a-Wish North Iowa and Toys for Tots! Take a brisk dip in Clear Lake on Sunday, December 6th at 12:30pm to join the club. The fundraiser also offers these challenges: a traveling trophy to the business who collects the most money, the business who...
Children ages 3-5 are invited to enter the Prince & Princess contest event. The party and coronation will be held at Christmas by the Lake on December 5th at the Clear Lake Bank & Trust Community Room at 11am. The participants will enjoy a morning of fun Christmas crafts, a visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, and a...
Our local retailers have some great Black Friday promotions in store for you! Here are the deals that our Chamber members shared with us: Kramer Ace Hardware: They're running a Thanksgiving Week Event, from Wednesday, November 25- Sunday November 29. View their sale flyer for details (and don't miss the 50% off one item...
The Clear Lake Signature Cocktail contest was held in August, 2015. The winning drink was created by Diana Symonds, realtor with McQuaid Agency. Her cocktail, the "Clear Lake Breezer," was voted the winner by a panel of 5 judges. Scoring was based on appearance, creativity of drink name, taste, representation of Clear...
