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Wirt family holds 60th annual reunion
Special to the Times Vedette On Saturday, Oct. 10, more than 50 Wirt family relatives gathered at the original Century Farm Wirt homestead five miles south of Panora for the 60th annual Wirt Fall Picnic. Attendees were from numerous Iowa locations as well as Arizona,...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Oct. 27, 2016 PROM DRESS TRY ON. ACGC High School freshmen Jessica and Jenna Stringer try on dresses at The Prom Closet in Coon Rapids. ________________________________________ 20 years ago From the...
Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report — Week of Oct. 12
Released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through...
Happy birthday to you!
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Each Friday in the Times Vedette, we share birthdays and anniversaries for the following week of people with past or present ties to the area. To submit yours, or for corrections or updates, email rich@iowalivingmagazines.com. Birthdays...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Cumberland Rose Players present Halloween play The Cumberland Rose Players will present “BOO! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” by Pat Cook on Oct. 16-18 at the Warren Cultural Center, located on the square in Greenfield. Enjoy spooky...
Nov. 3 Election Information
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Nov. 3 election (“midterm election”) is just around the corner. If you plan to vote, the Guthrie County governmental website (www.guthriecounty.gov) is worth checking out. Once there, you can click on “Elections” to find links to a...
Sunshine Club meets Oct. 14
Special to the Times Vedette On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, seven Sunshine Club members met at the home of Trudy Woolman for a 1 p.m. meeting. Sandy called the meeting to order with roll call being your favorite singer or group of all time. Many good answers and some...
Panorama School Board hears updates on weight room, approves sale of old laptops for $250 each
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panorama Board of Education met in regular session Oct. 12 with all members present. The board heard an update on the renovations to the weight room, which is nearly completed. The board approved the sale of surplus weight equipment...
Cribbage results from Oct. 14
Special to the Times Vedette On Oct. 14, a total of 14 players participated. Wayne Nickel got a 16 and a 17; Rhonda Titus, Dave Kading, Dan Webb and Lela Schwartz each got a 16; Richard Ellis got two 16s; Sandy Rumelhart got a 17; and Bruce Bailey got a 17 and an 18....
LPA funding model proposal approved by members
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette A proposal to restructure the Lake Panorama Association bylaws that would allow additional increases of member dues over the next five years was announced in early September, and the votes have been tallied for the Oct. 13 special...
An extra hour to count candy?
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Just a reminder that in the wee hours of Halloween night, clocks will “fall back” one hour. The change technically happens at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, but you can use the extra hour to sleep, count your candy or corral your little...
Guthrie County attorney provides summary of resolved criminal matters
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Attorney Charles J. Abel, on behalf of the Guthrie County Attorney's Office, provided the following summary of selected criminal matters resolved by the Guthrie County Attorney's Office during the past four months. He stated...
Rewinding, playing and remembering the cassette tape era
I can still picture those cassette tapes stacked neatly beside my home stereo, the handwritten labels, the carefully crafted mix tapes and the little plastic cases. In the 1980s, music was not something you simply streamed. You recorded it, rewound it, fast-forwarded...
Halftime highlights: Young dancers unite with Panorama Dance Team
By Morgan Sheeder | Times Vedette The Panorama Dance Team hosted a “Hip Hop Clinic” for grades K-2 and third grade and older on Saturday Oct. 3 from 3-6:10 p.m. The young students who participated in the dance clinic were invited to join the dance team’s performance...
Panorama volleyball travels to Earlham tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama volleyball team (11-11) faces Earlham (16-12) away from home tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 13. Earlham won all three games against Panorama last season, 2-0 twice and 3-0 once.
Panther cross country teams to compete at WCAC meet on Wednesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The next meet for the Panorama boys and girls cross country teams is the West Central Activities Conference Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, hosted by ACGC. Teams competing against the Panthers are ACGC Earlham, I-35, Madrid,...
Panthers secure win over Ogden, 27-10
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama football team (1-7) defeated Ogden at home on Friday, Oct. 9. Panorama held a 14-7 lead heading into halftime and extended that lead with two more scores in the second half to put a mark in the win column for the first...
ACGC cross country teams to run at WCAC meet on Wednesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The next meet for the ACGC boys and girls cross country teams is the West Central Activities Conference Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, hosted by ACGC. Teams competing against the Chargers are Earlham, I-35, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys,...
Chargers host Van Meter in WCAC clash
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC volleyball team (30-9) plays at home against Van Meter (31-13) tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 13. ACGC and Van Meter sit atop the West Central Activities Conference, both with a perfect 8-0 in conference play heading into tonight....
