“If you keep on doing what you have always done, you will keep on getting what you have always got — or less.”

I heard that quote from a speaker at industry conference a few decades ago. I don’t recall who the speaker was, but his words certainly stuck with me and continue to drive me to this day. 

Whether you run a business, work at a tax-funded institution, or volunteer at a nonprofit, you know the importance of growth. To experience growth, you usually have to try new things. Here are a few we have completed recently or are in the process of doing. And, as you will see, many of the best ideas are borrowed. 

Panorama Girls Basketball Souvenir Edition

We published a souvenir edition of the Panorama girls basketball state finalist team recently, complete with large individual player photos by Betty Cooper, statistics on each player, and comments from Coach Boettcher, all in a full-color magazine. We presented these magazines at the awards banquet and provided copies for players, coaches and family members. 

When I was in junior high school, 44 years ago, my hometown newspaper published a similar piece on our undefeated state championship wrestling program. It was a broadsheet publication with huge photos of each wrestler with statistics and coach’s comments. I modeled our effort after my best recollection of that, but we modernized it with full color in a magazine format and with a full digital edition. See the girls basketball digital edition here. 

Veterans Salute

We are in the process of collecting photos of Guthrie County veterans for a special section we will publish in October that we hope to have packed with pictures. This will be modeled after the efforts of another Iowa company that has done this superbly. We have more than 50 photos already with many more to come. There is no cost to run the photo, and they can be submitted online at https://gctimesnews.com/veterans/ or you can stop by our office in Panora at 111 E. Main St., and we will scan them and return to you immediately.

Times Vedette deliver via text message

We have had great success in growing this Times Vedette email newsletter, surpassing the number of print subscribers we had previously in just a matter of months. We also realize that many Guthrie County residents are not frequent email users and would prefer a way to have this sent to them via text message on their phones. We are in the beta stage with this option and will be rolling out the details in weeks ahead, along with some other ideas we continue to develop —  or borrow.

Have a fantastic Friday, and, as always, thank you for reading.

Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
Times Vedette digital newsletter
shane@dmcityview.com
641-755-2115

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Roughly 35,000 camo-covered hunters in stealth mode will be heading to the timber in the next few weeks for Iowa’s spring turkey season. And, just as important as contacting the landowner, checking the shell supply and finding the decoys, part of every hunt prep is to review safe hunting practices.

“When I think about spring turkey hunting safety, I come back to the basic safety tips. Avoid wearing patriotic colors (red, white, blue) as those are the same colors found in a gobblers head. And don’t shoot at movement. Wait to take the shot until you’ve identified the beard on the turkey,” said Jamie Cook, hunter education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “We also tell hunters to be sure of what’s in front of and behind the bird before taking the shot in case you miss because once you pull that trigger, you can’t call the shot back.”

Cook said the mild winter will likely lead to an early leaf out and green up and as the forest changes to spring, hunters will need to dial in their zone and range of fire.

“Pattern your gun so you know its effective distance,” he said. “Know the lay of the land and as the timber greens up, you need to reduce your zone of fire.”

If mentoring a new hunter, he said, be sure to model ethical hunter behavior.

“How you hunt will leave an impression and influence how they hunt in the future,” he said. “Teach them the right way to hunt and you will be giving them the tools to be successful.”

Special to the Times Vedette

Grades 6-12: Terms 1, 2 and 3. Honor Roll students have a 3.0 grade point average, and students with all A’s have an asterisk

Grade 6

Avery Allen 1*,2*,3*

Makiya Boblett 1,2,3

Willow Boblett 1,2

Adelyn Brewster 1,2,3

Cacen Crandall 1,2,3

Delaney David 1*,2*,3

Kamron Easter 2,3

Adalynn Godwin 1*,2*,3*

Jase Hitchcock 2,3

Madelyn Huitt 1,2,3

Libby Kempf 1,2,3

Kashley Klein 1*,2*,3*

Tessa Knapp 1,2*,3

Aleah Knode 1,2,3

Liam Mahlstedt 1,2,3

Lucy Nolan 2

Madeline Olson 1,2,3

Alice Patten 1,2,3

Dakota Pierce 3

Grace Poldberg 3

Mackenzie Ponstein 1,2,3

Caden Ratcliff 1*,2*,3*

Tinleigh Schwartz 1,2,3

Aubrey Smith 1,2,3

Aria Stanley 1,2,3

Eli Tripple 1,2,3

Isabelle Tripple 1,2,3

William Walker 1,2,3

Bryna Wearmouth 1,2,3

Foster White 2,3

Lillian Wile 2,3

Emma Zaruba 1,2,3

Grade 7

Avery Ambrose 1*,2*,3

Olivia Beaudet 1*,2*,3*

Mason Cates 1,2,3

Keegan Clark 2,3

Madeline Davis 1,2,3

Alexia Galvan 1,2,3

Taelyn Gerth 1*,2,3

Ines Gimeno-Perez 1*,2*,3*

Jorge Gimeno-Perez 1,2,3

Jacey Glade 1,2,3

Alyssa Hall 1,2

Ella Hall 2,3

Hannah Hellman 1*,2,3*

Hunter Hines 3

Quinlan Mckee 1,2,3

Libby Miller 1*,2*,3

Bently Nelson 1*,2*,3*

Emma Nolan 1,2,3

Alexis Olesen 1,2,3

Madielynn Olson 1,2,3

Anabel Pudenz 1*,2*,3*

Ty Ratcliff 1,2,3

April Reising 1,2,3

Caleb Sanders 2

Graysen Shaffer 3

Olyvia Smith 1

Rhaica Spencer 1,3

Alyssa Stanley 1*,2*,3

Tatem Starr 1,2,3

Kain Storesund 1,2,3

Tanner Thompson 1,2,3

Addison Wagner 1,2,3

Kaylynn Walker 1

Maddox Wirt 3

Grade 8

Allen Bennett 1,2

Meredith Arganbright 1,3

Braden Bahrenfuss 1,2,3

Weston Boecker 1

Blake Buckner 3

Leah Carstens 1

Wilson Clark 1,2,3

Ashley Crees 1,2,3

Isabelle Davidson 1,2*,3

Connor Deardorff 1,2,3

Corbin Deardorff 1,2,3

Hannah Dishman 1,2,3

Ruth Fett 1,2*,3*

Sam Hansen 1,2,3

Marlee Herring 1*,2*,3*

Malia Jacobsen 1,2*,3*

Emma Johnson 1*,2*,3

Leah Kastner 1,2,3

Jeremiah King 2,3

Hunter Kline 1,2,3

Andrea Knode 1

Calista Knudsen 1,2,3

Eliot Lund 1,2,3

Mason Meinecke 1,2,3

Miley Nolan 1

Elle Reynolds 1,2,3

Sara Rivas 1,2,3

Ayden Ruth 1,2,3

Berkley Schwartz 1,2,3

Nolan Sheehy 1,2,3

Miyah Small 1*,2*,3

Evynn Stagg 1,2,3

Cruz Stanley 1,2,3

Brody Steenblock 1,2,3

Ava Thorn 1,2,3

Grace Tripple 1,2*,3

Ashaunte Vanover 3

Court Vogel 1,2

Jaxon Vogel 1,2,3

Baylee Walker 1,2,3

Emma Walker 1*,2,3*

Bladyn Wearmouth 2,3

Grade 9

Maci Bauer 1,2,3

Trey Boettcher 1*,2,3

Luke Brinker-Owen 1*,2*,3

Hayden Byerly 1

Cole Carstens 1*,2,3

Cruz Crandall 1*,2*,3

Jenna-Ann Dugan 1

Hadley Fitch 1,2,3

Naomi Flinn 2

Cora Fluharty 1,2,3*

Jamie Fronapfel 1,3

Huber Galicia 1,2,3

Devin Gall 1*,2*,3

Nerea Gimeno-Perez 1*,2*,3

Piper Godwin 1*,2,3*

Isaak Greenlee 1,2,3

Lillian Greenlee 1*,2*,3*

Xander Hackman 1*

Blake Heckman 2,3

Hailey Hellman 1*,2*,3*

Sabrina Huitt 1,2,3

Danica Isom 1*,2,3*

Henry Kallhoff 1,2,3

Hunter Kempf 1,3

Serenity Kepple 1*,2,3

Ella King 3

Jadyn Lawrence 1*,2*,3*

Zander Lopez 3

Morgan Lutz 1*,2,3

Navira Martin 1,2*,3

Holiday Mertens 1*,2*,3*

Parker Meyer 1,2,3

Alexis Olson 1,2,3

Isabelle Peasley 1*,2*,3*

Nolan Ponstein 1,2,3

Jessica Randol 1*,2*,3*

Trey Ratcliff 3

Gracie Recker 1,2,3

Kylie Rochholz 1*,2*,3*

Ian Schnathorst 3

Riley Ruth 1

Elijah Sebern 1,2*,3*

Blake Smith 1,2

Jaxon Stauffer 1,2

Anna Thompson 1*,2*,3*

Nicholas Turner 3

Natalie Waltz 1*,2,3*

Riley Wasson 1,2,3

Grade 10

Lillie Arganbright,1,2

Addison Astley 1,2,3

Lilly Bachmeyer 1*,2,3

Easton Berhow 1,2,3

Dylan Burchfield 1,2*,3

Landon Byerly 1

Ella Carico 1,2*,3

Parker Cary 1,3

Landon Clark 2

Morgan Crees 1,2,3

Luis Czwalinna 1*,2*

Bryce Dawes 2

Mary Fett 1,2,3

Taylor Fronapfel 1*,3

Brayden Galvan 1,2,3*

Emily Garcia 1,2,3

Sara Gibson 1*,2*,3*

Dean Gordon-Garibovic 1

Ainsley Halamar 1,2,3

Zachary Hayden 1*,2,3*

Baylyn Herring 1*,2*,3

Evelyn Hummel 1,2,3

Natacha Inaty 1*,2,3*

Evan Johnson 3

Nevaeh Joynes 1,2,3

Cody Kastner 1,2*,3

Joshua Kirschbaum 1,2,3

Miranda Laabs 1,2,3*

Cody Lee 1,2,3

Gavin Lindstrom 1,2,3

Elaine Lund 1,2,3*

Margaret McCarthy 1,2,3

Jemma Meacham 1,2,3*

Brayden Meinecke 1,2,3

Elah Molloy 1,2,3

Cristian Monrroy Nunez 1,3

Karleen Ploeger 1*,2,3

Annabelle Reynolds 2,3

Aden Rochholz 1*,2*,3*

Niahna Schnathorst 1,3

Blake Schwartz 1,2,3

Bjoerg Skovgaard 1,2,3*

Nathaniel Spencer 1,2,3

Ava Thompson 1*,2*,3*

Austin Wagner 1,2,3

Alexis Wasson 1*,2*,3*

Taylin Woolheater 1,2,3

Abigail Zaruba 1,2,3*

Grade 11

Hania Boblett 1

Madelyn Carstens 1,2,3*

Laine Christe 1,2,3

Joel Cooper 1,2,3

Gabriella Gaffney 1,2,3

Nathan Geckler 1,3

Alexander Hammerstrom 1,2,3

Elijah Hammerstrom 1*,2,3

Emme Hardisty 1,2,3*

Cooper Jordan 1*,2,3*

Landon Kirtley 1,2,3

Will Knapp 1*

Kelsey Laabs 1*,2*,3*

Aubrey Lincoln 1,2,3*

Maddelyn Lutz 1,2,3

Madison Mincy 3

Hannah Nichols 1,2,3*

Noah Poldberg 1*,2*,3*

Faith Recker 1,2,3

Jolynne Roeder 3

Sawyer Simmons 1,2,3

Hanna Smith 1

Elizabeth Synder 1*,2*,3*

Kylee Solorzano 1*,2*,3

Jaysen Stagg 1,3

Arilyan Steenblock 1*,2*,3*

Gage Thorn 1*,2*,3*

Gabe Wagner 1,2

Braylunn Wearmouth 1*,2

Atlas Yates 2

Grade 12

Hallie Arganbright 1*,2*

Avery Bahrenfuss 1*,2*,3*

Xavier Boblett 2

Tyme Boettcher 1*,2*,3*

Klayton Bremer 1*,2*

Gryffin Alexander 1*,2*,3*

Mason Carstens 1,2

Ryan Cogil 1,2*,3

Jauclyn Curry 2

Braylon Dawes 1*,2*,3

Donovin Delp 1*,2*,3*

Natalie Donovan 1,2,3

Kierstyn Egger 1,2,3

Aliyah Fortner 1*,2,3*

Riley Gibson 1*,2*,3

Zoey Hambleton 1*,2*,3*

Maddox Hammerstrom 1*,2*

Hannah Hardisty 1*,2*,3

Brock Hays 1*,2*,3

Madison Hummel 1*,2*,3*

Lydia James 1*,2*,3*

Kaitlin Kent 1*,2*,3*

Hadley Klein 1*,2

Bridgette Knapp

Taylor Kunze  1,2

Isaac Monrroy Nunez 1

Gabriella Mortensen 1,2,3

Lindy Nelson 1,2

Maddox Nunn 1*,2*

Allie Olesen 1

Joseph Perrigo 2

Rileigh Pierce 1,2

Weston Ploeger 1,2,3*

Gracie Richter 1,2,3*

Julianna Rizzuti 1*,2*,3

Jaidyn Sellers 1*,2*,3*

Keydric Smith 1,2

Ashton Stauffer 1*,2*,3*

Brady Stauffer  1,2,3*

Cayden VanMeer 2,3*

Mia Waddle 1*,2*,3*

Colby Waltz 1,2,3

Sarah Westergaard 1*,2*

Meredith Woodworth 1*,2

Special to the Times Vedette

Panorama Daycare Center will be holding an open house on Saturday, April 27 from 2-4 p.m. Take a tour of their facilities at 1301 E. Church St. in Panora and meet the staff while enjoying refreshments. This is an opportunity for a sneak peek before the official opening on April 29.

Special to the Times Vedette

Art on State, 320 State St. in Guthrie Center, will be holding a “Ladies Afternoon Tea” on Saturday at 2 p.m. Cost is $20, and reservations are required. RSVP by calling 641-332-2267.