A scene from ACGC’s production of “Tuck Everlasting”

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

With a forecast of rainy/stormy weather this weekend, those looking for entertainment may wish to stay indoors and attend “Tuck Everlasting” at ACGC High School in Guthrie Center, presented by the Theater and Music department. The play performances will be Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students.

The musical is based on a children’s novel written by Natalie Babbitt. The storyline is set in 1880 in the fictional village of Treegap. The story was also made into a 2002 feature film.

Vocal Music/Drama Instructor Kelsey Dinkla is the director of the production, which includes nearly 30 ACGC High School students in the cast and crew, as well as a seven-member pit band.

By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette

The first Ten Squared Plus Men meeting of 2024 was held Wednesday, April 24 at the Lake Panorama Conference Center with more than 70 members present. Dale Hochreiter and Cyclone Pest Management sponsored the social time. 

Four presentations were made, and all were deemed worthy of consideration for the funding. Dennis Flanery presented on behalf of the Guthrie Center Lions Club 100^th Anniversary; Kirby Klinge represented the Bayard Church of Christ Summer Meal Program; Brian Johnson detailed information on 25 CHI Corp.; and Scott Fredrickson presented for the Yale Fire Department. 

In the end, the presentation that received the most votes by the members was the summer meals program through the Baptist Church in Bayard. This program covers more than 200 kids in Bayard, Bagley, Jamaica and Linden. Total cost for the program the previous summer was more than $25,000, so the donation will go a long way to cover their costs for 2024. More details to come.

The next Ten Squared Plus Men for Guthrie County meeting will be July 25. To learn more about Ten Squared Plus Men, contact Barry Monaghan at B.Monaghan@gcsbank.com.

2024-2025 Officer Team: Back row, Advisor, Skie Shull; President, Gavin Sloss; Vice President, Belle Fagan; Treasurer, Blaise Tallman; Secretary, Lucy Knutter. Front row, Sentinel, Chase Slaybaugh; Reporters, Stella Largent and Lilah Heinz; Junior Advisor, Nora Langgaard

By Stella Largent and Lilah Heinz | ACGC FFA Reporters

On April 21, the ACGC FFA chapter held its annual awards banquet with an outstanding turnout.

There were a total of 205 members and guests who were present to receive and watch the awards

program as well as enjoy the meal provided by Cafe on the Hill. This past year was full of

experiences and opportunities for members to do outstanding things. Below are some of the

highlights of the evening:

• Star Chapter Greenhand: Rylee Robson, Lilah Heinz, and Nora Langgaard
• Star Chapter Farmer: Carley Fagan
• Start Chapter Entrepreneurship: Will Kading and Belle Fagan
• Star Chapter Placement: Tucker Carroll

The Chapter Scholarship Award is given to one member of each grade level who has the highest cumulative GPA in the class. This year, the class winners were Presley Buttler, Emmarae Ellis, Caydence Boals, Montana Douglas and Nora Langgaard. The Leadership pin is also awarded to one person per grade level who has gone above and beyond what is expected of a member to support and participate at the chapter level. This year, the leadership award was given to senior – Tucker Carroll, junior – Belle Fagan, sophomore – Lucy Knutter, and freshman – Lilah Heinz.

These four members participated in events, volunteered to help out with different activities and community service projects, as well as participated in contests. Their peers voted on this award and found that these four members showed outstanding qualities in all of these areas.

Tucker Carroll also received the DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for the chapter.

Fruit Sales is a major fundraiser for the chapter each year. To commend the members for their hard work, the top fruit salesperson in each class was recognized.

• ninth grade: Lilly Rochholz
• 10th grade: Lucy Knutter
• 11th grade: Shay Lemke
• 12th grade: Carley Fagan

The Honorary Chapter Degree Award is given to farmers, school superintendents, principals, members of board of education, chapter advisors, teachers, staff members in agricultural education, business people, and others who are helping to advance agriculture education and the

FFA, and who have rendered outstanding service may be elected to honorary membership by a majority vote of the members present at any regular meeting or convention. This year, the 2024

Honorary Chapter Degree was presented to Christina Wilson.

The Blue and Gold Award is given to those who go above and beyond to help maintain the program. Helping whenever they can to ensure a functioning program continues to thrive. This year, two members were deserving of this award: Kassandra Sheeder and William Shull.

The new officer team was also sworn in at the end of the banquet. The 2024-2025 ACGC FFA Chapter Officers are:

• President: Gavin Sloss
• Vice President: Belle Fagan
• Treasurer: Blaise Tallman
• Secretary: Lucy Knutter
• Reporters: Lilah Heinz and Stella Largent
• Sentinel: Blaise Tallman
• Advisor: Nora Langgaard

Greenhand Recipients: Front row, Lilah Heinz, Calleigh Wolfe, Rylee Robson, Lilly Rochholz, Meranda Gruber, Allison Drake, Montana Douglas, Ty Ganzer, Cole Van Meter. Back row, Ava Sneller, Laurin Davis, Stella Largent, Nora Langgaard, Colt Douglas, Carter Dinkla, Carter Richter, Garrett Lemke. Not pictured: Piper Downing, Brexton Schneider, Carter Railsback