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JEAN GIBSON 

1933-2024        

Lola Jean “Jean” Gibson, 91, daughter of Preston and Letha (Logsdon) Spillers, was born Jan. 13, 1933, in Des Moines. She passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at UnityPoint Health – Methodist West Hospital, West Des Moines.

Jean met her future husband, Charles “Dick” Gibson, in the fourth grade, and from that day forward, knew they were meant for each other. Jean graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1951. She went on to graduate from the Iowa Teachers College after two years. On May 15, 1953, she married Charles “Dick” Gibson at the Presbyterian Church in Guthrie Center. Jean and Dick had four children together and fostered 59 infants and 10 older children. After Dick’s military service in Bermuda, the Gibson family moved around Iowa, eventually settling in Clive until 1974, when they moved to the family farm in Dallas County near Linden. In 2018, they moved into Linden from the farm.

Jean enjoyed attending her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s events, knitting and making dish cloths, researching family history, and watching her soaps and game shows. She was an avid Chicago Cubs and Iowa State Cyclones fan and loved cribbage, bingo, going to the casino, family reunions and getting everyone together to take a picture.

Jean was a member of the Linden United Methodist Church, where she volunteered for many activities and functions. She was also a very involved member of the Order of the Eastern Star, serving as secretary, treasurer and was a past Worthy Matron.

Jean is survived by her children, Linda (Mark) McQuistan of Clermont, Florida; Douglas (Julie) Gibson of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Luann “Dee” (Randy) Olson of Linden; Dennis (Darla) Gibson of Adel; special foster daughter, Mary Ann Killin; and nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, with two more on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dick; great-grandson, Nolan Wilson; and sister, Jane Simon.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Twigg Funeral Home, Panora. Burial will be in West Linn Cemetery, near Linden. Visitation will be Sunday, April 7, 2024, from noon until 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Unity Point Hospice, Jefferson, or the Eastern Star of Panora.

Cyclone Pest Management protects homes, businesses

Local branch owner Dale Hochreiter says warmer weather brings more customers.

Dale Hochreiter of Cyclone Pest Management

By Rich Wicks | Panora Times

With spring arriving, Dale Hochreiter knows his phone will start ringing more often. That’s because, at his business, Cyclone Pest Management, warmer weather means more business. Hochreiter owns the local branch of Cyclone Pest Management and says he is busy year-round, but the most active times are April through July.

Hochreiter is now in his seventh year with Cyclone Pest Management, and he said he’s happy to tell customers that the products he uses are “odorless, non-staining and safe for humans and pets.” 

 “Our insecticide products take care of anywhere from 300 to 400 insects,” he said.

Hochreiter shared the most common issues he is called to deal with are spiders, mosquitos, centipedes, wasps, rodents and ants. Over the years, he has experienced a wide variety of situations, but he says that’s an unavoidable factor in his line of work. He keeps the focus on solving whatever problem situation the customer called about.

Hochreiter said he’s not expecting any significant changes in his business in the next few years, but the company’s products are continually being improved.

Cyclone Pest Management is an employee-owned and veteran-owned company with more than 50 years of experience that provides residential, commercial and agricultural pest control management service with a local branch in Panora. Hochreiter says their solutions are tailored to meet each customer’s specific needs, using state-of-the art techniques and federally registered products. He says Cyclone Pest Management prices are affordable and do not require contracts like many pest companies, noting that estimates are free. 

Hochreiter points out that he strives to respond quickly when called, especially if the need is urgent. 

“Almost all of our business comes from referrals, so we always feel we’re doing a good job. If people are referring us, we must be doing something right,” Hochreiter said.

ACGC High School honor roll

ACGC administration reports the third quarter honor roll from ACGC High.

**Denotes all A’s and 4.0 GPA

* Denotes all A’s

Seniors

*Bo Arrasmith, Anaston Benson, *Lance Bunde, **Presley Buttler, **Kelsey Carlson, **Reagan Carney, **Tucker Carroll, **Nathaniel Chance, **Hayden Coman, **Dalton Davis, *Carley Fagen, *Haedyn Grasty, Layla Greene, **Payton Jacobe, **Natalie Kent, *Kaleb Kintz, **Tyler Kintz, Megan Kirkham, **Andrew Mahaey, *Jarrett McClain, *Carter Ne, **Hunter Rasmussen ,**Keira Reed, *Mersadez Richter, **Isabelle Rouse, Emma Rutledge, **Katelyn Schafer, *Macy Schreck. Tegan Slaybaugh, Aiden Sneller, *Victoria Soto, **Emerson VanMeter

Juniors

**Taytum Bates, **Adalyn Benson, *Ava Campbell, **Emmarae Ellis, Belle Fagan,
*Erica Flanery, Benjamin Franzeen, **Elizabeth Gonzalez, Phoenix Hopes, *Jayla Hoover, *Wendell Hunt, *Noah Kading, William Kading, Nathan Kelly, *Hali Kligenberg, **Grace Lavoy, **Shay Lemke, **Elijah Madsen, **Hannah Muller, **Karime Onofre, **Jackson Pfrang, *Aliyah Plagman, *Jacob Risinger, Tessa Sheeder, Danny Sherwood, *Gavin Sloss, *Jathan South, Blaise Tallman, *Tyler Thomas, *Paige Van Meter, **Mason Wahl, *Shyann Young

Sophomores

*Savannah Akers, **Jacie Baker, Finn Billheimer, **Caydence Boals, Luke Brinks,
*Charlie Christensen, **Joseph Crawford, *Allie Dewitt, *Carter Dinkla, **Tanner Downing, *Rohnin Grasty, Shelby Gustin, Xander Harwood, *Karli Kautzky, *Marie Ketchum, *Leaya Klemish, *Lucy Knutter ,**Becca Littler, Angel Martinez ,*Kaylee Oberholtz, Brexton Schneider, *Thomas Skram, Sam Sloss, **Ava Sneller, **Kade Sorenson, Max Trujillo-Garcia, Brennan Tunick, Oliver Wetzel ,**Irelyn Wirt, Casey Young.

Freshmen

Austin Barron, *Ilana Baumert, **Blakely Buttler, Ryder Cline, *Laurin Davis, Natalie Dinkla, *Montana Douglas, *Allison Drake, Meranda Gruber, Lilah Heinz, *Dafne Hernandez, **Mariella Hernandez, Harlianne Hunt, **Jonathan Kading, **Preston Kent, **Nora Langgaard, **Stella Largent, **Olivia Mahaey, **Ryan McCormick, **Cameron Mozingo, *Cadence Petersen, Jameson Pfrang, *Rylee Robson, Lilly Rochholz, *Brooklyn Schafer, Nathan Van Een, *Cole Van Meter, **Karlynn Wetzel, *Calleigh Wolfe.

‘Fill ’er up!’

Do you remember pulling up to the gas pump and carefully filling your tank by rounding to the nearest dollar? Some of you may recall the days before auto-shut-offs when you would overfill your tank and have gas spill all over the side of your vehicle and the pavement. And a select few of you may even recollect driving off from the station with the nozzle still in your tank and the hose dragging down the road.

Some of the more age-experienced readers of this column may even reminisce about the days of the full-service gas station when a friendly attendant would not only fill your tank but check your oil and wash your windshield. “Fill ’er up!”

Believe it or not, there was a time when buying gasoline was straightforward. Then along came a gazillion choices. It started in the 1970s with unleaded, and that was simple enough. Now we have a variety of octane choices along with three different ethanol blends. I didn’t know I needed a master’s degree in petroleum engineering to fill my car with gas. 

Unfortunately, choosing your gas is just part of the process. Although I appreciate the whole pay-at-the-pump idea — as it prevents me from indulging in a fountain drink and a candy bar — I cringe at all the information I am often asked to submit at the pump and the seemingly endless questions I have to answer. Debit? Credit? Zip code? Fuel saver card? Car wash? And then, at some stations, I can’t concentrate because of the blaring music and the barrage of ads popping up on the display screen. I just want some gas, for Pete’s sake!

But, alas, I eventually surrender my name, rank and serial number and begin fueling. And as I put the nozzle back in the pump and submit to accepting the entire pay-at-the-pump process, a message comes across the screen that I need to go inside the store to collect my receipt. Ugh. So I do — and I buy a fountain drink and a candy bar. 

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

Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
Times Vedette digital newsletter
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