Panorama Tire keeps its customers rolling

Aug 20, 2024 | News

The lot stays busy at Panorama Tire in Panora.

Kade Arganbright continues the family business. 

By Rich Wicks | Panora Times

What’s in a name? Well, for Panorama Tire, there’s more to the business than just tires. Owner Kade Arganbright explained the wide variety of services offered at the shop.

“We do oil changes, brakes, we do some suspension work, light motor work, and general maintenance,” Arganbright said. “But tires and service calls is about 60-70% of our business.”

Kade Arganbright is proud to carry on his grandfather’s tradition at Panorama Tire.

Arganbright explained how he became owner of the shop.

“My grandpa owned Smith Tire in Yale, and he had a few other shops around the area,” Arganbright said. “He bought Panorama Tire in 2019, and then he was thinking of retiring, so I bought it from him on Sept. 1, 2022.”

Arganbright added that his grandfather, Tom Smith, still helps out at the shop occasionally. Other members of the Panorama Tire crew include Amanda Doran and Evan Johnson (shop crew) and Baylee Gymer (office).

According to Arganbright, many people assume he only offers passenger vehicle tires.

“People are still learning that I do tractor tires and semi tires and things like that,” Arganbright said. “And I’ve got a service truck for on-farm service when needed.”

Looking to the future, Arganbright doesn’t plan to change much at his business, other than wishing for a little more elbow room. 

“Someday, I’d like to change the layout of the building. I wish it was a little deeper, and I wish I had bigger doors,” he said. “I can get a semi in, but it’s tight. I don’t really like to change semi tires outside in the middle of winter.”

Much of Panorama Tire’s business shows up as a result of normal wear and tear, but some is also the result of mistakes and/or accidents — and that includes Arganbright himself. He shared a story of a recent near-miss with one of his work vehicles.

“I backed my service truck up in front of my doors, and then I was inside working. I had my doors shut. My service truck is a stick, and I guess I forgot to put it in gear, and the truck rolled back almost into the parking lot across the street. The back end of it was sticking out into the road.”

The truck had rolled completely across Highway 44, which is usually bustling in Panora during the workday. Arganbright discovered the roll-away about the same time a police officer arrived on the scene to check out the situation. Fortunately, there were no injuries or property damage.

“I got kind of lucky,” Arganbright said.

If/when your luck runs out, or when something just wears out, Arganbright and his crew are ready to help get your vehicle ready to roll again. n

Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report Aug. 12-18, 2024

Aug 20, 2024 | Guthrie County Sheriff's Report

8-12-24

7:22 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle

9:30 a.m. Stuart Police followed up on an assault investigation

12:33 p.m. Panora Police responded to an animal complaint

1:52 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Panora Police responded to a medical call in Panora

1:54 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served a trespass order in Guthrie Center

5:32 p.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Menlo

5:37 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint

7:54 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted with a property exchange in Guthrie Center

8:16 p.m. Stuart Police performed a security check on a business

8:24 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and State Patrol responded to a report of a suspicious person in Menlo

8:31 p.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Stuart

9:29 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served a civil paper in rural Panora

9:42 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Panora

9:48 p.m. Panora Police assisted an individual

 

8-13-24

7:09 a.m. Stuart Police performed a welfare check

7:21 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Yale

8:15 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a theft in Guthrie Center

9:48 a.m. Panora Police followed up on an animal complaint

11:34 a.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Stuart

1:20 p.m. Panora Police performed a welfare check

1:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Reserve Deputy conducted a search warrant in Casey

5:35 p.m. Stuart Police assisted an individual

5:40 p.m. Stuart Rescue, Guthrie County Deputy, Stuart Police, State Patrol, Dexter Fire Department and Stuart Fire Department responded to a medical situation in rural Dexter

6:20 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint of someone making threats in rural Panora

7:05 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a harassment complaint

8:34 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a theft report

8:37 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy followed up on an investigation in rural Dexter

9:30 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in rural Bagley

9:41 p.m. Stuart Police checked on a suspicious vehicle

10:17 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy removed an animal carcass from the roadway in rural Guthrie Center

 

8-14-24

2:23 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person in Guthrie Center

2:38 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Panora Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident in rural Panora

3:31 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one individual to the Guthrie County Jail for testing 

4:06 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora

9:46 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a parking complaint in Guthrie Center 

9:54 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 

10:13 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up on Highway 44

11:44 a.m. Stuart Police took a theft report 

1:57 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted Coon Rapids Police Department

4:39 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a car vs. deer on Highway 44

6:43 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

7:15 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint in Guthrie Center 

8:23 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 

9:17 p.m. Panora Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a runway in Panora 

 

8-15-24

3:14 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center 

3:32 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle 

5:32 a.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Methodist

6:50 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Panorama 

12:09 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity 

12:57 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint on Highway 44

1:41 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center  

2 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a two-vehicle accident 

2:23 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Yale 

4:21 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of credit card fraud in rural Casey 

4:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Guthrie Center 

4:58p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a parking complaint in rural Stuart 

5:31 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check in Bayard 

6 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint in rural Panora 

7:41 p.m. Jamaica Fire responded to a single-vehicle rollover accident in Greene County

7:53 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Panora Police responded to a family situation in rural Panora

8:52 p.m. Stuart Police put down a deer on Wagon Road

10:12 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious activity 

11:09 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check in Bagley 

 

8-16-24

9:29 a.m. Panora Police assisted a motorist 

10:02 a.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

11:13 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart 

11:26 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a theft 

11:30 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a complaint in Yale 

12:52 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a theft in Guthrie Center 

1:22 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a scam call 

1:40 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 

3:16 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity 

4:53 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a family situation 

5:49 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

7:07 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up  

7:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center 

8:51 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Methodist 

9:16 p.m. Stuart Police performed a search warrant 

9:20 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a two-vehicle accident 

9:23 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a noise complaint in rural Bagley 

10:28 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a neighbor dispute in Bayard 

 

8-17-24

1:20 a.m. Stuart Police transported one male to Adair County Jail 

5:16 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

10:13 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a theft in Casey 

2:09 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 

6 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

7:53 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

8:22 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 

8:23 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center 

9:45 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

10:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center 

11:17 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Yale 

11:32 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a single vehicle accident on I-80

 

8-18-24

12:37 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart 

8:56 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart

9:10 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a burglar alarm in rural Guthrie Center 

3:33 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a pedestrian 

3:42 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person in Bayard 

4:50 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Dexter 

9:55 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity 

Yester Years

Aug 20, 2024 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Aug. 21, 2014

OLSON IS BACK. Panorama senior Meredith Olson returns along with most of the Panther roster for a girls cross country team hoping to make a return trip to the state meet this season. Both Panther girls and boys teams won the conference championships in 2013.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Aug. 18, 2004

STATE FAIR TORCH RUN. Four persons from Guthrie Center helped with the Iowa State Fair torch run. Fifty-five runners covered 174 miles on the southwest route from Hamburg to Norwalk. From left are Angie Duncan, Jessica Hemann, Heather Readinger and Tim Masters.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Aug. 24, 1994

NEW COACHES. The Tigerettes have a pair of new coaches this fall in MaryBeth Scott, left, and Melinda Jorgensen.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Aug. 23, 1984

LIONS HONOR JANVRIN. Kip Janvrin of Panora was presented a Certificate of Outstanding Achievement and $25 by the Panora Lions Cub at its annual family night picnic. Kip was honored for placing ninth in the Decathlon in National Junior Olympic competition held recently in Los Angeles, California. He placed first with a national record in the 1,500-meter event. The Lions Club picnic was held at the Waterworks Park Aug. 16. Pictured is President Bill Dahl making the presentation to Janvrin.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrian, Aug. 19, 1974

EXCHANGING CONGRATULATIONS. Julie and Darwin Jorgensen, children of the Lester Jorgensens, congratulate each other for accomplishments at the Iowa State Fair. Julie was third runner-up in the queen contest, and Darwin advanced to the semi-final round of the talent championship.

The chicken or the pig?

Aug 20, 2024 | Publisher's Column

Get involved. We hear those two words quite often, but we don’t often do them. There’s a reason why we don’t get involved: It requires extra work.

I made a decision early on in my career that being involved in the communities we serve was going to be an integral part of our operations plan. It is now part of our company culture.

As a media company, we are in the communications business. With that in mind, all of us in the industry should be leaders in communicating with our customers — not only our advertisers but our readers, viewers and listeners, too. Communicating through our own media channels isn’t enough today. Unfortunately, most residents today can’t name the publisher or editor of their local newspaper, or the manager of the local TV or radio stations. I didn’t want to be that person, so I made a concentrated effort to get involved in dozens of community groups. I believe this was an integral part of our company’s early success. I also quickly learned that I can’t do it all myself, so I made community involvement part of our employee job descriptions. I tell everyone who interviews with us that if they don’t want to be involved in the communities we serve, then this is not the job for them. 

Many years ago, when I was the publisher of a newspaper in Boone, my friend Chris Moffitt suggested I join the Kiwanis Club. So, I did, and it was one of the better decisions I made there. Chris sold me on the importance of being involved locally and explained how it was a vital part of his business operations. He also pointed out that his competitor down the street didn’t get involved in any community organizations, and that he seemed to be doing just fine. That was a great and humble point. None of us have all the answers, but we all should do what we think is right, what fits our own plans, and what we can realistically commit to. 

Meanwhile, it is important to note that there is a difference between being involved and being committed, whether that be in work or personal relationships. Former tennis star Martina Navratilova may have defined it best when she said, “The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.”

Which one are you?

Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading. 

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

So much more than books

Aug 20, 2024 | MJB LIBRARY NEWS

By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette

As we prepare to start the new school year, we at MJB Library are reflecting on the summer library events. We are happy to report that the Summer Reading Program was a great success. Sixty preschool through middle school children signed up for the Summer Reading Program. The three to four programs we hosted each week were well attended. Readers submitted completed bingo sheets that had reading activities, scavenger hunts, and bookmarks where they logged their weekly reading minutes. Of the 21 bookmarks turned in, our readers read a total of 28,470 minutes during June. Great job to all those SRP participants who worked so hard to keep their reading skills sharp this summer.

Upcoming programs

In honor of International Library Telescope Observing Week (yes, that’s a thing!), the MJB Library will host a night viewing on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 7:30-9 p.m. For the first two hours after sunset, using the library’s new telescope, participants should be able to see the craters on the moon, the Galilean Moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, and much more. Join us for our first event using our telescope. In the event of cloudy weather, we will reschedule for Saturday, Sept. 14.

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Iowa author Linda McCann will be presenting a program from 10-11 a.m. McCann will be discussing her book entitled “Rosie the Riveters of Iowa,” which shares the stories of more than 20 Iowa women who were Rosie the Riveters during World War II. Autographed copies of her book will also be available for purchase following the program.

In case you missed it, Donald Todd, Jr. will share his program entitled “A Tale of Two Soldiers” on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. Todd will tell the story of his father’s experience as a doctor and a soldier and how he and Dr. Herbert Neff started a medical practice that was an institution in Guthrie Center for many decades.

Between the Covers

Between the Covers Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. to discuss Ann Patchett’s best-selling novel “Tom Lake.” The novel tells the story of Lara and her three adult daughters who beg their mother to tell them the story of her past when she was in a theater company with a famous actor. As Lara shares her experiences sharing a stage and a romance with actor Peter Duke, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother. This book explores youthful love, married love and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Stop by MJB and check out a copy so you’re ready for book club.

Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club will be taking a hiatus in September. Check in October for an exciting cookbook to sample.

Friends of the Library

Guthrie Center Friends of the Library will not be meeting in September, so their next meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 7 at 6:15 p.m. Everyone who would like to support the library is welcome to join.

Library Closure

The MJB Library will not have Story time on Friday, Aug. 30. The library will, however, be open Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 31 for the fair and on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Festival of Trees

It’s not too soon to be thinking of Christmas Festival of Trees displays; Christmas is only 130 days away. Again this year, the MJB Library will be hosting the Festival of Trees. This year’s theme will be Christmas stories. We encourage groups and individuals to sign up to decorate a tree for our festival using favorite Christmas books, family stories, or the Christmas Bible story as the theme for their tree.

The Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library is located at 400 Grand St. in Guthrie Center. Contact us at 641-747-8110 or mjblib@guthriecenter.lib.ia.us. Visit us online at www.guthriecenter.lib.ia.us.