By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama girls and boys track and field teams compete at Audubon on Tuesday, April 29 in a track and field meet. The girls will face nine teams. The boys will face 12 teams. Then, on the Thursday, May 1, both squads will compete at ACGC for the Gonzales/Parrish Invitational. The girls compete against seven teams. The boys will compete against nine.
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Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on April 25 at 2:44 p.m. on Highway 4. Tessa Kay Steimel, 22, of Churdan, was driving a 2019 Ford Fusion northbound on Highway 4 and stopped at a posted stop sign where Highway 4 and Highway 141 meet. Steimel proceeded onto Highway 141 and took evasive action to avoid being struck by a 2021 Chevy Equinox driven by Danny Ray Richardson, 71, of Coon Rapids. This action brought them into the southbound lane where Steimel’s vehicle struck Richardson’s vehicle head on. Richardson was not wearing his safety belt, and his head impacted the windshield. He suffered severe leg injuries and head trauma and was transported to Mercy Hospital. A passenger, Susan Kaye Richardson, 71, of Coon Rapids, was also transported to Mercy Hospital on a complaint of pain. Steimel and a passenger, Justin Daniel Stream, 21, of Churdan, were transported to Dallas County Hospital. Steimel was cited for failure to yield. Damage to the Ford Fusion and the Chevy Equinox are both estimated at $15,000.
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Why did the book join the gym? Because it wanted to work on its spine before all the new spring events!
LEGO Mania Day is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. The next Guthrie STEM Lab will occur at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. Participants interested in these events should pre-register by visiting the library’s website, calling, or emailing the library.
Preschool Story Hour is every Friday at 10 a.m. and is open to all preschoolers and their caregivers. Next Friday’s theme is construction.
Parents and caregivers of preschool-age children are encouraged to sign up for our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. This free program is designed to help caregivers and parents prepare their preschoolers for school through reading. Inquire at the MJB Library to sign children up for this fun and valuable program.
Join us for our Summer Reading Program! We have an exciting lineup of events planned.
Stay tuned for updates here and on our library website about the summer reading program, which will run throughout June. This year’s theme is “Level Up at the Library.” Registration is now open, and you can find the online registration form on our website.
Card sharks, please consider joining our Cribbage Group, which meets on Monday mornings from 9-11 a.m. in the Taylor Meeting Room. If bridge is more your style, join the Bridge Club, which meets weekly on Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. Players of all skill levels are invited and encouraged to participate.
Friends of the Library will meet on Monday, May 5, at 6:15 p.m. to plan their Golf Tournament Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, June 14, at the Guthrie Center Golf Course. All interested people are invited to join the Friends of the Library. Registration for the golf tournament is open on the library website. Businesses interested in sponsoring a hole at this event may contact the library.
Make sure you stop by the library to check out next month’s book selection. The Between the Covers afternoon book club will be diving into the gripping historical novel “Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon, meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m.
The Reads Well with Others evening book club will read “My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy,” a compelling nonfiction account by Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who protected Jackie Kennedy Onassis. This book offers valuable insights into his experiences with Mrs. Kennedy after her time in the White House. Don’t miss the chance to join us on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m.
We expect to see all of you there!
The library is hosting two programs with Iowa authors in May.
On Wednesday, May 7, at 4 p.m., “Iowa Prohibition and Bootlegging,” presented by author Ann Hanigan Kotz, will feature the history of bootlegging in Iowa during prohibition. Kotz will also discuss her book entitled “Moonshine by Moonlight.” You won’t want to miss this fascinating look at a part of history you didn’t learn in school.
On Saturday, May 17, Enfys McMurry will be speaking about her book entitled “Disaster at 39,000 Feet: How Small-Town America Came Together at a Time of Crisis.” McMurry spent countless hours researching this accident, which disrupted the peaceful towns of Centerville, Iowa, and Unionville, Missouri, in May of 1961. McMurry’s book has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Alice and library aide Lynda Menefee work on preparing dowels for the sail car Alice is building. Calvin carefully measures parts for his sail car during the library STEM Fest. The fort was so big, they could go inside. Using the Build a Fort STEM kit loaned from the State of Iowa Library, these young people are constructing a giant fort. Hadley screws together the plates that will make the body of her sail car. Della prepares to launch her sail car to see how far it will go.
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Lady Washington-Rhinehart Chapter and Linden Chapter members attended the School of Instruction, Order of the Eastern Star on Saturday, April 12 in Adel. The business portion of the day began at 9:30 a.m. and, following the lunch, the School of Instruction was held.
Members present were Marilyn and Larry Culver, Jane Beeman, Virginia Armstrong, Joyce and Frank Keeran, Carol and Jack Nelson, Janelle Hammarstedt, Barbara and Gene Croft, Gary Stevens, Terry Grover, Luann Waldo, Cindy Slaybaugh, Gary Rees and Mary Jo Laughery.
Front row: Ceige Underwood, Charlotte Owens, Cooper Ehrsam, Eli Nourse, Grace Nourse, Zoey Van Donselaar. Back row: Janna Nelson, Brandon Carlson, Cherubim Mercado, Michidel Mercado.
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Piano students under the instruction of Janna Nelson performed in recital Sunday evening April 27 at the Stuart-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church. Solos, duets with Mrs. Nelson, and a brother-sister duet comprised the program with an ending organ piece by Mrs. Nelson.
Certificates were presented to the students. Zoey Van Donselaar received her first trophy for three years of I ratings. Cherubim and Michidel each earned a second trophy for six years of I ratings.
Participants included Charlotte Owens, Ceige Underwood, Cooper Ehrsam, Eli Nourse, Grace Nourse, Zoey Van Donselaar, Brandon Carlson, Cherubim Mercado and Michidel Mercado. Refreshments were served following the recital.