By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Through the holiday season, Fremont Theatre in Stuart (124 N. Fremont St.) is showing free movies, beginning Nov. 29 and running through Dec. 30. The movies include “Scrooged,” “Elf,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Christmas Vacation,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “The Year Without a Santa Claus” and “The Grinch.”
Showtimes are available at www.fremonttheatre.com or by calling 515-523-1225.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Guthrie Center’s lighted Christmas Parade will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29. Anyone interested in having an entry in the parade is asked to contact the Guthrie Center Chamber of Commerce. Parade lineup begins at 5:15 p.m. at the courthouse.
The 48th annual Panora Holiday Boutique will be Saturday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Panora Community Center. More than 50 vendors and crafters are expected.
On Friday, Dec. 5, a silent auction fundraiser will be held at The New Homestead (2306 State St.). Bidding will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8:30-11 a.m., a freewill donation pancake breakfast will be held at the Panora Community Center (115 W. Main). The Camp Candycane craft event will be 9-10:30 a.m.
Celebrate winter in Redfield on Dec. 6 at West Central Valley Middle School. A craft fair, silent auction and cookie walk run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids shop for free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Santa visits at 1 p.m. Then head over to Legion Hall and City Park for the lighting. The chili competition drop-off is at 3:30 p.m. with the judging beginning at 4 p.m. The tree and holiday display and lighting of the park occurs at 5 p.m. The chili feed runs from 5-7 p.m. for a free will donation. At 6:30 p.m., the silent auction ends. At 7 p.m., the lighted parade begins.
A Christmas caroling group will sing at various location in Panora on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 6. Singers will meet at the Panora Library at 8 a.m. The group will sing at Crafty’s Coffee, Santa’s Workshop (Panora Square), Lakeside Village and Care Initiatives. If interested in joining, call Anna at 712-269-8248. Anyone participating is encouraged to wear red and/or green.
Women For Panora’s Future (WFPF) will hold a Holiday Home Tour from 1-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Advance tickets ($10) can be purchased by calling 712-249-2142. On the day of the event, tickets can be purchased ($15) at the Panora Community Center.
Jamaica’s second annual tree lighting will happen at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Community Center. There will be cocoa, hot dogs, snacks, children’s gifts, a photo backdrop, holiday music and bilingual story time.
Everyone is invited to the children’s Christmas program and soup supper on Sunday, Dec. 7 at Church of the Brethren (2946 200th Road, Panora). The freewill donation soup supper will run 4:30-5:45 p.m., followed by the program at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, 9-11 a.m., the ACGC class of 2026 will serve breakfast with Santa. Vendor fair will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. including gift wrapping and baked goods. Children’s mall will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m., a chili cookoff event will help raise funds for the Panorama wrestling teams. Cost to enter is $20, and $10 to eat. A cash prize will be awarded to the winning chili chef. More details will be announced on the Facebook page of Panorama Wrestling.
The Guthrie Center Church Musicians concert will be Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Guthrie Center, 405 Prairie St. A freewill offering will be taken for the Guthrie Center Association of Churches.
The Panora Fire Department is collecting toys for families in need this holiday season. Toys will be accepted through Dec. 15 at many local businesses, including Hometown Foods, Panora Fiber, Crafty’s, Sunset Realty, B & B Marketplace, Little Panther Daycare, Local Liquor and Farmers State Bank in Yale. Gift cards may also be given. For questions, call Bryce Arganbright, 641-757-9073.
Submit your event information to rich@gctimesnews.com.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Unofficial election results taken from the Iowa Secretary of State website show vote totals for Nov. 4 races involving the Times Vedette’s coverage area. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of seats to be filled, if more than one. Asterisks indicate unofficial winners, per Guthrie County Auditor’s posted results.
Joanne Byars 102
Write-in 10
Paul Gettler 115
Ronald Wheatley 56
Write-in 17
*Amanda Waltz 35
Write-in 4
*Steven B Joy 28
*Janet Bennett 28
Deanna Gibson 14
Write-in 8
*Mark Mozingo 13
Write-in 9
Bruce Vorm 68
Write-in 6
Jennifer Geren-Penton 57
Cody Sheeder 39
LeRoy Hall 27
Tyler Stolk 23
*Michael A Herbert 112
Write-in 1
*Erica Finster 98
*Carolyn Masters 90
Write-in 9
*Dennis Meinecke 19
Write-in 6
*Dina Martinez 20
*Richard McAllister 16
*HD Meinecke 10
Write-in 25
*Roger L Dorr 219
*Brian Dorsett 213
*Blake Michelsen 199
Write-in 16
*Beverly Louk 40
Write-in 2
*Clint Deardorff 43
*Tim Walker 3
Gerald McComb 2
Anna Arganbright 2* (tie-break winner at Board of Supervisors meeting)
Johanne Godwin 2
Christy Ocker 2
Scott Van Gundy 2
Write-in 7
*Diane N Chase 39
*Tim Walker 3
Write-in 5
Lindsay Dinkla 205
Amanda Bireline 199
Blair Carney 197
Write-in 14
*Kris Langgaard 142
*Adam Franzeen 140
Write-in 2
Heidi Clark 161
Write-in 6
*Clint Deardorff 236
Write-in 6
*Mark Cates 173
Write-in 2
No 664
Yes 605
Trish Roberts 12651
Write-in 159
1927-2025
Neva June Langgaard (Brady) born on Sept. 8, 1927, to Harmon O. and Georgia Anna (Passmore) Brady.
Neva attended school in Guthrie Center. She enjoyed basketball during her high school days and often told stories of her days of playing. She told of only going to school for half a day when she graduated from high school due to the end of World War II. Neva worked in the grocery store in her younger years. After graduation, she had taken Normal Training in high school and upon testing and passing, she was able to teach school. She earned her teaching certificate and started teaching country school in August of 1945. She had 14 pupils — two kindergarteners, three second-graders, four third-graders, three fifth-graders, one seventh-grader and three eighth-graders. Neva taught for eight years in four different schools: Bear Grove No. 1 for two years, Bear Grove No. 5 for two years, Seeley No. 7 for 1 year, and Seeley No. 8 for three years.
Neva and Erwen went on their first date in February of 1949. The two went on a double date where they went rolling skating. The following June, Neva took a trip to California to visit relatives for four weeks, and Erwen sent her a letter each week anxiously awaiting for her to come home. Their courtship continued upon her return, and the two were married on June 18, 1950, at the First Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Together, they lived in Guthrie Center with Neva’s dad after they were married. In 1951, they moved to the farm where Neva continued to reside. To this union, three children were born, Edward Erwen, Elizabeth Anna, who died at childbirth, and Tommie Eugene. Neva continued to live on the farm, watching the farm equipment, neighborhood traffic and the birds out the kitchen window every day.
Erwen and Neva loved to play cards and were in several card clubs. Neva continued to play cards after Erwen passed. After all the years of having chores with the chickens, goats and cows, Neva and Erwen took to traveling. They traveled to Florida, eating oysters right from the coast. Together, they took many trips to Denmark to visit Erwen’s family, maintaining strong relationships with their family overseas, even celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in Denmark the Danish way. Neva and Erwen took Tom and Janelle and then Ed and Kim on trips to Denmark, making sure they also knew their Danish family. After Erwen passed, Neva and her travel partner, Mona Sellman, traveled with the Heritage Club, going several places and one last trip to Denmark by herself. Neva always said travel when you can.
Neva belonged to the First Christian Church, Victory Ladies Club and the Eastern Star. She loved watching basketball during March Madness and going to the grandkids’ sporting events. She was a great cook, always cooking for family gatherings as well as those who helped doing anything on the farm, including remodeling projects in the house. Neva was also a gardener and took great pride in her well-producing garden. She loved family gatherings, especially when the grandkids and great grandchildren came to visit. Neva’s kitchen table was always open to many visitors, and all were greeted with fresh rolls each morning. Neva was always sending cards. She was great at saying thanks and wishing you a happy birthday.
Neva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Erwen; children, Edward and Elizabeth; sisters, Ruth Brady and Francis Wasson; and brothers-in-law, Norman Langgaard and Dwight Wasson.
Left to mourn Neva is her son, Tom (Janelle) Langgaard, and daughter-in-law, Kim Langgaard of Guthrie Center; grandkids, Katy (Jason) Victora of Grimes, Kris (Sarah) Langgaard of Guthrie Center, Neil (Alicia) Langgaard of Missouri Valley, Brady (Jessica) Langgaard of Guthrie Center and Jami (Trevor) Jorgensen of Casey; great grandkids, Landon and Nolan Victora, Nora, Aaron, Ryan and Logan Langgaard, Michael Zane Langgaard, William and Eli Langgaard, and Boone and Blakely Jorgensen. Also left to mourn her is our Denmark family.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Nov. 25 Times Vedette incorrectly listed an upcoming presentation about the Summit Carbon Pipeline set for Dec. 12 in Panora. That event was held in 2024. There is no such event scheduled in December 2025. The Times Vedette regrets the error.