By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC boys golf team competes at the 1A IHSAA Sectional meet at CAM on Wednesday, May 13. ACGC needs to place within the top three to qualify for districts against Audubon, CAM, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Earlham, Exira-EHK and IKM-Menning.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The girls next meet is the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet, Region 1A at Audubon on Thursday, May 14. ACGC will compete for spots at state against Ar-We-Va, Audubon, Boyer Valley, CAM, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Exira-EHK, Glidden-Ralston, IKM-Manning, Logan-Magnolia, Newell-Fonda, Paton-Churdan, Storm Lake St. Mary’s and West Bend-Mallard.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC boys track and field team scored 64 points at the Meritt-Charger Invitational on Monday, May 11. Treynor won the meet with 126 points. ACGC did not win any gold medals at the meet but still took home plenty of silverware.
Silver medals went to Brexton Schneider in the 110-meter hurdles, Thomas Skram in the 200-meter dash and Collin Stringham in the long jump. Bronze medals were earned by Morgun Nolte in the 110-meter hurdles and Kade Sorensen in the 200-meter dash. Three Chargers placed fourth: Joe Crawford in the 200-meter dash, Bryce Benda in the 3,200-meter run and the 4×100-meter relay team of Crawford, Schneider, Skram and Talon Noland.
The next meet for ACGC is the 1A State Qualifying Meet at Audubon on Thursday, May 14. ACGC competes against Ar-We-Va, Audubon, Boyer Valley, CAM, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Exira-EHK, Glidden-Ralston, IKM-Manning, Logan-Magnolia, Newell-Fona, Paton-Churdan, Storm Lake St. Mary’s and West Bend-Mallard. In 1A, the first-place team will qualify for state, plus the top place-winner in each event, plus the next 14 best performances statewide from the qualifying meets.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the May 12 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, County Engineer Josh Sebern asked the supervisors to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 DOT budget amendment.
“This is going to mirror the county amendment,” Sebern said. “Overall, we were able to lower some of the equipment operations.”
Sebern pointed out that the labor budgeted for snow removal is used more for tree cutting when a winter with few snowstorms occurs.
“When we don’t plow snow, our labor costs goes to cut trees, road clearing,” Sebern said. “It all depends on whether we’re plowing snow or cutting trees. They’re directly proportional.”
The supervisors approved the DOT budget amendment.
Sebern also shared Resolution 26-33 (Modification to Fiscal Year 2026 Five-Year Program). He said there were two projects that needed to be completed (and were completed) but had not previously been administratively included in the five-year plan. The supervisors approved the additions as proposed.
Supervisor Maggie Armstrong provided an update on the P-28/Wagon Road project.
“P-28/Wagon Road is back open. We originally were hoping that about mid-May we would be able to start on the full project. It’s been delayed a little bit by our contractor, so we are going to move forward with the communication that it’s going to start in early June,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong stated that she is also learning about ways the county can implement Artificial Intelligence (AI).
“I like the technology. I think we’re going to have to learn how to use it, and we might as well use it to our benefit, as we can,” she said.
The supervisors meet regularly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person at the courthouse or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#.
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
The library has many regular adult programs going on. If one of them sounds interesting, just show up and see if you like it. Craft and Connect meets each Monday from 4-6 p.m. for anyone who has a hobby that they would like to pursue while talking with others. If you aren’t working on a project right now but would like to attend, bring an adult coloring page or check out a jigsaw puzzle.
MJB Library has two book clubs. Patrons are invited to attend one or both of them. Between the Covers meets the second Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m., and Reads Well With Others meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. The May book for the afternoon club is “We All Live Here” by Jojo Moyes.
“Blue Sisters” by Coco Mellors, evening book for May, tells the story of three estranged siblings who return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this unforgettable story of grief, identity and the complexities of family. As they each navigate grief, addiction and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in. But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they have been keeping might not have been from each other, but from themselves. “Blue Sisters” is a story of what it takes to keep living after loss –– and, ultimately, to fall in love with life again.
On the third Thursday of each month, cardmaking class takes place at 9 a.m., and Cookbook Club takes place at 6 p.m. Card making class, led by Judy Zimmerline, teaches how to create one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Everyone is welcome to come and learn this skill. All supplies and materials are provided for a $5 fee.
Cookbook Club members are asked to stop by the library and choose a recipe from the cookbook of the month to prepare and bring to the evening meeting. The group will share a meal and taste each other’s dishes while discussing the recipes and the cookbook.
For those who enjoy card games, cribbage meets each Monday from 9-11 a.m. Bridge meets from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday. Canasta meets at 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday. No experience is necessary to be able to join the card clubs.
Our youth programs include weekly preschool story hour for preschoolers and their caregivers on Fridays at 10 a.m. Creation Corner will meet on Wednesday, May 27 at 4 p.m.
Starting June 1, Summer Reading Program will begin with a kickoff party at 4 p.m. at Riverside Park. This come and go event will feature a number of activities to start the Summer Reading Program.
Registration is now open and can be completed at the library website. See the calendar of events for June on the website for events for the Summer Reading Program.