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The Scholastic Book Fairs will be held in the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center Elementary School libraries from Oct. 23-30.  Books will be available for students in preschool through eighth grade. Family Events will be held in conjunction with parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 4-7 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. The Teachers’ Wish Lists will be available for families that would like to purchase books for classrooms. 

Shop online here for Guthrie Center Elementary or here for Adair-Casey Elementary. This is a great way for grandparents or out-of-town relatives to purchase Christmas gifts or create online e-wallets to be spent at the fair. They accept cash, credit cards, e-wallets and checks.

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Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester President’s List.  To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized from the area include:

• Anaston Benson, Liberal Arts, Guthrie Center
• Presley Buttler, Agribusiness, Guthrie Center
• Karla Crawley, Computer Information Systems, Guthrie Center
• Xander Crawley, Computer Information Systems, Guthrie Center
• Andrew Mahaffey, Liberal Arts, Guthrie Center
• Lindsie Schacherer, Early Childhood Education, Guthrie Center
• Jazmyn Sellers, Liberal Arts, Panora
• Kylie South, Agribusiness, Yale

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More than 1,000 students graduated from the Summer Semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses. Those recognized from the area include:

• EmilyGruber, Surgical Technology, Guthrie Center
• AustinKunkle, Electrical Trades, Guthrie Center
• EmilyLutz, Agribusiness and Agribusiness–Animal Science, Linden
• EvelynGreenlee, Human Services, Panora
• LindsayLaFreniere, Patient Access Specialist, Panora
• GabrielWelberg, Business Administration, Panora

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Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester Dean’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized from the area include:

• Benjamin Marsh, Criminal Justice, Guthrie Center
• Lindsay LaFreniere, Patient Access Specialist, Panora
• Kylie Doran, Associate General Studies, Yale
  Danielle Spencer, Management and Leadership, Yale

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The Lake Panorama Association started lowering the lake level on Oct. 1 to perform scheduled maintenance on the dam to reach 5 feet below normal pool elevation. This is the result of a routine inspection conducted in December 2024 that revealed wear on hydraulic cylinders that have been in service for 20 years. Pilot Matt Lukacs captured these images from above on Oct. 11, showing high spots peeking through the water and lake shorelines receding. 

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The Guthrie Center High School class of 1965 held a reunion Oct. 11. The group met for lunch and fellowship at Cabbage Rose in Guthrie Center. A total of 43 people attended with 26 being the 1965 graduates and the remainder spouses, children and friends.

Classmates in the photo include (front row): Nellie Moreland Stirm, Janice Flanery Johnson, Mary Lou Tallman Ludwig, Larry Mortensen, Mike Downing, Bob Stewart and Jeanette Cline Sheeder. (middle row): Roselyn Belding Putnam, Vickie Laughery Friedrich, Linda Luckey Fisher, Elizabeth Clifford Hillman, Kay Purdy Ridgley, Myrna Jorgensen Anderson, Bev Hoover Steensen, Jean Hoyt Boone, Carol Brutsche Schlieman, Doug Devibiss and Carolyn Stewart Masters. (back row): Jim Petersen, Bob Christensen, Richard Knauss, Gary Dutler, David Ball, Bob Turner and  Bob Batschelet. Not pictured is Doug Schlieman.