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Apr 17, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 23, 2015

LEADING THE PACK. Panorama’s Gavin Richey leads a group of three into the final stretch of the 800-meter run at the Saydel Eagles Boys Invitational in Des Moines on April 16.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 20, 2005

SPRING! IT’S A BLOOMIN’ GOOD TIME. One-year-old Alaina Bunde (Chris and Suzanne), Guthrie Center, has her first encounter with flowers grown in her front yard.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 19, 1995

MATH BEE PARTICIPANTS. Four Guthrie Center elementary students participated in the Math Bee at Ankeny on April 4. The team placed seventh overall in the 26-team competition. Nathan Beck earned a ribbon for a ninth-place finish, and Ryne Rumelhart also received a ribbon for placing 17th. Guthrie Center’s participants were, from left, Beck, Rumelhart, sponsor Dolores Beck, Jane Vandevanter and Ashley Glade.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 18, 1985

ALL SMILES. Bill Haslup was featured in this week’s Vedette Snapshot.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 23, 1975

SPRINGTIME FUN. Spring brings longer daylight hours and a chance for fun in the outdoors. After watching a lonesome tire swing all winter, Brandon Thompson (Gary), renews his friendship with the dangling playmate.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 16, 2015

STRAIGHT SHOT. Panther senior Anna Koch sends a drive down the No. 4 fairway during varsity competition Monday at the Lake Panorama National Golf Resort.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 13, 2005

YOUTH SOCCER. Xristos (Chris) Giannopoulos of Guthrie Center is coaching a soccer team this spring. Jim Wickland, assistant coach, is also from Guthrie Center. Four Guthrie Center youth are participants on the team along with three Panora youth and one from Yale. The team played its first game April 1. Front row, Cale Crowder and Landon Walker of Guthrie Center, Madison Fisher of Panora, Jessica Headley of Guthrie Center, Ethan Tromp of Panora, and T.J. Wickland, Guthrie Center. Back row, coaches Jim Wickland and Xristos Giannopoulos. Not pictured: Zach Troutman, Yale, and Cheyenne Hester, Panora.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 12, 1995

SPANISH SKIT. Spanish III students Tawnia Sheeder, Jenni Wedemeyer and Katy Snyder perform a Spanish skit.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 11, 1985

SIGNAL TO PASS. It’s a tight squeeze at the peak of a roof, and Dan Ohm, left, and Mike Winters maneuver carefully around each other as they re-roof a home in Yale Tuesday afternoon.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 16, 1975

SIMPSON STAR. Ed Langgaard, a junior from Guthrie Center, was one of 12 Simpson basketball players who were awarded varsity letters in basketball at the annual Winter Sports Banquet at the Indianola campus last week.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 9, 2015

MUNCHKIN. Kylie Doran, a fourth-grader at Panorama, played a Munchkin in the Ballet Des Moines’ The Wizard of Oz performance at the Civic Center.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 6, 2005

COLORADO KIDS. This Odyssey of the Mind team from GCHS advanced to World Competition in Boulder, Colorado, in May. Accompanied by Jordan Sorensen, left, Mary Mortensen, Shannon Rees, Tyler Norgart (dust bunny) and Neil Myers sing and dance during their performance Saturday.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 5, 1995

RESURRECTION TRIBUTE. Johnie Schmeling of Casey constructed these three crosses to signify Christ’s resurrection. The crosses, made out of creosote bridge plank and standing nearly 15 feet tall, are located along Interstate 80 one mile southwest of Casey in a field owned by Dale and Larry Stetzel of Casey. The bridge plank was furnished by Boyd Kading, also of Casey. This is the third Easter season Schmeling, a member of the Casey Lutheran Church, has erected the crosses.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 4, 1985

HARE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. Easter bunnies fashioned after a 10-inch weekend snow were short-lived. They melted like chocolate Monday and Tuesday as the thermometer climbed to 60 degrees and above. At left is a bunny and egg basket at the Charles Trent residence in Panora. At right, is a huge bunny wilting under the warm sunshine Tuesday at the David Hutchins residence in Linden.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 9, 1975

NAVAL RECRUIT TRAINING GRADUATE. Navy Seaman Michael Bohl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bohl of Lake Panorama, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego. The training included instruction in seamanship, military regulations, firefighting, close order drill, first aid and Navy history.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 2, 2015

LEMONADE COOKIE THANK-YOUS. Girls Scouts Cadette Troop 40090, Panora shared a bag of lemonade cookies with 30 local Panora businesses and personally thanked them for supporting their troop over the past seven years. Members (from left) Gwen Steffen, Emma Johnston, Amanda Holwegener, Olivia Steffen, Reagan Gibson, Kinze Laabs, Hailey Meacham, Rachel Marwadel, Carley Van Gundy are working their way to becoming great leaders with their community behind them.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 30, 2005

IT’S SPRING. Jared Calvert, Guthrie Center, took a lamb to Panora for the petting zoo held along with the Easter Egg hunt.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 29, 1995

TWO SELECTED FOR BOYS STATE. Juniors Luke Wells and Jason Carroll were chosen by the Guthrie Center American Legion Post No. 124 to attend Boys State June 9-15 at Camp Dodge in Johnston. Wells and Carroll are pictured with Post No. 124 legion commander John Garrett.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 28, 1985

BEST OF THE SHOW. Judged the top racers in the show division at the Pinewood Derby for Panora scouts were the entries of Chris Ellis, first; Scott Klocke, second; and Craig Richey, third.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 2, 1975

TALENT WINNERS. Pictured with Bill Riley are winners of Tuesday’s state fair talent search at Guthrie Center. Front are Kathy Doud, second place, and Kent Tibben, third place. Back is winning boys barber shop quartet of Mark Hunt, Dave Schwartz, Steve Jordan and Brent Wallin.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 26, 2015

HIGH BID. Ron and Karla Bristle, Lake Panorama, consider their bid for an item in the silent auction during Saturday’s Pheasant Forever Banquet.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 23, 2005

WEATHER WATCHERS. Meteorologist from Channel 13 Jerriann Ritter visited the fourth-grade classes of Mrs. Priestley and Mrs. Mohning. While she was here, Jerriann told the class about her education to become a meteorologist, what a meteorologist does, and brought a video of weather conditions that can be found in Iowa and around the United States. Students in the photo with Jerriann are: Mason Murphy, Ryan Black, Matthew Schachtner, Austin Blass, Mikayla Hockenberry, Beth Grow and Nic Halsey.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 22, 1995

ALL-STATE SPEECH HONORS TO BECK. Christina Beck, a senior at Guthrie Center High School, was selected to participate in the All-State Individual Speech Festival to be held at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls April 10.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 28, 1985

THE WINNERS! Winners of the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Race held Sunday evening were, left to right, Mike Eastman, third; Tim Wilcoxson, first; and Scott Klacke, second.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 26, 1975

EASTER PAGEANTRY. Beth Pierce and Veronica Sloss admire one of the many store windows in Guthrie Center adorned with Easter drawings.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 19, 2015

BASKETBALL HONORS. Those recognized with honors at the Panorama boys basketball banquet for the 2014-15 season are (from left) Dakota Redfern, Aaron Klinge, Gavin Richey, Gabe Richey, Bryce Halterman, Luke Webner and Kole Steiner.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 16, 2005

FULL HOUSE FOR ADAIR TOY FAIR. Roger Richter, superintendent of the 16th annual Adair Toy Fair, said 23 vendors were on hand to display their wares of new, antique toys and treasures along with parts and antique mementos. Vendors were from four states, and buyers and visitors also came from all over Iowa and surrounding states. Richter described this year’s displays as larger than in the past.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 15, 1995

CARNIVAL HELPERS. Elementary student council members Jami Shackelford, Annah Dunbar, Cory Hall, Nathan Beck and Curt Sorensen.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 21, 1985

TIME CAPSULE? Dave Arganbright, who is remodeling the Panora Cooperative Telephone Office, holds in his right hand an Anacin tablet box he found while demolishing the store front. In his left hand is a band-aid box telephone manager Dale Grotjohn prepared for him to place in a new brick front. Information from the Anacin box indicated it was placed in the brick wall Sept. 13, 1951, when it was remodeled for Robinson’s Produce by Noble Vandeventer and Charlie Royer. It listed employees of Emory Robinson as Donald Richey, Art Long, Kenneth Canady and Helen Bates. Egg graders were Mabel Morgan, Pearl Clayton, Maxine Wells, Joe Kolbe, and Ethel Roseneau.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 19, 1975

 

TIMBER! David Rutledge and John Garrett pry loose, decaying brick from the rear of the Rowley Hardware building Tuesday. In the picture, a part of the wall falls to the pile of rubble below. The building will soon have a new exterior cover.