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Feb 7, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 12, 2015

60 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. Jim and Beverly Arganbright were married on June 21, 1954. The Panora couple raised eight children — six boys and two girls — and joke they’ve stayed together all these years because there “just wasn’t a time to get loose.”

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 9, 2005

HE’S A REAL CUT UP. Guthrie Center first-grader Matthew Vannatta (George and Karen) shows off a Valentine heart he made using his scissors and a piece of paper.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 8, 1995

$50,000 AWARDED. Proceeds from the estate of Miss Elizabeth Hudson, Panora, were distributed last week by trustee Bill Bump, left front. The Turn of the Century Museum Foundation in Panora and the Panorama School District both received $19,165 while the Guthrie County Hospital was given $10,000. Money to the school and hospital were designated to assist in capital expenditures to link them with the Iowa Fiber Optic Communication Network. Money to the museum foundation is for capital improvement projects. Accepting the checks were Kay Campbell for the hospital, Alex Krueger of Bagley and Hugh Teale of Panora for the museum foundation, back left and center, and superintendent Bill Weddingfeld for the school. Miss Hudson was a former school teacher who operated the Panora Hotel from 1926 until its closing in 1984. She died in December 1985 at the age of 100.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 14, 1985

 

WON’T YOU BE MINE? Tricia Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Turner, sifts through a rack of cards at Panora Pharmacy for the perfect Valentine.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 5 1975

HOW COLD IS IT? Ask any letter carrier who has to be out for hours at a time, trudging miles from one end of town to the other. Above, Don Reeves of Guthrie Center is prepared for his trek across town.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 5, 2015

BOOK FAIR. The Panorama Elementary P.T.O. will host a Scholastic Book Fair on Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12 from 3 to 6:30 pm. Funds raised will help purchase books for the library, classroom libraries and other children’s programs. Helping promote the Book Fair are (from left) Dane Kemble, Kiera Simmons, Timothy Putney and Ethan Olsen.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 2, 2005

YOUNG FRIENDS at Guthrie Center Elementary don’t mind at all having their photo taken for the newspaper. The group of second graders are Shelby Brusman, Elizabeth Woods, Claire Thompson, Jazlyn Nelson, Dylan Black and Cheinie Case. It would be nice if adults would be so anxious for a fun photo op!

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 1, 1995

BRING ON THE WORK. GCA president Doug Hambleton, left, and manager Andy Derry are shown at a training station for tumble lock assembly.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 7, 1985

 

THINKING MAN’S SPORT. What to do next? Boyd Burnham tries to get an advantage on a Jefferson opponent while at the same time trying to keep off his back at the Tiger Invitational wrestling tournament at Guthrie Center Saturday.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 29, 1975

CRASH COURSE. For the first time at Guthrie Center a semester course, Bachelor Survival, is being offered to senior boys. Taught by Mrs. Karen Sampers, the course will teach bachelors the basics in cooking, washing and sewing they’ll need to get by on their own. Above, Mark Imerman, left, and Steve Jordan slave over a hot stove.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 29, 2015

PANTHER VICTORY. Panorama’s Jade Cunningham takes the ball to the hoop against Guthrie Center’s Mady Smith in a conference game played in Guthrie Center Friday. The Panthers won, 78-17.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 26, 2005

FIREMEN RECOGNIZED. Several Guthrie Center firemen were recognized for length of service at the annual firemen’s banquet held last week at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. From left, Doug Kent, Tom Reil, Bill Lloyd and Steve Crannell, all 15 years; Jason Carroll, five years; and Mike Peterson, 10 years. Not pictured was John Sechser, five years.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 25, 1995

FIRST BABY. Collin Lee Smith is the First Baby born at the Guthrie County Hospital in 1995. He is pictured with parents Lynn and Deb Smith of rural Bayard. Collin was born Monday at noon, weighing in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces. He has a brother, Matthew, 9.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 31, 1985

TEXTBOOK POSITION. Rebounding was a key ingredient in Panora-Linden’s victory over Guthrie Center Friday. Above, Steve Bell, left, blocks out the Tigers’ Dave Osen. Tim Pote, center and Mike Donahey also are ready to retrieve a missed shot.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 22, 1975

NEW AGE. It used to be five kids could get on a sled and go somewhere, but not anymore. A plastic sled just won’t budge with all that weight. These young eskimos who sledded away their snow vacation Tuesday are from top to bottom, Bridget, Billy and Jill Flanery, and Cheri and Shelene Springer.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 22, 2015

 

TOURNAMENT CHAMPION. Panorama’s Marcus Boldy captured the 220-pound title at the Perry Wrestling Invitational. Boldy won by 6-2 decision over Cooper Lawson of Webster City in the finals.

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 20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 19, 2005

BOOK SIGNING. Professor Max McElwain, author of “The Only Dance in Iowa,” which is a history of Iowa girls six-player basketball, signs a copy for Kim Heiland of Panora during a recent book signing at the Panora Library. Among the former players and fans attending were Sandy Jorgensen, Panora, right, visiting with Mona Sellman of Guthrie Center. McElwain teaches at Wayne State, Nebraska.

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 30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 18, 1995

DRIVING TO THE BASKET. Guthrie Center’s Sunny Gonzales drives baseline as Adair-Casey’s Emily Metzger defends. In the background are Katie Lewis (43) and A-C’s Brooke Douglas.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 17, 1985

HONOR BAND MUSICIANS. These four instrumentalists will represent Panora-Linden in the Southwest Iowa senior and junior honor bands at Red Oak on Monday. From left, Matt Knapp, Jeff Jensen, Stephanie Bell and Darnell Shook.

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 50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 15, 1975

25 WINNERS. Skip Cline, right, was one of 25 REC cooperative members receiving door prizes at the 35th annual meeting in Guthrie Center last week. Handing out the gift is REC employee Jim Terwilliger.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 15, 2015

25^th ANNIVERSARY. Members of the Panorama girls basketball team in 1989-90 are (front row, from left) manager Renee Ellis, Leslie Stanley, Paula Stanley, Stacy Smithson, Roxanne Leo, Sharon Schafer, Dannette Krause, manager Lynnea Moylan, (back row) assistant coach Dan Druivenga, Kathy Kemble, Amy Hedblom, Misty Allen, Jeri Brooks, Wendy Koppen, Janine Slater, head coach Bud McCrea.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 512 2005

ANOTHER DEUCE. Following a steal, Guthrie’s Amanda Moses is fouled by Lindsay Anthofer of Glidden-Ralston. Moses had 15 points.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 11, 1995

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE DAY. Brothers Andy (top) and Ryan Richter race down a hill behind the Plowman Trenching building in Adair. Andy, a third grader, and Ryan, a seventh grader, spent part of the day sledding, as Adair-Casey canceled school Friday to fix a water problem.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 10, 1985

IT’S MINE. Guard Shannon Kindred is fouled by a Central Dallas player as she tries to protect a rebound.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 8, 1975

FIRST BABY. Jane (Mrs. Joel) Clark of Casey holds her spunky son, Travis, for his first public appearance. Travis, born Monday, was Guthrie County’s first baby of 1975 and will be awarded prizes from 19 Guthrie Center merchants.

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10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 8, 2015

FOUL! Panorama’s Bryce Halterman drives in for the basket but is fouled by IKM-Manning’s Jon Brandt (3) in the third quarter of a game played in Panora on Dec. 6. The Panthers suffered a 74-63 loss, their only setback in nine games this season.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 5, 2005

UP AND WAY UP! Roofers were working at the Guthrie County State Bank, foreground, last week while climbers were in the background dismantling a communications tower at the former Guthrie Automotive location. Owner Steve Brubaker reported the tower stretched more than 145 feet into the air. A crane from Des Moines lifted sections of the tower to the ground.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 4, 1995

SMOKE-FREE. Dean Downing, a custodian at the Guthrie County Courthouse, installs a no smoking sign at one of the courthouse’s five entrances. The building officially became smoke-free Monday. Previously, smoking was allowed in the building’s hallways and bathrooms.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Jan. 3, 1985

FILL ‘ER UP. St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church was winterized last week when hundreds of pounds of insulation were blown into the ceiling from a ground level unit.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 1, 1975

1974 WINNER. Kimberly Rumelhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rumelhart, learns after reading an issue of the Guthrie Center Newspapers she will soon relinquish her crown as the county’s first baby. Kimberly was one of the latest arrivals in the traditional contest as she wasn’t born until Jan. 27, 1974.