10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, May 7, 2015

EARTH DAY. Panorama elementary students (from left) Jeremiah Brown Colten Benner and Parker Nunn clean up the playground April 22 during Earth Day activities at the school.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, May 4, 2005

ALL-CONFERENCE. Earning all-conference golf honors as the top five players at the West Central Conference golf tournament at Lake Panorama National Monday were, from left, Nate Crannell, Guthrie Center, Jake Waddle, Coon Rapids-Bayard, and Joe Wells, Justin Smool and Jaron Smool, all of Panorama. Justin Smool was medalist for the third straight year.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, May 3, 1995

NOT BAD FOR KNIGHT’S WORK. Ryan Middleton of Guthrie Center won the U.S. Medieval Knights Sword Fighting Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last weekend. In addition to the sword he is holding and trophy beside him, he won a cash prize of $10,000.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, May 2, 1985

FLANERY STATE TYPING CHAMP. Brenda Flanery, a senior at Panora-Linden High School, was named Iowa State typing champion and will advance to the national championship round in the Olympia National Scholastic Typing Contest.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, May 7, 1975

A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE. Mark Rhoades of Guthrie Center Elementary School had a hair-raising experience during a visit to the Des Moines Center of Science and Industry last Wednesday. His fifth-grade class was told about the many forms of electricity and given the feel of electrons in a hair-raising demonstration in the Energy Lab.

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 30, 2015

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. Competing in Battle of the Books for Panorama were (from left) Cassidy Overbey, Shekynah Haworth, Reagan Gibson and Brix Gymer.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 27, 2005

SORENSEN ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SELECTION. Jordan Sorensen reads about fellow academic all-staters.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 26, 1995

CURIOUS LISTENERS. Head Start teacher Nancy Stetzel reads “Small Green Snake,” a book using paper tearing illustration, to Whitney Beer of Panora and Kiefer Mathews and Logan Holloway, both of Guthrie Center.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 25, 1985

OUTDATED? Linda Hummel, P-L senior, has made a high school career of memorable trips to proms. Two years ago, Hummel rolled into the prom at Spirit Lake High School with her date in a 4620 John Deere diesel tractor. Their unusual arrival resulted in statewide publicity. Saturday,

Boyd Burnham of Linden, maybe trying to “‘outdate” the competition from northwest Iowa, surprised Hummel with a ride to the P-L prom in a 1920 Model T borrowed from a friend, Frank Comes of West Des Moines. Burnham had Hummel meet him after he unloaded the car in Panora. The pair then chugged to the school in low gear, drawing second glances along the way.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, April 30, 1975

BOYS STATE CANDIDATES. Mark Hunt, left, and Brad Peterson will be Guthrie Center’s delegates to Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge May 31. The two are juniors.

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.

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.

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.

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.