Yester Years

Jul 17, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

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

STATE CHAMP. Kolby Schackelford, 13, of Panora won the 12-13 year old state championship at the Iowa PGA Junior Championship held last Thursday at the Lake Panorama National course. The Panorama eighth-grader-to-be posted a 73, well ahead of the next two finishers, who shot 85 and 86 respectively. Pictured are Gary Babcock, head pro at LPN; Colby Shackelford; Jackson Scarr, second, of West Des Moines; and Brock Sabaski of Brayton, third place. Will Babcock, Panorama high school golfer, tied for fifth in the 16-18 year old division, shooting 79. Juniors qualified for the tournament at six sites around the state.

_________________________________________

20 years ago

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

IT’S OK TO BREATHE! Abby Thompson, 5, continues to hold her breath after retrieving a plastic ring from the bottom of the pool and bobbing to the surface with help from lifeguard McKenzie Benton.

_________________________________________

30 years ago

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

IN THERE. Tigerette Abby Snyder slides safely into home with Guthrie Center’s fourth run, which came in the bottom of the fifth inning and gave the Tigerettes a 4-2 advantage. Snyder scored on Brie Wetzel’s sacrifice fly to right field.

_________________________________________

40 years ago

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

HUMPTY-DUMPTY TIME. Joyce Countryman and production manager Frank Ostby watch as a machine cracks open eggs at the Heying Foods plant. The egg processor last week added a night shift that employees 20 more persons.

_________________________________________

50 years ago

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

SEASON ENDS. The Panora-Linden Hawks were eliminated from sectional tournament play by Adel last week, 3-1. Each team had four hits, and the Hawks had the tying run on before Adel forced a ground ball to end the threat. Panora-Linden finished at 11-9 for the year. Front row: Randy Leib, Matt Wernli, Jeff Godwin, Richard Van Pelt, Kerry Moylan, Bill Corrick and Dave Arganbright. Second row: Coach Hal Rossow, Frank Ulrich, Bill Barks, Mark Lundberg, Greg Van Pelt, Tim Lamb, Mike Buker, Kevin Wood and Tim Watts.

Yester Years

Jul 10, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

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

PANORAMA BOYS PLAY FOR DALLAS STARS. Four Panorama boys played on the South Dallas Stars All-Star team this season, including (from left) Avery Norman, Preston Walker, Cooper Andersen and Dominic Walker. Cory Norman, also from Panorama, was the head coach for the South Dallas All Stars. The team went 1-3 with their win over the Marshalltown All-Stars.

______________________________________________

20 years ago

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

HISTORICAL GIFT. The Batschelet family has donated the 120-year-old Batschelet and Thompson law office in Guthrie Center to the Guthrie County Historical Village Foundation to be moved to the museum complex in Panora. Monday, Margaret Batschelet handed over the keys to Alex Krueger, Foundation president. From left, village curator Kristine Jorgensen, foundation treasurer Janice Vandevanter, Krueger, Cheryl and Bob Batschelet (rear) of Rock Port, Missouri, Margaret Batschelet, King’s sister Beth Batschelet, and Gary and Carol (Batschelet) Brotherson of Burlington. Inset shows King Batschelet.

______________________________________________

30 years ago

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

STILL THERE? Katie Lloyd (Bill) checks to see the bait is still on the line before she casts at a farm pond last weekend. The fish weren’t biting, but it didn’t much matter to the beginning fisherman.

______________________________________________

40 years ago

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

FROGGER. Bring on the warts, says Leah Hutchins, 3, of Linden as she gets a firm grasp on a pet frog. The hopper was the girl’s Fourth of July playmate and showed signs of stress from the attention of his owner and the hot windy conditions. Leah is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave, Hutchins.

______________________________________________

50 years ago

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

ONE MORE PINT. Linda Dorr, medical technician at Guthrie County Hospital, gives moral support to donor Juanita Smith of Guthrie Center. A crew of nurses from Des Moines drew the blood for the Guthrie County Hospital Blood Bank Club.

Yester Years

Jul 3, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

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

SADDLE UP! Hope Arganbright leads sister Meredith at the Yale Saddle Club’s Horse Arena during a show held July 4 in conjunction with Yale’s Fourth of July festivities.

_________________________________________

20 years ago

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

READY. Shortstop Amanda Moses covers third base as an Earlham runner rounds the bag.

_________________________________________

30 years ago

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

SOME SWIM, SOME PLAY. Reed Johnson uses a break in the action at a recent swimming meet to test his skill on his Game-Boy computer.

_________________________________________

40 years ago

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

LOOK AT THIS! Lois and Fred Morain, Lake Panorama residents, pause on Main Street in Panora to glance at an article about Lake Panorama in the summer issue of The Iowan magazine. The spread on the booming lake development includes 10 color photos and seven pages of text. The magazine is published quarterly. Additional copies of the issue have been ordered by Panora Pharmacy.

_________________________________________

50 years ago

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

SEVEN COME ELEVEN. Down on their knees to paint house numbers on curbs and not roll dice are Jaycees Ron Moreland, Paul Downing, John Arrasmith and Jim Beck. Residents wanting their house number painted should contact the newspaper office.

Yester Years

Jun 27, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

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

BASE HIT! Panorama’s Kennedy Andersen drives a base hit for the Panthers in an 8-7 win over Woodward-Granger Monday. Andersen was 2 for 3 with a double for the Panthers.

______________________________________

20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 29, 2005

CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Authorities say this still photo taken from a surveillance camera shows bank robbery suspect Troy Maynard taking a brown paper sack with cash from a teller during a noon hour robbery at Guthrie County State Bank in Guthrie Center Tuesday.

______________________________________

30 years ago

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

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. Guthrie Center hosted the District 7 American Legion Golf Tournament at the Guthrie Center Golf Club Saturday and when District 7 Commander Glenda Edwards of Guthrie Center, a non-golfer, showed up for her tee time, playing partner Barry Stetzel greeted her with football headgear.

______________________________________

40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, June 27, 1985

ROW YOUR BOAT. Ron Downing, left, and Steve Baker were one of the local teams paddling in the Guthrie County Conservation Board’s third annual Canoe Race on the Middle Raccoon River at Panora Saturday. Sixteen teams were entered.

______________________________________

50 years ago

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

FFA JUDGING WINNERS. FFA members from Guthrie Center placed well in the Reno Smith Livestock Judging Invitational Thursday in Villisca. The four-man judging team of Keith Wilson, top left; Mike Rees, lower left; Lyle Wilson, top right; and Barry Chalfant, lower right, placed second, missing first place by one point. Chalfant also earned top individual and Keith Wilson won fourth individual. Eighteen teams from the Southwest Iowa District competed in the dairy, sheep and hog judging.

Yester Years

Jun 19, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

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

SHE’S A BEAUTY. Kim Lubeck of Panora takes a look at a 1973 Hurst Olds owned by Tom and Bonnie Snyder during a Car Show Saturday.

______________________________________

20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 22, 2005

DUGOUT HUMOR. Guthrie Center Baseball Coach Rod Robson, right, and Adam Faucher, left, share a smile and a laugh during Saturday’s tournament.

______________________________________

30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 21, 1995

LEVEL CUT. Guthrie Center left fielder Faith Kuster fouls off a pitch in the first game of the Tigerettes’ double header loss to Martensdale-St. Marys at Guthrie Tuesday.

______________________________________

40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, June 20, 1985

THE CHAMP. Jeff Smith, center, Oskaloosa Country Club pro, accepts congratulations from Don Chafa, Des Moines, right, after winning the first place $2,000 check at the first annual Alzheimer’s Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Lake Panorama last weekend. Smith and Ed Schumann, Waterloo, finished the 36-hole tournament in a tie, but Smith won a five-hole playoff with a birdie on No. 5 to claim the top prize. Doug Meredith, left, club pro at the Lake Panorama National Course, teamed with Chafa to organize and run the successful charity event.

______________________________________

50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 25, 1975

ICE CUBES FROM MOTHER NATURE. The size of hail is usually compared to marbles, walnuts, golf balls and baseballs, but the hail that fell at the Chet Vaughan farm south of Bayard Monday could be compared in size to the eyes of the Vaughans’ daughters, Vicky and Sherry, who gingerly hold hail stones their mother collected during the storm and kept in the freezer. Much of the hail had jagged edges.

Yester Years

Jun 13, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, June 18, 2015

CENTERFIELD. Panorama centerfielder Devyn Kemble makes a catch in the field and takes a look at a pair of runners on base.

_________________________________________

20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 15, 2005

TAKE OFF. Jordan Albright releases from the starting block and pushes off from the side of the pool at the start of the backstroke race he won.

_________________________________________

30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 14, 1995

THESE, MY FRIENDS, are the fish found in Iowa streams and waters. Chad Paup, ranger naturalist, shows pictures of fish and explains where they usually are found to youngsters attending the annual Youth Fishing Clinic and Derby at Lake Panorama.

_________________________________________

40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, June 13, 1985

HOT TIME. The waters of Lake Panorama were especially refreshing Saturday as hundreds of boaters and skiers sought relief from 100 degree temperatures.

_________________________________________

50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, June 18, 1975

PACO. Foreign exchange student Paco Villegordoa and “brother” Brian Denny relax at the Denny home. Paco left Guthrie Center Friday for warmer weather down south after eight months in Iowa. Brian, a high school junior, will vacation with Paco in Mexico City for several weeks this summer.