Beach Ball draws strong crowd on Friday

By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette

Friends of Lake Panorama, a public nonprofit charity supporting recreational amenities at Lake Panorama, held its annual Beach Ball event at the Lake Panorama National Resort event center on Friday, June 21 with more than 180 in attendance. The event is a fundraiser for the organization, which is celebrating its 10^th anniversary. Activities included a social hour, silent auction, live auction, 50/50 raffle and half-card-draw and dinner.

Live auction items included a 1939 Chevy Adventure with Maureen Lubeck; Rainbow Over LPN photo on metal by Michael Kleinwolterink; Fire in the Sky photo on metal by Michael Kleinwolterink; a Cyclone football package from Jamie Pollard; another Cyclone football package by Guthrie County State Bank; a Cyclone football helmet from an anonymous donor; a custom pendant necklace from the Younberg family and Ames Silversmithing; a set of four tires from Scott Politte and Stivers Ford Lincoln; a six-course gourmet dinner by Bill and Karen Fitzgerald; a Traeger grill from Kane and Dee Powell of Lake Panorama Realty; a traditional Iowa barbecue meal for 50 from Chris and Brenda Duree and Mike and Kelly Faga; and two Paradisepad inflatables from Austin and Mike Hayden of Paradisepad.

For more information on Friends of Lake Panorama, visit friendsoflakepanorama.org.

Friends of Lake Panorama board members Jan Reinicke, Jim Tibbles, Jody Muench, Bill Winkleblack, Susan Thompson (director) and Galen Johnson. Two board members not able to attend were John Muenzenberger and Jackie Wellik.