By Susan Thompson | Times Vedette
Spring-like temperatures this past Sunday resulted in good participation in the annual holiday tour of homes sponsored by Women for Panora’s Future (WFPF).
A total of $2,000 was raised through sales of both tour and raffle tickets. This matched the amount raised in 2023 with both years representing the most money ever raised by the home tour. Four homes and two businesses opened their doors to guests this year.
Homes owned by Bruce and Marcia Roenfeld, Paul and Sue Nagel, Jerry and Laura Poore, and Taylor and Sarah Burkhardt were decorated for the holiday season. B&B Marketplace shared Christmas decorating ideas, while participants could enjoy a glass of wine at Twin Vines.
The tour was 1-4:30 p.m. with participants visiting each location at their own pace in the order they chose. Most tickets were sold in advance. Tour tickets, raffle tickets and holiday refreshments were available at the Panora Community Center the day of the tour.
The home tour is WFPF’s largest annual fundraiser. It usually brings in enough money to award $500 scholarships each spring to two graduating Panorama students. Funds also are used to support a variety of other community projects.
Sarah Burkhartt, center, was joined by WFPF club member Kathy Klinge, left, while guests toured the home she and her husband, Taylor Burkhartt, own.
A corner in the basement of the Bruce and Marcia Roenfeld featured a small tree and decorative snowmen.
The Bruce and Marcia Roenfeld living room featured gifts under a large Christmas tree plus holiday items on shelves on both sides of the decorated mantle.
Refreshments were available at the Panora Community Center throughout the afternoon WFPF home tour.
The home of Jerry and Laura Poore was one of four featured on the WFPF holiday home tour.
The home of Jerry and Laura Poore was one of four featured on the WFPF holiday home tour.
The home of Jerry and Laura Poore was one of four featured on the WFPF holiday home tour.
The home of Jerry and Laura Poore was one of four featured on the WFPF holiday home tour.
A basement bedroom in the Paul and Sue Nagel home featured items related to “The Nutcracker” ballet.
Paul and Sue Nagel’s living room featured a large decorated Christmas tree for the WFPF holiday home tour.
This brightly decorated table is in the kitchen of the Paul and Sue Nagel home.
A white tree decorated for Christmas filled a corner in the basement of the Paul and Sue Nagel home.
Marcia Roenfeld, center, is the current president of Women for Panora’s Future, which sponsored Sunday’s holiday home tour. The home she and her husband, Bruce, own on Lake Panorama’s Bean Bend was one of four on the tour. She is flanked by her sister, Stacie, and her mother, Karma.
These women wearing Santa hats are members of a book club in Johnston who traveled to Panora for the WFPF home tour. They are shown enjoying holiday refreshments at the Panora Community Center.