NEWS

Mitch Johnk co-founded Panorama Benefits Company with Ellen Betzer. By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times Mitch Johnk has spent 38 years working in the financial services industry with more than 20 of those in Panora. He and his wife, Kim, moved their family to Lake...

Special to the Times Vedette Some returning favorites and great new acts comprise the third season of the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens’ Tunes in the Trees concert series. Performances are scheduled for the second Tuesday evening each month this summer —  June 11, July...

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center cribbage players meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the assisted living rec room at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays, and at the Guthrie Center Activity Center at 1 p.m. on Fridays. Organizers say there is...

Special to the Times Vedette Iowa Ag Week celebrates Iowa agriculture’s immense contributions to the state while also highlighting efforts to give back to the communities we call home Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today encouraged all Iowans to celebrate...

Phil and Cindy Watson are working to ensure a smooth transition. By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times The Lake Panorama Association (LPA) began operating a small marina in 1970. Over the next few years, it was leased to four different operators, but none lasted....

Special to the Times Vedette On Tuesday, March 12, a total of 11 Sunshine Club members and one guest met at the home of Linda Thompson. The meeting was opened with Linda reading a devotion from the Daily Bread and then asked that the roll call be something you would...

Special to the Times Vedette Whiterock Conservancy will host a fun take on the classic spring-time egg hunt on March 24 from 1-2 p.m. at River Campground, 1314 Fig Ave. at Whiterock Conservancy. Learn all about basic bird and egg identification and enjoy a traditional...

Special to the Times Vedette Keep Iowa Beautiful invites Iowans to join the Great American Cleanup and an estimated 3 million volunteers across the nation by removing litter from public spaces during Pick-Up Iowa from March 11 through July 31. Pick-Up Iowa, a Keep...

Broaden your botanical palette at Iowa Arboretum Spring Symposium Special to the Times Vedette Iowans working to create resilient, natural landscapes can explore plants that have broad geographic ranges amid current weather extremes at the Iowa Arboretum and Garden’s...

Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge from March 30 through June 30. The MyCatch mobile app maintains anonymous...