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Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report — July 30, 2024
Released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through...
Iowa Hereford breeders to honor Tiernan at state fair
Special to the Times Vedette The late Eric Tiernan of Stuart is one of three longtime Hereford breeders to be honored by the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association (IHBA) during the Iowa State Fair. In a ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Iowa Hereford Breeders...
Visiting grandkids create snake made of rocks for Panora Library
By Susan Thompson | Special to the Times Vedette Three cousins visiting their grandparents in early July started a creative project for the Panora Library with the hope other children will add to what they started. Mike and Joan Trebon live in a Boulder Cove townhome...
So much more than books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette What’s the Director reading? Our library director Jerri is currently reading “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren. This summer romance is filled with witty banter, a complicated situation, and interesting...
Iowa teens emerge as change agents following Citizenship Washington Focus
By Sydney Peterson and Gail Castill | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Twenty-seven Iowa 4-H youth joined young people across the United States in Washington, D.C., June 15-22 to get hands-on experience exploring citizenship and social responsibility in...
Order of the Eastern Star hosts Initiation Ceremony July 25
Special to the Times Vedette Linden Chapter, Panora, Order of the Eastern Star, hosted an Initiation Ceremony, Thursday, July 25, initiating a new member. Members of Linden Chapter and pro-tem officers conducted the ceremony. Desserts were served following the...
Laughery Charter Reunion draws 32
Special to the Times Vedette The annual Laughery Charter Reunion was held on July 21 in Guthrie Center with 32 in attendance. Zona Laughery Merryman gave the grace before our meal and a meeting followed with Terry Laughery, president, presiding. Assisting him were...
Help the DNR track hemorrhagic disease
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Hemorrhagic disease, commonly referred to as EHD or Bluetongue, has been impacting deer in Iowa for over a decade, with severe outbreaks occurring in 2012, 2013, 2019, and 2023. As a way to better understand disease...
Cribbage results from July 26 and July 29
Special to the Times Vedette On July 26, a total of 10 players participated. Sandy Rumelhart got the first and only 20, Allen Pierce got two 16s, Klever got a 16 and a 17, Kay Phippen got a 16 and a 17, Dan Webb got two 16s, Chet Vaughan raked in a 17, 16 and 16, and...
All School Reunion wrap-up meeting Aug. 13
Special to the Times Vedette Diane Maness and Alicia Ciesielski with the All School Reunion Team invite the public to join them for a final all school reunion meeting. They will give updates on all that happened at the reunion and listen to feedback of what went well...
Blame it on the Ice King
I like to chew ice. Crushed ice preferably, but any type will suffice. It’s a habit — a bad one, some say. But I still chew ice. It drives my kids crazy, and they continually ask me to stop. My friends in the dental industry tell me to knock it off, too. My wife...
Congregate meal menus for August 2024
Quench your summertime thirst at Local Liquor
A closet-sized humidor is stocked with a wide variety of cigars, and it maintains proper conditions so the cigars don’t become dry and brittle. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times As the name would suggest, Local Liquor is a small-town liquor store that aims to...
Panorama Women’s Golf League results from July 23
Special to the Times Vedette A total of 48 women played in the Panorama Women’s Golf League on July 23. In the A group, Carla Fitzgerald was the low scratch winner with a 35. The second low scratch winners was Emily Spradling with a 36. Carla Fitzgerald and Coop...
ACGC’s Van Meter named to IGCA 2024 Academic All-State
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Senior infielder Emerson Van Meter earned Iowa Girls Coaches Association 2024 Academic All-State honors. Van Meter started all 25 games for the Chargers and batted .282 with 12 RBIs and one homerun.
Cribbage results from July 24
Special to the Times Vedette On July 24, a total of 13 players participated. Larry Gardiners got a 16, 16 and 20. Lela Schwartz got a 17. Robert Klever got a 24, 21 and 16. Rhonda Titus got two 16s. Allen Pierce had a 16. Dennis Betts got a 20 and a 16. Dick Ellis got...
Waddle and Hummel named to Deans’ List At Drake University
Special to the Times Vedette The following local students have been named to the Deans' List at Drake University. To be eligible for the Deans' List, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2024 semester at Drake. Panora: Ella Waddle,...
Our readership keeps growing
It wasn’t easy, but we did it! The total subscriber count for this Times Vedette digital edition surpassed 1,200 and is now at 1,238. That number is less than the distribution of our monthly print publications (Panora Times at 2,354; Guthrie Center Times at 2,277; and...
Association of Churches meets July 23, welcomes David Morris as new pastor at UMC
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Association of Churches held its regular meeting on July 23 at the United Methodist Church. The following churches were represented: United Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, Bowman Chapel, First Presbyterian, First...
