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There’s still time to volunteer to help during RAGBRAI
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Local organizers for RAGBRAI’s visit to Guthrie Center are still seeking more volunteers. Whatever your abilities and skills may be, you can be a part of one of the largest events ever to roll into town. Many hands make light work, so...
Deadline for Guthrie County Fair Queen candidates is July 13
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Fair Board is searching for the 2027 Guthrie County Fair Queen, and the deadline is just around the corner. Applicants are encouraged to be involved in a community organization, such as 4-H, FFA, girl scouts, church...
Here’s the problem with U.S. men’s soccer
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette I relive the same discourse about the U.S. men’s soccer team every four years. The country unites around the team, gets excited, sets unrealistic expectations for a team they do not follow regularly, and gets irrationally upset when...
Koeningsberg, Sunner are low scratch winners
Special to the Times Vedette In the A Group, Kelli Koeningsberg was the low scratch winner with 31. The second low scratch winners were Emily Spradling and Jolene Wright with 34. The HDCP winners was Jolene Wright with 21. The special event was longest drive on No. 9...
Origin Homes open house July 23
Special to the Times Vedette Origin Homes will have a grand opening and open house on Thursday, July 23 from 4-7 p.m. at 303 West Clay St. in Panora. Guests can tour their recently completed homes, meet the Origin team to discuss custom homebuilding, and learn more...
Cribbage results from July 8
Special to the Times Vedette On July 8, a total of 16 players participated. Dan Webb, Lela Schwartz and Dave Kading each got a 16; Allen Pierce got two 16s; and Dick Ellis got a 16 and a 21. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library,...
Happy birthday to you!
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Each Friday in the Times Vedette, we share birthdays and anniversaries for the following week of people with past or present ties to the area. To submit yours, or for corrections, email rich@gctimesnews.com. Birthdays July 10: Jameson...
Motivation is about more than pleasure or pain
Motivation is one of those words we use all the time but rarely understand. If you have ever managed employees, coached a youth team, raised children or even tried convincing your spouse to help clean the garage, you have probably wondered what actually motivates...
Panorama falls in first round to W-G, 2-1
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama baseball team (3-20) nearly pulled off an upset in the first round of the substate playoffs at home against Woodward-Granger (12-12) on Friday, July 3. The teams both scored one run in the first inning, where the game...
Panthers narrowly lose to G-R, 6-5, travel to W-G for regional quarterfinals on Wednesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama softball team (9-19) lost its final regular season game at Glidden-Ralston (16-9) on Thursday, July 2. “We played well enough to win, but the mental mistakes were the big difference in the game tonight. We had some good...
ACGC beats Treynor, 12-2, to advance, faces Riverside in regional quarterfinal on Wednesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC softball team (7-22) won in the Region 4 First Round at home against Treynor (2-19) on Monday, July 6. The game was deadlocked until Treynor scored one run in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. ACGC quickly...
ACGC defeats Coon Rapids-Bayard, 12-2
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC softball team (6-22) secured a much-needed home win over Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-10) on Friday, July 3. The win will help give the Chargers some momentum heading into the playoffs. ACGC did a majority of its damage in the...
ACGC falls to AHSTW, 11-6
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC softball team (5-22) lost at home to AHSTW (10-14) on Thursday, July 2. The Charger offense was producing well, matching AHSTW for hits with 11. Caydence Boals was stellar on offense, going 4/4 with two doubles, two singles...
Chargers advance over IKM-Manning, 9-2, travel to CRB for round 2 tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC baseball team (10-14) reached double-digit wins and advanced past the first round of substate by winning at IKM-Manning (6-19) on Friday, July 2. The game was knotted up, 1-1, at the end of the first inning, but ACGC scored...
Puddle Jumpers brings new daycare option to Panora
Jordan Killian opens home daycare to help meet the community’s growing childcare needs. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times A new daycare center has opened in Panora. Puddle Jumpers Home Daycare is located at 310 W. South St. in Panora, between Lenon Mill Park and the...
Yale Fourth of July celebration sparkles
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Yale Fourth of July celebration was held on Friday and Saturday. Betty Cooper, who led the planning for the event, provided her thoughts following the weekend. “Overall, I think the weekend went well. We pulled in good crowds, people...
Secretary Naig opens sign-up for annual Cover Crop Cost-Share Program
Special to the Times Vedette Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encouraged Iowa farmers and landowners who are planning to seed cover crops this fall to enroll in the state's annual Cover Crop Cost-Share Program. This program is open to first-time and returning...
The flag returns
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July at Lake Panorama without the painting of the American flag on the lawn of Lyle and Paula Hansen on the west side of the lake at 6312 Panorama Drive. This tradition is a family affair, led by Lyle and...
Can you help me find Grandmother Lois’ home?
“My great-grandfather was Albert David Lemmon, who owned a drugstore in Guthrie Center for nearly 50 years, from the 1880s until the early 1920s, I believe. The Lemmons were a prominent family who had a beautiful home built in town, apparently nice enough that a...
