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Whiterock Conservancy offers Historic Farm Tours

Special to Times Vedette Spring is here, and so are Whiterock’s Historic Farmhouse Tours. On the first Saturday of each month, step back in time and experience a free, open-house tour of the Roswell and Elizabeth Garst homestead listed on the National Register of...

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Senator Grassley speaks at Iowa Trenchless

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On April 9, Senator Chuck Grassley held a question-and-answer talk with employees of Iowa Trenchless and others in Panora. Approximately 40 people were on hand. Questions covered a range of subjects including infrastructure, water...

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Yester Years

10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 14, 2016 GIDDY UP! Four-year-old Cian McAlister works on his speech with Cindy McCarty, a speech and language pathologist, while riding Bell, the horse, at Timber Creek Therapies. Speech and language...

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Panora Public Library events for April 

Special to the Times Vedette   LIBRARY CLOSED APRIL 12-18 FOR RENOVATIONS Stop in and pick out your books and supplies by April 11 so you have plenty to keep you busy during our renovation.   SPECIAL EVENT: Women of Natural History on Thursday, April 16 Join us at 6...

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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 April 10: Randy...

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Upcoming events in the area

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Handbags and Bingo April 10 The Guthrie County Hospital Foundation’s annual “Handbags and Bingo” event will be held Friday, April 10 at the Fairgrounds Event Center. Social hour begins at 4:45 p.m., with dinner at 5:45 p.m., followed by...

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Sunshine Club News

Special to the Times Vedette On Wednesday, April 8, eight Sunshine Club members and one guest met at the Panora Public Library with Sandy Mortensen as hostess. Sandy called the meeting to order with the roll call, “Since we are so close to Easter, what woman in the...

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ACGC and Panorama proms are this weekend

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This year, the Panorama and ACGC Proms will both be held on the evening of Saturday, April 11. Panorama The Panorama Prom will begin with pictures at 2 p.m. at The Captain’s Pick by Betty Cooper. The Grand March will be 5 p.m. at the...

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That Iowa Girl awarded Choose Iowa Grant

By Morgan Sheeder | Times Vedette Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced in late March that the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship awarded 30 Iowa farmers, small businesses and organizations Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants. Grant recipients, like...

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Student art competition kicks off

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  A local art competition kicks off April 11 at Art on State in Guthrie Center (320 State St.). The Guthrie County Arts Council/Art on State, in collaboration with the art instructors at Panorama and ACGC Schools, are holding a first-ever...

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A magical phrase with very real confusion 

“Open sesame” is one of those phrases that lives rent-free in your brain. You have heard it. You have probably said it. Maybe you have even whispered it dramatically at an automatic door, hoping for a little extra flair. At first glance, it sounds like something you...

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Supervisors approve health insurance renewal

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 7 regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Jennifer McMillan addressed the supervisors regarding the Iowa Governmental Health Care Program (IGHCP). “Currently, IGHCP serves 55 entities in Iowa with...

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Panorama girls and boys golf meets cancelled 

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls and boys golf teams were going to compete at a conference quad meet on Monday, April 6 at Deer Run Golf Club, but both events were cancelled. The boys were scheduled to play at the South Hamilton 18-hole meet...

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Panther girls play Grand View Christian today

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls soccer team travels to Des Moines to face Grand View Christian today, Tuesday, April 7. Panorama is 5-0 all time against GVC with the most recent result being a 5-0 win for the Panthers in 2023.

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Charger girls win opening quad

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls golf team won its opening meet at the Woodward Golf Club, hosted by Madrid on Monday, April 6. ACGC shot a team score of 222. Behind them were Pleasantville, 232, West Central Valley, 247, and Madrid with no score....

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