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Shop n’ Hop in Casey Dec. 13
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Retailers in Casey welcome all to check out many holiday special on Saturday. Starting at 9 a.m., shoppers can enter a drawing for a prize basket valued at $450. Drawing will be held Dec. 15.
Free holiday movies at Fremont Theatre in Stuart
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Through Dec. 30, the Fremont Theatre in Stuart (124 N. Fremont St.) is showing free movies. Upcoming free showings include: “Arthur Christmas” (Dec. 13 at 11 a.m., Dec. 14 at 11 a.m., and Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.) “Christmas Vacation” (Dec. 20...
Holiday season church services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Many local churches are holding special services for Advent, Christmas and New Year’s. Below is a partial listing. Additional services or updates can be sent to rich@gctimesnews.com. Sunday, Dec. 14 At 2 p.m., the public is invited to the...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Panora Business Open House events Friday, Dec. 12 Many businesses in Panora will welcome everyone for holiday fun and treats on Friday, Dec. 12. Participating businesses include the following: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Guthrie County State Bank...
RIZ election results
Special to the Times Vedette The Lake Panorama Rural Improvement Zone (RIZ) election was held on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Trustees Bill Dahl and Corey Welberg were unopposed on the ballot. The preliminary, unofficial results indicate both Dahl and Welberg have been re-elected...
Iowa Farm Bureau members gather for annual meeting, conference
Special to the Times Vedette Members of Iowa’s largest general farm organization gathered at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines this week to celebrate the achievements of 100 county Farm Bureaus, young farmer award winners and receive...
Cribbage results from Dec. 10
Special to the Times Vedette On Dec. 10, a total of 12 players participated. Frank Keeran and Dan Webb each got a 16; Sandy Rumelhart got two 16s; Dave Richter got a 17; Wayne Nickel got a 17 and an 18; Dick Ellis got a 20, an 18 and a 16; and Lela Schwartz got a 24....
Sunshine Club meets Dec. 10
Special to the Times Vedette On Wednesday, Dec. 10, nine Sunshine Club members met at the Owl’s Nest in Panora for a luncheon meeting. Janine opened the meeting with roll call being, “What is your favorite Christmas song?” Lots of good answers were given. The minutes...
Children’s scarves donated
Special to the Times Vedette Alida Sarabia, mother of Tony Sarabia of Panora, was visiting from Chicago. While here, she crocheted more than a dozen children's scarves that she donated to the Children's Clothing Closet (3C’s) in Panora. The 3C’s organization relies...
The 5 stages of losing Matt Campbell
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette At this point, every sports fan, and even some outside of the sporting world, are aware that Matt Campbell, the greatest football coach in Iowa State University’s history, has accepted a new gig to become a Nittany Lion and be Penn...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Dec. 17, 2015 YOUTH BASKETBALL. Members of the Panorama eighth grade girls basketball team for 2015-16 are, front row: Maggie Woodvine, Mckennzie Burns, Chloe Webster, Alex Kurtz, Lydia Lindstrom and Payton...
Winter weather driving in Iowa
Most of you reading this were born and raised in Iowa and have dealt with winter weather driving. If you weren’t, then you are forgiven for your awful driving habits when the snow hits. For the rest of you who have experienced this many, many times… come on. It’s...
Guthrie County Supervisors discuss EMS as essential service
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Dec. 9 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors held a discussion about the path ahead regarding the possibility of declaring EMS as an essential service. There was discussion that for the matter to...
Late Madrid comeback fuels win over Panthers, 40-32
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team (0-3) fell at Madrid (4-0) on Friday, Dec. 5. The Panthers held a 30-22 lead over the Tigers heading into the fourth quarter, but the offense went cold. Panorama would only score two points in the...
Charger boys win 3 championships at Dennis Field Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys wrestling team competed at the Dennis Field Invitational at Woodward-Granger on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Chargers won three championships, courtesy of Ty Ganzer (138), Ryder Cline (150) and Carter Richter (215). Angel...
Panorama drops game due to late comeback by Madrid, 58-50
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team (0-3) lost its game at Madrid (3-0) on Friday, Dec. 5. Panorama went into halftime with a lead, 31-28. The Panthers were able to keep that lead heading into the fourth quarter, ahead by one point,...
Panther boys compete at Dan Hill Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys wrestling team battled at the Dan Hill Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 5. Five Panthers earned spots on the podium at the tournament. Blake Schwartz (175) came closest to a championship, placing second. Austin Wagner...
Recker and Walker win championships at Woodward-Granger Girls Wrestling Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls wrestling team competed at the Woodward-Granger Girls Wrestling Invite on Friday, Dec. 5 and left with some hardware. Two Panthers won championships at the tournament: Gracie Recker (155) and Emma Walker (170)....
Chargers fall to Woodward-Granger, 61-53
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys basketball team (0-2) lost its home game to Woodward-Granger (2-1) on Friday, Dec. 5. It was an up-and-down game for ACGC. The Chargers ended the first quarter down 11 but came back to head into half-time up, 27-26....
