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Lillien Pauline Gilson
1939-2025 Lillien Pauline Gilson, age 86, of Guthrie Center, died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at her home and surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 30, 1939, in Monteith. Lillien is known throughout the community for her quiet servant heart and hard work....
Holiday season church services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This time of year, many local churches hold 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. 7 A live Nativity program will...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Holiday basket auction Dec. 5 in Guthrie Center On Friday, Dec. 5, a silent auction fundraiser will be held at The New Homestead (2306 State St.). Bidding will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Springbrook Park Brainstorming and Full Moon Hike...
Aches and pains
Pains or injuries? There is a distinction between the two, but many people use the words as the same. I remember being in my 30s and telling a customer who was in his 50s that my body started hurting more once I turned 30. He laughed at me and said, “You just wait!”...
Cribbage results from Dec. 1
Special to the Times Vedette On Dec. 1, a total of eight players participated. Dave Kading got a 17 and a 20; Robert Klever got a 17; Bill Sheeder got a 20; Dennis Betts got a 16 and a 17; and Wayne Nickel got a 16 and a 23. The Guthrie Center cribbage players...
Carothers to join GCH Trustees
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Dec. 1 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, the trustees voted to appoint Mary Jane Carothers onto the board. Chief Nursing Officer Mandy Schiefert reported on fire extinguisher training that was recently...
Winter sports are in full swing, and why I hate Black Friday games
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Winter sports in full swing As I was writing the sports section for the Times Vedette this morning, I attempted to find different ways to describe the Panorama and ACGC winter sports teams starting their seasons. That, and the fact...
Panther boys wrestling hits the mat for home triangular on Tuesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys wrestling team will do battle for the first time this year at a home triangular on Thursday, Dec. 2 against Nodaway Valley and Coon Rapids-Bayard.
Panorama girls wrestling to compete at Manson Girls Invitational on Monday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls wrestling team competes at the 2025 Manson Girls Invitational on Monday, Dec. 1. Other teams at the competition are Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Emmetsburg, GTRA, Manson-NW Webster, Ogden, Pocahontas Area, Sioux...
Panorama boys team hosts Woodward-Granger on Tuesday to start season
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team will get its first taste of regular season again on Tuesday, Dec. 2 against Woodward-Granger. On Nov. 21, the Panthers won a scrimmage against Greene County, 79-46. Panorama hosts another scrimmage...
Panorama girls season starts Tuesday against Woodward-Granger
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team graces the court for the first time this season against fellow West Central Activities Conference foe Woodward-Granger (1-0) at home on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Hawks have already secured a victory this...
ACGC boys basketball tips season off against West Central Valley on Tuesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys basketball team hits the hardwood for the first time this season at home against West Central Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 2. ACGC has had the upper hand on the Wildcats for some time. The Chargers have not lost a game to WCV...
No. 8 ACGC girls basketball face West Central Valley on Tuesday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 8 ACGC girls basketball (1-0) team hosts West Central Valley (0-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 2. ACGC is already off to a hot start with a victory over IKM-Manning, while West Central Valley fell to Creston by one point. ACGC has...
A crisp and frosty Turkey Trot
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Thanksgiving Day dawned with frosty but sunny conditions (18 F) for the sixth annual Reshape Turkey Trot 3-mile run/walk at Twin Vines Winery. After finishing, participants gathered indoors for muffins, coffee and hot chocolate. A total...
Santa warms hearts in Panora
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Although the north wind was naughty to the holiday light displays in the Panora town square on Tuesday and Wednesday, Santa arrived Wednesday evening to bring some jolly to town. The reindeer stayed home, so Santa arrived via a Panora...
Holiday season church services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This time of year, many local churches hold special services for Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas and/or New Year’s. Below is a partial listing. Additional services or updates can be sent to rich@gctimesnews.com. Sunday, Nov. 30 - Bagley...
Free holiday movies at Fremont Theatre in Stuart
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Through the holiday season, Fremont Theatre in Stuart (124 N. Fremont St.) is showing free movies, beginning Nov. 29 and running through Dec. 30. The movies include “Scrooged,” “Elf,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Christmas Vacation,” “Rudolph the...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Lighted Parade in Guthrie Center Nov. 29 Guthrie Center’s lighted Christmas Parade will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29. Anyone interested in having an entry in the parade is asked to contact the Guthrie Center Chamber of Commerce....
Nov. 4 Election Results
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Unofficial election results taken from the Iowa Secretary of State website show vote totals for Nov. 4 races involving the Times Vedette’s coverage area. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of seats to be filled, if more than one....
