TUESDAY, JAN. 28, 2025

Supervisors approve $446,729 budget amendment

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28, a public hearing was held regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Amendment No. 1.

County Auditor Dani Fink summarized the budget amendment data.

“In total, the total expenditures to be amended is $446,729. And with the offset of revenue, it would be General Basic taking a hit of $277,899,” Fink said.

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Guthrie Center City Council hears request to display veteran banners

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

During the Jan. 27 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Steve Smith and Lyndsay Gilland, on behalf of Main Street Guthrie Center, asked the council to consider displaying banners on city light poles to honor local veterans. Each such banner would display one veteran, and the banners would be displayed in a rotation so that all interested veterans would eventually be shown.

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Panora City Council approves maintenance contract for water plant

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Panora City Council considered renewing a proposed contract between the city and Ziegler Power Systems. According to the proposed customer support agreement, Ziegler would maintain a generator so that the city would still have water service in the event of a power failure. The agreement would run from Feb. 1, 2025, through Jan. 31, 2028, at an annual cost of $6,730.42. The council voted to approve the renewal.

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Special to the Times Vedette

West Central Valley (WCV) FFA donated fleece tie blankets to Guthrie County Hospital for patients.

“Each December, we make blankets and donate them to an organization near us that can use them. The kids donate their time one evening and all come together to make the blankets. It is a fun community service opportunity for our students and shows them the power of serving others,” Molly Dolch, West Central Valley FFA Advisor, said.

PICTURED: Trinity, WCV FFA Member, and Dennis Flanery, GCH Foundation Director

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Guthrie County Cattlemen’s Banquet was held at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds Events Center in Guthrie Center.

The evening began with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by a beef dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the trophy/banner auction. Money raised will be used for scholarships and to promote beef in the county and through the state.

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PICTURED: Ava Thompson was named queen, and Austyn Smith was named princess.

Book Club launches today

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

Tuesday, Jan. 28 will be the first monthly meeting of the new “evening book club” at MLB Library in Guthrie Center from 5-6 p.m. The group will meet regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If interested, call 641-747-8110 so the library staff can assure enough materials are on hand.

Fire Department Casino Night is Feb. 1

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Guthrie Center Volunteer Fire Department is holding its annual Casino Night from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds Event Center. Tickets are not being sold in advance. For anyone 21 or older, a $50 entry fee (cash or check) provides an entire evening of casino-style gaming and appetizers from Café on the Hill. Participants will vie for chances to win local prizes, which will be drawn at the end of the evening.

Cribbage results from Jan. 24

Special to the Times Vedette

On Friday, Jan. 24, a total of 11 players participated.

Bill Sheeder got a 15, Allen Pierce got a 16 and a 20, Debbie Kiefer had a 17, Dan Webb got a 16, and Kathy Feilmeier got the 24.

The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the New Homestead independent living rec room at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays, and at the Guthrie Center Activity Center at 1 p.m. on Fridays. Organizers say there is always room for more, and they will be glad to teach you how to play. They play for quarters on Wednesday and Friday.

More than 70 calls this week including Guthrie County Deputy responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Bayard; Guthrie County Deputy responding to a report of a hit-and-run accident in rural Stuart; and Guthrie County Deputy attempting to locate a wanted individual in rural Yale.

1-20-25

• 1:26 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a commercial burglar alarm in Guthrie Center

• 9:27 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Jamaica

• 1:55 p.m. Stuart Police transported one male to Adair County Jail

• 5:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Bayard

• 8:07 p.m. Stuart Police responded to an animal complaint

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2025 AG Markets and Beyond

• Feb. 14, 9:30-11 a.m.
• Mike Witt, ISU Extension Field Agronomist
• Join us for the annual AG coffee series at the Guthrie County Extension office. All events are free to attend, with no registration required.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama girls basketball (9-6) hosted ACGC (13-1) on Friday, Jan. 24. ACGC’s dominance on the boards appeared to be the difference maker. ACGC had 28 offensive rebounds on the night, equaling Panorama’s total rebounds. Nerea Gimeno Perez led the Chargers in scoring with 10 points. Ruth Fett was a close second with nine. Morgan Crees led Panorama in rebounds with 10. Panorama will travel to Madrid (5-11) tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 28. Madrid and Panorama have had equal struggles as of late. Both teams are 2-3 in their last five games.

PICTURED: Panorama's Morgan Crees dives for the ball against ACGC on Jan. 24. Photo by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama boys basketball (2-13) lost to No. 5 ACGC (12-1) at home on Friday, Jan. 24. Panorama had a strong first quarter, going into the first break down seven points. ACGC pulled away in the second half and held Panorama to just 10 points. Brayden Galvan led the Panthers in scoring with 12 points while grabbing four rebounds. Cruz Crandall led the team in rebounds with seven and assists with four. Panorama will travel to No. 2 Madrid (15-0) today, Tuesday, Jan. 28.

PICTURED: Panorama's No. 2 AJ Draper gets ACGC's No. 4 Joe Crawford to fall for the pump fake on Jan. 24. Photo by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama boys wrestling traveled to Southwest Valley High School on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25, to compete in the John J. Harris Invitational. Two Panthers placed in the competition. Gabe Wagner earned third place at 157, defeating Dreven Smith of Atlantic. Blake Schwartz earned fifth place at 165, defeating Mason Allen of Central Decatur. Joel Cooper (285) and Will Knapp (150) also had wins at the tournament. Cooper defeated Hayden Jones of Red Oak in the championship round two. Cooper had to medically forfeit after the match. Knapp won in the championship round two over Tyler Babe of Shenandoah and in consolation round two over Brody Sparks of Southwest Valley. Panorama will travel to Pleasantville on Thursday, Jan. 30, for a quadrangular meet against host Pleasantville, Lynnville-Sully and East Union.

PICTURED: Gabe Wagner placed third at 157 at the John J. Harris Invitational on Jan. 25. Photo by Betty Cooper

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama girls wrestling competed in the 2025 Rich Gray Women’s Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 25. Panorama placed fifth out of 13 teams, with several wrestlers making the podium. Emma Walker won the championship at 170, defeating Brylee Schwebach of Mount Ayr. Gracie Recker placed second, falling to Chelsea Smith of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Freemont in the championship bout at 155. Ella Carico placed fourth at 105. Hali Klingenberg placed fourth at 235. The postseason starts now for the Panthers. The 1A Region 5 meet will be at Red Oak on Friday, Jan. 31. Seventeen other schools will be at the tournament.

PICTURED: Emma Walker, pictured at a meet earlier this season, won the 170 championship match at the 2025 Rich Gray Women's Wrestling Invitiational. Photo by Betty Cooper

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

No. 5 ACGC boys basketball (12-1) defeated Panorama away from home on Friday, Jan. 24. The Chargers had a 23-point lead by halftime and only increased it as the game went on. While the Chargers struggled from beyond the arc, 5/23, they were efficient from the rest of the court, shooting 50.9% from the field. Payton Policky added another double-double to his growing account with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Joe Crawford scored 17 points. Jathan South was on triple-double watch by the end of the game. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

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PICTURED: ACGC's No 34 Payton Policky snags one of his 14 rebounds against Panorama on Jan. 24. Photo by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

ACGC girls basketball (13-1) defeated Panorama (9-6) at home on Friday, Jan. 24. The double-digit win came as a result of the Chargers' efforts on the glass. ACGC outrebounded Panorama 44-28. ACGC’s 28 offensive rebounds equaled Panorama’s total. The Chargers (29.4%) had a lower field goal percentage in the game than the Panthers (31%). ACGC’s rebounding efforts resulted in the team taking 24 more shots than its opponent. Camdyn Richter led the game in scoring with 13 points. Stella Largent joined her in double figures and earned a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Shay Lemke nearly had a triple-double, with eight points, eight rebounds, and a game-high seven assists.

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PICTURED: No. 10 Karli Kautzky puts up the floater in traffic against Panorama on Jan. 24. Photo by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

ACGC boys wrestling traveled to Southwest Valley High School on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25 to compete in the John J. Harris Invitational. Two Chargers placed in the tournament. Carter Richter won the fifth-place match at 190 against Sam McDonald of Winterset. Chase Slaybaugh lost in the fifth-place match at 120 to Kylen Parsons on Creston. Michael Fuller (215) won two matches in the competition. He defeated Travin Thomas of Atlantic and Jackson Allen of Riverside, Oakland. Angel Martinez (165) defeated Conner Williams of Clarke and Jayden Arnold of Lenox. Jack Sheeder earned a win over Gabriel Henningsen of Denison-Schleswig. Lane Stringer had wins over Kellen Oliver of Riverside, Oakland and Landon Kirtley of Panorama. The boys will travel to Perry tonight, Jan. 28, for a dual matchup against Perry.

PICTURED: Michael Fuller won two matches at the John J. Harris Invitational. Photo by Betty Cooper

By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette

In December, we encouraged patrons to explore some of our new books by entering them into a drawing for reading titles that had not been previously checked out. Congratulations to the following winners:

• Adults: Sandy Mortensen, Camille Ellis, Teresa Kent, Sarah Langgaard, Trudy Rutledge
• Youth: Ashley Keonen, Izzy Adams, Israel Adams, Henry Bloomquist

Winners are reminded to visit the library to pick up their prizes.

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PICTURED: Stop by the MJB Library to look at Donna Benton’s display of her cardinal collection. The collection will be on loan to the library through the end of February.

ACGC High School lunch menu

ACGC Pre-K - Junior High lunch menu

Panorama school lunch menus

Congregate Meals are served at Sneakers Café, Monday through Friday, in the Guthrie County Hospital. No meals are available on major holidays or during inclement weather. This service is available for seniors ages 60 and older. No reservation is needed. All menus follow Elderbridge-approved menus and provide at least one-third of the nutritional needs of individuals 60 and older. Menus are subject to change. For more information on these services, call 641-332-3818.

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Jan. 22, 1975

NEW AGE. It used to be five kids could get on a sled and go somewhere, but not anymore. A plastic sled just won’t budge with all that weight. These young eskimos who sledded away their snow vacation Tuesday are from top to bottom, Bridget, Billy and Jill Flanery, and Cheri and Shelene Springer.

One couple’s story on the journey toward marriage.

By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, January 2025

Kayla LaFreniere had been working at The Port in Panora since 2015. In 2019, Vlad Valentine started working there as well, and the two soon started dating. By 2022, Vlad said he knew he wanted to ask Kayla to be his wife, and he needed to pick a special spot for that to happen.

“I knew I wanted to propose really early in the relationship. I knew she was the one very fast,” Vlad said. “Her mom and I worked together and chose Honeymoon Island in Florida. It is a beautiful beach with a memorable name.”

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