| | YOUR NOON-TIME NEWS | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 | |
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| | The friendly skies?
I am not a big fan of flying in airplanes. I appreciate the time savings, but I could do without the rest of it. Too many people. Too small of a space. And not enough margin for error. I get anxious when flying, and things like COVID don’t help. But like many of you, I do fly a handful of times per year.
The most frustrating part of flying for me is arriving at the gate only to learn my flight has been oversold. You have likely dealt with this. Maybe you gave up your seat for vouchers. Or maybe you were stranded at the airport with no acceptable options.
Imagine this happening in any other industry. You buy a car online and show up at the dealership only to learn that the vehicle you thought you bought was sold to three other people as well. Or you purchase a home from a Realtor and arrive at the closing to learn that your home has two others there who bought it, too. Or, on a smaller level, you stop by to pick up groceries you ordered and are told your milk is no longer available, but the cashier will give you a 25-cent voucher if you come back in a few days.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, this “bumping” or “denied boarding” is not illegal. Airlines are allowed to oversell their scheduled flights “in order to compensate for no-shows.” The DOT site also says some airlines do sell only enough tickets to fill every seat. Would you like to know which airlines those are? I would. Sounds like a great marketing promotion. “We won’t sell your seat to others!”
What if an airline offers to put you on standby on another flight that’s also full? You could be stuck at the terminal for a long time. It happened to me — for two nights at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Other Iowans I got to know in the airport who were in the same situation invited me to join them in renting a car and driving back to Des Moines. I respectfully declined, as I trusted the airline would take care of me. Bad choice. The car crowd beat me home.
Let’s say no passengers are willing to voluntarily give up their seat. Then what? Well, the airline will then force some passengers to forfeit their seats based on their check-in times, the fares they paid, or their frequent flyer status, according to the DOT.
Bottom line, if you want to avoid being bumped on a flight, make sure you have a confirmed reservation, you check in to your flight on time, and you arrive at the departure gate on time. And be prepared to rent a car, assuming those are not rented out to multiple people, too.
Have a terrific Tuesday, and thank you for reading.
Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
Times Vedette digital newsletter
shane@dmcityview.com
641-755-2115
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| | Supervisors question Sheriff Arganbright about operating procedures plan, jail cameras
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the regular weekly meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on April 23, the supervisors met with Sheriff Marty Arganbright for a general update on his department and to discuss departmental policies. Supervisor Mike Dickson asked the status on the department’s SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
“Well, I guess the question’s coming up about your SOPs that you had. Where are they at, are you getting them updated?” Dickson asked.
“This SOP’s always been available, in my office…it’s always been that way,” Arganbright replied.
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| | Guthrie Center City Council approves pool repairs
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Guthrie Center City Council met in regular session April 22. City Clerk Kris Arrasmith updated the council on preparations for the swimming pool in order for it to be ready for the summer season.
“Cleveland Mechanical came back with a quote on fixing the wall inlet, which had the leak… of $4,960. It’s got to be done, or we can’t open the pool,” Arrasmith said. “And he (Darrin Sloss) can’t start filling it until this is done.”
The council voted to approve the repair.
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| | Panora City Council approves budget
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The April 22 Panora City Council meeting included a public hearing for citizens wishing to ask questions or make comments about the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. No citizens were on hand to comment, and the city had received no comments in writing, so the hearing was promptly closed. The council then approved the budget as proposed.
Ismael Galvan (Public Works) addressed the council regarding outdated equipment and outlined his recommendations. He explained that the city’s 1997 Ford street sweeper is essentially obsolete, since the cost of expected repairs is prohibitive.
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 | | | Ted Vigil brings Rocky Mountain High to Panora | | | | | | | | By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Nationally recognized tribute artist Ted Vigil performed concerts in Panora on April 21 and 22. The show on April 21 was at Panorama High School, while the April 22 performance was at Panora Specialty Care.
Performing alongside Vigil was Panora’s Kile Jackson, while his wife, Susan, handled the sound-mixing duties for the event. Vigil rose to fame as a tribute artist of the late John Denver. Vigil also performs other music from that era and genre, playing guitar and singing lead vocals.
The April 22 performance delighted a crowd that included residents of Panora Specialty Care, visitors from Lakeside Village, and others in the community. Vigil’s energetic style had the audience clapping and singing along. | | | | | | | | See more photos | |
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| | GCH Board of Trustees to meet April 25
Special to the Times Vedette
The Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees will meet on April 25 at 4 p.m. in the Todd-Neff Conference Room. Agenda items include action needed on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 County Budget, the GBK Auditor Report, credentialing, the annual ACO Compliance Training, and VersaBadge software. The agenda also includes a closed session item.
For information on how to participate at this meeting, visit www.guthriecountyhospital.org. | |
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| | Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Special to the Times Vedette
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.
“Planters temporarily stopped rolling last week as thunderstorms produced severe weather across portions of Iowa along with above-average rainfall,” Secretary Naig. “Warmer temperatures are forecasted this week with a more active weather pattern persisting as farmers look for windows of opportunity to get back into the field.”
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| | Cribbage results from April 19 and April 22
Special to the Times Vedette
The Guthrie Center cribbage players meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the assisted 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.
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| | LaVerne Johnson | | | | | | | | 1923-2024
LaVerne Davis Johnson, 100, a cherished soul whose life journey began on July 10, 1923, in the heart of Iowa, near Bagley, completed his earthly chapter on April 18, 2024, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center, in the same state his story started. LaVerne’s life was a testament to the values of hard work, community involvement and the joy of simple pleasures.
Born in the rural tapestry of Iowa, LaVerne quickly became an integral part of the community, working on his large hog farm in Guthrie County.
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| | Special to the Times Vedette
Dallas County Master Gardener's Plant Sale
Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Dallas County Fair Grounds Community Building, 28061 Fairground Road, Adel. Featuring perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, house plants and more. Contact Megan Will at mwill@iastate.edu or 515-993-4281.
Panorama After School Clover Kids
Tuesday, May 7, 3:30-5 p.m., Panora Public Library, 102 N 1st St., Panora. Contact Meghan McBride at mmcbride@iastate.edu or 641-747-2276.
Books for Cooks
Thursday, May 23,10 a.m. to noon. Guthrie County ISU Extension office, 212 State St., Guthrie Center. Contact Meghan McBride at mmcbride@iastate.edu or 641-747-2276.
The Guthrie County Extension Office is located at 212 State St., Guthrie Center, IA 50115. Email xguthrie@iastate.edu or call 641-747-2276. | |
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 | | | Panorama has best performance of season at WCV meet, finishes second | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys track and field team came out of the blocks better on Thursday, April 18 than they have all season. The team finished second with 75 points behind ACGC, which scored 114.
“This night was all about the team,” said Head Coach Bruce Dahlhauser. “Every guy on our roster contributed to our highest team finish in several years, by far the most impressive performance since I've been here.”
The Panthers achieved this great performance despite dealing with athletes battling sickness, injuries and complications with other sports.
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PICTURED: Noah Poldberg placed first in the 800 meter run at the West Central Valley Invite. Photo by Mark Reno | | | | | | | | Read the full story | |
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| | Sellers qualifies for Drake Relays | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama’s girls head track and field coach, Greg Thompson, said phenom Jaidyn Sellers has qualified for several events heading into the Drake Relays that begin this Thursday, April 25. She has the “Blue Standard” in the 100-meter dash and the fastest 100 time in the state at 12.11. More impressively, she’s only ran the 100-meter twice this year, as she’s been recovering from an early season hamstring injury. Sellers also has the Blue Standard in the 400-meter dash with the eighth fastest overall time in the state at 57.55. In addition, Sellers qualified for the high jump, which she has only performed in once this season. She cleared 5-4.25 to qualify as the 11th overall jumper. | |
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| | Panorama competes at West Central Valley invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama traveled to West Central Valley for a track meet on Thursday, April 18. The team finished in ninth with 20 points. The weather played a major factor in this one, according to Girls Head Coach Greg Thompson.
“The weather at this meet was very windy with windchills in the low to mid 40s. It was not a good day to have great performances,” Thompson said.
Panorama took home two medals on the day, a bronze in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 3000-meter run by Laicey Lutz.
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| | Kauzlarich resigns as Panorama activities director and head football coach | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Activities Director and Head Football Coach Mike Kauzlarich is leaving his positions at Panorama. While no public statement is yet available, Panorama Schools posted on its Facebook page a link to their job openings, where both of Kauzlarich’s positions were posted. Kauzlarich reportedly also told members of the football team about the change. Kauzlarich will reportedly become Iowa City West’s next offensive coordinator. The Times Vedette reached out to Kauzlarich and Iowa City West Athletic Director BJ Mayer for comments. Neither responded as of press time. | |
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| | Girls dominate Denison soccer tournament, win both games by combined score of 19-0
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
On Saturday, April 20, the Panorama girls soccer team (9-0) traveled to Denison to compete in the Denison High School soccer tournament. Their opponents were East Sac County (3-4) and Denison (1-5). They beat Riverside, 10-0 and East Sac County, 9-0.
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| | Panorama drops both games at Boone Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys soccer team (2-5) competed against Boone (2-6) and Des Moines North (6-4) on Saturday, April 20. They lost to Boone, 10-1, and to North, 10-0. Individual stats for Panorama were not available as of press time. | |
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| | Panthers win Hal Rossow Invite against 8 other schools
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
On Saturday, April 20, the Panorama boys golf squad shot a team score of 321 at Lake Panorama National Golf Course to take home the victory. Webster City was closest to the Panthers in second with a score of 329. Evan Powell had the best 18-hole low of anyone on the course that day, shooting a 74.
PANORAMA 18-HOLE LOWS
- Evan Powell, 74
- Parker Cary, 81
- Maddox Hammerstrom, 81
- Brayden Galvan, 85
- Trey Boettcher, 86
- Alexander Hammerstrom, 94
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| | Panorama fifth at home meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
A windy day made play difficult for the Panorama girls golf squad. The team hosted four other schools on Monday, April 22. The Panthers’ scored a 262. First-place Des Moines Christian scored 204. This was the Panthers first time competing at home this season on the challenging course.
Head Coach Melissa Hochstetler kept the spirits high after the meet.
“All of the girls competing for Panorama are first year golfers, and they are doing really well,” Hochstetler said.
PANORAMA 9-HOLE SCORES
- Hannah Nichols, 62
- Miranda Laabs, 65
- Hanna Smith, 66
- Hadley Klein, 69
- Riley Gibson, 74
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 | | | Chargers win West Central Valley invite | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
ACGC’s boys track and field squad earned another top finish, this time on Thursday, April 18 at the West Central Valley invite with 114 points. They beat out Panorama, which finished in second with 114.
The Chargers’ relay team dominated the entire evening, earning gold in the 4x100, 200, 400, 800, and 4x110 meter shuttle hurdle relay. As individuals, Eli Madsen earned silver in the 200-meter dash. Gavin Sloss also earned a silver medal in the 800-meter run. Andrew Mahaffey earned gold in the 1600-meter run. In the hurdle events, Treyton Schneider ran his way to a silver in the 110-meter, and Tate Fever bronze in the 400-meter. Lance Bunde once again took home a gold-medal for his leap in the high jump, while Payton Jacobe earned gold as well for his shot-put toss.
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PICTURED: Anthony Solorzano placed sixth in the long jump at the West Central Valley Invite. Photo by Mark Reno | | | | | | | | See the full results | |
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 | | | ACGC girls finish 7th at West Central Valley Invite | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Charger girls track and field team competed on Thursday, April 18 in the West Central Valley invite, scoring 50 points on the way to their seventh-place finish.
Ava Campbell had two medal-worthy performances, earning gold in 800-meter run and silver in the 1500-meter run. Becca Littler received a silver medal for her toss in the shot put. As a relay team, ACGC had a bronze-medal effort in the 4x200.
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PICTURED: Nora Langaard. Photo by Mark Reno | | | | | | | | See the full results | |
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 | | | ACGC sends 4 athletes to Drake Relays | | | | | | | | By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The participants of the 2024 Drake Relays were recently announced, and four Chargers will be on their way to Des Moines to compete against the other best track and field athletes in the state. ACGC qualified for the 4x100-meter relay, consisting of Joe Crawford, Lance Bunde, Anthony Solorzano and Eli Madsen. Bunde also qualified for the high jump.
PICTURED: Graphic courtesy of ACGC with photos by Mark Reno & Shannon Payne Sports Photography | |
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| | Charger boys place 6th at Panorama meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC boys golf team traveled to Lake Panorama National Golf Course to compete at the Hal Rossow Invite. The team finished sixth, scoring a 379. Panorama won the meet, scoring 321.
ACGC 18-HOLE LOWS
- Bo Arrasmith, 90
- Lance Bunde, 93
- Tegan Slaybaugh, 95
- Chase Slaybaugh, 101
- Jonathan Martinez, 103
- Jack Sheeder, 120
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| | 2024 Spring Sports Guide available now | | | | | | | | Check out the digital edition of our spring sports guide, featuring Panorama and ACGC teams. | | | | | | | | Click to read the full issue | |
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| | More than 110 calls including a report of a field fire in rural Guthrie Center, an abandoned vehicle in rural Panora, violation of no contact order at Lake Diamondhead and an out-of-control student at Guthrie Center Elementary.
4-15-24
- 1:55 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy investigated a suspicious vehicle in rural Stuart
- 2:35 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy checked on a disabled vehicle in rural Stuart
- 9:20 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a complaint of an abandoned vehicle in Adair
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| | So much more than books | | | | | | | | By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
The MJB Library is using funds from Round 1 of the ALA LTC Library Grant to increase the Large Print book collection. Each month for the next year, the library will receive 10 new Large Print titles, adding to our collection of large print cozy mysteries, romance novels, best sellers and westerns.
Additionally, Round 1 of the ALA Grant also funded the purchase of 18 new Playaway titles in the juvenile section.
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 | | | 2024 Senior Trip | | | | | | | | By Bjoërg Skovgaard, sophomore, staff writer
The seniors at Panorama High School went to Kansas City for their senior trip. They stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge with a waterpark and lots of fun. But before that, there was a long drive with a quick stop at Starbucks to get the energy back on. The seniors had a great time going down exciting waterslides and swimming with friends. Luckily, the amazing chaperons had ordered pizza for lunch. What should have been a few hours to chill became a shopping trip at a mall close by before going to T-Shots to play golf and eat dinner. There was lots of laughter and lots of fun but, eventually, they had to sleep.
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| | 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. | |
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| | 10 years ago | | | | | | | | From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 3, 2014
PANORAMA SCHOOLS CITIZEN OF THE WEEK. This student is someone who is always doing what is right, even when no one is watching. It is evident that she genuinely cares for others and wants to help everyone succeed. For showing exemplary “PAWS”itive behavior each and every day, our Citizen of the Week is Ella Waddle. | | | | | | | | See more Yester Years | |
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 | | | 'Road House' | | | | | | | | By Michael C. Woody | Times Vedette
The original “Road House” with the late, great Patrick Swayze is a cheesy, but fun, classic action film. There was humor, charm and romance and absolutely no reason to remake it. Director Doug Liman has given us great action films including “The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and “Edge of Tomorrow.” Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has made some really good movies as well, including “Nightcrawler,” “Donnie Darko” and “Brokeback Mountain.” How this new version of “Road House” went off the rails this fast and far is a mystery. A stranger (Gyllenhaal) ends up in the Florida Keys where he finds a bar struggling to keep violence at bay. And then the whole damned thing goes so over the top, it is amazing (in a bad way). Uber violent, poorly acted and a complete waste of time. Catch it on Amazon Prime, if you dare. Grade: F | |
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 | | | Spring brings additional hours to the Links Lounge | | | | | | | | Starting in May, customers will have options of ordering with a staff member or by using the QR code.
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times
April marks the beginning of the second year for Nick and Lynn Kuhn to operate The Links Lounge + Events at Lake Panorama National. The couple’s lease with the LPN was renewed for another year over the winter.
The 2024 lease agreement calls for increased days and hours of operation for The Links Lounge with Sundays and Mondays added to the schedule and lunch offered Friday through Sunday.
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| | I tried to sue the airport for losing my luggage.
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