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Kepple selected for Opus Honor Choir
Special to the Times Vedette Zoey Kepple was recently selected for participation in the 40th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. More than 3,000 students were nominated by their directors for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of...
GCH Stuart Rehab Clinic celebrates grand opening in new location
Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie County Hospital Stuart Rehab Clinic celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 16 during the Chamber Coffee event at its new location, 211 S.W. Seventh St. in Stuart. Community members enjoyed...
Cribbage results from Oct. 21
Special to the Times Vedette Chet Vaughan, Rhonda Titus, Lela Schwartz and Dick Ellis each got a 16; Clint Malbon got a 17; Sue Mozingo got a 20; Sandy Rumelhart got a 16, 18 and 20; Robert Klever got an 18 and a 20; and Dave Richter got the high score with a 17 and a...
Panther boys place 11th at state qualifier
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys cross country team competed at the 1A State Qualifying meet at home on Thursday. Oct. 22. The Panthers placed 11th with 271 points. Nodaway Valley won the meet with 45 points. Gabriel Winkelmann of Nodaway Valley won...
Rochholz wins state qualifier, punches ticket to state
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls cross country team competed at the Class 1A State Qualifying meet at Panorama on Thursday, Oct. 22. No. 4 Kylie Rochholz won the meet in 19:11.57 to qualify for the state meet as an individual. The Panthers placed...
Panthers fall in quarterfinals to Red Oak, 3-0
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama volleyball team (13-12) season ended in the Class 2A Region 4 quarterfinals at Red Oak (25-10) on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Red Oak won the sets 25-11, 25-22 and 25-15. Nerea Gimeno-Perez led the Panthers in assists with 10....
Kent places 4th, qualifies for state
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys cross country team competed at the 1A State Qualifying meet on Thursday, Oct. 22. No. 10 Preston Kent had the best ACGC race, placing fourth in 17:18.3, punching his ticket to the state meet. Haven Weers of Tri-Center...
Crawford wins state qualifier; Charger girls place 2nd to qualify for state
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls cross country team ran at the 1A State Qualifying meet at Southwest Valley on Thursday, Oct. 22. The girls placed second overall with 77 points. Logan-Magnolia won the meet with 50 points. No. 23 Vivian Crawford won...
Chargers host Martensdale-St Marys in First Round matchup tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC football team (5-3) hosts Martensdale St Marys (6-1) in the Class A First Round playoffs. ACGC won the last game between these teams back in 2013, 29-10. One of M-SM’s best weapons is junior QB Cooper Hamilton, who has thrown...
ACGC volleyball advances past Ogden, 3-0, face Woodward-Granger in semifinal
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC volleyball team (31-10) pushed further into the playoffs after its quarterfinal win at home over Ogden (23-12) on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Chargers swept the Bulldogs, winning the sets 25-21, 25-23 and 25-20. Individual stats...
Halloween spirits abound in Guthrie County
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Recent favorable weather has been ideal for most anything outdoors, including putting up Halloween decorations. Here are a few examples of yards decorated for the season. If you know of a yard that should be included, please email...
Mural installed on Vets Auditorium
Special to the Times Vedette Lynn Zajicek, Dave Carstens, Kurt Duis and Dave Arganbright installed a new mural on the west side of Veterans Auditorium in Panora on Thursday to honor those who have served in the military. The mural's artist is Kelly Nielsen.
Calling for a return of fun sports video games
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Two of my favorite hobbies are sports and video games. Luckily, for me, those two go hand in hand. Over the years, we have seen a trove of both good and bad sports video games. The mainstream ones range from EA’s FC (FIFA), UFC, NHL,...
Area communities announce trick-or-treat schedules
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Below is a list of trick-or-treating schedules and related events around the area. Adair Citywide trick-or-treating is set for 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Adair Chamber of Commerce is holding a Halloween party on Oct. 31 at the...
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 or updates, email rich@iowalivingmagazines.com. Birthdays...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette No-cost vaccines at Guthrie Center and Exira The Public Health office in Exira and Guthrie Center is holding no-cost vaccine clinics on Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in October. Attendees can be vaccinated against the flu, COVID-19,...
GCH adding new provider in Panora
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Oct. 22 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital’s board of trustees, Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Anderson reported on plans to bring on a new provider in Panora. “Dec. 3 is when our new provider in Panora joins us. We’ve...
How to support 2 ACGC students who were critically injured in Saturday accident
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette A Saturday afternoon vehicle accident resulted in life-threatening injuries to two ACGC High School students. Alli Wiers and Gavin Pederson were airlifted to a Des Moines hospital for treatment. The accident occurred when the GMC Sierra...
Could the landline make a comeback?
It was avocado green. Two pieces. A 10-foot-long, straggly cord connecting them. And it was mounted on the kitchen wall of my childhood home. That phone was a fixture in our house, and when it rang, we answered it. No caller ID. We had no idea who was on the other end...
