GUTHRIE`S RIVER RUCKUS: `WE HaVE a paRTy GoInG on`

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GUTHRIE COUNTY VEDETTE Q & A WITH HILLARY CLINTON
Official Newspaper for Panora, Lake Panorama and Panorama School
Established 1865 • Volume 150 • Number 31
PAGE 3B
Thursday, JULY 30, 2015
Panora, Iowa | USPS 232-300
Panorama principal
Mark Johnston and wife
Danielle, a kindergarten
teacher at the school,
will celebrate 21 years
of marriage on August 6.
The couple say they are
humbled by the support
they have received from
their Panther family
since Mark’s diagnosis
of esophageal cancer in
December. A benefit will
be held for the family on
September 20 at the high
school.
‘I’m OK with where I am’
ASHLEY SCHABLE | VEDETTE
Panorama principal draws strength from
school, community in cancer fight
Benefit for Mark Johnston planned for Sunday,
September 20 at Panorama High School
By ASHLEY SCHABLE
Guthrie County Vedette staff
panora
Sitting in a colorful classroom
inside Panorama Elementary
School, Mark Johnston cracks
a smile with his wife Danielle,
a kindergarten teacher in the
building, over a daily text message he receives from a friend.
“Some are not appropriate, but
those types of things brighten
your day and make you laugh,”
Johnston grins.
Johnston, a 45-year-old school
celebration
Panorama Days
celebrates
“50 and Fabulous”
this weekend
principal and father of three,
still finds things to smile about
after receiving a heartbreaking diagnosis in December 2014
that he has esophageal cancer.
‘I love what I do’
Johnston grew up the oldest
of Denny and Nancy Johnston’s
four sons in Jamaica and graduated from YJB high school in
1989. He was the last class of
Yale-Jamaica-Bagley seniors
before the school consolidated with Panora-Linden and became Panorama. An Iowa State
University graduate, Johnston
started his teaching career at
Maple Valley before joining
the staff in Panora in the fall
of 2000. He first taught history
and government in what he jokes
was “an improved Ken Janvrin
position.” Janvrin, a longtime
history teacher and track coach
with a state championship to
his credit with the Panthers,
still resides in Panora with wife
Karen.
Johnston taught at the high
school for a number of years,
before becoming middle school
principal. He has spent the last
six years as principal at both the
high school and middle school.
Panorama
students
made
cards and
delivered
them to
principal
Mark
Johnston
while he
was gone
from school
during
cancer
treatments.
JOHNSTON, Page 12
COUNTRY MUSIC
celebration
Alumni
Banquet to
feature Kings
and Queens
GUTHRIE’S RIVER RUCKUS:
‘We have a party going on’
By GORDON CASTILE
Town celebration is July
31-August 2nd in Panora
panora
By ASHLEY SCHABLE
PANORAMA, Page 8A
REBECCA MCKINSEY | VEDETTE
“50 and Fabulous” is the theme of this year’s
Panorama Days July 31-August 2, a celebration of 50 years of Lake Panorama becoming
a part of the community in Panora.
“We’re working together to make a great experience for everyone,” said Chaille Crandall,
in her third year as executive director of the
event. “It’s a great way to celebrate our community.”
A new event this year is a Human Foosball
tournament planned for Sunday at Michael
Mills Park in Panora. Team registration is 11:30
with the tournament at 12 noon. Those who
want to watch and cheer on their team can
enjoy a Community Watermelon Feed during
the tournament.
Some of the same traditional events will
also be offered during the weekend, including the annual Panorama Days 5K Fun Run
on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Registration is 4:30-6:45
p.m. Online registration is available at www.
GetMeRegistered/PanoramaDaysRun.
A Kids Cake Walk at 5:30, a Pedal Pull at 6:00
and the Bill Riley Talent Show at 7:00 all take
place on the Town Square Friday.
“Glass House Prophet” will entertain in front
of the Owl’s Nest beginning at 9 p.m. and fireworks will be at dusk off the South Shore at
Lake Panorama.
“It’s great to be celebrating 50 years of Panorama Days,” said John Rutledge, General Manager, Lake Panorama Association. “What an
Audience members raise phones and lighters during Lee Brice’s performance of “I Drive Your
Truck,” honoring soldiers, veterans, police officers, firefighters and paramedics during Brice’s set at
the Guthrie River Ruckus July 25.
Three-day extravaganza offers
returning artists, sees fewer arrests
By REBECCA MCKINSEY
This year’s River Ruckus was a
reunion year.
Eight of the 10 artists who performed at the seventh annual threeday country music event had been
there before.
The artists performing during the
three-night event included Zach
Stone, Casey Muessigmann, Josh
Thompson, Granger Smith, Jer-
rod Niemann, Chris Young, Danny Grause, the Josh Abbott Band,
Chris Cagle and Lee Brice.
Stone, Muessigmann, Thompson,
Smith, Young, Grause, Cagle and
Brice were all return artists. Cagle
led the pack, having performed at
four River Ruckuses in a row after
his set Saturday night.
Zach Stone opened Thursday
night with an energetic show. The
young singer lives in Texas and has
family in Casey. This was his sec-
ond year performing at the River
Ruckus.
“We got some farm boys here tonight?” he asked in between songs.
Men’s shouts filled the air.
“How about some farm girls?”
Feminine cheers.
“They’re more important,” Stone
said. “Sorry, guys.”
Throughout the three nights,
10 artists threw a variety of items
out into the crowd — and audience
members responded with various
levels of lunacy. But early on Thursday night, courtesy still ruled when
RUCKUS, Page 11A
Starting in 2013, the annual
alumni banquet has been part of
Panorama Days, having departed
from the traditional Memorial
Day weekend after many years.
The switch was made to boost
attendance and interest and has
succeeded, according to Jerry
Armstrong, Alumni Association
president. He noted a celebration like Panorama Days always
draws past graduates.
BANQUET, Page 8A
weather
Torrential
rain hits area
By ASHLEY SCHABLE
For the second time in just
over a month the area was hit
by torrential rains and lightning
that knocked out power.
Rainfall Tuesday evening was
up to six inches. Coupled with
what fell earlier in the day and
on Monday, it brought total rainfall to 8-9 inches.
Vicious lightning accompanied
the Tuesday evening storm and
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| THURsday | 07.30.15
Guthrie County 4-H Exhibits selected for State Fair
Guthrie County 4-H members exhibited their work on
Monday, July 13, at the annual Static Judging Day in the old
community building at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds.
Following are the results:
U.S. SUNBEAMS
Hope Arganbright - Share the
Fun, Purple; Home Improvement, Lavender, Blue; Purple;
Digital Photography Exhibit,
Blue (6), Red (4)
Brooklyn Behrends - Woodworking, Blue; Visual Arts, Blue;
Share the Fun, Purple; Food &
Nutrition, Purple; Sewing &
Needle Art, Blue
Kendra Campbell - Home Improvement, Blue; Historian Club
Book, Lavender; Visual Arts, Red
Mackenzie Campbell - Home
Improvement, Blue; Food & Nutrition, Blue; Share the Fun,
Purple
Breanna Kesler - Home Improvement, Red; Photography,
Blue (3), Red; Visual Arts, Lavender; Woodworking, Red; Sewing & Needle Art, Blue
Lydia Knapp - Sewing & Needle Arts, Purple, Levender, Blue;
Photography, Purple; Blue (5);
Red; Food & Nutrition, Blue;
Share the Fun, Purple
Madeline Knapp - Share the
Fun, Purple; Photography, Blue
(4); Red; Visual Arts, Purple; Levendear; Blue (2); Home Improvement, Purple; Sewing & Needle
Arts, Purple
Kiersten Knobbe - Clothing &
Fashion, Blue; Jr. Fashion Revue,
Blue; Horticulature, Blue; Sewing & Needle Arts, Red; Visual
Arts, Blue; Food & Nutrition,
Blue; Jr. $15 Challenge, Blue;
Woodworking, Blue
Laci Rishel - Home Improvement, Lavender; Share the Fun,
Purple
Taylor Rishel - Woodworking,
Blue; Food & Nutrition, Lavendear; Share the Fun, Purple
Rylee Sloss - Jr. Clothing Selection, Blue; Clothing & Fashion,
Blue (2); Woodworking, Red;
Home Improvement, Lavendear, Blue; Jr. $15 Challenge,
Purple; Sewing & Needle Arts,
Blue; Food & Nutrition, Blue;
Visual Arts, Blue (2); Share the
Fun, Purple
NORTHBRANCH BEAVERS
Hailey Bates - Food & Nutrition, Blue; Int./Sr. Educational
Presentation, Blue
Whitney Bates - Food & Nutrition, Blue (4); Home Improvement, Red, Blue; Share the Fun,
Blue
reese Coggman, Home Improvement, Blue
Tori Fuller - Visual Arts, Blue;
Home Improvement, Blue (2)
Morgan Lemke - Sewing &
Needs Arts, Blue; Jr. Clothing
Selection, Red; Visual Arts, Blue;
Photography, Purple, Blue; Jr
515 Challenge, Blue
Taylor Lemke - Photography,
Blue; Red; Sewing & Needle Arts,
Blue; Int $15 Challenge, Blue;
Visual Arts, Blue (2); Int Clothing Selection, Blue
Emily McCann - Home Im-
provement, Blue; Animal Science, Blue; Food & Nutrition,
Blue; Int Clothing Selection,
Blue; Horticulature, Blue (2);
Sewing and Needle Arts, Blue;
Photography, Blue (3), Red; Visual Arts, Blue; Jr $15 Challenge,
Blue
Cooper Tunink - Visual Arts,
Blue; Child Development, Blue;
Food & Nutrition, Blue
Hayden Runink - Food & Nutrition, Blue; Other Agriculture
& Natural Resources, Blue
Hunter Vasey - Photography,
Lavender, Blue (2), Red (3)
Keely Vasey - Int Clothing Selection, Purple; Visual Arts, Levender; Int $15 Challenge, Blue;
Photography, Levender; blue
(2), Red (2)
SESS - GUTHRIE COUNTY
SHOOTING STARS
Abby Brooks - Sewing & Needle Arts, Red (2); Photography,
Blue; Share the Fun, Purple;
Food & Nutrition, Blue; Jr Fashion Revue, Purple; Woodworking, Blue
Trever Derry - Animal Science, Blue
Trey Derry - Photography,
Purple, Blue (2); Safety & Education in Shooting, Blue (2);
Mechancis, Red
Caleb Finnegan - Photography, Purple; Blue (9), Red (4);
Home Improvement, Lavender;
Communication Posters, Blue;
Safety & Education in Shooting,
Blue; Visual Arts, Purple; Food
& Nutrition, Lavender, Blue
Ian Kennedy - Share the Fun,
Purple; Food & Nutrition, Blue;
Science, Engineering & Technology, Lavender
Paige Kennedy - Photography, Blue (2)
Jalen Michaleson - Mechanics, Blue (2); Woodworking, Blue
Anna Owen - Photography,
Lavendear (3); Sewing & Needle
Arts, Blue (2); Food & Nutrition,
Blue; Share the Fun, Blue; Jr Educational Presentation, Blue
Parker Owen - Photography, Blue (2); Int/Sr Educational Presentation, Purple;
Share the Fun, Blue, Outdoor
Adventures, Purple
Klare Sheley - Visual Arts,
Blue; Safety & Education in
Shooting, Blue (2); Photography, Lavendear, Blue (5)
PENN POWER CATS
Madison Christensen - Jr
$15 Challenge, Blue; Clothing
& Fashion, Blue (2), Mechanics, Red (2); Sewing & Needle
Arts, Red; Photography, Blue
(3); Food & Nutrition, Blue; Jr
Clothing Selection, Blue; Share
the Fun, Blue; Child Development, Lavender, Blue; Home
Improvement, Blue
Marissa Christensen - Child
Development, Blue; Photography, Blue (3); Clothing & Fash-
Government
Corruption??
Vote option 3 August 4th to keep our
supervisor our supervisor as it has been
for over 40 years . This whole thing
stinks of government corruption. Is
something wrong when the head of the
LPA goes to his brother, a supervisor,
and gets the tax payers of Guthrie
County to pay for improvements at
the privately owned lake. Then, as a
threat to any that oppose them, have the
elections changed so the lake people
have more control over the tax payers
of the county. This is the beginning as
there are more things already lined up.
There is no where that people of another
district can vote for your state or federal
representative. Don’t let government
corruption happen in our county.
Dan Royer
STEPHANIE CARLSON | VEDETTE
Cass Pioneers Club Project advances onto State Fair. Some of the members that helped with Cass Pioneers Club citizenship
project Dresses for Haiti are (from left) Parker Owen, Lauren Kennedy, Carson Fisher (Cass Pioneers 4-H Club Community
Service Team Coordinator), Ruby Hummel, Paige Kennedy, Anna Owen, Hailey Meacham, Ethan Laughery.
ion, Blue (2); Int 515 Challenge,
Purple; Sewing & Needle Arts,
Blue, Red; Share the Fun, Blue;
Home Improvement, Blue; Int
Clothing Selection, Blue
Emma Johnson - Food & Nutrition, Lavender, Blue; Clothing
& Fashion, Blue; Jr $15 Challenge, Blue; Sewing & Needle
Arts, Blue (2); Share the Fun,
Blue
PANORAMA FFA
Bailey Christofferson - Photography, Blue (5); Share the
Fun, Purple; Clothing & Fashion, Blue; Visual Arts, Blue
Collin Gross - Mechanics, Blue
Adam Hackfort - Mechanics, Purple
Nic Parker - Mechanics, Blue
Dalee Rogers - Photography,
Blue (4); Amanda Svoboda - Historian Club Book, Purple
CASS PIONEERS
Rachel Cogil - Share the Fun,
Purple; Jr Clothing Selection,
Red
Carson Fisher - Visual Arts,
Blue; Food & Nutrition, Blue;
Home Improvement, Blue;
Sewing & Needle Arts, Blue (2);
Woodworking, Purple; Citizenship, Purple
Paul Hansen - Outdoor Adventures, Blue (2)
Jared Henderson - Photography, Purple, Blue (4); Food
& Nutrition, Blue; Other Family & Consumer Science, Blue
Ruby Hummel - Visual Arts,
Purple, Blue (2); Sewing & Needle Arts, Blue; Horticulture,
Lavender, Blue; Share the Fun,
Purple; Food & Nutrition, Blue;
Mechanics, Blue (2); Photography, Purple, Blue (2); Veterinary
Science, Purple
Lauren Kennedy - Photography, Blue (5); Sewing & Needle
Arts, Blue; Food & Nutrition,
Puruple; Share the Fun, Purple
Paige Kennedy - Photography, Lavender, Blue (2); Sewing
& Needle Arts, Blue; Share the
Fun, Purple
Cameron Laughery - Share
the Fun, Purple
Ethan Laughery - Photography, Blue; Share the Fun, Purple
Hailey Meacham - Visual Arts,
Blue; Jr Working Exhibit, Blue;
Extemporaneous Speaking,
Blue; Jr Clothing Selection, Blue;
Photography, Blue (6), Red; Jr $15
Challenge, Blue (2); Sewing &
Needle Arts, Blue; Horticulture,
Blue; Child Development, Lav-
Senior 4-H Members advancing to State Fair are (from left) Caleb Finnegan, SESS
Rangefinders 4-H Club, Photography and Visual Arts (Guthrie Center), Carson Fisher, Cass
Pioneers 4-H Club, Woodworking (Panora), Madeline Knapp, U.S. Sunbeams 4-H Club,
Visual Arts, Home Improvement, Sewing & Needle Arts (Linden), Zoie Shook, Trailblazers
4-H Club, Home Improvement and Photography (Guthrie Center), Sam Vannatta, Wichita
Wildcats 4-H Club, Photography and Personal Development (Guthrie Center), Jonathon
Lauritsen, Wichita Wildcats 4-H Club, Welding (Guthrie Center). Missing from photo is
Matthew Vannatta, Wichita Wildcats 4-H Club, Photography (Guthrie Center) and Willow
Sword, Cass Pioneers 4-H Club, Visual Arts,
ender; Self-Determined, Blue;
Share the Fun, Purple
Anna Owen - Sewing & Needle
Arts, Blue (4); Photography, Blue
(2); Self-Determined, Lavender;
Consumer Management, Purple; Food & Nutrition, Lavender
Parker Owen - Self-Determined, Blue; Photography, Blue
(2); Share the Fun, Purple; Consumer Management, Blue
Keira Simmons - Food & Nutrition, Blue; Visual Arts, Blue
Molly Simmons - Photography, Blue (3); Home Improvement, Lavender
Willow Sword - Visual Arts,
Purple, Photography, Lavendear,
Purple; Share the Fun, Purple
HIGHLAND HUSTLERS
Jorrie Esslinger - Photography, Blue, Red (2)
Morgan Hart - Sewing & Needle Arts, Blue (2); Visual Arts,
Blue (3); Food & Nutrition, Blue
Natalee Hart - Food & Nutrition, Blue
Tianna Janssen - Visual Arts,
Red
Tinessa Janssen - Visual
Arts, Blue, Red (2); Photography, Blue (3); Communication,
Blue; Home Improvement, Red
Caitlin Schultes - Visual Arts,
Blue (2)
Madison Schultes - Visual
Arts, Blue; Home Improvement,
Intermediate 4-H Members advancing to State Fair are
(from left) Parker Owen, Cass Pioneers 4-H Club/SESS
Rangefinders 4-H Club, Ag & Natural Resources and
Educational Presentation (Guthrie Center), Lydia Knapp,
U.S. Sunbeams 4-H Club, Photography and Sewing & Needle
Arts (Linden), Lauren Kennedy, Cass Pioneers 4-H Club/
SESS Rangefinders 4-H Club, Food & Nutrition (Stuart),
Brooklyn Behrends, U.S. Sunbeams 4-H Club, Food &
Nutrition (Panora), Hope Arganbright, U.S. Sunbeams 4-H
Club, Home Improvement (Panora). Missing from photo
is Joelle Grubbs, Grant Sky Eagles 4-H Club, Photography
(Adair), Cameron Laughery, Cass Pioneers 4-H Club, Food &
Nutrition (Yale).
Blue; Food & Nutrition, Blue
Peyton Schultes - Visual Arts,
Blue (2); Food & Nutrition, Blue
Danielle Schwartz - Other
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Blue; Food & Nutrition, Blue
Parker Schwartz - Share the
SKI SHOW
Fun, Purple
Hanna Wurzer - Visual Arts,
Red
Wyatt Wurzer - Woodworking, Blue
WICHITA WILDCATS
Audrey Franzeen - Clothing &
Fashion, Blue (2); Photography,
Blue (2); Sewing & Needle Arts,
Blue; Visual Arts, Blue
Reagan Gibson - Home ImFAIR, Page 8A
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THURsday | 07.30.15 |
Fire
Panora aids
Ethanol Fire
By GORDON CASTILE
Panora was one of eight fire
departments called to the
Flinthills Resources ethanol
plant at Menlo early Saturday
morning.
Panora fire chief Matt Harmann said a ductwork area
on the grain by-products side
of the plant became hot and
needed cooled down. He said
much water was needed.
“It wasn’t as bad as the situation looked,” Harmann said
of the fire and eight departments called. Panora was
there about 45 minutes.
Panora was called about
12:35 a.m. Other departments came from Stuart,
Menlo, Casey, Guthrie Center,
Dexter, Adair and Greenfield.
MENLO
NEWS
By Joan Wallace
Saturday, July 18, Rick and
Molly Hupp of Bagley visited
the home of Doris Harwood.
Saturday, July 25, Jack Stonehocker of Linden visited Doris
Harwood
Tuesday, July 14, Charlotte
Greenbeck and Dodie Korradi surprised their sister Martha Van Eaton with a birthday celebration at the Menlo Café. Those in attendance
were cousins Eileen Tallman,
Flora Wise, Mary Lou Ludwig
and Vera Kenyon of Guthrie
Center. On Saturday, July 18,
Bernie Van Eaton and friend
Phyllis of Agency; Mark and
Mary Van Eaton and Suzan
Van Eaton visited Martha Van
Eaton for a family cookout.
Joan Wallace of Menlo Attended the 95th Annual Iowa
Legion Auxiliary State Convention held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
July 26, Doris Harwood,
Martha Van Eaton and Dodie
Korradi attended the Harwood
Family Reunion held at the
Stuart Legion Hall.
Joan Wallace, Steve and
Evelyn Powell attended the
Guthrie County Legion/Auxiliary Picnic at Nations Bridge
on Sunday July 26. Fourteen
members were present.
YALE
NEWS
Jay and Dee Finnell of Adel
were Saturday afternoon callers on Gary and Norma Louk
and Deb Louk.
There were 14 Pitch players at Just Ethel’s in Yale on
Sunday evening. High went
to Loren Cabelka and Tom
Sloss, low to Virginia Kinney and traveling to Rosalie
Bradshaw.
Eighteen seniors and others
enjoyed dinner and conversation Monday at Just Ethel’s.
SPECIAL ELECTION
Aug. 4: Election Day for
supervisor selection
process approaches
Committee
recommends districtspecific supervisors
elected at large
Guthrie County residents
have several more days to vote
on how their county government is elected.
Aug. 4 is Election Day for
a special election with only
one issue on the ballot: how
Guthrie County’s supervisors
are elected. The date is set by
code.
The election was prompted
by a petition circulated by a
bi-partisan committee led by
Panora Democrat Steve Brannan and Panora Republican
Cheryl Castile. The committee’s members are advocating
a change in the way supervisors are elected, proposing
that any resident in the county
can vote for any supervisor,
rather than the residents of
each district voting only for
that district’s supervisor —
but, the committee’s members
still believe there should be a
supervisor for each district.
The county supervisors initially voted against the special election, despite a statement in the Iowa Code that
a board “shall” call for a special election upon receiving
a valid petition. A week later,
after conferring with County
Attorney Mary Benton, the supervisors reversed their vote,
with three voting for the election and two against.
“You have no authority to
not do the special election,”
Benton told the supervisors
at a previous meeting.
Iowa law allows county
supervisors to be elected in
one of three ways; voters can
choose between the options.
Here’s what each vote in this
special election means:
Option 1: Supervisors can
live anywhere in the county,
and anyone in the county can
vote for all of them; there are
no district resident requirements for supervisors or voters.
Option 2: Supervisors have a
district residency requirement,
meaning each supervisor has
a district he or she represents,
but there is no voter residency
requirement — anyone in the
county can vote for any of the
supervisors.
Option 3: Supervisors and
voters both have district resident requirements; each supervisor has a district he or
she represents, and voters in
each district can only vote for
their supervisor, rather than
for all five.
Guthrie County currently
operates under Option 3. The
committee that circulated the
petition that ultimately led to
the special election supports
Option 2, arguing that any resident should be able to vote
for any supervisor — but that
each supervisor should still
have a district that he or she
represents.
Absentee ballots are available at the Guthrie County
auditor’s office on the courthouse’s first floor and can be
filled out in person between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays until August 3, according
to information from the office.
Election-day registration is
available. Those registering
should have a photo ID with a
Guthrie County address. Address changes can be made
to voters’ registration up until
election day, including at the
voter’s new polling place on
election day.
If voters choose a new option
Guthrie County
precincts and
polling places:
Black: Casey Visitors
Center, 100 E. Grant St,
Casey
Blue: Veteran’s
Auditorium, Main St,
Panora
Brown: Panora Public
Library, Main St, Panora
Gold: Guthrie Center
Public Library, 400 Grand
St, Guthrie Center
Green: Yale Community
Building, Main St, Yale
Purple: Congregational
Church, 224 N. Division St,
Stuart
Red: Bayard Public Library,
315 Main St, Bayard
White: Christian Church
Fellowship Hall, 105 N. 4th
St, Guthrie Center
Polls will be open from 7
a.m.–8 p.m. August 4.
for selecting supervisors, all
five supervisors’ spots would
be open in the following general election.
If the current structure remains, only Supervisors Jerry
Caraher and Mike Dickson’s
seats would be open in the
upcoming general election.
Supervisors Tom Rutledge,
Everett Grasty and Clifford
Carney were all re-elected
for four-year terms last year.
The new representation
pla n, if it were cha nged
through a special election,
would remain in effect for
at least six years, according
to the code.
Residents with questions
about voting can contact the
auditor’s office at 641-747-3619.
City
Council discusses goal setting
By GORDON CASTILE
A short 15 minute Panora
city council meeting Monday evening with only three
agenda items.
The employee handbook
was revised to include goal
setting. An annual goal setting session will be held with
each employee. Job performance will be discussed and
goals set. It will be done in
November with a six month
review in May.
Caliber Concrete LLC of
Adair was hired to install
sidewalks. This will be for
property owners who’ve
received a notice to repair
their sidewalks. Owners can
use CC to repair sidewalks
if they so desire. The Adair
firm was the only one to bid.
It is a qualified company with
over 30 employees.
The reason for having a
contractor is to save on concrete costs.
A special events permit
was granted to Dave and
Ilene Olson for an August 8
birthday party with bands
on their property.
City administrator Lisa
Grossman noted the city
is preparing for Panorama
Days.
Local students named to Spring 2015 Dean’s List
Five local students have
been named to the University of Iowa’s Dean’s List for
the 2015 spring semester, including Dora Grote, Bayard;
Allison Bump, Panora; Hunter Grunsted, Panora; Veda
Sword, Panora; Taylor Wicks,
Panora.
Undergraduate students in
the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a
grade point average of 3.50 or
Thank You!
We would like to extend
our heartfelt gratitude for the
generous help, cards and money
that we received with recent loss
of beloved Pearl Glades Johnson.
A special Thank you to the First
Christian Ladies in Panora.
This will always be remembered!
LaVerne Johnson & family
higher on 12 semester hours
or more of UI graded course
work during a given semester
or summer session and who
have no semester hours of I
(incomplete) or O (no grade
reported) during the same
semester are recognized by
inclusion on the Dean’s List
for that semester.
Undergraduate students
in the Roy J. and Lucille A.
Carver College of Medicine
may qualify for the Dean’s
List with fewer than 12 se-
mester hours of graded credit
if deemed appropriate by the
college.
College of Nursing students participating in clinical
courses must have a total of
12 semester hours of earned
credit, with eight semester
hours of graded credit with
a grade point average of 3.50
or higher.
Approximately 4,000 students were named to the UI
Dean’s List for the 2014 fall
semester.
yourviews
Letters to the editor
On August 4, Guthrie
County voters have an
opportunity to change
the way members of
our county Board of
Supervisors are chosen.
We believe Plan Two
is the best option for
Guthrie County.
This special election
is the result of a petition
drive by a bipartisan
group of Guthrie County
voters. More than 600
petition signatures were
collected in six weeks.
Citizens from all portions
of Guthrie County
signed the petition,
demonstrating a broad
interest in making a
change.
The petition was
delivered to Guthrie
County on May 21.
According to Iowa Code,
the county Board of
Supervisors SHALL
set a special election
date upon receiving a
valid petition on this
issue. Despite the clear
requirements of Iowa
law, it took our current
Guthrie County Board
of Supervisors two
meetings – June 9 and
again on June 16 – to
formally confirm the date
of the special election.
The election date was
eventually confirmed by
a 3-2 vote on June 16, in
which two supervisors
still refused to fulfill the
procedural requirements
of the Iowa Code.
This is the sort of
thing that has resonated
with voters. Guthrie
County residents
deserve a County
Board of Supervisors
that works together
for the good of all its
citizens. They deserve
County Supervisors who
cooperate to address
challenges, and who
are willing to set aside
territorial differences to
develop a joint vision for
our future. They deserve
County Supervisors who
respect the requirements
of the law.
We believe Plan Two
has several benefits.
First, Plan Two will
maintain equalpopulation districts. It
is important to note that
Plan Two ensures Local
Representation WILL
BE MAINTAINED. Plan
Two guarantees each
district of the county
will be represented by a
supervisor who resides
within that district
and understands that
district’s specific issues.
Second, supervisors
will be accountable to
the entire county, not just
their district. This will
create greater incentive
to seek compromise and
work for the good of the
entire county, even if an
issue involves a different
geographic district than
the one in which they
personally reside.
We believe Plan Two is
the best of both worlds.
There are several
options for voting in this
special election. Those
who want to vote early
can go to the Guthrie
County Auditor’s office
weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. until the close of
business on August 3.
Voters who have obtained
an absentee ballot must
have it postmarked by
midnight August 3, or
can drop it off at the
Auditor’s office before the
polls close on August 4.
The third option is
for voters to go to their
standard polling places
on August 4. Each
resident 18 years of age
or older is eligible to vote.
The polls will be open 7
a.m. to 8 p.m. If you’re
not yet registered to vote,
you can register at the
polls that day.
Please make time
to vote in this special
election. And when you
vote, please Choose Plan
Two.
Steve Brannan and
Cheryl Castile
Choose Plan Two
Committee
In the July 23, 2015
edition of the Guthrie
County Vedette there was
a “news” article on Page
4 entitled “Voting options
for the August 4 special
election”.
The election on August
4 will determine how
our Guthrie County
supervisors are elected
in the future. The article
read like a PAID ad
for Choose Plan Two
Committee.
We have three options
to choose from:
Plan One is AT LARGE,
which is, candidates may
live anywhere in Guthrie
County and all voters
may vote.
Plan Two is At Large/
District, which is,
candidates must live
in their district and all
voters in all districts may
vote.
Plan Three is District/
District, which is,
candidates must live in
their district and only
voters in their district
may vote.
Currently, Guthrie
County uses Plan Three
to elect our supervisors.
I see no reason to
change the current
system. Presently,
we elect our Iowa
state representatives,
Iowa state senators
and Congressional
representatives using
Plan Three.
I feel a change to
Plan One or Plan Two
would enable a small
but populous area like
Lake Panorama, City of
Panora or City of Guthrie
Center to control all
future Guthrie County
supervisor elections.
I am a registered
Independent.
VOTE PLAN THREE!
Darrell C. Shook
Panora
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GUTHRIE COUNTY SHERIFF
Public records compiled by the Guthrie County Vedette
clerk of court
registration
7/20/15
Speeding
(1 to 5 mph over)
David Joseph Tigges, Des
Moines
Paul Little, Panora
12:13 am Traffic stop by Guthrie
Co Deputies on Hwy 25 just north
of White Pole Road
No insurance
2:01 am Traffic control for a jack
knifed semi by Stuart Police on S
Division
Anne Elizabeth Darrah, Dexter
Virginia Lacey Murrane, Coon
Rapids
Donnie Dean Wetzel, Guthrie
Center
Joseph Ray Brooks, Guthrie
Center
Nathan Donald Townsend,
Clive
Monica Jo Robinson, Atlantic
Douglas Leroy Sigler, Des
Moines
Jeffrey Ray Wilcox, Seattle,
Washington
Roni Jo Templeman, Guthrie
Center
Failure to yield
Donald Lowell Shutt, Guthrie
Center
Brian Dardd King Jr., West Des
Moines
Miscellaneous traffic
(6 to 10 mph over)
Jasmin Nevels Jones, Windsor
Heights
Jacob Donald Aberg, Yale
Alicia Sue Dentlinger, Coon
Rapids
Christopher R. Fowler,
Bondurant
Luis Armando Mejia Cortez,
Des Moines
Douglas Aaron Gifford,
Carroll
Nicole Marie Spence, Perry
Derek Daniel Anthofer,
Dedham
Jackie D. Smith, Lake City
Lorence Dean Huggins,
Panora
Mallory Ann Berg, Glidden
Linda Claire Ballantyne,
Boone
Linda Jean Danzer, Glidden
Andrus Pierce Nesbitt, Ames
Marilyn Jeanette Harms,
Johnston
Ross Jerome King, Creston
Ryan Clay Muffley, Creston
Cayla Brianne Miller, Windsor
Heights
Joseph Camron Elmore,
Maxwell
Terri A. Wachter, Hubbard,
Nebraska
Waylen M. Lemke, Casey
Samantha Rose Stolp, Des
Moines
Caleb Michael Halligan,
Jefferson
Misty Dawn Sales,
Marshalltown
Ronald Eugene Young,
Davenport
(20 MPH OVER)
Taylor Lee Huddleston, Menlo
No seatbelt
Ronald L. Kaster, Du Bois,
Nebraska
No vehicle
Automotive LLC
10:40 am Guthrie Co Deputy took
a theft report
CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
10:34 pm Panora Ambulance
transported a patient from the
Guthrie Co Hospital to Iowa
Lutheran
• Complete Engine Overhauls • Exhaust • Shocks
• Struts • Batteries • Tires • Oil Changes
Complete Auto Repair
“Trust your car to us.”
Dan & Mike Flanery • 206 NE 5th • Panora
8:51 am Chief Deputy responded
to a report of a car in the ditch
½ north of the Adair shortcut on
Hwy 25
11:31 am Case follow up at Kum
& Go by Stuart Police
"WE DO THINGS RIGHT"
D&M
5:31 am Guthrie Co Deputy
responded to a report of suspicious
activity in Yale
Christina Anita Pagliai, Menlo,
dark window/windshield
Andrew Michael Knorr,
Waukee, dark window/
windshield
Thomas Edgar Pringle,
Montgomery, Alabama, failure
to comply with safety reg. rules
Jeremy Michael Johnson,
Madrid, open container —
passenger older than 21
Nicholas Andrew Hobt,
Johnston, special 45 mph speed
zones
Steven Donald Shafer, Guthrie
Center, illegal U-turn violation
David William Condon, St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, illegal
U-turn violation
Robert Francis Economaki,
Des Moines, illegal U-turn
violation
Christopher R. Fowler,
Bondurant, driving while license
denied, suspended, cancelled or
revoked
Tyler Layne James, Casey,
domestic abuse assault with
intent to inflict serious injury —
1st offense, 1 year probation,
$1,350.00
Sara Jean Holmes, Guthrie
Center, third-degree
harassment, $147.75
Reece Joseph Blohm,
Audubon, consumption of
alcohol in public place — 1st
offense, $147.75
Rachael Nicole Fields, Des
Moines, operating while under
the influence — 2nd offense, 90
days jail, 83 days suspended jail,
2 years probation, $5,654.14
Grant Eugene Dudley, Stuart,
possession/purchase of alcohol
by person 18/19/20 — 1st
offense, $330.00
Trevor Ervin George, Des
Moines, possession/purchase of
alcohol by person 18/19/20 — 1st
offense, $330.00
Tanner A. Dunaway, Limon,
Colorado, possession/purchase
of alcohol by person 18/19/20 —
1st offense, $330.00
(11 to 15 MPH Over)
responded to a security alarm on
Andrews Terrace
641-755-3990
12:54 pm Stuart Ambulance
responded to a medical call at
Community Care Center.
8:13 pm Civil papers served in
Bayard by Guthrie Co Deputy
8:23 pm Civil papers served in
Bayard by Guthrie Co Deputy
8:42 pm Case follow up in Jamaica
by Guthrie Co Deputy
9:25 pm Stuart Police responded
to a traffic complaint on N Main
Street
9:30 pm Property exchange in
Yale by Guthrie Co Deputy
10:17 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie
Co Deputy east of Yale
7-22-15
12:19 am Panora Ambulance
responded to a medical call on
Hwy 141 in Jamaica.
12:24 am Guthrie Co Deputy and
Panora Police responded to an
attempted burglary on West Street
in Yale
Guthrie Center
Menlo
Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of
Guthrie Center
responded to a report of
teenagers hanging out of car
windows while traveling down the
road at a high rate of speed
Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center
4:35 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff
investigated a theft of tires and
parts from a vehicle in Bayard
Guthrie Center
6:01 pm Traffic stop by Stuart
Police on S Division by McDonalds
6:04 pm Guthrie Co Reserves out
at the fairgrounds
7:05 pm Guthrie Co Deputy
assisted Iowa State Patrol with a
traffic stop on Hwy 25
3:30 am Traffic stop by Stuart
Police in the 400 block of N
Division
responded to a call at the
fairgrounds.
7:40 am Stuart Ambulance
responded to a medical call on
Main Street in Panora.
9:45 am Agency assist Dallas Co
by Guthrie Co Deputy on Wagon
Road
Panora Nursing & Rehab.
7:26 pm Iowa State Patrol
transported a prisoner to the
Guthrie Co Jail
4:53 pm Guthrie Co Deputies
executed a warrant in Bagley
10:47 am Panora Police
investigated a fire near Lakeside
Village. It was a controlled burn
booked a prisoner in to the
Guthrie Co Jail
10:06 am Stuart Ambulance
responded to a medical call on N.
Sherman Street.
5:08 pm Stuart Fire / Rescue
responded to a fire alarm at the
West Central Valley High School. It
was a false alarm
10:50 am Guthrie Co Deputies
responded to an assault call on
Oak Ave
responded to a medical call on N
Gaines.
responded to a stray dog call on
Grand Street in Guthrie Center
Mercy Clinic.
10:07 pm Traffic stop by Panora
Police in the Casey’s parking lot
helped locate a lost cell phone at
the fairgrounds
investigated a report of a stolen
trailer north of Panora.
Division
8:16 pm Stuart Ambulance and
Stuart Police responded to a
medical call on SW 7th Street.
Police on White Pole Road by the
Mini Storage
9:05 pm Lake Security and Guthrie
Co Deputy were out at the marina
11:16 pm Guthrie Co Deputies
responded to a report of suspicious
activity on Lincoln Street in Yale
Co Deputy on Lincoln Street in
Yale
7-21-15
12:09 am Traffic Stop by Guthrie
County Deputy just East of Yale
2:30 am Stuart Police investigated
a report of harassment
responded to a dog call in Panora
transported a prisoner from the
Guthrie Co Jail to the Dallas Co Jail
investigated a report of illegal
dumping on Wink Ave
12:50 pm Stuart Police responded
to a car break in on NW 2nd
1:08 pm Guthrie Co Deputy took
a report of a theft at the New
Homestead
1:11 pm Panora Police
investigated a possible violation of
a No Contact Order in Panora
investigated a possible breaking
and entering in Bagley
responded to a medical call on N
Fremont.
investigated a report of theft
11:59 am Motorist assist by Stuart
Police on I-80 east of Stuart
responded to a custody issue on
Walnut Street
responded to a loud music
complaint on 11th Street in
Guthrie Center
Police on Main/SE 7th
responded to a harassment call on
Main Street in Bagley
7-24-15
1:49 pm Stuart Police assisted DHS
on N Sherman Street
Guthrie Co Jail
Panora Nursing & Rehab.
Guthrie Co Hospital to Panora
Nursing & Rehab
investigated a report of two
vehicles having their car windows
shot out on N 5th Street in Guthrie
Center while driving down the
road.
Guthrie Co Hospital to Panora
Nursing & Rehab
Police on Hwy 44 by the high
school
6:18 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co
Deputy on Oak Street
responded to a report of a
violation of No Contact Order
transported a patient from Panora
Nursing & Rehab to Mercy West
7:56 pm Traffic stop by Reserve
Deputy on Hwy 4 just south of
Hwy 141
Division
Deputy at 170th / Hwy 4
12:51 am Traffic stop by Reserve
Deputy in the Sparky’s parking lot
Guthrie Co Jail
checked on five individuals
walking on 3rd Street in Guthrie
Center
responded to a medical call at the
New Homestead.
9:38 am Stuart Police responded
to a report of a missing 14 year old
on SW 4th Street
12:00 pm Stuart Police
investigated a report of a missing
person
3:07 pm Stuart Fire/Rescue
responded to a grass fire near
Phillips 66
Deputy south of Guthrie Center on
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Deputy at School Street / Hwy 25
7:00 pm Traffic stop by Chief
Deputy at the 4 way stop in
Guthrie Center
transport a prisoner to the Guthrie
Co Jail
7:30 pm Panora Police responded
to a lift assistance call on NE 2nd
Street
Guthrie Co Jail
Deputy on White Pole Road/Main
Street in Stuart
Co Deputy east of Panora on Hwy
44
7-23-15
released a prisoner from the
Guthrie Co Jail after bonding out
investigated a possible breaking
and entering in Yale
Co Deputy in the 3100 block on
Hwy 141
7:03 pm Stuart Fire / Rescue
responded to an accident at the 95
mile marker of I-80. No injuries
8:05 am Chief Deputy and Guthrie
Co Deputy investigated a breaking
and entering on N 7th Street in
Guthrie Center
responded to a list assistance call
on NE 2nd Street in Panora
Co Deputy on Wagon Road
escorted a prisoner to court
assisted a person who cut their
feet in the river
2:10 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff took
fingerprints of the prisoner before
releasing him
released a prisoner from the
Guthrie Co Jail
Guthrie Center
Police on SW 2nd / Church
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Hwy 25
Deputy on Hwy 4 /170th
Hwy 25
5:04 pm Reserve Deputy removed
debris from the roadway
Police on the eastbound on ramp
Deputy on Hwy 25 / Division Street
Police on the eastbound on ramp
Deputy on Hwy 44 by the airport
responded to a medical call in the
campgrounds
Police on White Pole Road
Deputy on Main St/Hwy 25
Guthrie Co Jail
Police on SW 7th Street
Deputy in the Casey’s parking lot
fairgrounds to the Guthrie Co
Hospital
10:59 pm Stuart Fire and Menlo
Fire responded to a fire at the
Ethanol plant in Menlo
fairgrounds to Guthrie Co Hospital
11:33 pm Casey Fire responded
to the fire at the Ethanol plant in
Menlo
Deputy on Division/5th Street
7-25-15
12:14 am Guthrie Center Fire
responded to the fire at the
Ethanol plant in Menlo
fairground to the Guthrie Co
Hospital
12:34 am Panora Fire responded
to the fire at the Ethanol plant in
7-26-15
2:42 am Agency assist by Guthrie
Guthrie Center.
responded to a medical call by the
sale barn in Guthrie Center.
responded to a family disturbance
escorted two prisoners to court
released two prisoners from the
Guthrie Co Jail
10:09 am Motorist assist by
Guthrie Co Deputy at the
fairgrounds
investigated a report of a stolen
golf cart. The golf cart was found
and returned to the owner
investigated suspicious items
found in the area of Kum & Go in
Casey
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From the files of the Vedette 1987 and 1997
1987
Presidential hopeful Bob
Dole will host a town meeting at the McCreary Center
in Perry.
Roy Hefley was appointed to
the Lake Panorama Association board of directors, replacing Bruce Barks who became
a county magistrate.
Randy
Dorr is the snapshot on the
front page of the Vedette.
Lake Panorama National Golf Course will host the
Iowa Amateur Tournament.
Prior to that, qualifying will
be held for the national long
driving contest on the 10th
hole. Linden Little Leaguers
are coached by Wally Snyder
and Tom Smithson.
Assets of the Farmers State
Bank, Yale, are $15,113,000.
Lake Country Automotive
is a new business in Panora.
A junior high girls softball
tourney will be held in Yale.
Panora Food Center employees are holding a rummage sale.
Thirty-six senior citizens
had rolls and coffee Monday
at Velma’s Cafe in Yale.
Panora Commercial Club
members called on Karen Duis,
who recently opened Calico
Coop, which features crafts
and supplies.
The Hatfield and Olson cousins reunion was held July 19
at Waterworks Park with 48
attending.
Family members gathered
Sunday at the Yale Community
Building to honor Irene Pohl
on her 80th birthday.
Hilda Bess shot a 31, breaking the record for Ladies Day
play at the Panorama West golf
course.
1997
The Panora Police Department reflects its name. Jeremy Bennett (chief ), Rock
Armstrong and Marty Arganbright all graduated from high
school here and have strong
Panora ties.
Rod Stanley has stepped
down after eight years as football coach at Panorama to concentrate of his new duties as
athletic director. He will be
succeeded by assistant Lyle
Alumbaugh. He inherits a
team that lost nearly all of its
starters from a playoff team.
Plans for an 119-acre business park at Stuart along Interstate-80 have been announced.
Trustees from the Daisy L.
Burchfield Trust said loans totaling $56,000 have been made
to 16 college students for the
1997-98 school year.
June saw 48 persons in Guthrie County unemployed for 146
jobless weeks.
First Presbyterian Church of
Guthrie Center will held services Sunday, July 27 at Shady
Beach, Lake Panorama.
Former Linden businessman
Ted Leak, 82, died at the Panora Nursing & Rehab Center.
Guthrie County State Bank
has made application to the
Superintendent of Banking,
State of Iowa, to relocate its
principal place of business
from Guthrie Center to 505
East Main, Panora.
Linden United Methodist
Church had 41 in attendance
on Sunday.
Former Vedette editor Glenn
Beneke died July 17 in Florida.
Lake Panorama Fin & Feather
will hold a Boulder Beach Party
fundraiser on July 26.
COMMUNITYCALENDAR
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Square Fridays
Flea & Farmers Market each
Friday on Panora city square
from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Panorama Days
Friday-Sunday, July 31-Aug.
2. A variety of activities.
Color Guard
Volunteers Needed
Present or former military
members needed for Panorama Days parade. Contact
Mike Arganbright, 744-2826
or 641-431-1939.
Junior Panther
Football Camp
For 3-8 graders, MondayThursday, Aug. 3-6, Panorama
practice field, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact Coach Alumbaugh,
641-431-0256.
PEO Luncheon,
Style Show
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 12:00
noon, Lake Panorama Conference Center. Fashions by
Funky Zebra. $20 donation.
Tickets - Linda Dahl, 641-7552197 or Marlys Metzger, 7552491.
Alcoholics
Anonymous & AlAnon Serenity Group
Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m., Panora
Community Center.
Local Focus
on Cable Channels
Local programming shown
7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
guthrie county
extension notes
Land Leasing
Meeting
There will be a land leasing meeting on Thursday,
August 6, at 6 pm at the Extension office. The cost is
$20/person if you pre-register
and $25/person without preregistration. Attendees will
receive a land leasing handbook with reference and resource materials. The workshop will last approximately
2 ½ hours. Shane Ellis, ISU
Farm Management Specialist for the west central region
of the state, will be presenting. To pre-register, please
call 641-747-2276.
ISU McNay Field
Day August 4
The annual fall field day of
the ISU McNay Memorial Research Farm SW of Chariton
will focus on grazing, cover
crops, alfalfa plots and fescue renovation. Presentations are scheduled from ISU
faculty and staff and others
who will offer information
and results from a variety of
beef-related research. The
program starts at 4:30 pm on
Tuesday, August 4. It includes
an evening meal prepared
by Lucas County Cattlemen’s
Association. For more information call the McNay farm
at 641-766-6465 or call Joe
Sellers, ISU Beef Specialist,
at 641-203-1270.
Shopping at the
Farmers Market
One of the best parts about
summer is shopping at local farmers markets for delicious, fresh fruits and vegetables. Here are some tips
when shopping at your local farmers market: 1) Bring
your own bag, the farmers
will appreciate this; 2) Get
to know your local farmers.
They will help you choose the
best they have and give good
suggestions for cooking and
preparing fruits and vegetables; 3) Try something new!
Farmers sell some fruits and
vegetables you can’t find at a
grocery store. Try a few new
things each summer, such as
different types of tomatoes,
beets, greens and squash.
CHURCHES
Panora Church
Of The Brethren
2946 200th Road, Panora
Pastor Christina Singh
Adult and Children Bible Study
- 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
We Welcome Everyone
Lighthouse
Assembly of God
Pastor Kelly Gafkjen
Pastor Krista K. Gafkjen
Pastor Leroy Tinnean
400 SE 3rd Street - Panora
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Fellowship: 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday:
Kids Club: 7:00 p.m.
Thursday:
Men’s interdenominational
prayer breakfast 6:00 a.m.
Panora United
Methodist Church
Pastor Cathy Van Gundy
Contemporary
Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.
Faith Seekers I - 4 years through
4th grade.
Faith Seekers II - Grades 5-7.
Faith Seekers III - Grades 8-12.
Pre-school & infant nursery.
Faith Bible Church
Pastor Trevor Nunn
Phone: (641) 755-3034
www.fbcpanora.com
2096 Highway 4
Prayer: 8:50 a.m.
Worship: 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Fellowship: 10:30-10:45 a.m.
Adult & children’s Sunday School:
10:45-11:30 a.m.
(Nursery Available)
View the weekly sermon on
Channel 12 on Wednesday at
7:00 p.m.
St. Thomas
Lutheran
Pastor Steven Wichtendahl
Missouri Synod
One mile north of Panora on
Highway 4 • 641-755-2051
Sunday:
Divine Worship Service: 10:30
a.m.
Adult Bible Study: 9:15 a.m.
Refreshments and visiting: 11:30
a.m.
Holy Communion:
First and third Sundays.
Monday:
Sunday service on Channel 12
at 7:00 p.m.
Note: Listen to the Luthera n Hour ever y Sunday on
WHO Radio at 7:30 a.m.
First Christian
Church
Pastor Gary Freeland
(641) 755-2227
www.panorafcc.org
Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Nursery Available
Coffee, cookies and fellowship
following worship.
Wednesday:
Stitch and Chatter 10:00 a.m.
Calvary Chapel of the
Raccoon River Valley
604 East Main - Panora
Pastor D. A. Haworth
(641) 755-4268
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.
Fountain Of
Life Church
Non-Denominational - 1.5 miles
south of Panora on Wagon Road
• 755-2322
www.FOLCPanora.com
Pastor Randy Leib
Sunday:
Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday:
Praise, teaching, prayer: 7:00 p.m.
Check out the message on Cable
Channel 3 (fiber)or Channel 12
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Catholic Churches
Father Mike Peters
St. Cecilia’s - Panora
St. Mary’s - Guthrie Center
St. Patrick’s - Bayard
Saturday:
St. Patrick’s: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday:
St. Cecilia’s: 8:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s: 10:30 a.m.
Saturday Night Mass
At 6:00 p.m. until Labor Day.
Every Tuesday:
Adoration: 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Wednesday:
8:00 a.m. Mass.
Thursday:
8:00 a.m. Mass.
Sunday:
8:30 a.m. Mass.
Every First Sunday - Bring food
pantry items.
Morrisburg
Community Church
Rural Stuart
Pastor Robert Taylor
Worship: 9:00 a.m.
Yale United
Methodist Church
North Main St.
Parish office: 439-2458
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Sept. - May
Linden United
Methodist Church
Worship Hour: 8:45 a.m.
Church of Christ
Eugene Lockling
-Evangelist
YALE
Junior church and worship:
9:00 a.m.
GUTHRIE CENTER
Bible Classes: 10:30 a.m.
Worship: 11:00 a.m.
LOCALFOCUS
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School Registration
Online registration is underway
at the Panorama school. Parents
can access the system by clicking on the “Online Registration”
link on the right side of the district website.
Registration needs to be completed by August 24.
Parents will need to provide an
email address as the log-in and
create a password the first time
they use the system. For those
who registered online last year,
they can sign the same email
and login.
There is not a designated registration day.
Computers will be available
next Monday from 8:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. at the elementary and
middle school sites for those who
need access.
Payment can be made in per-
son or online through Infinite
Campus.
The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 24 for grades 6-12 and
Tuesday, Aug. 25 for those in
grades K-5. Parent-teacher conferences for the latter will be held
August 24.
Congregate Meals
Monday, August 3
Crunchy pollock, sweet potato wedges, succotash, pineapple crunch, raspberry lemonade, milk.
Tuesday, August 4
Turkey roast, potatoes & gravy,
cooked cabbage, strawberries,
OJ, milk.
Wednesday, August 5
Swiss style ground beef, baked
potato, triple salad, blushing
pears, tomato juice, milk.
Thursday, August 6
BBQ pork on WW bun, California blend or chop-chop salad,
potato salad, tomato juice, milk.
Friday, August 7
Golden baked chicken, scalloped potatoes, Harvard beets,
sunshine salad, WW roll, milk.
NOTICE: Vouchers worth up to
$30.00 to purchase Iowa grown
fresh produce are available at Congregate Meals in Panora for senior
citizens and low income people.
August Birthdays
Lila Flanery, Mike Flanery, Mike
Stoy, Stephanie Godwin, Lonnie
Hoy, Josie Hoy, Junior Flanery,
Denny Kemble, Camille Kemble
and Bob Starr.
Cindy Hester, Arla Mae Grotjohn, David Olson, Connie Turner,
Carla Wood, Rexanna Ketelsen,
Bill Kindred, Ryan Ketelsen, Debbie Smith and Glennis Peterson.
Local snowmobile club invites adults
to join them on a summer fun run
The Raccoon Valley Snowchasers are hosting their 4th annual
Summertime Party Bus fun Run
next weekend. Though they can’t
get their sleds out this time of
year, the group invites area adults
to join them Saturday, August 8.
The day-long event involves
participants jumping on a bus
and making stops at several area
businesses, and participating in
3
GCH Specialty Clinic Calendar
YESTERYEARS
10
17
24
31
Monday
* STRESS ECHO
* INTERNAL MED
4
Michael McCleary, MD
The event takes off from the
middle school parking lot in Jefferson at 11 a.m., followed by stops
in Panora, Lake Panorama, Perry,
Redfield, Dallas Center, Adel and
Jamaica before winding up at the
Owl’s Nest in Panora around 6 p.m.
The cost to participate is $20
per person.
For more information, contact
Patten at 669-0473.
a drawing for prizes at the end.
Event organizer Mike Patten,
who serves as the club’s president, says “This is an opportunity for snowmobilers and other
outdoor/motor sports recreation
enthusiasts to support and say
thanks to local businesses for their
sponsorship of outdoor sports.”
He says they also hope to attract
new snowmobilers to the club.
Tuesday
* PEDIATRICS
Cody Silker, DO
* NUCLEAR MED
5
Wednesday
* ORTHO
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
Thursday
* PODIATRY
6
Todd Miller, DPM
* PAIN CLINIC
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
Friday
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
* ORTHO SURGERY
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
Chris Hanson, CRNA
* GENERAL SURGERY
* PHYSICAL MEDICINE
7
Marc Miller, DO
Todd Troll, MD
IOWA HEART
Mark Bissing, DO
* STRESS TEST
* INTERNAL MED
11
Cody Silker, DO
12
* ORTHO SURGERY
* NUCLEAR MED
* STRESS ECHO
* INTERNAL MED
* PEDIATRICS
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
* UROLOGY
Steven Rosenberg, MD
18
* PEDIATRICS
Cody Silker, DO
* NUCLEAR MED
Roscoe Morton, MD
EAR, NOSE & THROAT
13
* ORTHO
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
AUDIOLOGY
Anne Nelson, PA
Molly Van Gorp, AUD
PSYCH TELEHEALTH
Susanna Funk, PMHNP-BC
20
* PODIATRY
Todd Miller, DPM
21
* PAIN CLINIC
PSYCH
* GENERAL SURGERY
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
* SLEEP CLINIC
Marc Miller, DO
Thomas Paulson, MD
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
*ORTHO SURGERY
Chris Hanson, CRNA
Deb McDermott, PhD
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
* ORTHO SURGERY
* DERMATOLOGY
Marc Miller, DO
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
14
Chris Hanson, CRNA
* GENERAL SURGERY
19
* PODIATRY
Todd Miller, DPM
* PAIN CLINIC
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
ONCOLOGY
*ORTHO
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
Kathy Semke, PA
IOWA HEART
Mark Bissing, DO
* STRESS TEST
* INTERNAL MED
* NUCLEAR MED
25
* PEDIATRICS
Cody Silker, DO
* ORTHO SURGERY
26
* ORTHO
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
PSYCH
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
* UROLOGY
Steven Rosenberg, MD
Deb McDermott, PhD
* GENERAL SURGERY
Caregiver Support Group
August 25 3:00pm at GCH
Robert Smith, MD
Marc Miller, DO
NEPHROLOGY
27
* PODIATRY
Todd Miller, DPM
* PAIN CLINIC
Chris Hanson, CRNA
* DERMATOLOGY
Anne Nelson, PA
PSYCH TELEHEALTH
28
PSYCH
Deb McDermott, PhD
* ORTHO SURGERY
Jeffrey Wahl, DO
Veronica Bennett, Jonetta Long,
Jim Henderson, Margaret Hennen,
Steve Klinkefus, Lyla McCurdy,
Kallin Gafkjen, Gabe Richey, Ellen
Betzer and Wesley Lyons.
Dennis Jorgensen, Avis Finley,
Joe Hupp, Ellen Eagen, Kelly Hummel, Lynnea Andersen, Hannah
Appleseth, Alexis Van Winkle and
Joel Betzer.
Grant Johnson, Jeff Hewitt, Jim
Wendl, Scott Kurtz, Dave Harper, Morgan Twigg, Jeff Overbey,
Dee Smith, Justin Rockwell and
De Wood.
Scott Calmer, Alexandra Kurtz,
Judy Wilson, Zach Long, Nathan
Dorsett, Kelli Overbey, Rhonda
Stark, Jeremy Cooper, Brian
Dorsett and Gary Randel.
Gavin Pote, Nicholas Thorn,
Josh Calmer, Heather Baker, Bev
Craft, Terese Ure, Denny Kunkle,
Joe Ure, Rene Barroso and Justin Moore.
Twin 24’s
The Guthrie County Cribbage
Club met Wednesday, July 22 at
the Lake Panorama Conference
Center with 28 players on hand.
Larry Hein and Norm Wolfe
each had high hands of 24.
The club meets each Wednesday
with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and
play starting at 8:00 a.m. Come
for breakfast, play or both.
Lakeside Ladies
Marilyn Washburn took honors among four tables of bridge
played Tuesday at Lakeside Village. Margaret Beck was next followed by Yvonne Ferree.
GCH Specialty Clinic - August
For Appointments
Molly Van Gorp
Dr. Mark Bissing
Dr. Thomas Paulson
Dr. Michael McCleary
Dr. Deb McDermott
Dr. Robert Smith
Dr. Jeffrey Wahl
Steve Navarro
Dr. Todd Miller
Kathy Semke
Dr. Marc Miller
Dr. Steven Rosenberg
Dr. Cody Silker
Dr. Todd Troll
Susanna Funk
Chris Hanson
Anne Nelson
Dr. Roscoe Morton
515.255.2300
877.914.3600
515.223.4368
641.332.3900
515.993.1919
515.643.5275
641.332.3900
641.755.3723
641.332.3900
641.332.3900
641.332.3858
515.875.9800
641.332.3920
641.332.3900
515.241.2300
641.332.3900
641.332-3900
515.282.2921
CLINICS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
*To schedule an appointment with this
provider, please call GCH Specialty
Clinics at 641.332.3900
AUDIOLOGY
Molly Van Gorp, AUD
Susanna Funk, PMHNP-BC
Lab & Radiology
* STRESS TEST
* INTERNAL MED
* NUCLEAR MED
Scheduled appointments from
8 am - 5 pm Monday–Friday
Saturday by appointment
MRIs scheduled on
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Like Guthrie County Hospital
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PUBLIC NOTICE
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
GUTHRIE COUNTY
Probate No. ESPR014122
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
In the Matter of the Estate of
LULA M. CLINE, Deceased.
TO: All persons interested in the ESTATE
OF LULA M. CLINE, Deceased, who died on or
about June 1, 2015:
You are hereby notified that on the
20th day of July, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of LULA M. CLINE, deceased, bearing the
date of the 8th day of July, 2008 was admitted to probate in the above named court and
that JAMES EDWARD CLINE and KENNETH L.
CLINE was appointed executors of the estate.
Any action to set aside the Will must be brought
in the district court of said county within the later
to occur of four months from the date of the
second publication of this notice or one month
from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs
of the decedent and devisees under the Will
whose identities are reasonably ascertainable,
or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file
them with the clerk of the above named district
court, as provided by law, duly authenticated,
for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to
occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of
mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed
or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 17th day of July, 2015.
/s/ James Edward Cline
504 S. Delaware Street
Boone, Iowa 50036
/s/Kenneth L. Cline
2548 Grandview Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50317
William E. Bump
Bump & Bump Law Office
Attorney for Executor
222 East Market Street, P.O. Box 127
Panora, Iowa 50216
Date of second publication
30 day of July, 2015
ing events.
B.
Mark Humphreys and Alfred Meixner were present to ask the council to participate in cost sharing to fix a drainage issue on
the East side of Panora. They were directed to
bring back an actual cost for consideration at
the next council meeting.
C.
Resolution 15-14 was considered,
approving the Panorama Days Street Closure.
Moore made a motion to approve, seconded by
M. Smith. Motion carried unanimously.
D.
A discussion was held regarding
a sidewalk interest rate proposal for sidewalk
assessments. Administrator Grossman gave
recommendations based on her discussion with
bonding attorney, John Danos. Carson made a
motion to approve the following, seconded by K.
Smith. Motion carried unanimously.
5 years with 6% interest:
For those households that do not qualify
for LMI but pay half upfront and request the remaining portion assess on property taxes
For those households that qualify as LMI
and would like to have the remaining portion
assessed on property taxes
3 years with 7% interest:
For those households that do not qualify for
LMI but pay half upfront and do not make or
follow through with payment for the remaining
portion
For those households that do not make any
agreement with the city for repairs or payment
VI.
Information Items. Administrator
Grossman provided her Administrator’s Report
to the Council. A town hall meeting will be held
at 6pm on Wednesday, June 24th to discuss
the sidewalk notices that were sent out.
Mayor Parker then asked for a motion to
adjourn. M. Smith made a motion to adjourn at
7:05 p.m., seconded by Carson. Motion carried
unanimously.
Patrick Parker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lisa Grossman, City Administrator
Published in the Guthrie County Vedett
July 30, 2015
PANORA City Council
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 242, 2015
SPECIAL SIDEWALK TOWN HALL MEETING
MINUTES FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2015
AT 6:30 P.M.
I. Mayor Patrick Parker opened the meeting
at 6:30 p.m. and called Roll. Council members
present were Shannon Barber, Andy Carson,
Mike Moore, Kim Smith, and Mary Smith. Staff
attending Jerry Buttler-Public Works Director, Joyce Calmer-Deputy City Clerk, and Lisa
Grossman-City Administrator.
II. Approval of Agenda – M. Smith made
a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by
Carson. Motion carried unanimously.
III.
Council Business
A.
No bids were received for a sidewalk contractor so no discussion was held.
B.
No resolution was considered
C.
A discussion was held with homeowners regarding the sidewalk program.
Mayor Parker asked for a motion to adjourn.
Barber made a motion to adjourn at 6:45p.m.,
seconded by M. Smith. Motion carried unanimously.
Patrick Parker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lisa Grossman, City Administrator
Published in the Guthrie County Vedett
July 30, 2015
Bills Payable
June 8, 2015
Access - Copier Contract................................. 63.00
Acco - Water Supplies................................ 2,247.20
Advanced Computer Solutions - CitySupplies.. 559.98
Airgas - EMS Supplies................................... 429.08
Alliant Energy - City Sign.................................. 22.53
Aramark - Rugs Mops.................................... 255.06
Bankers Trust - GO Bond Payments........ 311,012.50
Barco - Water Supplies.................................. 301.56
Ben Franklin - City Supplies............................. 41.39
Boundtree - EMS Supplies............................... 88.40
Bryton Insurance - Insurance Premium Adjustment....
................................................................. 3,783.00
Bump & Bump - May Attorney Fees............ 1,077.87
Center Point Large Print - Library Books......... 210.90
Published in the Guthrie County Vedettes
July 23, 30, 2015
Chem Sult - Water Supplies........................ 3,097.10
City of Panora - Utilities............................... 4,531.88
City of Panora - Payroll (2) ....................... 44,560.45
City of Panora - Petty Cash.............................. 52.03
Continental Research Group - Street & Electrical Supplies.............................................................. 376.59
Cooking With Paula Dean - Subscription Renewal.......
...................................................................... 19.98
Cooks Country - Subscription Renewal............. 42.95
Country Gardens - Subscription Renewal.......... 21.37
Craig, Jan - Cleaning Library (2)..................... 280.00
Echo - Electric Supplies & Customer Support.. 512.09
Grossman, Lisa - Reimbursement Fuel............. 48.30
Guthrie Center Times - Subscription Renewal... 50.00
Guthrie County Hospital - EMS Supples.......... 370.58
Guthrie County REC....... Wholesale April Electric,Sign,
Substation . .................................................... 12.20
Guthrie County State Bank - Ambulance Pymt............
............................................................... 28,099.33
Guthrie County Vedette - Library & City Ad...... 170.64
Guthrie Welding - Street Repair....................... 21.00
Harmann Excavating - Clean Up City Lot & Pea Rock..
4,168.52
Heartland Co-Op - City Fuel........................... 727.40
Henriksen Contracting, LLC - Street Repair..... 216.00
Hometown Foods - City Supplies.........................9.99
House Beautiful - Subscription Renewal........... 24.00
IACMA - Membership Dues............................ 120.00
Iowa DNR - Renewal Water /Wastewater Certificates
Jerry............................................................. 120.00
Iowa DOT - Sign Permit & Street Paint............ 252.55
Iowa Fire Equipment Company - Annual Inspection.....
.................................................................... 106.10
Iowa Finance Authority - SRF Loan.......... 118,797.50
Iowa Prison Industries - Street Supplies.......... 142.34
IRS - Comparative Effective Research Fee........ 32.00
Jacobsen Inc. - CCToilets.............................. 521.91
Jensen Sanitation - May Pick-Up................. 3,828.06
KD Portables - Toilet Rental........................... 125.00
Keystone - Sewer Supplies............................ 463.20
K.H. Buttler - Road Rock................................ 314.10
K.L.K. Construction - Rock for School.......... 1,260.00
Kabel - Administration Fees & Employee Reimbursement.......................................................... 1,287.17
Kriz Davis - Electric Support............................. 56.95
Lake Lumber - City Supplies.......................... 372.20
Leonard Auto LLC - Police Maintenance & Repair.......
...................................................................... 42.86
Long, Doug - Reimbursement Electric Supplies...........
.................................................................... 224.76
Metering & Technology Solutions - Sewer Flow Meter.
2,312.77
MidAmerican - City Utilities............................ 176.30
Monthei, Tony - Reimbursement Uniform......... 95.19
Office Machines - City Office Supplies............ 234.50
Office Stop - City Supplies............................... 45.02
Orschlens - Street Supplies.............................. 46.68
Panora Auto Parts - City Supplies................... 819.01
Panora Public Library - Postage..................... 125.53
Panora State Bank - Loan Payment - Storm Water,
Public Works............................................ 57,986.23
Panora Tel-Co - City Telephone & Security Cameras...
................................................................. 1,329.96
Panorama Gardens - Library............................ 17.50
Phillips, Ryan - Reimbursement Boots.............. 50.00
Premier Impressions - Library - Community Guides.....
.................................................................... 319.45
Principal Insurance - Monthly Premium.......... 124.49
Recoded Books - Books on CD....................... 125.96
Richey, Amanda - Cleaning City Hall (2)............ 50.00
Friday, August 7 & Saturday, August 8
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR MONDAY, JUNE 22ND, 2015 AT 6:30 P.M.
I. Mayor Patrick Parker opened the meeting
at 6:30 p.m. and called Roll. Council members present were Andy Carson, Mike Moore,
Kim Smith, and Mary Smith. Shannon Barber
was absent. Staff attending Doug Long-Electrical Superintendent, Joyce Calmer-Deputy
City Clerk, Matt Reising-Police Chief, and Lisa
Grossman-City Administrator.
II. Approval of Agenda – M. Smith made
a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by
Carson. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Public Forum – Mark Humphreys expressed concerns that he cannot hear the storm
siren at his home if the wind is blowing in the
wrong direction or at all in his home. He asked
the council to look into new sirens.
IV. Consent Items – Carson moved
to approve the minutes of 06-08-15 Regular
Meeting, seconded by Moore. Motion carried
unanimously.
V.
Council Business
A.
Sarah Gomez, Executive Director
of Midwest Partnership, was present to give an
update on the organization’s goals and upcom-
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JUNE 22, 2015
Vets Bills
Bacon, Tom - Cleaning Vets, Reimbursement.100.00
Lake Lumber - Lake Lumber.......................... 367.72
Echo - New Electric Service Vets.................... 696.18
Rick Knowlton - Electric Vets....................... 5,560.00
Total.......................................................... 6,723.90
HIGHWAY 141 GARAGE SALE
Garret Armstrong
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S&L Water - Water & Coolers......................... 107.00
Solutions - Cameras...................................... 629.85
Stark’s Auto Electric - Repaiir Fire ................. 455.30
T&T Sprinkler Service - Backfow prevention test Parks
219.35
Time - Subscription Renewal............................ 50.96
Tools Plus Industries - Street Supplies............ 108.21
US Postal Service - May Billing & Stamps....... 234.62
Verizon - EMS & Police Phone........................ 182.67
Visa - Library . .............................................. 959.93
Wellmark - Monthly Premium.................... 16,188.53
Wex Bank - Fuel......................................... 1,412.21
Winters, Betty - Cleaning CC.......................... 200.00
Z to A Window Cleaning - City Hall Windows..... 84.00
Total...................................................... 620,199.79
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Panora’s community wide Vacation
Bible School was a huge success
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The theme this year was “Everest : Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power!” Many local Christian churches participated with about 100 kids in attendance. Numerous children asked
Jesus to forgive their sins or renewed their hearts to Him. Children participated in memorable Bible-learning activities, sang catchy songs, played teamwork-building games, enjoyed treats,
experienced Bible adventures, and tested out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they took home and crafts for the pre-school attendees. They learned to look for evidence of God all around them through
something called God Sightings. Family members and friends attended a Grand Finale Summit Celebration. Kids at Everest VBS joined together and brought boxed food/cereals and paper
products to stock the local Guthrie County food pantry. They literally built a mountain of food for those in need. A huge thank you to over 100 youth and adult volunteers that made it all possible
and special recognition to Kelly Nunn and Arianne Steenblock for their leadership and hard work.
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“We’re back up to 300plus people attending,” he
said. “It had been down to
around 175. Attendance has
grown each year and I hope
will continue to grow even
more.”
There’s a new feature this
year. “We will have a royal
court,” said Armstrong. This
will feature 24 homecoming
king and queens from 1952
to the present. It’s being put
together by Linda Burgess.
Also two grads of astounding longevity will be honored
-- Aldine Mobley, 80 years,
and Ada Miller, 75 years.
Plus a $500 scholarship
will be awarded to a 2015
graduate. This is in addition
to a $250 scholarship given
a 2015 grad whose name is
drawn among members of
that class attending.
As a special gesture, the
new superintendent and assistant principal have been
invited to be guests.
Armstrong, who will be
the MC, said the social as-
pect is what draws people to
the alumni banquet, which
is billed as the state’s longest
continual such event, this
being the 133rd year. “People enjoy getting together,
renewing acquaintances
and having an enjoyable
evening,” he said.
The banquet is for graduates of Panora, Linden, Panora-Linden and Panorama
high schools.
Festivities begin Saturday
evening in the atrium of the
high school with a social time
at 5:00 p.m. Dinner catered
by P.J.’s is served at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets are $15.00.
The entrees are chicken
fried steak with country gravy or grilled pork loin with
grilled mushrooms. They will
go along with garlic mashed
potatoes, a grilled vegetable
medley and cake dessert.
Honored will be the classes
of 1965 and 1990, marking
their 50th and 25th anniversaries. Beverly George
Hagerty and Mike Ketelsen
will speak for the former and
Stephanie Snyder Francis for
the latter. Sam Bassett will
represent the 2015 class.
PANORAMA
FROM Page 1A
outstanding achievement to be
celebrating half a century of cooperation between the City of
Panora, Lake Panorama and the
surrounding area.”
Rutledge said Panorama Days
is “Our time to shine.”
“Yale does such a great job over
the Fourth of July and Guthrie
Center is a fantastic host of our
county fair,” he said. “It’s wonderful that Panora and Lake Panorama have been able to come
together for half a century to show
off our communities.”
SATURDAY
The parade comes east down
Highway 44 at 10:30 a.m. Prior
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Jonathon Lauritsen - Home
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Kael Rutledge - Photography, Lavender; Blue (4); Red
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to that is the pancake breakfast,
flea market and the food vendors.
After the parade is the dinner
at the Christian Church and the
classic car show at PJ’s Drive-In.
Seven consecutive hours of
musical entertainment will be
presented at the Gazebo and a
nearby stage starting at noon.
Acts range from blue grass to
rock, big band to gospel.
Also going on in the afternoon
is the Kids Zone inflatables,
caricature artist, antique tractor display (Historical Village),
basketball competition in Vets
Auditorium, Bingo and bag toss.
The annual Lake Panorama Ski
Show will be held Saturday off the
South Shore at Lake Panorama
at 3:00 p.m. This year’s HOLLSKIWOOD show will have Girls
Line, Barefooters and Pyramids
to name just a few of the exciting,
eye-catching acts on the water.
Called the state’s oldest, the
annual alumni banquet gets
underway at 5 p.m. at the high
school. It is for the graduates of
Panora, Linden, Panora-Linden
and Panorama.
The beer tent opens at 7 p.m.
prior to the street dance at 9 p.m.
and the Boat in/Beach Movie at
dusk at Lake Panorama.
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SUNDAY
A 7 a.m. breakfast at the Panora
Community Center begins the
day followed by a kids fishing
derby three hours later at the
marina.
A gospel music festival (5 p.m.)
and ice cream social at the Panora Church of the Brethren cap
off the annual event.
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RAIN
FROM Page 1
knocked out power for Panora
shortly after 7:00 p.m. Panora
electric superintendent Doug
Long said the city was without
electricity 34 minutes before
the city’s backup generators
kicked in.
“The CIPCO line by Lane
Street and the bike trail was
hit and lightning jumped to
the city’s line, knocking out
power,” he said.
There was minor residential
flooding in Panora and at Lake
Panorama with some temporary road flooding at the latter.
A similar storm hit the area
on June 24.
Panora City Administrator
Lisa Grossman said the City is
taking preliminary steps to see
if they have enough residents
that qualify for state funding
due to the rain event that took
place on July 28.
“Please contact city hall at
641-755-2164 if you had uninsured damages and would be
interested in possible disaster funding,” Grossman said.
This funding is income
based, she said.
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Hannah Appleseth of Panora (left) received the 2015 AIBW
(Association of Independent Business Women) scholarship.
The check was presented by MJ Brown, president, at the
group’s meeting held on July 21 at the Guthrie County
Hospital. Sydney Danker of Guthrie Center also received a
scholarship from the group but she was unable to attend. Register for Preserve
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Iowans can learn how to
“Preserve the Taste of Summer” during online lessons
and hands-on workshops
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Guthrie County. The online
lessons already are available
and a workshop is planned
for Monday, August 10th at
the Guthrie County Extension & Outreach office.
“Preserve the Taste of
Summer” provides the most
current USDA-approved
food preservation recommendations, said Katie
Knobbe, a human sciences
specialist in nutrition and
wellness with ISU Extension
and Outreach.
“It’s a great opportunity
for anyone age 18 or older
who is interested in learning safe food preservation
techniques. You can participate at the home food
preserver level or the professional level,” Katie said.
The home food preserver
registration fee is $35 and
covers all eight online lessons and one hands-on
workshop. The professional
level of “Preserve the Taste
of Summer” qualifies as continuing education for Iowa
teachers and registered dietitians. The registration
fee is $100 and covers all
eight online lessons and
two hands-on workshops.
Participants may register
for additional workshops at
$20 per workshop.
To register for “Preserve
the Taste of Summer,” go
to http://www.extension.
iastate.edu/registration/
events/conferences/preservation/.
Online lessons cover overall food safety and several
specific topics, including
canning basics, canning
acid foods, pressure canning
low-acid foods, and preparing and canning pickled and
fermented foods. Lessons
also discuss making and
preserving fruit spreads,
freezing foods, storing frozen and refrigerated foods,
and drying foods.
After completing the online lessons, participants
may sign up for the handson workshop covering pickle making. The workshop
will be taught by ISU Extension and Outreach human sciences specialist,
Katie Knobbe.
“People who complete all
the online lessons and attend at least one workshop
are eligible for our Volunteer Food Preser vation
Assistant Program. These
volunteers assist our specialists in conducting the
workshops,” Knobbe said.
For more information
about “Preserve the Taste
of Summer,” contact Guthrie
County Extension & Outreach at (641) 747-2276 or
visitwww.extension.iastate.
edu/humansciences/preserve-taste-summer.
The Panora Chamber of Commerce presented a new chamber membership key to Leonard Automotive, 501 E. Market Street,
Panora, on July 16. There for the presentation were (from left) chamber members Chaille Crandall and Jaime Waddle, David
Leonard, chamber member Dave Grove, Austin Love and chamber member Shawn Holloway.
New Trails take Visitors into Iowa’s Backcountry
Iowans have a new place to
bike, hike, ride horses and experience the great outdoors.
On August 7, Whiterock Conservancy is officially opening
34 miles of new and improved
recreational trails that take
visitors deep into the savanna,
prairie, forest and pastures of
Whiterock’s 5,500 acres.
Whiterock has beautiful
backcountry landscape.
“After so many years of effort
in planning, fundraising and
then building , I’m ecstatic to
say the trails are open. Come
explore Iowa’s backcountry!”
said Conrad Kramer, executive director at Whiterock
Conservancy.A mountin biker
catches some air while trying
out the new trails at Whiterock Conservancy.
The new trails include 14
miles of single track mountain bike trails designed and
built by professionals out of
Colorado. Trails are designed to
provide a fun and challenging
ride for varying ability levels.
Unique to Iowa, one 5 mile section of trail deep in the savanna
has no intersections. Winding through the river valley,
there is a surprising amount
of elevation change for anyone who thinks that Iowa is
flat. An additional 22 miles of
shared use trails connect riders to town and loop the entire property in a landscape
scale adventure complete with
amazing Mountain Biker descends while checking out the
new trails at Whiterock Conservancy.vistas over nearly every kind of wild and working
land use found in rural Iowa.
Posts to Whiterock’s single
track Facebook group are filled
with “awesome trails” and
“I’ll be back again as often
as I can.”Horseback riders at
Whiterock Conservancy.
The equestrian trails have
been improved, resurfaced and
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The summer harvest of small
grains, many used as cover crops,
is once again becoming a common sight across Iowa this time
of year.
Iowa had nearly five million
acres of small grains during the
1950s, and while that number
has dropped over the decades,
there has been a resurgence in
recent years with the increasing
popularity of using oats, wheat,
rye and barley as cover crops.
Greene County farmer Bill
Frederick is among those utilizing the practice.
“There’s the obvious benefits
of it keeping the wind and water
erosion off of it just by holding
that soil down, but I also think
more organic matter equals more
soil health,” he says. “It helps
with water retention and gives
the microbes something to do
all winter.”
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seeds for himself and to market
to others in the area. He also
grazes cattle on a cover crop
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people a year to over 20,000.
The weekend of August 7-9
Whiterock will celebrate this
major milestone with a grand
opening celebration. The weekend includes scavenger hunts
on the trails, a hog roast and
live band in the historic dance
barn, canoe and kayak floats,
hay rack rides and prizes. Registration is required. You can
learn more and register at whiterockconservancy.org.
Whiterock is a private nonprofit land trust, but is open to
the public everyday much like
a state park. However, Whiterock has a broader mission.
In addition to being open for
recreation, Whiterock’s mission includes demonstrating
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are open to equestrians.
All of the trails are open
to hikers and runners who
should find the single track
trails particularly good for
a run. Even those who have
visited Whiterock before will
quickly learn the new trails allow visitors to get even deeper
into the landscape and experience a new sense of awe at
the beauty that can be found
here in Iowa.
Whiterock is located near
Coon Rapids in West Central Iowa. “These trails will
be among the best destination trail systems in the Midwest and are expected to be
a regional, if not national,
draw. They should also be a
huge asset to tourism in the
area,” Kramer said. Kramer
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RRVT trail crossing construction
begins in Guthrie County
Beginning Monday, July 27,
Willow Avenue approximately 3
miles southeast of Panora, closed
at the junction of the Raccoon
River Valley Trail. Construction
will be starting on a paved secondary road crossing and should
take less than a week to com-
plete, weather permitting.
Beginning Monday August 3,
Yellow Avenue approximately 4
miles southeast of Panora, will
be closed at the junction of the
Raccoon River Valley Trail. Construction will be starting on a
paved secondary road crossing
and should take less than a week
to complete, weather permitting.
Trail users will have to walk
their bikes around the construction area as they use the trail.
For more information contact
the Guthrie County Conservation
Board office at 641-755-3061.
REAP to hold meeting August 11
The Guthrie County Resource Enhancement and
Protection Committee (REAP)
will hold a meeting on Tuesday,
August 11, 2015 at 5 p.m. The
REAP meeting will be held at
the Guthrie County Conservation Board office located at
the Guthrie County Historical Village complex on the SE
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Laicey had the idea for the stand that sold lemonade, cookies and brownies. There was one
donation jar for the refreshments and one for donations to help the Mark Johnston family as
the school principal undergoes medical treatment for cancer. The girls were able to donate
$100 to the Johnston family. Maddelyn said the stand really did well. One highlight was a
Panora policeman stopping by for a purchase. All was done with the assistance and under the
watchful eye of mother Lila Richey.
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REBECCA MCKINSEY | Vedette
Zach Stone struts across the stage during his performance on the first night of the Guthrie
River Ruckus July 23.
RUCKUS
FROM Page 1A
two young men collided, both trying to snatch a hat Stone threw
out, and the one who grabbed it
handed it to the other before the
two shook hands.
Casey Muessigmann, a former
contestant on reality TV show “The
Voice” and a 2014 River Ruckus
performer, rallied the crowd
early on with a performance of
Toby Keith’s “Should Have Been
a Cowboy.” He recalled that his
grandmother played the song for
him over and over in her pickup
when he was six, and it was the
first country song he fell in love
with.
Midway through his show,
someone reached up and handed
Muessigmann a miniature bottle
of Fireball whisky, keeping hold
of a second one. Muessigmann
toasted the audience member,
chugged the cinnamon-flavored
liquor and threw the bottle back
out into the crowd.
Later, picking up a beer, Muessigmann joked, “This is how it
works. I give in to peer pressure,
and then I’m hammered.”
Another crowd favorite was
Muessigmann’s cover of Thomas
Rhett’s “Something to Do With My
Hands.” Audience members sang
along as Muessigmann warbled,
“So maybe I could stick ’em in your
pockets, run ’em through your
hair, and we can get to rockin’;
there you are, and baby, here I
am; and I need something to do
with my hands.”
Introducing the song, Muessigmann joked, “Earlier, I sang a
song for my grandma — remember
that? This song is most definitely
After
holding this
sign up from
the General
Admisson
section,
country
artist
Granger
Smith,
invited
this fan to
celebrate
her birthday
from the
front row
during his
show at
Guthrie’s
River
Ruckus
Friday.
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not for my grandma.”
Recalling his childhood in Spencer, he said his parents raised him
on three principles: faith, family
and Garth Brooks.
“When I as 18, I discovered a
new principle: beer,” he said.
He stuck to his original principles, too, though, inviting the
audience to “go to church” with
him as he sang his favorite Garth
Brooks song, “That Summer.”
When Muessigmann asked
the men and women in the audience if they were in love, the
women’s cheers carried further.
“That’s always louder,” he said.
“Without fail.”
He offered advice for the women dating the “nice guys” in the
crowd: “Ladies, if a guy asks you
out, give him a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ —
don’t give him a ‘maybe,’ or I will
Taylor Swift the hell out of you.”
Throughout his set, Muessigmann signed items for audience
members as they were thrown or
passed up to him — mostly hats,
but as the evening went on, the
crowd got more creative.
“A boot?” he said in surprise at
one point. “You guys are throwing
boots? Are you serious?”
Near the end of the evening,
a woman tossed up her bra for
a signature.
Muessigmann obliged.
Thursday offered performances from Josh Thompson, Granger
Smith, Jerrod Niemann and Chris
Young.
Smith described his trip to Iowa
simply: “Driving trucks and shooting guns.”
Introducing “The Country Boy
Song,” Smith said, “You paid money to see a country concert, and
it’s what you deserve. Time you
get your money’s worth, River
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Country artist Josh Thompson entertains the crowd during the first of four acts at Guthrie’s
River Ruckus Friday.
REBECCA MCKINSEY | Vedette
Preston Wait of the Josh Abbott Band plays the fiddle during
the band’s performance at the Guthrie River Ruckus July 25.
Granger Smith interacts with the crowd during Guthrie’s
River Ruckus Friday night at the Guthrie Center
Fairgrounds. Smith was one of four acts on the stage that
night.
Ruckus.”
Headliner Chris Young — back
at the Ruckus for the second time
after playing during its first year
in 2009 — was ready for some
romance.
“There’s plenty of time left — you
might still go home with someone
you don’t know,” he said before
introducing a song.
There was a family connection
in the EMS tent at River Ruckus
as Dave Olson, son Alex, daughter
Crystal (Olson) Pote and her husband Steve, joined forces.
“There’s approximately 90 years
served between the four of us,”
Crystal said.
Volunteer Nate Dorsett said Friday that the event was going well.
He helped make sure the vendors
had all they needed during the
River Ruckus. Dorsett also got to
share some drinks with the artists
and his wife, Heidi, got a backstage hug from Lee Brice.
Pausing the first set of Saturday
night to re-tune his guitar, Danny
Grause joked, “These guitars love
Iowa humidity in July.”
Although the crowd was sparse
at the beginning of his set, Grause
went with it, commenting as his
performance continued that the
crowd seemed to be growing.
“Call your friends; call your
grandpa,” he said. “Tell them to
get their ass down here, because
Country artist Granger Smith holds an American flag high during his song, “Country Boy”
at Friday’s Guthrie River Ruckus.
we have a party going on.”
Other than that, though, he said
there was only three reasons for
audience members to be using
their phones: if their mom called,
if there was a “bona fide emergency involving women, children
or dogs” or if they were on Twitter
and Facebook telling the world
how sexy the band members were.
The Josh Abbott band, performing at the River Ruckus for the
first time, was an energetic sixmember group.
Introducing the set with the
band’s song “I’ll Sing About Mine,”
Abbott said, “My hometown is
2,000 people. I know firsthand
that working on a farm is hard
work.”
Abbott later returned to the stage
to sing with Cagle, who joked that
he wouldn’t come back to the River
Ruckus for a fifth year unless the
Josh Abbott Band returned as well.
“No, I’m just kidding,” he added with a laugh. “I have to feed
my kids.”
He’s never been welcomed to a
community so many times and so
sincerely as he has been in Guthrie Center, Cagle said.
He teased a woman in front of
the stage for making eyes at his
young, attractive guitarist.
“Ma’am — he’s too young for
you,” Cagle said. “Leave him
alone.”
He added, “You do not want
your daughter dating a musician.
Especially one of mine.”
Audience members who
weren’t getting into the music didn’t get a free pass.
“If you don’t move to this, I’m gonna get you up on stage and get
you drunk and make you dance,”
Cagle warned.
Lee Brice, Saturday’s headliner and the last of the artists to
perform, started off his set with
a toast, a line repeated in his song,
“Friends We Won’t Forget.”
Holding up a blue plastic cup,
he said, “Here’s to all the nights
we won’t remember and all the
friends we’ll never forget, y’all.”
He later prompted laughter and
thirst when he opened up a mini
fridge onstage and withdrew several cans of Bud Light, passing
them out to his band members
and several people in the audience before popping open one
for himself — “one of my favorite sounds in the world,” he said.
He played his popular song
“Drinking Class” and introduced
Jerrod Niemann walks across the stage during Guthrie’s
River Ruckus Friday. Niemann’s performance was cut short
due to a lighting delay.
a newer single, “That Don’t Sound
Like You.”
He also covered Garth Brooks’
“More Than a Memory,” saying
it filled his heart to overflowing
the first time he heard it.
As artists played, law enforcement officers patrolled, using visibility to try to keep arrests to a
minimum.
Security-wise, this year’s event
was one of the best, Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright said.
Law enforcement officers at the
event included the sheriff and
deputies, state troopers and
members of Iowa’s Juvenile AntiAlcohol Grant task force. Arganbright noted that between them
all, there were about 80 minor in
possession charges — typically,
there are more than 100, he said
— as well as about a half-dozen
charges each of operating while
intoxicated and public intoxication. There were also two charges
for adults contributing alcohol to
minors. One man was arrested for
driving a lawn mower while intoxicated. Still, compared to past
years, the event went well, he said.
“It’s getting better and better,
because I think people are being smart about it,” Arganbright
said. “As far as law enforcement,
for people being safe and being
good, it was probably one of the
better years, if not the best.”
He added that it had helped
to have security assistance in the
form of crowd-management of-
ficials hired from Des Moinesbased Contemporary Services
Corporation, whom organizer
Grant Sheeder has brought to
the event for several years.
The security officials worked
to keep things calm — but they
also enjoyed themselves. Thursday evening, one woman in the
audience used her hands to form a
heart aimed toward one of the CSC
employees — and he returned the
motion in kind, much to the dismay of the woman’s friend, who’d
also hoped to win the man’s heart.
It was moments like this that
stood out during the three nights.
Many of them were initiated by
the artists themselves.
Cagle and Brice both donned a
flag-printed blazer and took time
to honor soldiers and veterans, as
well as police officers, firefighters
and paramedics.
Brice closed off the night with
the slow love song that played at
the first dance of his wedding, “I
Don’t Dance.”
“I don’t dance, but here I am,
spinning you ’round and ’round
in circles,” he sang.
Once he finished the piece —
which he has said is his favorite
song he’s written — and as the
audience roared, Brice looked
overwhelmed.
It was a surprisingly tender high
note to complete the rowdy three
nights.
—Ashley Schable contributed
to this article.
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JOHNSTON
FROM Page 1a
Mark Johnston said it doesn’t take patients long at the
Cancer Treatment Center in Chicago to learn who their
favorite nurses are. Johnston, a principal at Panorama, is
making trips to Chicago every three weeks for treatment for
esophageal cancer.
ora and told him what I was feeling,” Johnston said. “He talked
about things it could be — cancer
wasn’t high on the list.”
As symptoms persisted, a scope
was scheduled which showed a
tumor on his esophagus. They
found it immediately after a
scope, Johnston says — a tumor
on his esophagus. They sent it
to be tested for cancer.
The results weren’t what they’d
hoped.
“It takes the wind out of your
sails,” Johnston said.
When you are in your 40s and
you have a wife and kids, a few
other things go through your
mind than did when you were
15, he said.
“I’m okay with where I am,”
he said. “Strong faith. But you do
think about, what’s that mean
to everyone else? Those are the
things that maybe didn’t cross
your mind before. A little more
self-centered at 15.”
As treatment in Des Moines
started a feeding tube and port
were put in to allow Johnston to
start chemotherapy which was
administered for nine straight
weeks from January to April.
“It pumped all the time,” he
said. “I handled it well. Other
than check-ups, I was at work.”
In April, surgery to remove the
tumor from his esophagus got
underway. Doctors told the family he would come out of surgery
cancer free.
“Three-fourths the way through
surgery and they got ready to prep
my stomach because you have
to move it up, so they had cut
everything away from my esophagus and done all this stuff and
flipped my stomach over and
there was cancer on the back
side of it,” Johnston said.
At that point, doctors made the
decision to abort the remainder
of the surgery.
“That was a hard day,” he
shared. “My brothers had all
come back, and I’m waking up,
and they are all having to tell
me. I handled it. What do you
do? You do the next thing.”
He explored the next stage of
treatment, while also recovering
from surgery.
The family discussed visiting
the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and Mayo
Clinic Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota, for treatment.
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“I love what I do. I love the
students,” Johnston said. “What
a great place to be principal.”
Danielle, a 1992 Panorama high
school graduate and daughter of
Dan and Joan McKinney, longtime residents of Yale, who now
live at Lake Panorama, begins her
15th year teaching at the school
this fall. The couple, who met in
high school choir, will celebrate
their 21st wedding anniversary
on August 6.
They have three children — son
Mitch, 23, and daughters Paige,
16, a junior at Panorama, and
Emma, 12, a seventh grader.
30 years earlier
A young and energetic Mark
Johnston was 15 years old and a
freshman in high school when he
was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma. He had two bone
marrow transplants — the first
was his own and the second his
younger brother Craig’s.
“The poor guy,” Mark Johnston
said of his little brother. “They
break into your hips — that’s
where they get the most bone
marrow. He doesn’t do anesthesia real well.”
Johnston remembers it well.
He was in a hospital room one
floor above Craig, who was in
middle school at the time.
“They bring the bone marrow
straight to me,” Mark said. “The
bag is warm; it looks like blood.
(Craig) called me when he woke
up and he was sicker than a dog
and he says, ‘Mark, you owe me.’
That’s it — ‘You owe me.’”
Throughout high school, Johnston said he continued to see
doctors to check for any antirejection of the bone marrow.
“It tends to not be forever, like
an organ,” he said.
His last visit with his oncologist was 1989.
‘It takes the wind out of your
sails’
He would swallow and sometimes it would feel like food would
stick. He wouldn’t choke, but it
didn’t seem quite right, so he
made a trip to see his doctor
last November.
“I went to Dr. (Eric) Ash in Pan-
A map of the United States is updated every Tuesday at the Cancer Treatment Center of
America in Chicago to include where their patients receiving treatment are from.
“Dr. (Phillip) Colletier at Mercy Cancer Center in Des Moines
said Cancer Treatment Center
of America is where I think you
should go, and we have not regretted it,” Johnston said of the
Chicago medical center. “That
is one awesome place.”
Johnston has undergone four
rounds of treatment and received
a Cryogenic treatment on his tumor.
“It’s crazy,” Johnston said of
the Cryo treatment. “They freeze
(the tumor), and as it thaws, the
cells absorb water and burst and
slough off, and new, healthy cells
replace them.”
Even his doctors and nurses
at Mercy Medical Center in Des
Moines have been intrigued by
the procedure.
His next treatment is scheduled for the first part of August,
and another in early September.
“Stable and regressing is what
you want to hear, and it’s been
stable since April,” Johnston said
of the cancer. “It’s all regressing
— spot on liver and back of stomach — so if this drug is working,
we’ll continue on. It will be up
to the team.”
Johnston’s parents have made
trips to Chicago with him and
Danielle, and Ryan, the youngest
Johnston brother and a pastor
in Canton, Ohio, provided support during the last treatment.
“The girls are going to be making the trip along with my parents in August,” Danielle said.
“There is not much for them to
do, but we think it is important
for them to be able to see what
we do there.”
Love and support
The Johnstons say their children don’t talk much about the
cancer.
“I’m sure they have their worries,” Mark said. “They have done
great, and they have good support. They have great friends,
and their friends’ parents have
been wonderful. We have a great
church family, and having both
of our parents close — I can’t
put a value on that.”
They get a lot of mail, and in
fact, both Mark and Danielle
say they have some catching
up to do.
“It’s so encouraging,” Danielle said. “The ones from people
around here are really heartfelt.”
There are people in the community that send the family a
card each week. Their mailbox
has delivered cards from all over
the country.
“You never really realize how
powerful a simple card can be, or
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The nurses
at the
Cancer
Treatment
Center of
America in
Chicago like
to have fun
with their
patients as
shown in
this photo of
Panorama
school
principal
Mark
Johnston,
who was
decorated
with a bow.
a text message,” Danielle said. “It
means the world to me to know
that someone is thinking of us
today.”
Besides the cards, the couple
has received some unique and
special gifts.
“It came from a guidance counselor I worked with at Maple Valley,” Mark Johnston said, of a
holding cross he received. “He
taught me that you can have a
lot of fun with this job and hold
people at high standards. It just
means a lot to get that from him.”
Another gift that has made its
way to the principal’s office is
a Iowa State basketball signed
by the Cyclone men’s basketball team and new head coach
Steve Prohm. It was delivered
to Johnston from high school
secretary Sarah Sheeder and sits
with a basketball signed by former Cyclone great Johnny Orr
that Johnston received when he
was sick the first time.
“I hate that I have to be sick
to get a signed basketball, but
it’s pretty cool,” he said.
It’s the generosity of the school
and the community that can quiet
the school principal.
“That’s the hard part for me,”
he said, holding back some emotion. “It’s pretty humbling. It’s
hard to explain to someone who
is in Waukee or Des Moines what
it means to live in Panora or Jamaica.”
Danielle echoed her husband,
saying, “It’s a huge gift that people give us their time. We’re all
busy, so it just means so much
when people give their time to us.
With kids and schedules, someone who gives up an afternoon
to help us is just amazing.”
Vanessa Phillips, District Administrative Assistant at Panorama, says the school has rallied
around the Johnstons, no doubt.
“The support and encouragement I have seen for Mr. Johnston from students and staff
makes me proud to be part of
this Panther family, not only as
an employee, but also as a parent of this great district,” Phillips
said. “Mr. Johnston is someone
you can always count on and it’s
awesome to see everyone showing him that he can count on us
in return.”
Kylee Boettcher, a high school
teacher at Panorama, who has
helped deliver cards and videos
made by school staff and students, said the support is “Awesome!”
“The support is a reflection of
Mark’s loyalty and influence on
the community,” Boettcher said.
“Mr. ‘J’ makes everyone feel like
they have a genuine connection
with him.”
‘How to Help’
Many in the community have expressed a desire to
help the Johnston family with
the mounting costs of medical
bills, transportation costs and
other expenses. They have rallied and planned a benefit to be
held Sept. 20 at Panorama High
School. The event will include a
free will offering meal, auction,
and live entertainment, among
other activities.
Accounts have been set up
at Panora State Bank, Guthrie
County State Bank in Panora
and Farmer’s State Bank in Yale
where donations may be sent at
any time. Those wanting to donate can make checks payable to
the Mark Johnston Benefit Fund
and send them directly to one
of the banks.
A Facebook page, “Benefit for
Mark Johnston,” has details regarding the benefit and is updated regularly by family and
friends. Donations are currently
being accepted for the auction
as well. They may be dropped off
at Faith Bible Church in Panora.
“It has been such a blessing
and humbling to see the support the community and school
has shown to the family since
Day One,” said Jen Stanbrough,
a cousin of Danielle’s and also a
Panorama high school graduate.
“There have been numerous calls,
texts, visits, meals, hugs - how
much these have meant to Mark
and Danielle is immeasurable. I
truly believe watching that has
been such a lifeline for them.”
Stanbrough, who is one of
many helping organize the benefit, says the event is something
the family looks forward to.
“It is hard to describe what
small town life is all about - this
community’s support epitomizes
that,” she said.
‘You are not running alone’
Like a kid, Johnston looks
forward to the start of school
this year.
“My hope is to be ready to go
with school starting,” he said.
He won’t be running alone, as
he was recently reminded in a
gift and note from his brother,
Ryan. The gift was a Rhinoceros carved out of a single piece
of wood by a friend of Ryan’s in
Guatemala.
“There are a few men that God
gives us in life to run with for
him, and you are one of mine,”
Ryan wrote.
Rhinos have poor eyesight
and alone, they run slow, Ryan
explains. Together, they run fast
and take out anything ahead of
them.
“Put this rhino in a place to
know you are not running alone,”
he said. “Together we run, and
together we conquer.”
Football Camp Aug 3-6
sports
Guthrie County Vedette | Thursday | 07.30.15
The Panorama football staff will hold a junior Panther football camp for grades 3-8 on Monday-Thursday, Aug. 3-6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.Location will be
the Panorama practice field west of the elementary
school.
For information, contact Coach Lyle Alumbaugh,
641-431-0256.
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Panthers land
5 players on
all-conference
teams
Emilie Prince, Devyn
Kemble named First
Team by West Central
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Tom KNapp | Special to Guthrie County Vedette
Gavin Richey represented Panorama in the Iowa Shrine Football Game played July 25 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Richey, who will join the Morningside College football team this fall, played for the South Squad.
football
South tops North in Shrine Bowl Game
The South Squad won its fifth
straight Iowa Shrine Bowl with
a 37-24 victory over the North
Squad at the UNI Dome Saturday. Panorama’s Gavin Richey
played for the South squad.
Quarterback Ryan Boyle,
who guided West Des Moines
Dowling to the Class 4A title last
fall, tossed a pair of touchdown
passes. Boyle hooked up with
Chase Hager of Davenport As-
sumption for a 29-yard scoring
strike in the first quarter and
hit North Scott’s Ricky Grimes
for an 80-yard TD in the third
frame. Boyle was named the offensive MVP.
The North got two touchdown
passes from quarterback Brent
Lammers of West Delaware in
the fourth quarter. Lammers
hit Landon Peed of Fort Dodge
St. Edmond for a 9-yard score
and then tossed a 37-yarder to
Grimes to wrap up the scoring.
baseball
Webner named to league’s second team
Panther’s Klinge, Halterman
named honorable mention
Panorama senior Luke Webner was named to the second
team when West Central Conference coaches released their
teams for the 2015 season.
The Panthers, with a young
roster, went 3-15 during the
conference season and finished 3-19 overall.
Junior Aaron Klinge and
sophomore Bryce Halterman both earned honorable
mention.
Webner led the Panthers at
the plate with a batting average of .371. He had a double,
four RBI and swiped 13 stolen
bases this season.
Klinge hit .274 for the Panthers with three doubles, two
triples and eight RBI. He posted
a 1-7 pitching record with 13
walks and 32 strikeouts in 43
innings of work.
Halterman batted .196 for
the Panthers. He had a double
and a triple.
Following are the teams:
First Team
P - Alan Schmidt-Earlham
P - Bryce Kearns-WCV
C - Ben Williamson-Earlham
I - Will Poffenberger-Earlham
I - Zach Forret-Van Meter
I - Nick Fox-DMC
I - Treston Hagab-Ogden
O - Cayce Good-Ogden
(Unanimous)
O - Dan Schmidt-Earlhma
O - Race Brant-WG
U - Kyle Schmitt-Van Meter
U - Luke Neumayer-DMC
Second Team
P - Nick Ross-Ogden
P - Micah Bailey-Earlham
C - Mike Connor-Woodward
Granger
I - Cole Peterson-Des Moines
Christian
I - Graham Tews-Ogden
I - Brady Aunspach-Woodward
Granger
I - Lane Rumelhart-Guthrie Center
O - Derek Ruetter-Ogden
O - Luke Webner-Panorama
O - Grant Brockhouse-Des Moines
Christian
U - Terrence Lewis-Woodward
Academy
U - Harry Haglund-Ogden
Honorable Mention
Earlham - Canyon Hopkins, Gable
Johnson
Ogden - Brian Cole, Zach McCloud
Madrid - Bryce Dean, Mason Gibson
Woodward Granger - Marcus
McConahay, Tray Loge
Des Moines Christian - David Fellers,
Nick Friess
West Central Valley - Logan Pruitt,
Cole Renburg
Panorama - Aaron Klinge, Bryce
Halterman
Guthrie Center - Trey Wickland,
Cale Crowder
Van Meter - Cade Niblo, Jace Koch
Woodward Academy - Bailey
Brinkmeyer, Jaden Harms
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Five Panorama softball
players were recognized
when West Central Conference coaches released their
teams for the 2015 season.
Senior catcher Emilie
Prince and freshman outfielder Devyn Kemble were
both named to the First
Team. Junior pitcher Meredith Olson was honored on
the second team, and junior
Mykenzie Olson and freshman Kellie Prince earned
honorable mention honors.
The Panthers went 8-8 and
finished sixth overall in conference play. They posted a
13-10 overall record.
It was the first winning season for the Panther softball
program in 11 years.
“Getting five players on the
all-conference teams says a
lot of our accomplishments
this year and the girls need
to know that their coaches,
families and community are
proud of their hard work,”
said coach Ryan Nail.
Nail said his program made
some giant leaps in all aspects of the game this year.
“The girls worked very
hard all season and didn’t
let anything get in their way,”
he said. “We made a big improvement in the mental aspect of the game this year
and it showed in our record.”
Emilie Prince batted .338
for the Panthers this season
with 10 doubles, a triple and
two homeruns. She drove in
a team-best 25 runs.
Kemble hit .329 with four
doubles, a triple and a homerun. She had nine RBI and a
team-best 16 stolen bases.
In the circle, Meredith Olson posted a 12-10 record
with a 3.32 ERA. She issued
42 walks and had 88 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched.
At the plate, Olson hit .261.
She had four doubles and
13 RBI.
Mykenzie Olson had a bat-
ting average of .269 for the
Panthers with six doubles
and 17 RBI. She had nine
stolen bases.
Kellie Prince batted .375 at
the plate with a double, three
triples and three homeruns.
She drove in 13 runs and drew
18 base on balls. She swiped
11 bases.
Following are the teams:
First Team
P - Jordan Achenbach-Madrid
P - Pendland-Des Moines
Christian
C - Emilie Prince-Panorama
I - Kammie Wheelock-Ogden
I - Kristen Weber-Earlham
I - Maddie Wagner-Des Moines
Christian
I - Allie Flaherty-Van Meter
O - Deon Shirley-Van Meter
O - Ashton Boggess-Ogden
O - Devyn Kemble-Panorama
U - Bailey Richards-Van Meter
Second Team
P - Meredith Olson-Panorma
P - Kennedy Kruse-Ogden
C - Bailey Arnberg-WCV
I - Brittany Richards-Madrid
I - Miranda AunspachWoodward Granger
I - Taylor Hipsley-Earlham
I - Ellee Laws-Ogden
O - Kirsten Raymond-Madrid
O - Casey Janison-Van Meter
O - Bree Lesch-Woodward
Granger
U - Savanna Fuller-Guthrie
Center
Honorable Mention
Madrid - Hunter Raymond,
Ashley Moore
Ogden - Bailey Carson, Liz Good
Van Meter - Megan Blomgren,
Lizey Lyon
Woodward Granger - Megan
Bandstra, Riley Jamison
Panorama - Kellie Prince,
Mykenzie Olson
Des Moines Christian - Emma
Veenstra, Alana Bakke
Earlham -Taelor Williamson,
Miklyn Holtry
West Central Valley - Bailey
Mclaughlin, Lilly Smithson
Guthrie Center - Emily Pavelka,
Jazlyn Nelsen
Golf
Women’s League
A great day for golfing as 35
players were on hand Tuesday, July 21 at the Panorama
West Par-3 course for women’s
league.
Paula Hansen shot a 33 and
Mary Hills a 34 to pace Flight
A. Hansen, Phyllis Davis and
Jolene Wright shared low handicap at 25. Wright also won the
special event and Ruth Allen
had the fewest putts, 16.
Flight B saw Carole Peter-
son and Marian Lester share
low scratch at 37 with Judy
Schnack next with a 40. Lester also posted low handicap,
23, and won the special event.
Schnack needed just 15 putts.
Jan Hoobin carded 39 to edge
Jan Tallman by one stroke in
Flight C. Hoobin also had low
handicap, 19, while Patsy Goss
putted just 19 times.
Collectively the women had
53 pars. Davis and Goss had
chip-ins with Hansen and
Wright having birdies.
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Clinton: I’ll fight for
the modern family
Democratic
presidential candidate
meets with Guthrie
County Democratic
Party chairwoman
By DOUGLAS BURNS
Guthrie County Vedette
carroll
Hillary Clinton says the next
president of the United States
must understand modern America, the changing nature of families, strong role of women, and
use the Oval Office to bridge
what she called an achievement
gap so all young people toe the
same starting line early in school.
“Our families are different
today than they were 50 years
ago,” Clinton said.
Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner for the White House in
Iowa and nationally, spoke to an
invited crowd of more than 80
people Sunday afternoon south
of Carroll at the home of Dr.
Steven and Jill Kraus. Democrats from across western and
central Iowa were at the event,
with Guthrie, Greene, Polk and
Adams counties among those
represented. State Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal,
D-Council Bluffs, attended, and
earned a shout-out from Clinton,
who referenced Carroll County
as something of an “ancestral
home” for him with his connection to Carroll County State Bank
and the local Gronstal family.
Clinton drilled into economics
issues quickly in a speech calling
for an increase to the minimum
wage — with the door open to a
geographically based scale with
the wage floor being set higher
in certain cities than rural areas.
Clinton said her administration
would incent profit-sharing by
corporations for its employees,
and aggressively support Main
Street entrepreneurship, adding,
“I want to be the small-business
president.”
“No. 1, we’ve got to get the
economy working for everybody,” Clinton said.
A new grandmother (to
10-month-old Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky), Clinton showed
perhaps the most passion in her
advocacy for an early-childhood
program. She noted that 80 percent of a human brain is developed by age 3, and that kids who
are read and sang to, exposed to
douglas burns | VEDETTE
Kathy Miller, chairwoman of the Guthrie County Democratic
Party, poses for a photo with Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton during an event in Carroll Sunday.
Democrats from across western and central Iowa were at the
event.
“She promotes human rights and
dignity whether it is a debt-strapped
college student, parents of a child with
disabilities or a good old-fashioned smallbusiness person trying to make a living
and be fair with their employees. Her
message is universal, and sound bites
don’t do her justice.”
Kathy Miller, chairwoman of Guthrie County Democratic Party
culture and conversation, enter school with major advantages over peers lacking such
a home life.
“If you came from a family like
the Kraus family, that’s very good
news,” she said, referencing her
hosts. Steven Kraus is the chief
strategy officer of Future Health,
a medical software company.
Clinton said she’s concerned
about the burden of student debt
on young people — and heard
directly about that matter in private conversations in Carroll.
“We’ve got to get this anchor
off of people,” Clinton said. She
backs student-loan-debt restructuring.
Clinton said she strongly supports the Affordable Care Act,
commonly known as “Obamacare.” It’s future is in jeopardy if
the GOP takes the White House,
she said.
In campaigning in Iowa and
New Hampshire, Clinton said
she’s heard concerns about substance abuse and singled out
addictions to over-the-counter
pharmaceuticals, and what she
called easily accessible “opiates.”
“They were passed out like
they were Halloween candy,”
she said.
Clinton added on drug abuse,
“This is an epidemic, and it’s
tearing families apart.”
In the speech Clinton supported gay marriage, abortion
rights, comprehensive immigration reform and the public
financing of elections.
Clinton said she’d be a strong
voice for women in the workplace by, among other things,
championing equal pay for
equal work.
“I also will be talking a lot
about women in the economy,”
Clinton said.
A former secretary of State,
Clinton is optimistic about the
United States’ role in the world.
“I believe we have a lot more
opportunities than threats or
dangers,” Clinton said.
She had strong words for North
Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
“He may be kind of a joke, but
he’s a joke with nuclear bombs,”
Clinton said.
She supports the recent Iranian nuclear deal with six nations led by the United States.
After her remarks, Clinton
mingled with the crowd at the
Kraus home for about an hour,
chatting and taking photos.
“She took a photo with every
person here,” Steven Kraus said.
Kraus, the co-chairman of
the Carroll County Democratic
Party, went into the afternoon
undecided in the Democratic
nominating process. He’s now
supporting Clinton.
“After hearing that speech
there was a lot of substance,
a lot of sincerity,” said Kraus,
50, who has hosted campaign
events at his home for U.S.
Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and
former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin,
D-Iowa, as well as former Gov.
Tom Vilsack and his wife, Christie
Vilsack, who ran unsuccessfully
against Republican Congressman Steve King in 2012.
Kathy Miller, chairwoman of
the Guthrie County Democratic
Party, said Clinton’s message will
resonate in Iowa.
“She promotes human rights
and dignity whether it is a debtstrapped college student, parents of a child with disabilities
or a good old-fashioned smallbusiness person trying to make
a living and be fair with their
employees,” Miller said. “Her
message is universal, and sound
bites don’t do her justice.”
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One-on-one with Hillary Clinton
Guthrie County
Vedette hits
rural issues with
Democratic
presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton covered
a wide swath of issues —
many dealing specifically
with rural economic development, opportunities for
Iowa small towns — in a
23-minute interview with
the Guthrie Center Times
Sunday afternoon.
Clinton, who logged more
than a million miles of travel
as secretary of state and represented the heavily rural
New York state in the U.S.
Senate, talked extensively
about small-business opportunities in Iowa, the value
of high-speed Internet and
using rural cooperatives as
an inspiration for similar
structures to boost local
economies.
She also considered — for
the first time, according to
her own account — the lack
of rural representation on
the U.S. Supreme Court.
On the political front,
Clinton, discussed the potential of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth
Warren, D-Massachusetts,
serving as her running mate,
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fields
questions from Daily Times Herald co-owner and writer
Douglas Burns during a 23-minute, one-on-one interview
in Carroll Sunday at the home of Dr. Steven and Jill Kraus.
and brushed aside any suggestions that lingering sexism would confound her
White House ambitions.
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Grassley: Trump
shows humility
in private
O
nly minutes into a town hall in Carroll Saturday
morning, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa,
interrupted a compliment on his longevity and
consistency of service from Dr. Allen “Duke” Anneberg.
“You’re a medical doctor,
and I’m supposed to be in a
home,” joked Grassley, 81.
Later on, Grassley delighted
the 40-member audience
(Grassley knew many of the
attendees by first name)
with his talk of working as
a younger man in a factory
— the Waterloo Register.
And that’s not a newspaper,
said Grassley, who added his
job was to put screw holes
in furnace registers for 10
years.
It’s all trademark Grassley,
a just-folks Iowan who
happens to be chairman of
the U.S. Senate Judiciary
Committee (with no law
degree, thank you). Grassley
travels to town halls with
one staff member, and takes
his own notes on legal pads,
often pausing between
questions to jot down
constituent comments.
We all know about “Iowa
Nice,” but there’s “Iowa
Humble,” and the latter,
as much as the former, is
personified by one Chuck
Grassley. Challenging
Grassley on style or
motivation or service —
hitting him anywhere
outside a pure policy dispute
— is to challenge Iowans’
conception of humility itself.
Ask Bruce Braley, one of
Colorado’s newest residents.
So it’s interesting, knowing
Grassley’s staying power,
and what’s behind it, to
watch Donald Trump surge
in public popularity, to go
to No. 1 nationally in some
Republican presidential
polling and trail only
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
in key Iowa Caucuses
surveys of likely GOP voters.
So I asked Grassley in a
Daily Times Herald interview
about this following his town
hall at the Carroll County
Courthouse.
Does Donald Trump have
the humility to connect in a
long-term, meaningful way
with Iowans?
“I’ve had private meetings
with Donald Trump, and I
think the answer to that is
‘yes,’” Grassley said.
So Grassley thinks Donald
Trump has humility?
“Yeah, in private
discussions that has come
out,” Grassley said.
Grassley would not
elaborate on the substance
of those conversations with
Trump.
“Well. I don’t want to tell.
A private discussion is a
private discussion,” Grassley
said.
Fair enough. But not many
people, if anyone, has ever
used the term humility
within shouting distance of
Donald Trump, I responded.
“Well, there are degrees of
humility, and he might have
a lesser degree of it than
other people,” Grassley said,
chuckling. “But I think he
knows he’s had to work hard
for what he has. If you know
you’ve had to work hard for
what you have, me, a little
farm, or him, being a nine,
10 billionaire, you still have
to work for it.”
Should we be taking
Donald Trump seriously
as Iowans, and as media
members, as a potential
commander in chief?
“I can’t speak for
journalists,” Grassley said.
“But for a guy like me
that invites everybody to
participate in the caucuses,
it would be intellectually
dishonest for me to say
that he shouldn’t be taken
seriously.”
Does Grassley think
Trump has a realistic shot of
winning the Iowa Caucuses?
“I won’t be able to tell
you that until December,”
Grassley said. “For anybody.
Not just him.”
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Speaking with the Daily
Times Herald in the library
of Dr. Steven and Jill Kraus’s
rural Carroll home, Clinton
also addressed questions
about abortion and the National Consumer Product
Safety Commission’s work
on head trauma.
Additionally, Clinton, a
former first lady and a national figure since the early
1990s, discussed the changing nature of public life, of
campaigning surrounded
by thousands of cellphone
cameras and “selfie”-seekers.
Read the full text
of Douglas Burns’
interview with Hillary
Clinton on Page 3B.
The Natural Resource Commission of the Iowa Department
of Natural Resources approved
a series of hunting seasons during its June and July meetings.
The commission will discuss
duck and goose hunting seasons
during its Aug. 13 meeting in Des
Moines.
Hunting seasons include:
EARLY MIGRATORY
SEASONS
Dove — Sept. 1-Nov. 9.
Special September Teal —
Sepr. 5-20.
SPECIES
Rooster Pheasant — Oct. 24
and 25 (youth only).
Rooster Pheasant — Oct. 31Jan. 10, 2016.
Bobwhite Quail — Oct. 31 Jan. 31, 2016.
Gray Partridge — Oct. 10-Jan.
31, 2016.
Ruffed Grouse — Oct. 3-Jan.
31, 2016.
Rabbit (Cottontail) — Sept.
5-Feb. 28, 2016.
Rabbit (Jack) — Closed.
Squirrel (Fox and Gray) — Sept.
5-Jan. 31, 2016.
Crow — Oct. 15-Nov. 30 and
Jan. 14-March 31, 2016.
Pigeon — Continuous Open
Season.
Coyote — Continuous Open
Season.
Deer and fall turkey licenses
are on sale Aug. 15.
DEER SEASONS
Youth Season — Sept. 19-Oct. 4.
Disabled Hunter Season —
Sept. 19-Oct. 4.
Archery Season
Early Split — Oct. 1-Dec. 4.
Late Split — Dec. 21-Jan. 10,
2016.
Early Muzzleloader — Oct.
17-25.
Late Muzzleloader — Dec. 21Jan. 10, 2016.
Shotgun
Season 1 — Dec. 5-9.
Season 2 — Dec. 12-20.
TURKEY SEASONS
Combination Gun/Bow — Oct.
12-Dec. 4.
Archery Only — Oct. 1-Dec. 4
and Dec. 21-Jan. 10, 2016.
2016 SPRING
TURKEY SEASONS
Combination Gun/Bow Licenses
Youth Season (Residents Only)
— April 9-17.
Season 1 — April 18-21.
Season 2 — April 22-26.
Season 3 — April 27-May 3.
Season 4 — May 4-22.
Resident Archery-only Licenses
— April 18-May 22.
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Q & A With Hillary Clinton
Herald Publishing Company coowner and writer Douglas Burns
sat down with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state,
U.S senator from New York and
first lady, for an interview Sunday at the rural Carroll home
of Dr. Steven and Jill Kraus following a campaign event there.
The following is the text of the
interview, which lasted about
23 minutes:
Hillary Clinton: How are
things going in Carroll these
days?
Guthrie County Vedette: We
have a labor shortage. We could
use more people here. It’s sort
of the same story around us in
Carroll County.
Hillary Clinton: That’s the
good news-bad news story.
You have the chance for more
jobs. You just can’t get people
recruited to do them. I think
Iowa is doing pretty well in this
recovery. The last time I checked,
your unemployment rate was
slightly less than 5 percent.
So you’re getting a tight labor
market, and there’s just going to
have to be more recruitment of
people right? Across the board.
Guthrie County Vedette: Former President Jimmy Carter says
the No. 1 problem in the world
is violence against women. Is
he right?
Hillary Clinton: He certainly
is right that the failure to give
rights and opportunities to women is the great unfinished business of this century, and that
violence against women in the
home, in the community, in conflict, is a growing and serious
problem. So he’s right on target.
Guthrie County Vedette: As
you point out in your book “Hard
Choices” you’ve logged extensive
miles traveling the world. As you
travel Iowa — today you came
from Ames along Highway 30,
saw the new casino going up and
other things — as you’re driving and you recall some of these
trips overseas, does it spark any
ideas, Mrs. Secretary, in terms
of potential trade opportunities
or ideas for agriculture, links
maybe that we’re not pursuing
that you think we could.
Hillary Clinton: That’s a great
question. When I was a senator from New York, as you may
know, at that time the secondbiggest industry in New York was
agriculture. I think it’s dropped
to three or four now, but it was
mostly dairy and fruits and vegetables. We have a lot of small
towns that are very reminiscent
of what I see as I drive around
Iowa.
I worked hard to create a system to help small businesses
put their business on the Internet. This was back in 2001
to 2006, and we worked with
eBay. We helped to build websites. We really worked to try to
connect our small towns and
businesses to the global marketplace. So I think there still
is a great opportunity.
You have to get access to highspeed Internet, and we haven’t
done that yet in most rural areas of our country. When I talk
about infrastructure and the
need to build, I’m talking not
just about our physical infrastructure, but the need to get
broadband as pervasive as we
got electricity. As we all know,
we didn’t leave electricity just
to the utility companies. They
were happy to wire towns and
cities, but not so interested in
going into rural areas where it
was more expensive and the
profit margin was very low. So
we came up with rural electric
cooperatives, and we did a lot
that brought the power of the
federal government to the local community by empowering
entities to wire America.
I think we’ve got to come up
with smart ways to get broadband everywhere, so when you’re
traveling, whether it’s route 30,
“But this whole phenomenon of everybody
carrying around their cameras does
interfere, not so much in a smaller group
like this (in Carroll with 80 people),
but in a bigger group like we were in
Ames, people, all they wanted was
their pictures. I didn’t get the quality of
interaction that I got right here because
the group was smaller.”
Hillary Clinton speaks with Herald Publishing Company co-owner and writer Douglas
Burns Sunday. Also pictured (center) is Lily Adams, Clinton’s Iowa communications
director. Adams taped the interview, but did not participate in the conversation.
“I just think we have to elevate
rural issues in general.”
or any other part of the state,
and you see people’s homes or
businesses, how are they going
to expand their market unless
they are connected to the global
marketplace?
I also believe, just as we have
historically with agriculture, had
cooperatives, you know, the old
cooperative model, I really believe we have to reinvent cooperatives for the future.
What do I mean by that? If
you take like small businesses
in a small town a lot of times
they each pay for all of the services they need. The small dry
cleaner, the small retail outlet,
the small hardware store, everybody goes off and they hire
their own accountant, they hire
somebody to advise them about
marketing, whatever. I think we
should create more cooperatives
in the retail world, just like we
have in the agricultural world,
to cut expenses and to be able
to channel some of those saved
resources into economic development and into a broader market outreach by small towns.
I’ll tell you a quick story from
my experience in New York, actually two little anecdotes. There
was a man in a really small town
up in the Adirondacks who made
superb fly-fishing rods. He sold
maybe one every two or three
weeks, and it was all word of
mouth. We helped him design
a website, we put him on the
Internet, we connected him up
with eBay, and all of a sudden,
he was getting orders from Norway, from Italy, from all over
the world, people who would
never come to his small town,
or would never hear of him.
Another story: a woman made
beautiful handmade soaps, and
we did the website, we did the
work with eBay, and somebody
who worked for Oprah discovered her soaps, and Oprah decided she wanted to place a $40,000
order. That was more than twice
as much as this woman ever
made in a year. She had to get
everybody off the streets, everybody in her family, everybody to
come in to make the soaps, so
she could fulfill the order. Really, you don’t know what you
can possibly sell, until you’re
connected. I think that’s one
of the best and smartest investments for towns and counties
and states to make these days.
Guthrie County Vedette: A lot
of the political chattering class
and media almost seem to have
a humility meter on you. If you
deviate from it, they’ll pounce
on it. Yet at the same time, you
have Mr. Trump flying in here on
a plane with his name embla-
“I just accept the fact that there’s a double
standard in politics, just like there is a
double standard in life, and if I’m going to
be in the arena, I just have to work extra
hard to overcome whatever bias there
still may exist.”
zoned, “Trump,” and he seems
to soar in the polls with each
provocation or outrageous remark. Do you see any gender
bias or sexism in that?
Hillary Clinton: Well, you
know, Doug, I just accept the
fact that there’s a double standard in politics, just like there
is a double standard in life, and
if I’m going to be in the arena, I
just have to work extra hard to
overcome whatever bias there
still may exist, and not to shy
away from what I believe, and
what I will fight for, including
women’s economic opportunities, and particularly equal pay
for equal work. I feel really good
about where the campaign is,
but I know that I seem to be the
object of a lot of attention coming from the other side of the
aisle and other places out there.
Guthrie County Vedette: I
went to college and am close
friends with Elliot Kaye, chairman of the National Consumer
Product Safety Commission. I
am probably the only Iowa reporter and newspaper owner
who will ask you about the National Consumer Product Safety
Commission, but I spent some
time with Elliot in the last month,
and he’s been really focused —
every day he gets a report of how
people have died in certain accidents, like kids getting hung
in the window blinds — he’s put
a real focus on head injuries,
head trauma, and has made
some nice relationships with
industry, the NFL, and so forth to
go after that. We’re about ready
to start football practice here in
Iowa. It’s a big part of our culture. What are your thoughts
on that, on head trauma?
Hillary Clinton: Let me first
say that when I was both first
lady and senator, I paid a lot
of attention to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission
because it is a watchdog and
we really need it. It has through
recalls and drawing attention
to a lot of problems over the last
20 years, it has saved so many
lives. It sounded the alarm on
flammable pajamas.
I will always support the
commission and always support people who are doing the
right thing by it. I’m glad he’s
going after head trauma, because
when I was a senator, I became
very committed to working with
the military on traumatic brain
injury. It became the signature
injury of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, often invisible to
the eye, but profoundly damaging.
I introduced legislation. I
worked to get more research and
more support for people in our
military who were affected by
head injuries. And then, as you
know, I suffered a concussion.
Back in December of 2012, I got
dehydrated, got food poisoning
on a trip, one of my last trips (as
secretary of state).
Guthrie County Vedette: I
don’t think it’s affected you.
Some Republicans do.
Hillary Clinton: Yeah, well,
anything they can say about me.
I was very lucky. I just recovered and everything was fine.
But I learned a lot, about not
just concussions from military,
but concussions from sports,
concussions from accidents,
particularly car accidents, and
how we are just at the beginning of trying to begin to understand what do we try to do
to help people.
It is a really serious problem,
because we’ve ignored it for a
long time. We’re kind of like
“shake it off.” You’re knocked
down on the football field, the
soccer field. You get an elbow
on the basketball floor. You get
shook up in an auto accident,
everybody’s kind of like, “Well
fine, you know, look you don’t
have any injuries. Just kind of
go home, rest for a day.” But we
now know the brain is so much
more affected by some of these
head injuries than we did before.
I’m a very strong supporter of
doing more research and figuring out how we categorize different sorts of head injuries so
we can treat them appropriately.
Guthrie Center Times: In
1992, your husband selected a
running mate that really wasn’t
based on geography, balancing geography, or ideology. He
seemed to pick somebody who
reinforced his own strengths,
his own character. Using that
history as a guide, do you think
another Northeasterner, another
woman, perhaps Elizabeth Warren (a U.S. senator from Massachusetts) could be your running mate? If you follow what
your husband did, she would
be your Al Gore, so to speak.
Hillary Clinton: And they were
from neighboring states, too,
right, Arkansas and Tennessee.
You know, Doug, I don’t know,
and I don’t want to get ahead
of myself because I am on just
the beginning phases of this
campaign. First, I have to win
the nomination. Then I can look
to see how we win the election
and what a running mate can
contribute to that.
I am totally open. I have no
predispositions. I want to focus
on my own race right now, and
then, when I get the nomination, turn and say, “How are we
going to win the general election? Who can be a really good
president? And who can help us
make the case to the American
people?”
Guthrie County Vedette: Right
now, the composition of the U.S.
Supreme Court, there’s nobody
on the court from rural America,
there’s nobody with any rural
bona fides and connection. I
think Clarence Thomas spent
a little time in rural Georgia
when he was younger. But nobody from rural America, and
yet we’re going to have many
decisions involving the environment very likely in the next
20-30 years.
Oftentimes, when appointees
are looked at, they’re looked at
through the litmus test of where
they’re at on abortion, male, female, gender, race. Do you think
it’s a problem for our country
that there’s nobody among those
nine justices who grew up in a
place like this, who has a natural rural instinct or orientation?
Hillary Clinton: No one has
ever asked me that before. I’ve
never been asked to think about
that. Here’s what I would say:
I think our Supreme Court is
strongest when it really does
represent the broadest possible American experience.
We do have on the district
courts, the courts of appeal, a
much broader cross-section of
people from all different walks
of life and geographies.
I don’t know how to answer,
other than to say we need the
broadest possible experience,
and the rural experience is part
of being broadly representative
of America.
I’m going to be rolling out a
rural-development agenda in
this campaign. I care deeply
about what happens in rural
America, just like I did when I
represented New York.
I stay in very close touch with
(Secretary of Agriculture) Tom
Vilsack. He’s doing some of
the most-creative, smart work
through the Department of Agriculture, about how to incentivize developments in rural
America.
Guthrie County Vedette: He
remains widely respected here
in Iowa among both Democrats
and Republicans.
Hillary Clinton: He should.
Because he was a very far-sighted
governor. And now he is a really
creative secretary of agriculture.
Tom and I had a couple-of-hours
conversation a few months ago,
and he was telling me what he
thinks the rural agenda should
be and how it could really work
for rural America. I am going
to be rolling out my own policy, and a lot of it will be based
on the smart work that Tom is
doing. I just think we have to
elevate rural issues in general.
The Supreme Court and courts
are part of it, but it’s important
that even within states people
understand there’s a lot more
we could do in rural areas.
Guthrie County Vedette: Your
host today, Dr. Steven Kraus, is
still something we have out here
in Iowa, and rural Iowa, in particular. He’s a very, very strong
Democrat, but he’s also pro-life
— as you see on the wall, his
personal life represents that
(Steve and Jill Kraus have seven
children). This is an historically Catholic county. It’s a swing
county. If you can do well here,
you can do well anywhere in
Iowa. A question for a lot of people who might be with you on
a lot of other elements of the
Catholic social-justice teaching, on abortion, can you tell
me when you think it should be
wrong for a woman to have an
abortion, when do you think it
should be illegal for a woman
to have an abortion?
Hillary Clinton: Well, I have
said for many years, “Abortion
should be legal, safe and rare.”
And I really mean rare. I think
it’s important to do everything
we can to try to prevent the need
for women to make a choice for
abortion. But I don’t think we
should make it illegal, per se.
It ought to be based on trying
to educate women, trying to
provide better access to family planning.
There was a very important
study that just came out of Colorado where making access to
long-acting contraceptives for
young women cut the abortion
rate dramatically.
When I was first lady, and I
saw that we needed a more-affirmative project to try to cut the
abortion rate, I worked to set
up the campaign to end teenage pregnancy. We made real
progress. We really did cut the
rate. But we did it in a supportive way.
The reason I’m pro-choice is
that I totally respect the views
of people who, for religious or
personal reasons, are against
abortion. I think that is an absolutely sustainable, defensible,
position. I’m pro-choice because
I don’t think the government
should be mandating when and
how and who should get abortions. I think that is a mistake,
once you get the government
involved.
My course has been how do
we make abortion more rare.
How do we get better information,. better support systems,
try to convince young women
and young men not to make irresponsible choices. How do we
get access for older teens and
women in the 20s to long-acting
contraceptives so that we can,
over time, diminish the number
of people who seek abortions.
That is my goal.
Guthrie County Vedette: I’m
45. I’ve been covering these campaigns in Iowa since 1988. I notice all these people lining up to
get selfies (cellphone photos).
What I used to see was people
would really work on a question, or a comment or a point.
They’d come up to Al Gore. In
1996, they’d go up to different
candidates. Even when Howard
Dean and John Kerry were running in 2004, they would work
on trying get something across
to you, plant that with you, and
really try to shape what you’re
doing.
Now, I just see all these people
lined up in a cattle call where
they’re just concerned about
getting their picture with you
so they can put it on social media. It just seems like you’re losing something in that mix. Am
I right in that assessment? You
have to be sick of all these people
wanting these selfies.
Hillary Clinton: But it is what
they want. It is important to
them. Several people (in Carroll Sunday) still found their
time to say what they wanted
to say and to ask their question.
One young woman had $180,000
in student loan debt. Another
young woman said, “Thank you
for talking about mental health.
I’m one of those people who really needs help.” I said, “What’s
your problem?” She said, “Depression and anxiety.” I said,
“Are you getting help?” And she
said, “Well, I’m getting help now,
but I worry that I won’t be able
to afford ...” I had some really
meaningful interactions in and
amongst all the selfies.
People who have something
they very much want to say, still
say it.
Even when I was running for
Senate the first time, if I get a
lineup for photos like that, and
somebody else would be taking them, maybe 10 percent of
the people would really work on
their question and they’d ask
me. Other people just wanted
to say “hello” and they’d met me
before, they met my husband.
So I think the proportion is not
all that much different, maybe
slightly lesser now.
But this whole phenomenon
of everybody carrying around
their cameras does interfere, not
so much in a smaller group like
this (in Carroll with 80 people),
but in a bigger group like we were
in Ames, people, all they wanted
was their pictures. I didn’t get
the quality of interaction that I
got right here because the group
was smaller. So I try to do a mix.
But what I have learned, Doug,
in the last months, is that it’s so
important to people and they
live in a social-media world —
not to older people, not to people
above a certain age, so to say
— but for younger people, it’s
as important as anything they
could have asked me. So I just
say, “OK, we’re going to do it.”
Guthrie County Vedette:
Thank you for being so gracious with your time.
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