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GUTHRIE`S RIVER RUCKUS: `WE HaVE a paRTy GoInG on`
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 Guthrie County Vedette staff Town celebration is July 31-August 2nd in Panora panora By ASHLEY SCHABLE Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 RAIN, Page 8A ALIGNMENTS $75 + TAX OIL CHANGES Start At $35 + TAX TRANSMISSION FLUSH Start At $129.99 + TAX Over 20 Years Of Experience Call Today! 501 E Market Street Panora, IA page 2A | | THURsday | 07.30.15 Guthrie County 4-H Exhibits selected for State Fair Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 A Panorama Tradition! 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 1st at Lake Panorama-South Shore Coulter Panorama Marine 5387 Chimra Rd • Panora • 755-2920 P.O. Box 38 • 111 E. Main Panora, Iowa 50216 USPS 232-300 Established 1865. Published Weekly on Thursday at Panora, Iowa 50216. ANN WILSON - Publisher ASHLEY SCHABLE - EDITOR Herald Publishing Company 641-755-2115 [email protected] Perodicals Postage Paid at Post Office at Panora, Iowa 50216. Subscription rates 1 year in Iowa: $25; 1 year outside Iowa: $30. Official newspaper for City of Panora, Panorama School District, Lake Panorama. Postmaster send address changes to P.O. Box 38, Panora, Iowa 50216 | page 3A THURsday | 07.30.15 | Fire Panora aids Ethanol Fire By GORDON CASTILE Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 Vedette staff 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 GRAND OPENING Spots Available - All Ages! Little Farmhands Daycare (In process of State Certification) I'm CPR, First Aid, Universal Precaution, and Mandatory Reporter Certified. We are a pet-friendly, but smoke-free home. I'm currently accepting all ages. I have 18 years of experience in child care. I offer breakfast, lunch, and snacks. While in my care, we will work on ABC's, 123's, shapes, colors, and more. We also have outside time as long as the weather cooperates. A great location for parents commuting to Des Moines metro area. I am located east of Panora 2 miles off of Hwy. 44. For more information please call me, Jessica Peters, at 641.757.1651 or email at [email protected] page 4A | | THURsday | 07.30.15 weeklyrecord Public records compiled by the Guthrie County Vedette 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) 2:57 am Guthrie Co Deputy 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 3:54 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of Guthrie Center 2:35 am Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a report of teenagers hanging out of car windows while traveling down the road at a high rate of speed 4:03 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of Guthrie Center 4:25 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of Guthrie Center 4:35 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff investigated a theft of tires and parts from a vehicle in Bayard 4:52 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of 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 4:06 am Panora Ambulance responded to a call at the fairgrounds. 4:17 pm Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call at Community Care Center. 7:40 am Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call at Community Care Center. 9:24 am Panora 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 9:49 am Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at 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 7:45 pm Guthrie Co Deputy 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 9:11 pm Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call on N Gaines. 10:08 am Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a stray dog call on Grand Street in Guthrie Center 11:33 am Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Mercy Clinic. 10:07 pm Traffic stop by Panora Police in the Casey’s parking lot 11:15 am Guthrie Co Deputy helped locate a lost cell phone at the fairgrounds 2:53 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a report of a stolen trailer north of Panora. 7:19 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police in the 300 block of N Division 8:16 pm Stuart Ambulance and Stuart Police responded to a medical call on SW 7th Street. 8:56 pm Traffic stop by Stuart 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 11:35 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie 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 4:29 am Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a dog call in Panora 9:07 am Guthrie Co Deputy transported a prisoner from the Guthrie Co Jail to the Dallas Co Jail 10:48 am Guthrie Co Deputy 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 1:13 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a possible breaking and entering in Bagley 4:42 pm Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call on N Fremont. 8:04 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a report of theft 11:59 am Motorist assist by Stuart Police on I-80 east of Stuart 10:51 pm Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a custody issue on Walnut Street 12:43 pm Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a loud music complaint on 11th Street in Guthrie Center 10:52 pm Traffic stop by Panora Police on Main/SE 7th 1:10 pm Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a harassment call on Main Street in Bagley 7-24-15 1:49 pm Stuart Police assisted DHS on N Sherman Street 1:22 am Guthrie Co Deputy transported a prisoner to the Guthrie Co Jail 3:15 pm Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Panora Nursing & Rehab. 4:52 pm Panora Ambulance transported a patient from the Guthrie Co Hospital to Panora Nursing & Rehab 5:22 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a report of two vehicles having their car windows shot out on N 5th Street in Guthrie Center while driving down the road. 5:28 pm Panora Ambulance transported a patient from the Guthrie Co Hospital to Panora Nursing & Rehab 6:10 pm Traffic stop by Panora Police on Hwy 44 by the high school 6:18 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Oak Street 6:23 pm Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a report of a violation of No Contact Order 6:50 pm Panora Ambulance 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 8:06 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police in the 300 block of N Division 8:10 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy at 170th / Hwy 4 12:51 am Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy in the Sparky’s parking lot 2:45 am Guthrie Co Deputy booked a prisoner in to the Guthrie Co Jail 3:43 am Guthrie Co Deputy checked on five individuals walking on 3rd Street in Guthrie Center 7:38 am Panora Ambulance 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 3:53 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:15 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:34 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:44 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 6:36 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 8:39 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy at School Street / Hwy 25 7:00 pm Traffic stop by Chief Deputy at the 4 way stop in Guthrie Center 9:13 pm Guthrie Co Deputy transport a prisoner to the Guthrie Co Jail 7:30 pm Panora Police responded to a lift assistance call on NE 2nd Street 9:30 pm Guthrie Co Deputy booked a prisoner in to the Guthrie Co Jail 8:58 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on S Division by McDonalds 9:56 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on White Pole Road/Main Street in Stuart 10:32 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy east of Panora on Hwy 44 7-23-15 12:14 am Guthrie Co Deputy released a prisoner from the Guthrie Co Jail after bonding out 2:37 am Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a possible breaking and entering in Yale 3:09 am Traffic stop by Guthrie 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 12:12 pm Panora Ambulance responded to a list assistance call on NE 2nd Street in Panora 3:27 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of 10:00 am Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Wagon Road 2:00 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff escorted a prisoner to court 2:00 pm Guthrie Co Deputy assisted a person who cut their feet in the river 2:10 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff took fingerprints of the prisoner before releasing him 2:30 pm Guthrie Co Sheriff released a prisoner from the Guthrie Co Jail 3:16 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of Guthrie Center 3:31 pm Traffic stop by Panora Police on SW 2nd / Church 3:39 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 3:43 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 3:54 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:18 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:29 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 4:33 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy on Hwy 4 /170th 4:47 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie Co Deputy south of Guthrie Center on Hwy 25 5:04 pm Reserve Deputy removed debris from the roadway 5:24 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on the eastbound on ramp 5:48 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on S Division by McDonalds 6:09 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy on Hwy 25 / Division Street 6:18 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on the eastbound on ramp 7:09 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy on Hwy 44 by the airport 7:51 pm Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in the campgrounds 9:41 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on White Pole Road 9:29 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy on Main St/Hwy 25 10:16 pm Guthrie Co Deputy transported a prisoner to the Guthrie Co Jail 9:44 pm Traffic stop by Stuart Police on SW 7th Street 11:01 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy in the Casey’s parking lot 10:55 pm Panora Ambulance transported a patient from the fairgrounds to the Guthrie Co Hospital 10:59 pm Stuart Fire and Menlo Fire responded to a fire at the Ethanol plant in Menlo 11:26 pm Panora Ambulance transported a patient from the fairgrounds to Guthrie Co Hospital 11:33 pm Casey Fire responded to the fire at the Ethanol plant in Menlo 11:39 pm Traffic stop by Reserve Deputy on Division/5th Street 7-25-15 12:14 am Guthrie Center Fire responded to the fire at the Ethanol plant in Menlo 12:22 am Panora Ambulance transported a patient from the 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 Co Deputy on Hwy 25 south of Guthrie Center. 3:00 am Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call by the sale barn in Guthrie Center. 3:40 am Guthrie Co Deputy responded to a family disturbance 8:45 am Guthrie Co Deputy escorted two prisoners to court 9:10 am Guthrie Co Deputy released two prisoners from the Guthrie Co Jail 10:09 am Motorist assist by Guthrie Co Deputy at the fairgrounds 1:00 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated a report of a stolen golf cart. The golf cart was found and returned to the owner 3:32 pm Guthrie Co Deputy investigated suspicious items found in the area of Kum & Go in Casey | page 5A THURsday | 07.30.15 | 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 Compiled by the Guthrie County Vedette 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. Sunday School: 9:00 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 Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. 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. Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Yale United Methodist Church North Main St. Parish office: 439-2458 Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sept. - May Linden United Methodist Church Worship Hour: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 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 Compiled by the Guthrie County Vedette 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 Michael McCleary, MD * 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 Michael McCleary, MD *ORTHO Jeffrey Wahl, DO Kathy Semke, PA IOWA HEART Mark Bissing, DO * STRESS TEST * INTERNAL MED Michael McCleary, MD * 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 Michael McCleary, MD * NUCLEAR MED Scheduled appointments from 8 am - 5 pm Monday–Friday Saturday by appointment MRIs scheduled on Wednesdays and Saturdays Like Guthrie County Hospital page 6A | | THURsday | 07.30.15 CLASSIFIEDS for RENT for RENT for RENT FOR RENT: Spacious one-bedroom apartment in Panora; kitchen appliances, HEAT PAID, furnished, on-site laundry. 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Come Join Our Team CNA 2 p.m.-10 p.m. and 10p-6a Contact Lisa Blair PT Dietary Hostess 5am - 12pm PT Dietary Cook 4:30am - 1pm Contact Judy Carlson We are locally owned with a great community support, we offer 401(k), affordable ins, paid vacation/person time and are willing to train the right people. Community Care Center 325 SW 7th St • Stuart, IA 50250 • 515-523-2815 | page 7A THURsday | 07.30.15 | 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. 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Agent, Land Specialist PANORA City Council REGULAR MEETING 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 TM 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 (641) 757-9156 WHITETAILPROPERTIES.COM Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC | dba Whitetail Properties | In the State of Nebraska DBA Whitetail Trophy Properties Real Estate LLC. | Dan Perez, Broker - LIC in IL, IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, OK |Jeff Evans, Broker - LIC in AR, CO, GA, IL, MN, TN | John Boyken, Broker - LIC in IN | Kirk Gilbert, Broker - LIC in OH | Johnny Ball, Broker - LIC in AR | Bob Powers, Broker - LIC in TN | Brandon Cropsey, Broker - LIC in MI | Chris Wakefield, Broker - LIC in TN | Sybil Stewart, Broker - LIC in AL, MS, LA | Joey Bellington, Broker - LIC in TX PELLA CORPORATION—CARROLL IMMEDIATE OPENINGS!! 3rd SHIFT MAINTENANCE 11pm-7am Regan (left) has lived with HIV since 1996. 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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. BANQUET FROM Page 1A “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 FAIR FROM Page 2A provement, Blue, Red; Photography, Blue (6); Food & Nutrition, Blue; Jr. Clothing Selection, Blue; Clothing & Fashion, Blue (2) James Hodges - Visual Arts, Blue Kinze Laabs - Self-Determined, Blue (2) Anna Lauritsen - Photography, Blue (8); Red (6); Sewing & Needle Arts, Red; Home Improvement, Lavender; Int Clothing Selection, Purple; Clothing & Fashion, Blue; Horticulture, Blue Jonathon Lauritsen - Home Improvement, Blue; Science, Engineering & Technology, Purple Kael Rutledge - Photography, Lavender; Blue (4); Red (2); Citizenship, Purple; Visu- DER NEW MANAGEMENT Legendary Prime Rib UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ~Is Back~ Friday & Saturday Nights 5:00Legendary P.M. –Prime 9:00 Rib P.M. ~Is Back~ Friday & Saturday Nights 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. 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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. al Arts, Blue; Environment & Sustainability, Purple; Home Improvement, Blue Sam Vannatta - Food & Nutrition, Lavender (2), Blue (4), Photography, Purple; Blue (10); Red (5); Citizenship, Purple TRAILBLAZERS Chelsea Larsen - Photography, Blue (3); Red (2); Woodworking, Blue; Visual Arts, Blue Connor Larsen - Woodworking, Blue; Photography, Lavender, Blue (6) Wyatt Rudy - Woodworking, Blue; Photography, Blue (3), Red, White (3); Mechanics, Blue; Animal Science, Blue; Horticulture, Blue Zoie Shook - Home Improvement, Purple; Photography, Purple, Lavender (2); Blue (8), Red GRANT SKY EAGLES Joelle Grubbs - Photography, Purple, Blue (4), Red (3) Quinn Grubbs, Photography, Blue (4) Tatum Grubbs - Photography, Purple, Blue (3), Red Sydney Noland - Photography, Blue (6); Sewing & Needle Arts, Red Josie Sargent - Photography, Blue (3), Red (3) Emma Vogl - Photography, Blue; Visual Arts, Blue (2), Red Maggie Vogl - Visual Arts, Blue; Photography, Lavender, Blue; Food & Nutrition, Lavender, Red JOIN THE PARADE! Panorama Days Parade Registration Begins Saturday at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Elementary School Parade to begin at 10:30 a.m. 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. WEST CENTRAL VALLEY FFA Alexis Shelley - Photography, Blue (2), Red DODGE DODGERS Maggie Woodvine - Photography, Blue (5), Red 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. Subscribe to our e-Edition by calling our office at 641-755-2115! FIND OUT WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA ISN’T TELLING YOU! President Obama has redefined lame duck as he soars with the winds of success under his wings READ THIS, AND MORE AT IOWADAILYDEMOCRAT.COM Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter to learn the TRUTH about Republicans. IOWADAILYDEMOCRAT.COM Published by Clarion News Service | page 9A THURsday | 07.30.15 | LEONARD AUTOMOTIVE JOINS PANORA CHAMER SPECIAL TO THE VEDETTE APPLESETH RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP 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 the Taste of Summer Lessons and Workshops Iowans can learn how to “Preserve the Taste of Summer” during online lessons and hands-on workshops from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in 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. SPECIAL TO THE VEDETTE 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 JEFFERSON 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.” Frederick uses the small grain seeds for himself and to market to others in the area. He also grazes cattle on a cover crop mixture. In addition to the positive imFARMERS, Page 10A Chiropractic, Providing Health SolutionsPC Through Chiropractic Care Experience our unique take-home demo and trial hearing aid program and HEAR THE DIFFERENCE for yourself! AmplifyYourLife.com GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA CALL today and book your FREE take-home demo Now thru July 31 Dr. Andrew Allen- To Start Feeling Better! It’s Time For AW. Change Don’t live with pain!! Call 641-747-8247 Today (641) 747-8247 108 N. 3rd St., Guthrie Center Dr. Andrew W. 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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 sustainable agriculture practices, protecting and restoring prairie, savanna and other important habitat and serving as a natural outpost for experiential learning. Sowing their oats: Iowa farmers return to roots AllenAllen Family Chiropractic, PC Family DEMO DAYS ARE BACK!! expanded into areas never before open for riding at Whiterock. Over 20 miles of trails 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 expects visitation to Whiterock to more than triple in the next Free Will Offering GUTHRIE COUNTY VOTERS VOTE PLAN 3 Live In Your District Voted On By Your District National Representative State Senator State Representative All Live In The District Elected By The District So Should The County Supervisors! Vote Plan 3 On August 4th page 10A | | THURsday | 07.30.15 Lemonade Stand 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 FARMERS FROM Page 9A Cheryl Castile | VEDETTE Two sisters and a cousin joined the ranks of entrepreneurs on a recent Sunday afternoon and set up a lemonade stand along Highway 44 in Panora. The trio (from left) Maddelyn Richey, 8, Miyah Small, 5, and Laicey Richey, 6, welcome paying customer Jazmyn Sellers, 10. 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. YOUR CAR DESERVES THE BEST! NEW! State-of-the-art automatic carwash bays, NEW! Turbo Dryers in the Self Service Bays Our automatic wash bays can accommodate Dually & Long Bed extended cab pick ups! ALL SEASONS CAR WASH New CUSTOMER VALUE CARD You can purchase a card, recharge your card, print a receipt and even check your balance at our new card vending machine. EASY TO USE! CONVENIENT! AFFORDABLE! Check us out on Hwy 44 West, Panora! 601 W. Main, Panora How You Can Avoid 7 Costly Mistakes If Hurt at Work Each year thousands of Iowans are hurt at work, but many fail to learn the Injured Workers Bill of Rights which includes: small grains really choke the weeds out. It’s hard for anything to survive except for those small grains in there, so that’s pretty nice.” Frederick harvested his wheat and oats last week, and once things dry he’ll get out his combine for the rye. Cover crops will be the focus of a field day at Frederick’s operation south of Jefferson on Aug. 19, hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. County that has a REAP grant application should attend this meeting so the county committee can review and comment on the application. The REAP meeting is open to the public and attendance is encouraged. Please call 641-7553061 or email gccb@netins. net if you have any questions. Subscribe to our e-Edition by calling our office at 641-755-2115! 2015 - 2016 School Registration Panorama School’s school registration is online for easy access! • Parents can access the online registration system by clicking on the “Online Registration” link on the right side of the district website: www.panoramaschools.org • Online registration can be completed from any computer. Parents will provide an email address as the login and create a password the first time they use the system. For parents who registered online last year, you can sign in with the same email and login. There will not be a designated “Registration Day” this year. Starting Monday, August 3, both the Elementary and Middle School/High School will have computers available from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm for those who need access. Registrations need to be completed by Friday, August 14 to insure all data is entered and complete before school begins on August 24. • Payments for registration fees and meal accounts can be made online through the Infinite Campus Portal or by paying in person at the Elementary or Middle School/High School building. First day of school is Mon., Aug. 24* for 6-12; Tues., Aug. 25 for K-5. *K-5 Parents-Teacher Conferences held Aug. 24 • Medical forms, including the Middle School/High School Physical need to be submitted as seperate documents. These forms are available through the online registration system or on the district website. They also can be picked up in the Middle School/High School offices. Once completed, parents can deliver them in person or attach them as a scanned document of the online registration. Since 1997, Iowa Work Injury Attorney Corey Walker has seen the devastating consequences off client mistakes. 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If there are special circumstances that require parking in the East lot, students must visit with Mr.Johnston or Mr.Stanley for permission. The East lot will be reserved for visitor and staf parking and to provide clear access for bus traffic before and after school. Panorama Community Schools Shawn Holloway Superintendent Mark Johnston MS/HS Principal Thad Stanley Asst. MS/HS Principal www.qualitystructures.com CALL NOW - 800-374-6988 Mary Breyfogle Elementary Principal 641-755-2317 Middle / High School 641-755-2021 Elementary School www.panoramaschools.org Information line: 641-755-2888 THURsday | 07.30.15 | ASHLEY SCHABLE | Vedette 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. ASHLEY SCHABLE | Vedette 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 | page 11A Country artist Josh Thompson entertains the crowd during the first of four acts at Guthrie’s River Ruckus Friday. REBECCA MCKINSEY | Vedette ASHLEY SCHABLE | 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 ASHLEY SCHABLE | Vedette 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 ASHLEY SCHABLE | Vedette 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. page 12A | | THURsday | 07.30.15 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. CHOOSE PLAN TWO Guthrie County Voters - It’s time for a Change! There’s a Better Way to Elect Your County Board of Supervisors. #2 Supervisor Districts will be maintained to ENSURE each district has ONE supervisor on the Board. #2 Supervisors will be ACCOUNTABLE to ALL VOTERS --- NOT just the voters from a single district. #2 Supervisors will WORK for the good of the ENTIRE county --- NOT just for what’s popular in their district. SPECIAL TO THE VEDETTE “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 July 31st - Aug 6th The Stuart Fremont Theatre 515-523-1225 “Spy” (R) Fri-Wed 7pm Matinee Sat-Sun 2pm “Fantastic Four” Opens Aug 6th 8pm” Perry Grand 3 Theatre Vote August 4 - 515-465-4262 “Mission: Impossivle Rouge Nation” Paid for by Choose Plan Two Committee “Fantastic Four” Opens Aug 6th 8pm” Choose Plan Two (PG-13) Opens Thurs 7pm Fri-Sat 7-10:00 Sun-Thurs 7pm Matinee Sat-Sun 2pm “Pixels” (PG-13) Fri-Sat 7-9:30 Sun-Thurs 7pm Matinee Sat-Sun 2pm “Minions” (PG) Fri-Sat 7-9:15 Sun-Thurs 7pm Matinee Sat-Sun 2pm All subject to change SpotlightMovies.com 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. softball Panthers land 5 players on all-conference teams Emilie Prince, Devyn Kemble named First Team by West Central Conference coaches Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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 LEMKE REPAIR FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED OVER 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE On Demand Hot Water Heaters 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 Guthrie County Vedette staff 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. CALL PAUL OR DEBBIE TODAY! OFFICE- 641-747-2014 AFTER HOURS- 712-651-2575 Authorized Dealer page 2B | | THURsday | 07.30.15 politics 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.” politics One-on-one with Hillary Clinton Guthrie County Vedette hits rural issues with Democratic presidential candidate Guthrie County Vedette staff 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, SPECIAL TO THE VEDETTE 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. Keep your cooling system running smooth and efficiently. Call Paul Today at 641-747-2014 Lemke Repair “A Name You Can Trust” After Hours Service 712-651-2575 douglas burns taking note 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.” hunting Natural Resource panel sets hunting seasons Summer Is Here! FamilyOwned&OperatedForOver28Years OPINION 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. THURsday | 07.30.15 | | page 3B 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.” SPECIAL TO THE VEDETTE 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. 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