NEWS
COVE CAT
By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times Name: Abby Owners: Alan and Martha Matthews Age: Senior kitty Abby is truly a Cove Cat, living in Andrews Cove. Alan and Martha were pretty much done with broken hearts from losing pets. As much as Martha loved animals, she even...
TOYS. GEORGE. MOANA. ODYSSEY.AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS?
By Michael C. Woody | Lake Panorama Times “Toy Story 5” When you take a classic movie that is universally loved and make a fourth sequel, you are taking a calculated risk that you can recapture the magic one more time. My concerns for that quickly disappeared as “Toy...
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S TO BE HELD IN PANORA OCT. 3
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times For the sixth consecutive year, Panora will host the Raccoon River Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This year’s walk is Saturday, Oct. 3. The fundraising event is one of more than 600 walks held annually across the country and...
LPN PLANS BBQ FUNDRAISER
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times A fundraiser to support improvements at Lake Panorama National Golf Course will be held from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Boulder Beach. Hosted by the Lake Panorama National Board of Managers, the Some Blues and BBQ event...
MORE THAN JUST A DOG PARK
The Lake Panorama Dog Park has become a destination where friendships are forged, tails wag nonstop and a community’s vision comes to life. By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times In the 2025 Best of Guthrie County poll, the Lake Panorama dog park ranked first as the...
WHERE EVERY DOG CAN HAVE ITS DAY
If dogs could vote, there would not have even been a race. The Lake Panorama Dog Park was named the Best Place to Take Your Dog in the 2025 Best of Guthrie County poll, and if you have watched a Labrador sprint through the gate at full speed, you know exactly why....
MANAGING POWDERY MILDEW ON GARDEN AND INDOOR PLANTS
By Melinda Myers | Special to Lake Panorama Times Whether gardening indoors or outdoors, gardeners are likely to encounter powdery mildew on one or more of their plants. First, a white powdery substance will appear on the surface of leaves, stems and flower petals. As...
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Jim Theisen and his wife, Mary, live on McDermott Lane, across Panorama Drive from the 17th hole on the Lake Panorama National golf course. Driving home July 31, they were looking at the nearby meadow and commenting on its colorful blooms when they discovered three...
WOMEN’S GOLF LEAGUES RAISE $7,500 FOR TORI’S ANGELS
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times For the ninth consecutive year, the Lake Panorama National Women’s League held a fundraiser for the Tori’s Angels Foundation, which helps Iowa families who have children with life-threatening medical conditions. The event was...
FAMILY BUSINESS PRESERVES HISTORY — ONE HEADSTONE AT A TIME
Stanley Stoneworks grew out of a shared passion between father and son, Rod and Thad Stanley. By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times Most people know Thad Stanley as the Panorama Community Schools 6-12 principal, a position he has held for more than 10 years. Now, he...
THE SHORT ANSWER IS ‘NO’
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times John Rutledge has been the Lake Panorama Association (LPA) general manager for 20 years. Lane Rumelhart is in his seventh year as LPA project manager. Questions from LPA members often fall into a handful of common topics that...
LPN JUNIOR GOLF SCHOOL ATTENDED BY 48
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times Forty-eight young golfers took part in the 2026 Lake Panorama National Junior Golf School, with 24 in each of the June and July sessions. Young people ages 5 to 16 are eligible to attend the annual school, which is held on three...
ASK LAKE PANORAMA TIMES
Q: A pesticide airplane flew over our house at least 20 times at the tip of our trees on July 28. I would like to know why that is legal. A: In Iowa, aircraft used for aerial application must be registered with the Iowa DOT and hold a valid aircraft registration...
GOLDEN HOUR ON LAKE PANORAMA
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times Sunsets over Lake Panorama are popular photographic subjects. These photos by local photographer Trish Hart are prime examples of a Lake Panorama sunset. Hart captured these images while she and her husband, Scott, were taking...
MARIANNE (ZOUL) FAVARO
1954-2026 Marianne (Zoul) Favaro, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away at home on July 19, 2026, with her devoted husband, Bill, at her side. She was 71 years old. Born on Oct. 7, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, Marianne was the daughter...
LAKE DOG
By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times Name: Reggie Age: Approximately 6 months old Breed: Standard Poodle/Redbone Coonhound and Great Pyrenees (according to his DNA test) Owners: Michelle and Joel Betzer Reggie was abandoned as a young puppy in Oklahoma and...
A FRESH TWIST ON BRUSCHETTA
By Jolene Goodman | Lake Panorama Times We recently had an impromptu dinner with a few neighbors. I fired up the grill and made chicken skewers. One friend arrived with a delicious pasta salad (you’ll be seeing that recipe in a future column), and another brought...
Lake Panorama Association Board of Directors Meeting June 23, 2026
The Lake Panorama Association Board of Directors met on June 23, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Lake Panorama Association Office. Board members in attendance were Dennis Flanery, Terry Gebard, Mark Jorgensen, Steven Sidman, Sue Thompson, Rachel Waldo and Jackson Whiton. LPA...
PANORA WELCOMES RAGBRAI RIDERS
A steady stream of bicyclists made their way to Panora on the morning of July 21 after the overnight stay in Guthrie Center. Many local organizations welcomed them with a variety of offerings.
RANDOL NAMED PANORA AND LAKE PANORAMA CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
By Shane Goodman | Lake Panorama Times Andrew Randol was chosen to receive recognition as the 2026 Panora and Lake Panorama Citizen of the Year. He is the chief executive officer and general manager of Panora Fiber, where he has been employed for more than 30 years. ...
UPDATES FROM LPN AND LPA MANAGERS
By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times About 40 LPA members attended the July 9 managers coffee held at The Captain’s Pick at Lake Panorama National Resort. Updates were provided by Royce Shaffer, Lake Panorama National (LPN) director of operations, and John...