By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times
Spring-like temperatures on Sunday, Dec. 8, resulted in good participation in the annual holiday tour of homes sponsored by Women for Panora’s Future (WFPF).
A total of $2,000 was raised through sales of both tour and raffle tickets. This matched the amount raised in 2023 with both years representing the most money ever raised by the home tour. Four homes and two businesses opened their doors to guests this year.
Homes owned by Bruce and Marcia Roenfeld, Paul and Sue Nagel, Jerry and Laura Poore, and Taylor and Sarah Burkhardt were decorated for the holiday season. B&B Marketplace shared Christmas decorating ideas, while participants could enjoy a glass of wine at Twin Vines.
The tour was 1-4:30 p.m. with participants visiting each location at their own pace in the order they chose. Most tickets were sold in advance. Tour tickets, raffle tickets and holiday refreshments were available at the Panora Community Center the day of the tour.
The home tour is WFPF’s largest annual fundraiser. It usually brings in enough money to award $500 scholarships each spring to two graduating Panorama students. Funds also are used to support a variety of other community projects.
These women wearing Santa hats are members of a book club in Johnston who traveled to Panora for the WFPF home tour. They are shown enjoying holiday refreshments at the Panora Community Center.
Sarah Burkhardt, center, was joined by WFPF club member Kathy Klinge, left, while guests toured the home she and her husband, Taylor Burkhardt, own.
A bedroom in the Nagel’s home featured items related to “The Nutcracker” ballet.
Paul and Sue Nagel’s living room featured a large decorated Christmas tree for the WFPF holiday home tour.
This brightly decorated table is in the kitchen of the Paul and Sue Nagel home.
A white tree decorated for Christmas filled a corner in the basement of the Paul and Sue Nagel home.
A bedroom was festively decorated at the home of Jerry and Laura Poore.
The home of Jerry and Laura Poore was one of four featured on the tour.
The kitchen at the home of Jerry and Laura Poore.
A bathroom at the home of Jerry and Laura Poore.
A corner in the basement of the Bruce and Marcia Roenfeld home featured a small tree and decorative snowmen.
The Roenfelds’ living room featured gifts under a large Christmas tree plus items on shelves on the sides of the decorated mantle.