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anora, a classic "small town" of 1200 people, is nestled between the scenic rolling hills of the Raccoon River Valley and the flatlands of prime Iowa farmland in eastern Guthrie County. Created by the last glacial layer, called the Wisconsonian, over 12,000 years ago, the beautiful landscape has something to offer everyone.
Feel like going for a drive? Head south or west and you will be traveling the Western Skies Scenic Byway. Experience rolling meadows, boundless horizons, and wide-open roads while traveling along Highway 44 through Guthrie County.
Feel like fishing? Head to the Middle Raccoon River for excellent fishing. Fish commonly caught at Lenon Mill Park, on the Middle Raccoon, include Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Croppie, Bluegill, Walleye, Channel Catfish and an occassional Northern Pike. Don't forget to bring your canoe. With several access ramps located along the Middle Raccoon, you can experience the beauty of the river - one of only 5 protected waterways in Iowa.
Feel like biking, roller blading, or just taking a nice walk? Head to the Raccoon River Valley Recreational Trail. The Raccoon River Valley Trail is a 56-mile multi-use trail on the former Milwaukee RR line. Bring along your binoculars for some spectacular bird watching, too.
anora is a great place to visit, but an even greater place to live. Lake Panorama, Iowa's largest and finest private-lake development, provides a summer resort atmosphere and is the neighbor to the City of Panora. The historic square in downtown Panora is the home of the new Panora Public Library. The Panorama School District is headquartered here, with all the students from the five communities in the system attending at the school complex on the west side of town.
Commuting is a breeze with the Des Moines-metropolitan area just 45 minutes down the road. The new Little Panther Daycare and daycare homes are available for those who need to have someone to watch their children.
A variety of fine businesses make many services and products available to local residents and out-of-town visitors. Spiritual needs can be met at any of the eight churches that serve the community. Medical care is local and the Guthrie County Hospital is just seven miles away in Guthrie Center, Iowa.
And what is a small town if it doesn't have its own festival? Panorama Days takes place the first weekend of every August. This three-day event provides a parade, daily entertainment, food, evening dances, a water-ski show, fireworks, and much more.
So, whether you're walking, biking, canoeing, driving, or even flying (the Guthrie County Regional Airport is just three miles west of the city), come on over to Panora! You'll be glad you did...and just maybe, you'll want to stay a while. See you soon!
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Police - 911
Ambulance - 911
Fire - 911
Police Non-Emergency - 641.747.2214 or 641.755.2164
Electrical Emergency After Hrs - 641.755.2376
Medical
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Water, Sewer, Electricity, Garbage Collection & Recycling - City of Panora - 641.755.2164
City Hall
501 E Market Street
Telephone, Cable TV, Internet - Panora Telecommunications - 641.755.2424
114 E Main Street
PO Box 217
Natural Gas - MidAmerican Energy - 800.622.1003
Alliant Energy - Interstate Power & Light Co - 800.255.4268
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Panorama Middle and High School - 641.755.2317
701 W Main Street
PO Box 39
Fax: 641.755.3008
Bus Barn: 641.755.2308
Information Line: 641.755.2888
Panorama Elementary School - 641.755 2021
401 Panther Drive
Supt's Office - 641.755.2317
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Calvary Chapel of the Raccoon River Valley
West Hwy 44 (Panorama High School)
641.755.2553
Pastor D.A. Haworth
Worship - Sunday, 10am
Women's Study - Monday, 7pm
Men's Prayer - Tuesday, 6:30am
Women's Prayer - Wednesday, 6:30am
Midweek Study - Wednesday, 6:30pm
Solid Rock Bible Club - Thursday, 3:30pm
Christian Church
Corner of 1st and Church Street
641.755.2227
Pastor Gary Freeland
Sunday School - 9:00am
Worship - Sunday, 10:00am
Nursery available during worship service
Coffee, cookies and fellowship following worship.
Wednesdays - Stitch and Chatter (CWF) 10:00am
Church of the Brethren
2946 200th Rd
PO Box 566
641.755.3800
Fax: 641.755.3610
Pastor Trevor Nunn
Early Worship Service - Sunday, 8:30am
Adult Education & Children's Sunday School - 9:15am
Worship - Sunday, 10:15am
Lighthouse Assembly of God
400 SE 3rd Street - Panora
PO Box 518
641.755.3060
Pastor Kelly Gafkjen
Sunday School - 9:30am
Morning Worship - 10:30am
Wednesday: Bible study - 7:00pm
Fountain of Life Church
Pastor Randy Leib
2322 Wagon Road
PO Box 417
641.755.2322
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Panora
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Guthrie Center
220 N First Street
641.755.2658
Father Mike Peters
Sunday Mass - 8:30am
Wednesday Mass - 7:30am
St. Thomas Lutheran
Missouri Synod
N. on Highway 4, Panora
PO Box 509
641.755.2051
Reverend Kevin Roop
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study - 9:15am
Worship Service - 10:30am
United Methodist Church
119 E Main Street
PO Box 601
641.755.2655
Reverend Michael Bahde
Worship - Sunday, 9:30am
Coffee, Cookies, and fellowship following worship.
Adult Sunday School - 10:30am
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Panora City Hall
501 E Market Street
641.755.2164
United States Post Office
117 East Church
641.755.2430
Guthrie County Conservation Board
206 W South Street
Panora, Iowa 50216
641.755.3061
Panora Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 73
641.755.3300
Panora Congregate Meals
115 W Main
641.755.2980
Panora Public Library
100 NW 2nd Street
641.755.2529
Panora Water Plant
2211 Soldier Trail
PO Box 98
Phone: 641.755.2188
Panora Generating Plant
Phone: 641.755.2874
Panora Community Center
115 W Main
PO Box 98
Phone: 641.755 2319
Additional Guthrie County offices are located at the Guthrie County Courthouse in Guthrie Center, Iowa.
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Associations & Civic Groups |
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Friends of the Library - Pageturners
Meets quarterly on the third Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m.
Contact Margaret Babcock 641.755-2838.
Fin and Feather
Club supports fishing and wildlife enhancement at Lake Panorama
HALO - (Home And Lot Owners)
Social club for Lake Property owners
Lake Panorama Ski Team
All volunteer club that puts on the Lake Panorama Days Ski Show
P.R.I.D.E. - Panora Regional Industrial Development Enterprise
P.O. Box 141
Phone: 641.755.2131
Email: pride@panora.org
Lake Panorama Association 
The Lake Panorama Association is the private home and lot owners association that governs the affairs of the Lake Panorama development. The Association is made up of over 1700 member owners and governed by a seven-member board of directors. The general manager oversees over twenty full-time employees that are responsible for the development of roads, beaches, water system, dam operations, security and dredging programs. The LPA is proud to be part of the Panora community.
Panora "After 5" Club
Women's Christian Fellowship Group
Phone: 641.755.4205.
Panora Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 73
641.755.3300
Panora Development Corporation
114 East Main
Phone: 800.622.5726
Panora Garden Club
Meeting on the the 1st Monday of the month.
Contact Vickie Ditsworth - 641.755.2609
Panora and Lake Panorama Lions Club
Local chapter of the International Lions Clubs.
Panora Masonic Lodge #121
110 E Market
Phone: 641.755.3057
Panora P.E.T.S. (Protecting Even the Strays)
Local organization of citizens focusing on the large population of neglected, stray, and feral cats in the community.
Contact Kristine Jorgensen - 641.431.1003 or panora_pets@yahoo.com.
Panorama Area Wellness Center
Local committee members and volunteer group working to establish a wellness center for our community.
W.F.P.F. - Women for Panora's Future
Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Contact Diane Duzenbury - 641.755.2403.
W.S.O. - Women's Service Organization
Contact Rosemarie Staebell - 641.755.3841.
Women's Volleyball League
8-Woman Rosters with a community sub list.
Season starts October 20th and runs through March. Team captain meeting at Fuzzy's on Oct. 6 at 7PM.
Contact Gladys Willey - 641.755.2141 or Deb Rockwell - 641.755.3796 with team name, or if you would like to be put on a team or the sub list.
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Lake Panorama National Resort
Scenic location makes for a natural partnership between the golf course and its adjoining resort, which includes tennis courts, volleyball courts, and a swimming pool. The Resort offers town home and motel lodging on site as well as the Resort Conference Center with eight meeting rooms with capacities for 300 plus people. The town homes are two bedroom/two bath units with a living room, kitchen, and laundry facility. The motel units are a standard motel unit with two double beds or one queen bed. Overnight guests in the town homes or motel units may us the pool, tennis courts, volleyball courts, private beaches, and may purchase a temporary membership for boating or fishing on Lake Panorama.
5071 Clover Ridge Road
Phone: 800.879.1917 or 641.755.2080
Lake Panorama Motel
The Lake Panorama Motel offers lodging next to the beautiful Lake Panorama National Golf Course and Resort. Motel rooms consist of either two double beds or one queen bed with a private bathroom, A/C, cable television, and free wireless Internet connection in each. Overnight guests in the motel units may us the pool, tennis courts, volleyball courts, private beaches, and may purchase a temporary membership for boating or fishing on Lake Panorama.
5071 Clover Ridge Road
Phone: 800.879.1917 or 641.755.2080
Prairie View Bed & Breakfast
Only minutes from Lake Panorama for golfing, boating or fishing. Bicycle along the Raccoon River Bike Trail. Wide-open skies provide a perfect setting for evening star gazing and campfires. Relax in the swimming pool. In colder months, enjoy hot cider around the fireplace and cross country skiing for the more adventurous. Guthrie County Regional Airport is only one mile away and welcomes private planes. There are 3 guest rooms of which one is a spacious suite for honeymooners or any special occasion for pampering. A full breakfast compliments this country retreat with a choice of formal or casual dining.
2711 Hwy 44 (2 miles west of Panora)
Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115
Phone: 641.755.4356
Email: info@prairieviewbb.com
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ATMs |
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Casey's General Store
303 E Main Street
Guthrie County State Bank Drive-Up - Available 24 hours
505 E Main Street
Hometown Grocery Store
601 E Main Street
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See the Visitor Guide for more recreational and outdoor opportunities.
Lenon Mill Park and Wildlife Area
Nestled by the banks of the Middle Raccoon River you'll find the original site of the old Lenon Mill that was built in 1863. First built as a woolen mill but changed to a flour mill in 1877. After years of idleness, the mill was finally torn down in 1959. This charming park of 1236-acres is available for camping (including an RV hook-up, water, bathrooms, and a shelter house) and fishing, and has an access for canoes on the 'Coon River.
Michael Mills Memorial Park
Michael Mills was the first Iowa soldier killed in Desert Storm, 1993. Michael was a graduate of Panora-Linden High School. The spacious memorial park includes a playground, water fountain, shelter and picnic benches, sand volleyball, two ball fields, and a soccer field.
Heritage Park
This small, but eye-catching, park is a nice resting spot along the Raccoon River Valley Trail. The park is located where the Panora Depot once sat along the tracks and includes a water fountain, shelter, and picnic benches.
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See the Calendar for more events, dates, times, and locations.
Panorama Days - First Full Weekend of August
Friday Village Market - A Flea & Farmers' Market
Panora Lights Up Town Square - First Saturday in December
Camp Candy Cane - First Saturday in December
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