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A picture from the flower garden
Not a breaking news story here, but just a little visual enjoyment from the Jill Lockard-Bopps backyard flower garden.
Activity Coordinator Mary Simnacher Retires From VGH Nursing and Rehab
On Wednesday afternoon, May 26, Virginia Gay Hospital Nursing and Rehab hosted a reception to honor retiring Activity Coordinator, Mary Simnacher. After 38 years of service to Virginia Gay, it was no surprise there was a standing room only crowd. “I worked as a nurses’ aide, then in materials and surgery both, and then I went down to PT. KIRKWOOD HONORS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS:
KIRKWOOD HONORS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS:
Nearly 150 Saluted in April 26 Ceremonies
On April 26 Kirkwood Community College devoted an afternoon to honor academic and community excellence. The annual Outstanding Student recognition paid tribute to individuals in every academic program and learning center in a reception at the Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education.
Alzheimer's takes the mind of a Vinton coach
“Once proud and full of passion, he fought the cause of man.
Many people loved his courage; many followed his commands.
“He changed the old into the new and the course of things to come.
“And then one day we noticed he was gone.”
-- From “Closest Chronicles,” by Kansas (1977)
Here Dean gives me this big send up on being the sports writer for Vinton Today and suddenly I vanish.
VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATE AMY MEYER ON MISSIONARY PROJECT FOR SUMMER
Amy Meyer from Garrison, a Vinton-Shellsburg 2007 graduate and Iowa State University Student, will be heading to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on a missionary project this summer. The project is sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU), an evangelism driven Christian organization. While at Myrtle Beach Meyer will take part in ‘Evangelism on the Beach’ and share her faith by witnessing to high school seniors and college students on the beach as well as people she will be working with at her summer job in Myrtle Beach. We just had to ask... Vinton-Shellsburg School Board member Angela Hazen
Angela Hazen of rural Vinton is one of the new members on the Vinton-Shellsburg School Board. Like other School Board members, she has answered our questions, serious and not-so-serious, as part of our School Board Recognition Week tribute to those who serve on the V-S School Board.
Q. Is there anything that your family (spouse, children or parents) asks you not to cook, ever again?
A.
Local Resident Makes Trip and Answers,
“So how are things in Haiti?” It’s I question I get asked frequently from friends familiar with my trips there. The questions are heart felt and filled with genuine concern for my friends there. It’s also a complicated question. Valerie has asked me to write this story a number of times since the January earthquake. We just had to ask... V-S School Board member Sue Gates
Sue Gates once sat on a roof to read a book, and is married to a gardener who pleads with her not to cook vegetables. She's also one of the newest members of the Vinton-Shellsburg School Board. Here are her answers to the questions asked by Vinton Today as we commemmorate School Board Appreciation Week.
Q. Is there anything that your husband, Dave, asks you not to cook, ever again?
A.
We just had to ask.... V-S School Board member Megan Rickels
Megan Rickels has saved a statue of the Virgin Mary from a defiling, X-rayed an arm and a hand that were not attached to each other, and has been a member of a book club that has met monthly for eight years. She also finds time in her busy schedule as a mom with children ranging in grade level from Kindergarten to college freshman to serve on the Vinton-Shellsburg School Board, which (she may argue) is a mitigating factor in her propensity for attracting traffic citations.
We just had to ask.. V-S School Board member Pat Lyons
In our series of interviews with Vinton-Shellsburg School Board members n honor of School Board Appreciation Week, we now ask Pat Lyons for his insights.
Our questions and Pat's answers are here:
Q. Is there anything that your family (spouse, children or parents) asks you not to cook, ever again?
A. Goulash - but I don't listen.