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Duane and Marilyn Johnson were Married September 2, 1960. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary with a noon lunch at Peony with family and friends. The place mats at the event included the old photograph of the couple that appears here.  

"We are having our 1st Block Picnic in the southwest part of Vinton. We are meeting at the Kiwanis Park Don Lane Pavilion at6:00 pm for social hour and 6:30 for dinner," reports Bev Fiebelkorn.  The picnic is tonight, Friday August 20. "This will be a good way to meet our neighbors and hopefully this occasion will blossom into even a bigger event next year.

This is one of the features I've been wanting to add to our site, but wasn't sure when we'd get the chance. This week we did. While out at the Theater, we were watching the ads roll by for the local business and heard the folks in the row behind us commenting on them. It was all general chatter, but then we heard a bit more loudly, "Hey, I talked to that guy, he is a really friendly guy.

Tom Engledow of rural Vinton inspects tomatoes on one of his nearly nine foot tall tomato plants.

Bryan, Natalie and brother Tanner Rodman, Dysart, are proud to announce a new addition to their family.Axel Wayne Russell Rodman was born Monday, June 28, 2010 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. He weighed 7 lbs 11.8 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long.  Tanner and Axel's grandparents are Russell and Kristy Haefner, Dysart, and Dave and Sue Rodman, Brooklyn.

New staff members  at the Vinton-Shellsburg School District include: V-S High School: Aaron Zuspann, Special Education Teacher Louise Fleming, Agriculture & FFA Sheryl Schafer, Special Education Associate Jim Mochal, Alternative Program Teacher Jessica Butikofer,  Family & Consumer Science Eric Mohlis, Vocal Music   V-S Middle School: Kristin Hallberg, Special Needs Nurse   Shellsburg: Kelsey Blattler, 3rd Grade Katelynn Harms, Half-time Kindergarten Megan Even, Special Education BLC Teacher   Tilford Elementary: Denise Wiley, Library Associate  Angela Sagan, TAG and Guidance.

This summer, Mike and Carolyn Hibbs of Vinton grew this large tomato in their garden. Carolyn said, "It's only takes one slice for a sandwich!" There's nothing like a homegrown tomato!

As you've probably all figured out, I came into this aspect of the "newspaper" business hesitantly. I love what you can do with technology when you can get it to do what you want, and that's where the problem probably lies. But when you learn a new trick with this technology it's almost as thrilling as teaching your child to read.

Every month we draw from all of our e-mail subscribers for a winner of a gift from one of our area businesses. In June L Marie's owner Lisa Holten kindly donated a $10 gift certificate to our winner Judy Renken of Vinton.  Congratulations Judy! If you haven't yet, sign up for our daily e-mail and you could be our next

Now this isn't really something we'd normally do, but I bet there is someone out there that is related to or just loves the combination of the look and history of this picture of a gal in 1882  from Vinton!  Here's the link it is through the Australia Ebay...we of course are not responsible should you lose money on this auction and for some reason this is a scam.