Duane and Marilyn Johnson were Married September 2, 1960. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary with a noon lunch at Peony with family and friends.

"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.

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.

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.

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 sandw

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.

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.

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.