Alzheimer's takes the mind of a Vinton coach

JEFF HOLMES
May 17, 2010 10:43 am

“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.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATE AMY MEYER ON MISSIONARY PROJECT FOR SUMMER

VINTON TODAY
May 17, 2010 10:43 am

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.

We just had to ask... Vinton-Shellsburg School Board member Angela Hazen

VINTON TODAY
May 13, 2010 4:53 pm

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.

Local Resident Makes Trip and Answers,

BILL KELLER
May 10, 2010 9:02 am

“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.

We just had to ask... V-S School Board member Sue Gates

VINTON TODAY
May 7, 2010 12:31 pm

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.

We just had to ask.... V-S School Board member Megan Rickels

VINTON TODAY
May 7, 2010 12:12 pm

  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.

We just had to ask.. V-S School Board member Pat Lyons

VINTON TODAY
May 7, 2010 10:24 am

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.

We just had to ask... Vinton-Shellsburg School Board member Todd Wiley

VINTON TODAY
May 7, 2010 10:24 am

During School Board Member Appreciation Week, we at Vinton Today (inspired by an idea from Karrie Bartling of the VS Administrative Office) decided to ask the school board members some silly questions (along with at least one serious question).

Whipple Family Thank you

VINTON TODAY
May 4, 2010 10:03 am

  Rick Stephen Whipple, 59, passed away peacefully at his home on April 7, 2010. A memorial service was held April 15 in New Meadows, Idaho. Please read full article in the Vinton Today obituary column.

Hundreds come from all over Iowa and beyond to Geiger auctions near Vinton

VINTON TODAY
April 29, 2010 6:58 am

  For the past 13 years, hundreds of people from all over Iowa, and even some surrounding states, have been making the trek to Vinton for the Geiger auction.