Et Cetera

Quilting Ladies invite Freedom Quilts founder Betty Nielsen to Vinton

Betty Nielsen poses with quilts for photo at www.freedomquilts.net.  Betty Nielsen and her family have comforted thousands of grieving families since Sept. 11,  2001. Her Freedom Quilts have been on display in the traveling 9/11 Memorial, the Pentagon and t...

Vikes of the week: Cara Hoch, Juan Carlos and Michael Lint

Michael Lint, Juan Carlos and Cara Hoch, Vikes of the Week at VSHS this week. The following three Vinton-Shellsburg High School students were named as Vikes of the Week for the kindness they showed others.  Cara Hoch and Juan Carlos (Mr. Vettraino)  They have spent t...

Vinton resident flies again after years thanks to Windsor Manor Dreams campaign

Mark and Kimberly Noe hear Gloria McNaughton tell how she obtained her pilot's license at age 18.  Gloria  McNaughton surprised all the guys at the airport when she showed up for flying lessons at an airport in Texas. She was only 18, and she was a female. “We didn’t have m...

More photos from a proud Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band Mom

The VS Jazz Band posed for a formal photo after their performance. Several Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band fans, including parents and relatives, students and friends of the performers, went to Des Moines to see the Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band play in the State...

Resident at Windsor Manor has her Dream Come True!

  Last winter, the Team at Windsor Manor got together and asked residents about their dreams with the goal to make them come true.  “Windsor Manor’s philosophy revolves aro...

Quilt to raise money for Caleb Stewart's fight against cancer

Cindy Osborn made this quilt as a fund-raiser for Caleb Stewart's family; it is on display at FSB.  Cindy Osborn, a customer service representative at Farmers Savings Bank & Trust-Vinton, has made a quilt as a fund-raiser for 13-year-old Caleb Stewart, who is undergoing treatment for ...

V-S art students win many top honors at annual WaMaC Art Fair April 13

Brea Stephenson won first place and artist's choice with this three-piece acrylic painting. While the Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band was competing in Des Moines, the Art students were also just off Interstate 80, competing in the annual WaMaC Art Fair at Tiffin.  The event takes place in ...

TTT donates items to area preschools

Sharyl Rupert of Happy Time and Susan Lent of TTT pose with items the club donated recently. The Vinton Chapter of TTT participates in monthly community outreach projects to support those who serve our community.  Here, TTT member Susan Lent (right) and Happy Time Child Development ...

Proud but anxious parents watch trio of 2005 VSHS graduates serve in military

2005 V-S grads Josh Brewer, Daniel Greaser and Kyle Brewer continue to serve as soldiers, leaders.   Like all other military parents, Steven and Christine Brewer and Jim and Linda Greaser of rural Vinton are proud of their sons, and nervous about their children’s future in the armed for...

Scouts help Garden Club at Ray House

Cub Scouts and their families helped the Garden Club with spring cleaning at Ray House. Vinton Cub Scouts and their families helped a handful of Vinton Garden Club members do their annual spring landscaping clean-up at Ray House on Saturday. "Boy did the Cub Scouts make our job eas...