Events And Activities
Support the local Legion in Mt. Auburn on Saturday, May 1 5-8:00 p.m.
Make a stop at the first Mt. Auburn Legion steak fry! This Saturday, May 1st, from 5-8:00 p.m. ISteaks $17, chops $15, both served with baked potato, lettuce salad, and garlic toast. Kids' meal (for 12 and under) eat free. Hot dogs, mac & cheese*Carry out option is available.*The weather looks to be beautiful. Please come support your local ve
Vinton Shellsburg FFA Plant Sale begins this weekend
Beginning this weekend, the flowers, house plants, herbs and vegetables prepared for the annual plant sale by the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA, will be available for sale. Hours for the sale are as follows:Friday, April 30, 3:30-6:00 p.m.Saturday, May 1, 12-5:30 p.m.Sunday, May 2, 12-5:30 p.m.Friday, May 7th, 3:30-6:00 p.m.Saturday, May 8th, 12-5:30 p.
Center Point Museum to Open Sunday, June 6
After a year shut down for the pandemic, the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum will re-open on Sunday, June 6, from 2-4. Museum admission is free.Society members met April 26, 2021, and decided to open the Museum Sunday afternoons, 2-4, through September. Pending changes in national and local health recommendations, guests are asked to please mask.
Friends of the Center Point Library to hold Book Sale June 11,12
THE BOOK SALE IS BACK!FRIENDS OF CP LIBRARY PLANS FOR JUNE 11, 12The annual Friends of the Center Point Library used book sale—canceled like everything else in our lives last year because of the pandemic—is on for this year. At its masked, getting-back-in-action meeting last week Friends planned to hold the BIG book sale during the 2021 Center Point Lions Club Pork Days celebration.
Pizza Night at the Legion Thursday, April 29

All hands on deck...Kiwanis Park, Saturday morning 8:00 a.m.
If you have muscle or can handle a wrench or any other talents needed to construct a playground, your help is needed at the Kiwanis Park on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. The new playground equipment has arrived and is waiting to be assembled.The Vinton Parks and Recreation will be there to give direction and will thank you immensely for your help!
Shellsburg City Wide Garage Sales June 4,5,6
The Shellsburg City Wide Garage Sales will be June 4,5 & 6th. Please call or text Ed Shaeffer at 319-389-2682 or email eshaeff@gmail.com to get added to the city map.
Shellsburg American Annual Spring Fish Fry Friday, April 23
The Annual Spring Fish Fry will be held Friday, April 23 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. This is a Curbside Pickup Only event. We will be serving:FishBaked PotatoCole SlawCupcakeThe cost is $10 per person. 4 & Under are free.We appreciate the past support for all the community does for the American Legion. For questions, call the Legion at 436-2069.
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Iowa PBS announces FIND Iowa virtual field trips
Take fun, educational virtual field trips across the state with Iowa PBS Education's newest initiative, FIND Iowa! The Fun Investigating New Discoveries (FIND) Iowa project encourages students in grades 2-5 to investigate our state through the use of immersive and interactive learning content. Just in time for Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, FIND Iowa's first virtual field trip, Iowa's Geology, is available for teachers and families.