Events And Activities

The Garrison Lions Club will be hosting its first-ever Soup Supper to raise money for the various projects throughout the year.The supper will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 5 PM – 7 PM at the Garrison Fire Department. The Fire Department is located at 205 S. Sycamore Ave. Garrison.There will be chili, chicken noodle, potato, and cheesy broccoli soup.

1. Dr. Seuss books giveaway every week in March2. Coffee House at the CP Library March 19 6-8 pm3. Prohibition talk by Linda McCann March 28 10:30 am at the CP Library

American Legion George G Luckey Post 57 will hold a Tenderloin Dinner on Thursday, February 27 from 5-7 p.m.The cost is $8.00, for a 6 oz Tenderloin on a Kaiser Bun, with French Fries, Coleslaw and a Dessert.The Legion is located at 105 R Ave. in Vinton.

Vinton Kiwanis Pancake Day will be held on Saturday, March 7. Beginning at 7:00 a.m. and running until 12:00 p.m. at the Vinton High School, tickets are $6.00 in advance and $7.00 at the door. (Pre-school are free!)

Family BingoFamily Bingo will take place on Sunday, February 23, 5-7:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate center! It's always a fun time with lots of laughter and prizes!Mark your calendar to attend!

On Saturday, February 22, Pourville will be the site for a Double Feature event.Beginning at 12 noon, the search for the best tasting Mac and Cheese will begin. Bring your best dish for sampling. You will be competing against everyone else who thinks that THEY have the best Mac and Cheese! There will be a $15 entry fee, with 100% Cash Payback for the top 3 contenders.

The Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America will bring together central Iowa’s advanced manufacturing sector and government leaders in a first-of-its-kind effort to expand ways to prepare more Iowa youth for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-related job fields. On March 3, The Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, will present an inaugural STEM-based education and employment summit, “Workforce Development in Iowa - Bridging the Career Awareness Gap.

Candidates for the second precinct in Vinton have been invited to the Vinton Public Library on Thursday evening, tonight beginning at 6 PM for a candidate forum.The candidates running for the position of second Precinct include Andrew Elwick, Leon Barber, and Kurt Karr. The public is invited to attend or to watch live on Facebook via Vinton Today’s timeline.

BENTON-IOWA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR PROTECTING CHILDREN AND THE VINTON GUILD OF FINE ARTS PARTNER TO MAKE CARDS FOR KIDS. Benton-Iowa Community Partnership for Protecting Children and Vinton Guild of Fine Arts are partnering this year to celebrate the importance of social connections—a key indicator of overall health and an essential factor in preventing child abuse and neglect—by facilitating a card-making event.

On Saturday, February 29, Vinton-Shellsburg High School will be hosting the 2020 District Individual Speech Contest. Approximately 30 schools and hundreds of students and family members will be in attending this wonderful event that will allow us to showcase our school, our community, and the amazing talents of our students. We are writing to you to ask for your assistance during the day and serve as a room chairperson.