Events And Activities
Food Pantry available on the Third Saturday
Things are really tight for families right now. Don't feel bad, everyone is struggling to pay their bills and feed the family. If you need some help making the groceries stretch, there is a food pantry available on the 3rd Saturday of each month.From 10-11 a.m. bring your bags and some help, to carry the goodies home with you! The pantry is available at Wesley United Methodist Church located at 516 2nd Ave.
Benton County Historical Society Presents the Story of Billy Sunday August 21
The Benton County Society will host guest presenter historian Craig Bishop of Hutchinson, Minnesota. He will present the unbelievable but remarkable true story of Billy Sunday. The event will take place at the Vinton Depot on Sunday, August 21 beginning at 1:00 p.m. The depot is located at 612 2nd Ave. in Vinton.Billy was born near Ames, Iowa on November 19. We Meant to do that CP Log Cabin Fest The Underground RR Quilt Code Myth 8/28
It’s not that the Center Point Historical Society believes the Underground Railroad quilt code myth like gospel or wants to promote historical untruths at its Aug. 28 annual Log Cabin Festival. But the excuse for a quilt display was just too good to pass up.The theme for the Sunday, Aug. 28, 2-4, free Log Cabin Festival at the Depot Museum is the Underground Railroad which helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North and Canada before the Civil War.
Make a day of it in Vinton on August 27 for Boomfest!
8:00 a.m. the Kiwanis will hold their 5K fun run beginining at the courthouse9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.Boomfest Arts and Crafts Festival Downtown Vinton10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Benton County Historical Society will bring the Civil War Reenactors to the Vinton Depot for Demonstrations, Skirmishes and homemade Root Beer!4:00 p.m. the gates open at the Benton County Fairgrounds6:00 p.
Farmers Market Tonight at Celebration Park 5-7:00 p.m.
Stop out at Celebration Park for Farmers Market from 5-7:00 p.m. tonight!The Lions Club will be there and set up ready to serve the community.Tonight there will be a salsa competition and free salsa will be available once the competition is finished.There will be all kinds of veggies, and baked goods and who knows what else will be available from t Shellsburg American Legion Breakfast Every Saturday, 8-10 a.m.
The Shellsburg American Legion Saturday morning breakfast is held each Saturday. The hours are 8 - 10 am. We ask people to social distant at the tables (families of course can sit together) and wear masks if you choose.Never forget that at every minute of every day, there are members of our Armed Forces in harms way and we need to pray for their safety and return home soonWe appreciate the past support for all the community does for the American Legion.
Precision Rimfire Shooting Event, August 14, 1-5 p.m.
The Izaak Walton League is hosting a Precision Rimfire Shooting event on Sunday, August 14th from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Each competitor will purchase a target card for $10. They will have 5 minutes to confirm their rifle’s “Zero” and then have 20 minutes to complete 25 single round engagements on 25 individual targets. Each target card will be scored and choices off the prize table will be in the order of best score to low score.
Kiwanis 75th Anniversary Celebration this Weekend at Kiwanis Park
On November 20, 1947, a group of local residents chartered the Kiwanis Club of Vinton with the help of the Cedar Rapids Kiwanis Club. Thirty five charter members chose Ernest Kammerer, who at the time was manager of the Vinton Palace Theatre and had worked to organize the group, as its first president. Most of the early charter members were local businessman such as: Nicholas Gavalas, Don Lane, Robert Mahood Sr.
Center Point Historical Society Log Cabin Festival August 28
On Sunday, August. 28, from 2-4 p.m. the Center Point Historical Society will hold their annual Log Cabin Festival at the Deport Museum and Strait Log Cabin, located at 700 E. Washington, Center Point. This year the presentation will be featuring "The Underground Railroad" with Jenny Barnett from the African American Museum of Iowa at 2 p.m. There will also be a Quilt display and 1850s log cabin tour.
Atkins Watermelon Day Saturday, August 6
The fun for Watermelon Day in Atkins begins at 9:00 a.m. sharp on August 6. Here is a link to their Facebook page!