Events And Activities

Vinton Parks and Recreation will be holding our Annual Bike Safety Rodeo to get your kids all prepped and ready for a summer of fun bike riding around town with friends and family.  The event will be on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in the Vinton Recreation Center Parking Lot.  Time of the event is 5pm.  Bring your bike to the

Adult Coloring Time at 10-11amMondays May 2,9,16,23Drop in between 10 and 11am to color, relax, and converse with others! Coloring sheets and colored pencils provided.STEAM for Kids at 3:30pmMondays May 2,16,23 (no program May 9)School-aged kids are invited to participate in science, math, art, and engineering activities! Preschool Storytime at 10:00amTuesdays May 3,10,17,24,31Geared toward children 2-6 years old, this storytime will include fun stories, songs, and rhymes!Adult Bingo at 10:00amThursdays May 5 and 26Adults of all abilities are welcome to the library to participate in fun games of Bingo!Quest RPG for Teens at 4:00pmThursdays May 5,12,19,26Teens and tweens are invited to find adventure in a roleplaying game of magic and danger!Master Gardener Series at 10:00amWednesdays May 11 and 25May 11 Topic: Pollinators and How They HelpMay 25 Topic: Pruning Trees: How and When To Do SoFresh ConversationsThursday May 12 at 11amFresh Conversations is a free nutrition and physical education program for ages 60+.

A Toast to Prohibition at the Center Point Public Library: Linda McCann to speak May 2In 1920s Iowa, your respectable next-door neighbor may have been a bootlegger or your salt-of-the-earth farmer friend may have been selling his corn crop to one.On Monday, May 2, Eastern Iowa author Linda Betsinger McCann will lift the lid and give us a peek at what was cooking around here during Prohibition.

Thursday, April 28, the Vinton American Legion George G Luckey Post 57 will hole a Tenderloin dinner from 5-7:00 p.m.The menu will include an 8oz Tenderloin, French Fries, Cole Slaw and a Dessert. The cost, $10.00.

The Bear Creek Cemetery will be holding a Memorial Day Service beginning at 9:00 am on Monday, May 30, 2022. Coffee and rolls will be served at the township hall (Bear Creek Church) from 7:30 am until 10:30 am freewill donation.The Bear Creek Church is located 3 1/2 miles south of Brandon on the Brandon blacktop or 3 1/2 miles north of Highway 150 on the Brandon Blacktop.

Cancer hasn’t stopped, and neither has the American Cancer Society in Benton County. Cancer did not take a break during the pandemic. The American Cancer Society needs our help more than ever to continue lifesaving cancer research and programs. Help us keep fighting because an estimated 125 people will be diagnosed with cancer in Benton County this year!Please join us for the 2022 Relay For Life of Benton County—back to normal and in person--on Sunday, June 5th at the Benton Community High School track from 6:00 PM through 10:00 PM.

On Saturday, April 23 from 11-2 p.m. Benton County Conservation will host Smokey the Bear at the Benton County Nature Center located at 5718 20th Ave. Drive, Vinton. Smokey Bear will be there, will you? Come learn about prairies, fire safety, play games, make crafts and more! This event is free and suitable for the whole family. Come hungry! The VFW Post 8884 will have food for sale and volunteers will be selling baked goods.

Where: Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchWhen: July 24th-28thTime: 6PM-8PMAges: 4 yr old - 5th gradersRegister: vbspro.events/p/bethlehemlutheranVacation Bible School is 5 nights of learning about how big, huge, gigantic, MONUMENTAL our God is!Our nights consist of songs, skits, games, lessons, snacks, and crafts.VBS will be held at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church this year!Make sure you sign up for FREE through this link: vbspro.

Come join the Rockin’ 50s entertainment at the LaPorte City Golf Club, located at 9699 Bishop Rd. in LaPorte City. The fun starts on Monday, April 25 with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. for happy hour. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m, The maid rite diner meal will include rich chocolate cream pie. The style show starts at 6:45 p.m. with Henkle Creek Mercantile and Cameron’s of Vinton which will be showing the latest in fashion for spring and summer.

The Shellsburg American Legion will have its annual Spring Fish Fry on Friday, April 22 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event will be our usual All You Can Eat with Dine-In or Carry Out.The meal will include: Fish, Baked Potato, Salad Bar, Cupcakes for dessert.Cost:Adults: $14Children ages 5-10: $74 and under: Free