Events And Activities

The Shellsburg American Legion Saturday morning breakfast is held each Saturday. The hours are 8 - 10 am. Click here to download the breakfast menu (PDF).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.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Spread the Word!Pick up your free sidewalk chalk at VPL or Benton County Public Health! Pick up your free sidewalk chalk at VPL or Benton County Public Health! th th Chalk bundles available beginning April 15 , 2025, while supplies last.

Thanks to the American Library Association Libraries Transforming Communities grant, our library is a proud affiliate of the Next Chapter Book Club. We meet every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the library board room. This is a book club for adults living with intellectual disabilities; we laugh, make friends and thoroughly enjoy our time together.

On Saturday, April 19. 2025 it will be time for the Kiwanis Annual Easter Egg Hunt! The fun will be held at the Kiwanis Park and begin at 10:00 a.m.Be sure to get there earlier so that you can catch a photo with the Easter Bunny!In case of bad weather, the event will move to the skate center. 

The Vinton Fire Department is always there when you need them. On Thursday they responded to this fire in the 200 block of West 5th St. But on Friday...The Vinton Fire Department will be holding their annual Spring Fish Fry Fundraiser today, April 11, 2025 at the fire station. The department will be serving from 4-7:00 p.m. Let us do the cooking after a long work week! For a freewill donation, you can enjoy our specialty hand-breaded fried fish, homestyle french fries/baked potatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, dinner roll, and a great selection of homemade desserts.

The Urbana-Polk Township Fire Department will be holding their Spring Breakfast this Sunday, April 13 from 7:00 a.m. until noon. The cost is a freewill donation. If you would like to make a donation to the department, those can be dropped off at City Hall.

The Books and Cooks - Library Cooking Contest will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Join us as we celebrate National Library Week with a cooking contest! Choose a book from our collection, prepare a dish inspired by a book that you've read and bring it to the library for the chance to win a prize! All ages are welcome!The library is located at 510 2nd Ave.

Join us at the Vinton Public LIbrary for our monthly book club where we pick the theme and you pick the book!This month our chosen theme is 'April'! That can include and author named April, or a book with April in the title. Have fun with it!When? Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. Where? The Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Ave., Vinton,

The George G. Luckey Post 57 of the American Legion will be holding a Good Friday Fish Fry on April 18. The Legion will be serving from 5-7:00 p.m.The meal includes: FriesColeslawDessertWaterAll you can eat FishDine in or take out for $15 (while supplies last!)For delivery call: 319-472-5371

Join our latest Beanstack reading challenge, 'April Library Love'!Sign up in the Beanstack app or pick up a paper log in the library. We have challenges for all ages - adults that log 600 minutes get entered into a drawing for the chance to win prizes!Reading begins April 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.