Events And Activities

Vinton Lions Club Scrap Metal Collection Day!Join us for a community scrap metal collection event and help us recycle responsibly! Date: Saturday, Oct. 12th Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location:Ideal Industries1705 West E Street, VintonWe will accept:Metal (Carbon, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Copper)BatteriesLawnmowers (Oil/Gas must be drained)We will NOT accept:Appliances (TVs, Microwaves, Washer/Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves, etc.

On Friday, October 11, 2024, there will be a Stem Activity provided by the Iowa State Benton County Extension. Join us for Pumpkin Exploration and a special pumpkin craft after school!The Cost is free!Join us at the Shellsburg Public Library, located at 110 Main St SW in Shellsburg!

Hannen Lake will be the location for the annual Chilli Cook-Off. On October 5th, from 12:00PM - 3:00PM at Hannen Lake Park in the White Oak Shelter (East). Bring your best chili to enter into the contest, or come and enjoy all the delicious chili presented! Competition entrance fee is $20/recipe (limit 1 per person). Judging categories are: smoked chili, white chili, and classic chili.

Benton County Conservation will be holding a Fall Family Fest at Rodgers Park, on two different days. On Friday, September 27th, in the Enclosed Shelter, at 7:00 p.m., join us for the 3rd Annual Rodgers Fall Family Fest at Rodgers Park. BCC will have s'mores ingredients for those with a sweet tooth. There will be yard games set up for all ages and a warm campfire to enjoy.

Join us at the Vinton Public Library as Iowa State University Extension and Outreach guide us in a Pumpkin Exploration.The fun will be at the library on October 4th beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The Flora, Fauna & Females: Wild Rose Campout will be held October 12th at 11AM - October 13th at 10AM at Winegar and Tobin Wildlife Area - Wild Rose Cabin.Come join us for a night under the stars and make new gal pals! This overnight adventure is for women 21+ years of age to forge fresh friendships and strengthen the bonds you already have. Join us for a range of activities such as yoga, a mindfulness hike, nature journaling, nighttime scavenger hunt, candle painting, Dutch oven cooking, a coffee/tea station, team building exercises, stargazing, and much more! Campers will share a tent provided unless you opt to bring your own.

Nature Knowledge Day: Orienteering and Archery will be held on October 3rd, 9:30AM - 11:30AM at Rodgers Park. This event is geared toward 4th-12th graders.Discover the art of using a compass to unravel a riddle, and practice your archery skills in this two-hour session. Due to the nature of this program, it is best suited for kids in 4th grade and up.

The Center Point Friends of the Library and Historical Society partner every fall for a Community Harvest Potluck and Program.This year’s program is a re-enactment of Des Moines Register political cartoonist and conservation leader Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling (1876-1962.) Tom Milligan of TKM Theatrical Productions in Amana plays the Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist.

'Join Forces Book Club' is a new book club for Adults and Children ages 7-12. Reading teams will be matched with an adult and child to read the very same book. The members will meet up once a month during the school year to have a book discussion. The next scheduled event is Thursday, October 24, at 6:00 p.m. at the library!

The Center Point Historical Society will hold their 13th Annual Cemetery Walk on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.The Center Point Historical Society continues the tradition of an annual Sunday afternoon visit with late friends and neighbors in the Center Point Cemetery.Jacob Lemuel Floyd (1826-1905) will be portrayed by Jon Brendel; Smith Squiers (1856-1920) by Philip Andersen; Elsie Heverly Eller Condon (1892-1989) by Alex McClure; Virginia Sarchett Castek (1917-2010) by DeEtta Andersen; and Paul Roseberry (1913-2001) by John Stuelke.