Events And Activities

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.

A Halloween Escape Room will be available with reservations from Oct. 5th-31st.  Teams of 2-6 people For ages 8 yrs & older Reservations are required Call 319-472-4208Expanded Library Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays: 9a-5p Tuesdays, Thursdays: 9a-8p Fridays 7a-4p Saturdays: 9a-12p October 1st-5th Tues. 10/11:30p, Lutheran Home Book Club 6 pm Pink Night with VGH Wed.

Join us at the library to learn how to fold Origami flowers during our paper crafting night. Emily's Papercrafts will be on site to teach us how to make the flowers pictured. All materials will be provided, but space is limited. To register for the class email the library at: library@vintonia.govThis event is for adults, but children 12 and up may attend with an adult.

The diagonal back wall of City Hall will be receiving a flowery paint job when community volunteers are invited in to paint it on Saturday evening, September 28, 2024. The mural, designed by Dandeena Schadle, will feature a variety of flowers and related nature items. A children’s “Under the Sea” mural, designed by Renae Patterson, will also be completed on a panel to be installed on the back wall of Pourville Art Studio & Gallery.

The Vinton graduates of Lincoln High School will hold a class reunion for the Class of of 1952. The classmates will be celebrating with their classmates at a reunion on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Vinton Pizza Ranch located at 219  W. 4th St  in Vinton. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.