Events And Activities

Boom-Fest scheduled for August 25

Dreary skies and cold temps got you down? Start thinking about warm weather, sunshine and Vinton's Boom-Fest celebration! Applications are now available for the 9th Annual Boom-Fest celebration ...

Giving Local Matters and Saves Lives

[et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Blood donations from healthy, volunteer blood do...

Presbyterian youth plan rose fund-raiser

The Vinton Presbyterian Church junior and senior high youth groups will be at John's Qwik Stop Saturday morning (Jan. 27) from 9 a.m. to noon, pre-selling roses for Valentine's Day as a...

American Legion to hold Tenderloin Dinner

Back by popular demand, the Vinton American Legion will be having a Tenderloin Dinner, Thursday, January 25 from 5 to 7 pm. Each dinner is $8.00, which includes a 6 once Tenderloin on aKaiser Bun, ...

Splash Pad Challenge combines fitness with fund-raising

Julie Lessig and her Total Balance team are inviting area residents to join the February Splash Pad Challenge, as a way to raise money for benches for the VPRD project planned for the near future as w...

Shellsburg Rec Dept. invites all to spaghetti fund-raiser for ball fields, Jan. 26

Shellsburg residents celebrated their community with a parade on Saturday. It may be cold outside, but Shellsburg is already gearing up for summer ball programs! The Shellsburg Recreation Department is having a Spaghetti Supper fund raiser this Friday night, January 26th fro...

VSHS band soup supper set for tonight

The annual Vinton-Shellsburg High School Band Soup Supper will take place from 5-7 p.m. tonight in the VSHS cafeteria. Cost is $6 at the door. The menu includes chili and chicken noodle soup and pi...

Shellsburg American Legion Riders plan 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off, Jan. 28

The Shellsburg American Legion Riders plan to host their 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Pearl Street Social Club. All proceeds will go toward the Benton County Freedom Rock. T...

Virginia Gay Hospital celebrates National Blood Donor Month at January blood drive

Since 1970, January has been designated as National Blood Donor Month to remind the public about the importance of donating blood. This is also a time to thank blood donors for the vital role they pla...

ZAPS ACT Test Prep Seminar, Saturday, January 27

On Tuesday, February 27,ALLjuniors and any senior who chooses to, will take the ACT test during regular school hours. To assist your child in preparing for the ACT test, theywill havethe opportunity t...