Events And Activities

P.E.O. Chapter HG to hold meeting program by Martha Long on Genealogy

P.E.O. Chapter HG will meet Monday April 11 at 7:30 pm at the Horridge House. Hostess is Robin Martin, assisted by Yvonne Fischer. The program will be given by Martha Long on genealogy....

Scout Troop 47 plans can/bottle drive April 9

Vinton Boy Scout Troop 47 will be holding a can and bottle drive this Saturday, 9 April at the Vinton Middle School parking lot.  The event will occur rain or shine and will run from 8:30 AM ...

Legendary banjoist Bob Black and Banjoy to perform in Garrison, April 17

Bob & Kristie Black and Banjoy will perform at Garrison's Famers Mercantile Hall on April 17 Farmers Mercantile Hall will host legendary banjoist Bob Black and his band, Banjoy, Sunday, April 17th for an afternoon performance. BANJOY is a bluegrass band with a unique and personal styl...

Wood burning canoe paddle class set for April 7

on Thursday, April 7, from 6 - 8:30 pm,. there will be a Wood-burning Canoe Paddle class at the Benton Co. Nature Center at 5718 20th Ave Drive, Vinton. Whether you want to hang it on the wall...

'Make it and take it' quilting event set for April 9

On Saturday April 9th at 1:30 P.M. we will have a fun "Make it and Take" it at the Viking Sewing Center in Vinton. The  sampler we will be making is of half square triangle poss...

'Taste of Vinton' set for May 14

Join us on Saturday, May 14 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm for the annual Taste of Vinton Wine Walk. The experience begins in Celebration Park where you will check-in, receive your passport and other...

Bus-eum to bring displays on Iowa settlers, POW camp to Vinton

On Tuesday, April 5, Michael Luick-Thrams and Irving Kellman will be here with their 44 foot Bus-eum. There are photographs, interactive displays, and video all dealing with “ At Home in the ...

P.E.O. Chapter MZ to meet Monday, Aprill 11

P.E.O. Chapter MZ will meet Monday,  April  11, at Windsor Manor.  Hostess is Kae Santman. Assistant is Jackie Schoettmer.  Program will be given by Karen Schlue....

\'Good Women & Bad Girls:\' Historian to share history April

Last year, historian Kathy Wilson gave us a look at the changing role of American women from colonial times through the Victorian era, including what it meant to be a “straight-laced, uptight...

Kiwanis continues Easter Egg Hunt tradition, but in new location

For more than a half century, the Vinton Kiwanis Club has been starting the Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. on a Saturday before Easter. This year, the tradition continues, but in a new location: K...