Events And Activities
St. Francis of Assisi Day: Blessing of Animals set for Oct. 4
On Sunday, October 4 at 2 p.m., the Presbyterian Church of Vinton will hold a Blessing of the Animals Service. This service is open to the public.
Adults, children, and their pets are in... Taste of Dysart Fall Festival set for Oct. 3
Preparations are being made for this years “Taste of Dysart Annual Fall Festival” that will be held Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. Eight Iowa wineri...
Basic Birding for the Young at Heart Benton Co. Nature Center, 2 pm Sun. Sept.27
Basic Birding for the Young at Heart Benton County Nature Center, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27th
Intro to Birding for the Young/Young at Heart: this basic foray into birding is designed for ...
Playing for a Cure: Bingo fund-raiser set for Oct. 25
A new fund-raising effort to help raise money for the fight against breast cancer has been set for Oct. 25.
Playing for a Cure, a Bingo and bake sale event, will take place at Vinton-Shellsbur...
Pre-Registration Deadline in One Week for the Annual Flaughless 5K
Pre-register by Saturday, September 26, 2015 to guarantee a t-shirt.
Registrations after September 26 will have an additional $5 fee and your t-shirt is not guaranteed.
4th Annual Flaughl...
Benton County Historical Society Presents: Evergreen Cemetery Walk
Where is the oldest gravestone at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton located? Who was the first inhabitant of the cemetery? What do the symbols on old gravestones mean? The answers to these and many oth...
VSHS Academic Awards Assembly set for Sept. 24
You are invited to attend the Vinton-Shellsburg Academic Awards Assembly on Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The purpose of this assembly is to recogn...
VS golf plans 4-person best shot fund-raising tournament
Thye Vinton Shellsburg Boys and Girls Golf Teams are plannig a Four-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament for: Saturday, September 26, at the Vinton Country Club, 314 9th Ave, Vinton.
Tee Time̴...
Scratch Cupcakery Fundraiser happening at Friends of the Shelter
From Monday, September 14-Friday, October 2, members of Friends of the Shelter will be selling 6-packs of Scratch Cupcakery cupcakes; delivery is set for Friday, October 23. Money raised will help...
Meeting for DC/NYC trip set for Sunday
This Sunday, September 13 there will be a parent meeting for anyone still interested in going to Washington D.C. and New York City this April 8-11.
Currently we have 47 pa...