Events And Activities
VS FFA plans plant sales
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA is conducting two plant sales this month.
The first is Friday, May 8th from 3:30-5:00pm; then Saturday, May 9th from 8-11am. The second sale takes plays May 16th fro...
Dan Kaercher will visit Vinton Monday, May 11
Dan Kaercher is the retired founding editor-in-chief of Midwest Living Magazine and host of "Iowa's Simple Pleasures" and other travel-related programs aired on Iowa Pu...
Wild edibles: Benton County Conservation plans presentation for May 9
"Wild Edibles; Dandelions & Morels," a presentation by Mike Krebill, Iowa’s "Wild Food Ambassador," will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nature Center a...
Benton County Community Foundation is RESCHEDULING “The Lunch Hour” event
The Benton County Community Foundation (BCCF) is rescheduling the luncheon for professional advisors. Originally scheduled on Thursday, May 7 in Vinton, it will now be on Thursday, ...
Breast Cancer Survivors Group to meet Tuesday, May 5
Breast Cancer Survivors Group: May meeting is Tuesday, May 5 at 5:30 in the dining room at Windsor Manor. All survivors from Vinton and area communities are welcome. Free will donation...
VPRD to host Annual Bike Safety Rodeo, Tuesday, May 5
Vinton Parks and Recreation will be holding our Annual Bike Safety Rodeo to get your kids all prepped and ready for a summer of fun bike riding around town with friends and family.
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Craig Erickson Band to perform after Taste of Vinton
The Taste of Vinton, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 30th will wind up at Celebration Park for a concert. A concert by The Craig Erickson Band from Cedar Rapids will start at 6:30 p.m. ...
Bluegrass band Milltown to perform at Farmers Mercantile building in Garrison
Milltown, a progressive bluegrass band with traditional roots from the Quad-Cities area will perform Saturday, May 2nd from 7-9pm at the Farmers Mercantile Hall in Garrison. Admission is $8. Refre... BCHS plans presentation on Lincoln, railroads and Civil War
The Benton County Historical Society presents “Lincoln, Railroads and the Civil War” Saturday May 2 at 2 p.m. at the Vinton Railroad Depot Museum 612 Second Avenue, Vinton.
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7th annual Go For the Pin golf event set for May 9
The Vinton-Shellsburg Wrestling Club will hold its 7th Annual "Go 4 the Pin! Golf 4 Wrestlers!" Tournament on Saturday, May 9, at the Vinton Country Club. This will be a 2-Pers...