Events And Activities
Vinton Women's Club plans teacher reception, Sept. 11
The Vinton Womens Club welcomes new teachers, along with all current Vinton-Shellsburg teachers, and the community, to the annual reception, which takes place Thursday Sept 11,2014, from 3:30 to 4:...
Better Tomorrows Board to meet Sept. 3
The Better Tomorrows Board will be meeting on September 3rd at the Tama County Extension Office at 12:00 p.m. Topics of discussion will be Funding Sub-committee Recommendations; By-Laws; Program R...
PEO MZ to meet Sept. 8
PEO Chapter MZ will meet Monday, September 8, at 1:30, at the home of Pat Floyd assisted by Dorla Hilmer. The program will be presented by Brenda Hackbarth....
CP Historical Society to change meeting night to Thursday
The Center Point Historical Society was begun in 1975 as a Bicentennial project. The Society has historically met on the last Tuesday of the month. No more. At its—Tuesday—August 26 mee...
Fall Arts Festival to raise money for Garrison Library
Vinton Guild Of Fine Arts is getting ready for the Benton County Fall Arts Festival. This art festival will be located at the new Nature Center just West of the Rodge...
Boomfest to include dozens of vendors, cowboy act, steel drums
Vinton Boomfest takes place in just two days, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Vinton
Entertainment includes Cowboy Randy and a U of I steel drum band, as well as inflatable games for... Bring the Noise 5K set for Saturday
The annual Vinton Kiwanis Club 'Bring the Noise' 5K race will take place Saturday, Aug. 30.
The event takes place the morning of the annual Boomtown fireworks event. All runners and wal...
Party in the Park II to include Spazmatics, fireworks this Sunday, August 24
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is happy to announce that the Spazmatics will be performing after all on Sunday, August 24th. The rain out portion of Party in the Park will be c... Safety Day Camp to offer students variety of lessons Sept. 20
A safety day camp for any Benton County student in 4th, 5th and 6th grade is being planned for Saturday, September 20, 2014. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. at the Benton Cou...
Cemetery Walk, free band concert planned in Center Point
Everyone is invited to two upcoming events in Center Point in September.
Sept. 7 –Bake sale for Center Point Historical Society and free band concert by Vinton Community Band, 6 p.m., De...