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Rally Sunday at Vinton Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Church of Vinton will celebrate the beginning of its program year with a variety of events this coming Sunday, Sept. 14. Rally Day, or Rally Sunday, is the traditional name for the beginning of the church program year as people return from their summer schedules.

Ag Lender's Seminar set for Oct. 29

The 28th Annual Tri-State Agriculture Lender’s Seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 29th at the Midway Best Western Hotel in Dubuque, Iowa from 9:45 am – 3:00 pm.

Backyard Forest Field Day set for Sept. 20

IOWA CITY (Aug. 11, 2014) — You may call your backyard forest your “grove” or your “woodland,” or it just may be those trees that shelter your house, but if you are concerned about the quality of your forest and want to learn how you can maximize the benefits your forest provides, please join us.

Century Fine Arts Club Board to meet Monday; public invited

The board of the Vinton-Shellsburg Fine Arts Century Club would like to extend an invitation to current members of the Vinton-Shellsburg Fine Arts Century Club and to prospective members of Vinton and surrounding communities to attend the annual meeting of the Vinton-Shellsburg Fine Arts Century Club on Monday, September 8.

La Porte City Fall Festival set for Sept. 21

Fall Festival Slated for September 21st in La Porte City Fall is in the air, and there is no better way to celebrate the delights of season than La Porte City Museum’s Fall Festival Sunday, September 21st, from 11-3.

VPRD 2-person best shot tourney set for Sept. 20

The Two-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, September 20th. This is an 18-hole tournament that costs $60.00 per team. This includes green fees, flight prizes, lunch, shirt, goody bag, door prizes and stake prizes.

VPRD plans Back-to-School bash, Sept. 6, with skating, mini-golf

School is now back-in-session and the Vinton Skate & Activity Center is now in its 15th year as a VPRD facility. We think this calls for a party! To celebrate, the Vinton Skate & Activity Center will be hosting a Back-To-School Bash on Saturday, September 6th from 6-9 PM.
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Prohibition in Eastern Iowa

  Iowa author Linda Betsinger McCann will talk about her newly released book, Prohibition in Eastern Iowa, at Hawkins Memorial Library, 308 Main Street, La Porte City, on Tuesday, September 9, at 6 PM.

Social Security information meeting set for Sept. 11

From 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, there will be an informational meeting on Social Security questions at the Vinton library. Representatives from the Social Security Administration will be on hand to discuss how Social Security is an essential part of retirement, disability and survivor benefit planning.

Post Prom meeting Sept. 7

The next Junior Parents Post Prom Meeting will take place on Sunday, Sept. 7, at  6:30 p.m. at Tilford Elementary. Hope to see you t