Events And Activities

Vikettes plan Pink Night game Jan. 28; shirts available to order

The annual Vinton-Shellsburg girls basketball Pink Night will take place Tuesday, Jan. 28. The event will honor area breast cancer survivors and help raise funds for the Gifts of Hope mammography ...

PEO Chapter HG to meet January 13

PEO Chapter HG will meet at the home of Robin Martin on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:30 PM. Please use the entrance off 9th St. by the driveway. Project chairmen will give a brief report on our pr...

Breast Cancer Survivors to meet Jan. 7

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, January 7 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room.  Free will donation for the meal. F...

Businesses invited to sign up for VU Mini-Masters

February 13th through the 15th is our Annual Mini-Masters Golf Tournament around Vinton.  Businesses are encouraged to host a hole and the general public is encouraged to play!   ...

Project Joseph offers classes to gain skills

Build Supplies, Gain Skills, Know Others Although Project Joseph’s (PJ 's) initial aim has been to raise awareness of the need to prepare before an emergency, we also want to offer op...

Kirkwood rep to discuss college credit opportunities at VSHS, Jan. 6

On Monday, January 6, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. a representative from Kirkwood Community College will be speaking about opportunities for high school students to earn free college credit thru PSEO and du...

Eight teams preparing for VS alumni basketball event Dec. 21

Eight teams have signed up for the first-ever Vinton-Shellsburg alumni men's basketball event, which begins at noon this Saturday, Dec. 21. Former players from 1985 through 2012 are plannin...

ACT 1 plans auditions for \'Red Velvet Cake War\' Jan. 5-6

Auditions for “The Red Velvet Cake War” will be held January 5th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and January 6th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. These will take place at the Act I Centre at 905 E...

Driftless Beef Conference set for Jan. 30-31

Do you have a hard-to-buy-for farmer in your life?  Here’s a great suggestion for a Christmas gift – registration to the Driftless Beef Conference!  What could be better than ...

Extension plans commercial manure application training Jan. 7

Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the Commercial Manure Applicator training program scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Iowa State University Extensi...