VINTON PIZZA HUT ASKS YOU TO HELP US 'STOMP OUT WORLD HUNGER 2012

JUDY HERRING
October 11, 2012 12:39 pm

Vinton Pizza Hut will be hosting a 5K trail run November 3rd, 2012 to raise money to help fight World of Hunger 2012.  It will be held at Rodgers Park in Benton County.

GARRISON’S HAUNTED!!!

MANDY FISHER
October 11, 2012 12:29 pm

Garrison is making plans to be haunted on October 19th-20th & October 26th -27th Doors creep open at 7pm and close at 11pm (Don't get locked in!) Admission $8 Children 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult! Follow the signs to Main St once you enter Garrison! Sponsored by the Garrison Fire Department GARRISONSHAUNTED.

Crafted With Love Open House - Kick off your Holiday Shopping at Windsor Manor

WINDSOR MANOR
October 11, 2012 12:23 pm

Saturday, October 13th from 1pm to 4pm Windsor Manor will kick off their annual Crafted With Love Open House. Proceeds from craft and bake sale go to support the Operation Dream Builders program at Windsor Manor which fulfills dreams of residents and staff.

Give Blood Friday, October 12th

VINTON TODAY
October 11, 2012 12:23 pm

Give Blood Friday, October 12th, 2:30pm - 5:00pm, US Bank Community Room 414 A Avenue, Vinton Do we need to say more :)

ISU Extension to hold Beef and Dairy Feedlot Field Day Oct. 31

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
October 9, 2012 2:38 pm

  Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting a manure management and runoff control field day on Wednesday, October 31 from 10:30 to noon at a Naeve Livestock Farms feedlot west of Andover, Iowa.

Center Point Friends of Library Sewing Up Details for Quilt Show

RICH HANNEN
October 9, 2012 2:38 pm

Quilt Book Sale Oct. 20 Members of the Center Point Friends of the Library met Sept. 24 for final planning of “A Harvest of Quilts” show and quilt book sale to be held on Saturday, Sept.

'Remember the Cedar Valley Road' at CP potluck Oct. 30

RICH HANNEN
October 9, 2012 12:22 pm

  Northeast Iowa historian Linda McCann will present a program on the old Interurban railroad line between Cedar Falls and Waterloo and have signed copies of her brand new book on the subject, “The Cedar Valley Road,” available at the Center Point Historical Society annual Harvest Potluck on Tuesday evening, Oct.

Blood drive set for Friday in Vinton

VINTON TODAY
October 9, 2012 12:22 pm

  In an effort to support the fight against cancer, LifeServe Blood Center will honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by offering a special Cancer Awareness promotion through the month of October.

Flag disposal ceremony Wednesday at Legion Hall

VINTON TODAY
October 9, 2012 12:06 pm

There will be a flag disposal ceremony on October 10 at 6:30 PM at the American Legion located at R ave and 1st Street. Public is invited and bring soiled flags for proper disposal.

River clean-up to take place this Saturday

TAMI STARK
October 4, 2012 12:18 pm

Friends of the Cedar River R.A.T.S. will gather at the river this Saturday, Oct. 6, to walk or paddle the river, cleaning up the sandbars. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Wyman's River Park area just off the Mount Auburn Blacktop at 10 a.