Events And Activities

College Fair Brings Nearly 100 Colleges Together

  Day and night sessions at Kirkwood to accommodate more participants On Wednesday, Sept. 21, a Kirkwood Community College recreation facility will be transformed into a “high...

9/11 memorial service to take place at the Courthouse 7 p.m. Sunday

Vinton area veterans will lead a 9/11 ceremony at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Benton County courthouse in Vinton. They will line up at the  new jail and march with the firemen pulling ...

9/11 Memorial service planned at Spencer\'s Grove

  Spencer's Grove Church, rural Walker, is holding a 9-11 Memorial Service on 9-11.  Attached is a flyer with the necessary information.    Please contact Sharon...

\'Idiot Jam\' returns for Vinton to raise funds for Dollars for Scholars

Brian Parr plays his guitar at the 2010 'Idiot Jam.' The 2011 event takes place Saturday night.      The Seventh Annual Todd Frank Guitar Jam, also called the "Idiot Jam," will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, at the Vinton-Shellsburg high school auditorium,...

PEO Chapter HG to meet Monday

  PEO Chapter HG will meet Monday, September 12th at 6:30 p.m.         at the home of Cindy Elwick. THios will be a salad supper     &...

Iowa DNR to host hunter education at Izaak Walton

The Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources will be hosting a hunter education course at the Izaak Walton League north of Vinton.  The course will be two days beginning on Saturday September 17th&nbs...

CP FRIENDS OF LIBRARY PLANNING TO HELP YOU MAKE ENDS MEET

  Center Point Friends of the Library is hosting a beginning couponing workshop Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m. in the Library basement. The $10 fee covers the class and couponing starter ki...

Cedar River Watershed Coalition to meet

  The Cedar River Watershed Coalition’s next meeting will be held Friday, September 16th. In an exciting development, Richard Sloan of the Lime Creek Watershed Council has offered t...

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP AT CP MUSEUM SUN. SEPT. 11

    Jeanette Matheny Haars will give a presentation on "Getting Started on Genealogy" at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum in Center Point this Sund...

Benton County Gun Training Classes

  A law which went into effect on January 1, 2011 requires the Sheriff of each county to issue a permit to carry weapons to any person 21 years of age or older who is not addicted to alco...