Red Cross Community Blood Drive June 28th

TERESE HUSNIK
June 8, 2011 12:29 am

  The Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, June 28, from 1:30-6:00 at the Vinton Skate and Activity Center, 1703 C Avenue.

PEO Chapters HG and MZ to meet

VINTON TODAY
June 7, 2011 6:13 pm

  PEO Chapters HG and MZ will meet Monday June 13th at 6:30         p.m. at the Vinton Country Club.  The program for the evening will be         the report of the 2011 Convention.

June Field Day to Highlight Elwynn Taylor and Crop Development

PATTIE UPMEYER, BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
June 7, 2011 2:52 pm

  ISU Extension specialists will highlight in-season crop development and pest problems on Wednesday June 29 at the Annual June Field Day of the Northeast Iowa Ag Experimental Association (NEIAEA).

It's a Dog-A-Fair

DONITA CASEY, FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
June 7, 2011 10:42 am

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PEO Chapter MZ to meet

JOANN SCHMIDT
June 6, 2011 11:54 am

PEO Chapter MZ will meet jointly with Chapter HG at 6:30 PM on Monday, June 13, at the Vinton Country Club.  The program will be a report on convention.

Display to honor sacrifices of Benton County soldiers in Civil War

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ
June 5, 2011 7:37 pm

     This year marks 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Iowans stepped up immediately to serve in the Union Army.

Animal Adoption Event

DONITA CASEY, FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
June 4, 2011 4:05 pm

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Workshops Provide Environmental Update for Medium-Sized Feedlots & Dairies

GREG WALSTON, ISU EXTENSION OFFICE
June 2, 2011 11:41 am

  Iowa State University Extension will offer four workshops in northeastern and eastern Iowa featuring environmental issues for feedlots and dairies that are medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Tree planting scheduled Friday to honor AmeriCorps NCCC Community Event Day

ANGELA SARRELS
June 2, 2011 10:27 am

     AmeriCorps NCCC is having a Community event day with the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department on Friday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.

American Cancer Society, Benton County Relay For Life Entertainment Schedule

LORETTA VOGT
June 2, 2011 10:23 am

     The Benton County Relay for Life event takes place tomorrow night at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School track (Karr Field). Below is a shedule of events and entertainment.