First VU After 5 of 2015 set for Iowa Braille School Tonight

VU DIRECTOR MELISSA SCHWAN
January 16, 2015 11:50 am

After Hours events are back for 2015 and we are going to kick off the fun at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School!  There are some really cool things going on at the historic landmark in Vinton that the Mary Ingalls Society would love to share with you! Please park on the circle drive at the front on the building and enter through the main door.

CP Library Friends regroup after being frozen out; plan tea party

RICH HANNEN
January 13, 2015 5:52 pm

The regular meeting of the Center Point Friends of the Library was called off because of wind chill January 8 and the group enjoyed the warm hospitality of the Center Point Pizza Place for a morning make up meeting January 12, 2015.

FOTSI to host Microchip event January 24th

PEYTON FRANK
January 13, 2015 10:48 am

Friends of the Shelter is hosting a microchip clinic Saturday, January 24   Time: 11am-3pm Where: FOTSI Adoption Center; 211 West 4th Street, Vinton Cost: $20/cat and $25/dog   Each microchip includes free registration into the 24PetWatch national database and will be registered on-site.

FFA Veterans Benefit Pancake Breakfast set for Jan 31, at VSHS

JESSICA ALDERSON AND KATIE ISBELL
January 13, 2015 9:48 am

On January 31st, 2015 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter will be hosting a Veterans Benefit Pancake Breakfast, to support local Veterans.         The breakfast will be held at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School cafeteria at 7 am till 11 am.

Shooting sports training meeting set for Jan. 21

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 12, 2015 9:47 am

4-H Safety Education and Shooting Sports will be having an organizational meeting at the Linn County Extension and Outreach office, 383 Collins Rd.

Donate Blood at Virginia Gay Hospital on January 16th

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
January 9, 2015 8:50 am

The next chance for you to give blood is January 16th. Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives! It takes just one hour to make a life-saving blood donation, which will impact the lives of up to three different hospital patients.

Mobile Food Pantry to be held this Saturday, January 10

BARB REGO
January 7, 2015 3:06 pm

Mobile Food Pantry this Saturday, at the HACAP Dining 10-11:30. We will provide boxes for the food to be carried in. Doors will open early for people to come in out of the cold.

Extension, banks offer free Farm Bill informational meetings

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 7, 2015 10:26 am

The Iowa State University Extension and two local banks are inviting area farmers and residents interested in the impact of the 2014 Farm Bill to three separate meetings.

David Oppedahl to Present at Hawkeye’s Money Smart Ag Conference on February 10

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 7, 2015 9:28 am

WATERLOO -- The Money Smart Ag Conference will be on Tuesday, February 10, from 9 am – 2 pm, at Tama Hall, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 E.

Beef cattle health, profitibality to be topics of Driftless Region conference

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 7, 2015 9:28 am

DUBUQUE, Iowa – It is no secret to cattle operators that health status of cattle dramatically impacts profit/loss margins, and thus sustainability for the enterprise.