Events And Activities
IRVM Hydro-seeder demonstration cancelled; may be rescheduled
The display of the Hydro seeder has been delayed again due to the weather; we may announce a rescheduled time later, at least 48 hours in advance of the event.
Integrated Roadside Vegetat...
Party in Park Medallion Hunt returns
The Vinton Parks and Recreation Department will be starting the Medallion Hunt, once again for the 22nd Anniversary of Party in the Park.
The Medallion Hunt will begin June 12 and end on June 2... \'Dig into Reading\' at the Library: Summer reading program begins
A comic juggling and educational presentation by Jay & Leslie Cady kicked of the 2013 Vinton Public Library Summer Reading Program.
Dozens of children and several parents and care-giv... Pressure Canner Testing Dates
Pressure canners with a dial-type pressure gauge should be tested each year for accuracy. Rachel Wall, ISU Extension Nutrition and Health Specialist, will be offering testing of dial gauge pres...
Relay for life set for Friday in Vinton
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Benton County will be this
Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Vinton-Shellsburg Track.
Everyone is invited to this celebration of more birthdays and this ye...
Free Fishing Weekend: BC Conservation plans two clinics
In recognition of Iowa's Free Fishing weekend, Benton County Conservation will be hosting fishing clinics this weekend at Rodgers and Hannen Parks.
The clinic at Rodgers Park ne...
PEO HG and MZ chapters to have supper, meeting June 10
PEO Chapter HG will hold a supper and social meeting with Chapter MZ at the Vinton Country Club on June 10, 2013 at 6:30 PM. Reservations are required by Wednesday, June 5th for the supper. The pro...
Bloomsbury Farms to aid March of Dimes with corn maze, mud run
The March of Dimes is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year, and what better way to spread the word than to inscribe their logo into a 10-acre cornfield? Bloomsbury Farm, in Atkins, is pr...
Cooling Dancers to Perform Spring Recital
Cooling Dance Center will present its annual spring recital this Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, at the VSHS Auditorium.
Curtain times each day are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., an... Breast Cancer Survivors to meet June 4
Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, June 4 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room. Special high heeled fun is planned for this meeting! ...