Events And Activities

Iowa Braille School’s 5th Year students holding food drive

  The Iowa Braille School’s 5th Year students are conducting a food drive.  Melissa Sadler, 5th Year Program Manager, noted to me that the 5th Year Students...

Help Santa with toy donations at G&G

  Again this year, G & G Auto Parts will be collecting new toy donations for the children of Benton County. The donation will go to Harvest Valley Ministry Center. In the pr...

Jacquie Greenfield to appear at Center Point book signing Dec. 11

Center Point Friends of the Library is hosting a book signing by Palo author Jacquie Greenfield from 10 to noon Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Center Point Library.  Jacquie, who writes contemporar...

Cooling Dance Spectacular to be Dec. 12th in Vinton

Cooling Dance Spectacular will be coming up on December 12th at the VSHS auditorium!   Let the gift of dance be a part of your holiday as the Cooling Dancers present their annual December concert “A Holiday Dance Spectacular 2010.” The event will be held Su...

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners to meet

  The next meeting of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the District Office, located at 1705 West D Street, Vi...

Mentor Club to meet Dec. 10

Mentor Club will meet Friday noon, December 10th at the Country Club. Please call your reservations in to 472 3422 or  472 2771. ...

Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame seeks nominations

  The State of Iowa announces the release of nomination materials for the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame, which is the most prestigious state-level honor volunteers can receive.  The peo...

Methodist Church Advent schedule

To view the Advent Schedule, please click here! Brandon United Methodist Church 507 Main St., Brandon, IA Sunday Worship:  11:15 a.m. Garrison United Methodist Church 105&nbs...

The Community Event in Shellsburg to be held

The Community Event will be held at the Shellsburg Legion Hall on December 4th and 5th.   There will be craft and art vendors as well as a gift shop, food, drawings, a Library Story Time, ...

Blood Drive set for Dec. 10 at US Bank Building

  Give the Gift of Life this Holiday Season Friday, December 10th from 12 Noon until 4:30pm US Bank Community Building This event is sponsored by Vinton Unlimited and...