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Greenhands Get Fired Up
By: Co-Reporter, Izzie BirkerEach year chapters in the Northeast district send their new greenhands to learn about FFA from our state and district officers. This year on October 6th at Waverly-Shell Rock, they welcomed all of the new Greenhand FFA members in each chapter. While at Waverly-Shell Rock on Friday, district and state officers led four interactive workshops for the FFA members. Iowa State Patrol Investigates Social Media Threat at the Capitol in Des Moines
The Iowa State Patrol received information about a threat to the Iowa State Capitol building from the United States Capitol Police around 12:45 pm today. The threat was made via social media. The Department of Public Safety investigated and assessed the threat and determined it to be not credible. Out of an abundance of caution, the State Fire Marshal's Office and the Iowa State Patrol swept the building and located nothing of concern.
Students visit the Vinton Fire Department
Dozens of Tilford students continued the observation of Fire Prevention Week with the annual tour of the fire station this week.Several firefighters helped with the event. Tours were given of the different aspects of firefighting. The firemen gave some safety lessons, telling the children why not to return inside a burning house to save a pet, how to stay below the smoke in a fire, and offering a demonstration of smoke in a room. Baldwin recognized for 25 years of service to the Vinton Kiwanis
Kiwanis member Nancy Baldwin was honored at Tuesday's meeting for her 25 years of service to the Community.Baldwin joined the Vinton Daybreaker Kiwanis Club in 1997 and served as their President from 2002-2003. She then joined the Noon Kiwanis Club of Vinton and served as President for the 2013-14 term. Kellie Roberts, the current President of the Kiwanis Club of Vinton presented Nancy Baldwin with a plaque in recognition of her 25 years of service to the community. Iowa ranked one of the worst states for sex trafficking in Iowa
At a presentation for the local Kiwanis noon luncheon, Nick Mullnix spoke on behalf of the organization that is starting up called, Iowa House of Refuge. The House of Refuge, the nonprofit is developing from an idea created by an organization in Idaho that works to rescue victims of human trafficking or sex trafficking. When they looked at the numbers, Iowa is worse than Idaho in the industry. Vinton needs your help TODAY to put our water tower on the map!
Over the course of several weeks Vinton's east water tower has received a good cleaning both inside and our and a fresh coat of paint. Gone is the old sight with just the name "Vinton" on the tower. Now the tower has been entered into a contest for the best "tank." Here's what their website says, "Since 2006, Tnemec has celebrated the innovative and creative uses of our coatings on water tanks with an annual Tank of the Year contest. Vinton Fire Department stops at TLC Daycare
Every year when the Vinton Fire Department visits the schools during Fire Prevention Week, I appreciate them even more. I know when I was a kid, the only education we had was a fire truck ride in kindergarten.As I watched VFD volunteers, Michael Elwick and Ross Hanson present fire safety to the children in preschool I knew two things. They have to be very careful not to scare the children, but they also want very much to educated them on what to do if they are in a house fire. Operation E.D.I.T.H. Tonight, (10/12/23) at 7:00 p.m.
Operation EDITH is a fire-safety program that seeks to encourage the parents of young children to talk to their kids about the importance of fire safety...Exit Drill In The Home, thus the name "EDITH". The purpose is to educate early elementary school aged children and their families about the life-saving value of having a fire escape plan from their homes. Gifts of Hope gives support to women in the battle against Breast Cancer
Gifts of Hope is a program designed to help women with a very important part of their health care. With kind donations, the group offers free mammograms and diagnostic services are given to those who need financial assistance. It will pay for a clinic visit, testing, and diagnostic analysis of those tests to determine next steps, as well as Pap tests and/or pelvic exams. Cub Scout Pack 55 makes a stop at VGH Nursing and Rehab to make a delivery
Jen Bunten and Lori Smith, Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab Activities Assistant and Activities Director, visited with Cub Scout, Levi Neuhaus from Cub Scouts Pack 55. Levi had a special delivery of some decorated paper bags for the Nursing & Rehab residents. (The residents will be having a sack lunch/supper on Halloween night so they can be ready for the trick or treaters!)Because the scouts created the bags especially for the residents to enjoy, the Pack will earn a Service Badge for this fun community project.