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Benton County Fair Book Released
The Benton County Fair is underway! It takes many, many people to pull off the events at the fair. The displays are now in the Open Class Building (off to the left as you enter the fairgrounds) and judges have begun to award ribbons in the entries. There are numerous categories that have had entries submitted. See the Fair Book below for all of the details!Both adults and youth are in competition for the blue ribbon entries.
Why aren't the FREE lunches being served at Tilford this year?
To operate as an open site, the site must be located at or in the attendance area of a school with 50.0%+ free/reduced or within the boundaries of an eligible census block. Initial eligibility data can be used for up to 5 summers. Vinton Shellsburg does not currently have a school with 50% free & reduced eligibility. In looking at our claims, Tilford Elementary is really close. Benton County Emergency Management Speaks with Residents about Preparedness
Scott Hansen of Benton County Emergency Management spoke to the Vinton Kiwanis concerning preparation for disasters. He shared a list of supplies that families should have on hand, encouraging everyone to stock up a little bit at a time if they can't buy a lot of supplies at once. He shared that the 25-year food supplies that he's tested, are still good some 15 years after his family bought them. VSCSD provides Summer Meals: Site Locations and Times
It’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Vinton-Shellsburg CSD provides FREE meals to children during the summer. Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:Attention V-S Middle or High School Students!Are you a V-S Middle or High School Student and would like to be a part of providing this service, to obtain your Black and Gold/1:1 hours? Please contact karen. Benton County Fair Queen Candidates for 2023
Izzie BirkerMy name is Izzie Birker, I am the daughter of Scott and Jenni Birker. I have 2 siblings. Cole is 13 and Katie is 10. We live outside of Vinton on our farm where we raise beef cattle and corn and soybeans. I will be a junior at Vinton Shellsburg in the fall. After high school, I plan to attend college and am considering majoring in Animal Science and Ag Business. Vinton-Shellsburg Announces 2nd Semester Honor Roll Students
* denotes 4.0 grade point averagAspen Ahrenholz*Angela AhrensteinAndrew AllsupIan AllsupEaston Almquist*Kelcie ApplebyAthena Aragon*Noah ArmstrongParker ArnoldPaige BearbowerIsabel BirkerLucas BirkerJack BlaisMadeline Blais*Merritt BodekerMatthew BookmeierZoey BressonBrady BruceBrylee Bruce*Aliza BrummerBenjamin BuhrKalinda BurkeSadie BurkeHudson C
Vinton Class of '83 holds 40th Reunion
Members of the Vinton Class of 1983 held their 40th class reunion on Friday and Saturday in Vinton. Members of the class met at the Ron da Voo on Friday night, and then met to golf on Saturday morning and finished the weekend on Saturday night at Berry's Lanes for a meal together and a time of visiting and catching up with each other. A raffle was held for items created by the talented Derrick Stott. Shellsburg and Garrison Summer Meal information for students
Vinton-Shellsburg is offering in-house meals at Shellsburg Elementary and the Garrison Public Library, starting June 5th, 2023.Please contact Karen Ackman, District Food Service Director, with any questions or concerns at karen.ackman@vscsd.orgor for Garrison to ang.dague@garrison.lib.ia.us and/or for Shellsburg tina.clapp@vscsd.
Talley: Life in prison without the possibility of parole & Restitution
The murder conviction of Tacoa Talley in the death of Jodie Bevans resulted in his sentencing trial being set for Friday afternoon. Because the defense attorney had forgotten about the hearing, there was approximately an hour and a half delay. Talley was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury in Benton County on April 14, 2023. After just a few hours of deliberation by the jury the decision was unanimous. Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Plant Sales
By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisThe Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter and Greenhouse Management Class held their annual Plant Sales from April 28th-May 14th. From the beginning of the school year the greenhouse class has grown a variety of plants such as petunias, peas, tomatoes, and geraniums. The days of the plant sales consisted of helping customers find specific plants, checking out orders, and making sure the environment was suitable for the plants and customers.