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Bear Creek Church held its annual open house with coffee and rolls for visitors to enjoy as they visited before and after the Memorial Day service. Speaking for the service was John Karrick. The committee in charge of keeping the doors open at the church is taking donations to repair the old building. Originally built in 1921 the building is in need of a roof repair and a new coat of paint.

By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisOn Wednesday, May 3rd, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter assisted with teaching 3rd graders about agriculture. The day included learning about animal safety, machine safety, as well as corn byproducts. Throughout the day the chapter members taught students about poultry, rabbits, swine, and horses. Sophomore Izzie Birker said, “I really enjoyed the opportunity to teach younger kids about animals and animal safety.

During the May meeting of the La Porte City Women’s Club, the group voted to donate a substantial amount to the Little Knights Learning Center. A donation of $4,000 from the LPC Women’s Club was made to the Learning Center. Pictured is left to right: Brooke Hewitt LPC Women’s Club President, presenting the check to Holly Mills (left) and Carolyn Herman (right) both board members of the Little Knights Learning Center.

By Co-Reporter Izzie Birker On Tuesday, May 16th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members attended the annual District CDE contests at Hawkeye Community College. Teams that went and participated from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter include Floriculture and Food Science. The Vinton-Shellsburg Floriculture team consisted of Pual Herger, Jordyn Williams, Andrew Pingenot, and Alana Fleming which was awarded 4th place overall with Paul Herger placing 3rd individually.

Memorial Day services could be found across the nation in honor of our fallen soldiers. Locally, Mt. Auburn who is now without an official local American Legion of their own, continued the tradition.On Thursday of last week, a group gathered to mark the graves of their soldiers with white crosses and flags. Residents then gathered on Monday for a brief service which included short presentations from residents as well as Taps being played by Chad Newton.

By: Advisor - Gabby PowerOn Saturday, May 6th the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter hosted their Annual Awards Banquet in the high school auditorium. Members, their families, and supporters gathered for a meal and fellowship prior to the ceremony in the commons which started with a greeting from President Annabelle Newton and Invocation by Officer at Large Austin Noe.

Because of Memorial Day, there will be no email on Monday. Of course, there will probably still be a few posts that go up over the weekend. So feel free to take a gander through the website and see what you may have missed!Hey, if you get inspired to write a letter to the editor or you think of something that is happening in your circle of friends or organizations, use that time to drop me a note at VintonToday@hotmail.

Dick Kenney was drafted two weeks before his high school graduation; thankfully, they deferred so he could at least receive his diploma, but he was on a bus the very next morning at 6 am. After completing all of his Army training, he was stationed in Germany as a Combat Engineer from 1953 to 1955. His unit was mainly responsible for building bridges and setting up other infrastructure.

Join us for the Bacon Buddies® Show at the Benton County Fair! WHO: Persons with an intellectual and/or developmental disability age of 8 years and older are eligible. Each participant will be paired with one-two youth mentors and a pig. WHAT: Bacon Buddies® participants will have the opportunity to experience showing a pig. The judge will assess how the mentors, participant and pig work together as a cohesive unit.

Here at Virginia Gay Hospital, we are committed to providing you with excellent healthcare.It is our pleasure to announce that Virginia Gay Hospital has been recognized by national healthcare research leader PRC with an Award of Distinction in:Communication with Nurses, Communication with DoctorsResponsiveness of Hospital StaffCommunication About MedicinesCleanliness and Quietness of Hospital EnvironmentDischarge InformationCare TransitionThis competitive national award recognizes organizations who achieve excellence throughout the year by improving patient experiences, healthcare employee engagement and/or physician alignment and engagement based on surveys of their patients.