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Benton County Extension Program holds annual Farm Safety Day
Another successful Farm Saftey Day was held last Saturday at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Working with several area organizations, the day brought several workshops for area children to have a little bit of fun while learning safety. The children learned a vast variety of information from hidden hazards around the farm, and things like combine safety, lawn mower safety, ATV, and chemical safety to learning about 911 and what happens when you call. The sights and sounds of an old car
Saturday afternoon one of the fun events held in Vinton occurred, the car cruise. Yes, I'm sure it's an age thing. Or maybe it's a throwback to the smell of gasoline and the sound of an engine roaring in the garage that brings back a good feeling from childhood. I noted the route of the cruise this year. Drivers were directed to drive past the local nursing homes where the older folks were lined up to enjoy cars from their youth or even childhood. Vinton-Shellsburg 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees to be Honored at tonight's game
The following former graduates will be inducted during tonight's Homecoming game by Jim Struve, Vinton-Shellsburg Activities Director. The honorees will be recognized during halftime.Here is a complete list of those that will be inducted and a summary of their athletic career:Zach Mann Graduated in 1998, earning 7 Varsity letters in Football, Basketball, Baseball.
Vinton-Shellsburg's Tiny Vikes will soon have a new home
The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction phase of the new "Tiny Vikes Early Learning Center" was held on Thursday afternoon. The Vinton-Shellsburg Superintendent Kyle Koeppen, school board members and staff attended the ceremony. Also in attendance were the current Tiny Vikes who were given their own plastic hats resembling hard hats to wear for the ceremony and tp take home with them. Vinton-Shellsburg Homecoming King and Queen Named
Tory Wash and Bree Swenson were named as Vinton-Shellsburg's Homecoming Royalty this year.Congratulations!Photos of the Homecoming Parade held on Thursday evening before the crowning can be viewed here. Tomorrow's activities are listed below:Friday, September 22nd: SPIRIT DAY (School and Community dress in Black & Gold)5:00 PM - Fr.-So. fo IOWA GRANT APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR NEW STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM
The Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) announced today it is now accepting applications for a new State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP). Grant funding can be used to support a broad range of community activities to address gun and violent crime issues. Iowa’s SCIP Advisory Board has identified behavioral health as the top priority area for Iowa’s initial round of SCIP funding, with emphasis on youth programming in both rural and urban communities.
Brandon Cowboy Breakfast Feeds over 900
The little town with the big skillet was the site for the annual Cowboy Breakfast in Brandon. If everyone is at home, the town has 341 residents, except on Cowboy Breakfast Sunday. Last weekend the town brought the biscuits and gravy, the pancakes and sausage and all the fixin's for a good old-fashioned breakfast cooked outside for the crowd. Volunteers from the community gathered to pull off the feat with preparation of all the food, setting up, cleaning up and tearing it all down. Vinton Cruise this Saturday, September 23, 4-6:00 p.m.
Saturday, the annual Vinton Cruise will kick off events beginning at 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. with the Kiddie Cruise on the west side of the courthouse. There is no entry fee to participate. Strollers, tricycles, bicycles, wagons, battery ride toys. Enter at the Ketchen building or John's Tire corners.12-4:00 p.m.Registration and prizes for the cruise will be in front of the courthouse.
Let's celebrate! Tiny Vikes Addition Groundbreaking Ceremony, Thursday, 2:00 pm
Thursday, September 21, 2023 2:00 pm Tilford Elementary 308 E 13th St.Vinton, IA 52349This groundbreaking ceremony kicks off the construction phase following being awarded $1.5 million dollars from Iowa WorkForce Development. The project is among 23 statewide selected in 2022 to receive grants totaling $26.6 million in state funding to expand childcare opportunities. Top Five Candidates for Homecoming Announced
The top five candidates for Vinton-Shellsburg's Homecoming Court.Front row: Julia Johnson, Grayce McClintock, Rachel Rollinger, Maggie Elwick, and Bree Swenson. Back row: Levi Ferguson, Eli Page, Tory Wash, Brodee Klein, Brant Dickinson.The Homecoming King & Queen will be crowned tomorrow night at the Community Pep Rally at football field following the Homecoming Parade.