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Sparks Fly at District Ag Mechanics
By Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker “Although this is my first year doing this contest I learned a lot and am looking forward to preparing for next year,” said Jaice Tuttle. Tuttle who attended the District Ag Mechanics competition on May 3rd at NICC in Calmar. Team 1 consisted of Christopher Fleming, Andrew Brummer, and Dallas Fairbanks who placed fourth as a team. Vinton Residents Invited to Share Ideas at Community Visioning Design Workshop
Residents will have the opportunity to share their ideas for improving Vinton at a design workshop hosted by the Vinton Visioning committee at the Farmer’s Market in Celebration Park on Thursday evening June 29th at 5:00pm. This workshop is the culmination of an input-gathering process to identify transportation needs and opportunities for enhancements in Vinton.
Vinton, Where Everybody Knows Your Name, wraps Party in the Park 2023
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was the theme of this year's Party in the Park. The theme coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Cheers TV show that used that song as its theme song.The community picnic held at Farmers Savings Bank & Trust kicked off all of the fun on Thursday night. The kiddie parade followed and went from the banks to the courthouse lawn. USS Iowa to be Christened tomorrow, June 17
To watch the livestream of the event click HERE tomorrow morning.By Patrick KinneyA new U.S Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa will be christened Father’s Day weekend, supported by the granddaughter and grandniece of five Waterloo brothers killed during World War II and a retired submarine officer from Cedar Rapids.The USS Iowa submarine, hull number SSN-797, will be christened 9 a. No Email on Monday
Because Monday is a Federal Holiday, there will be no outbound email. If there is urgent news, it will be uploaded to the website and shared on the Vinton Today Facebook page. Enjoy the three-day weekend and catch up on other stories you may have missed!
New Strategic Planning Date Survey for the Vinton Public Library
There is a new Strategic Planning survey put out by the Vinton Public LIbrary. The survey will be used to collect data for fiscal years of 2024-2026. If you'd like to participate, the link is below!https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SF2B5N Vinton Fire Department receives new equipment
"Equipment has heart, human heart, inside it." Ichiro SuzukiChristmas came a bit early to the Vinton Fire Station in the form of 20 brand-new MSA Fire G1 Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and 40 new "45-minute" bottles purchased through Sandry Fire Supply and Darren Bierman. This purchase was a long process and involved a tremendous amount of work on the part of Chief Garwood, Training Officer Boisen, and Captain McKenna with input from the department members. Area Homeschool Students Celebrated at Graduation
Vinton-Shellsburg and Benton Community held a graduation ceremony for the graduating seniors in the Class of 2023. Those celebrated included the following students:Nash ArbuckleLord Boone Alexander Asher*Nicolas BaysingerCaleb BrownGrace BrownLeah BrownNichole Elizabeth BrunssenWilliam Angus Buchanan IV*Caleb Weston FranckDanica GossettVeronica Lynn JudasRaegan JungeJoseph KoopmanKaden Wallace*Denotes graduating with honorsThe class was welcomed by Mrs. New Garbage Service to begin July 1 in Vinton
S&J Sanitation out of Marengo will be taking over for the previous garbage pick-up service beginning on July 1st. Garbage pick-up days will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. If customers currently have a Monday or Tuesday pick-up there isn't a change. Current Wednesday customers will be serviced on Friday. New garbage and recycling cans will be delivered to every household the last week in June. Petting Zoo visited Shellsburg Elementary
By: Co- Reporter, Izzie Birker On Friday, May 19th, the high school 5th period Animal Science class brought their end of the semester animal projects to visit the students at Shellsburg Elementary for a petting zoo. This was a very big hit for the students at Shellsburg and Tilford Elementary, during FFA Week in February. Animals at the petting zoo were rabbits, sheep, ducks, a goat, cow, and chickens.