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Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition Continues Responding to Derecho Damage
Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition continues to meet each week to address recovery challenges from the August 10, 2020 derecho, one of the worst storms in United States history. The Coalition, made up of service agency representatives and volunteers, is Benton County’s long-term disaster recovery organization. The organization members work to help families and farmers get back to more normal situations and connect with agencies to coordinate volunteer efforts for cleanup.
Solar Project Meeting June 10 6:00 p.m. Palo Community Center
There will be a public meeting June 10 at 6 p.m. at the Palo Community Center for us all to submit questions for NextEra to answer publicly. You can either attend in person or tune in via the zoom link in the Facebook event below.Please feel free to follow these links for more information and to submit questions. Event on Facebook --> Palo NextEra Q&A EventSubmit Questions here --> Open Ended Questions for NextEraAny question is fair game.
Things that HAVE to be said, apparently
Vinton is getting ready to start some of the Annual events around town. We have Party in the Park coming up next week, which will be a blast, as usual. During that there will be the Pink up the Pace 5 K walk, run to raise funds to help our friends and neighbors with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Vinton has added a new 2-mile walking trail and people are enjoying that so much as well.
Van Horne Community Cleanup Day
In coordination with the Benton County Disaster Coalition, Volunteer Iowa's Disaster Program Officer Michael Rojas and the Habitat for Humanity of Iowa Mobile Response Team participated in a Van Horne community cleanup day on Saturday, May 21. To organize the activities, Michael collaborated with Van Horne City Clerk Linda Klopping, who was crucial in locating homes, contacting survivors, and accumulating information about the work that needed to be done. Four injured and one arrested following UTV accident on Friday Night
On 6-4-2021, at about 8:45 PM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a UTV accident with multiple injuries at Patten’s Campground, 5454 22nd Ave, Vinton IA. The UTV lost control and overturned. The driver of the Polaris UTV was Ladonna Fairbanks, age 60, of Vinton IA. Fairbanks was arrested and charged with OWI and was taken to the Benton County Jail.
Swim Camp hosted 4th-8th Grade Students from area School
The Vinton Aquatic Club combined with the Vinton-Shellsburg high school boys and girls teams to host a swim camp for the 4th-8th graders at the Braille School Pool last week. The participants arrived at the camp from not only Vinton-Shellsburg but also from Union, and Center Point-Urbana school districts. "The participants developed their technique in various strokes and skills in various aspects of competitive swimming," said Swim Coach, Ashley Hesson. Vinton Lions Club distributes 48 trees to area residents
Vinton Lions Club distributed 48 trees through the Trees Forever grant program to Vinton-Shellsburg area residents. Trees Forever care about the environment, our rural lands, the communities we live in and our fellow citizens. They are headquartered in Marion, Iowa and founded in 1989. We are grateful for the Trees Forever grant program allowing Vinton Lions Club to support replanting of trees in our community. Vinton Lions Club celebrates 100th Year July 6
An annual Vinton Lions service project is a springtime read-a-long event at Tilford Elementary School. Lions member read to, or read to by, eager young scholars.Sometimes it's a dad or mom or grandparent and children's experience. Vinton Lions Club invites the community to help us celebrate our 100 Years of Service on July 6, 2021, from 5-8 PM at Celebration Park. Raising Hope in Benton County
The Party in Pink 5K event is an annual fundraiser for the Gifts of Hope program through Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation, Virginia Gay Hospital, and its family medical clinics in Atkins, Van Horne, Urbana, and Vinton. The program offers assistance to women in Benton County for health services related to cancer diagnostics and treatment. In addition, it provides an opportunity to remind friends and neighbors of how truly critical early detection is in surviving a breast cancer diagnosis. Evergreen Cemetery in Need of Funds to replace Equipment
Evergreen Cemetery is in need of equipment to maintain the grounds of the resting places of many of our families. "We are going to put together a cookbook called, "Resting Residents," where families can submit a recipe with a short fact about their family that is now resting at Evergreen Cemetery."The cemetery is trying to raise at least $6,000 for a new mower and they also need to upgrade their 1974 and 1978 trucks.