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Vinton Public Library To host Annual Gingerbread Contest
The Vinton Public Library will be hosting our 3rd annual Gingerbread Contest.
This year we decided not to limit the fun by only having gingerbread houses, you may now enter any type of edible creation that you
can think of.
Rules for entry:
1) Must be completely edible.
2) One entry per person/group
3) Must bring in completed entry form at the time of drop-off and
4) Please include one picture of each participant OR be available for a quick picture at the time of drop-off.
Vinton Lions Club Held Chili Supper Fundraiser
The Vinton Lions Club held a fundraiser chili supper at the fire station to benefit the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.
As usual, Vinton turned out to support the effort.
The Club has been supporting the EIHF for the past several years with the chili supper which takes place the same night as the veterans Christmas parade. Vinton Activities kick off the Christmas Season
Thursday, November 15th
Patriotic Christmas Parade
The 8th Annual Veteran’s Patriotic Christmas Parade theme will be “Veterans Thanking Hometown U.S.A.”.
The parade will take place on Thursday Evening, November 15 beginning at 6:00 p.m..
If you would like to line up to be in the parade, meet at 5:30 east and south of the Methodist church (6th St. Host Families Needed for Walldog Artists During Sesquicentennial
Upwards of 30 artists from across the country will gather in Vinton during the middle of August as part of the sesquicentennial celebration.
The artists, which are part of a larger group known as the Walldogs, will return to Vinton to give our mural history a fresh coat of paint and add new murals as well. The Walldogs made their initial debut in Vinton in 2000 as part of the “Harvest of Walls” celebration which resulted in the creation of the current eight murals.
Mary Jo Hainstock Featured In New Video Series To Promote Women In Leadership
VSCSD Superintendent, Mary Jo Hainstock Featured In New Video Series To Promote Women In School Leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association announced a new video series highlighting women superintendents and their journeys to reach the superintendency. Vinton-Shellsburg Community School Superintendent, Mary Jo Hainstock’s video segment in the series was released earlier this month. What is a Blue Ribbon School?
Tilford Elementary has been in the news for being a Blue Ribbon School, but what is that?
Tilford’s Blue Ribbon School award is an important milestone for the Vinton-Shellsburg school district. Coach Ken Stark: Always looking for new and better ways, says colleague
The Vinton-Shellsburg athletic community lost a great coach, friend and mentor – a man who was always looking for new ideas and approaches to coaching – when Ken Stark died on Monday, says fellow basketball coach Harold Shepherd.
Shep, as he is known to VS basketball players and fans, came to Vinton in 1970, and started the first girls basketball program in decades. Be You Bravely Event a Success, Reminding girls to 'be themselves bravely'
This past weekend, the "Be You Bravely" event was held at the Blessed Hope Church.
The event was created to help teenage girls to realize that they are perfect just the way they are. A group of area women saw a need and have taken the idea and turned it into an annual event.
The team put out a statement saying "I'm not sure there is a way to put into words or capture in photographs Be you Bravely 2018. Patriotic Christmas Parade Brings Santa To Vinton
Vinton's annual Patriotic Christmas Parade brought perfect weather for the event as well as the perfect guest, Santa.
The evening brought area businesses and churches to the parade as well as organizations.
Santa set up shop in the courthouse to listen to all the many wishes of the children attending the event.
To see photos Santa Arrives in town to the delight of all ages
Santa Arrived with the Holiday Parade and kids of all ages were glad to see him, from the sheriff on down to the tiniest of tots!
Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to visit with the children inside the courthouse following the parade.
To see our albumn of "Meeting Santa" photos, click here!