News
Kersten Light Display begins Thanksgiving Night
I know some will ask, it happens every year, and the answer is, "Yes!" Yes, the Kersten light display will go on as usual this year. Yes, it starts tonight, Thanksgiving night and will run through December 27th. YES, PLEASE leave Shorty with a healthy snack to help cover the cost of the display! Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Twice Loved Toy Store Meets need in Community
Located at 314 North K Ave. (the old Bright's Piano Building), in Vinton, is a new store called, "Bright's Toys and More"
The store is offering a selection of new toys and household items for sale.
They are only able to accept cash at this time.
Their store hours are Monday-Tuesday, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. and Wednesday-Saturday 10:00 a. Celebrating 150 Years of the Vinton Community with 150 Women
As we prepare to celebrate Vinton’s 150 years, plans have been made to celebrate and honor 150 women making a difference in the Vinton area.
We are asking for your help in identifying these special women of our past and present day. Perhaps someone you knew or heard about in the past. Perhaps someone who impacted you or your family in a special way.
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.