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Thanks to all who made Fair Queen contest a success
By Angie Becker
The Benton County Fairboard would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Payton Sash as the 2016 Benton County Fair Queen, Bobbie Hilmer as the 2016 Benton County Fair Princesses, Macy Arbuckle 1st runner up and Carly Selken 2nd runner up and Macy Arbuckle as Miss Congeniality. The Benton County Fair Board would like to thank Daisy Johnson, Elizabeth and Juli Martin, Keri Weber for participating in the contest.
Trafford earns 3rd place ribbon in State Fair Photography contest
Rose Trafford of Vinton was among the honorees in the 2016 Iowa State Fair photography contest, earning third place in the "Planes, Trains, Automobiles" category, with a photo of
See the complete list of winners in the official State Fair news release below:
Photographers from around the country submitted their best work into the Photography Salon competition judged prior to the start of the 2016 Iowa State Fair.
VS surplus sale set for Aug. 9
Vinton-Shellsburg CSD Surplus Items Sale will take place Tuesday, August 9, from 11:30 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. in the Auto Shop Behind the Middle School
The district has numerous miscellaneous items for sale, come check out what we have to offer. Items include dust control system, 2-table saws, hand planes, wood vices, chain hoist, assortment of misc.
Fischer named to ISBA Board of Governors
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State Bar Association would like to announce the appointment of the following Cedar Rapids and Iowa CIty-area attorneys to leadership roles for the 2016-17 fiscal year.
Robert Fischer, Vinton, Board of Governors
Firm: Robert B. Fischer Law Firm, General practice attorney
Mark Parmenter, Cedar Rapids, Board of Governors
Firm: Lederer Weston Craig, P.
VS FFA Floriculture team earns 2nd place
On June 14th, 2016 four Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter members participated in state floriculture CDE at Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood is the only school in the state that offers Floral careers and design as part of their agriculture department. The members that attended were Erin Cantrell, Sarah Siglin, Brianna Lundvall, and Keri Webster.
Three towns, three events for VS FFA this summer
Each year Shellsburg, Garrison, and Vinton have events that take place to get members of the community out and mingling. The day or days that those occur people get to meet others, eat real good food, and above all have fun.
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter sets-up a petting zoo for the Shellsburg Fun Day on June 16th and Garrison Fun Day on July 9th.
VS FFA team competes in Ag Mechanics event
On June 9, four V-S FFA chapter members went to the Ag 450 Farm at Iowa State University in Ames to compete in state Ag Mechanics.
The team of Grant Ries, George Haefner, Collin Henry, and Jakob Long had to participate in structural system, machinery and equipment system, environment and natural resources, electrical system, metal and welding system and general knowledge examination test.
Work hard, play hard: VS FFA Officers grow together at Retreat
Officer retreat took place from Wednesday July 27th to Friday July 29th in Clear Lake, Iowa. It was an adventure for every officer, both advisors, and their husbands. Over the three-day experience there was a lot of work that got accomplished that included adjusting the program of activities, deciding the new theme for our chapter, and getting the officers bonded for the new school year.
Dollar General for Shellsburg? City sets hearing for Aug. 22
The Shellsburg City Council has scheduled a town hall meeting for Aug 22 at 6:00 pm at the American Legion for public input concerning the annexation for the proposed Dollar General to be located at the south end of town (south of the Travis residence).
The land in question is currently farmland now owned by Golden Grain Enterprises, according to papers filed this week with the Benton County Auditor's Office.
New magazine story recalls Vinton's 'firefly mafia' and the lady who led it
Growing up 30 miles north of Vinton, but with friends and cousins who lived here, I learned a bit about the town as a kid. I looked forward to riding “The Bell” at Riverside Park, and am among those who wish it were still available – although I have also heard many people explain their not-so-healthy memories of that particular playground memory.