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VINTON TODAY - April 29th, 2013 10:18 pm
Member of AMVETS Post 218 celebrated their group's 10th anniversary this week by renaming the post in honor of two female World War II veterans -- Marion Gualtier and Phyllis Kulaszewski.
In doing so, the post became the first-ever AMVETS group -- and perhaps the first-ever post in any national veterans organization -- to name itself after two female veterans.
VINTON TODAY - April 28th, 2013 9:32 am
The annual Post-Prom kept parents of VSHS juniors awake all night on Saturday through Sunday morning, as the annual event offered a variety of activities, food and prizes for the attendees of the 2013 VS Prom.
VINTON TODAY - April 27th, 2013 9:18 pm
Vinton-Shellsburg High School juniors and seniors and their dates dressed up for the 2013 Prom on Saturday. They took turns facing the audience during the Traditional Grand March at the high school before going to dance at the Skate Center. Most will return for the Post Prom event after midnight.
DUANE RANDALL, VINTON PARKS & RECREATION - April 27th, 2013 8:33 am
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is very excited to have reached the goal of $250,000 for the development of the new Celebration Park.
Actually, the fundraising committee has now raised $280,500 for the project. The committee is very thankful of the support that they have received from the community and surrounding areas and want to be sure that all of the funds will stay with the Celebration Park fund.
MATTHEW PURDY, BENTON CO. CONSERVATION - April 26th, 2013 10:38 am
The Benton county conservation foundation would like to thank “The Red Cedar Chapter of the Izaac Walton League” for their generous donation to the development of the Benton County Nature Center Foundation of $3,500 in 2012.
VINTON TODAY - April 25th, 2013 11:55 pm
For the very last time as Tilford music teacher, Connie Zenk directed a concert by elementary students on Monday night.
Mrs. Zenk will retire at the end of this school year, after 25 years of teaching for the district.
She told the parents that the goal of the programs she organized was to show what musical lessons the students have learned over the past year.
VINTON TODAY - April 25th, 2013 10:16 am
What would happen if you and your family decided to not spend any money at all (other than paying your bills) for a whole month?
That question – and the answer – is found in the book “Spending Strike” by 1996 WHS graduate Sarah Morey Baker.
Sarah returns to Vinton for book signing at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the library.
VINTON TODAY - April 24th, 2013 11:35 am
There will be a special event to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Association during the races at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, May 19.
The main promotion is the raffle of the Alzheimer's Association quilt, which includes 14,000 squares. Each of the three-quarter-inch squares represents one caregiver for Alzheimer’s patients in the state of Iowa.
VINTON TODAY - April 24th, 2013 11:23 am
Bird lovers may have noticed the group of pelicans hanging out near the Cedar River north of Vinton.
The Vinton Today camera also captured a pair of unique birds (at least to us) with shiny blue plumage on their heads.
VINTON TODAY - April 22nd, 2013 10:02 pm
The Tilford Elementary 4th grade students sang about grandma's feather bed and several other things, took turns playing percussion instruments and ended their annual concert Monday evening with a tribute to soldiers and their families entitled "Grateful Nation."
Director Lois Martin complimented the students on their hard work and said they are ready for their next lessons in music: Composing melodies.