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Natasha Becker (Mrs. Helms)  Found cash in the LMC and returned it.  She also showed her unselfishness on the volleyball court.  Caleb Svoboda ( Mrs. Steffen)  not pictured  During open house he helped a freshmen with her locker.

      The annual Vinton Parks and Rec Department/VSHS Cheerleading Jr. Cheerleaders program wrapped up on Friday with the younger cheerleaders performing with the high schoolers during the football game.       The young participants learned a few of the cheers and moves they may one day use when they get to high school.

       Approximately 30 Benton County area children learned how to stay safe on the farm at the annual Farm Safety Day led by the Iowa State University Extension and its partner sponsors.     Children learned how to prevent accidents involving machinery, tractors, mowers and chemicals at a variety of stations. At other stations, they learned the correct way to dial 911 and how to provide emergency first aid if an accident does occur.

    Vinton-Shellsburg High School presented the Academic Awards for last year's successes to current students on Thursday evening.      The program included a welcome by guidance counselor Scott Tandy and speech by VS alum Dr. Maggie Mangold.        VSHS Principal Matt Kingsbury and Academic Advisor Sandy Hamilton presented the awards to the following students:          Class of 2012                                              Cassandra Alderson                            Haley Bird                                          Katie Boddicker                                 Trevor Brown                                                 Clare Cooling                                      Abigail Darland*                         Nolan Edwards                                                  Logan Halstead                                 Aric Hanson                                        Matthew Hart                                   Emma Horst                                       Miranda Husted                                 Stephanie Lash                                   Zachary Latting                                 Chelsie Lensch                                                 Jacob Milroy                                     Elizabeth Moen                                         Tess Noeller*                              Elle Osborn                                        Alex Springer                                      Madeline Springer                              Mackenzie Stueck*                       Matthew Walston                              *Denotes 4.

       Vinton-Shellsburg High School students learned on Thursday that the soldiers who defend their constitutional rights give up some of those rights -- particularly the right of freedom of speech -- when they take the oath to serve our country and "defend the Constitution from all known enemies."      Three U.

        In Tuesday's school elections, a total of  only 766 people voted in Benton County, which includes Vinton-Shellsburg, Benton Community and Belle Plaine.       All of the VS candidates were running unopposed and easily won re-election. Brenda Bartz, Tim Bird. Angela Hazen and Megan Rickels will serve a four-year term.

     You walk into the U.S. Bank lobby and see a large wooden lounge chair that you've never seen before. You stop for a closer look.      Then you see a painting and a framed charcoal drawing, all made by the same artist whose name is on a small sign behind the chair.      "Go ahead," says a bank employee.

  Fall 2011 Branching Out grant recipients announced Alliant Energy and Trees Forever support 31 tree-planting projects in Iowa   CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – September 15, 2011 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, and Trees Forever announced the spring 2011 Branching Out grant recipients.

  Garrison Betterment Committee is pleased to announce that Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, donated $5,000 towardGarrison fire station equipment for the Garrison area.  This grant originated with a request from Tom Husnik, Pioneer account manager, through Pioneer Community Investment. The grant will be used to help replace firefighter and first respose equipment that was lost during a damaging wind storm that destroyed the Garrison Fire Department building and equipment stored within the building.

Have you seen me? -- Missing north of Vinton in the 22nd Avenue Drive area (on the way to Rodger's Park) -- a dachshund with a lighter red collar answering to the name of Chloe.  Please contact Tom and Sara Patterson at 472-5467.  The neighborhood is hoping you come home soon!