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VSHS principal Johnson reflects on past 3 years as he leaves for Waukee
On Monday morning, one of his last days in Vinton, Kirk Johnson did the same thing he did in March of 2008 when he was hired as the principal of Vinton-Shellsburg High School: He spent some time in an interview with this reporter.
Kirk is leaving this week for his new job as the Waukee high school principal. Friday night fun planned at Riverside for Party in the Park
The action is at Riverside Park this Friday night as the 20th Annual Party in the Park celebration continues. Enjoy the food booths, family fun games and activities, and rides. The barrel train will be in full motion on Friday night for the little kids. And for those of us too big to fit in the barrel, there will be some horse drawn wagon rides by Kenny Henkel and Nancy Baldwin will be around for her horse and carriage rides.
Dog-A-Fair offered something for dogs and dog lovers
Dog lovers, dogs and garage sale patrons all found something to enjoy Saturday at the 2nd Annual Dog-A-Fair sponsored by Virginia Gay Hospital. The Friends of the Shelter, Inc., and many other animal shelters and pet service providers participated in the fund-raiser for the local shelter at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Lemon-aid for the Animal Shelter
During a garage sale in Atkins, Ashton, Desiree, and Riley sold lemonade with proceeds going to benefit the shelter pets at the Vinton/Benton Co. Shelter. They made the posters themselves and sold a lot of tasty lemonade to raise $80.00. The girls have a list of needed items for the animals and will be setting up a shopping trip soon and then a visit to the shelter. Final medallions seem to be hidden well
The group that is hiding the medallions apparently made these last ones a little tougher. Here are some additional clues for the last four medallions. Good Luck and make sure you bring in the medallion to the Recreation Center to get your prize.
Original Clues and location of medallion:
1. June 17 – Lazy, Crazy days of Summer Ken Stark
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Party in the Park Committee Announces 2011 Grand Marshals
“Well, they need a couple clowns in every parade, I suppose.” Dorothy Albert joked when she heard the news that she and her husband Roger had been selected as the 2011 Party in the Park Grand Marshals. “It’s really a great honor. We’re really excited”, she said. Mahood and Lyons Selected As 2011 Party In The Park Junior Grand Marshals.
Recent VSHS grads Kelsey Mahood and Wes Lyons have been selected as the 2011 Party in the Park Junior Grand Marshals. They will begin the weekend’s festivities by leading the Kiddie Parade through downtown Vinton on Thursday evening at 6:30.
“These kids have been great role models for the younger kids, VPRD Director Duane Randall said. WWII hero Steinford to be buried Tuesday, 65 years after final flight in B-17
Staff Sgt. Marvin J. "Steiney" Steinford was 22 years old, married for a year and a half, with a baby daughter at home in Keystone. The end of World War II was less then seven weeks away.
Steiney, a member of the 2nd Bombing Group's 429th Squadron and veteran of eight missions (with targets in Germany, Italy, Hungary and Austria) in February and March of 1945, was on his first flight with a new B-17 crew, led by Lt. Linn County man dies in accident near Urbana Saturday
Terry Lee Barker, 60, of Cedar Rapids, died in a one-car accident on a gravel road south of Urbana on Saturday afternoon.
The accident happened shortly after 2 p.m. at 61st Street Lane, just east of 32nd Avenue.
Barker was pronounced dead at the scene; the Iowa Highway Patrol said the vehicle was eastbound on 61st Street Lane in a Dodge Dakota when Barker lost control on a curved and the vehicle rolled into the ditch.
Cow kills woman north of Urbana
A routine farm outing for an Urbana grandmother and her young grandson turned deadly when a cow attacked the woman, who later died of her injuries.
The victim is Jean (Jeannie) Fee, 60, of rural Urbana. On Saturday afteroon, Fee went to the pasture with her grandson, to feed the cows, when one of the animals attacked her.