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Florida corn snake surprises Vinton woman
At times, a grocery store carry-out worker gets a request that is not exactly part of his or her written job description. Such an incident happened Tuesday morning at Fareway, where a customer who had recently returned from Fareway opened her vehicle in the parking lot to discover that a corn snake had apparently caught a ride in Florida. Rockwell Collins supports Easter Iowa Honor Flights with donation
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11 Year old requests gifts for the local animal shelter
Cameron celebrated his 11th birthday by asking his friends to bring presents for the shelter animals.
Here is a picture of Cameron with the presents that his guests brought for the shelter.
Shelter representative Jennings is seen in a party hat. School Board hears request to add boys soccer at VSHS
Vinton-Shellsburg School Board member Todd Wiley said he recently spoke to a man who knew one thing about Vinton-Shellsburg: The school does not have boys soccer.
Two soccer enthusiasts from Vinton-Shellsburg High School are asking the school board to change that.
Jake Milroy and John Levis wore soccer shirts to the school board meeting Monday, where they discussed the cost of adding boys soccer to the VSHS athletic program.
Jazz Band in DM; performs today
The Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz band is now in Des Moines, where they will perform at 10 a.m.tomorrow at the Iowa High School Jazz Championships. This is the schools fifth appearance at the State Championships, and its first back-to-back appearance. Director Karl Smith led the band to last year's event, as well. Saxophone player Nick Gardner will be recognized at the event for his achievement of being accepted into the 2011 Iowa All-State Jazz Band. Krugs join square dancers from around Iowa at annual convention
Troy and Margaret Krug of Vinton joined dozens of other couples at the 49th Iowa State Square Dance Convention this past weekend. They have been square dancing for more than 30 years, and are hoping more dancers will join them.
The Krugs are members of the Rapid Eights Square and Round Dance Club in Cedar Rapids. Meeting set for May 3 for work on Vinton comprehensive plan
The City of Vinton has started work on a new comprehensive plan. The process, designated 2020 Vision for Vinton, will culminate in a document containing policies and goals to guide the city’s long-term growth.
Vinton city officials have retained the services of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) to help a citizens’ planning committee draft the 10-year comprehensive plan.
Kindergarten students sing at Tilford
The annual Kindergarten music program, part of the series of concerts at Tilford Elementary, took place Thursday evening.
Music teacher Connie Zenk played the keyboard and directed the children as they sang songs including "Hurray, I like it here" and "I like being little alot."
After the concert, parents and children enjoyed ice cream courtesy of the Tilford PTO. FFA raises more than $9,000 with labor auction
For the first time since the Nixon presidency, a Vinton-Shellsburg FFA labor auction took place without Duane Fisher.
Fisher's replacement as VSHS FFA advisor, Louise Fleming, and 23 VS FFA members, participated in the traditional Labor Auction Thursday evening in the high school gym.
"You are not here for a bargain," said auctioneer Duane Johnson to the crowd of approximately 40 bidders. VS alum returns as director; 'Elephant Man' opens on VSHS stage Saturday
How do you use make up to make the main character of any stage version of "The Elephant Man" look like the real-life 19th Century English man who inspired the Century American play?
You don't, says the man who is directing it in Vinton this weekend.
"Bernard Pomerance, in his introduction to the play, wrote that there is no way to make a character look and sound as hideous as the original 'Elephant Man' actually was," said director Nich Radcliffe.