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VGH Initial Tree Lighting set for Nov. 18, after parade and Santa's arrival
After you salute area residents for their military service during the second annual Veterans Patriotic Christmas Parade; and after you’ve taken your youngsters to see Santa and watch the lighting of the Christmas trees at the Benton Courthouse, you still have one more community holiday event to share with your neighbors
The Tree of Lights Initial Lighting at the VirginiaGayHospitaltakes place at 7 p. Ohlsen retires from Farm Bureau, but plans to go to college again
For 26 years, Frank Ohlsen has been a mentor to those who have struggled with alcohol and drug abuse issues.
Now that he is retiring from Farm Bureau, Ohlsen's main goal is to do more to help those people.
"I'm going to get some schooling," Ohlsen said Friday afternoon, during his retirement reception at the Benton County Farm Bureau office. Dollars for Scholars greenery adorns downtown for Christmas
The Vinton-Shellsburg students, including National Honor Society and FFA members, with the help of some teachers and adult volunteers, placed greenery throughout downtown Vinton on Saturday, as many retailers participated in the annual Dollars for Scholars fund-raiser. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, just in time for Thursday's patriotic Christmas parade and the arrival of Santa Claus. Fun at the Library....Website!
We get a lot of e-mail at the Vinton Today, usually the news items to share, are the run of the mill things.
Friday we got an email from our ever so kind, Virginia "The Librarian" Holsten. She sent along a link to the Library's website as well as a note about some new features on there.
Just go to: http://vintonlibrary.
Hospital receives donation in honor of Barb Becker Guillory
Even when she was terminally ill, Barb Becker Guillory thought of others. She was concerned about other patients, as well as the nurses who cared for her during her sickness.
After her death, Barb’s widower, Glenn wanted to share with others in the way that Barb would have.
Guillory presented the hospital a donation that will pay for a device to make it easier and safer for nurses to move immobile patients at the hospital. School Board Agenda for 11/15
Vinton-Shellsburg CSD
School Board Meeting
Monday, November 15, 2010, 7:00 PM
Central Office Board Room
1502 C Ave.
Vinton, IA 52349
6:15 – PPEL/Finance Workshop
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance
3.
Iowa's 'Goose Man' bringing his flock to Party in the Park
"The goose is booked."
That play on words came from a Vinton Parks and Recreation Board member Thursday morning as the board discussed one of the entertainment for Party in the Park 2011.
The Gooseman is coming.
Paul Messerschmidt -- a former western Iowa school classmate of two Vinton residents, VPRD Board President Jeff Peterson and Bob Noren -- will bring his flock of trained geese to Vinton in late June. Salutes to all of our Veterans
Happy Veterans Day Ross! Thank you for proudly serving our country.
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Happy Veterans Day Troy! Thank you for serving our country. So proud of you. Rest in Peace.
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Salutes from us to:
My dad, who is now 88 years old, served on a PT boat in the Pacific during WWII. - Steve Arnold
Susan Gay who served during Desert Storm 89-92, HSL30 (Norfolk Va)!
My thanks and blessings go out to all Veterans and those actively serving our Country now. Winning Edge: Officers learn tactical safety during session in Vinton
Brian McKenna’s journey to Vinton began at a funeral for a fellow officer.
McKenna, a retired police officer, author, and owner of Winning Edge Training, was in Vinton on Wednesday to teach officers the best ways to confront armed suspects.
The training included some graphic videos showing the shooting of officers who did not survive such attacks.