Eastern Iowa FCA celebrated its 19th Annual Night of Champions on April 23. 2023. It was a special time of looking back in thankfulness and awe at all that God has done and consider the impact of what God can do through FCA in the future.

 Already saturated grounds and a stormy Sunday forecast have forced officials at Benton County Speedway to postpone the season-opening Spring Thunder special a second time.

For children entering 4th-8th grade, there will be a  Vinton Shellsburg Cross Country Camp. The camp will be held at the High School Monday-Thursday, June 12-15, 2023  9:30 a.

The Izaak Walton League of America, Red Cedar Chapter in Vinton would like to invite you to bring your family to enjoy a day full of fun activities!There will be archery, scavenger hunts, prairie nature walk, camp fire, camp site demo, .

With a less than ideal Sunday weather forecast, officials at Benton County Speedway have postponed the season opening Spring Thunder special to May 7.The event will still serve as the first stop for the inaugural season of the Pro Late Model Series.

The Lil Racer Car Club will be OPEN for business this Sunday at the Benton County Speedway “The Bullring” on a limited basis. With Crew Chief Mitch leaving on vacation (yes, we know, WHO ever schedules vacation during racing season?) we will start club registration on Sunday, May 21, but we will still be giving away racing flags, coloring pictures AND colors -for trophies of course, and have on sale our safety supplies- our safety glasses, goggles, earplugs, AND earmuffs.

Big Grove celebrates RAGBRAI ® 50th Anniversary with statewide "Gold Can Giveaway"100 lucky winners will receive a custom gold RAGBRAI bike jersey in honor of this year's historic rideBig Grove Brewery, the official brewery of RAGBRAI ® and the maker of Iowa's top-selling hazy IPA Easy Eddy, is commemorating the 50th and golden anniversary of the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle ride in the world, by releasing specialty packs and golden cans of Easy Eddy throughout the state.

The 2023 Viking/Vikette Youth Basketball Camp will be held on June 5 at Tilford Elementary OR the High School. The cost will be $40.00 per student.

WHO: Incoming 4th-8th Graders WHEN & WHERE: Monday, June 5th - Wednesday, June 7th, from 1:00-3:00 PM Vinton-Shellsburg High School COST: $40.

Hawkeye RedTail Sports Shooting claimed numerous awards, including team titles in Trap-Singles and Trap-Doubles, and High-Over-All Runner-Up at the 2023 ACUI/SCTP College Nationals held March 20-25, at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.