Sports
Benton County Speedway coloring contest winners announced
Drivers weren't the only ones competing for the top spot at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, August 7.
It was decision night for the Speedway's annual coloring contest, which awarded a combined total of over $150 in prizes. Trophy winners collected a bag of loot, including skating or mini-golf passes to the Vinton Skate and Activity Center, Palace Bucks for the Vinton Palace Theater and Vinton Value Dollars courtesy of Vinton Unlimited. VPRD Kids Triathlon winners listed
The youngsters swam, biked and ran (in that order) their way to the finish line. The Kids Triathlon took place at the Vinton Swimming Pool and surrounding roads on the morning of Saturday, July 30th.
The distances required for each event differered depending on their age group. The time, place and required distances of the partipants can be found in the attached "Triathlon Results. First Baptist Church sees 83 children for soccer camp, so far
Soccer camp is being held this week by the First Baptist Church. There has been as many as 83 children participate, and anyone else is still welcome to come on over and join in!
The soccer camp is being held at the Braille school soccer field as a ministry of First Baptist Church.
There are 11 coaches and 16 support staff. Benton County Speedway Coloring Contest is here!!
The rules are simple, just print off the attached Rules & Picture, work your magic, and turn it in at the Benton County Speedway this Weekend!
Entries are due THIS SUNDAY and you must be present to win, so sharpen your crayons and colored pencils and put some color to the page.
The PDF file is attached, along with a JPG version.
Swim Camp, register by August 3 to participate
For $10, kids can get a chance to learn competitive swimming technique and strokes from the Vinton Boys and Girls Swim coaches, current and both current and former high school and college swimmers.
Included in this price are goggles, t-shirt and swim cap.
The camp is August 8-12, Mon – Fri from 5 to 6pm at the Vinton Pool.
Winners at BCS include Pippert, Olson
Winners at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, July 31 included:
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Sports Mod: Kyle Olson
Sports Compact: Nate Chandler
Modifieds: Joe Docekal
Stock Car: Andrew Burk
See complete results HERE.
Thanks for Making VU golf event a success!
Thank you to everyone who took time out of their day to come out and play in the Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament this year! We had a fantastic time and all but about 2 groups made it through the entire tournament without getting rained on! Below you will find some information about the tournament, the scores, and the crowd pleaser.
Roster among winners at Benton County Speedway
Winners at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, July 24, included:
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Stock Car: Curtis Roster
Modifieds: Troy Cordes
Sports Mod: Dave McCalla
Sports Compact: Nate Chandler
For complete results, click HERE.
Alumni Football players already looking ahead to 2012
Randy Scheel had planned to spend the days after Vinton-Shellsburg loss to the Center Point-Urbana team in the July 8 Alumni Football USA game making preparations for the 2011 rematch.
But instead, he has spent much of the month of July the same way other Vinton and Garrison residents have – cleaning up the results of the July 11 storm.
Skate Rink back open after storm damage
The Vinton Skate and Activity Center will be open Friday, July 22nd! Open skate is open Fridays from 7-9 pm. Mini golf is open 7-9 pm on Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday as well as from 5-9 pm on Saturday and 1-4 pm on Sunday. Walking will also begin Monday, July 25th. Walking is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8-9 am.