Events And Activities

Come spend an afternoon in the old country church at Spencer's Grove Church is located at 3223 51st. St., Walker, IA on Highway D-62, 4 miles west of Walker.   We are having a community church service at 3 PM, this Sunday, June 23, cemetery walk at 4 PM. We will hold a Potluck Community Picnic at 5 PM in the grove: Bring food to share, your own table service, beverage (no alcohol please) and lawn chairs.

A Habitat for Humanity ABWK (A Brush With Kindness) project at 2766 56th Street Drive northeast of Vinton has begun. The time frame is 8 am - 3 pm. for the next two Saturdays. Painting began on Saturday, June 15 and will continue next Saturday, June 22. The project will continue June 29, with dirt work/landscaping. If you would like to help, please call Kathy Jacobsen at 319-369-6581 or email Tricia Floyd at tfloyd12@juno.

The first class of NCCC-FEMA Corps members graduate today at 3 p.m. at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School. There is a meet and greet with teams from 2-3 p.m. before the ceremony. The public is invited to both events.

Vinton Unlimited Block Party! Tonight Thursday, June 13th 5-8pm at Hummel Park (at intersection of 2nd Avenue and 5th Street, across the street from McDowell's). Some seating will be provided, but it might behoove you to bring a lawn chair just in case!   Come out and join Vinton Unlimited as we celebrate and highlight our local businesses throughout the community!  Last year we were able to host 3 different Block Parties throughout the community and this year we're doing more of the same! Check out details below!                  What a summer (if you can call it that with the weather we've been having lately!).

It's sure to be the "Grandest Show Around," as the Blue Ribbon Foundation plays host to the seventeenth annual Corndog Kickoff Benefit Auction and Fair Food Grazing Party on Saturday, July 13 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Doors to the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building will open at 6:30 p.m. for a night filled with exciting auction packages, entertainment and all of your favorite Fair foods; all while helping raise funds to restore the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds! Nearly 200 enticing auction packages fill the live and silent auctions.

The Iowa State Fair and Windstar Lines have partnered to provide round trip transportation to the Fair from 41 locations throughout the state. The convenient and affordable State Fair Express will offer motor coach service during the Iowa State Fair August 8-18. Each State Fair Express ticket includes: • Round trip transportation to and from Des Moines on a deluxe Windstar Lines motor coach • Fair admission • A complimentary bottle of water • Fair coupon book offering food and drink discounts with more than $30 in savings • Daily Program with map of the Fairgrounds • Easy pickup and drop off in the Fair's North Lot at Gate 15 The State Fair Express, sponsored by Fareway, will arrive at the Fair at approximately 10 a.

Nothing says bonding opportunity more than a dip in the pool with Dad on Father's Day. We are all so thankful for our dads. All dads swim for FREE this coming Sunday, June 16th from 1 PM - 5 PM at the Vinton Community Swimming Pool. Prizes for dad will even be awarded throughout the event! Come join us for some fun in the sum

Vinton Farmer's Market will e this Thursday, June 12th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rail Road Depot. This week is the annual Dairy Night..Here's a chance to milk a cow and win prizes including some delicious chocolate milk, thanks to Dave Kelchen at Fareway! Vendors are already bringing some great produce and baked goods so stop out for

The Washington High Class of 1973 will be having their reunion on June 29th. The weekend of Party in the Park. For more information contact Joyce Shellhart at jshellhart@juno.com

The Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce is bringing a group of 250 people to Vinton tomorrow via the Iowa Northern Railroad! Once again, we have a great opportunity to showcase our community and give visitors a glimpse of the great town we get to call home!    Here is a rundown of the planning that has taken place and what to expect.