Events And Activities

PEO Chapter HG to meet

  PEO Chapter HG will meet Saturday, January 14th at 9:00         A.M. at the home of Ann Williams.  The assistant hostess         will be Ann Harrison.

Sleep Apnea and Diabetes - Topic for VGH Diabetes Support Group.

VGH’s Diabetes Support Group will meet Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in the hospital cafeteria from 4:30-5:30pm. Topic: “Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Diabetes- Are Blood Sugars Affected?”  Presented by Kim/VGH Resp Therapy. RSVP-472-6193. 

PEO MZ to meet Jan. 9

PEO Chapter MZ will meet at 1:30 on Monday, Jan. 9,at the home of Karen Schlue assisted by Barb Fuchs.  Please meet to carpool at 1 p.m.

Breast Cancer Survivors Group meeting changed

  Breast Cancer Survivors Group:  We will not meet the first Tuesday of January! We will meet for dinner (free will donation) at Windsor Manor at 6:00 p.m.  Friday, January 13.  We will then proceed to the high school for the Vinton-Shellsburg Breast Cancer Awareness Pink girls' basketball game against Marion.

Winter Break activities scheduled

  School is out for Winter Break but does that now mean you have to be stuck inside and bored to tears watching rerun TV? Of course not! The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department has plenty of upcoming activities to keep Vinton-Shellsburg youth occupied while celebrating the holiday season!   The Winter Carnival at the Vinton Skate & Activity Center will take place from 9 AM – 11 AM on Tuesday, December 27th.

Help for Adults Transitioning to College Life

  Kirkwood Admission office hosts New Adult Learner Welcome Day, January 9; event designed to dispel myths about returning to college. Kirkwood Community College will hold a reception for adults who are planning to return to college or start for the first time. The free event is set for Monday, January 9, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 125, Iowa Hall, on Kirkwood’s main Cedar Rapids campus.

Tour deLights race results

        Vinton's 5K Tour deLights Results by division       Overall Female Winner Rae Lynn Lamparek 22:00        Overall Male Winner Nathan Hopp 16:12     1 mile fun run Time 1 Carli Lang 13:22 2 Morgon Lang 17:45   &

Christmas Eve Before You Leave

  On Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 7pm, Wesley United Methodist Church will host Christmas Eve Before You Leave. In a lessons and carols format with featured solos by Lori Ferguson and Douglas Yenser, worship concludes with lighting candles and singing Silent Night. If you leave town for Christmas or your Christmas Eve is jammed full, please come and sing your favorite carols.

'Christmas Unwrapped' a Christmas Eve presentation

The cast of Christmas Unwrapped will present their play on Christmas Eve at 6 pm at Oak Grove Church   Oak Grove Church presents 'Christmas Unwrapped,' a new take on discovering the true meaning of Christmas, at 6 p.m. Sat., Dec. 24, 2011. The play takes place the day after Christmas and follows the path of one Christmas store owner, Bob Furkle played by local Vinton resident Scott Merchant, as he struggles to make sense of the Christmas season.

Connecting Families To The Environment VIRTUAL Conference

  Sustainable living encompasses all aspects of our lives.  “Children and adults who have a connection with the natural environment are more able to adjust to stress and are more likely to take care of the environment as a result,” says Kristi Cooper, Family Life Field Specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.