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
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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

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.