Events And Activities

  PEO Chapters HG and MZ will meet Monday June 13th at 6:30         p.m. at the Vinton Country Club.  The program for the evening will be         the report of the 2011 Convention.

  ISU Extension specialists will highlight in-season crop development and pest problems on Wednesday June 29 at the Annual June Field Day of the Northeast Iowa Ag Experimental Association (NEIAEA).   The afternoon program runs from 1:00 to 4:30 and will feature five speakers.  Ken Pecinovsky, ISU Research Farm Superintendant will review crop progress.

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PEO Chapter MZ will meet jointly with Chapter HG at 6:30 PM on Monday, June 13, at the Vinton Country Club.  The program will be a report on convention.  Reservations can be made by calling Marilyn Mehlhaus.

     This year marks 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Iowans stepped up immediately to serve in the Union Army. At the beginning of the war in 1861, Benton County had a population of about 8,000 but by the end of the war the county had sent 1,000 of its citizens to war. W. C. Connell, J. S. Hunt, W. S. Pickerell, M.

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  Iowa State University Extension will offer four workshops in northeastern and eastern Iowa featuring environmental issues for feedlots and dairies that are medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The workshop schedule is as follows: June 27 — NICC Dairy Center in Calmar June 28 — Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville June 29 — Buzzy’s Restaurant in Welton June 30 — Moose Lodge in Charles City  All workshops will run from 10 a.

     AmeriCorps NCCC is having a Community event day with the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department on Friday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Celebration Park located at  1st Avenue  and West 2nd St., next to the Cedar River Bridge.       Visitors to the Community Day will have the opportunity to help plant one of thirty trees with AmeriCorps NCCC members.

     The Benton County Relay for Life event takes place tomorrow night at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School track (Karr Field). Below is a shedule of events and entertainment.   6:00 pm – Billy Murray Band - Registration Begins  (may register anytime during event, no fee) 7:00 – Opening Ceremony Welcome by Vinton Mayor                 Prayer – David Gates Flags                 National Anthem – Jon DeGraff Survivor Celebration                                 Survivor Story – Lori Ferguson Survivor Victory Lap                                 Survivor and Caregiver Lap 8:00 – Vinton Community Band 8:30 – Caregiver Speakers – Rev.

       Cooling Dance Center will present its annual spring recital Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5, at the VSHS Auditorium.     Curtain times each day are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and admission is $2.00 at the door.      Each performance will feature a variety of age groups and dance styles in colorful costuming.