Events And Activities
It takes All Types
Only 38 percent of the population is eligible to give blood and of that, less than five percent actually donate. LifeServe Blood Center is committed to providing the right blood product to the right patient at the right time and because of that commitment, we rely on volunteer blood donors of all blood types to give blood on a regular basis.
Ensuring a stable blood supply throughout the year is only possible when generous, volunteer blood donors roll up their sleeve and give a lifesaving donation.
Breast Cancer Survivors to meet March 14
We will meet Monday, March 14 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room. Free will donation for the meal. Reservations not required but appreciated. Please call Angie Tharp 472-2994, Lisa Staab 472-5255 or Janet Woodhouse 472-4862 to make a reservation.
Heart of Mary Cluster sets Holy Week Mass schedule
The Holy Week Mass schedule for the parishes of the Heart of Mary Cluster is as follows:
Holy Thursday, March 24-Mass of the Lord’s Supper-7:00 p.m.-St. Mary, Urbana
Good Friday, March 25-The Passion of the Lord-5:30 p.m. - Sacred Heart, Walker
Holy Saturday, March 26-Easter Vigil-7:00 p.m-St. Mary, Vinton
Easter Sunday, March 27
· 8:00 a.
Art Guild plans 'Fun Meeting' March 1
The Vinton Guild of Fine Arts members will hold their monthly Fun Meeting at the Lincoln School (behind the library) on Tuesday, March 1st, at 6 p.m. We will work on a group Zentangle with Dandeena Schadle and enjoy a snack. Please come to hear about the Guild's new projects, take a Spring Events calendar, and offer your ideas. Bring a friend! Non-members may attend for $5.
Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt to move to new location this year
The Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt, which has taken place at Riverside Park for a half-century or longer, will continue this year, but in a new location.
"This year we are going to have it at Kiwanis Park instead of Riverside," says Kiwanis member Tom Lindauer.
The event takes place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, the day before Easter.
McDonald's mascots to attend Rodgers Park Easter Egg Hunt
Ronald McDonald and the other well-known McDonald’s Restaurant mascots will join the Benton County Conservation Department and the Ehlingher’s Vinton Express crew for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Rodgers Park. The Easter Bunny will also be there.
The event takes place on Saturday, March 26, the day before Easter, at 11 a.m. Be sure to bring your camera to take photos of the children (and the adults) with their favorite characters.
Pancake Day: Kiwanis to serve breakfast at annual event March 5
The annual Vinton Kiwanis Pancake Day takes place Saturday, March 6, at the Skate Center. The breakfast is one of the organization's main fund-raisers for the year. Serving begins at 7 a.m. and continues through 1 p.m. FOTSI plans golf fund-raiser
FOTSI has partnered with Iowa Humane Alliance and Shellsburg Lion's Club to host a golf tournament May 15 at The Wildcat in Shellsburg.
What does the event include? A golf event, silent auction.....and a raffle! Winners of the raffle do NOT need to be present to win any of the three prizes! First place: $300! Second place: $200! Third place: $100!.
Vinton Night with the C.R Roughriders set for March 12
The annual ‘Vinton Community Night’ at the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey game is now less than a month away and tickets for the event are now on sale at two convenient Vinton locations. Come out with friends and family on Saturday, March 12th to enjoy a fast-paced, hard-hitting hockey game as the RoughRiders take on bitter rival Dubuque Fighting Saints at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.
Ten Years and Still Loud and Still Very Proud
The 10th Annual Boomtown Vinton presented by Veridian Credit Union, celebration is happening on Saturday, August 27th…10 years? 10 Boomtowns? That will mark 10 years that I’m sure, for most of us, went by in a flash as big Boomtown’s best! High school and college graduations have happened in 10 years….weddings and grandchildren have happened in 10 years…training wheels transformed into driver’s licenses….