Events And Activities

Breast Cancer Survivors to meet Jan. 7

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, January 7 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room.  Free will donation for the meal. F...

Businesses invited to sign up for VU Mini-Masters

February 13th through the 15th is our Annual Mini-Masters Golf Tournament around Vinton.  Businesses are encouraged to host a hole and the general public is encouraged to play!   ...

Project Joseph offers classes to gain skills

Build Supplies, Gain Skills, Know Others Although Project Joseph’s (PJ 's) initial aim has been to raise awareness of the need to prepare before an emergency, we also want to offer op...

Kirkwood rep to discuss college credit opportunities at VSHS, Jan. 6

On Monday, January 6, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. a representative from Kirkwood Community College will be speaking about opportunities for high school students to earn free college credit thru PSEO and du...

Eight teams preparing for VS alumni basketball event Dec. 21

Eight teams have signed up for the first-ever Vinton-Shellsburg alumni men's basketball event, which begins at noon this Saturday, Dec. 21. Former players from 1985 through 2012 are plannin...

ACT 1 plans auditions for \'Red Velvet Cake War\' Jan. 5-6

Auditions for “The Red Velvet Cake War” will be held January 5th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and January 6th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. These will take place at the Act I Centre at 905 E...

Driftless Beef Conference set for Jan. 30-31

Do you have a hard-to-buy-for farmer in your life?  Here’s a great suggestion for a Christmas gift – registration to the Driftless Beef Conference!  What could be better than ...

Extension plans commercial manure application training Jan. 7

Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the Commercial Manure Applicator training program scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Iowa State University Extensi...

Girls Alumni basketball: Area players to return to court Dec. 28

The Vinton Community Foundation is sponsoring the first-ever Vinton-Shellsburg/Garrison Women''s Alumni Basketball game on Dec. 28, in Vinton. All former players are invited. See be...

After 5 Club plans dinner Dec. 10; Mildred Kelly to speak

The Vinton After 5 club will be hosting Mildred Kelly from Owatanna, Minn., on Tues. Dec 10, at 6:15 p.m..at the Fourth St. Diner. She will be speaking on "Healing for a Handicapped Heart...