Events And Activities

  Explorers Camp June 29,30         Rodgers Park, Vinton, IA 52349 9:00 am -overnight-11:30 am Registration   Name:____________________________________________________ Parent’s Names:______________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________________ City:_____________________________________________________ Cell or Work Phone:__________________________________________ Email address:__________________________________________ Home Phone:_______________________________________________ Fee Enclosed:_______________________________________________   For more information: Contact Karen at 319-560-9809 To Register: Send this form to:  Karen Phelps, BCCF, 901 D.

Held at Rodgers Park, every day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Join Naturalists Karen Phelps and Maria Koschmeder for Rain Day, Mud Day and Frog, Fish & Fun Day! Limited space to 20 students going into 2nd& 3rdgrade; Contact us to reserve a spot; $50 covers all materials and “instruction”.   Registration Name: ___________________________________________________________ Parents Names:  ____________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ City:  _____________________________________________________________ Cell or Work Phone: ___________________________________________________ Email Address:   ___________________________________________________ Home Phone:  _______________________________________________________ Fee Enclosed:  ______________________________________________________   For more information: Contact Karen at 319-560-9809 To Register: Send this form to:  Karen Phelps, BCCF, 901 D.

Don’t forget about our LAST coalition meeting of the year! This Thursday, 12-1 p.m. at the Vinton ISU Extension office (501 1st Ave, Vinton). We’ll be finishing up a few things and setting some plans for next year! After the regular coalition meeting, we will also have a youth summit planning meeting.   Unfortunately, w

Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community will be holding their 3rd Annual Contest for the most creative flower pot that showcases area businesses or service organizations. Just decorate a flower pot, and drop it off at Windsor Manor by Friday May 21st. Judging will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday May 28th. Everyone in the community is invited to a community BBQ from 4-6 p.

The American Legion of Vinton will host a fish fry on Friday, May 14th serving from 4:00-7:00 P.M. The Legion is located at 105 N. R Ave. in Vinton. Adults cost $7.00, children 5-12 $3.00, and under 5 eat FREE! All you can eat, while supplies last! Drive on out to the Legion for a delicious fish supper this Friday!

On Sunday May 16th, the Mt. Auburn Legion Auxilary will hold a brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Mt. Auburn Legion Hall.  Everyone is welcome to attend! Adults eat for $7 each, chidlren 10 and under are $5, and preschool children eat free. Come and support the Auxilary.

The Benton County Master Gardeners, will be holding their annual plant sale in a little more than a week.  The sale will be held at the Benton County Fairgrounds in the Open Show building.  The gardeners use the money from this event will go into their fund to help with other projects around the area. There will be in the neighborhood of 15-20 Master Gardeners at the sale.

To find more information about this event click this link SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE Blessed Hope Church is located at  1509 M Ave. in Vinton, behind Theisen's.

 MLMP Workshop Wednesday, May 26 6:30  9 pm Izaak Walton League, Vinton, Iowa The World Wildlife Fund has included the monarch butterfly on its list of the Ten to Watch in 2010  largely due to the multiple threats to the migration phenomenon. Habitat destruction in the overwintering forests of Mexico has been compounded with the huge loss of milkweed in the North American agricultural belt due largely to Round-up Ready farming, which kills milkweed along with other weeds in farm fields.

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