Events And Activities
Microchip event set for Saturday
Friends of the Shelter will be hosting a microchip clinic TOMORROW, Saturday April 18 from 10am-12pm.
Each microchip will be registered on-site into the national 24PetWatch database...
Vietnam Veteran Recognition Day at the Capitol, May 7
Vietnam Veteran Recognition Day will be held Thursday May 7 at 11 a.m.at the Vietnam Memorial on the grounds of the Iowa Capitol.
The name of one more Iowan, who died as a result o...
Poverty Simulation: Event design to help highlight day-to-day challenges
The public is invited to participate in a Poverty Simulation to be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, at V-S High School:
The Poverty Simulation is a unique, interactive expe...
Benefit concert for accident victims set for April 30 at Jimberly\'s in Newhall
A benefit concert for the families of the five victims of last week’s Highway 150 accident will take place April 30, at Jimberly’s in Newhall.
Framing the Red, a Mississippi b...
Master Gardener Extravaganza set for Saturday; pre-registration available now
The Benton County Master Gardener Extravaganza is set for this Saturday, April 18, from 8 am to 3:00 pm at the Vinton Skate & Activity Center
The public is welcome; you can pre-register. Th...
Vinton Unlimited seeking your help for upcoming events
Check out vintonunlimited.org for your one-stop registration needs!
We are currently accepting registration for the following events:
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Friends of the Shelter needs your old shoes
UPDATE: We have officially reached 55% of our goal!
What does this mean? Within the next three weeks, we still need to collect 1125 pairs of shoes!! Can you help us get there?!&nbs...
VSHS FFA Labor Auction set for Thursday
A total of 41 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members have signed up to participate in this year's Labor Auction.
Local businesses, farmers and individuals will bid on the services of the memb...
CP Library Friends change used book sale, continue Downton tea party plans
At its meeting on April Fools’ Day the Center Point Friends of the Library wisely decided to change its annual used book sale to work around the happy hassle of Library expansion construction...
Outhouse Archeology: BCHS to sponsor unique history lesson
Rod Moore, co-owner of Red Cedar Antiques in Vinton, will dig into the interesting subject of hunting for buried tidbits of history in the ground under outhouses. Each layer represents a time perio...