Donate Blood Friday, July 19th From 2:30pm - 5:30pm US Bank Community Room LifeServe Blood Center provides blood to our very own Virginia Gay Hospital! Mark Your calendar & Save a Life (or 3)!    Did You Know? 1 pint of blood can save up to 3 lives Someone needs blood ever 2 seconds Females receive 53% of blood transfusions There is no subsitute for Human Blood Donate Blood on Friday, July 19th from 2:30 - 5:30pm at the US Bank Community Room (414 A Avenue, Vinton).

VPRD has some upcoming events that give you opportunity to stay active during this long, hot stretch of summer! On the morning of Saturday, July 27th, VPRD will be hosting its 4th annual 'Kids Triathlon.

PEO Chapter MZ will meet to carpool to Cedar Rapids at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 22.

“ASK THE EXPERT” TO BE AT THE IOWA STATE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH BOOTH AT THE BENTON COUNTY FAIR on July 25, 26 and 27. The Benton County Extension Council is pleased to announce that we will be featuring local and regional area specialists at our booth in the exhibition building at the Benton County Fair.

We invite families to get off the couch, put away the electronic games and get out and experience these adrenaline filled opportunities to experience the Iowa Outdoors in ways you may not have tried or even known existed as options.

The Iowa Master Gardener program is once again offering a series of summer garden webinars to be hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

A Vinton-Shellsburg alumni softball game is scheduled for Friday, August 9th at 7pm. Cost is $20 to play and includes an alumni softball t-shirt.

Creating a transition plan to make sure a farm continues as a productive business can be challenging. Farm women can learn how to plan a successful farm transition in a five-session course offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

Here's your chance to catch up with fellow Vinton residents and catch a baseball game at the annual "Vinton Community Night at the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Hundreds of classic and antique car lovers from eastern Iowa and beyond will join Vinton vehicle owners in bringing their rides downtown for the 29th Annual Cruise on Saturday, July 20.