Official Trick or Treating hours

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 27, 2011 11:53 pm

Monday from 5-7pm there will be ghosts and goblins roaming the streets of Vinton.  Be sure to make a safety stop at Windsor Manor first to help make all of the little spooks visible to vehicles.

VPRD: Calling all resident Monsters and Ghouls!

BRAD BARKER
October 27, 2011 11:53 pm

  Some of the Vinton Parks & Recreation Department’s facilities will be undergoing some haunting changes in the next week in celebration of Halloween and needs your help! Friday night on October 28th, the Hesson Shelter at Riverside Park will become the Haunted Shelter for one night only from 6:30 to 9 PM.

Trick or Treating Safety Stop

BETHANY CLEMENSON, WINDSOR MANOR
October 27, 2011 11:50 pm

  Last Year, we provided area children with “safety glow” items so they would be more visible when out trick-or treating.

Breast Cancer Survivors Group to meet Nov. 1 in Vinton

JANET WOODHOUSE
October 27, 2011 11:50 pm

Breast Cancer Survivors Group is meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1 at Windsor Manor in the dining room.  Alexa Schirm will be speaking on nutrition and its relationship to cancer.

Wrestling Labor Auction October 27th

JODI GEIGER
October 24, 2011 12:11 pm

2nd Annual Vinton-Shellsburg Wrestling Labor Auction Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 in the VS high school gym. Auctioneer: Duane Johnson   Hope to see you all there!   We raised about $10,000 last year which went towards 16 wrestlers going to camp over the summer, new bags and jackets for the wrestlers and a new hoist for the high school gym.

Lutheran Home Auxillary Annual Fall Luncheon Nov. 4th

MARJORIE WESSLING
October 20, 2011 2:23 pm

  The Lutheran Home Auxillary is hosting their annual fall luncheon at the U.S. Bank building on November 4, 2011 from 11:00 to 1:00. It features chicken casserole, salads, pies and beverage for $6.

Cornerstone Baptist Church Annnual hay ride

JUDY HERRING
October 20, 2011 11:59 am

Cornerstone Baptist Church will be having their annual fall hay ride on October 22nd, 2011.  There will be a hay ride, bonfire, supper starting at 5:30.

Spend Smart, Eat Smart: A workshop on strategies to save money on food expenses

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
October 20, 2011 10:56 am

  WHEN: Monday Nov. 7, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Vinton, Wesley United Methodist Church, downstairs in the dining room WHO: Anyone who wants to learn about saving money on your food budget.

Blessed Hope to hold Annual Bazaar

VINTON TODAY
October 19, 2011 12:39 pm

Blessed Hope Church, Vinton, will hold their annual Bazaar and Bake Sale featuring rolls and coffee from 8-10 a.m., a chili soup bar from 11 a.m.-1 p.

EQIP Signup Continues for Benton County Ag Producers

RHONDA SAUNDERS
October 18, 2011 9:12 pm

  Signup continues for Benton County agricultural producers to receive financial and technical assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a voluntary program for farmers who face threats to soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land.