City Wide Garage Sales the weekend of May 15th

VINTON TODAY
May 5, 2011 12:52 pm

University of Iowa Community Credit Union will be sponsoring Vinton's City Wide Garage Sale next weekend.  If you have a garage sale you'd like to have included in their listing, please drop off the information as soon as possible.

PEO Chapter HG will meet Monday, May 9th

CONNIE OGIER
May 5, 2011 10:45 am

  PEO Chapter HG will meet Monday, May 9th at 7:30 p.m.             at the home of Connie Peterson.

Save the Date for Vinton's Two-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament

JESSICA RIPPEL,THE VINTON LUTHERAN HOME
May 4, 2011 11:37 pm

  Vinton's Two-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament that will be held on Friday July 15, 2011 at the Vinton Country Club. Tee-times will be at 9:00am & 1:00pm.

PEO Chapter MZ to Meet Monday

JOANN SCHMIDT
May 3, 2011 6:35 pm

    PEO Chapter MZ will meet at 1:30 PM on Monday, May 9, at the home of Dawn Larson assisted by Dona Merchant.

TIPS Certified Alcohol Server/Sales Trainings

JENNIFER DRAPER, PREVENTION SPECIALIST
May 2, 2011 6:34 pm

Attached you will find a flyer for our upcoming server training (TIPS) for Linn and Benton Counties. Please share this with any establishment that serves alcohol or sells it, and encourage them to attend! Some insurance companies will lower a business’ Dram Shop insurance by up to 25% when they have servers who are certified in TIPS.

Benton County Relay For Life

JIM MAGDEFRAU
May 2, 2011 11:34 am

  Luminaria - To honor and remember The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Benton County will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 3, at the Vinton Shellsburg High School Track, Vinton.

4th Annual Flower Pot Challenge & BBQ with North Benton Ambulance

WINDSOR MANOR
May 2, 2011 11:14 am

  Windsor Manor Assisted Living is gearing up for our Annual Flower Pot Challenge!   Area businesses and individuals are asked to put together a creative flower pot that showcases your business or personality and bring it to Windsor Manor by Friday, May 27th.

2nd annual Summer Webinar Series: Garden Natives & Invasives 2011 at Extension

GREG WALSTON, ISU EXTENSION OFFICE
April 29, 2011 7:04 pm

  The Iowa Master Gardener program will offer the second annual Summer Webinar Series: Garden Natives & Invasives 2011. Iowa State University Extension county offices are hosting these gardening webcast programs.

Prescription Drug Disposal in Belle Plaine Tomorrow

JENNIFER DRAPER, PREVENTION SPECIALIST
April 29, 2011 11:58 am

The prescription drug drive will offer FREE disposal of all unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday, April 30th from 10-12 pm at the Bell

Crop Scouting Competition for Iowa Youth

MICHELLE THOMSEN, ISU
April 28, 2011 9:57 am

We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2011 Iowa Crop Scouting Competitions.   The competitions will be held in late July/early August.  High school students (those completing grades 9?12) who have used the Scouting Curriculum from across Iowa are invited to compete and showcase their scouting abilities in corn and soybean fields.