Taste of Dysart Fall Festival set for Oct. 3

VINTON TODAY
September 21, 2015 12:28 pm

      Preparations are being made for this years “Taste of Dysart Annual Fall Festival” that will be held Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 4-8 p.

Basic Birding for the Young at Heart Benton Co. Nature Center, 2 pm Sun. Sept.27

KAREN PHELPS, NATURALIST BCCB
September 21, 2015 12:28 pm

Basic Birding for the Young at Heart Benton County Nature Center, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27th Intro to Birding for the Young/Young at Heart: this basic foray into birding is designed for novices ages 6 and up (with parent/chaperone).

Playing for a Cure: Bingo fund-raiser set for Oct. 25

VINTON TODAY
September 21, 2015 10:18 am

A new fund-raising effort to help raise money for the fight against breast cancer has been set for Oct. 25. Playing for a Cure, a Bingo and bake sale event, will take place at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on Sunday, Oct.

Pre-Registration Deadline in One Week for the Annual Flaughless 5K

VINTON TODAY
September 20, 2015 10:38 pm

Pre-register by Saturday, September 26, 2015 to guarantee a t-shirt. Registrations after September 26 will have an additional $5 fee and your t-shirt is not guaranteed.

Benton County Historical Society Presents: Evergreen Cemetery Walk

BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
September 18, 2015 2:14 pm

Where is the oldest gravestone at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton located? Who was the first inhabitant of the cemetery? What do the symbols on old gravestones mean? The answers to these and many other questions will be answered Saturday, September 19 by Rich Farmer.

VSHS Academic Awards Assembly set for Sept. 24

V-S COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
September 17, 2015 11:19 am

You are invited to attend the Vinton-Shellsburg Academic Awards Assembly on Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.  The purpose of this assembly is to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement for the 2014-2015 school year.

VS golf plans 4-person best shot fund-raising tournament

JANET WOODHOUSE
September 14, 2015 11:15 am

Thye Vinton Shellsburg Boys and Girls Golf Teams are plannig a Four-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament for: Saturday, September 26, at the Vinton Country Club, 314 9th Ave, Vinton.

Scratch Cupcakery Fundraiser happening at Friends of the Shelter

PEYTON FRANK
September 10, 2015 3:25 pm

From Monday, September 14-Friday, October 2, members of Friends of the Shelter will be selling 6-packs of Scratch Cupcakery cupcakes; delivery is set for Friday, October 23.

Meeting for DC/NYC trip set for Sunday

V-S COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
September 10, 2015 2:26 pm

This Sunday, September 13 there will be a parent meeting for anyone still interested in going to Washington D.C. and New York City this April 8-11.

Friends of the Library plans book, fabric sale Sept.. 25-26

RICH HANNEN
September 10, 2015 12:33 pm

Center Point Friends of the Library members put finishing touches on plans for a donated fabric and books sale Sept. 25 and 26 at the regular September meeting.