Events And Activities

Breast Cancer Survivors to meet

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room.  Free will donation for the meal. For reservation...

VPRD: Calling all resident Monsters and Ghouls!

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! Next Friday n...

Garrison Haunted House opens TONIGHT!

‘GARRISON’S HAUNTED’ IS READY TO FRIGHTEN ALL WHO DARE TO ENTER ON OCTOBER 19, 20, 26 AND 27   BIGGER & BADDER—MORE--SCARES THAN EVER!   Annua...

A Flaughless 5K Receives Overwhelming Support from Community

Large Turnout Expected for Race Day With only 10 days to go before A Flaughless 5K makes its debut, the community of Vinton and throughout Iowa have already embraced this event with a great dea...

VS FFA invites community to tailgate party Friday before football

  The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter, along with the Benton County Farm Bureau Federation, will be teaming up on Friday October 19, 2012 for a Tailgate Party!  It will be held at nort...

Christmas is coming...already???

Vinton's Lighted Holiday Parade will be held Thursday, November 15th I typically have a rule that I don't promote Christmas activites in full force until after Thanksgiving has run it's course, however, I'm going to make an exception for a couple of very...

PEO Chapter MZ will meet

PEO Chapter MZ will meet at 1:30 PM. on Monday, Oct. 22, at the home of Dona Merchant assisted by Frieda Davis.  The program will be presented by Becky Primus....

VPRD announces new fitness programs

  The Vinton Parks and Recreation Department would like to announce some upcoming fitness programs that may pique your interest. VPRD will host a fall session of Aqua Aerobics at the...

VINTON GARDEN CLUB NEWS

VINTON GARDEN CLUB September 26 2012 The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. C4entral Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met at the home ...

Garrison's Haunted returns.. bigger and more scary than ever

Garrison emergency services personnel invite everyone to experience Garrison's Haunted.   After being displaced for a year in 2011 due to the windstorm, “Garrison’s Haunted” is back to its fright filled home and ready to rain more terror on those who dare t...