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Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Rocks the Show and Recruits the Future
By Gabby PowerOn June 22-26th, the great Benton County Fair was held at the fairgrounds in Vinton. Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members kept very busy throughout the fair doing a variety of activities. Members could be found at various food booths throughout the fair including the Dairy, Cattlemen, and some even volunteered at the Pork Producers. The FFA Barn was alive and robust each day from 9:00 A. Independence Day Weekend - No Email on Friday or Monday
There will be no outgoing email on either Friday, July 1 or Monday, July 4. The outgoing email service will resume again on Tuesday, July 5th. Information will continue to be added to the website, or if anything urgent comes in it will be shared on the Vinton Today Facebook page. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!
V-S Summer Meal Menu for July AND Transportation Update
Tilford Summer Meal ProgramTransportation UpdateWE ARE CHANGING OUR ROUTE TIMES BEGINNING ON JULY 6th, 2022 Pick-Up Locations with TimesKiwanis/Splash Pad = 11:35Park Apartments = 11:40Vinton Public Library =11:45Riverside Park = 11:50 Drop Off Locations with TimesBus leaves Tilford by 12:25VPRD Rec Center/Pool = 12:30Vinton Public Library = 12:35Parks Apartments = 12:40Kiwanis/Splash Pad = 12:45All of the details about the meal program can be seen here.
The First Bacon Buddies Pig Show arrived at the 2022 Benton County Fair
The Bacon Buddies arrived at the Benton County Fair on Friday bringing participants from the area. Bacon Buddies was actually first held at the Iowa State Fair. Local students Clayton and Will McKenna applied to be Mentors for the program last year and were among several hundred that had applied. Seeing that this was a great idea, their mom Nichole took the idea and ran with it bringing it to the Benton County Fair for the fist time this year. Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 6/24/22
June 24, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session with Supervisors Seeman and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m. at the Benton County Auditor’s office. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor’s office and at: www.
Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members excel at Summer CDEs
In June, various FFA members shined in various Career Development Events. On Tuesday, June 14th, 7 members traveled to Kirkwood Community College for Livestock Judging and Floriculture. Results are as followed:District Livestock Judging (Clayton McKenna, Kail Evans, Andrew Pingenot) - Team 6th, Clayton 5th IndividualState Floriculture (Paul Herger, Rachel Rollinger, Izzie Birker, Megan Schlitter) - Team SilverOn Thursday, June 16th, 7 members were hosted by Iowa State for Food Science and Ag Mechanics. V-S FFA Chapter Officers Learn More About Their Roles as Leaders
By: Co-Reporter, Alana FlemingOn Friday, June 10, 2022-2023 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter Officers, Paul Herger, Kail Evans, Alana Fleming, Grace Shminke, Andrew, Pingenot, and Austin Noe attended the annual COLT (Chapter Officer Leadership Training) Conference held at Hawkeye Community College. While they were there they bumped into a few recognizable Northeast District Officers: Annabelle Newton and Josh Wiley, who were leading different sessions at the conference. FFA Announces Member of the Month and Newcomer of the Month
Member of the Month - Autumn McGowanAs a Junior, Autumn has had three great years in the program. This year, she did an awesome job in the Parliamentary Procedure LDE and running the Personal Growth Committee. Autumn is easily recognizable in the chapter, and is known for her frequent National Anthem performances. Her SAE project records her financial entries while working in the food service industry. District 42 Race won by Two Votes - But the Race goes to Another
After all of the votes were counted in the Primary Election on June 7, Colman Silbernagel won the election on the Republican ticket in District 42 by only two votes beating out Charlie McClintock. As expected, McClintock requested a recount of all the ballots. Recounts were held in both Linn and Benton County which the district covers.Upon recounting the ballots, McClintock gained three votes in each of Benton and Linn County putting him ahead by four votes. The Benton County Fair, from the sky
For those who may be enjoying the activities on the race track during the fair, you might enjoy this view from the sky courtesy of Jason Hicok of Eastern Iowa Drone Services. Apparently, there were issues with one of the cars in the video clip that is 2:02 minutes long...you can see the action at about the 1:30 mark. Here is a link to the videos captured by Hicok.