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City asks for help with yard waste
At Thursday night's council meeting the topic of garbage, recycling and yard waste came up in discussion. Residents are reminded that yard waste should if possible, be taken to the city brush pile just north of the bridge. If you must dispose of it, please put it in your trash.When it is added to a recycling bin it taints the whole truckload of recycling, requiring that the load be considered trash.
County hears Billboard concerns
At last week's Supervisor meeting, area lawyer Mark Mossman addressed the board concerning regulations for billboards. He shared with the Supervisor of his travels through the south and noticed how the country was gorgeous, but that "it was striking that every now and then, you could be driving through really, really pretty countryside and all of a sudden you'd come to a county that just had billboards everywhere. Vinton-Shellsburg distributing meals via Vans
The daily meals that are being provided by the VInton-Shellsburg School District are still being delivered. Rather than using a bus, the meals will arrive via a van for those in Vinton.The same schedule M-F, will continue throughout July.We are sorry for any confusion that this may have caused. Painting the town Red, White and Blue
The 4th of July slipped by without a lot of fanfare for most towns, but it didn't go by unnoticed. The Sellers and Roster Families decided to do a little something on this 4th of July, to brighten the days of many in Vinton. The families got together on a couple of golf carts and planted around 550 flags along the streets to mark Independence Day. They ran out before they could cover the whole town. ATTENTION VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATING CLASS OF 2015
Class of 2015, your school cumulative folder is available for you to pick up at the Central Office located at 1502 C Ave., Vinton, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mon.- Thur. At this time we are still trying to limit the traffic flow so we ask that you please email or call to [st] up an appointment to come get your folder. Folders will be available from July 6 - July 31, 2020, at which time they will be disposed of.
Celebrating the Red, White and Blue
On the 4th of July, there is nothing I enjoy more than just driving around to see the flags flying. There is something comforting about seeing them flying. I don't know if it's because of all of the unrest our nation is seeing right now, or if it's the constant barrage of being told that we can't act normally because of COVID, but seeing the flags flying this year gave me a sense of peace. Dysart Celebrates Independence Day
Dysart was one of the few communities to continue the 4th of July festivities this year. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many communities decided to err on the side of caution rather than celebrate the Independence Day holiday.The annual parade kicked off at 10:30 a.m. with residents anxiously awaiting the event. The area veterans kicked off the celebration carrying the red, white and blue and leading the parade. Finkenauer Announces Federal Grant for the V-S Community School District
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) announced that the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District will receive a $99,929 grant as a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Planning Grant Program.The grant will be used to expand Vinton-Shellsburg’s successful farm to school program across the region, including to the Union and Waverly-Shell Rock school districts.
Caring for those in need
Katelyn Folkmann, the 2020 Benton
County Iowa Miss United States Agriculture has had a lot of events
cancelled due to COVID-19. However, she found a different way to help the
community. She started a clothing, food and book drive in the middle
of June and has almost collected 10,000 items of clothing, nearly 1,000 books and almost 300 items of food. I had to ask: Mary Jo Hainstock
Retirement, day one finds the Hainstocks hiking!On February 18, 2009, Mary Jo Hainstock was offered the position of Vinton Shellsburg's Superintendent. At the time, she was interviewed at the time for the position by over 50 people. The interviews included questions by teachers, administrators, parents, students, bus drivers, and community leaders. She said at the time that she was more interested in the position following the interview than she had been going in.