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Wally the Walleye finds new home near Fischer Pavillion on the Cedar River
In the moon of the Salmon run, Mother of Mother Nature was fishing from her cloud in the heavens. The fish had been reluctant to give themselves to her but she cast her line in hopeful arcs. Deciding to move to a new spot as any good angler would, she spied a river that was unfamiliar to her. “Why not!?,” she thought. Down went her line and on the first cast she had a hit. Angel Tree Assists families through the efforts of many and dedication of one
Angel Tree once again gave Santa a helping hand this Christmas through the generous support of the community. From the lending of office space in the Governor Sherman Building by Mike Elwick to the several hundred donations of gifts via Arnold Motor Supply, the organization provided gifts to families this Christmas season.The area has always been generous with area families helping Santa's elves make sure that every child in the area has a toy to unwrap on Christmas morning. Faces of Benton County: Destiny and John VanHauen
MEET DESTINY & JOHN VAN HAUEN, Belle Plaine residents striving every day to foster a nurturing environment for their four children!Destiny and John Van Hauen are the fifth nomination to the Family Nurturing Council’s Faces of Benton County campaign. Destiny and John were nominated by Pastor Kate West.“[The Van Hauens] are the parents of four children. Vinton Presbyterian Church to hold 6th Annual Christmas Dinner
The Vinton Presbyterian Church will hold its sixth-annual free Christmas dinner from 12-2 PM in what has become a tradition for both the church and the community. It all began in 2014 after a then-new Pastor Jessica Crane-Munoz saw a need in the area to help serve people who might ind themselves alone at the holidays. And she drew the inspiration from nearby.
Santa Claus comes to the Courthouse
The Benton County Courthouse held its annual Christmas party last week. Jolly St Nick stopped in to visit with the employees and posed for pictures with the people responsible for keeping the county functioning throughout the year. With all kinds of goodies, including cookie for Santa the crew took few minutes, to enjoy the food and have a laugh with Santa. The Polar Express arrives at Tilford Elementary
A Christmas tradition at Tilford Elementary took place last week as the Kindergarteners got to enjoy a pajama day before beginning their Christmas vacation. As part of the Christmas fun, the children wore their pajamas to school and watched slides of the Polar Express book which was read by their Principal Mr. Murray the conductor. Identity thieves captured thanks to car dealership
On 12-19-19, at about 3:44 PM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a possible Identity Theft at Van Horn Motor Company on Hwy 30 near Newhall IA. An employee reported that they had a customer trying to purchase a vehicle using a false Upon the arrival of the responding Deputy, a brief foot chase ensued, where suspect, Ronnie William Hill, age 32, from Cedar Rapids IA, fled from the Deputy and got into a white 2018 Chevrolet Cruze, driven by Torrance Terrett, age 29, from Chicago IL. Appointment stands, Gender Equality once again Ignored
Following the meeting last week, video here, the council met in a special session. According to the agenda it was to appoint a member to the VMEU (Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities) Board.The agenda read as follows:CITY OF VINTONSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAVINTON CITY HALLDECEMBER 19, 2019 6:00 PM1. Call to order and roll call2. Approve appointment to VMEU Board of Trustees3.
Week 2 & 3 Punch Card Winners
Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce that Jeremy Koopman is the week 2 winner and Ann Fry Gordon is the week 3 winner in the ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card drawing! Both have won Vinton Value Dollars.The ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card program officially ends on December 24th. We will draw our final weekly winner next week and then one grand prize winner will be drawn as well.
$30,000+ Grants Available in Anderson Creek Estates
Anderson Creek Estates is filling up fast as 13 of the original 33 lots available have been sold with strong interest on another 3-5. Projects of all types are underway including 10 lots set aside for low-to-moderate income households and providing them with 20% down-payment assistance in the form of a 5-year forgivable mortgage.