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The Fifth Annual Benton County Community Health & Wellness Fair was well attended by the community with more than 530 people in attendance. Those participating highlighted a wide range of health, wellness and community services that are readily available to local residents and did a great job of showcasing the event theme, “Making Healthy Connections.

The guys at the American Legion are always quick to look at the positive. They've torn the flooring out of the building, and have been hard at work getting the place dried out so that they can get the hall up and running again. The Legion depends on the income from rental of the hall to pay the monthly bills so that they will have a roof over their head.

The Vinton Fire Department held it's annual spring fish fry on Friday, April 5th at the Fire Station.The department worked to serve the many residents that came out to support them, working behind the scenes the guys were hard at work setting up, preparing the fish, frying it and then cleaning up after.

The Vinton Shellsburg FFA Labor Auction was held on Thursday night at the high school gym. Friendly bidding wars ensued between parents, grandparents and area organizations to purchase labor from the students in the FFA program.Each of the students gave a brief resume of all of the work that they are qualified to bring to the bidder.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation is one of those groups that are on a mission. Their goal is to "cover all service members and veterans touched by war with a comforting and healing quilt of valor."The program was started in 2003 by a Blue Star Mom. (Blue Star, means that they have a son or daughter serving in active service in the United States Armed Services) It began in the sewing room of Catherine Roberts in Seaford, Deleware.