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Shellsburg Elementary is holding a big assembly today about safety.  All classes will be presenting and the 3rd-5th graders will do their flashmob at the end. The assembly starts at 2:00 and the community is welcome to come. If anyone is in the area they should stop by! 

Congratulations to the following Speech Students who participated in the Iowa High School Speech Association’s District Individual Speech Contest on Saturday March 1st. They were great! Everyone who participated earned at least one Division ONE (I) Rating and so are headed to the State Individual Speech Contest to be held this Saturday at North Scott High School in Eldridge.

From the newest and largest four-wheel drive models to tractors nearly as old as their grandparents, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members celebrated Tractor Day by driving about two dozen machines to school on Friday morning.  Students posed for photos, discussed the features of their rides, turned heads and made passers-by stop for a closer look.

By Matt Kinsgbury, VSHS Principal I wanted to let you know that all Freshman and Sophomore students received a Canvas message from me today reminding them of the parking rules at the high school. Simply put, the first four rows are reserved for handicapped, faculty, parents and visitors. Effective immediately, these rules will be enforced and any violators will be assigned to In-school Suspension.

The trial for Raul Salazar, Jr., 39, on three counts of vehicular homicide due to driving while intoxicated, has been delayed until Sept. 29. Court records indicate that Salazar’s pickup was traveling at 80 miles per hour or more on the gravel of 16th Avenue southeast of Keystone when he crossed Highway 30 and his truck hit collided with a sedan, breaking the car in half, on the evening of Aug.

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For years, Vinton area residents have known about Ray and Carol Knoff's Victorian home, and the creative way they have preserved it.  From the elaborate walls and unique and antique items inside to the creative way they repaired the roof after the 2011 wind storm, the couple has worked hard to make sure everything they do adds to their home's sense of history.

Thanks to everyone for your help, Henry has been located. This is Henry, he is a Schnauzer Poodle Mix and has been missing since early this morning from Garrison. He is a very good dog, but he is very sick. If you know anything about his whereabouts, PLEASE contact us at: 319-213-3752 We miss him very much!!!

Our thanks to the members of TTT Iowa who, as members, collected and donated $215.00 to help support the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight as we continue our mission of honoring our veterans with a trip to Washington, DC to see the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. In the picture below, Maggie Ortgiesen presents EIHF Treasuer Roger Uthoff with the donation.

By next month's Vinton-Shellsburg School Board meeting, leaders will know what it will cost to resurface the track at the Karr Athletic Complex, as well as what it would cost to replace the grass football field with a synthetic turf field. The board unanimously agreed to seek bids for that project, as well as the new Ag Learning Lab, which combines classroom space and a livestock learning lab.