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ATTENTION VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATING CLASS OF 2008– 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 8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m. Mon.-Fri.  Folders will be available until July 31, 2013, at which time they will be disposed of.  Folders will be released to the student only, unless a signed release is presented at time of pick-up.

The East Central Iowa REC had seven substations affected by the Friday morning thunderstorm, causing many rural residents (among them Vinton Today Editors Dean and Valerie) to be without power for a short while. Power was restored in most areas by 11 a.m.  Some streets in Vinton were temporarily flooded as a heavy rain fell between 9 and 10 a.

The line-up is set for another splashing successful Dunk Tank at this year’s Party in the Park. Once again the Dollars for Scholars are running the show and have got a great list of characters that should want to make everybody dig in to their pockets and throw some softballs for a great cause. Here are the victims: 12-12:30 Deb Hanneman 12:30-1 Rich Haisman 1:00-1:30 Matt Kingsbury 1:30-2:00 Eric Dickenson 2:00-2:30 Aric Chvala 2:30-3:00 Jeff Peterson 3:00-3:30 Jim Murray 3:30-4:00 Shelly Petersen Vinton Area Dollars for Scholars is a locally operated and supported, nonprofit, tax-exempt scholarship foundation.

 Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’... ...That's the clue for Medallion No. 5! Don’t forget, find each location to collect the seven  Grand Medallion Clues! See the Medallion page HERE!

From a distance; the completed parts of the new roof of the Iowa Braille School look similar to the slate surface that originally protected the buildings from the elements.  But take a closer look, and you will see that the blue-grey shingles are not made from slate or asphalt, but a composite plastic/ruber compound. These Eco Star simulated slate shingles come with a 50-year warranty and are designed to resist hail as well as wind.

Mike Elwick's wife, Cindy, like her late father, Jay Bolin, is a life-long gardener. But, says Mike, all those years of watching Cindy and Jay work in the dirt -- and all the produce that they grew and he ate  -- taught him virtually nothing about gardening. So when what Mike calls his "hare-brained" idea of turning the old West school building and playground on West 8th Street into The Old School Produce company with a football field-sized garden came to him, Mike began a crash course in gardening.

Tiptoe through the Tulips to find the 4th Medallion in the Party in the Park Medallion Hunt.  The VPRD does not reveal the location of the medallions, so participants can continue looking for the grand medallion clue. Cherie Neblung found the third medallion; the clue (Put me in coach; I'm ready to play) had several people scouring area baseball and softball fields in search of that medallion.

Found in rural Benton Co. he needs to find his home ASAP because of health concerns. If you are the owner of this sweet boy or know who is, please call the shelter at 472-4623 and leave a message or email vintonshelter@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Standing on the newly-poured concrete that will serve as the floor of the Celebration Park band shell, Vinton Parks and Recreation Director Duane Randall looks toward the river, and the mud between the concrete and the water. “I wish the river would go down,” said Randall. Water from the Cedar River nearly reached the band shell during flooding three weeks ago.

Jordan Schottmer began bowling at the age of 2 – when he was big enough to pick up a bowling ball, says his father, Kipp. Now, as he enters ninth grade, Jordan, who has been bowling competitively since age 7, has a good chance to compete for his high school. The Vinton-Shellsburg School Board heard a presentation from Michelle Gosse, the mom of bowlers Jared and Jacob, on Monday evening.