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For the very last time as Tilford music teacher, Connie Zenk directed a concert by elementary students on Monday night. Mrs. Zenk will retire at the end of this school year, after 25 years of teaching for the district. She told the parents that the goal of the programs she organized was to show what musical lessons the students have learned over the past year.

What would happen if you and your family decided to not spend any money at all (other than paying your bills) for a whole month? That question – and the answer – is found in the book “Spending Strike” by 1996 WHS graduate Sarah Morey Baker. Sarah returns to Vinton for book signing at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the library.

There will be a special event to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Association during the races at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, May 19. The main promotion is the raffle of the Alzheimer's Association quilt, which includes 14,000 squares. Each of the three-quarter-inch squares represents one caregiver for Alzheimer’s patients in the state of Iowa.

Bird lovers may have noticed the group of pelicans hanging out near the Cedar River north of Vinton. The Vinton Today camera also captured a pair of unique birds (at least to us) with shiny blue plumage on their heads. 

The Tilford Elementary 4th grade students sang about grandma's feather bed and several other things, took turns playing percussion instruments and ended their annual concert Monday evening with a tribute to soldiers and their families entitled "Grateful Nation." Director Lois Martin complimented the students on their hard work and said they are ready for their next lessons in music: Composing melodies.

Shellsburg Elementary students celebrated Earth Day today (Monday, April 22) by picking up trash around the school and in the nature area northeast of the building before enjoying popsicles after returning with their trash bags full. See more photos on the VS Elementary Art Room Facebook page.

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Bob Koenigsfeld and Dean and Kim Fischels welcomed Vinton Unlimited members to Custom Millworking and Finishing at the end of West D Street in Vinton on Friday evening for an After Hours event and tour. Floor manager Rob Schneider joined the owners in leading several groups of visitors around the plant, where a dozen employees create a variety of moldings and trim.

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND URBANA POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS APRIL 27 AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: Cornerstone Apothecary – Van Horne, Iowa Clingman Pharmacy – Vinton, Iowa LaGrange Pharmacy – Vinton, Iowa Urbana Police Department – Urbana Iowa On April 27 from 10 a.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Education Association will hold its annual awards reception from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the VS office. The event will honor retirees and special award winners, who are listed below. The public is invited.   2013 Retirees Susan Much Constance Zenk Karen Blair Beverly Lint Linda