Sports
Alumni Football players already looking ahead to 2012
Randy Scheel had planned to spend the days after Vinton-Shellsburg loss to the Center Point-Urbana team in the July 8 Alumni Football USA game making preparations for the 2011 rematch.
But instead, he has spent much of the month of July the same way other Vinton and Garrison residents have – cleaning up the results of the July 11 storm.
Skate Rink back open after storm damage
The Vinton Skate and Activity Center will be open Friday, July 22nd! Open skate is open Fridays from 7-9 pm. Mini golf is open 7-9 pm on Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday as well as from 5-9 pm on Saturday and 1-4 pm on Sunday. Walking will also begin Monday, July 25th. Walking is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8-9 am.
Revised summer starting times at the Races
With summer heat officially in full force, gates will open 30 minutes later at 4:30pm; hot laps will start at 6pm with racing to follow.
Adult admission is $10, kids 6-12 are $4.
Concession stands will open at 5pm, serving all your favorites including tenderloins, chicken strips, cheese balls and more.
The 2011 Kid's Coloring Contest kicks off Sunday, July 24. Vinton Parks and Recreation Golf Outings
The Special Needs Population Golf Outing will be held Thursday, July 28th from 9:00 am-11:30 am. Participants will receive golf instruction, be able to play at the Vinton Country Club Course, and have a beverage and lunch afterwards. Participants will ride in carts with club members and use the clubs provided by the members.
A View from the Grandstands
Welcome to another round of Views from the Grandstands from Benton County Speedway. It was a hot night for racing as the show wrapped up the 2011 Benton County Fair. My caps off to all of the individuals who helped get the grounds in shape after last week's devastating storm in the Vinton area. Anyway onto the show.
The first feature tonight was the IMCA Hobby Stock class with 13 cars on hand to fight on teh 1/4-mile bullring. He wasn't the fastest, but he was first
He didn’t have the fastest car, but Jerry Luloff was in front when the checkers flew for Sunday’s Hogan Memorial IMCA Modified main event at Benton County Speedway.
The beneficiary of a caution with four laps left, Luloff passed race-long leader Scott Hogan and held on to the finish to earn the top prize of $1,350, plus $200 in lap money and a spot on the ballot for the 2012 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
Youth Soccer Camp Free Event
Youth Soccer Camp is a high-intensity camp for kids ages 5-12 that integrates real skill, character and faith development into a FREE, five-day event. It begins Monday, August 1 at 6:30-8:30 PM and runs through Friday, August 5 on the Braille-School Soccer Field. It features age-specific groups with drill-coaches, skill-measured awards & prizes, and an energized support staff.
Solon player honored by teammates in Vinton recovering from leukemia
When the Vinton-Shellsburg boys basketball team hosted Solon in February, the event was more about cancer than basketball. It was Pink Night, part of the combined boys and girls events to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.
While most V-S fans were aware of the cancer theme and the pink socks worn by the players that winter night, what they did not know was that the Solon players -- and their parents and fans in the visitors' section -- had also recently begun dealing with cancer. VS Alumni Football to play Friday at Center Point
Randy Scheel is already losing sleep, and the rest of the members of the first Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Footbal team are excited for this Friday, July 8 against neighbor and rival Center Point-Urbana.
The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10; half of the proceeds will benefit Vinton-Shellsburg.
The Vikings' squad consists of former players from three decades of graduating classes.