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Article Thumbnail. CLS students line  the perimeter of the new gym building with the facade of old gym in background.

Central Lutheran holds ground-breaking for new gym

  When they won the $100,000 from the U.S. Cellular Calling All Communities fund-raiser, the Central Lutheran School students had help from family and alumni from virtually every state in the nation.
Article Thumbnail. Virginia Holsten reacts with happiness and surprise as she learned she was named Woman of the Year.

Virginia Holsten is Vinton Women's Club Woman of the Year

  Long-time Vinton librarian Virginia Holsten was  extremely surprised and touched when she received the annual Woman of the Year award at the Vinton Women's Club spring banquet on Tuesday, April 22.
Article Thumbnail. Betty Nielsen spoke to an audience at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Saturday morning.

Quilting Ladies invite Freedom Quilts founder Betty Nielsen to Vinton

 Betty Nielsen and her family have comforted thousands of grieving families since Sept. 11,  2001. Her Freedom Quilts have been on display in the traveling 9/11 Memorial, the Pentagon and thousands of homes of people who have lost a loved one.
Article Thumbnail. The VS Jazz Band posed for a formal photo after their performance.

More photos from a proud Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band Mom

Several Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band fans, including parents and relatives, students and friends of the performers, went to Des Moines to see the Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band play in the State Championships for the first time since 2000.

Resident at Windsor Manor has her Dream Come True!

  Last winter, the Team at Windsor Manor got together and asked residents about their dreams with the goal to make them come true.  “Windsor Manor’s philosophy revolves around quality of life and maintaining independence.