Events And Activities
2016 Party in the Park Parade Saturday, June 25
The 2016 Party in the Park Parade will begin at 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 25th. The route will begin at the Benton County Fairgrounds, located on south 2nd Avenue. The route will come north on 2nd...
VU Annual Golf Tournament July 8
Dust off those ol’ golf clubs! The Vinton Unlimited Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, July 8 at the Vinton Country Club.
4:00pm tee time
$20 per person
Thre... Ham operators plan public communications demo, June 25-26
Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark.
Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of f...
Pasture walk to focus on timber pasture improvement
Managing timbered pastures is a challenge to balance between forage production and lumber production.
A pasture walk will be held at the Paul Mohlis farm near Fayette on Tuesday, July 12, star...
Benton Co. Relay For Life starts at 6 p.m. tonight in Van Horne
The Benton County Relay For Life of Benton County will be Friday, June 10, at the Benton Community School Track, west entrance, Van Horne. The goal this year is $35,000. Everyone is invited and enc...
Summer Reading Program under way at Vinton Library
The Summer Reading Program began Thursday at the Vinton Public Library. There will be daily activities at 10:30 a.m. Mon-Thursday from June 9th until the end of July.
We had a good re...
Open House/Reception for Rev. Dr. Judith Bunyi Sunday, June 12
Wesley United Methodist Church would like to invite you to an Open House/Reception honoring the retirement of Rev. Dr. Judith Bunyi on Sunday, June 12.
The event will be held in the fir...
EatChewAlive: John Schlue art exhibit coming to Belle Plaine
The Belle Plaine Area Museum presents John Schlue: EatChewAlive, the first
museum exhibition of Belle Plaine native and Los Angeles-based visual artist John Schlue. Comprised
of nine paint... Community Hot Dog Cook-Out set for July 24 in Belle Plaine
The B.P. Ministerial Union & Above The Influence Cordially invites you and your family to our Community Hot Dog Cookout.
Join us for a meal and lawn games.
Menu: Hot Dogs, Chips, Cole S...
Garrison Consolidated High School Alumni Banquet set for June 11
A Garrison Consolidated High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday June 11, 2016 at the Garrison Fire Station.
Social Hour 5:00 pm Meal 6:00
Please call Norma Rhea at 641-7...