Events And Activities

Veterans benefit Pancake Breakfast Reminder

On Saturday, January 31st, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter will be hosting their second Veterans Benefit Pancake Breakfast. The event will take place in the Vinton-Shellsburg High School commons...

Breast Cancer Survivors To meet Tuesday, February 3-Note Change in time!

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, February 3 at 5:00 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room. (Free will donation for the meal.)  We will then meet at 6:3...

Iowa Cover Crops Conference to be held in West Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA – The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS), Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI), and the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) will hold the Iowa Cover Crops Conferen...

VPRD Bingo returns this weekend

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is excited about hosting another great season of BINGO at the Vinton Skate & Activity Center. Our first event date is this Sunday, January 25 from ...

VS Band Soup Supper set for this Friday, Jan. 23

Come out and support the VS Band program and boys basketball teams this Friday, Jan. 23 and VSHS High School.  The band will be hosting their annual Soup Supper while the basketball teams com...

Speaker to share story of Iowa\'s \'Underground Railroad\' in Vinton, Feb. 14

Cedar Rapids storyteller Darrin Crow will be sharing "Iowa's Underground Railroad" on Saturday February 14 at 2:00 pm at the Ray House at 912 First Ave., Vinton. Darrin’s presen...

First VU After 5 of 2015 set for Iowa Braille School Tonight

After Hours events are back for 2015 and we are going to kick off the fun at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School!  There are some really cool things going on at the histori...

CP Library Friends regroup after being frozen out; plan tea party

The regular meeting of the Center Point Friends of the Library was called off because of wind chill January 8 and the group enjoyed the warm hospitality of the Center Point Pizza Place for a mornin...

FOTSI to host Microchip event January 24th

Friends of the Shelter is hosting a microchip clinic Saturday, January 24   Time: 11am-3pm Where: FOTSI Adoption Center; 211 West 4th Street, Vinton Cost: $20/cat and $25/dog ...

FFA Veterans Benefit Pancake Breakfast set for Jan 31, at VSHS

On January 31st, 2015 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter will be hosting a Veterans Benefit Pancake Breakfast, to support local Veterans.         The breakfast...