Vendors, community members and organizers gathered in Vinton-Shellsburg’s high school media center for an informative meeting regarding Iowa’s Ride on March 12, addressing questions over route, the city’s theme and vendors for the inaugural ride.
“It’s very cool anytime you could bring 5,000 people new to a community for one day and to showcase your community is kind of a big deal,” Matt Phippen, a Vinton resident leading the meeting. “The goal of our community is when these folks leave, they are still thinking about the good time they had at an event in Vinton.