In June of 2024, Ted and Mindy Kralicek were recognized with the Iowa Governor's Volunteer Award. Congratulations and thank you for everything that both of you do to make Bentonsport a strong community!
Memorial Day Program at the Presbyterian Church
May 26, 2024
Sponsored by the Bentonsport Improvement Association
Milton American Legion Post 483, Rev. Larry Shipley, welcome by Bruce Whitaker, pianist: Mindy Kralicek, vocalists: Marcella Hannam and Mike Plecker, tribute to Iowa's WWII Code Talkers by Diane Carr
May 26, 2024
Sponsored by the Bentonsport Improvement Association
Milton American Legion Post 483, Rev. Larry Shipley, welcome by Bruce Whitaker, pianist: Mindy Kralicek, vocalists: Marcella Hannam and Mike Plecker, tribute to Iowa's WWII Code Talkers by Diane Carr
Bentonsport Bridge Rehabilitation
April 9, 2024 Iowa DOT announces a $1,612,000 grant awarded to the Van Buren County Conservation Board for
the rehabilitation of the Bentonsport Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation
In July of 2024, staff of the Van Buren County Conservation installed a new plaque commemorating Bentonsport's history and Bentonsport's National Register listed historic district
Rose Garden and Presbyterian Church clean up day 2024:
Thanks to Lisa Thompson and her students at Van Buren Community Schools and many other volunteers, the garden and church now ready for visitors and residents to enjoy! Thank you all!
Thanks to Lisa Thompson and her students at Van Buren Community Schools and many other volunteers, the garden and church now ready for visitors and residents to enjoy! Thank you all!
Recent donation
Thanks to Herb and Jan Shafer for their donation of this antique regulator clock which now hangs in the Presbyterian Church.
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Bentonsport Odd Fellows Hall
In late 2023, the Van Buren County Conservation completed a project to restore the masonry and replace a structural beam over the storefront of the Bentonport Odd Fellows Hall. Funds for this preservation project were provided through the generosity of the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historical Resource Development Program and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 via the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors. The work was completed by the team of talented craftsmen at Renaissance Restoration, Inc.
Bentonsport Odd Fellows Hall
In late 2023, the Van Buren County Conservation completed a project to restore the masonry and replace a structural beam over the storefront of the Bentonport Odd Fellows Hall. Funds for this preservation project were provided through the generosity of the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historical Resource Development Program and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 via the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors. The work was completed by the team of talented craftsmen at Renaissance Restoration, Inc.