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Farmers Savings Bank & Trust earns Top 15th Percentile ranking

  Seifried & Brew LLC, a community bank risk management firm, named Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, Traer and Vinton, in its 2011 Top 15th Percentile of Community Banks. To gain entry into this distinguished ranking, the Bank demonstrated exemplary performance of balancing risk and reward based on the Bank’s S & B Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking.

4th St. Diner Menu for May

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4th STREET DINER NEWS

  4th Street Diner HACAP North Benton Center 202 East Fourth St Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-4761 Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday. A choice of salads is available on the buffet. Everyone is WELCOME! Suggested contribution for individuals 60 years old or older, and their spouse (regardless of age) is $2.

Nesting season reminder issued to CRP participants

Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, John R. Whitaker reminds Conservation Reserve program (CRP) participants that maintenance and management activities on CRP acres must be completed outside of the primary nesting season.  Iowa’s primary nesting season begins on May 15, 2012 and continues through August 1, 2012.   CRP participants should refer to their current conservation plans for the maintenance or management practices that are to be completed for 2012.

Rural Program Workshop planned to help farmers

  When:  May 24, 2012   9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.    Lunch Provided Where:  Marengo Public Library, 235 East Hilton Street, Marengo, IA  52301   Contact:  Peter Hoehnle                    Iowa Valley RC&D                    920 48th Avenue                     Amana, IA  52203                  Phone:  319-622-3264                 Email:  peter@ivrcd.

Sue Hammond named to Heritage Clubs International Advisory Board

Sue Hammond   Heritage Clubs International, llc (HCI) is pleased to announce that Sue Hammond of Farmers Savings Bank & Trust (Vinton, IA) has been elected for a three-year term to the Advisory Board.  Elected advisors were announced at the annual Peer Group conference held most recently March 21-25, 2012in Rogers, AR.  HCI is an Association of Bank Clubs and the premier bank marketing organization in North America.

Dollar General to move to former Roy's location

Some interested readers have asked Vinton Today about the work going on at the former Roy's grocery store location on Highway 218. We have recently learned that the Dollar General Store, currently located on West 4th Street, will move into that building when the renovation is completed.  Dollar General employees say the new building will offer more space, and enable the store to offer a wider variety of products.

Local Financial Advisor Honored for Performance

Dean R. Studer Dean R. Studer, a financial advisor for Edward Jones in Vinton, was recently honored by the firm for his job performance. This recognition earned Studer an invitation to Edward Jones' annual Managing Partner's Conference in April in Phoenix. The three-day meeting pools Edward Jones' most successful financial advisors for a discussion with Jim Weddle, Edward Jones' managing partner, on issues facing the firm and the financial services industry as a whole.

DCP/ACRE and SURE Enrollment Deadline Approaching

  John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director of USDA’s Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that June 1, 2012, is the deadline for enrolling in the 2012 the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP), Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE). This is a statutory deadline for all participants in these programs.

Stein earns FB Milion Dollar Round Table status for seventh time

  As part of his ongoing commitment to providing valued service to Farm Bureau Financial Services customers, Farm Bureau Agent Randy R. Stein CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, has joined the 2012 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT).  The MDRT is an honor given to life insurance agents for their production and service.  Only one percent of all life insurance agents internationally are invited to join this professional organization.