Business
FAREWAY SALUTES RETIRED AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY
All store locations to provide 15% discount on November 11 for service members This Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 11, the Fareway family would like to thank all veterans and active service members. Fareway store locations in a seven-state region will be offering a fifteen percent discount to veterans, retired, active-duty, reserve, and guard service members.
The Closet by E will "pop up" in downtown Vinton through November
The Closet by E a is a Women’s Classic & Contemporary Apparel Shop for all ages. The Closet provides a range of accessories & clothing, including Plus Sizes, in casual loungewear, workwear, and semi-formal styles. With a background in Fashion Design, owner Elizabeth Fischer is able to assist customers in finding the perfect outfit for any occasion. VOTE FOR BETTER TOGETHER TO WIN $5,000!
We have been nominated as one of five organizations to win up to $5,000 in Veridian Credit Union’s Spark the Spirit campaign. Everyone with a valid email is eligible to vote - one vote per person. Voting is open NOW through 11:59 pm on 11/11. Please click the link below, choose the Cedar Valley region and vote for Better Together! *please share with all of your friends and family to help us secure first place!*https://www. Tootsie's raising money for area Fire & Police Departments
Tootie's Ice Cream and More will be sharing their profit over the weekend to help support the Vinton and La Porte City Police Departments. From Friday, November 5th through Sunday, November 6th, the business will donate 10% of their sales to each department. In Vinton the money will be used toward equipment and in LaPorte it will go toward the Shop with a Cop event.
AmeriCorps Has a Job Opening
The AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Vinton, Iowa currently has a job opening for Member Development Associate. This position is part of a team that assists members to gain life skills and career development. This person provides a variety of administrative and technical functions to support member development. To learn more about the position and apply go to https://www.
Retirement Open House for Randy Stein
A Retirement Open House in Randy Stein's honor will be held on December 8. 2022 from 1-5:00 p.m. at the Benton County Farm Bureau Office. Feel free to join Stein and his team in celebration. Stein has served Benton County for the last 34 years. The office is located at 1105 West 9th St. in Vinton. Opal & Hazel's November Newsletter
Wow what a year!We are finishing up 2022 in November instead of December with just 7 total dates (5 public and 2 private).A LOT of our customers are freezing our fully baked pizzas now to enjoy later. So, if you are interested in this, just let us know when you order, and we won't cut your pizza. The whole process is pretty simple and when you "re-bake" our pizza, you would swear that you just picked it up from us! Maybe another venture for us.
McBride Mobile Taps give BYOB a new meaning
Owned by the father/son team of Clay and Justin McBride of Vinton, McBride Mobile Taps is the only full-service, mobile tap trailer operation in eastern Iowa. Their custom-built, refrigerated trailer offers 10 taps with CO2 and nitrogen gasses. The state-of-the-art technology in their trailer allows customers to activate the taps and pour their own beverages! Justin said, “Customers pay by the ounce so they can try different beers, ciders, and seltzers without paying for an entire glass. Edwards Plumbing & Heating to host Open House October 28, 4-7
Edwards Plumbing and Heating began in 1929 with Walter Edwards. He created the business to include his three sons Dale, Wendell and Leonard. As time passed, the sons stayed by their father's side building the business until their father's retirement. Wendell went on to pursue other interests while Dale and Leonard stayed as contractors.Since then, Bryan joined his father Dale.