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There will be a menu change for the 4th St. Diner this week.We will be serving the following menu on Wednesday, May 18thRoast TurkeyMashed Potatoes/GravyCarrotsPearsCakeBread/Milk 

This Saturday should be a beautiful day for taste and take event at 42° North Winery. This Saturday, May 14 the winery will be OPEN from 1-4:00 p.m. for our taste and take. The winery will have available, their petite Pearl which is a dry red at $18 a bottle. The $16 bottles are : Tatanka a dry red blend, Hootie a dry white, Dog Days which is a semi- sweet/off dry and Blowfish which is a semi sweet.

What's the prize? We are giving away a Family Pool Pass to the Vinton Community Pool, a Four Pack of Pizzas, Two Orders of Garlic Bread, and some other fun pool essentials to ONE lucky family.How do you win? All we need from you is some random FUN pictures of your family enjoying the parks, biking trails, walking trails etc. from right here in Vinton.

It's a new week and another new place to park the pizza wagon. We have been invited to set up at the Benton County Speedway Saturday, May 14th. BKG Promotions is bringing to you the "Spring Demo Stampede" This is an explosion of Demo Derby excitement right here in Vinton Iowa! We will be right outside the Grandstand from 10am-1:30pm cranking out your favorite wood-fired pizza from an oven soaring close to 1000°!Featured Specialty will be "Supreme" (Sausage Pepperoni Onions and Peppers) plus we will have all the regular toppings too.

Insurance things you must do RIGHT NOW! The top 5 things you need to do RIGHT NOW with your insurance.Insurance is confusing. Nobody likes to deal with it but here are five things you should do right now. 1) Check the value that your home is insured for. Construction costs have skyrocketed over the last year in both materials and labor. Is your home insured for enough? 2) Have you reviewed your beneficiaries on your life insurance policy? Are these up to date? Do you have a life insurance policy and does your family know where the information is at? If you don’t have a life insurance policy, you should get it now- rates are slated to increase significantly mid-year.

4th St. Diner, 202 E. 4th Street in Vinton, is now open for on-site dining.  Reservations required by 10:00 am daily. There are a limited number of seats available each day. Reservations can be made up to 3 calendar days in advance  We ask that if you need to cancel your reservation, please do so by 10:00 am as well. The green meal site door will be unlocked at 11:00 am and relocked at 12:30 pm.

Many Iowa producers are including winter annual forages as a cover crop to protect water quality and improve soil health. These forages also can provide early spring grazing to help reduce feed costs and improve the health of spring calving cow herds.Denise Schwab, beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said three field days will be held this month in northeast Iowa as a part of the Forage Alternative Research Project, demonstrating the use of winter annuals for spring grazing.