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Divine Decadents Candy & Cafe From our Caramel Apple Corner!
It's Caramel Apple time! Divine Decadents makes a variety of caramel apple for your fall enjoyment. Choose from Plain, Chocolate drizzled, Peanut, Pecan and others can be ordered. Click here to view some of our apple varieties on our Facebook page.Divine Decadents is serving dine-in as well as carryout. Some tables will be closed for social distancing.
Farmers Who Seed Fall Cover Crops Can Apply for Crop Insurance Discounts
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that farmers who plant cover crops this fall may be eligible for a $5 per acre discount on their spring 2021 cash crop insurance premiums. To qualify, the cover crop acres cannot be enrolled in other state or federal cover crop cost share programs.“The 2020 growing season posed significant weather challenges but farmers can adopt cover crops to mitigate some of the damage to their fields,” said Secretary Naig.
Hotel Occupancy Tax Grant Award Applications being taken
Vinton Unlimited is pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) grant. This grant fund is made possible through the collection of the hotel/motel tax within the City of Vinton. Groups that hold community events, work to promote the City of Vinton or encourage people to visit Vinton are encouraged to apply.
Sec. Perdue grants Gov. Reynolds’ request for a Secretarial disaster designation
In accordance with the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 additional counties were designated contiguous natural disaster counties, including: Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Powesheik, Tama and Washington counties. These designations follow Secretary Perdue’s September 3 approval of 42 counties considered primary and contiguous natural disaster areas in response to Governor Reynolds’ request immediately following the storm.
4th St. Diner Menu for November
Click for Menu and here for the newsletterJust a reminder that we are still offering carryout and home delivered meals Sunday through Friday. Some of you may have experienced changes in your life and are no longer interested in receiving the monthly menus. Please feel free to request removal from the list at any time.The November menu is attached for your information.
Farm Bureau donates to Disaster Recovery Coalition
Because of the commitment to their local communities and advocacy for rural issues, the Benton County Farm Bureau was designated a 2019 Outstanding County Farm Bureau by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF). In recognition, Benton County Farm Bureau leader Matt Werner, of rural Mount Auburn, has earned the opportunity to provide a $2,500 donation to a local organization or charity and has [sel]ed the Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition to receive this award. Divine Decadents Candy & Cafe offering Halloween Treats and Apples
Divine Decadents Candy & CafeFrom our Caramel Apple Corner! :It's Caramel Apple time! Divine Decadents makes a variety of caramel apple for your fall enjoyment. Choose from Plain, Chocolate drizzled, Peanut, Pecan and others can be ordered. Click here to view some of our apple varieties on our Facebook page.We also have a variety of Halloween Treats to choose from, Including various ghosts and goblin rice krispy bars.
Monkeythis chosen to market $4.2m CARES Act loan fund to eastern Iowa businesses
Monkeythis, an advertising and marketing agency with offices in Vinton, Iowa, and Denver, Colorado, was chosen by ECICOG to provide marketing support for the new loan fund. Working together with ECICOG staff, the company's goal is to get information about the loan program to every business in the ECICOG region.The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) has received a grant from the U.
Clipper Corner holds Annual Raffle to support Gifts of Hope
For the next month, Clipper Corner will hold their annual raffle to benefit the Gifts of Hope program. Gifts of Hope offers help to those who are facing a breast cancer diagnosis.With several items in the prize bin and pink ribbon tote there will be two winners in this year's raffle. Owner Mary Barkdoll said that there are more items to be added bringing up the value of the prizes. Divine Decadents Menu Thursday, October 15
Divine Decadents Candy & CafeFrom our Caramel Apple Corner! :It's Caramel Apple time! Divine Decadents makes a variety of caramel apple for your fall enjoyment. Choose from Plain, Chocolate drizzled, Peanut, Pecan and others can be ordered. Click here to view some of our apple varieties on our Facebook pageDivine Decadents is serving dine-in as well as carryout.