Events and Activities : 30th Annual Vinton Cruise set for July 19

The 30th Annual Vinton Cruise is set for Sunday, July 19.

T-shirts available at Nick's TV and Theisen's indicate that Vinton car lovers are preparing for the 30th Annual Vinton Cruise.

The event will take place Saturday, July 19, at the traditional time and place. Registration begins at 3 p.m. on the Benton County Courthouse lawn; the cruise begins at 7.

The public is invited to come to the area to see the 400-500 cars expected to fill the downtown area.

The cruise route goes from downtown on 4th Street, west to Highway 218 (K Avenue), then south to 13th Street, then north on 8th Avenue then to 9th Avenue, where the drivers take their vehicles past Virginia Gay Hospital before returning to the downtown area.

For more information, call 319-560-0315.