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Wildcat event raises $4600 for Honor Flight
On Saturday, August 16, 2014, the Hawkeye Labor Council sponsored their second annual Golf Outing at the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg. It was great weather and a fun event held for a good cause. The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight received a donation of $4600.00 from this outing. There was a great turnout with some 88 golfers participating.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Chanel Gist

NCCC Maple 8 tackles trails at Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

Maple 4 perseveres, serves Conservation Boards

Did you know this about the American Legion: Prisoner of Wars/Missing in Action
By Brad Anderson American Legion Post 57
It was just last month that the remains of Iowan Robert E Howard were buried with full military honors in Moulton, IA. Staff Sergeant Howard was killed when his B26-B bomber was shot down over Germany during WWII.
The American Legion does not take, nor deserves, any credit for the repatriation of Staff Sergeants Howard's remains but the POW/MIA issue is of paramount importance to the American Legion.
NCCC Team Helps Out at Camp Albrecht Acres

Judges Do a Double Take in Iowa State Fair Contest
Fairgoers and judges saw lookalikes and copycats at the annual Twins, Triplets and More contest judged Thursday on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Under 1, Most Alike
1) Avril and Becca Shahan, Jefferson
2) Quinn and Kylie McKillip, Ankeny
3) Hannah and Henry Althoff, Indianola
Under1, Least Alike
1) Abel and Tessah Hayes, Keota
2) Holden and Breck Noah, North Liberty
3) Kinsley, Hadley and Landon Meyer, Newton
4) Elly and Gage Branson, Melcher-Dallas
Age 1, Most Alike
1) Tell and Ethan Saylor, Cambridge
2) Rachel and Veronika Rathjen, Urbandale
3) Landon and Logan Tibken, Wiota
4) Gabriella and Sophia Coleman, Des Moines
5) Isabella and Ellaina Thornton, West Des Moines
Age 1, Least Alike
1) Cameron and Trinity Newton, Grimes
2) Lydon and Sawyer Stephenson, Des Moines
3) Jameson and Eden Ortner, Slater
4) Sidney and Stella Wickett, Newton
Age 2, Most Alike
1) Ashlyn and Jillian Whitehead, Nevada
2) Emma and Audrey Nielsen, Des Moines
3) Alyssa and Abigail Bos, Montezuma
4) Brooke and Katie DeVries, Monroe
5) Carys and Harper Hayes, Martensdale
Age 2, Least Alike
1) Lincoln and Jordyn Schnell, Sully
2) Rayni and Rylan Lynch, Cumming
3) Riley and Reece Goodrich, Urbandale
4) Alex and Eva Koerner, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
5) Kennahriah and Abrianna Hardin, Des Moines
Age 3, Most Alike
1) Bradie and Brenna Bruck, Boone
2) Madeline and Reagan Monsma, Des Moines
Age 3, Least Alike
1) Kylen and Kyler Williams, Chariton
2) Mason and Jackson Carter, Eldridge
3) Jacob and Jaiden Briggs, Des Moines
4) Krystol and Brooklon Clarke, Des Moines
5) Julianne and Jocelyn Waters, Collins
Age 4, Most Alike
1) Avery and Aubry Fisher, Humboldt
2) Ada and Evie Roberts, Urbandale
3) Violet and Lily Tedder, West Des Moines
4) Jenna and Nora Grovert, Shellsburg
5) Ainslee and Kylee Doty, Danbury
Age 4, Least Alike
1) Zachary and Isaac Thorpe, Ames
2) Lexton and Brycen Markin-Weber, Des Moines
3) Reece, Riley and Regan Russell, Bondurant
4) Peyton and Kalli Watters, Des Moines
Ages 5 and 6, Most Alike
1) Jackson and Joel Waters, Collins
2) Brodie and Bryce Aiken, Des Moines
3) Kyleigh and Kennedey Ozmun, Ogden
4) Zach and Nick Chance, Norwalk
5) Zoey and Bella Boots, Des Moines
Ages 5 and 6, Least Alike
1) Anna and Logan Vandell, Waverly
2) Hayden and Harper Janssen, Urbandale
3) Logan and Lucas McNeeley, West Des Moines
4) Livia and Savanna Davenport, Rhodes
5) Claire and Luke Erselius, Montezuma
Ages 7 and 8, Most Alike
1) Maxx and Jett Tyler, Des Moines
2) Ethan and Evan Tollari, Altoona
3) Addi and Alexis Zaehringer, Davenport
4) Sidney and Addison Swartzendorber, Cedar Rapids
5) Autumn and Gracie Glosser, Ottumwa
Ages 7 and 8, Least Alike
1) Luke and Alyssa Bartlett, Pleasant Hill
2) Quinn and Heath Leone, Ankeny
3) McClain and Carson Crigger, West Des Moines
4) Kerrigan and Jamesyn Guthrie, Altoona
5) Emerald and Cloud Abbott, Clive
Ages 9 to 11, Most Alike
1) Bailey and Bella Buerger, Mitchellville
2) Georgia and Jasmine Padget, Keosauqua
3) Ella and Grace Sundstrom, Des Moines
4) Antonía and Bernadette Venturi, Carroll
5) Natalie and Karlyn Parkins, Indianola
Ages 9 to 11, Least Alike
1) Jillian and Tessa Kniep, Mount Ayr
2) Tommy and Torin Chinery, Ames
3) Jack and Sarah Wicker, Windsor Heights
4) Ben and William Iboshi, Portland, Ore.
Walston, Feldkamp announce wedding

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Ashely Dickenson

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Ryan Van Winckle
