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Awards Given in FFA Poultry Competition at State Fair
FFA members exhibited 464 birds in the Poultry Show judged Thursday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
Jennifer Lane of DeWitt showed the Grand Champion Market Broiler. Runner-up to
Lane and claiming the Reserve Champion Market Broiler title was Aric Luzum of Decorah.
The Grand Champion Breeding Birds title went to Payton Rivera of Durant.
Top Honors Awarded in FFA Lamb Shows at Iowa State Fair
Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
Tanner Berry of Sac City showed the Grand Champion FFA Market Lamb, and Brendan Kuesel of Victor took Reserve Grand Champion in the show.
In the carcass judging, Tyler Leete of Elk Horn was awarded Champion honors, and Chase Whetstone of Gilbert exhibited Reserve Champion Carcass Lamb.
Happy 40th Anniversary to Charles and Marilyn Yedlik!
Charles and Marilyn (Greaser) Yedlik will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on August 26th, 2012. They were married August 26th, 1972, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church. They are the parents of Sara (David) Arnold of Vinton, IA and Carrie (Mark) Pingenot of Vinton, Iowa.
They were blessed with 4 grandchildren, Emma Arnold, Parker Arnold, Andrew Pingenot and Madeline Pingenot. AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member
By: Rachel Lebeaux
Amanda Martin is originally from Waterloo, Iowa but currently resides in Vinton. Amanda received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Clarke University in Dubuque and her Master of Arts in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Iowa State University. Amanda served two years as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) member at the Volunteer Center of Story County, providing volunteer recruitment and training.
Oak Three Making Science Fun in Cedar Rapids
By Deon Johnson
Oak 3 spent one month assisting with Science Center summer camps in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The teams worked in four classrooms (pre-K and kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, and Grades 5-6) in a variety of capacities.
Oak 3’s guided the pre-K and kindergarten kids in exploring the world of incredible insects by making wiggly worms and spinning spider web crafts with them and children from first and second grade investigated the age of the dinosaurs.
Alliant Energy reminds Iowa residents on 8-11 to call 811 before digging
Alliant Energy encourages residents to call 48 hours before digging to know what’s below
With Aug. 11 almost here, Alliant Energy hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for everyone to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked.
Every year, thousands of incidents happen in Iowa where someone digs into a buried natural gas line or other underground utility service like electrical lines and fiber optic lines.
NRCS Announces EQIP Drought Signup in Iowa
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is inviting Iowa farmers affected by the summer of 2012 drought to sign up for special Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding. The signup runs Aug. 13-17.
According to Jon Hubbert, acting state conservationist for NRCS in Iowa, $150,000 will be available in Iowa with priority to affected farmers in the D3 designation on the U.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Tiffany Swiderski
By: Rachel Lebeaux
Name: Tiffany Swiderski
Hometown: San Diego, California
Tiffany is serving her second year with the AmeriCorps NCCC as a Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. Tiffany previously served at the Pacific Region Campus in Sacramento, California as a Corps Member in Class 15.
Prior to joining NCCC as a Team Leader, Tiffany had been working as an Academic Coordinator with the Urban Corps of San Diego County. Financial Coaching Course Begins September 12th
Sharpen Your Financial Coaching Skills begins September 12th in Cedar Rapids. This course from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is designed for volunteers, clergy and others working in nonprofit groups and organizations who assist their clients or members with financial management concerns.
The five-week course combines two face-to-face sessions with three weeks of online learning.
Cedar Two Assists in the Cherry Capital
By: Yazmeen Green
Cedar Two arrived in northern Michigan two weeks ago for their third round project of the year. They are working with Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC) until early September. GTRLC is a land trust that works to protect and oversee land conservation efforts over a five-county area.