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   On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Traer’s Pool Committee will hold a community forum to discuss the future of the city’s swimming pool and bathhouse. The public meeting will be held from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Traer Library, 531 2nd Street.   Lack of modern amenities coupled with structural and mechanical deterioration prompted Traer City Council Member, Mr.

    This Monday, January 16, 2012 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This day shines a spotlight on service as a powerful force to bridge economic and social divides - today and throughout the year. Class 18 Team Leaders from the AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Vinton are partnering with United Way of East Central Iowa and several non-profit organizations in honor of MLK Day.

  Name: Amanda Skalicky Hometown: Paynesville, Minnesota   Amanda is serving her second year in NCCC as the Class 18 Oak Support Team Leader at the Vinton campus in Iowa. As a Unit Support Team Leader she will be assisting Unit Leader Fritz Noren with supporting the seven Oak teams and leading teams in the field as needed.

Name: Paolo Baltar Hometown: Sunnyvale, California   Paolo is serving with the Vinton campus as the Class 18 Operations Support Team Leader where he is assisting Support Services Specialist John England with supporting teams with uniforms, tools and other supplies as well as leading teams when needed. As a Team Leader, Paolo hopes to learn a great deal from the experiences and challenges he faces while in NCCC.

  Name: Rachel Lebeaux Hometown: Merrick, New York   Rachel served as a Corps Member of Maple 5 at the Vinton campus as part of Class 17 in 2011. Rachel is serving a second year with AmeriCorps NCCC as the Community Relations Support Team Leader at the Vinton campus where she will be assisting with recruitment and media outreach in addition to leading teams when needed.

  At its Jan 5 meeting the Center Point Friends of the Library reviewed the Barnes & Noble Bookfair they had in December and decided to sign up for Easter and Christmas 2012 Bookfairs. Library patrons and the kindness of strangers and Barnes & Noble helped Friends have a successful fund raiser for the Library. (Final figures aren’t yet in for the Dec.

    Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Universityof Nebraskawill be teaming up to offer a Feedlot Roundtable session at Manchester, Nashua, and Garner on Feb. 14 from 12:45-4 pm. The feedlot roundtable sessions are conducted annually in Nebraskafor feedlot operators and agribusiness interest.  Through a cooperating agreement between ISU Extension and Universityof Nebraska Extensionto share livestock educational resources and programs and the benefit of technology the roundtables will be offered at three Iowalocations this year.

  Feb. 7 - Postville Vet Clinic, noon to 4 pm Feb. 9 -Jackson County Extension, noon to 4 pm Discussion Topics - Introduction, why retain heifers in 2012?   Heifer development recommendations Health protocols, pelvic measurements and reproductive scoring Ration recommendations, heifer development budgets Ultrasound fetal examination demonstration Good AI practices and synchronization recommendations Reducing calving difficulty with proven calving ease sires Question and answer There will be a meal served at each site Sponsors – Iowa Beef Center/ISU Extension and Outreach          IowaCattlemen’s Association Postville Vet Clinic                                                      Maquoketa Embryos ABS Global                                                                  Accelerated Genetics    Genex Cooperative                                                      Select Sires Land of Lakes/Purina   Registration fee - $15 payable at the door (please pre-register by Feb 1 for arrangements) To pre-register contact Denise Schwab 319-721-9624, or e-mail dschwab@iastate.

  By: Angela Sarrels   Name: Amanda Trontell Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado   Amanda served as a Corps Member at the Perry Point campus as part of Class 16 in 2010. Amanda is serving a second year with AmeriCorps NCCC as a team leader at the Vinton campus. Amanda chose to serve with NCCC because while volunteering for All Hands Volunteers, she had the privilege of interacting with an AmeriCorps NCCC team from Perry Point.

  Name: Monica Hodges Hometown: Seattle, Washington   Monica is serving a second year with AmeriCorps NCCC. She was a Corps Member last year at the Vinton campus. She enjoyed her year so much she decided to apply to be a Team Leader because of the challenge it would present and the additional skills she would gain in a leadership position.