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Duane Fisher receives Lifetime Achievement Award from National Ag Educators
ATLANTA – Duane Fisher, retired agricultural educator from Vinton-ShellsburgHigh Schoolin Vinton, Iowa, is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Lifetime Achievement Award on November 30 at the NAAE annual convention in Atlanta.
Fisher taught agriculture at Vinton-ShellsburgHigh Schoolfor 37 years before retiring in 2010. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Chris Finlay
Name: Chris Finlay
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Chris is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because living simply and altruistically for ten months seemed like the best transition into 'adulthood' that he could have. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Abigail Miskowiec
Name: Abigail Miskowiec
Hometown: Charleston, W.Va.
Abigail is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 5 at the Vinton Campus. After college she considered joining the Peace Corps but didn’t want to leave home for two years. She learned about AmeriCorps NCCC from some friends who worked with AmeriCorps VISTA and decided that NCCC FEMA Corps would be the perfect program for her. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Bradt
Name: Alex Bradt
Hometown: Oxford, Conn.
Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because he wanted to take some time to give back to the community before attending college.
Alex graduated from Nonnewuag High School in June 2012 and plans to attend college after his service term ends. Buy your child/grandchild an EXTREME OUTDOOR experience this holiday season.
We invite you and your family to get off the couch, put away the electronic games and get out and experience these adrenaline filled opportunities to experience the Iowa Outdoors in ways you may not have tried or even known existed as options. There are exciting opportunities for all ages and skill levels.
Extreme Outdoors is a series of adventuresome, fun, challenging, exhilarating and safe outdoor recreational activities sponsored by naturalists with Buchanan, Bremer, Benton, and Chickasaw Counties. Alliant Energy warns small business customers of utility scam
Customers should not provide credit card or bank routing numbers to suspicious callers
Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is warning small business customers about a recent utility scam.
The scam artists claim to be representatives of Alliant Energy. The scam involves calling small business customers and claiming that the customer is past due on their Alliant Energy bill.
Treasurer Fitzgerald Helps Teachers Prepare Students for Iowa Assessment Tests
Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is extending a helping hand to teachers across the state for the Iowa Assessment Test by providing students with a new number two pencil to use on their test day. The treasurer's program, Prepare for the Basics, is a no-cost program being offered to elementary teachers. Last year the program distributed over 18,500 pencils to schools statewide.
FFA members help ANF through tailgate event
On Friday October 19th, 2012, we had a group of FFA members work with Farm Bureau to have the America Needs Farmers (ANF) tailgate in the bottom of the parking lot before our last home football game. We had burgers, chips, water, and a whole lot of desserts. We had many teachers, students, FFA members, and community members show up to buy their supper. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Leah Keith
Name: Leah Keith
Hometown: Trinity, NC
Leah is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 2 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she wanted to spend time focusing on helping others while exploring the nonprofit field and making professional connections that could help her later in life. Girl Scout Troop 6652 earns 'Feed the Hungry' Patch
Girl Scout troop 6652 collected food to donate as part of a project to earn their "Feed the Hungry" Patch.
The girls met, pooled their collection together and then will donate the food to folks in need this holiday season.