One Flock: NCCC Oak 8 Manages Land & Provides Environmental Education

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 29, 2014 12:02 pm

By: Colleen Glatzel and Olivia Brown On March 24, AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 8 loaded their green van and advanced toward their first project destination: Wapello, IA.

Iowa State Fair Entries Available Online Beginning May 1

IOWA STATE FAIR
April 28, 2014 12:31 pm

Premium books and entry forms for competitive events at the 2014 Iowa State Fair will be available at iowastatefair.org beginning Thursday, May 1. The "Amazingly Amusing" Iowa State Fair will run August 7-17.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Maureen Murphy

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 28, 2014 12:30 pm

By: Sarah Williams Maureen Murphy, from Lake Placid, New York is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Marlene Flaherty

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 24, 2014 12:14 pm

By: Sarah Williams Marlene Flaherty, from Baileyville, Maine is serving on team Cedar 5 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term.

Retired 4 Star General Tommy Franks visits with local resident

VINTON TODAY
April 24, 2014 8:36 am

Retired 4 star General Tommy Franks was on Hand to re-dedicated the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids recently.       Greeting General Franks is Roger Uthoff, of Vinton, and also the treasurer of Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.

Jordon Kearns of Van Horne, IA, Recognized at Upper Iowa University 2014 Honors

VINTON TODAY
April 23, 2014 11:37 am

Upper Iowa University recently held its 29th annual Scholarships and Awards Recognition Banquet and awarded 122 scholarships to students across the University.

Cynthia Albertsen Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

VINTON TODAY
April 23, 2014 11:37 am

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Cynthia Albertsen of Dysart, Iowa, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

NCCC Oak 3 Serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 23, 2014 11:06 am

By Alexis Pittman and Maureen Murphy So far, Oak 3 has been serving alongside the staff at the UW-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin. Since the team arrival, the staff have been very welcoming and made it an exciting learning experience.

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight: Mark Smith

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 23, 2014 11:05 am

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Mark Smith By: Sarah Williams   Mark Smith, from Derry, New Hampshire is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20.

NCCC Team Serves in South Dakota State Parks

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 22, 2014 10:27 am

By: Emily Wilmoth NCCC team Cedar 3 has been serving in Canton, SD for the past 3 weeks, serving  with the South Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.