AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Koal Melville

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 22, 2014 10:27 am

By: Sarah Williams Koal Melville, from Winter Park, Florida is serving on team Cedar 6 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term.

Maple 1 providing a helping hand to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 21, 2014 12:44 pm

  By Vincent Chavis   Maple 1 gets the chance to spend six weeks in the city that smells like crunch berries, and it’s every bit as amazing as you would think.

Local students named University of Iowa On Iowa! student leaders

VINTON TODAY
April 18, 2014 3:32 pm

University of Iowa students from your area are among about 235 of their peers selected to serve as On Iowa! students leaders, charged with welcoming new first-year and transfer students this fall.

NCCC Maple 4 at Home at Flying Horse Farms

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 18, 2014 3:32 pm

Jesse Crouch After two days of travel and over 10 hours in the “Golden Goose” (our affectionately named 15 passenger van) the weary but excited members of Maple 4 arrived on the grounds of Flying Horse Farms in Mt.

NCCC Team Serves with YMCA Camp Nissokone

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 17, 2014 10:04 am

By:Colton Carter AmeriCorps NCCC Team Maple 2 has served at Camp Nissokone, located near Oscoda, Mich. for three weeks. In that short time, much has been achieved as a result of the team's enthusiasm and hard work.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: David West

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 17, 2014 9:58 am

By: Sarah Williams   David West, from Chesapeake, Virginia is a corps member for Cedar 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service working with a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Juan Rodriguez

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 16, 2014 12:04 pm

By: Sarah Williams Juan Rodriguez, from Puerto Rico is serving on team Cedar 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service term.

Thanks from VS FFA for labor auction support

EMILY CASHMAN, CO-REPORTER, VS FFA
April 16, 2014 10:31 am

On Thursday April 3, 2014 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter had their annual labor auction. At 7 o’clock PM, many FFA member and community members came to the high school gym for our biggest fundraiser of the year.

Kersten King named to Augustana Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
April 15, 2014 10:20 am

A total of 858 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.

Vinton Garden Club discusses best trees during monthly meeting

KELLY KAUT, VINTON GARDEN CLUB
April 14, 2014 12:29 pm

The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II, and Central Region met 11:30am  March 26, 2014 at Vinton Family Restaurant for lunch with Cam Wood as hostess.