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Cedar 7 on the Trail in Jeffersonville, Indiana
By Alex Bissell
On Friday, August 9, Cedar 7 arrived in Jeffersonville, Indiana to help the Ohio River Greenway Commission. Their service includes trail maintenance, bridge maintenance, graffi... AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Christian Martinez
Christian Martinez, from Escondido, Calif., is a member of Maple 5 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people b... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Melissa Ridder
Melissa Ridder, from Indianapolis, Ind., is the support team leader for the Hickory unit in FEMA Corps’ Class 20. This is her second term of service with FEMA Corps, a service track und... AmeriCorps NCCC Helps Out Locally at the Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
By: Samantha Janda
AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 4 has been staying on the NCCC campus during their current service project. Each day they travel to Cedar Rapids to help the Cedar Valley Ha... Area Residents receive many awards at the State Fair
Below, in no particular order, is a list of area competitors at the Iowa State Fair.
We have listed the area in which they competed and their standing:
Congratulations to each of you, from ...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jill Ament
By: Rebecca Bigler
Jill Ament, from Gatesville, Texas, is a member of Maple 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team ... Schulte Brothers Farm of Watkins wins State Fair Herdsman Award
Schulte Bros. of Watkins earned the Herdsman Award on Saturday at the conclusion of the Dairy Cattle show at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
The Herdsman Award recognizes the top exhibitors and ranks...
Benton County farmers earn awards in State Fair Spotted Swine Show
Niehaus and Feldman Genetics of Greene took top honors at the Spotted Swine Show judged Thursday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair. The Greene farm was awarded the Champion Boar banner.
Champion Gilt...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jerez Norwood
Jerez Norwood, from Rocky Mount, N.C., is a member of Maple 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people betwee... AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Patricia Llamas
Patricia Llamas, from Perris, Calif., is a member of Maple 1 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people betwee...