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VU Golf Tournament winners listed

Thanks for Joining us for The 2013 Vinton Unlimited 3-person Best Shot Tournament!   Thanks to everyone who came out and played in the VU golf tournament this year and thanks e...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Julia Sanders

Julia Sanders, from Fort Collins, Colo., 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 bet...

NCCC Cedar 3 at the Cedar Rapids Science Center

Trent Roberts entertaining campers during before care. By Trent Roberts   AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 3 is working with the Science Center in Cedar Rapids until August 2. The team is assisting with various aspects of the Science Center&rsq...

NCCC Maple 2 team takes a camp approach in Nebraska National Forest

Maple 2 team member Katie hammers in a staple to the post of a fence. By David Chernyshov The NCCC team of Maple 2 is currently working with the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands. This is home to the largest hand planted forest and oldest federal nurs...

NCCC Keeping Kimball Beautiful

Hannah Davis removes an old stump from the visitor’s center parking lot area. By: Zackary Hall Cedar 1 has teamed up with Keep Kimball Beautiful to renovate Kimball’s new visitor’s center and work with Kimball’s twenty-four hour recycling organization....

Eighteen New Foods to Debut at 2013 Iowa State Fair

"Happiness Is" new Fair foods and treats set to make their debut at the 2013 Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. The fresh menu offerings join the list of nearly 200 food choices available thr...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Nikolas Harvan-Matosich

Nikolas Harvan-Matosich, from Ellicott City, Ma., 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 pe...

NCCC’s Cedar 6 Working toward Ecological Restoration in Valparaiso, Ind

Brad, Tylilla, and Nick spread mulch around the Council Oak tree at Falter Arboretum and Gardens. By Kelli Beavers AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 is currently assisting Taltree Arboretum and Gardens in their ecological restoration mission to maintain a healthy environment of native trees and...

Second FEMA Corps Class to Kick Off Monday at Vinton NCCC campus

On Monday, Vinton will be seeing some new faces around town. Team Leaders will be flying and driving into the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School on July 22 to begin the second class of NCCC FEMA ...

NCCC Team Maple 6 Serves Special Needs Campers in Camp Albrecht

 Maple 6 Team Leader Kelsey Grant and a camper do some chalk art during midday break. By Tarsis Gotay Maple 6, an AmeriCorps NCCC team based out of Vinton, Iowa, is serving as camp counselors at a special needs camp called Camp Albrecht Acres in Sherrill, Iowa from July 15 to A...