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NCCC Team Bonds with Crossroads for Youth in Oxford, Mich.

Katie is raking sand that had been moved onto the beach area. By: Nicolette Koerner The NCCC team of Maple 2 is making a real difference in Oxford, Michigan. The team is currently working with Crossroads for Youth, a non-profit organization created to he...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Mackenzie Spears

Mackenzie Spears of Byfield, Mass.,  is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 1 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she wante...

NCCC’s Cedar 5 Helps State Foresters Eradicate the Mountain Pine Beetle

Members Emma Martz, Shad Brooks and Darrel Flanders plant a tree in the plains of Custer State Park.   By: Nicholas Meyers   Cedar 5 was met with rolling hills, green trees and a sky of blue as they arrived in Custer, South Dakota. on May 3. As they travelled it wasn’t...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Melody Jones

Melody Jones, from Berlin, Wis., is a member of Oak 7 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 between the ag...

Bethlehem Lutheran donates to Lutheran Lakeside Camp

Bethlehem Lutheran's Marlyn Jorgensen presents check to Rachel Dickinson for the camp. To celebrate its 100 years Bethlehem Lutheran Church is giving to different organizations a $100 gift.  Each month a different organization or group is selected and presented a check.&nbs...

Local students named to Central College dean's list

The following students were named to the spring 2013 Central College dean's list: Amy Andrews of Shellsburg, majoring in communication studies and enviromental studies, is the daughte...

NCCC Cedar 2 Serves People at Black Hills Works

Members Maryann and Ilexis learn sign language from Rose at Black Hills Works. By Ilexis Elba & Maryann Walbert Cedar 2 arrived in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 3 for a stay of two months. They are functioning as an extension of staff at Black Hills Works (BHW), a ...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Kimberly Walker

Kimberly Walker of Lawrenceville, Ga., is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. She learned about AmeriCorps NCCC from her college mentor who was an alumnus ...

NCCC Team Maple 6 Helps to Revitalize a City

By Tarsis Gotay & Heather Whitney For the second project, the AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 6 is serving with a local non-profit neighborhood development organization, Youngstown Neighborhood...

ISU Extension now accepting Master Gardener applications

Are you an avid gardener, but would like to know more about gardening, plants and horticulture?  Would you like to meet people who share your interest in gardening?  If so, you may be int...