AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Robert Barker

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
August 26, 2013 10:14 am

Robert Barker, from Lapeer, Mich., is a member of Cedar 4 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 between the ages of 18 and 24.

Area Students Earn Degree

VINTON TODAY
August 25, 2013 10:56 pm

Hawkeye Community College Brandon: Samantha Finley Dysart: Phillip Close, Matthew Feuerbach, Jeffrey Fox, Paige Petersen, Christophe

AmeriCorps NCCC lends a caring hand at Badger Camp

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 24, 2013 8:28 am

By Zackary Hall Cedar 1 is lending a hand to the Wisconsin Badger Camp in Platteville, Wis. from August 9 to September 27.  The team is assisting with campers who have behavioral and physical disabilities, while giving them a fun and safe camping experience.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Kathleen Bolinger

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
August 23, 2013 10:33 am

Kathleen Bolinger, from New Castle, Ind., 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 ages of 18 and 24.

Brunnsen's last project for Benton County Conservation: Nature Trail work

MATTHEW PURDY, BENTON CO. CONSERVATION
August 22, 2013 6:15 pm

Craig Brunssen’s last day working with Benton County Conservation was spent on  the Old Creamery Nature Trail.  Craig has worked for the past four years as a seasonal employee.

NCCC Maple’s 1’s Challenge!

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 22, 2013 11:07 am

By Cliff Borner II This round, Maple 1 is up for a challenge, literally. They are working in central Ohio, just outside of Coshocton, at Camp Echoing Hills.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Jill Jaeger

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
August 22, 2013 9:26 am

Jill Jaeger, from Aurora, Colo., is the support team leader for the Pine unit in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps’s Class 20. This is her second term of service with FEMA Corps.

Elizabeth Fischer earns Top 10 Percent honor at Iowa State Fair Fashion Revue

VINTON TODAY
August 21, 2013 7:06 pm

Elizabeth Fischer of Benton County earned the Iowa State Fair’s Top 10 Percent Award in Fashion Revue during the 2013 State Fair 4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event.

Megan Ternus earns Food and Nutrition Award at State Fair

VINTON TODAY
August 21, 2013 7:05 pm

Megan Ternus, of Vinton, exhibited an outstanding food and nutrition exhibit at the Iowa State Fair in the 4-H Exhibits Building. Miss Ternus’ exhibit was Paska – Ukrainian Easter Bread.

Cedar 7 on the Trail in Jeffersonville, Indiana

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 21, 2013 5:30 pm

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, graffiti removal and removing invasive plant species like Johnson grass.