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By: Rebecca Bigler   Jessica Beck, from Ft. Wayne, Ind., is a member of Oak 4 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.

Patrick Bower, from Charleston, Ill., 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.

By Ilexis Elba AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2 is stationed in Jo Daviess County doing environmental conservation and restoration work until August 2.

By Teonna Clark For their third project, Oak 1 is working for Central Rivers Farmshed in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.  Oak 1 picked up where another NCCC team left off by removing glass panes from an unfinished greenhouse.

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 especially to our 2013 Hole & prize sponsors!  We couldn't have put on such a great tournament without each of you!   As most of you know, we had a few new "twists" to the tournament this year with a "Pick-a-Putt" tournament AND a poker run throughout the course.

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 between the ages of 18 and 24.

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’s programming for children.

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 nursery in the world.

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.