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Iowa State Fair Ticket Office Opens July 8

"Nothing Compares" to affordable family entertainment at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. For Fairgoers planning ahead, the State Fair Ticket Office will open July 8 and is offering discounted tickets on admission, rides and more.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Regina Rosenau

Regina Rosenau, from Washington, D.C., is a member of Cedar 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.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Corey Ayers

Corey Ayers, from Apopka, Fla., 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 between the ages of 18 and 24.
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NCCC’s Cedar 5 has a Homestead on the Prairie

By:  Emma Martz The term “home away from home,” is gaining a new meaning for the members of the Cedar 5 team. As of May 23, their home is located in the small community of Beatrice, Neb.
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NCCC’s Maple 5 Attacks Invasives in Eastern Wisconsin

By Akari Iburi Since the beginning of May, Vinton’s AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team Maple 5 is in an epic invasive species battle with blankets of Alliaria Petiolata (garlic mustard), mangled forests of Rhamnus (buckthorn), and the deceitful yet beautiful blossoms of Hesperis Matronalis (dame’s rocket).
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Julia Freedman

By: Rebecca Bigler Julia Freedman, from Providence, R.I., is a member of Maple 5 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.

Leibold named to Illinois Central Dean's List

James R Leibold, of Newhall, was named to the Dean's List at Illinois Central College for the Spring 2013 semester. The academic honor is presented to students who earn a 3.
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Rundletts to celebrate 30th anniversary

Bill and Deb Rundlett of Vinton are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on June 25, 2013. The couple married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton on June 25, 1983.

Lent earns Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Andrew Lent, City Coordinator of the City of Vinton, Iowa, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association.