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FEMA Corps Members Lend Helping Hands In Chicago

Team Leader Becky Hofkes finds a pair of pliers By: Maya Jordan Several corps members of team Hickory 7 from Vinton’s AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps (National Civilian Community Corps) program recently served on an Independent Service Pro...

Do you know “Why I Want to Limbo with the Llamas”?

  Iowa Llama Association Offering Llama Limbo Slot to Writing Contest Winner   At the annual meeting of the Iowa Llama Association (ILA) it was determined to hold an essay co...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Mahala Greer

  By: Rebecca Bigler Mahala Greer, from Paonia, Colo., is the Team Leader for Cedar 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month se...

Americorp group speaks to residents at Iowa Juvenile Home

Liz Sprague, Rebecca Bigler, Martha Mickelson On Saturday, April 6, 2013, the Alpha Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma hosted a morning coffee for the residents of the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. The ladies of the organization shared coffee an...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Kyle Swatfager

By: Rebecca Bigler Kyle Swatfager, from Austin, Minn., is the Team Leader for Oak 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leadin...

AmeriCorps NCCC Team Serves at Voyageur Outward Bound

Maple 6 in Ely, Minnesota at Voyageur Outward Bound. by Heather Whitney and Tarsis Gotay The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team of Maple 6 is serving in Ely, Minnesota with Voyageur Outward Bound School, a non-profit that p...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Harper Holmes

By: Rebecca Bigler Harper Holmes, from Hamilton, Ohio, is the Support Team Leader for the Maple and Spruce units in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 3, 2013, to start he...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brandon Gutteridge

  Brandon Gutteridge, from Kansas City, Mo., is the Team Leader for Maple 1 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term lead...

AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 3 Team renovates YMCA camp for summer

 Nick and Corey position a fence post for the horse’s riding ring.   By: Novastarr Nelson Just how much can one group of young adults do? The AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 3 would answer with three words: “All of it”. For their first proje...

AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member

By: Krista Eichhorst Peggy Somerville is a Vinton, Iowa native and currently resides in Amana. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, her master’s degree i...