Upper Iowa University Announces Spring 2013 Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
June 14, 2013 8:51 am

Upper Iowa University names its 2013 Spring Dean's List. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Stuecks to celebrate 50th anniversary

VINTON TODAY
June 12, 2013 11:46 am

Ted  and Fran (Losenicky) Stueck  of Vinton, will observe their 50th  Anniversary June 16, 2013  They were married at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton June 16, 1963 on Father's Day.

Rickels, Lam, named to Luther Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
June 12, 2013 11:20 am

DECORAH -- Kevin Kraus, Luther College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, has announced that 792 were named to the 2013 spring semester Dean's List.

NCCC Cedar 6 continues flood relief effort in Minot, N.D.

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 12, 2013 11:20 am

By: Kelli Beaver AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 is serving an eight-week project in Minot, N.D. The team is working with Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) to address the great need after the city’s major flooding in 2011.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sarah Kramer

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
June 12, 2013 11:20 am

Sarah Kramer of Greenville, S.C., is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she plans to live a life of public service and believed that committing 10 months to service would be a great first step.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Rebekah Siddiqi

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 11, 2013 11:30 am

By: Krista Eichhorst   Name: Rebekah Siddiqi   Hometown: Asheboro, N.C.   Rebekah is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jarrett Thompson

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 11, 2013 11:30 am

By: Rebecca Bigler   Jarrett Thompson, from Albion, N.Y., is a member of Maple 6 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.

NCCC’s Oak 7 Working for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 10, 2013 12:22 pm

By: Victoria Gates and Molly Byer Oak 7, a NCCC team based out of Vinton, IA, is working in Cedar Rapids for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (CVHH).

Students Named to Buena Vista University Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
June 7, 2013 11:08 am

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at Buena Vista University: Kelsey Kankelfitz of Atkins. Michael Meisheid of Walker.

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

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 7, 2013 11:08 am

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 help guide children and young adults into becoming productive and successful members of society.