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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Jess Tyler
Jess Tyler, from Moore, Montana, is the Team Leader for Maple 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a team of people betwe... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jessica Moore
Name: Jessica Moore
Hometown: Salem, Va.
Jessica is serving as a member of the NCCC-FEMA Corps team Pine 5 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps becau... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Hunter Gagnon
By: Krista Eichhorst
Name: Hunter Gagnon
Hometown: Rollinsford, N.H.
Hunter is serving as a member of the NCCC-FEMA Corps team Pine 1 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to parti... Urlaubs offer details on September tour of France
Pastor Mark and LuAnn Urlaub will host an eleven day tour in France September 4-14, 2013. Reservations are needed soon, and remaining space is very limited. The tour is provided by Group Travel Di...
NCCC-FEMA Corps cleans up Hudson riverbank
By Moses Sunbeam
On Saturday, March 2 a pair of National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps teams, in partnership with an AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassador, organized a commu... Treasurer Fitzgerald: Yearning to See Something Green?
Try the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt
Iowans encouraged to check to see if they have unclaimed property waiting for them
Iowans who are yearning to see something green after the long...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Erica Ratner
By: Rebecca Bigler
Name: Erica Ratner
Hometown: Beachwood, OH
Erica arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013 to begin her 11-month service as the Maple 7 Team Leader for NCCC&rs... Benton County students earn UIU Presidential Scholarships
Upper Iowa University has released the winners of the Presidential and Trustee Scholarships for 2012-13. Receiving these prestigious scholarships are:
Nikki Lown of Belle Pl...
AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Carolina Giraldo
By: Krista Eichhorst
Name: Carolina Giraldo
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Carolina is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 5 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to ... Road ready bicycles needed
Last year we started a local bicycle group and we’ve had some good rides in and around Vinton and Benton County. Some were training for RAGBRAI and others for triathlons and ...