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Academic Achievement Awards: VSHS students honored

Vinton-Shellsburg High School students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) received recognition for their academic success during the annual ceremony on Thurssday.  The guest speaker was Joh...

NCCC Team Maple 4 Aids Flood Recovery Efforts in Minot

By: Lauren Brostowitz   NCCC team, Maple 4, arrived in Minot, N.D. on August 17 to continue to assisting the Lutheran Disaster Response in supporting individuals and families with lon...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Zach Brazan

Zach Brazan By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Zach Brazan Hometown: Greenville, Miss.   Zach is currently serving as a member of Oak 4 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Zac...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Victoria Felt

Victoria Felt By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Victoria Felt Hometown: Manteca, Calif. Victoria is serving as the Pine 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in Ameri...

NCCC Team Gets in the Camp Spirit

  AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 2, worked in Oscoda, Mich. with YMCA Camp Nissokone.  At Camp Nissokone, NCCC members had the chance to experience the various camp activities while workin...

Celebration to honor Lee Layton Korean and WWII vet

Lee Layton Please join us at a celebration to be held in honor of Lee Layton who served in both the Korean War andin World War II. This even will be held at the Vinton American Legion Hall located at 105...

NCCC team Cedar Four works with the City of Sioux Falls

NCCC Cedar 4 Team Leader Joe is educating the two campers about vegetables growing in the bin.     By Jerome Frey   NCCC team Cedar 4 is working with the city of Sioux Falls, SD. During this project the team had the opportunity to work with many organizations i...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Gina Mazzulli

    Name: Gina Mazzulli Hometown: Quincy, Mass.   Gina is currently serving as a member of Cedar 5 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Gina is a former...

The Vinton Garden Club minutes of 8/29/12

VINTON GARDEN CLUB August 29, 2012 The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Central Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met in Cedar...

Iowa State Fair Berkshire Show

Reed Family Berks of Ottumwa showed the Champion Gilt and Reserve Champion Boar at the Berkshire Swine Show August 16 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. The Champion Boar was exhibited by Brice Cono...