AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Bryan Adams

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 11, 2013 12:11 pm

  By: Krista Eichhorst   Name: Bryan Adams   Hometown: Lisbon, Conn.   Bryan is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 1 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Patrick Houston

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
January 10, 2013 4:59 pm

  Name: Patrick Houston   Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.   Patrick is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 4 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Amelia Rubin

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
January 9, 2013 10:51 am

  Name: Amelia Rubin   Hometown: Winston Salem, N.C.   Amelia is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Amanda Chavez

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 8, 2013 12:36 pm

  By: Krista Eichhorst   Name: Amanda Chavez   Hometown: Boston, Ky.   Amanda is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 7 at the Vinton Campus.

Vinton Garden Club News

JOYCE BRATTEN
January 7, 2013 9:02 am

The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., Central Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met at the Bricklynn Cafe and Blacksmith Boutique in Dysart for lunch and for the program on “Garden Art”.

Two beagles found in area

DONITA CASEY, FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
January 4, 2013 10:01 am

Found: beagle in rural Benton Co (pictured) and another one (not pictured) found in the city of Vinton. Please call the Vinton/Benton Co. Animal Shelter at  319-472-4623 if you are the owner of either one.

Edwards makes Ellsworth Community College Fall Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2013 12:33 pm

One hundred forty-nine students have been named to the Fall 2012 (August to December) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.

Local Coe College student earns athletic letter in Football

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2013 12:32 pm

Wes Anderson of Newhall earned an athletic letter for outstanding participation on the Coe College Football team during the fall 2012 season. Anderson, a 2010 graduate of Benton Community High School, is the son of Douglas and Helen Anderson.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sarah Kubishta

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
January 3, 2013 9:32 am

    Name: Sarah Kubishta   Hometown: Helix, Ore.   Sarah is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 6 at the Vinton Campus.

Teaching the World to Sing: Sweet Adelines inviting women to audition in CR

VINTON TODAY
December 27, 2012 5:53 pm

  Cedar Rapids – All over the globe, Sweet Adelines International choruses are joining together to teach the world to sing. Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to Open Houses, held by the Cedar Sounds Chorus, Tuesday evenings in January from 7 – 9:30 at Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church, 715 38th St.