AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Hilary Rohlman

RACHEL LEBEAUX
June 21, 2012 11:14 pm

  Editor's Note: This NCCC spotlight is on Hilary Rohlman, one of the AmeriCorps members serving this year from the Vinton campus. From Michigan, Hilary is a member of Oak 3.

NCCC Oak 3 team helps people in Upper Peninsula

DEON JOHNSON
June 21, 2012 11:06 pm

  Oak 3 is working hard to beautify the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Michigan and get it ready for the State Fair. They are using chainsaws to cut down trees while others carried trees to the wood chipper.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Sara Butler

RACHEL LEBEAUX
June 21, 2012 11:06 pm

  Editor's Note: Today we include information about another AmeriCorps member who is living in Vinton while serving Americans in many states this year.

NCCC Oak 2 members help at Friendship Center in Dodgeville

EMMA MILLS
June 21, 2012 11:06 pm

  AmeriCorps NCCC’s Oak 2 is currently in Dodgeville staying at Friendship Center Camp for six weeks helping with the removal of invasive species such as wild parsnip, garlic mustard, box elder tree, Japanese honeysuckle and prickly ash.

NCCC Oak 2 members help at Science Station Summer Camp, Shellsburg school

EMMA MILLS
June 21, 2012 11:06 pm

  AmeriCorps NCCC’s Oak 2 is currently working at the Science Station located in the Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids. They are helping out with a series of summer camps that make science, technology, engineering and math fun and easy to learn.

AmeriCorps members help after Mouse River flood in ND

ALEASE ROWAN
June 21, 2012 11:06 pm

  On May 18, 2012, AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple Six, arrived in Minot, North Dakota to assist Lutheran Disaster Response with mucking, gutting, power washing and sanitizing homes that were affected by the June 2011 Mouse River Flood.

State fair deadline for parade and many events is July 1

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2012 5:08 pm

July 1 is the deadline to enter the Iowa State Fair parade and many of the Fair's competitive events - late applications will be accepted with an additional late fee.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Katherine Parker

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2012 5:07 pm

  Editor's Note: Here is information on another member of AmeriCorps living this year in Vinton while serving Americans in several states:   Name: Katherine Parker Hometown: Carmel, California   Katherine is currently serving as a member of Maple 5 with AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Katherine Parker

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2012 4:45 pm

  Editor's Note: Here is information on another member of AmeriCorps living this year in Vinton while serving Americans in several states:   Name: Katherine Parker Hometown: Carmel, California   Katherine is currently serving as a member of Maple 5 with AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus.

A message about Whooping Cough and Tdap

NANCY FARMER
June 20, 2012 12:50 pm

  Prevention is the key to eliminating the risk of getting whooping cough ( also known as pertussis) in our community. Benton County experienced a sharp rise in the number of cases of whooping cough during the past six months.