NCCC Spotlight: Phil Schaefer

NASTASSIA DONOHO
October 14, 2011 12:04 pm

Name: Phil Schaefer Team: Maple 4 Hometown: Saint Louis, MO   Phil joined NCCC to do his civic duty and help people.

Why to cool stored grain now

GREG WALSTON, ISU EXTENSION OFFICE
October 14, 2011 11:49 am

       In just the past couple of weeks a lot of corn and soybeans went into storage with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. With grain this warm, moisture migration within the grain mass and spoilage can occur very quickly, even with fairly dry grain.

NCCC’s Maple 5 Getting Dirty in Indiana

VINTON TODAY
October 13, 2011 6:59 pm

  By: Alicia Volk                                                                                                                                                                                 For Maple 5’s last service project is in Greenfield, Indiana, 15 miles outside of Indianapolis.

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight - David Condlin

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 13, 2011 12:14 pm

  By: Nastassia Donoho   Name: David Condlin Team: Cedar 3 Hometown: Norfolk, MA                 David joined NCCC because he heard of the wonderful learning experience NCCC had to offer.

AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 3 Helps Provide Shelter in Marquette

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 13, 2011 11:02 am

  By: Holly and Megan, Oak 3   A team of ten AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) members has been in Marquette, Michigan since September 6 and will complete their six week project on November 8.

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight - Kim Vegilante

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 12, 2011 5:58 pm

  By: Nastassia Donoho   Name: Kim Vegilante Team: Oak 7 Hometown: Wayne, NJ   Kim joined NCCC because she was thinking that there had to be more to life than just going to school, something other than going with the grain of life, something different.

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight:Amanda Amstutz

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 11, 2011 3:01 pm

  By: Nastassia Donoho   Name: Amanda Amstutz Team: Cedar 1 Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN   Amanda Amstutz joined NCCC because she wanted to take time to reflect on her options for schooling, contemplate her future career path, and decide how she would apply service throughout her life.

AmeriCorps NCCC Builds Amphitheater for YMCA Camp

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 11, 2011 12:36 pm

  By: Rachel Anderson   For those who have been fortunate to attend YMCA’s Camp Wapsie, a branch of the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, you know the joy that comes with having a getaway adventure at a fun-packed camp.

AmeriCorps NCCC Makes Quick Work of the Muck

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 7, 2011 9:40 am

  By: Dana and Zack   Since September 27th AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 4 has been getting down and dirty in South Dakota while mucking out the long flooded homes of Pierre-Fort Pierre area.

Alexander McGee Enrolled at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

VINTON TODAY
October 6, 2011 12:09 pm

  Alexander McGee of Garrison is one of 385 new students at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa This year's class of new students is among the most geographically and ethnically diverse in the history of Cornell, with students from 42 states and 10 countries and 25 percent domestic students of color.