New furry friends: FEMA Corps Spruce 2 helps Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue

VINTON TODAY
May 15, 2013 9:47 am

  By Holly Adams On Saturday, May 11 members of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 2 volunteered at the Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue in Lewisville, Texas.

Kirkwood Graduates Largest Class

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
May 13, 2013 11:59 am

  Kirkwood Community College will soon honor almost 3,000 students taking positive steps for their futures. The college will hold commencement ceremonies for its college credit and GED/adult high school programs this week.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Julie Davis

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
May 13, 2013 9:56 am

 Julia Davis of Natick, Mass.,  is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 6 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because service has always been an integral part of her life and she wanted to dedicate herself to it fulltime after graduating from college.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Conor McCormack

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 10, 2013 11:56 am

  By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Conor McCormack Hometown: Worcestor, Mass. Conor is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 3 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps teams volunteer at Dinosaur Ridge

NCCC FEMACORPS
May 10, 2013 11:56 am

By Stacey Kilpatrick On Saturday, April 27, AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps teams Hickory 1 and Hickory 3 joined together to organize a Community Day volunteering at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colo.

NCCC-FEMA Corps Hickory 6 Volunteers with the Lupus Foundation in Washington

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 9, 2013 9:18 am

By Sarah Kubishta For Global Youth Service Day on April 27, FEMA Corps team Hickory 6 from the Vinton Campus volunteered at the Walk to End Lupus Now in Washington.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Zachary Kahn

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 9, 2013 9:18 am

  By: Rebecca Bigler   Zachary Kahn, from Silver Spring, Md., is the Team Leader for Cedar 2 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 between the ages of 18 and 24.

Vinton Garden Club news, April 24 meeting

CONNIE MCCLINTOCK
May 8, 2013 12:32 pm

  Members of the Vinton Garden Club, member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II, and Central Region, met April 24, at the VSHS greenhouse/classroom.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Amanda Malady

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
May 8, 2013 9:33 am

 Amanda Malady of Lafayette, Ind., is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 7 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she had a gap year before starting nursing school and wanted to do something productive and good for the country in the meantime.

Treasurer Fitzgerald Adds More Names to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
May 7, 2013 6:06 pm

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald's Great Iowa Treasure Hunt spring publication is scheduled to be released soon. The upcoming list is the latest names of unclaimed property owners with undiscovered treasures.