Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
April 30, 2013 12:10 pm

Treasurer Fitzgerald Announces Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald reminds students the deadline to apply for a Robert D.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Ted Sweeney

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 30, 2013 11:55 am

By: Rebecca Bigler Ted Sweeney, from Portland, Ore., is the Team Leader for Maple 4 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.

4th Street Diner News, April 30

LINDA LOUGH, HACAP
April 30, 2013 8:44 am

   The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, May 5th, will be Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Broccoli, Mixed Green Salad, Blushing Pears, Cake, WW Bread, Milk.

Iowa State Fair Grandstand Tickets on Sale Saturday

IOWA STATE FAIR
April 29, 2013 12:37 pm

Tickets for the much-anticipated Iowa State Fair Grandstand shows will go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets. The 2013 line-up is presented by U.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brittany Lewin

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
April 25, 2013 11:04 am

Brittany Lewin, from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the Team Leader for Maple 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.

NCCC’s Cedar 2 Burns and Educates in Wapello

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 25, 2013 11:04 am

By Ilexis Elba Cedar 2 is an AmeriCorps NCCC team based out of Vinton and currently stationed in Wapello, Iowa until the end of April. For their first project they have been working with the Louisa County Conservation on areas of prescribed burns, environmental education, and invasive species removal.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Pine 7 Assists at the Glo Run in Washington, D.C.

NCCC FEMA CORPS
April 25, 2013 10:59 am

By John Tamariz To take a break from their NCCC FEMA Corps service activities with FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Pine 7 members joined the FEMA Corps teams Pine 1, Spruce 4, Spruce 6 and Hickory 5 to volunteer with the exciting Glo Run event, sponsored by Playworks.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Hickory 5 Volunteers at a Virginia State Park

NCCC FEMA CORPS
April 25, 2013 10:55 am

 By Teleia Stringfellow On Saturday April 20, 2013, AmeriCorps NCCC- FEMA Corps members of team Hickory 5 celebrated Earth Day by participating in an Individual Service Project at the Annual Eagle Festival at Mason Neck State Park in Virginia.

AmeriCorps Spruce 1 reaches out in Chicago

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 24, 2013 11:44 am

  The AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce One from the North Central Region in Vinton, Iowa is working in downtown Chicago, Illinois alongside FEMA in the Region V administrative offices.

NCCC Team Grows With Buchanan County Conservation

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 24, 2013 11:05 am

By: David Chernyshov The AmeriCorps NCCC team of Maple 2 is working with the Buchanan County Conservation Board (BCCB) in Hazleton, Iowa for their first round project.