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NCCC Maple 2 members lessening the grip of the great flood

Maple 2 member Hailey power-washes the walls of a home affected by the Minot flooding.   An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, Maple 2, has been sent to Minot, N.D. to help Lutheran Disaster Response in their recovery efforts in the wake of the June 2...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Chalynn Passmore

  Chalynn Passmore of Anderson, Calif., is today's featured NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader.   Chalynn is serving as the Pine 4 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton ...

NCCC Firing Things Up with The Nature Conservancy

By Harry Parsons Since 1958, The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota has helped protect 70,000 acres of forest, prairies, rivers, lakes and wetlands. Prescribed burning is one way the Conservancy...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Joe Reilly

Joe Reilly By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Joe Reilly Hometown: Denver, Colorado   Joe is currently serving as a member of Oak 1 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Joe ha...

NCCC Team Cedar Two Back to Work in Iowa

By:  Yazmeen Green   NCCC Team, Cedar Two team arrived at the YMCA Camp Wapsie in Coggon, Iowa last week. Camp Wapsie provide an environment where children can experience the out...

Treasurer Fitzgerald Is Gearing Up for the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

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

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Andrew Burns

Andrew Burns By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Andrew Burns Hometown: Canal Winchester, Ohio Andrew is serving as the Hickory 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in...

NCCC Team Maple 7 Gets Courageous

 Maple 7 Corps Members at weekly dance for campers   By: Ashley Carmichael   For eight weeks, Maple 7 is working at Camp Courageous, a year-round respite care and recreational facility in Monticello, Iowa. Camp Courageous serv...

Academic Achievement Awards: VSHS students honored

Vinton-Shellsburg High School students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) received recognition for their academic success during the annual ceremony on Thurssday.  The guest speaker was Joh...

NCCC Team Maple 4 Aids Flood Recovery Efforts in Minot

By: Lauren Brostowitz   NCCC team, Maple 4, arrived in Minot, N.D. on August 17 to continue to assisting the Lutheran Disaster Response in supporting individuals and families with lon...