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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Zach Brazan

Zach Brazan By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Zach Brazan Hometown: Greenville, Miss.   Zach is currently serving as a member of Oak 4 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Zac...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Victoria Felt

Victoria Felt By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Victoria Felt Hometown: Manteca, Calif. Victoria is serving as the Pine 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in Ameri...

NCCC Team Gets in the Camp Spirit

  AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 2, worked in Oscoda, Mich. with YMCA Camp Nissokone.  At Camp Nissokone, NCCC members had the chance to experience the various camp activities while workin...

Celebration to honor Lee Layton Korean and WWII vet

Lee Layton Please join us at a celebration to be held in honor of Lee Layton who served in both the Korean War andin World War II. This even will be held at the Vinton American Legion Hall located at 105...

NCCC team Cedar Four works with the City of Sioux Falls

NCCC Cedar 4 Team Leader Joe is educating the two campers about vegetables growing in the bin.     By Jerome Frey   NCCC team Cedar 4 is working with the city of Sioux Falls, SD. During this project the team had the opportunity to work with many organizations i...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Gina Mazzulli

    Name: Gina Mazzulli Hometown: Quincy, Mass.   Gina is currently serving as a member of Cedar 5 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Gina is a former...

The Vinton Garden Club minutes of 8/29/12

VINTON GARDEN CLUB August 29, 2012 The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Central Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met in Cedar...

Iowa State Fair Berkshire Show

Reed Family Berks of Ottumwa showed the Champion Gilt and Reserve Champion Boar at the Berkshire Swine Show August 16 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. The Champion Boar was exhibited by Brice Cono...

Iowa State Fair Duroc Show

Stewarts Duroc Farm of Waverly exhibited the Champion Boar and Champion Gilt in the Duroc Swine Show August 17 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Jack Bair and Family of Elkhart claimed Reserve Cham...

Treasurer Fitzgerald Encourages Iowans to Celebrate College Savings Month

Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa account State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald recently announced that Iowa has joined forces with other states in declaring September as...