AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Jaclyn DeFranco

RACHEL LEBEAUX
June 14, 2012 9:03 am

  Editor's Note: We occasionally feature the AmeriCorps members and team leaders, so the community can learn more about the people who have come to Vinton to help others.

NCCC’S MAPLE 4 PROVIDES DISTASTER RELIEF IN HENRYVILLE, IN

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 13, 2012 8:10 pm

  By: Lauren Brostowitz, Maple 4   When two EF-4 tornadoes devastated five counties in Southern Indiana on March 2, 2012, communities were left in disarray.

AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 1 Serves as Positive Role Models at Tanager Place

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 13, 2012 12:27 pm

  By Laurie Miller, Oak 1   After serving for one month with the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department, AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 1, has begun serving at Tanager Place in Cedar Rapids.

Good-bye to Vinton: Keep Vinton as a city of spirit

KAREN LARSON
June 12, 2012 12:15 pm

          Five and a half years ago, I arrived in Vinton on a snowy day in January.  It didn’t take me long to realize I had found a place to call home.

A day for sharing stories: Honor Flight vets share memories with peers, family

VINTON TODAY
June 12, 2012 11:55 am

Andrew Andrews believes he is alive today because of full-blooded Indian who said his last name was White. Andrews, a World War II infantry veteran from Troy Mills, recalls his first day as a soldier in Africa when he met the man who called himself White.

Kirkwood Announces Dean's List Honors

CHRISTINE M CASSIDY
June 12, 2012 10:38 am

  Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Spring Semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college.

The Homestead National Monument of America

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 12, 2012 10:24 am

  By Kyle White and Katie Keane   Cedar Three of the AmeriCorps NCCC is in Beatrice, Nebraska to help support the Homestead National Monument of America (Homestead NMA) for the first time in NCCC history.

Iowa State Fair Sew-In Seeks Donations, Volunteers

VINTON TODAY
June 12, 2012 10:09 am

  The Iowa State Fair Fabric and Threads Department is seeking fabric donations and volunteers for the fourth annual State Fair Sew-In. The free program offers Fairgoers a chance to try their hand at simple sewing and quilting while providing warm blankets to local children in need.

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary to Henry and Dolores Van Eschen!

VINTON TODAY
June 11, 2012 11:46 am

Henry and Dolores (Salz) Van Eschen celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family over the Memorial Day weekend.  They were married June 18th, 1952, at St.

Vinton Garden Club News; May 30 meeting

JOYCE BRATTEN
June 9, 2012 7:44 pm

    The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., Central Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met on May 30th at the Marriott in Cedar Rapids.