Forrest Bolte to celebrate 85th birthday

TOM BOECKMANN
August 30, 2011 7:45 pm

Forrest Bolte will celebrate his 85th birthday on Saturday.  A card shower is planned and can be sent to him at 307 E 2nd St, #4, Vinton or emailed to FGBolte@mchsi.

NCCC’s Maple 5 is in Cincinnati, Ohio

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 30, 2011 7:41 pm

  By: Maple 5   Maple 5 from AmeriCorps NCCC is currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have a unique project this round with the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance.

NCCC’s Maple 3 Experiences Isolation at its Finest

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:42 pm

  By: Chloe Reese & Brittney Springer   Maple 3 continues to battle the wild at Isle Royale National Park, the location of their third project round.

AmeriCorps NCCC Stands Guard at the Levee

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:40 pm

  By Alex Kemp   AmeriCorps NCCC team, Maple 2, just finished monitoring the levees of Bellevue, Nebraska. They were locating any areas of erosion, and seepage in the earth mound that extends for over ten miles.

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:40 pm

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri By: Samantha Czerkas   AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2, in addition to three other NCCC teams, was sent to Joplin, Missouri on Disaster Relief.

AmeriCorps NCCC team joins Community Harvest Food Bank

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 12:37 am

    By: Rachel Anderson   An AmeriCorps NCCC team traveled from Vinton, IA to Fort Wayne, IN to assist Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB) in providing fresh nutritious produce to those who have fallen on hard times.

NCCC’s Cedar 3 is Assisting Lutheran Disaster Response in Minot, ND

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 24, 2011 5:49 pm

    By: Dave Condlin   Cedar Three has been working with Lutheran Disaster Response in dismantling interiors of homes affected by the 2011 Souris River Flood in Minot, North Dakota since July 20, 2011 and is returning to Vinton this weekend.

Iowa NCCC team joins forces with FEMA to help a spirited city

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 23, 2011 11:44 am

    By: Colton Gale   A group of young adults from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) called Oak 2 have traveled from the team’s home campus in Vinton, Iowa to Joplin, Missouri.

Winner of $1,000 4-H / IFAA Foundation Scholarship

VINTON TODAY
August 20, 2011 7:04 pm

  ...Katelyn Samuelson of La Porte City Parents:  Bart & Amy Samuelson   Katelyn Samuelson is an eight-year 4-H member.

39th ANNUAL HOPPER FAMILY REUNION

KIRK JOHNSON
August 17, 2011 12:20 pm

  The descendants of Jesse and Gertie Abernathey Hopper gathered for their 39th annual reunion on Sunday, July 31, 2011 in the fellowship room of the First Christian Church.