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Critter Camp: Youngsters learn where to find, how to identify bugs
A Critter Camp participant holds a dragonfly larvae after fishing it from the creek near the Benton County Nature Center.
A dozen or so 4- and 5-year-olds are spending a few hours each morning... AmeriCorps NCCC Team works with Habitat for Humanity
Matt uses a nail gun to reinforce exterior walls.
Devin nails in exterior Dowboard insulation.
By Sarah Caldwell, AmeriCorps NCCC Member
Oak 2 serve with Habitat for Humanity in both Norwalk an... AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 3 Helps to Restore Historic Grounds
Team members Ray and Carter learn to clean a chainsaw.
Team member Eleni sets up an AmeriCorps NCCC informational table for their Community Service Day.
B... AmeriCorps NCCC Team Supporting Local Communities, One Garden at a Time
Daire preps a bed for a garden display at TBG.
By Jian Jin, AmeriCorps NCCC member
Over 130 community gardens, eight AmeriCorps NCCC team members and one common goal, to make our people safer, smar... Maple 3 of AmeriCorps NCCC Clears Drainage Ditches at the Village of Richton Park
By Ben Mocarski
As the second round progresses to its halfway point, the eight members of Maple 3 have blazed throughmuch of the work the Richton Park Public Works Department has set for them, and ea... AmeriCorps NCCC"™s Maple 2 Helps with Blight Elimination in Flint, Michigan
Corps. Members Jessica Lyn and James Stamm taking measurements for a window on an abandoned house
By Kaitlyn Blentlinger, AmeriCorps NCCC Member
AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 2 is already half-way thr...
Morningside College awards Master of Arts in Teaching degree to Jennifer A. Svoboda, of Vinton
Morningside College presented Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degrees to 162 spring graduates during its June 10 graduate commencement ceremony.
Amon...
AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 6 serves with Good News Habitat for Humanity, builds and refurbishes homes. Â
By Thomas Dougherty, AmeriCorps NCCC Member
As AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 6 continues their journey of learning to build homes for Habitat for Humanity, the team is very interested in the impact thei...
AmeriCorps NCCC Team Maple 7 Plants and Harvests Organic Produce for Matthew 25"™s Cultivate Hope
Ashley Hayden using a tiller to prepare soil for new garden beds.
By: Jack Shock, AmeriCorps NCCC member
Maple 7 served in Cedar Rapids with Cultivate Hope, an urban farming program directed by Mat...
VSHS sports teams, Jazz & Concert Band honored for academic achievement
Vinton-Shellsburg High School administrators are pleased to announce that several 2016-17 Spring/Summer activities have been recognized for their academic achievements. The Iowa High School Athletic A...