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Chris was born in Webster City and raised in Charles City. As a young kid, he would always be caught singing along to songs on the radio. He says hes good at karaoke but we think otherwise. ;) In his free time, he enjoys beginning new projects at home and hardly ever finishing them. Chris lives in Charles City with his wife Vicki, daughter Brynlee and son Jaxon.

cthompson@messengernews.net When Jeanine Nemitz, of Fort Dodge, was a child one of her chores was to clean the church her family attended. “I was trained as a volunteer from a very early age,” said Nemitz, a 1974 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate. “My family went to a small church (Assumption Parish in Coalville) and we would all take turns cleaning the church. That was my first exposure to how volunteers can make a difference. The little kids dusted the pews and as you grew older your job...

Program serves counties including Stutsman. 12:49 pm, Jan. 25, 2021 × Tri-Valley Senior Programs has announced the hiring of Penny Millspaugh, a Grand Forks resident, as program manager for the Foster Grandparent Program in Eastern North Dakota. “Re-launching this vital program while we are still in the midst of a pandemic may not be easy, but it is important for both our seniors and our young people,” Millspaugh said. The Foster Grandparent Program in eastern North Dakota will...

HANNIBAL — Like many programs, the Foster Grandparent Program at Douglass Community Services had to adapt this year due to COVID-19. Foster Grandparents is a federal program that Douglass Community Services oversees in Northeast Missouri. Douglass receives a federal grant that has to have a match of local community dollars. Dollars from the United Way of the Mark Twain Area’s Be a Hero Campaign will assist to be part of that match of funds to ensure the program can continue in our loc...

Weber Human Services is looking for people who can help Northern Utah nonprofits. For more information on volunteer opportunities or to post an opportunity for your organization, call 801-625-3777 or 801-778-6897. If you’d like to volunteer but don’t see something that interests you, please call — we have many more opportunities available and will help you find something best uses your skills. Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for individuals 55 years of age or o...

Finally tonight, "america strong." we dont have to tell you about the importance of grandparents. but now, something new. schools making sure the young meet the wise. heres abcs karen travers. >> reporter: at ludlow-taylor elementary school in washington, d.c., clementene bates is called grandma. >> you how how much 8 and 5 is -- >> reporter: warm, funny, and incredibly energetic, bates is beloved by her 4-year-old friends. >> sometimes i come in in the morning and say, "i havent had a hug all d...

their plan to overcome poverty because they say times have changed and survival isnt just about them any more. george howell, cnn, atlanta. american hikers josh fattal and shawn bower are returning to the united states tonight. they were locked up in iran for two years on charges that they were spies. since wednesday they have been free in oman where they made their first public statement just a short time ago. cnn goes to oman. mohamed, what did they say? >> reporter: well, it was j...