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Vol.1, Issue 3 October 2007Where: Wabash Valley College, in Mt. Carmel, IL.To host the 7th Annual Wabash ValleyRegional College Fair. In Spencer SportsCenter.When: Tuesday, October 30, from6:00pm-8:00p.m.Who: There will be several college representativesand local employers from across the tri-state inattendance. WVC will provide: financial aidinfo., advising and will answer generalquestions. Advisement assistance and careeroption information will be available.“The Trip To Bountiful,” presentedby WVC and the Wabash ValleyArts Council on Oct.19, 20, and 21Brubeck TheatreCrystal Ball, fundraising event forthe WVC Foundation, Oct. 20Eagles Banquet Hall: 5:30p.m.-11:30p.m.WVC Warrior Baseball Team’sannual Golf Outing on Saturday,October 20 Mt. Carmel MunicipalGolf Course7th Annual Wabash ValleyRegional College Fair, Oct. 306:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.-Sports CenterWVC’s Annual Oktoberfest:Oct. 31War Bonds: The Songs & Letters ofWWII, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30p.m.-Brubeck TheatreGet Answers!Obtain Employment Information!Meet College Representatives!Questions?: Contact Tim Zimmer at 618-262-8641

Wabash Valley College has two new faces in the Agricultural TechnologiesDepartment this year. The retirement from full-time teaching of senior facultymembers Paul Schnarre (36 years) and Don Mersinger (33 years) created twovacancies in the program, and those vacancies have been filled by SteveHnetkovsky and Doug Robb.“I look forward tobringing my knowledgeof farming,construction, and soilconservation to theWVC program.”Steve Hnetkovsky received an Associate in Agriculture Degree from JolietJunior College, a Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture from SouthernIllinois University, and a Master of Science Degree in Plant and Soil Sciencefrom SIU. He has done research work with soil and fertilization, grain farmedlocally, raised pigs, and most recently has worked in construction. Hnetkovskyhas also worked with the soil conservation service. He looks forward to bringinghis knowledge of farming, construction, and soil conservation to the WVCprogram. He enjoys wildlife and woodworking, and spending time with hiswife, Nixie, and their two children, Katie 9 and Raechel 5.If you are interested in learning the basic techniques and concepts ofwatercolor painting and letting your creative juices flow, why not enroll inPainting Studio (Watercolor) , ART 1125-32264, at Wabash Valley College.This class will allow you to learn a fun, relaxing, and rewarding hobby. Theclass will meet on Mondays from 6:00-9:50 p.m. in Main Hall Room 107 fromOctober 22-December 17, with Carmen O’Keefe as the instructor.Interested individuals may register at the College, or call 618-262-8641 formore information.The Wabash Valley College Foundation has been active in the support of Wabash Valley College since the first formal steps to establishthe College. They assist in promoting excellence for WVC , by securing financial support for special educational and culturalactivities which are not part of the ongoing operational expenses. After their first major project of purchasing the 120 acres of landwhere the campus now stands, their contributions have included not only a large number of capital developments on campus, butmany other ongoing projects, a major one being their scholarship program.Many thousands of dollars in scholarships are awarded throughout each year by the Foundation to deserving WVC students, and in1989 the first scholarships were established to be awarded to graduating WVC students who are transferring to a four-year university.This year the WVC Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of several scholarships which will cover tuition for one year forfirst- and second-year students enrolled at WVC. These scholarships represent approximately $26,000.Page 2Visit: www.wabashvalley.cc

Volume 1, Issue 3On Friday, September 28, over 40 area high school ag students and ag instructors attended the Ag TechnologyCareer Day hosted at the Wabash Valley College Agriculture Technologies Center in a joint venture with agriculturalindustry representatives from southern Illinois and Indiana.A common theme which the Ag Industry people covered is a need for a good work ethics education in Agricultureand computer usage such as that which WVC’s Ag Technologies provides, as well as hands-on work experience.The presenters expressed a need for more good employees in the dynamic field of agriculture, and they are cooperatingclosely with the WVC Agricultural Technologies Program to address this need. With good technicaltraining in agriculture at WVC and working at four different internships at various companies, students have agreat opportunity for rewarding agriculture positions in the southern Illinois/Indiana area. Individuals whohave questions about Agriculture Technologies should contact WVC at 618-262-8641 or check out the WVCAg Technologies website at www.iecc.edu/agtech.If you enjoy baking and would like to use your creative talents in learning how to decorate your cakes, whynot spend four Monday evenings from 6:00 – 9:00, October 15 to November 5 in the Cake Decorating classwhich is being offered by Wabash Valley College. The class will meet in the Applied Arts Building, Room107.Instructor Paula Street will teach basic skills to do any kind of decorating, includingborders, color screening, flowers, decorative arranging, and how to use decorating tools.No materials will be needed on the first class meeting, and a material list will then bedistributed.The Trip to Bountiful, a community theatre production, will runOctober 19, 20 &21. The full-length drama by Horton Foote was firstpresented on television and then produced on Broadway. The Trip toBountiful is the rarest of theatre experiences, an evening which willprove an indelible memory. This is the poignant story of Mrs. Watts, anaging widow living with her son and daughter-in-law in a three-room flatin Houston, Texas. Fearing that her presence may be an imposition onothers, and chafing under the rigid and selfish supervision of herdaughter-in-law, Mrs. Watts imagines that if she can get away and returnto her old home in the town of Bountiful, she is sure to regain herstrength, dignity and peace of mind. So she attempts to run away.Tickets are $6 and are available in the Brubeck Arts Center Gallery or bycalling 263-4999, extension 3480. Patron Passes will be honored.For More Info ContactWVC by calling: 262-8641Or email Sarah Brooks at:brookssa@iecc.eduPage 3Visit: www.wabashvalley.cc

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