Jeanne Welna and Char Harguth help with WAC newsletter VOLUNTEERS NEEDED       Volunteers are needed to work the front desk at the Waseca Art Center.   Many time slots are open.  Mornings run from 10 am to 1:00 pm,  Afternoons 1:00 pm to 4 pm.  Saturdays are from 10 am- 2 pm.   Please call Kate to help.   507-835-1701.   2008 Waseca Arts Council Scholarship Winner WASECA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ETHAN SCHULTZ     The WAC’s 13th scholarship winner was announced by WAC Board Member Delores Dennis at the High School Award Banquet in May, 2008.    Ethan has an interest in music and will be attending Wartberg College in Iowa. WAC High School Scholarship Award Winners - a history - 1.  1996       Dustin Haug 2.  1997       Dustin Sybilrud 3.  1998       Brandon Mulcahy 4.  1999       Rachel Carlson 5.  2000       Jenna Haug 6.  2001       Justin Gaffer 7.  2002       Nicole Grangruth 8.  2003       Brad Schultz 9.  2004       Eric Hattey 10.  2005       Scott Wittrock 11.  2006       Micah Korb 12.  2007       Sarah Anderson 13. 2008      Ethan Schultz 2005 POETRY CHAPBOOK STILL AVAILABLE:           The top 20 poems from the WAC 2005 poetry contest have been assembled into a BEAUTIFUL Art Center published chapbook, and are on sale.  Cost is $6.95, plus $.45 tax per book.     If you would like to have books mailed to you, send a personal check for $7.40 per book plus $1.00 handling/mailing fee to Waseca Art Center, 410 North State ST., Waseca, Minnesota, 56093.    If you desire 2 or more books please add $1.50 for postage. Questions call (507)835-1702.           Books are also available in the WAC gift shop.    2008 WAC TRIPS     Each year trips are offered for small groups of people who enjoy touring art musuems and architectural sites in major U.S. Cities.  Most trips include trolley or bus tour of city.  Anyone interested must be able to walk at least one block, climb some stairs, and be good companions.   Prices are estimates until one month before trip, estimated costs for 3 nights, 4 days is between $1000 - $1200 per person and all are double or triple occupancy.  Rates will be higher for individuals requesting single accommodations   Short trips to Chicago or Kansas City will cost considerably less.   Prices include airfare, hotel, some transportation, tour and museum fees.   Prices do not include any meals, tips, and most transportation (subway or taxi fares).    Contact Pat Beckmann for more information     Possible sites for 2008 are Kansas City (one or two nights),  Chicago and Philidelphia.  More information will be posted soon.   ANNUAL ELEMENTARY ART SHOW Blue Ribbon Winners Kindergarden:   Logan Flom from Sacred Heart                                                                                  First Grade:   Nicholas Huebl and Tyanna Murphy from Sacred Heart,  Emily Burt from Hartley Second Grade:   Jenna Butterfield, Etta DeLong, Cheston Miller, Kiley Zilm from Sacred Heart                          Isabelle Mihm and Katelyn Johnson from Hartley                     Grade Three:  Sarah Austin from Hartley                                                                                            Grade four:  Dylan Murphy and Lindsey Malecha from Sacred Heart                                                                Kayla Schuter and Corey Nelson form Central Intermediate                 2007 WINNERS WAC HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW Selected for First Place Awards of $20 are: Megan Depree, Grade 10,  Le Sueur-Henderson High School, white charcoal drawing, untitled Adam Starr, Grade 11, Mankato West High School for a oil painting titled, Portrait of Andrew Jessica Todd , Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton High School, for a chalk work titled, Woman Jack Westman, Mankato Loyola High School for a ceramic vase, untitled Honorable Mentions Certificates are: From Waseca High School:             Tye Haslip, for a pastel drawing titled,  Still Speed             Dani Miller, grade 12 for a charcoal & colored pencil drawing titled, Fixated From Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School             Jessica Turk, grade 12 for a charcoal drawing titled, Pan From Mankato East High School:             Anna Keeley, grade 11, for a pastel drawing titled, Colors at Lunch             Channy Sdoeung, grade 12, for a pencil triptych titled, My Ambition             Jessica Lloyd grade12, for a acrylic painting titled, Hard But Soft             Craig Huang, grade 12, for an acrylic painting titled, Deuce             Jocelyn Duwenhoegger, grade 9 for three ceramic bowls titled, Empty From Medford High School:             Hannah Neitzell, grade 9 for a mixed media work titled, Melancholy Feelings Under a Blank Sky             Steve DeNevi, grade 12 for a mixed media relief sculpture titled, Blind Generation From Mankato West High School:             Paige Pearson, grade 11, for a Sterling Bracelet & Earrings, untitled             Alice Fasnacht, grade 10, for a multi-print titled, Gandhi             Cole Ryg, grade 12 for a drawing titled, Dave Matthews             Molly Peterson, grade 12 for a mixed media piece, untitled From LeSueur-Henderson High School:             Luke Lieske, Grade 11 for a mixed media composition titled, Hannah             Caleb Giesen, grade 11 for a pen & ink drawing titled, Wise Elder From Mankato Loyola High School:             Andrew Hagen, grade 11 for two ceramic bowls, untitled Mike Wesley grade 12 for a ceramic box, untitled       This project is made possible by a grant from Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature and from a grant from Noram/Minnegasco Foundation.  The Waseca Arts Council is further funded by the City of Waseca, Waseca County, and the contributing members of the Waseca Arts Council, Inc.