This is a "save the date" message from the Sakatah Arts Experience, which is an event partially supported by the Waterville Community Connections. This year's festival in Waterville will be Saturday, August 11th. It ought to be cooler than mid July - that's the hope anyway. Tentative hours are 11 am to 7 pm.
http://www.sakatahartsexperience.com/index.html
Please help spread the word & we hope to see you there!
Welcome to Waterville sign
Monday, March 26, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
March '12 WCC Steering Committee Notes
The Waterville Community Connections Steering Committee met at the Waterville United Methodist Church on Mar 12, 2012.
Sakatah Arts Experience
Kim Gossen presented a report on the Sakatah Arts Experience, comparing the budget and expenses of 2011 and the upcoming budget for 2012. It is hoped there will be more volunteer help this year to lower expenses. Jeff Jarvis of Waterville has volunteered to help with marketing the event. It will be held in August instead of July this year to try to avoid the very hot weather. Kim has also applied, on behalf of WCC & and the SAE organizing committee, to Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for a Small Arts Grant (for the max of $1200). She is confident the grant will be awarded. Last year we received an Arts and Cultural Heritage grant from them.
Helping Local Producers
Kim has applied for a grant from MOM Brands (Malt-O-Meal) to help with expenses for developing her "Helping Local Producers" project. The WCC board voted to approve up to $1500.00 to cover her application and expenses, but if MOM approves the grant of $750.00 or more, WCC will pay less.
An application for funds will be presented to the City Council of Waterville, for supplies to implement the project, which will be structured like a farmer's market, but with an inside location. There will be a "town hall" meeting at the Waterville United Methodist Church on Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. to further present information about the project to local producers. It was suggested we send emails to those who attended our forum last fall, to invite them to attend this meeting. Kim will also put a note in the local paper about the meeting. There will be a speaker from the Experiment in Rural Cooperation, University of Minnesota, Rochester, who will tell about similar projects in other communities.
Beautification
No new information.
Youth
Lynne reported on some of her plans for summer activities. The Waterville Library will have a summer reading program, so she would like to have more physical activities outdoors for kids, probably 2 days a week, 2 hour sessions. She is looking for donations for equipment. She would also like to have the kids work on art projects that could be displayed at the Sakatah Arts Experience. Also, since there are limited areas of employment in town, she would like to get work experience/work study implemented for teens, such as helping with the summer programs.
The WCC office at Cummiskey's is ready for painting, and a sign for WCC is needed.
There was discussion about our Chamber membership, and Cindy will find out when the meetings are held and hopes to attend one.
Waterville Friends of the Library
Diane Munson and Dallas McIntyre plan to attend the Waseca Library board meeting this evening to petition for Saturday hours at the library.
Community Garden
There has not been much enthusiasm for this project, so we will probably abandon it for now.
Kaleidescope Institute
Cindy told us about this program and she has 5 people interested in attending the meetings, which are held the last Sat. of 6 months, in various locations. This program explores the different cultures in communities, in all areas of life. She hopes to bring back information and apply it to the local community.
There was discussion on activities that would attract people to town, which is one of the original ideas of the Horizons project.
It's hoped we can present articles to the local paper in regard to the past accomplishments of Horizons/WCC, and thank people who have volunteered for local projects.
Adjournment by concensus.
Next meeting is April 13, 10:00 a.m. at the Cummiskey office.
Karen Bauer, note taker and blogger
The following was added as an addendum to the above report: "The Board reviewed and discussed the request from Kim on the matching funds for her Helping Local Producers Project and agreed to provide the full $3,000 match for the project. They approved the payment of $6,000 to Kim for her work on Phase I. $3,000 would come from the SMIF grant and $3,000 would come from the Waterville Community Connections unobligated funds."
Karen Bauer
Sakatah Arts Experience
Kim Gossen presented a report on the Sakatah Arts Experience, comparing the budget and expenses of 2011 and the upcoming budget for 2012. It is hoped there will be more volunteer help this year to lower expenses. Jeff Jarvis of Waterville has volunteered to help with marketing the event. It will be held in August instead of July this year to try to avoid the very hot weather. Kim has also applied, on behalf of WCC & and the SAE organizing committee, to Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for a Small Arts Grant (for the max of $1200). She is confident the grant will be awarded. Last year we received an Arts and Cultural Heritage grant from them.
Helping Local Producers
Kim has applied for a grant from MOM Brands (Malt-O-Meal) to help with expenses for developing her "Helping Local Producers" project. The WCC board voted to approve up to $1500.00 to cover her application and expenses, but if MOM approves the grant of $750.00 or more, WCC will pay less.
An application for funds will be presented to the City Council of Waterville, for supplies to implement the project, which will be structured like a farmer's market, but with an inside location. There will be a "town hall" meeting at the Waterville United Methodist Church on Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. to further present information about the project to local producers. It was suggested we send emails to those who attended our forum last fall, to invite them to attend this meeting. Kim will also put a note in the local paper about the meeting. There will be a speaker from the Experiment in Rural Cooperation, University of Minnesota, Rochester, who will tell about similar projects in other communities.
Beautification
No new information.
Youth
Lynne reported on some of her plans for summer activities. The Waterville Library will have a summer reading program, so she would like to have more physical activities outdoors for kids, probably 2 days a week, 2 hour sessions. She is looking for donations for equipment. She would also like to have the kids work on art projects that could be displayed at the Sakatah Arts Experience. Also, since there are limited areas of employment in town, she would like to get work experience/work study implemented for teens, such as helping with the summer programs.
The WCC office at Cummiskey's is ready for painting, and a sign for WCC is needed.
There was discussion about our Chamber membership, and Cindy will find out when the meetings are held and hopes to attend one.
Waterville Friends of the Library
Diane Munson and Dallas McIntyre plan to attend the Waseca Library board meeting this evening to petition for Saturday hours at the library.
Community Garden
There has not been much enthusiasm for this project, so we will probably abandon it for now.
Kaleidescope Institute
Cindy told us about this program and she has 5 people interested in attending the meetings, which are held the last Sat. of 6 months, in various locations. This program explores the different cultures in communities, in all areas of life. She hopes to bring back information and apply it to the local community.
There was discussion on activities that would attract people to town, which is one of the original ideas of the Horizons project.
It's hoped we can present articles to the local paper in regard to the past accomplishments of Horizons/WCC, and thank people who have volunteered for local projects.
Adjournment by concensus.
Next meeting is April 13, 10:00 a.m. at the Cummiskey office.
Karen Bauer, note taker and blogger
The following was added as an addendum to the above report: "The Board reviewed and discussed the request from Kim on the matching funds for her Helping Local Producers Project and agreed to provide the full $3,000 match for the project. They approved the payment of $6,000 to Kim for her work on Phase I. $3,000 would come from the SMIF grant and $3,000 would come from the Waterville Community Connections unobligated funds."
Karen Bauer
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