THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY Volume 12, Issue 6 December 7, 2017

WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

December 7—Small World Holiday Program; 5:00pm, Brubeck Theatre

December 8—Last Day of Classes

December 9—Lady Warriors vs. Kaskaskia College (5:30pm); Warrior Men vs. Kaskaskia College (7:30 p.m.); Spencer Sports Center

December 13—Warrior Men vs. Elizabeth-town Community College (5:30pm); Spencer Sports Center

December 11-14—Final Exams

December 14 – Christmas Carry-In Dinner; Noon, Red Café

December 19-January 1—College Offices Closed; No Classes

December 24 – Fitness Center & Pool Closed

December 25 – Fitness Center, Pool & Small World Closed

December 26 & 29 – Small World Closed

December 31 – Fitness Center & Pool Closed

January 1 – Fitness Center, Pool & Small World Closed

January 2 – College OPEN

Krebs Custom Gunsmiths Teach Introductory AK Rifle Class at

WVC Gunsmithing Program

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Looking to learn

more from a nation-

ally-known gunsmith,

students in the WVC

Gunsmithing Pro-

gram invited Marc

Krebs from Krebs

Custom of Waucon-

da, IL to campus to

teach a two-day

comprehensive class

on AK rifles – how

they work and how

to upgrade from

standard features.

Krebs, along with

Steven Alessi, pro-

vided instruction to

the students.

Alessi, a 2015 grad-

uate of the WVC

Gunsmithing Pro-

gram, is the current

Production Floor

Manager at Krebs Cus-

tom. WVC Gunsmith-

ing Lead Instructor

Brian Wick stated that

Alessi had a very good

experience during his

time in the Gunsmithing

Program and talked

with the current stu-

dents in the Program

about opportunities

within the field of gun-

smithing.

Following the visit from

Krebs and Alessi, Mr.

Wick stated, “I have

heard nothing but posi-

tive remarks from our

students. Our goal is

to have Krebs come in

and teach a week-long

class next year on how

to build AK-47’s up to

his standard.”

Students were able to shoot an AK-47 gun full auto while at the Mt. Carmel Shooting Range,

under the direction of the instructor and with appropriate licensure and approval from local au-

thorities.

Marc Krebs of Krebs Custom (left) is pictured

with Lead Instructor Brian Wick. Krebs and

Krebs Custom have maintained a reputation

for producing various custom models of top-

quality AK-pattern rifles, as well as innovative

accessories and parts that bring the Kalashni-

kov rifle into the 21st century, and that en-

hance the usefulness of AK to both US military

and law-enforcement personnel, and civilian

owners.

WVC Food Drive Benefits the WADI Food Pantry

Through the generosity of students, faculty, staff and the communi-

ty, the Wabash Valley College Student Senate was able to collect

over 2,000 non-perishable food items to donate to the Wabash

Area Development Incorporated (WADI) Food Pantry to help those

less fortunate in Wabash County during the holiday season.

The 2,061 items donated to the WVC Student Senate’s food drive

were the most donated on any IECC campus, and, as a result, a

travelling trophy for the campus that collects the most items will

reside on the WVC campus for the next year.

In addition to the WVC Student Senate, several WVC clubs partici-

pated in the food drive including the Teaching Our Youth Club,

Science Club, Health Professionals Club, and the Ag Club/

Collegiate Farm Bureau.

On November 30, WVC Retention Coordinator Jennifer Stroughmatt

received notice the Tribe Community Garden Project has been select-

ed to receive a $2,500 Walmart Community Grant Award.

WVC began its Community Garden Project in the fall of 2015 under

the direction of Jennifer Stroughmatt. Stroughmatt, the Tribe Activity

Scholarship students and Pathways to Success Garden students

have been hard at work growing food to provide the community food

pantry with fresh fruits and vegetables. Having expanded from toma-

toes, beans and cucumbers in the first year, the Community Garden

has been working on a large bed of strawberries, watermelons, an

asparagus bed, and growing potatoes in tire towers.

The Community Garden project offers students the opportunity to de-

velop a love for service, learn leadership and interpersonal communi-

cation skills, and make a connection with the bigger picture of what it

means to serve and support a community.

“The Community Garden will benefit from the Walmart Grant greatly,”

stated Stroughmatt. “The Grant means everything to the growth of

the Garden. Without it, the students would be limited in how they can

expand and grow the good works they are doing for their community.”

Tribe Community Garden Receives Notice of

Walmart Community Grant Award

Softball Camp to Be Held at WVC

Wabash Valley College will host a Softball Camp on Saturday,

February 10 and Sunday, February 11, 2018. The camp, for girls

ages 7-17, will be held in WVC’s Spencer Sports Center Gym.

Hitting and Fielding will be on Saturday, February 10 and Sunday,

February 11, from 1:00-3:30 p.m. The Pitching portion will be on

Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11, from 3:30-4:15

p.m.

The cost is $35 for one day of Hitting and Fielding, $60 for two

days of Hitting and Fielding or for one day of Hitting, Fielding, and

Pitching. The two-day camp for Hitting, Fielding, and Pitching is

$80.

Participants will need to bring their ball gloves and wear tennis

shoes. Please wear sweat pants for sliding drills. Bats are option-

al. The concession stand will be open for campers to get drinks

and snacks.

Registration deadline for a T-Shirt is February 2. Call 618-262-

8641, ext. 3394, for further information. Participants needing reg-

istration forms may obtain them at www.wvcwarriorathletics.com or

by contacting Asa Deffendall at the Campus Store in the David L.

Hart Student Center.

The Camp will be conducted by WVC Head Softball Coach Paul

Schnarre, his assistants Asa Deffendall and Mark Colvin, and the

WVC Lady Warriors Softball Team.

Tribe Students Celebrate “A Disney Christmas”

The WVC Tribe Activity Scholarship Students entered a “Peter Pan”

themed float in the Mt. Carmel Christmas Parade on December 2.

Members of the Wabash Valley College Student Senate delivered over

2,000 non-perishable food items to the WADI Food Pantry. The items

were collected on campus during the month of November.