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Volunteers aren't our only source of assistance on van shoots. We have come to rely quite heavily on interns. We've developed a strong internship program. Students from area high schools and colleges and technical colleges are encouraged to intern at the Media Center. We usually have one or two interns a quarter. Each student puts in a minimum of 100 hours of work, primarily on van shoots. We offer a $500 stipend to up to eight interns a year. The stipends are paid only after the Intern James Magnuson successful completion of at least 100 hours of work. We also offer unpaid internships and half-time internships for high school students. They are only required to put in 50 hours for a completed internship, but don't qualify for a stipend. City Scope City Scope continues to be our gateway to the community. Aric and Katie have developed excellent relationships with city staff, community leaders, and representatives of the business and non-profit communities. We have received numerous compliments from folks we have worked with regarding the excellence of the completed news stories and the professionalism and skill with which Aric and Katie do their work. The program continues to serve as a window into events taking place in our seven communities. Most ofthe stories are ones you would never see on broadcast television, and of the ones you might see mentioned on channelll, we devote more time and energy for an in depth look at the event. Some of those events include the issues surrounding the proposed quad city police department, the Townsquare development plan, the Blaine soccer controversy, and the local girls who saved their friends life. The stories Aric and Katie produced were fair, balanced and informative. Additional Staff Produced Programs . Municipal event programs As one might expect, staff produces a lot of programs that are related to municipal issues and events. Every year Kenton and Matt cover parades and pageants related to Tower Days, Blaine's Blazin' 4th and Fetes des Lacs celebrations. Aric and Katie worked with the Blaine and Lino Lakes police departments to cover both of their Citizen Acadamy programs. They also worked with the various fire and police departments to cover training events and National Night Out. T.1. can be counted on to cover the Spring Lake Park, Blaine, and Centennial area Safety Camps, along with monthly coverage of the Anoka County Board meetings and the Cable Commission meetings. He also covers local Town Hall Meetings, produced Meet the Candidates, Memory Lane, and covered a Veterans program at Blaine High School. 9