This will eventually go in News but since there are a few folks here that don't receive News I thought I'd post it here too. As many of you know Ann Blanchart is putting together a VERY in depth history of SLAS. SLAS has had a number of historians but Ann is the first to really put a lot of time into it. It was recently noticed that an "endearing" part of SLAS history was not receiving it's fair share of coverage. That being the awarding of the (in)famous Mickey Mouse Telescope to some "lucky" person each year at the annual SLAS Solstice Festival. What follows is the scope's basic timeline. You'll note that of the 20 times it's been awarded we've been able to find awardees for all but 5 festivals. Part of the tradition (started a few years ago) is that the "winner" must do something to the scope to "improve" it. Alas, while we have many of the winners names we do not have record of what some did to the scope before returning it. Please read over the following and help fill in the blanks. If you know of a winner who is not listed or of a modification that is not listed please either post a reply to the list or email the information off list to Ann at a.blanchard@ugs.utah.edu or to me at at paw@wirelessbeehive.com . Thanks very much and Happy Solstice! patrick 15 December 1989 Location: Patrick Wiggins' home Patrick Wiggins won the Mickey Mouse telescope (first time it was awarded). 15 December 1990 Location: Stansbury Park Club House Patrick Wiggins won the Mickey Mouse telescope second year running (drawing rigged) 14 December 1991 Location: Jerry Foote's home Amy Witkowsky won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 12 December 1992 Location: Stansbury Park Clubhouse Lowell Lyon won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 11 December 1993 Location: Stansbury Park Clubhouse Bruce Grim won the Mickey Mouse telescope and added a pipe fitting mount. 02 December 1994 Location: Mt. Vernon Cove Club House Bill Kelly won the Mickey Mouse telescope and later added one of his "BKD" (Bill Kelly Device). 09 December 1995 Location: Patrick Wiggins' home Do not know who won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 06 December 1996 Location: Stansbury Park Club house Melissa Jolley won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 05 December 1997 Location: First Unitarian Church Charlie Green won the Mickey Mouse telescope and later added a Telrad. 04 December 1998 Location: First Unitarian Church Do not know who won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 11 December 1999 Location: First Unitarian Church Do not know who won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 09 December 2000 Location: Stansbury Park Clubhouse Do not know who won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 01 December 2001 Location: Stansbury Park Clubhouse Steven Anderson won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 03 December 2002 Location: 10th East Senior Center Do not know who won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 13 December 2003 Location: Zion Church Josephine Grahn won the Mickey Mouse telescope and later added a "minus everything" filter (a piece of aluminum). 11 December 2004 Location: Zion Church Daniel Turner won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 10 December 2005 Location: Zion Church Steve Dodds won the Mickey Mouse telescope. 09 December 2006 Location: Zion Church Creed Haymond won the Mickey Mouse telescope and later added digital imaging capabilities. 08 December 2007 Location: Zion Church Al Rowe won the Mickey Mouse telescope and later added solar panels. 06 December 2008 Location: Golden Corral in Midvale Rodger Fry won the Mickey Mouse telescope.