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Beauty on a Budget
Date: Thursday, January 7Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: CES Family Room
Instructor: Tobi Bolt, Color Trainer with Mary Kay Cosmetics
Fee: $10 R / $15 NR
Learn tips for looking your best without breaking your beauty budget. Learn about the "fiveminute face" and other time and money-saving tips. Learn specific application tips and trends, along with the facts about the anti-aging noise in the cosmetic marketplace.
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Save Money & Energy
Date: Tuesday, January 26Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: CES Family Room
Instructor: Glenn Bolt, LEED AP with Honeywell HVAC
Fee: $10 R / $15 NR
Learn how to improve the energy efficiency of your home with energy saving tips and tools. Have you ever wondered the benefits of zoned heating and cooling? What about green energy options? Understand where energy is being lost, and get ideas to combat those high heating and cooling costs.
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Upper Body Relief
Date: Tuesday, February 2Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: CES Family Room
Instructor: Tina Langhough
Fee: $10 R / $15 NR
Learn how to relieve daily stressors that we all tend to hold in our head, neck, shoulders, and arms. You will learn pressure points, proper body mechanics, neck stretches, posture exercises, and a couple's hand stretch. Don’t miss this chance to relax and unwind!
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Smart Wardrobing
Date: Tuesday, February 9Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: CES Family Room
Instructor: Tobi Bolt, Fashion Addict
Fee: $10 R / $15 NR
Calling all fashionistas! Do you have lots of clothes, but nothing to wear? Define and refine your personal style in this closetconscious class. Identify your personal style and learn how to be a smart shopper to build a wardrobe you love, maximizing your clothing budget.
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Dried Flower Wreath Workshop
Date: Tuesday, February 16Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: CHS Art Room
Instructor: Mary O’Connor, Aztalan Fields
Fee: $35 R / $ 50 NR
This workshop will teach you how to arrange dried flowers into a wreath. Choose from a wide variety of dried flowers and colors, and take your wreath home for new decoration or create a gift for someone special. You will even learn a few techniques on how to dry flowers at home. The cost of this class includes instruction and all supplies.
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Friends & Family CPR
Date: Tuesday, February 23Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: CES IMC
Instructor: Mary Hunt, BSN, RN
Fee: $12 R / $18 NR
If a cardiac arrest happened to your loved one or a close friend, would you know how to perform life-saving CPR? Surprisingly, most Americans don't. That’s why the American Heart Association, in collaboration with Laerdal, has developed the Family & Friends® CPR Anytime® Personal Learning Program, bringing CPR training into the homes of families everywhere.
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Pampered Soles
Date: Tuesday, March 2Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: CES Family Room
Instructor: Tina Langhough
Fee: $10 R / $15 NR
Kick up for your feet for some much deserved relaxation! Learn some soothing stretches, and lower body massages that will bring you needed relief.
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Basic Computer Skills
Dates: March 29 & March 30Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: NMS Computer Lab
Instructor: Sandi Szafranski
Fee: $18 R / $27 NR
Designed to introduce adults to basic computer skills, attendees will learn to use a mouse, a keyboard, browse the internet, and other basic computer functions. You will leave this class feeling ‘computer literate.’
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Ladies Day Away
Dates: Saturdays, January 16, February 20, March 20, April 10, & May 15Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: CHS Computer Lab
Fee: FREE
Have you ever wanted a day to just get away and do your own thing? We're providing the location, you provide the activity. Quilting, scrapbooking, knitting, sewing, crafting, painting, reading, etc. Come for a couple hours, or join us for the whole day. A quiet area with computers will be available if you'd like to get some work or studying done...away from home.
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Writers Support Group
Dates: Tuesdays, January 5, February 16, March 30, & May 11Location: Amundson Center
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per meeting
Do you like to write but don’t really consider yourself to be a “writer”? Make a list of what you like to write about and bring it to class for discussion. Get your motivation from others in the group and the inspirational prayers that focus on writing from a Christian perspective. Women and men, all ages and skill levels are welcome.
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Pottery
Dates: Mondays, January 11 – February 22 (no class 2/15)Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: CHS Art Room
Ages: 13 & up
Instructor: Jason Brabender, BFA – Ceramics
Fee: $55 R / $70 NR
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the basics of pottery and create decorative and functional projects from raw clay. Techniques will be taught on both electric and kick wheels. Participants will leave with finished products. This class is also open to both new and experienced potters. Min 8 / Max 10.
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Stained Glass Snowflake Workshop
Date: Sunday, January 24Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: CHS Art Room
Instructor: Cindy Parmer, Vinery Studio
Fee: $50 R / $65 NR
No experience is necessary to create these seasonal decorations. Participants will use bevels, precut glass shapes, iridized and textured glass to make a stained glass snowflake. You will learn the basics of foiling and soldering and will leave with a finished project and, perhaps, a new hobby! All materials and use of necessary tools are included.
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Mosaic Mailboxes
Dates: Mondays, March 1 – March 22Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: CHS Art Room
Instructor: Cindy Parmer, Vinery Studio
Fee: $65 R / $80 NR
These are functionally fun and you'll be the envy of the block with your new outdoor decoration! We will teach you the basics along with some great tips and techniques for creating your masterpiece. This is a big project, so you may have some homework, but we will show you all of the steps and use class time to finish your project. Materials and tools provided.
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Sign Language Basics
Dates: Tuesdays, January 19 – March 23Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Location: CES
Instructor: Sharon Daly, Certified Deaf & Hard of Hearing Teacher
Fee: $50 R / $65 NR
Have you ever wanted to learn American Sign Language? This beautiful language will help you connect with deaf sign users. People also learn sign to communicate with babies and toddlers before they can speak. Sign Language Basics will introduce students to the basics of ASL grammar, and introduce vocabulary that will be useful in communicating with deaf people in a variety of situations. Instructor, Sharon Daly, has extensive experience as a sign language teacher, and has taught deaf students K-12. A sign language text, as well as videos, websites, and classroom discussions will be utilized in this course.
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