Luck Community Ed. classes
Mon 4/1/2013
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Greetings – we’re back to school!
Schedule time this fall for educational and fun classes through Comm. Ed! Feel free to skim; class titles are in GREEN.
Contact me for more details about classes listed below and to sign up by either calling (# below) or clicking ‘reply’. Do you see a class that your friends or family might want to take? Pass this email along to them! J
Please note that pre-registration is required one week prior to the start of each class because…
1) we need a minimum # of people to run a class
2) there’s a maximum # allowed (sorry, too full, maybe next year)
3) sometimes date and time changes happen! (don’t show up to an empty room)
Amy Aguado
Luck Community Education
810 S. 7th St., Luck, WI 54853
715 . 472 . 2152 ext. 103
School email: [email protected]
Luck School website: www.lucksd.k12.wi.us
Join Square Dancing for Fun and Health
Wed., Sept. 7 - Jan. 25, 2012
7:00-8:30 pm
Fee: FREE
The Friendly Twirlers will give FREE square dance lessons to anyone age 18 and older. Dancing for 2 hours is like walking 4 miles, it is a great social activity, teaches courtesy, and good citizenship along with rhythm. The Friendly Twirlers Square Dance Club began in 1971, meeting over the years in Centuria, Osceola, and Balsam Lake. We hope to see you in a square!
Babysitting Clinic
Mon. & Thurs., Sept. 19, 22, 26
3:20-5:20 pm
Fee: $20.78 / $4.00 senior fee
Instr: Sarah Cook
This course is for middle school aged children (11 years and up) who are interested in babysitting for young children. Areas covered are child development (0-7 years), diapering, health, safety, discipline, nutrition, and activities for young children. Snacks will be prepared together and enjoyed during class.
Water Aerobics
Mon. & Wed., Sept. 19 - Oct. 26
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Tues. & Thur., Sept. 20 - Oct. 27
9:00 - 10:00 am
Tues. & Thur., Sept. 20 - Oct. 27
10:00 - 11:00 am
Fee: $52.00 / $28.00 sr. fee
Instr: Stephanie Robinson
Water aerobics offers the benefits of a cardio workout without the high impact of regular aerobics. The water resistance gives a good all-over workout, while you strengthen your various muscle groups. The buoyancy of the water means less stress on your body. Swimming skills are not required. The next 6-week session starts Nov. 7 / 8.
Beginning Digital Cameras
Mondays & Thursday, Sept. 19, 26, 29
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $36.00 / $20.00 senior fee
Instr: Mike Chalgren
Realize your creative potential, and learn to use basic and advanced features of your digital camera! Instructor will show you how to take good pictures, and then organize, edit and share them. If you'd like to understand and enjoy digital photography, this class is for you! Students are encouraged to bring their digital camera with a charged battery, cables, and instruction manual to class. Class size limit: 10.
Autumn Tonics
Tuesday, Sept. 20
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fee: $12.00 class + $15.00 supplies fee
Instr: Leah Wolfe
Fall is a time for transition. Nature expresses the change with vibrant deep colors as plants and trees send nutrients to their roots to weather the long winter. Learn about how the roots of plants have been used traditionally in different cultures to prepare the body for the cooler months as summer begins to fade. This is a hands-on experiential workshop. You will likely get your hands dirty as we transform the roots of common Midwest plants into tonics for changing seasons.
Basic Welding
Thursdays, Sept. 22 - Oct. 20
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fee: $84.80 / $52.80 senior fee
Instr: Tony Jenson
This class is a solid start to learning how to utilize AC/DC stick welding and MIG (Wire-feed) welding, beginning with safety, characteristics and uses for different metals, and types of welding (GAS, AC/DC, MIG, and TIG). Students will learn and become familiar with welder settings, grinding, make a weld, connecting two pieces together (flat weld and corner weld). Students must have leather gloves, welding hood and safety glasses. This course is intended for the hobbyist or non-professional. A $10 supply fee is due the first night of class. Class size limit: 10.
File It and Find It Faster
Tuesday, Sept. 27
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $15.00
Instr: Susi McCune
Are documents cluttering up your computer, as well as your office? Learn the SOS Foolproof Filing system that can streamline both paper and computer document storage. You’ll also learn how to sort (and purge) email messages and retrieve filed information more efficiently. Make your life easier by using this tried and true method. Feel free to bring your laptop to practice on your own files. Organizing products will be available for purchase. 10 pre-registrations to run this class.
Winter Home Remedies
Tuesday, Sept. 27
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fee: $12.00 class + $15.00 supplies fee
Instr: Leah Wolfe
In preparation for the cold months ahead, fill your cupboards with warming and healing winter home remedies. Learn how to turn your garden weeds and kitchen herbs and spices into warming remedies. This is a hands-on experiential workshop. We’ll make herbal syrups, warming teas, and salves to warm you to your bones. We will practice making herbal compresses and poultices to soothe those old injuries and aching joints that flare up in the cold months. We will discuss the healing benefits of kitchen spices, herbs, and common plants that often show up uninvited in the backyard.
Add Light and Drama to Your Watercolor
Monday & Thursday, Oct. 3 & 6
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fee: $28.00 / $16.00 senior fee
Instr: Lydia Rennicke
In this course you’ll learn to add drama and enhance your watercolor with beautiful washes and lighting effects. Teaching will be through demonstration and creation of two to three paintings. Beginning to advance students are welcome; bring your own projects to work on, and be ready to paint, paint, paint! Contact Luck CE for a list of materials to bring to class.
As a member of the American Watercolor Society, Rennicke studied with Nita Engle, Gloria Miller Allan, and local artist Paul Oman. Her paintings have won a 2010 honorable mention in the Top 100 Paint America contest, and was featured in the Inter County Leader.
Write, Right Now!
Thursdays, Oct. 6 - Nov. 17
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Fee: $20.50
Instr: Dr. Carolyn Wedin
This course is designed for working on your particular writing project, with interested and supportive listeners/readers/writers. Whether you’re creating short stories or a novel or a memoir or essays or a play, or a piece for your local newspaper, this is a place to come for inspir-ation and encouragement and hints for improving what you’ve written.
Picasa Your Photos
Mondays & Thursdays, Oct. 17 - 27
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $36.00 / $20.00 senior fee
Instr: Mike Chalgren
Learn how to organize and edit your digital photos with Picasa software on your computer. You will learn how to get the pictures from your camera onto your computer and how to share photos using Picasa Web Albums. During this 3-session class, instructor will guide you through the process to organize, edit, and upload your photos so you can improve and share photos with friends and family.
Computer knowledge is helpful; bring digital camera with a charged battery, memory card, and USB connection cord. Class size limit: 10.
Improvisational Comedy Class
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Oct. 4 - 27
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fee: $35.00
Instr: Dan Mielke
Impress your friends at parties, and amaze your family with your quick wit, as you learn the answer to that question and learn to apply basic comedy techniques. There will never be a dull moment in this interactive, family friendly course. The class is not a sit down class, each day we’ll be learning different techniques and comedy basics that are taught through interaction and group participation. Class size can range between 4 and 20 people, from high school age and older; you’re never too old to laugh & learn!
Dan Mielkegraduated from PBBC in Owatonna MN, with a minor in speech communications. He’s taught improv comedy classes and performed in high schools, conferences, and churches all across America.
African Violets from A to Z
Monday, Oct. 10
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Fee: $10/person, $17/couple, /$20 family
Instr: Pat MattsonThink you can’t grow African Violets? Come and learn all you need to know about this popular flowering houseplant. With proper care, some varieties can bloom throughout the entire year, so they are a colorful addition to any house. Learn their history and other interesting facts, how to grow them, propagate them, watering techniques, soil mixes, and much more. If you couldn’t grow them before, you will after this class. Participants will be given a starter plant and an issue of the African Violet magazine. Class size limit is 8, so reserve your space early! FYI: you can also take this class with Unity Comm. Ed. on Tues., Oct. 4.
Intermediate Welding
Thursdays, Oct. 27 - Nov. 17
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fee: $63.60 / $39.60 senior fee
Instr: Tony Jenson
This class is a continuation to practicing different types of welding (GAS, AC/DC, MIG, and TIG). Projects must first be approved by the instructor. Students must have leather gloves, welding hood and safety glasses. This course is intended for the hobbyist or non-professional. A $10 supply fee is due at first class. Class size limit: 10.
Organize Your Kitchen... Without Losing Your Cookies
Thursday, Nov. 10
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $15.00
Instr: Susi McCune
Been awhile since you’ve seen your counters? Cupboards out of control? Frustrated by the growing mess? If you’re ready to tackle organizing the most-used room of the house, you’ll love these practical tips. Susi McCune, Professional Organizer and author of “117 Ways to Simplify Your Life,†will offer simple, creative techniques to manage both your kitchen storage space and the paper that can clutter it. Organizing books and products will be available for purchase at class. Must have 10 pre-registrations to run this class.
Intro to Woodworking
Thursdays, Dec. 1 - 22
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fee: $52.00 / $28.00 senior fee
Instr: Tony Jenson
This course will introduce student to the basics of woodworking. Topics will include properties of wood, hand and power tools, joinery, finishes, and blueprints. Participants will have the opportunity to design a project to work using their own materials. This class will review information presented in the first class and offer the opportunity to complete additional projects within the framework for the class. Safety glasses are required.
Group Day Trips
Our area Community Education coordinators are teaming up to offer a variety of day excursions this coming year. The Luck, Frederic, Unity,
and Grantsburg “gals†are taking turns (and suggestions) organizing groups to travel by motorcoach bus to enjoy a play or musical, an event,
or interesting location. We plan to host at least one trip every season; Luck is planning the fall trip to the Bayfield area apple orchard(s). Email Luck Comm. Ed. at [email protected] to get on the “let me know†list. As I’m narrowing down dates, your input is needed… what works better for you who’d like to go… a week day or Saturday?
Grantsburg Comm. Ed. already has three trips in the works: contact Cindi at 715-463-5165 ext. 160 for more info about a thrift store trip on Sept. 28, “Hairspray†at Chanhassen on Oct. 22, and Mall of America on Nov. 19.
Thanks for reading ALL the way down to the bottom… have a great weekend!
Contact/Location
Amy Aguado
LUCK, WI
715-472-2152 ext. 103