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Adoption & Foster CareGeneral InterestWhen children enter foster care, we provide them with safe and nurturing foster homes. Our goal is to ensure their well-being while their families receive the necessary support. We offer a range of services, including respite care, short-term and long-term placements, and foster-to-adopt options. As a licensed adoption agency, we are dedicated to helping youth and parents find permanent family settings. All our services are provided free of charge. Foster and adoptive parents come from diverse backgrounds—some work from home or an office, some own or rent their homes, and some have large families or none at all. Regardless of their circumstances, the impact they make is extraordinary. This class will outline the licensing process, required training, and what to expect when a child is placed in your home, and it will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions. Nexus-Kindred is a non-profit, private agency committed to placing children from all counties and tribes in Minnesota.Fall 2024
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Loco Steve (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Amtrak: Everything You Did Not KnowGeneral InterestAll aboard with seasoned Amtrak traveler Randy in Part One of our exciting series! Join Randy as he shares his insider knowledge on navigating Amtrak routes, exploring different classes and cars, and understanding the financial aspects of your journey. This first session will set you up with everything you need to know for your upcoming trip. And if you're ready for more adventure, stick around for Part Two, where we'll plan a fabulous autumn trip to Chicago. Don’t miss out on the chance to enhance your travel experience and get inspired for your next great adventure!Fall 2024
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David Wilson (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Amtrak: Let's Take a TripGeneral InterestAll aboard with seasoned Amtrak traveler Randy in Part One of our exciting series! Join Randy as he shares his insider knowledge on navigating Amtrak routes, exploring different classes and cars, and understanding the financial aspects of your journey. This first session will set you up with everything you need to know for your upcoming trip. And if you're ready for more adventure, stick around for Part Two, where we'll plan a fabulous autumn trip to Chicago. Don’t miss out on the chance to enhance your travel experience and get inspired for your next great adventure!Fall 2024
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Ancient ArmeniaGeneral InterestIn this online class, embark on an armchair tour of this ancient land. After first viewing the Biblical Mt. Ararat from its capital city, Yerevan, we’ll explore Areni Cave where archeologists have unearthed a 6000 year old wine press and an array of fermenting vats and storage pots. We’ll follow the trail of prehistoric standing stones, Armenia’s Stonehenge, marching across the mountaintop, visit a pagan temple complex, and a monastery carved into a mountain with holy water seeping through its rocky walls. And we will learn the truth about the holocaust perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 in which 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives.Fall 2024
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Bring Your Family History to LifeGeneral InterestBring your family history to life! As a lifelong researcher, with over 30 years of experience, I look forward to helping you explore various resources for expanding your genealogy research and breaking down brick walls. You will pick an ancestor(s) and use your resources to discover more about their personal and social history. In the second session of the class, we will work together to build a basic family history binder. Be sure to bring your computer (if you have one) and your investigator hat.Fall 2024
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Christmas in KrakowGeneral InterestTwenty years ago, instructor June Anderson and her husband celebrated the most wondrous Christmas of their lives in Krakow, Poland as they joined their son and his family for the holiday. They visited the medieval Market Square, alive with Christmas, Santa Claus, and Ronald McDonald; rode in a carriage to Wawal castle and met its fire-breathing dragon, Smok; and took a one-horse open sleigh ride over the river and through the forested hills of the Carpathian Mountains. June can’t wait to share this storybook memory with you!Fall 2024
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WaitlistDog Obedience SchoolGeneral InterestIn this course, your dog will learn essential commands such as heel, come, stay, sit, and stand, along with general manners and socialization. Dogs must be at least six months old to participate, and handlers must be nine years or older. The class has a maximum of 12 dogs, and you will attend all six sessions with your dog. Please bring proof of rabies and DHPP vaccinations to the first class. Handlers aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs must be on nylon, leather, or cotton webbing leashes; retractable leashes are not allowed in class.Fall 2024
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Fall Planting for Spring Beauty & Other Fall Garden ChoresGeneral InterestWhat to plant in the fall for spring beauty (bulbs), how to plant them, how to plant garlic and what other fall garden chores to do to get ready for the next season. Joyce Rairdon has been a Beltrami County Extension Master Gardener for 10 years. She currently serves as the County Liaison to State Master Gardener ProgramFall 2024
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How to Start Any Home Business + 250 Home Business Ideas!General InterestTired of working for someone else? Do you need to make more money? Turn your talents and hobbies into profits by starting a home business. Taught by a Chamber of Commerce Past President and award winning business owner, this is probably the most comprehensive business start up workshop you will ever find. You will discover: * more than 250 legitimate home business ideas * mandatory legal documentation * many ways to market your product/service * how to take tax deductions (this workshop included!) Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a former journalist, current author and editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.Fall 2024
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Intro to Medical TerminologyGeneral InterestMedical terminology is the first step to any career in the medical field or simply to understand your family’s medical visits. No prior experience is necessary for this online class. This highly specialized language involves word building with root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. You will leave with a solid foundation of medical language, as well as basic medical billing and coding terminology. After submitting and passing the open-book exam included in the workbook you receive in class, you will earn a Certificate of Completion. This comprehensive course is taught by longtime educator LeeAnne Krusemark, and Credentialed Medical Professional Vanessa Grinnell, RRT. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.Fall 2024
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Introduction to the Great Highland BagpipeGeneral InterestIntroductory class utilizing the practice chanter (PC), a hand-held recorder-sized instrument on which is learned the basic notes, embellishments and progressing to learning tunes. A new beginner can expect to spend on average a year on the PC before progressing to an actual set of bagpipes, dependent on age, physical ability and the learner’s own determination. The class will cover the history, development and use of the Great Highland Bagpipe (GBH). Students will be guided by lesson book produced by the College of Piping in Scotland, and expected to practice on their own and keep up with the class, guided by class discussion, recorded and live music and video lesson supplements. Private lessons are also available outside of class. At the end of the class, students can expect to have learned to play one or two tunes on the PC, and make an informed decision on whether to advance towards the next step, such as obtaining a set of actual pipes and applying their new-found knowledge. Knowledge of music is not necessary, though helpful, nor any cultural or heritage connection to the British Isles. What is needed is an appreciation of Celtic music and perseverance. The GBH, the national instrument of Scotland and the most unique and storied instrument in the history of mankind, is not an instrument for the faint of heart. Should students bring anything to class with them? Yes – Dunbar (or other quality brand) Polypenco Practice Chanter with reed (not a cheap Amazon rosewood PC), regular or long size with counter-sunk holes (ranging from $75 and up) and a copy of the National Piping Center “Green Tutor” book, Vol. 1 ($40.00) These are available through Henderson’s Piping Supplies, https://www.hendersongroupltd....Fall 2024
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Medal of Honor RecipientsGeneral InterestIn honor of Veterans’ Day, join our online class to learn the stories of some of the 72 Minnesota men who have been awarded the Medal of Honor, dating from the Civil War to the Vietnam Conflict. Meet the Schoolmaster who took his students to war, dooming their hometown to oblivion; a Hungarian Freedom Fighter who signed up to fight Commies in Vietnam; the Anoka hometown hero who smothered a grenade and lived to tell the tale, and a host of other brave men who fought and died for their country. June Anderson was one of the 27 Minnesota Daughters of the American Revolution, (DAR), who researched and wrote these biographies in response to a request by the National Medal of Honor Committee. In addition to writing, June saw to the publication of these biographies, providing the inspiration for a PBS documentary by Doug Ohman.Fall 2024