Instructor: Tech Academy StaffGRADES 3-7 Design D&D-inspired creations in TinkerCAD - custom pendants, unique dice, and more! Join themed challenges between prints. A pendant/keychain and die get printed and mailed to you. Printing and materials included. If you do not receive your Zoom link at least 5 days before class, please email virtual@techacademycamps.com. Home Technical Requirements: Computer: PC (Windows 10 or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks, Tablets, and phones DO NOT Work. Internet: Broadband internet Webcam, Microphone and Speakers Zoom Installed on Computer, zoom link will be sent before class. Students should be comfortable using a PC, mouse, and keyboard. Additional Technical Requirements: TinkerCAD Website (Free, login information is provided during class)

Instructor: Tech Academy StaffGRADES 3-7 Design and print your own toys and puzzles! Students will use TinkerCAD to create custom 3D creations like fidget spinners, maze puzzles, and more. Learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling while watching your digital designs come to life on a 3D printer. One print will be mailed home. If you do not receive your Zoom link at least 5 days before class, please email virtual@techacademycamps.com. Home Technical Requirements : Computer: PC (Windows 10 or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM (Chromebooks, Tablets, and phones typically DO NOT Work.) Internet: Broadband internet Webcam, Microphone, and Speakers Zoom Installed on Computer Students should be comfortable using a PC, mouse and keyboard. Additional Technical Requirement: TinkerCAD Website (Free, login information is provided during class)

Instructor: Dick May Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions and the roads you travel every day. Some drivers aged 50-plus have never looked back since they got their first driver’s license, but even the most experienced drivers can benefit from refreshing their driving skills. By taking a driver refresher course you’ll learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. Some topics that will be covered include: effects of medication on driving, how to reduce driver distractions, maintaining proper following distance, use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and new technology, how to handle left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts as well as age-related changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate. Upon completion of the course, you may be eligible to receive a multi-year auto insurance discount. Consult your agent for details.Class includes video, lectures, and discussion, no driving or written test. Included in the class fee are the AARP materials and a facility/host fee. Please bring a pen, your AARP card and driver's license to class. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadlines are one week prior to the class.

Instructor: Janice Novak Acupressure is an ancient healing art that can offer great relief, with no side effects, from symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, bloating, headaches, irritability, nausea, insomnia, anxiety and even weight gain. Learn which points balance hormone levels naturally, including thyroid hormones. Acupressure is a wonderful self-help tool that will help you feel your best. We will discuss breathing techniques, nutritional musts, and more.

Instructor: Janice Novak Perimenopause starts around the age of 35 for most women and can last 10-15 years. Common symptoms include fatigue, migraines, weight gain, water retention, depression, sleep disturbances, joint aches, hot flashes, anger flashes, migraines, fibroids, exaggerated PMS and more. Once you understand exactly what is causing all the troublesome symptoms, they are much easier to correct. We’ll discuss how to get hormone levels measured - blood test vs. saliva test and what to do with the results; traditional HRT vs. bio-identical; acupressure points to assist in symptom relief and nutritional musts. You’ll leave with multiple tools and techniques for restoring health and well-being.

Abdominal muscles weaken and lose shape due to past pregnancies, surgeries, sitting at a desk all day, being sedentary and poor posture. Learn a series of extremely effective exercises to quickly strengthen all four layers of abdominal, WITHOUT stressing back or neck joints and WITHOUT getting on the floor. Common abdominal exercises like crunches can place too much stress on back and neck joints. INSTRUCTOR BIO Janice Novak developed her unique posture program over twenty years of working with individual clients and teaching thousands of workshops. She has been quoted as the country's premier expert on posture in national and regional publications and broadcasts. Janice has a Masters Degree in Health & Physical Education. She is an internationally acclaimed, best selling author, speaker and wellness consultant who teaches workshops and seminars for hospitals, corporations and professional organizations. She presents up-to-date info on pertinent health/wellness topics that can improve employee health, decrease sick days, improve productivity, alertness, energy and motivation. She teaches simple steps that lead to powerful changes in how you look and feel. Janice regularly presents health segments on television and radio, including a guest spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show discussing her best selling book, "Posture, Get It Straight!".

Instructor: Janice Novak Here’s a facelift you can do at home. Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method that works with the energy that flows through your body. Stimulating facial acupressure points can help erase years from your face naturally, bring a healthy glow to your skin; increase forming; even decrease headaches, relieve eye strain, soothe nerves, and increase relaxation. Learn how to make your skin healthy from the inside out.

Instructor: Janice Novak Acupressure is an ancient, Eastern healing technique that involves pressing or kneading key points on the body to release energy blockages and simulate energy flow through pathways called meridians. Continual sinus problems have become epidemic in both children and adults. You can find relief by stimulating the many points that relieve sinus blockages, headaches and more.

Instructor: Janice Novak Acupressure is an Eastern healing technique that involves pressing or massaging key points on the body to stimulate energy flow through pathways called meridians. When the points that regulate metabolism, digestion and thyroid function are blocked or out of balance, losing weight will seem like an impossible task. In this workshop, you will learn the main pressure points that help strengthen thyroid function, boost metabolism, control appetite, decrease food cravings, reduce stress eating and strengthen the entire digestive system. INSTRUCTOR BIO Janice Novak developed her unique posture program over twenty years of working with individual clients and teaching thousands of workshops. She has been quoted as the country's premier expert on posture in national and regional publications and broadcasts. Janice has a Masters Degree in Health & Physical Education. She is an internationally acclaimed, best selling author, speaker and wellness consultant who teaches workshops and seminars for hospitals, corporations and professional organizations. She presents up-to-date info on pertinent health/wellness topics that can improve employee health, decrease sick days, improve productivity, alertness, energy and motivation. She teaches simple steps that lead to powerful changes in how you look and feel. Janice regularly presents health segments on television and radio, including a guest spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show discussing her best selling book, "Posture, Get It Straight!".

Acupressure is a healing technique that works with how energy flows through your body. Just as you have blood that flows through vessels, you have energy that flows through pathways called meridians. Acupressure involves pressing or massaging key points on the body to stimulate energy flow which can offer great relief with no side effects. We will focus on the points that relieve and prevent migraines and headaches as well as nausea and vertigo. INSTRUCTOR BIO Janice Novak developed her unique posture program over twenty years of working with individual clients and teaching thousands of workshops. She has been quoted as the country's premier expert on posture in national and regional publications and broadcasts. Janice has a Masters Degree in Health & Physical Education. She is an internationally acclaimed, best selling author, speaker and wellness consultant who teaches workshops and seminars for hospitals, corporations and professional organizations. She presents up-to-date info on pertinent health/wellness topics that can improve employee health, decrease sick days, improve productivity, alertness, energy and motivation. She teaches simple steps that lead to powerful changes in how you look and feel. Janice regularly presents health segments on television and radio, including a guest spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show discussing her best selling book, "Posture, Get It Straight!".

Acupressure is an ancient healing art and self-help tool. It can offer great relief with no side effects and help you feel your best. Along with the specific points to help relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, irritability and even weight gain, learn the Nine Master Pressure Points which are the most helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system in your body. INSTRUCTOR BIO Janice Novak developed her unique posture program over twenty years of working with individual clients and teaching thousands of workshops. She has been quoted as the country's premier expert on posture in national and regional publications and broadcasts. Janice has a Masters Degree in Health & Physical Education. She is an internationally acclaimed, best selling author, speaker and wellness consultant who teaches workshops and seminars for hospitals, corporations and professional organizations. She presents up-to-date info on pertinent health/wellness topics that can improve employee health, decrease sick days, improve productivity, alertness, energy and motivation. She teaches simple steps that lead to powerful changes in how you look and feel. Janice regularly presents health segments on television and radio, including a guest spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show discussing her best selling book, "Posture, Get It Straight!".

Adult Education FREE Education for anyone over the age of 17 and not enrolled in the public school system.Online instruction and distance learning options are also available once students are enrolled and have completed initial testing. Programming Offered: GED Preparation English Language Instruction Digital Literacy Citizenship College Preparation Career Training Two Locations:Hutchinson Ridgewater College Room #4452 Century AvenueHutchinson, MN 55350Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9:00 am-2:00 pmWednesdays: 9:00 am-7:00 pm320-234-8507 • hutchABE145@gmail.comLitchfield Wagner Education Building307 East 6th St Litchfield, MN 56201Mondays: 6:00-8:00 pm320-693-2354 • litchfieldABE@gmail.com

Adults, join us for a Friday midday pick-up hockey game! Fridays, November 6-February 26 (none 12/11, 12/25 & 1/1)12:00-1:00 pm Fee: $10 each week*CASH ONLY. Please bring exact change.

Instructor: Chef Tess Georgakopoulos, Dish It Up Good The POPULAR Air Fryer Hype Copycat KFC® experience is back by popular demand, and taking it to the next level! Are you curious about the air fryer craze or ready to go beyond fries and frozen foods? Whether you’re a seasoned user of considering your first purchase, this experience is for you. Join Chef Tess for an elevated, fun, and interactive cook-along experience featuring crave-worthy favorites including her mouthwatering Copycat KFC® chicken, and from-scratch yeasted air fryer glazed doughnuts, plus additional scratch-made pizza, burgers and egg rolls. Participants will be invited to cook-along and create the Copycat KFC® Chicken and fresh homemade yeasted glazed doughnuts, then sit back and enjoy demonstrations of the remaining recipes. All recipes are included along with tips for air fryer success, ingredient insights and tips for freezing. Delicious recipes your family will love—leftovers may just become a thing of the past. Equipment Needs: Air Fryer. A stand-mixer with dough hook attachment is also recommended for making the doughnut dough. If a stand mixer is not available, dough can be made by hand. More info will be provided in the ingredient list packet. Recommended: Adults, Couples, Families | Not Recommended: Junior Chefs

Would you know what to do in a cardiac, breathing or first aid emergency? The right action can help save a life! With an emphasis on hands-on learning, this course gives you the skills to save a life. Training meets OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training for the infant, child and adult. Skills include how to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies in all ages, use of Automated External Defibrillators and choking. First Aid will include wounds and bandaging, burns, head, muscle, bone and joint injuries, heat and cold emergencies, poisonings and sudden illnesses. Two-year certification.

Highway 12 Adult Day Trip: Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Annie is a beloved, high-energy musical set in New York City during the Great Depression. The story follows Annie, a spirited and optimistic orphan who dreams of finding her parents and believes that “the sun will come out tomorrow,” no matter how tough life gets. Living in a harsh orphanage run by the bitter Miss Hannigan, Annie’s luck changes when she is chosen to spend the holidays with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Her bravery and honesty quickly win over Warbucks and his secretary, Grace Farrell. When Warbucks offers a reward to find Annie’s parents, greedy schemers—including Miss Hannigan—hatch a plan to take advantage of the situation. Filled with memorable songs like “Tomorrow,” “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” and “Maybe,” Annie is a heartwarming tale of hope, family, and resilience. With its strong message, lovable characters, and upbeat music, the musical continues to charm audiences of all ages. This trip includes motor coach transportation, a ticket to the show, and lunch (drinks included are water, coffee, & milk). Gratuity is included for the meal. Gratuity is not included for any additional purchases. No refunds can be issued after the registration deadline has passed. Registration/Cancellation/refund deadline: October 7No refunds can be issued after the registration deadline has passed.Wednesday, November 11Depart and Return Dassel-Cokato PACDepart: 9:55am • Return: 5:05pmAll times are subject to change.

Instructor: Sara Keskey Enjoy this healthy and low impact water aerobics class. Each class incorporates cardio and resistance training. It is not necessary to know how to swim to take this class. Participate as a walk-in at a rate of $10 per time or sign up for an entire session. (Note: Class will be cancelled if the minimum of 5 pre-registered participants is not reached.)