English • Basic Computer • GED Prep • Citizenship Join FREE online and in person! Hutchinson Ridgewater College Monday-Friday 9:00 am-2:00 pm 320-234-8507 hutchABE145@gmail.com Litchfield Wagner Education Building Mondays 6:00-8:00 pm 320-693-2354 litchfieldABE@gmail.com

Interested in becoming a CNA? Community Education is partnering with Kathryn’s Nursing Assistant Training & Lakeside Generations, Dassel, to offer a Certified Nursing Assistant Program later this fall/early winter. There are two pathways for students to receive their CNA credentials. Students will register and pay upfront for the CNA program; then they can choose to apply with Lakeside Generations or choose another MInnesota employer of their own. Once CNA’s are employed for 90 days their certification cost will be reimbursed by their employer, provided the employment is within 1 year of receiving their certification. Course includes: 64 hours of classroom instruction held at D-C High School 20 hours of clinical training experience at Lakeside Generations in Dassel. Limited spots will be available. More info. coming this fall!

Enjoy a festive marketplace as you visit this award winning arts and craft festival just in time for some holiday shopping! Featuring some of the nation’s most skilled artisans and crafters from all over the country, you’ll see them display and sell their American made, handcrafted creations. You’ll find unique art, personalized gifts, jewelry, ornaments, home décor, whimsical & repurposed works, clothing, children’s items, purses, gourmet food and so much more! More trip info can be found at https://www.hpifestivals.com/ Trip goers will have about four hours to explore, shop and grab lunch on their own before departing for home promptly at 3pm. We ask that all participants bring a cell phone along in case the trip leaders need to be in contact with anyone. Please note this trip will involve an extensive amount of walking. Fee includes festival admission and charter bus transportation. All other purchases will be on your own, including lunch. 9:25 am: Depart Dassel-Cokato PAC Parking Lot 11:00-3:00 pm Shop/Explore/Lunch on your own 4:50 pm: Return Dassel-Cokato PAC Parking Lot All times are approximate and subject to change. Registration and Refund deadline: October 15

Ages 13-Adult In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all. This class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. Students can also access monthly question and answer sessions at no additional cost. Course Requirement: acoustic or electric guitar, internet connected device (laptop or tablet preferred)

Ages 13-Adult In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home with no pressure at all. And since this course includes an online book and additional follow up online video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. Students can also access monthly question and answer sessions at no additional cost. The course is part lecture/demonstration and part hands-on instruction. Course topics include: How chords work in a song. • How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it. • How to form the three main types of chords. • How to handle different keys and time signatures. • How to avoid "counting". • How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords. Course requirements: Piano or electric keyboard, internet connected device (laptop or tablet is preferred)

Join us for a HWY 12 Adult Day Trip to St. Cloud for a lunch buffet at the Coyote Moon Grille before heading over to the Paramount Center for the Arts to see Jukebox Saturday Night: The Music of Mancini. Mancini Centennial pays tribute to the great Hollywood film/tv composer Henry Mancini, who would be celebrating his 100th birthday in 2024. Mancini Centennial takes audiences through Henry's time as one of Glenn Miller’s arrangers during World War II to his long and productive career writing music for Hollywood and becoming a chart topper in the “easy listening” genre. This show features Henry’s compositions that have become some of America’s most memorable melodies (Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's, music from The Pink Panther franchise, Peter Gunn television series, The Glenn Miller Story and many more), performed by an 11-piece band and includes a female vocalist. The lunch buffet includes your choice of three hot entrees, potato, vegetable, soup, tossed caesar salad, and popovers. Also offered will be a dessert and a coffee/beverage station. Fee includes show ticket, buffet lunch, and charter bus transportation. Depart DC PAC Parking Lot: 9:45 am Return DC PAC Parking Lot: 5:35 pm Fee: $85 All times are approximate and subject to change. Registration and Refund deadline: September 23

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music. A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed in everyday language. This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class that is offered and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument. Expand your musical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party! Prior experience with chords recommended. Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom.

You may have a very idealistic vision of retirement- doing all of the things that you never seem to have time to do now. But how do you pursue that vision? Social Security may be around when you retire, but the benefit that you get from Uncle Sam may not provide enough income for your retirement years. To make matters worse, few employers today offer a traditional company pension plan that guarantees you a specific income at retirement. On top of that, people are living longer and must find ways to fund those additional years of retirement. Such eye-opening facts mean that sound retirement planning is critical. But there's good news. Retirement planning is easier than it used to be, thanks to the many tools and resources available. This workshop will provide some basic steps to help get you started.

This class will help you navigate the options and opportunities you have if you plan to continue working with an employer that offers health care coverage after you turn 65. We will address whether you are qualified to retain employer coverage and avoid Part B penalties, and also help you understand when Medicare coverage might be a better option than employer coverage and vice versa. We will also discuss how Health Savings Account contributions play a role in your decision making. Disclaimer: for accommodations of persons with special needs at meeting please call 763-878-5994 (TTY 711).