Retirement should be about freedom—not financial stress. In this class, we’ll break down the 5 biggest expenses most retirees face and share practical strategies to help reduce or better manage them. From housing and healthcare to transportation and unexpected costs, you’ll walk away with simple, actionable ideas to help protect your income and make your money last.

Dementia Friends is led by a Dementia Friends Champion. This one hour session is a discussion led by Dementia Friends Champion. It is not a training session. You’ll learn what dementia is, what it’s like to live with the disease, and some tips for communicating with people who have dementia. Everyone who attends is asked to turn their new understanding of dementia into practical action that can help someone living in your community. The action can be as big or as small as you choose-every action counts!

We will review the process of buying a home from A-Z and discuss unique funding that is only available to YOU - a first-time buyer. With one program, it is possible to buy a home for as little as $1000 of your own funds. You are generally a first-time buyer if you have not owned a home in the past 3 years.

Four Famous Ethnic Cookies Learn to create the rolled Norwegian cookie, Krumkakers made with cream, butter and cinnamon or sometimes flavored with vanilla. Italian Pizzelles are also baked on the top of the stove using an iron but are not a flat, anise-flavored cookie or they also may be flavored with vanilla. The chewy, almond Swedish Sandbakkelse are delicate golden brown in color and are baked in tiny tins to resemble tarts. Finally, we will master deep fried Rosettes-those exceedingly fragile, paper thin Scandinavian delicacies dusted with confectioners’ sugar. Expect great recipes plus many tips and techniques that will make your baking a success! Please bring containers to bring your creations safely home. A $15 food fee is due to the instructor at class. Instructor: Laurel Severson

Have you ever wondered “How did that happen overnight?” Would you like to look like the very best version of yourself and feel more confident? Makeup routines we used in our 20s and 30s don’t work for us anymore, but what does? This class will offer demonstrations of makeup techniques for women 40+ and answer your questions. You will receive a comprehensive hand-out and leave knowing the techniques and types of products that will help you look your very best.

Tired of Beef? Create Risotto with Porcini Mushroom, Tofu Stroganoff, a hearty Garbanzo Bean and Lentil Soup, Black-eyed PEas with Cabbage and Cheese and Chili with Kidney Beans and Bulgur, Quinoa Salad with Bell Peppers and Olives, and the famous Nepali Dhal using lentils. A $16 food fee is due to the instructor at class. . Instructor: Laurel Severson

Students will participate as a group making cookies and candies for the holidays. Favorites like Russian Teacakes, Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies, Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies, Chocolate Fudge and Pretzel Rods dipped in caramel and chocolate. Each student will go home with 10 dozen boxed holiday treats. All packaging is supplied. There is a supply fee of $30 per student

Ever considered becoming a landlord or investing in real estate but needed more information? Learn about opportunities in today's Twin Cities marketplace, how to analyze a property, tax considerations, and what to put in a lease. We will review all aspects of becoming a landlord from buying, selling, and renting.

Join for one or both sessions! The weight loss session will stop food cravings, snacking and overeating. Or join the smoking/chewing cessation without weight gain or withdrawal course. Dress comfortably and bring a pillow, sleeping bag, or blanket. You may be sitting or laying down for part of the session. The fee includes the class session, a reinforcement CD, and a lifetime membership for free future classes if reinforcement is desired. Part of the fee is donated to the American Lung and Heart Association. Smokers will have a 40 minute break off the school grounds to smoke their last final cigarettes. Bring your cigarettes with. 6pm - Introduction for both Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation. 7pm - Weight Loss Hypnosis. 8pm - Stop Smoking/Chewing Tobacco Hypnosis.

This class is focused on providing information about community members who practice Islam. Class covers the basic Islamic belief system and educates about commonalities and differences. It is geared toward honest discussion with ample time for Q & A. There is often curiosity about the lifestyle of Muslims but no platform to ask and learn. This class strives to fill that gap. Importance of family and community will be towards the end of the day and light food will be served. Bring your own beverage.

In this class we will walk-thru (in depth) an actual Minnesota Probate Estate from the filing of the Application for Probate to the Final Accounts . . . and all the steps in between. Class participants will learn the entire process with current forms, Court and filing requirements, accounting and procedural steps, as well as the procedures for the sale and distribution of estate assets. We will also discuss the roles, responsibilities, and liabilities of a person who is appointed as the Executor/Personal Representative. The class will be filled with real-life examples and solutions to the multitude of issues involving a typical (or not typical) Minnesota Probate Estate. This class encourages questions: Is there a “reading of the Will”? What about personal items? Does the Executor get paid? What about estate bills and creditors? We will provide the answers

Participants will learn and review the basics and complete dance routines. Wear comfortable clothing and don’t forget your tap shoes. (Any hard leather soled shoes are okay to get started). Lets Tap 1: If you took dance as a child, taken a few classes along the way or if you’ve always wanted to tap and you’re new to the whole thing-welcome. Let’s Tap 2: If you have mastered the basics of tap dance, have been working on time steps and are ready for a faster pace with more challenging choreography, this is the class for you.

The Lifeguarding course is for teachers/coaches and provides participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies in both shallow water (less than 7 feet) and deeper water (7 feet or more) and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the assigned online portions must be completed prior to the instructor-led sessions. Participants who successfully complete this course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding (including deep water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid valid for 2 years. Prerequisites: 1. Minimum age: 21 years 2. Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence: Jump into the water submerge resurface swim 150 yards (using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both), maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs, then swim 50 yards using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both. 3. Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds by starting in the water swimming 20 yards surface dive to a depth of 7 to 12 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point holding the object at the surface with both hands, exit the water without using a ladder or steps. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory.