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First on the Scene

with Peter Holmquist

May

Next session: May 7th, 2025

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It takes EMS an average of 7 minutes to respond to an emergency. The general public are usually the first ones on scene and this class will teach you skills to help an injured person until first responders arrive. We will cover Hands-only CPR and AED, administering nalozone, using an EPI pen, bleeding control and moving patients. These skills will give you the knowledge and confidence to help someone in an emergency when you are the First on the Scene.

This is a one night class.

FREE but pre-registration required

Dried Flower Dough Bowl Candles & Glass Jar Lanterns

with Jenn Paulin

Apr

Next session: April 29th, 2025

$45 More Info

Join Jenn from Candlewood for a fun and creative evening making two crafts!

You will learn how to create beautiful, aromatic candles using delicately dried flowers, your choice of a variety of essential oil blended scents, and natural organic soy wax to make unique and charming dough bowl candles.

You will also learn the art of Decoupage, transforming a simple glass jar into a stunningly adorned lantern. Students will take home beautiful and functional pieces. All Supplies included.

Materials Fee payable to the instructor: $20

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Maximize Your iPad’s Potential

with BoomerTECH

$39 More Info

A versatile device, your iPad allows you tocommunicate in a variety of modes; record youradventures with both still photos and video; tap intoyour creativity through photography, drawing andediting tools; and keep abreast of local, national, andinternational events and issues.

Eleven videos introduce you to various features ofyour iPad. Each video demonstrates how to accessthe basic processes of each feature or app.Once you feel confident navigating and operatingyour iPad’s multitude of features, you will never bebored or at loose ends. iPads offer a myriad of waysto access friends, family, and the wider world. Have a great time!

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Learn the art of Map Making: Create you own Story!

with Andrew Watson

Apr

Next session: April 28th to May 19th, 2025

$49 More Info

Sign up, dreamers, artists, and cartographers!! Ever wondered how to chart a course or explore lands in new, exciting ways?! It’s as easy as bringing the world to your figure tips!

Maps are much more than just turn by turn directions. Maps can open a world that you have never seen before, you can change the world just by understanding the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems).

In this course you will be using free open-source software called QGIS. You will learn how to create your own finding, creating, and changing data from different free sources to create a new world!!

Students need to bring a laptop (a PC or MacBook), a storage device is recommended, and a smartphone is helpful as a data collector.

Conquer Your Mac Photos App: Edit Your Images

with BoomerTECH

$39 More Info

Over exposed image? No problem—adjust the exposure in editing mode. Wishyour photo could be black and white instead of color? Choose a filter andchange the ambiance of your image. Does the main object of your picture seemlost among extraneous details? Use the cropping feature to focus your viewer’s

eye on the most important part of the image. These examples are just a few ofthe many ways you can turn an average image into something special. Have funediting your pictures with the many options in your Mac’s Photos app.

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Digital Tools for the Beginning Memoir Writer

with BoomerTECH

$39 More Info

Everyone has a story to tell. Writing your memoir helps you reflect on the varied experiences that impacted your life and helped shape who you are today. This course looks at a variety of digital tools, available through any digital device, that make the process of memoir writing more fun and a little less daunting. You will explore several unique approaches to research, learn strategies for gathering and storing materials in one easily accessible place, and delve into ways to illustrate your memoir even if you are not an artist. Polishing your work for publication and presenting it in a public format are other video topics. You will leave the course well equipped to begin your writing adventure.

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