Always wanted to learn or refresh your Spanish? This class focuses on building conversational skills through interactive practice. Topics include greetings, pronunciation, numbers, food, clothing, and basic grammar. You'll engage in small conversations and explore cultural insights like word origins and dialects. Zoom access and basic computer skills required.

Learn Spanish for travel from the comfort of home! This live, interactive course helps adults master essential phrases for greetings, dining, and directions. With Futura’s engaging approach, you’ll build confidence while having fun. Perfect for beginners and those with some experience. Zoom access and basic computer skills required.

An educational event focused on how seniors can safely and comfortably remain in their own homes. The discussion highlights key differences between home care and home health services — two essential but often misunderstood areas of support. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how home care provides personal and daily living assistance, while home health delivers skilled medical services under a physician’s order.

Today's young adults are struggling, and the numbers prove it. Nearly half of 18- to 29-year-olds are still living at home. Many are sitting behind screens playing video games late into the night. Of those who leave home, one in four cuts off communications with their parents at some point during their young adult years. Gen Z (14-29 year old's) are the most wired generation yet have the highest rates of loneliness (over 70%). Males in particular are falling behind in entering and completing college and entering the workforce. They are also our times more likely to experience deaths of despair- suicide, homicide, and accidents, including overdose, than females. These challenges are more than statistics. They represent real risk factors that, left unaddressed, can have serious consequences for individuals, families, and communities. Dr. Jack Stoltzfus will walk you through what's driving this crisis and, more importantly, what we can do about it. He'll share his proven formula for helping parents successfully launch their young adults into independent, fulfilling lives, and open the floor for questions from seniors eager to support the young people in their lives.

Join Peggy Munro Scholberg as she shares her mother’s remarkable firsthand experiences serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, including her time stationed in France during the Battle of the Bulge. Through short readings from Girls in a World at War and a moving photo slideshow presentation, participants will step into a world shaped by courage, sacrifice, romance, tragedy, and hope. This engaging program brings history to life through personal stories and images that capture both the hardships and the humanity of wartime service. Light refreshments will be served. Autographed copies of the book will be available for purchase following the presentation. Peggy Munro Scholberg is honored to share her mother’s World War II story through the publication of Girls in a World at War. Peggy and her husband, Bill, live in Apple Valley, Minnesota, where they raised their two sons. Together, they retraced her parents’ travels throughout Europe and explored the history and locations connected to their wartime experiences. After a successful career as a pharmacy manager, Peggy is now enjoying retirement and the opportunity to bring her family’s remarkable story to audiences and readers. Like her mother, she enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and trying new recipes, while also sharing her father’s lifelong love of sports.

Why do fish chase after one lure but ignore the next one? Do they see every color, certain colors, or none at all? We will be talking about and looking at a wide variety of gadgets and lures, as well as giving you a chance to make your own to take home and try out. All the supplies and materials are provided, just bring your creativity.Ages 10+ with registered adult .

Join us for a conversation with the White Bear Lake Area School Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak.

Lawn care can be expensive and puzzling. You will learn some simple tips and techniques that can help you get the best performance out of your yard while protecting area lakes and streams from pollutants and runoff. We will cover a wide variety of topics and answer your questions about watering, fertilizing, weed identification and so much more to make your lawn the best it can be. We will also discuss prepping your lawn for the cold winter months ahead, so in the spring you have a yard that is the envy of the neighborhood. Participants will receive an informational folder full of great publications.

Why should spring get all the glory? While you might not think of fall as a time to get outside and plant new perennials, it actually presents a golden opportunity to do just that. Not only is it bargain time for many perennials at the garden store, the growing conditions are perfect for establishing roots. Participants will receive an informational folder full of great publications, and several door prizes will be given away from local plant specialists.

Dive into a Home Safety Assessment and Checklist with practical tips and strategies to help keep you and your loved ones safe at home. Falls remain among the top five causes of hospitalization for older adults, and this session provides actionable ways to reduce those risks. Presented by Dr. Jeremy Zigler, Director of Therapies, BrightStar Care of St. Paul.

Learn about how to put your garden to bed in this class, which provides information about what to do for your garden and landscape between September and February. This class is offered by the U of M Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

Learn about the many ways to save, store, and preserve seasonal fruits and vegetables so you can enjoy the best flavors and highest nutrition for as long as possible. We'll share best practices for storing fresh produce and the many different methods of food preservation. This class is offered by the U of M Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

This class will focus on growing edible things--fruits and vegetables--rather than flowers. You'll get an overview of hydroponics and how it compares to soil-based gardening. We'll briefly review several common hydroponic techniques and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques. The focus of the class will be on one particular technique, "Deep Water Culture." A variation on this technique will be used in a simple, hands-on project you'll work on at home, which will involve growing a head of lettuce. The goals of this project will be to give you experience with some of the basics of hydroponic growing and to provide knowledge that will help you step up to more complex systems that are capable of growing a wider variety of crops, if you choose to do so later. List of topics we'll be covering: Contrasts between soil-based and hydroponic gardening Advantages of hydroponics/Potential problems Introducing...the Deep Water Culture technique A day in the life of a hydroponic gardener "An intensive care unit for your plants" Equipment requirements for your hydroponic setup "The Experiment": your homework assignment "Tips & Tricks" (water, seed sowing, "food safe" plastic, hydrogen peroxide, air stones, pumps, lighting, algae prevention, root rot, cinnamon, "tip burn," overfeeding, nutrient mixing/changing procedures, specialized hydroponic nutrients, topping off nutrients/water) Sources for more information You'll receive a kit with most of the supplies you'll need for the project, along with instructions on how to complete it at home.

Love garlic? Why not plant some this fall? In this class you'll learn about the types of garlic that grow well in Minnesota, the growing conditions they need, and how and when to harvest scapes and bulbs. {Garlic scapes are the edible, curly flower stalks of hardneck garlic plants, offering a mild, fresh garlic flavor that's less pungent than cloves, making them versatile for cooking.} This class is offered by the U of M Extension Garden Education Volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

Come learn about growing microgreens, quick-growing vegetable and herb seedlings that can be grown indoors and can be used in salads or as fresh green in many types of dishes during the cold seasons of the year. This class is offered by the U of M Extension Garden Education volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.

Americans were involved in two major gold rushes - in California and in the Klondike area of Canada. Greed was rampant in both places and involved as many con men (and women) as gold seekers. There was little law and order and lots of misery, but also humor and resourcefulness. Come see if you would have had what it took to try and “get me some

Our Congress has had plenty of statesmen, and plenty of scoundrels, with a few fools thrown in. Great compromises, noble laws and personal courage have been part of Congress. So have duels, physical assaults, lies and corruption. Learn the history of this branch of government and what it's like to be a member of Congress. This is an updated version that includes our recent "unusual" legislators.

We'll explore the history of the Hmong people from their origins in China through their migrations in Southeast Asia, their involvement with our CIA during the Viet Nam War, and eventual settlement in the U.S. Learn about their beliefs and customs, and how both have been altered by living in America. There have been many myths about the Hmong. Here is your chance to be informed about the people who are your neighbors and very often your nurse, medical technician or in St. Paul, the mayor.

Harry Truman has come to be regarded by both parties as one of the most honest, hard-working and sensible presidents we’ve ever had. Yet at the end of his term, many people were eager to see him go. Find out about this fun-loving piano player who integrated the Army, saved the White House and made the decision to end World War 2 with the atomic bomb. I think you’ll like him!

Caring for indoor plants is a little different than caring for outdoor plants. With a little special care and consideration, you can keep your indoor plants healthy and avoid common problems. This class is offered by the U of M Extension Garden Education volunteers of Ramsey County, who are eager to share research-based gardening best practices with the people in their community.