Hastings Community Education

Renee Reinardy This class is for all ability levels and is designed for crafty and creative folks looking to create a unique piece of work! Using alcohol inks, you will use colors and techniques to create a set of four tile coasters. This class is open to all ages, however, because of the supplies used in this class children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, back injuries, heat and cold emergencies and how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age - adults (about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age). Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED valid for two years.

Kidcreate Studio Christmas is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than creating a masterpiece? Prepare for an evening filled with holiday fun! You and your child will follow easy step-by-step instructions as you create matching portraits of the most famous reindeer of all-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Each parent and child pair will create their own masterpiece on a real canvas board. Please register under the parent’s name. The $49 price covers one adult and child pair. $15 per additional child. This would be a great class for grandparents to attend with a grandchild! Single adults are welcome to attend as well for $30.

Instructor, Denise Vitzthum Join Denise, a certified American Heart Association certified instructor, to learn infant, child, and adult CPR. She will also cover AED and choking. This course meets the requirements for the BLS Healthcare Provider.

Mandy Bremer Financial Security: It’s your move. This course will help young adults + professionals examine their habits of building and maintaining Financial Security. This session covers: Budgeting, Financial Goals, Planning Strategies, Financial Health Check-Up, College + Good Planning, Retirement Planning + Investment Planning Risk Profiles.

Mandy Bremer Financial Foundations is Financial Beginnings’ Financial Literacy Program for high school participants and young adults. This is a full-service program with curriculum broken down into five subjects, which specifically focus on a different area of personal finance, and include: • Banking • Budgeting • Credit • Investing • Risk Management

Renee Reinardy Let’s get creative and design our own wine glasses and wine glass charms. Learn a fast, easy, and fun way to custom etch any glass. Several design options will be available. You will also create a set of 4 wine glass charms. Several bead and charm options will be offered. All supplies and instructions are included, and you will leave class with 2 completed glasses and 4 charms.

Roxie Nitti Make 9 cards (3 cards of 3 designs each) with coordinating envelopes. Plan to give the instructor $25 for a card kit at class. The kit includes: The Best Remedy Photopolymer Stamp Set, Starry Sky Classic Stampin’ Spot, 1 clear block, embellishments, and adhesive. Bring your own scissors to class.

Betsy and Bob Fine Your student is getting ready for college. You saved your money. Is it enough? Learn where your student will fit best, academically, socially & financially. Which schools offer the largest merit scholarships! Get an education, not a debt! Betsy and Bob have been involved in the College Search Process as parents and as professionals for the past 5 years. They have visited colleges and have met with college admissions officers around the country. Sponsoring association: College Advisors Network An email link will be sent out a few days prior to the class beginning

What You Need To Know to Maximize Retirement Income Baby Boomers are asking… When should I apply for Social Security? How can I maximize my benefits? At this class you will learn important rules and strategies for collecting your retirement benefits. Learn the rules for… How your benefit will be affected by the age at which you apply How cost-of-living-adjustments, or COLAs, affect benefits How spousal benefits work How survivor benefits work How divorced-spouse benefits work How working affects benefits How benefits affect taxes What to do if you have other income from pensions or IRAs In this class you will learn... 5 factors to consider when deciding to apply for benefits When it makes sense to delay benefits—and when it does not Innovative strategies for coordinating benefits with your spouse How to coordinate Social Security with your other forms of retirement income The decisions you make today can have a tremendous bearing on the total amount of benefits you stand to receive over your lifetime. Instructor, Rolf White

Renee Reinardy Create a custom piece of wall art to display in your home or on your door! The 16” round board is for you to stain and paint using a distressing method. Then the raised wooden word will be attached. Several colors and paints, stains and ribbon will be available to customize your hanger to your home décor’. Deadline to register is 1 week prior to class.

Lindsey Guetter Create a custom, colorful table lamp or window in 2 fun evenings, plus homework! Using precut glass and some creativity, you will cover a 8” x 8” lamp or a 20"x 25" four pane window. Stencils will be available or you can use your creativity to make a beautiful work of art. The first night is dedicated to working on your project, having fun, and discovering your creative side. The second night is using grout, so bring some old towels. After your project is finished, you will learn about glass cutting, mosaic resources, and other types of mosaics. Be prepared to pay your supply fee directly to the instructor. It is $75 for the window or $35 for the lamp.

Diana Hirte Come learn how to decorate fancy sugar cookies. Each student will decorate 10 cookies to take home and enjoy. Be prepared the day of class to pay an additional food fee of $12 directly to the instructor. Class is open to ages 12 and up.

In this class, we will answer your most pressing technology questions! We will answer some of the best technology questions we’ve received from past clients & students over the last 11 years, as well as questions that you submit to us. Questions can range from, “What is a hotspot?” to questions about security or streaming TV. Your questions should be submitted to us via link found in confirmation notes one week before the class.