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Womens Bible Study
Date: February 5, 2024
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Length: 4 weeks
Cost: $5.00 members
      $5.00 non-members
Instructor: Rosetta Love
Location: Game Room
Description: By Women’s Bible Study we don’t mean one of those gender specific Bibles. It should be more accurately titled as Bible Study for Women. The class is taught by Rosetta Love. Each 8 week session the class goes over a different book in the Bible. Rosetta has also taught it at her church. Students will need to bring their own bible, but it doesn’t matter which translation it is. There are other handouts provided by Rosetta.

Featured Activity

Tai Chi
Time: Mondays 11:15 am
Cost: $4.00 members
      $4.00 non-members
Location: Exercise Room
Description: Monday & Wednesday The Chinese characters for Tai Chi Chuan can be translated as the Supreme Ultimate Force. The notion of supreme ultimate is often associated with the Chinese concept of yin-yang, the notion that one can see a dynamic duality (male/female, active/passive, dark/light, forceful/yielding, etc.) in all things. Force (or, more literally, fist) can be thought of here as the means or way of achieving this ying-yang, or supreme-ultimate discipline. Or it is possibly from it's origins as a martial art and self-defense technique. Tai Chi as it is more commonly referred to, is practiced in the west today as a moving form of yoga and meditation combined. There are a number of so-called forms (sometimes also called sets) which consist of a sequence of movements. Many of these movements are originally derived from the martial arts and perhaps even more ancestrally than that, from the natural movements of animals and birds. Legend has it that a Taoist monk, first developed a set of 13 exercises that imitate the movements of animals. Some of the movements are even called the Monkey Pick and Horses Mane. It is an exercise almost anyone who can walk can do safely. Tai chi takes the joints gently through their range of motion, while the emphasis on breathing and inner stillness relieves stress and anxiety. Your instructor is Katsuko aka Kats Shiomi and classes held on Mondays and Wednesday from 11:15 am - 12 noon, and the cost is only $3.00 per class. Students should wear comfortable clothing and come ready to find their inner peace.

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Spring Class Registration

Date:Spring Class Registration April, 5
Time:9:00 - 11:00 am
Length:
Cost:$8.00 per class members
non-members
Instructor:
Location:Game Room
Description:Register on Friday, April 5th for classes that begin on Monday, April 8th. Various 8 week classes for a paltry $8.00 per subject. Womens' Bible Study, Sketching, Writing for Fun, Navigating the Next Chapter.

Sketching

Date:Sketching February, 6
Time:9:00 - 11:00 am
Length:4 weeks
Cost:$5.00 members
$5.00 non-members
Instructor:Ernesto Almada
Location:Game Room
Description:The Sketching class continues with our 'seasoned' Instructor Ernesto Almada. While he may be a new instructor here, neither art, nor teaching is new to him. Ernesto is an Art major and has spent 33 years in the school district as a bilingual tutor. During that time he worked with an after school program. During that time he taught young students art skill, but teaching adults would be no different. He had several students who earned awards in local art shows. Classes will start with a foundation in basic shapes and then use those shapes to learn shading before moving on to more complete objects, 3D, still life, then finally portraits. There will be no tracing or copying of other people’s works. He wants people to show their own creativity. Students need to bring their own pencils (from 9H to 9B – The HB scale ranges from 9H, a hard pencil that leaves fine, light marks, to 9B, a soft pencil which a high ratio of graphite that leaves bold, dark marks.), or even just a #2 to start, a sharpener, as well as a sketch pad. The size of the sketchpad will depend upon a student’s personal preference. So make your mark in the world and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. That’s what they make erasers for.

Introduction to Excel - on hiatus

Date:Introduction to Excel - on hiatus January, 2
Time:1:00 - 2:00 pm
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor:Jeannie Lindberg
Location:Game Room
Description:This intro class will have you zipping around Excel in no time.

Womens Bible Study

Date:Womens Bible Study February, 5
Time:10:30 - 11:30 am
Length:4 weeks
Cost:$5.00 members
$5.00 non-members
Instructor:Rosetta Love
Location:Game Room
Description:By Women’s Bible Study we don’t mean one of those gender specific Bibles. It should be more accurately titled as Bible Study for Women. The class is taught by Rosetta Love. Each 8 week session the class goes over a different book in the Bible. Rosetta has also taught it at her church. Students will need to bring their own bible, but it doesn’t matter which translation it is. There are other handouts provided by Rosetta.

Writing for Fun

Date:Writing for Fun February, 8
Time:1:00 - 2:00 pm
Length: Weeks
Cost:$5.00 members
$5.00 non-members
Instructor:Group Led
Location:Parlor
Description:Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing. - William Faulkner The Creative Writing, or Writing for Fun class, is our only student led classes. The class brings in assigned projects and presents them to the class. The class then gives helpful feedback and discussion. Styles of writing varies from class to class, such as a memoir, humor, essays, poetry, etc. You will write about what you know, but if the assignment doesn’t please you. Write something else.

Brain Fitness - on hiatus

Date:Brain Fitness - on hiatus March, 1
Time:12:15 - 1:30 pm
Length:8 Weeks
Cost:$8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor:Janette Miksik
Location:Game Room
Description: Your brain may not be a muscle but you need to keep it active to keep it healthy. Some of our members take advantage of our university classes, but learning is only a part of exercising your brain. To help you out we offer this Brain Fitness class. The class promotes brain health through fitness, nutrition, cognitive exercises and activities to boost memory skills and stimulate the brain. Adults are living longer and longer, and we need to promote mental as well as physical health. The group does crosswords, puzzles, trivia, and encourages active discussion. Everything is designed to get those synapses firing. If you want to sharpen your skills and learn new things this group is for you. So make a mental note to show up at registration to ensure your spot. If you forget to register, you REALLY need to get fit!

Watercolor - on hiatus

Date:Watercolor - on hiatus January, 2
Time:9:00 - 10:30 am
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor:Ernesto Almada
Location:Game Room
Description:Our Watercolor class is an old stand-by. It is not only one of our oldest classes, but is also one of the oldest art forms, going back to paleolithic times. Watercolor where the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water and put onto a liquid soaking paper, most notably, paper. Working with watercolors is difficult because with paint, it stays put. However, with watercolor, the paper and absorption changes the outline and appearance as it dries. Additionally, you have to be careful as colors can run into each other as they are absorbed, changing the shape and color of objects. Then, if you mess up with paint, you can paint over or scrape off the paint, but in watercolor, you might be able to partially correct a mistake by re-wetting and blotting, making errors costly. To help you with this is Ernesto Almada, our Watercolor instructor. Ernesto has lots of experience as an art teacher and brings that experience to our Sketching class.

Navigating the Next Chapter - Making the Most of Life

Date:Navigating the Next Chapter - Making the Most of Life February, 6
Time:11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Length:4 Weeks
Cost:$5.00 members
$5.00 non-members
Instructor:Janet Egan
Location:Game Room
Description:Navigating the Next Chapter: Making the Most of Life focuses on how to adjust to retirement. Specifically, how to live your best life at this time. If you plan on aging then plan on taking this class. For this session, the class is divided into: Getting to Know Each Other, Finding Fun/Leisure, Life Balance, Working Life, Changes, Giving and Receiving, Resource Day, ad Summary and Action Plan. Each session may change depending on the needs of the students. The class is taught by Janet Egan, a retired San Bernardino County Social Worker. This class is second nature to her as she had a career of doing trainings.

Spanish - we need an instructor

Date:Spanish - we need an instructor January, 2
Time:9:00 - 10:00 am
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor:
Location:Game Room
Description: ¿Habla usted Español? If not you can learn by taking our Spanish class. Spanish is both a vulgar yet romantic language! The history of the Spanish language in Spain and the origin of the dialects of Spain begin with the linguistic evolution of Vulgar Latin. From those humble beginnings, it has evolved into the most widely spoken Romance language, both in terms of number of speakers and the number of countries in which it is the dominant language with over 500 million Spanish speakers worldwide. We Welcome back our seasoned instructor Louise Ayala. She will focus on conversational Spanish.