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Lifelong Learning Classes/Talks
LET’S TALK TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL IN NORTHFIELD
Tuesday, January 14
1:30-3:00pm
Age-Friendly Northfield’s (AFN)Transportation Team has spent the past 18 months researching transportation services in the Northfield Community. Through surveys conducted by AFN, the City of Northfield, and Carleton College’s Interfaith Social Action Group and ISAIAH Faith in Action’s Transportation Listening Sessions, interest was expressed in finding options that had increased flexibility, individual rides over shared rides, on demand options, and options that serve both the City and surrounding community. AFN’s Transportation Team discovered that Lyft has been a solution in several rural parts of the State. We are now in the process of sharing what we have learned with Northfield and the surrounding community. Please join us at FiftyNorth as members of the AFN Transportation Team share information on what Lyft is, how it works, and how Lyft has been an answer for many in other communities who have needed transportation to school, work, medical appointments, social engagements etc. Lyft supports individuals in becoming active and engaged community members. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you there.
Presenter: Age-Friendly Northfield
Capacity: 35
Cost: Free
Space: Room 103
Concentration Camp Experience and More
Tuesday, January 21
1:30-2:30pm
My Experience in a Japanese Prison Camp – HakonTorjesen
Disaster Relief Work – Dr. Karen Olness
HakonTorjesenwill be describing his experience of spending three teenage years in a Japanese prison camp in China (1942-1945) and also the magical day of liberation. He and his wife Karen, will share how they took their children to work in a refugee camp in Thailand.
Hakon was born in Kristiansand Norway. He spent his childhood in China, where his parents were missionaries. He immigrated to the US in 1947 and became a Naturalized US Citizen in 1954. Hakon holds many degrees and has held numerous positions throughout his career. He is currently enjoying his work as an organic farmer.
Dr. Karen Olness will describe her work to help children displaced by both natural and manmade disasters. This includes training programs in the US and in many other countries and also sending Feel Better Packs to traumatized children.
Karen is board certified in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, Global Health and Disease at Case Western Reserve University. She has been a volunteer relief worker in many countries and in 1996 she initiated programs to train relief workers about the special needs of children in disasters. These workshops continue and have been presented in many countries. She is Medical Director of Health Frontiers, an all volunteer NGO that supports post graduate medical training programs in Laos, and training in disaster management that is focused on children. Karen has received several awards for her work and has published more than 150 articles and books.
Presenters: Hakon Torejsen & Dr. Karen Olness
Capacity: 30
Cost: $10 Nonmember, $8 Member
Space: Room 103
Cooking for One
Tuesday, January 28
1:00-2:30pm
Are you tired of eating leftovers because you can’t fix recipes for one. In this class I will show you great tasting recipes that make single servings and recipes that freeze well for the days you don’t feel like cooking. This class will also include some vegetarian recipes.
Instructor: Gerie Thelen
Capacity: 12
Cost: $30 Nonmember, $25 Member
Space: FiftyNorth Kitchen
Registration deadline: January 24
MN Hospice: THE DYING PROCESS
Tuesday, February 4
10:30-11:30am
Dying is a HUMAN experience—not a medical event.
Join us to learn more about the dying process. We will discuss common changes that may occur during the transitional and active stages of dying, as well as comfort and communication strategies anyone can use to provide compassionate care and support at end-of-life.
Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to:
• Describe at least 3 common changes that may occur physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and/or
spiritually from the transitional through active stages of the dying process
• Describe at least 3 common signs of active dying
• Recognize at least 3 common signs of physical, emotional, mental, social, and/or physical discomfort at
end-of-life and describe some basic comfort measures caregivers can provide during the dying process
• Describe and utilize at least 3 basic communication techniques for supporting the dying at end-of-life
• Understand and describe the role of hospice at end-of-life
Presenter: MN Hospice
Capacity: 25
Cost: Free
Space: Room 106
Vintage Baseball Presentation
Thursday, February 6
1:00-2:00pm
Scott “Rabbit” Richardson helped revive Northfield’s fabled baseball team, the Silver Stars, in 2003. It was vintage baseball, played with rules from the 1860s — no called balls and strikes, no gloves, balls caught on the bounce were outs, and the ball was almost always in play, even if it landed in the lap of one of the fans. He will cover some of Northfield’s glorious baseball history, explain some of the differences in the spirit and the rules of play, and share stories of the Silver Stars in contemporary times.
Instructor: Scott Richardson
Capacity: 30
Cost: $10 Nonmember, $8 Member
Space: Room 103
MN Hospice: UNDERSTANDING GRIEF
Tuesday, March 4
10:30-11:30am
Have you ever worried about how you or others experience grief?
Do you wonder if there is a right or wrong way to grieve?
Join us to learn more about different types of grief, as well as how grief is experienced physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. We will discuss strategies for coping with grief in healthy ways, the importance of self-care, inhibitors to healthy grieving, and when it may be time to seek professional assistance.
Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to:
- Understand and describe uncomplicated grief, anticipatory grief, and ambiguous grief
- Understand and describe the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of grief
- Identify several inhibitors to healthy grieving and when it may be time to seek professional assistance
- Identify and implement several strategies for coping with grief in healthy ways
Presenters: MN Hospice
Capacity: 25
Cost: Free
Space: Room 106
This complimentary education qualifies at a 1.0clock-hour, live, interactive CE!
Minnesota Hospice is proud to be an approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider through the Minnesota Board of Social Work (CEP #2379). These activities have been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. However, the nurse is responsible for determining whether an activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.
Minnesota’s Hooded History: The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in Minnesota
Tuesday, April 22
1:00-2:00pm
Local historian and librarian, Nancy Vaillancourt, has spent years researching the presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Southeast Minnesota. Join us to learn about this forgotten history and the organized traditions of prejudice and nativism in our region.
Instructor: Nancy Vaillancourt
Capacity: 30
Cost: $10 Non-member, $8 Member
Space: Room 103
