05 February 2010

Lecture on Heart Health

Healthy Heart!
2/16 Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm - Woodbury Library
Dr. Gazsi will speak at length on the many ways to assess your risk for heart disease as well as how to strengthen your heart and blood vessels.  He will also discuss “Good and Bad” Cholesterol and what it all means, your alternatives to medications and the risks of using medication. All questions will be answered after the lecture. The class is free but you must register. 
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03 February 2010

Adult Education Classes at Nonnewaug High School

Nonnewaug High School supports a wonderful adult education program and the brochure just came out.
Most charge a nominal registration fee.
The courses include:
Welding for Beginners
Hands-On Cheesemaking 
Forest and Open Space Conservation and Management
Proper Pruning of the Home Garden: Tools, Techniques and Timing
Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease in Horses
Vermicomposting
Fly Fishing  (5 week series of classes)
Equine Nutrition and Digestion
Beef Carcass Cutting
Gardening for Birds and Butterflies
So You Want to Make Soap?
Canine Behavior I: Common Myths and Misconceptions by Humans
Basic Floral Design
Basic Landscape Design and Plant Selection
Home Lawn Turfgrass Installation, Care, Maintenance and Problem Solving, Part 1
Utilizing Native Plants in the Landscape
Sausage Processing
Musculoskeletal System in the Horse
Needle Felting With Wool
Maple Sugaring Basics
Circulation and Respiration in the Horse
An Introduction to Raising Poultry
Home Lawn Turfgrass Installation, Care, Maintenance and Problem Solving, Part 2
Canine Behavior II: How to Condition Your Dog for a Trip to the Vet
Make Your Own Pork Crown Roast
Orchid Basics
Meat Quality
My plants have all died!  It must be my soil!
Senior Pet Health and Care
Saddle Fitting
Design a Rain Garden for your Backyard
In Clinic Hematology and Chemistry
Perennials for the Sun and Shade
Beekeeping Basics (two session course, 4/1 and 4/8)
The Science of Container Gardening
Orchid Basics 
Centered Riding On the Ground
Spring “Buff-Up” of Residential Landscapes
Create a Dish Garden Using Succulents
Rose Care
Hands-On Cheese making 
Organics 101: The Real Dirt 
Relocating Trees and Shrubs Using the Drum-Lacing Technique (securing/wrapping in burlap)
The Best Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Vines for Residential Landscapes
Equine Nutrition 101
http://www.woodburyffa.org/adult_education_courses.htm