Morning classes: Mondays, April 14-May 19, 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Evening Classes: Mondays, April 14-May 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Susan Hvistendahl will be offering two six-week series of beginning Spanish classes on Mondays starting April 14 in the Community Room. All classes are open to the public. The cost will be $40 for the term, with a $5.00 materials fee.

Susan Hvistendahl has taught continuing education Spanish classes for 30 years in New York, including for the State University of New York at Purchase, Hudson Valley Community College and the Croton-on-Hudson school district. She is a St. Olaf College graduate and has also studied at the University of Veracruz in Jalapa, Mexico.

The classes are designed for students who wish to learn the Spanish language in a relaxed atmosphere with others, for travel, for their professions or for personal pleasure.

For further information and to register for the classes, please call Susan at (507) 650-0070.

Posted by Colleen Hollinger Petters on 4/02/2008 | PermaLink

Village on the Cannon hosted a seminar entitled "Happiness: Your Compass to Health and Purpose in Retirement and Beyond" on March 13th. Resident Bruce Roberts was among the speakers for the day. Participants explored things that make them happy and how happiness directly affects health and relationships.. They also shared suggestions for finding greater meaning and purpose in the their lives.

Posted by Colleen Hollinger Petters on 4/01/2008 | PermaLink