Winter/Spring 2010
Walking to Wellness
Start out the New Year with Community Walking to Wellness. This program is suitable for older adults who want to get moving. Sessions are supervised and healthy leisure tips will be provided. All leaders are certified by Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association.
Date: Mon. & Thu. Starting January 18
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Fee: $25
Location: Milk River Civic Centre
Register with and for more info contact: Sherry Laackmann, Recreation Therapist, Alberta Health Services 403-647-3500 Ext. 2245 or Melanie Baldwin Ext. 2254
Nutritional Value of Sprouting Seeds
If you would like the nutritional value of fresh food at your fingertips all year round, start sprouting. The vitamins and minerals in seeds increase may times when sprouted. The following will be discussed:
- What to sprout
- How to sprout
- Equipment and methods
- How to use sprouts
Date: Thu. March 18
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: $14
Location : Warner School
Instructor: Helen Hartley
Minimum: 8
Maximum: 20
Registration Deadline: March 4
Register with: Carolyn or Lynette, Further Ed Office, 642-3635/1-888-642-2241 or 642-2134 (evenings).
Send cheque to office, Box 278, Warner, AB T0K 2L0.
The Edible City – How We Can Grow More Food in Urban Areas
Given the opportunity, you would probably choose to live in a beautiful natural environment. You would prefer to eat healthy, locally grown organic food. You would feel good about supporting other species and would enjoy seeing them in your yard. Along with countless others, you are likely looking for ways to do your part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to conserve life-giving resources like water and healthy soil. You may be about ready to chuck your gas powered lawn mower and the endless hours of watering, cutting and weeding … .
If any of this is true for you, you have come to the right place!
The Urban Farmer is an Edmonton-based organic gardening and specialty landscaping service. Our mission is to support the development of natural, sustainable, and edible landscapes in urban areas. We work with homeowners, families, individuals, community groups and organizations who have the desire to integrate environmentally sustainable landscape practices into their own yards and communities.
Not sure where to begin? Don’t feel like you have the knowledge or the skill to take this on? Feel overwhelmed with the yard you already have? Your intentions are good but your time is in short supply? You have already started on this path but would like to take the next step in creating a truly sustainable landscape?
Sponsored by the Lethbridge Healthy Communities Committee and Alberta Creative, Engaged Communities (ACE) in association with AB Parks and Recreation.
Date: Thu. March 11 (New Date)
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: No fee
Location: U of L Student Union Building B
Instructor: Ron Berezan
Register with: Lisa Mitchell at 403-388-6677
Healthy Eating for Digestion
Do you suffer from gas, bloating, constipation or other digestive disorders? Your digestive system is your foundation for optimum health. It is imperative that we absorb nutrients and excrete wastes properly. Come learn how our digestive system works and how your diet affects it. Learn which foods can benefit and which foods can harm your digestive system.
Date: Wed. March 31
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: $10
Location: Warner School
Instructor: Cris Robinson, Holistic Allergist & Nutritional Consultant
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 25
Registration Deadline: March 17
Register with: Carolyn or Lynette, Further Ed Office, 642-3635/1-888-642-2241 or 642-2134 (evenings).
Send cheque to office, Box 278, Warner, AB T0K 2L0.
Do I Need a Supplement?
Do you ever wonder if you are getting enough vitamins and minerals through your diet? T.V., magazines, and other media sources have advertisements for supplements which normally say that you need a supplement to meet your daily needs. In some cases this is true, and in other cases it is not. This class will provide information on how much you do need of major vitamins and minerals and where to find them in your diet.
Date: Wed. April 14
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: No fee
Location: Milk River Health Centre
Instructor: Lindsay Schwab, Dietitian
Minimum: 8
Maximum: 20
Registration Deadline: April1
Register with: Carolyn or Lynette, Further Ed Office, 642-3635/1-888-642-2241 or 642-2134 (evenings).
Send cheque to office, Box 278, Warner, AB T0K 2L0.
Eat Better, Live Longer, Look Younger
Healthy aging and true beauty comes from within, so the key to a healthy life and glow may possibly come from your fridge and pantry. Heather tells us the secrets to look and live younger from the inside out. Keeping extra pounds off seems to get harder every year. This 1-hour class will explore naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other pytochemicals in plant foods that appear to help in disease prevention, act as anti-agers, build bones and more. Fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, fish and grains, etc. contain hundreds of naturally occurring chemicals, many of which are potent health promoters. Recipes and meal ideas for healthier eating will be featured during the class.
Date: Thu. April 22
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fee: $5
Location: Warner School
Instructor: Heather Mathur, RD, Community Dietitian, Population Health, AB Health Services, Chinook Health.
Minimum: 6
Maximum: 20
Registration Deadline: April 8
Register with: Carolyn or Lynette, Further Ed Office, 642-3635/1-888-642-2241 or 642-2134 (evenings).
Send cheque to office, Box 278, Warner, AB T0K 2L0.
Promoting Wellness - Dementia
Promoting Wellness for individuals with Dementia is for family, friends, volunteers, staff and community members. Participants will learn:
- What is dementia? How does Alzheimer’s disease relate to dementia?
- How behaviour changes during different stages of Alzheimer’s disease?
- How do you communicate with a person who is cognitively impaired?
- How to engage in meaningful activities.
- Benefits of Therapeutic Recreation and the ways it improves quality of life.
Date: Thu. April 29
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Fee: No fee
Location: Milk River Health Centre
Register with and for more info call Sherry Laackmann, Recreation Therapist @403-647-3500 Ext. 2256 or Melanie Baldwin Ext. 2254.
Prenatal Classes
Prenatal classes assist the parents in a satisfying pregnancy and delivery.
Fee: $45/couple
For more information contact Raymond Office, 752-3303, or Milk River Office, 647-3430.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
This is a weight loss support group, which is not gender specific, and all ages are welcome.
Offered in 2 locations:
Location 1: Warner Senior Drop-In Centre
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: Weight-in @6:30 pm, and Meeting @ 6:45 pm.
Fee: $30/year to join and $1/week thereafter.
For more information contact Lorraine Neal at 642-3878.
Location 2: Stirling Lions Hall
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: Weigh-in @ 5:30 pm, and Meeting @ 6:00 pm.
Fee: $30 for T.O.P.S. + $12 annual dues for expenses.
For more information check TOPS.org or contact Colleen Ward at 756-3883.
Community Good Food Club in Raymond & Stirling - Free Recipe Demos
-Save money on Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
The Good Food Box program provides a variety of top-quality, fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables at lower prices. Families pay for and order food boxes, once a month, ahead of time. Orders need to be made before the first Wednesday or Thursday of the month. People then pick up their boxes at the Raymond or Stirling Parent Link Centres on the third Thursday of the month. All produce is purchased locally. Free recipe demo every pick up day from 4 - 5 pm at Raymond Centre. Take home a new recipe - free samples.
The Good Food Coalition is an initiative of Barons-Eureka-Warner FCSS, Chinook Health and the County of Warner Further Education.
For more information call Kristen at 752-3303 or Stacey at 756-2245.