January 30, 2008

Hood River Community Education offers the following classes this week. To sign up for any of the following classes, call Community Education at 386-2055.

• Webmail, 9 a.m. to noon at Coe Primary Building, room 2. People without a computer or who are away from home can send and receive e-mail and learn why there are good reasons to have an additional e-mail address. Basic computer skills required. Fee: $20.

• Files and Folders II (basics), 1-3 p.m. at Coe Primary Building, room 2 (also offered Jan. 31). Pre-requisite: Files and Folders I or familiarity with DOS, Windows terms and navigation techniques. Fee: $15.

• Wine Making Basics, 6-7:30 p.m. (also offered Feb. 26) at Hood River Middle School, room 101. Fee: $150 for one session plus private consultation.

• Leveraging Creative Thinking for Business, 6-9 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School, room B 11. Fee: $65.

• Files and Folders II (Basics), 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Coe Primary Building, room 2. Pre-requisite: Files and Folders I or familiarity with DOS, Windows terms and navigation techniques. Fee: $15.

• Cross Country Ski Weekend, Friday through Sunday. Two days of back-country skiing and two nights at the U.S. Forest Service Flag Point Lookout Tower. Departs from Friend, Ore. Fee: $50 per person.

• Snow Shoeing Lessons (second of two sessions; the first was not mandatory), 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. departing from the Coe Primary parking lot. Snow shoes can be rented at Doug’s Sports. Class fee: $25.

• Intermediate Excel, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Coe Primary Building, room 2. Open to anyone with a working knowledge of Excel. Fee: $45.

• Eco-Friendly Shopping Bag, 2-4 p.m. at Hood River Sewing and Vacuum (also offered March 15). Make a lightweight, washable shopping bag with handles (bring dark blue or black thread). Fee: $15 plus $7 fee for supplies.

• Adobe Photoshop I, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hood River Middle School, room 402. Fee: $50.

• Glass Valentines with Kiln-formed Fused Glass, in two sessions, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Hood River Middle School woodshop (also offered Feb. 9-10). Fee: $80 for two sessions.

• Scottish Country Dancing Workshop, 1-3 p.m. at Hood River Middle School, old gym. Open to ages 12 and older. Fee: $25.

• Golf Tune-up Workshop, 1-3 p.m. at Hood River Middle School, multi-purpose room (also offered Feb. 9 and 16). Bring your clubs if you have them. Fee: $30.

• Portland Winter Hawks Hockey Trip, 5-11:30 p.m. departing from Jackson Park. Included will be an orientation to the game of hockey, fantastic reserved seats right behind the glass and bus transportation. Fee: $30.

To sign up for any of the following classes, call Community Education at 386-2055.

• What is a Shadow?, noon to 2 p.m. at Frankton School, for ages 3-6. Discover what a shadow is and where it comes from in this science-focused class. A great prelude to Groundhog Day. Fee: $10.

• The Art of Compassion, two classes for children at Our Children’s Place. The first will be for grades K-2, from 10 a.m. to noon; the second will be for grades 3-5, from noon to 2 p.m. The children’s work will be sold at a benefit April 5 for CASA. Fee: $15.

• Valentine Treats and Candy Making, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Hood River Middle School, room 101. Children in grades K-5 will make a variety of homemade candies and treats. All ingredients and materials included. Fee: $12.