Continuing Education
Continuing Education
Hands Only CPR / AED
In this non-certified class, you will learn a Lifesaving Technique by offering Hands-Only CPR to a person in need. You will also learn the importance of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), when they are needed and how to use one. Register in Advance; Space is limited
Instructor: Nancy Law, McMinnville Fire and Life Safety Volunteer
Location ............................................................................... McMinnville Senior Center
Mon, May 6 ..................... 10:00 – 11:30a ................... $5
HEARING HEALTH Q&A WITH A COCHLEAR
Join us for a free and educational event to learn about hearing loss and implantable solutions. If you or a loved one is struggling to hear even when using hearing aids, you are not alone. If you are interested in learning more about implants, how they work, candidacy and more we can help. Attend the Q&A and learn about how a hearing implant can benefit you in your everyday life, hear a local Cochlear recipient share their story and find out how you can take the steps to address you or your loved one’s hearing loss. Ages 16+
Location ............................................................................... McMinnville Senior Center
Wed, May 22 .................. 10:30 - 11:30a ................... FREE!
OREGON'S WONDERFUL NATIVE BEES
Oregon is home to hundreds of species of native bees. Explore what volunteers are doing to document every species in the state as well as the flowers they visit . And learn what you can do at home to protect these important pollinators. Ages 21+
Location ............................................................................... McMinnville Senior Center
Sat, Jun 8 ........................ 9:30 - 10:30a .................... FREE!
BOSTON TEA PARTY
Parliament. This protest in known today as the Boston Tea Party. Come join me as we explore the political landscape and the actions by Britain and counter actions by the colonialists that lead to this seminal event, which culminated in our Declaration of Independence.
Presenters ................................................... Bill Hall
Location ........................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ................................................................ 16+
Wed, Jul 3 .................................................... 10:00a
Cost ................................................................. FREE!
Planning for Your Future
Are you aware that a Medical Advance Directive and POLST (Physicians Orders for Life Sustain Treatment) forms can ensure your medical preferences are respected and followed by your family, provider and care team? Learn the importance of each and when and how you need to complete them. An Advance Directive and a POLST form will help your loved ones know your wishes and ensure emergency medical services and other medical providers follow important decisions during a health crisis. Understanding and properly completing an Advance Directive is the first step towards getting your plans in order. Choose one of the dates below to learn more. Register early; space is limited. Ages 21+
Location ......................................................................... McMinnville Senior Center
Tue, May 14 ................. 1:00 - 3:00p .................... FREE!
Tue, Jun 11 .................... 1:00 - 3:00p .................... FREE!
I'm Retiring: What Next
Retirement is one of life’s major transitions. Making this transition successfully requires we make informed choices about finances, medical care and housing. Join us for this informative four-part series that looks at the options you have and how to choose those best for you: Getting your Finances in Order; Medicare and Supplemental Health Insurance; Aging and Medical Care; and Housing: Looking at the Options.
GETTING FINANCES IN ORDER
This session reviews financial planning for retirement, and money management during your retirement years.
Tues, May 14 ............... 6:00 - 7:00p .................. FREE!
Location ........................................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
HEALTH INSURANCE - MEDICARE
This session reviews the basics of Medicare, supplemental insurance plans and their relationship to each other.
Wed, Feb 21 ................. 6:00 - 7:00p ................... FREE!
Location ........................................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
RETIREMENT & AGING
This session looks at how you maintain good health in retirement and how you deal with significant health issues when they do arise.
Wed, Mar 20 ................ 6:00 - 7:00p .................. FREE!
Location ........................................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
HOUSING: LOOKING AT ALL OF THE OPTIONS
During retirement most of us have to make some tough housing choices. Do you stay in present home, downsize to a smaller space or enter a retirement community? This session looks at making a housing choice that works best for you.
Wed, Apr 17 .................... 6:00 - 7:00p ................. FREE!
Location ........................................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum Presentations
VOYAGER'S 1'S PALE BLUE DOT
Voyager 1’s Perspective Changing Photos: “The Family Portrait”
There are currently FIVE spacecraft either on their way out of our Solar System, or have already left the influence of our Sun. Voyager 1 was the very first to do so. On its way out, Voyager 1 took a series of photos of 6 of the planets, pictures that have impacted our awareness of our place in space. Come learn about these wonderful pictures and get an update on Voyager 1 itself, sending data back to Earth for over 46 years!
Presenters ............................................. Donn Anderson & John Jennings
Location ................................................. McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ......................................................... 16+
Tues, May 14 ........................................ 10:00a
Cost........................................................... FREE!
THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
Within our Own Solar System and from the JWST
The discoveries concerning the possibilities for life as we know it existing elsewhere in our Solar System, let alone our Universe, are gaining momentum every year. What are some of the recent results from the searching of the incredible James Webb Space Telescope? And what do we plan to investigate with the Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter’s moon?
Presenters ............................................ Donn Anderson & John Jennings
Location ................................................. McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ......................................................... 16+
Tues, Jun 11 .......................................... 10:00a
Cost .......................................................... FREE!
SPACEX'S GAME CHANGING STARSHIP
Elon Musk and SpaceX are continuing to innovate rocket development at a never before seen pace. Their Super Heavy booster rocket, with 33 state of the art Raptor engines, is the most powerful rocket ever flown. The Starship second stage will take the largest payloads in history into Earth orbit, to the Moon, and beyond. Find out what makes this completely reusable 400 foot high rocket system SO exciting!
Presenters ........................................... Donn Anderson & John Jennings
Location ................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ........................................................ 16+
Tues, Jul 9 ........................................... 10:00a
Cost ......................................................... FREE!
PLANETARY DEFENSE WITH NASA'S DART MISSION
Millions of nearby asteroids could potentially impact Earth! Is it possible to protect our Earth from asteroids large enough to cause damage? NASA’s DART Mission set out to test one possible approach. Near Earth is a binary asteroid system with the larger one, Didymous, orbited by its smaller moonlet, Dimorphos. This first ever Planetary Defense mission set out to investigate and demonstrate deflection changing an asteroid’s motion in space as a result of crashing an impactor into it. Come learn about the design of this unique spacecraft and the spectacular results of the impactor on the orbit of Dimorphos!
Presenters ........................................... Donn Anderson & John Jennings
Location ................................................ McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ........................................................ 16+
Tues, Aug 13 ...................................... 10:00a
Cost ........................................................ FREE!
METEORITES: AMBASSADORES TO EARTH FROM OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Did you know that every 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year an average of between 50 to 100 tons of material from our Solar System lands on the Earth? Much of it falls as tiny specks of dust. But every so often, something more spectacular arrives, like it did in Russia a few years back. Come learn more about METEORITES, the bigger pieces of all that stuff from our solar system falling onto the surface of the Earth!
Presenters .......................................... Donn Anderson & John Jennings
Location .............................................. McMinnville Senior Center
Ages ....................................................... 16+
Tues, Sep 10 ...................................... 10:00a
Cost ....................................................... FREE!
