Renewing Work in Retirement

Working in retirement - isn't that an oxymoron? Not for lots of today's active retirees. Many of us are looking for new ways to be involved with others during retirement years. Working may be part of that equation - whether full-time or part-time, as a paid employee or a volunteer. Renewing Work in Retirement will help each participant view their work history from a new perspective and help in making work-related decisions. This course is designed for a newer retiree or someone planning for retirement. Purchase the book, Life-Work: A Career Guide for Idealists by William Charland before class at the WNMU Bookstore. Cost $15. The group will discuss this book during class. William Charland is a career counselor and educator who has assisted hundreds of people in career-related issues. He has written six books on work in the changing economy and works in retirement as the Director of the Honors Program at Western New Mexico University.

Start Date: Saturday, June 7, 14, 21 and 28
Time: 10:00am - Noon - Limit: 12 students - Location: WNMU Hunter Hall, Top Floor
Facilitator: Bill Charland

Introduction to Weaving

An ancient craft entirely new in your hands! This introduction to Weaving will offer you the opportunity to discover if this is for you. In the four mornings, you will prepare a warp, thread the loom, weave and complete a sampler that you will be happy to call "your first weaving." Looms and tools are available to you from the WNMU Fiber Arts Studio. A handbook and yarn will be provided for $10 payable on the first day. Come and enjoy working with your hands, be part of this ancient tradition.

Start Date; Mondays & Wednesdays, June 9, 11, 16 and 18
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm - Limit: CLOSED - Location: WNMU Fiber Arts Studio, Chino 206
Facilitator: Jacque Cusick

CACTI - Beauty with Thorns

Want some new prickly friends? Want to find out what subtle beauty lurks behind those alarming spines? Mark Cantrell, one of Silver City's premier cactus horticulturists, will introduce us to his private collection of cacti and to cactus gardens. He'll discuss the variety of native species that are hardy at our altitude plus techniques for building cactus gardens and desert microclimates. He'll also talk about landscaping techniques with compatible plants, cactus identification, propagation, and how to care for them. Mark and his wife Tricia are leaders in local native plant conservation and are native plant growers; you've probably met them at the Farmers' Market.

Start Date: Wednesday June 18
Time: 10:00 - 11:00am - Limit: CLOSED - Location: Arenas Valley (get a map at sign up)
Facilitator: Mark Cantrell

Chess for Beginners and Intermediates

Find out how to play chess, the game of kings. Basic and Intermediate strategies. Have fun, meet new people and stimulate your brain. Beat your Grandchildren! Michael has 24 years experience as chess coach for Silver High School and enjoys teaching and playing the game.

Start Date: July 21,22 and 23 (maybe July 24th if needed)
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm - Limit: 20 students - Location: Student Memorial Bldg, 3rd fl meeting rm
Facilitator: Michael Guisto

The Silver City Culinary Herbal Exploration and Exchange

Summer's the time for herbs. A springtime hint: Snip off a sprig or two of your favorite thyme or sage or oregano, stick them into rich growing soil in a shady area or pot, keep moist. By the time of our herbal exploration, you'll have several extra herb plants for yourself and for sharing or exchanging during class. Sign up to learn from others about their favorite culinary herbs. Margaret Hadderman has graciously agreed to be host and to facilitate our discussion. Margaret has a deserved reputation as a dedicated, talented gardener. Have a favorite recipe with herbs? Bring it to share. Have a problem with placement or finding space? Harvest questions? Want to describe an herbal discovery or to learn about a new herb sensation? This is your hour!

Start Date: Wednesday, July 23
Time: 10:00 - 11:15am - Limit: CLOSED - Location: 1017 Santa Rita St., SC
Facilitator: Margaret Hadderman

Spicey Knowledge

Take a trip down to Las Cruces to visit the Chile Center at New Mexico State University, one of the premier chile research sites in the world. The director of the Chile Center will take us on a tour of the gardens that serve as the red-hot epicenter of the chile world. Afterwards, she will introduce us to the center's displays and library. We will learn the history and lore of the chile and in the end be able to sniff like authentic chile heads. Cutting edge research is being done at the center and no other institution has done more for the lowly capsicum.

Start Date: Wednesday, August 20
Time: Leave 7:45am - Tour 10:00am - Noon, lunch at local Las Cruces/Mesilla restaurant. Return by 3:30 - Limit: CLOSED - Location: Leave from the Fine Arts Theatre Parking lot to go to the Chile Center of NMSU, Las Cruces in carpools.
Facilitator: Tom Hester & Director of NMSU Chile Center