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DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR SCHOOLS? Who makes the decisions that affect Amador schools and your students? Find out. The Amador County Unified School District Board of Trustees meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 7PM. Amador County Administrative Building, 810 Court Street, Jackson.
Take in the popular Frida Kahlo show at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco with Amador County Spanish students on Saturday, August 30. The tickets for museum entrance, the Frida collection and a private tour are $20. each. Come to lunch at the museum first and try a dish from Frida and Diego's wedding banquet at the museum restaurant. Afterward you can visit the murals they inspired at Coit Tower, featuring our own Ruth Gottstein whose father was one of the painters, followed by dinner and an early show at the fabuous Pachamama restuarant. Call Nora Coryell to make your reservation for the Friday exhibit and the optional lunch and/or dinner at 223-3322.
SPANISH AND FRENCH classes offered by Elke Duffy: Beginning Spanish and Beginning French classes will not take place during the month of September but will be continued in October. Beginning Spanish will be continued starting Saturday, October 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for 5 consecutive Saturdays up to and including November 1, 2008. Beginning French will start October 4th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the same time period. The cost for each 5 week session is $60 and includes the text book. Classes are being held in the Amador County Association of Realtors offices (upstairs) in Mother Lode Plaza (behind Jose's Restaurant). Please contact Elke by phone: 296-5302 or e-mail: elke@elkeduffy.com
BACKPACK-2-SCHOOL. The Upcountry Community Center and Camanche Lake Community Center are working together to supply these children in need of school supplies and backpacks. Head to your nearest community center or Wal-Mart to sponsor a child through our “BACKPACK-2-SCHOOL” project! The Upcountry Community Center is located at:19999 Highway 88 Pine Grove, 296-2785 Feel free to speak with any staff member! The Camanche Lake Community Center is located at: 4232B Camanche Parkway N, Ione, 763-2794 Feel free to speak with any staff member!
ACUG'S NEW USERS GROUP - Meets the 4th Wednesday at 2PM at the Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson. Have A Computer Question? This group is set up for those who have nagging questions about basic computer concepts, including Windows, the Internet, and hardware and/or software problems of a basic nature. Everyone is welcome, and admission is free. Bring your questions to the "New Users Group" and let them help you. For more information visit www.acug.net, or contact them at info@acug.net or 296-2390.
Via Citizen Report: Education Opportunity: If you know of a young person who would like to go for a Bachelor's degree in the "hospitality industry", including hotel, restaurant and tourism management or business information technology, there is hardly any university better suited for these studies than the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland. Besides offering studies in Finnish and Swedish, the university has several programs conducted in English. The best part is: as of now, there is no tuition! We have a wonderful Finnish friend who is a lecturer at the University and he sent us an information package, which I will be glad to share. However, anyone interested in the program can go to http://www.haaga-helia.fi to find out about the application process, etc. Helsinki is a wonderful, clean, cultural hub and if you don't even have to learn Finnish to study there, you can't go far wrong. Submitted by Elke Duffy
COURSES AT UC DAVIS EXTENSION:
Theory of Conflict Resolution and Community Engagement
Online - Enroll by Aug. 18 and complete by Sept. 22.
For more information, please visit our Web site at http://extension.ucdavis.edu, or contact us info@unexmail.ucdavis.edu. UC Davis Extension 1-800-752-0881
Climate Change and Local Planning Strategies
Sept. 5: Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Interest-Based Negotiation (for Planning and Resource Management)
Sept. 10-11: Wed.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Bicycle and Greenway Planning for Communities
Sept. 10: Wed., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
And much more! Browse all our Land Use and Natural Resources courses and programs. Contact UC Davis Extension at e-mail: info@unexmail.ucdavis.edu, 1-800-752-0881. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://extension.ucdavis.edu
Green Building and Sustainability Class - Info Session, Wed. August 20
NEW! Solar Energy Systems Design, Oct 9, 23, Nov. 6, 20 and Dec 4
LEED Building Certification. Enroll now through Oct 6. Complete the course by Nov. 12.
Featured Course: Sustainability and the Built Environment, Sept. 19 & Oct. 3, 16-17
New Certificate Program! The Green Building and Renewable Energy Certificate Program complements the policy, planning and design emphasis of the highly successful Green Buildingand Sustainable Design Certificate Program, delving deeper into the treatment of renewable energy systems design.
ATTENTION: UPDATE! Fall 2008 CRC Class schedule for the Amador Learning Center...because our Photography Instructor has a conflict and must begin the class at 3pm, instead of 4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please destroy all previous copies of the schedule and use this one in their place. Thanks for your help in continuing to get the word out about the CRC classes! Judy Beachler, Dean of Instruction and Student Learning 916-691-7205.
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BOOK CLUBS
PINE GROVE LIBRARY READER'S BOOK CLUB. Choose the titles and meet once a month to discuss them.
Preschool Storytime: Introduce young children to the world of books and to encourage literacy. It will meet once a week for half an hour, and is open to all kids and their parents. If you enjoy reading to children, we are looking for volunteer readers from the community. For more information stop by the library or call Jim at 296-3111
BOOK ENDS: THE BOOK CLUB AT THE JACKSON LIBRARY - Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:30PM
THE BOOK CLUB AT PLYMOUTH LIBRARY: More information 245-6476 All Welcome! No charge for events. For more information please call 209-223-6400 or stop by the library.
