Highland Senior Center

FALL CLASS REGISTRATION
Date: August 17, 2017
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Length: 8 weeks
Cost: $8.00 members
      $10.00 non-members
Instructor: varies
Location: Game Room
Description: Time to register for Fall session of Highland Senior Center University classes. Be sure to show-up on registration day as a late fee ($2) applies if you do not register on August 17th. Classes run for 8 weeks and cost $8. for Members and $10 for Non-Members.

Knitting
Time: Fridays 10am - 12pm
Cost: Free members
      Free non-members
Location: Parlor
Description: Knitting has been has been around (depending on who you ask) for between 2000 to 600 years. The oldest real knitting (formed on two sticks by pulling loops through loops) object that have been discovered are the \'Coptic socks\' from Egypt, dating to around the year 1000 AD. The term 'to knit,' according to the Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary, wasn't added to the English language until the 1400s. Our knitting group is headed by Keiko Holcombe. When Keiko joined the center ten years ago, she almost immediately began teaching others to knit. She has been knitting since she was six years old, and has been teaching here in the states for over 39 years. That's not counting the years she taught in Japan. The students all work on individual projects, ranging from items as small as booties to items as large as afghans. Keiko helps each student on their projects and teaches skills to class when they are having a problem. The class is small, with about 12-15 students, so 1 on 1 time is guaranteed. If this art form sounds like something you might be interested in, the group meets on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Operation Senior Claus
By: Penny Lilburn