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Cassia County At A Glance

 

Cassia County

1013 West 16th Street

Burley, ID 83318

208-878-9461

FAX: 208-878-7862

Email: cassia@uidaho.edu

 

 

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Cassia County Family & Consumer Science

Classes & Workshops Offered:

 

Adult Nutrition Classes:

Steps to a New You:  This is a program designed to help participants eat healthy using a non-diet approach, cope with emotions without food, make peace with food, enjoy physically active living, and accept and value body-size diversity.  This is a multi-class program, but the concepts can be taught in one class.  This is a pedometer walking program that focuses on increasing physical activity, healthy eating habits and body image.

Classes are held at the Cassia County Extension Office, 1013 West 16th Street, Burley

Call 878-9461 for more information.  Instructor: Grace Wittman, Extension Educator

Meal Time in Less Time:  This class teaches individuals how to plan meals, shop to save time and money, and prepare healthy meals using time-saving procedures.  It can be taught in one, two or three sessions.

Food Safety Classes:

Preserve @ Home:   This is a web-based food preservation class to teach individuals how to safely preserve a variety of food products.  Participants learn how to produce high quality preserved foods and the science behind food preservation and food safety.  Preserve @ home can also be taken as a correspondence course for those who do not have Internet access.  You can download the registration form: http://extension.ag.uidaho.edu/boundary/  click on-line courses and follow the links to 2008 dates.  The cost of this course is $35.00.

Contact Carol Hampton, Extension Educator, Boundry County for more information at 208-267-3235 or at champton@uidaho.edu

If you are interested in taking the course for UI academic credit, register for FCS 404/504 (CRN 78604 or 78605) Food Preservation by going to http://www.uihome.edu/uihome/. Under Prospective Students click on Undergraduate and follow the links for Application and Registration.

Ready Set Food Safe:  The purpose of this workshop is to teach food safety to high school students. Students can receive a State of Idaho-approved certificate in food safety.

Germ City:  Designed to be used during festivals, fairs or in schools.  This workshop helps teach youth the importance of washing their hands.  With the use of Glitter bug lotion and black lights, we are able to demonstrate how much bacteria is on our hands and what you have to do to remove it.

Master Food Preservers: Six session training.  This course will cover all aspects of preserving foods, from food spoilage to nutritional and economic considerations in food preservation.  Discussions, coupled with "hands on" activities will fine-tune your skills in preservation.

Community Development

Hospitality/Customer Service:  This class works with employees in the community to provide the best customer service possible.  It focuses on helping employees find the assets in their communities and improve business for all.

Family Resource Management

A Stronger You:  This is a strength training program for people 45 and older.  The focus of this program is to teach proper use of weights to increase strength, balance and independence.

The program includes 14 classes.  Class size is limited.  Call 878-9461 for more information. 

Instructor: Grace Wittman, Extension Educator

Dollar Decision$:  This basic financial management workshop is designed for people who are new to money management or who desire to improve their knowledge and skills.  Topics include tracking expenses, identifying spending leaks, setting financial goals, developing a spending and saving plan, decreasing expenses and increasing income.

Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate:  This is a family focused educational program offering considerations for transfer of personal property.  Personal property transfer is an issue frequently ignored until a crisis occurs and immediate decisions need to be made.  The program stresses six key factors for successful non-titled property transfers.

Married and Loving It!  Five class series.  This workshop is designed to teach participants how to enjoy sharing their lives with each other. 

* Communication Skills * Finances: Freedom or Fiasco? * Madly in Love  * Conflict: For Better or For Worse  * Marraige . . . a Daily Affair

 

The New NEFE High School Financial Planning Program Teacher Training

Invitation to High School Teacher and Youth Leaders, including teachers of Business, Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences, Marketing, Math, etc.!  Come learn how to teach personal finance in your classes or youth programs using the Newly updated FREE NEFE High School Financial Planning Program.

 

You will receive:

    * A free copy of the High School Financial Planning Program curriculum

             (an order form for free material)

    * Learn how to effectively use the High School Financial Planning Program curriculum

    * Network and share effective teaching ideas, best practices and additional resources

    * In-service credit (University of Idaho, $82 and assignment required)

 

For more information or to register, contact: LaRaye O'Brien, Idaho Credit Union League, Communications Specialist, 208-343-4841, lobrien@idahocul.org or Lyle Hansen, Extension Educator, Jerome County Extension, 208-324-7578, lhansen@uidaho.edu

 

Sponsored by Idaho Credit Union League and Affiliates, University of Idaho Extension and NEFE

Long-Term Care For You and Your Loved Ones:  This workshop will help you understand your need to plan for changing health and independence in later life.

* What community resources will help you receive care in your home?

* Should I buy Long-Term Care Insurance?

* What does Medicare cover?

* Who qualifies for Medicaid?

* And much more!

Instructors: Jim Fields, Director, CSI Office on Aging, Lyle Hansen, UI Extension Educator, Jerome County and Dennis S. Voorhees CELA. Voorhees LaMure LLP