A Fun Day in Tama-Toledo
Description: The Tama- Toledo area is full of surprises! We plan to visit the Wieting Theater in Toledo to learn about its history and future. We will spend a majority of th... (More )
Beekeeping and Pollinators
Description: Did you know that of the country's crops would not exist without the honey bee at bloom time? Come learn about beekeeping and the importance of pollinators from... (More )
Bobcat Ready!
Description: Superintendent, Dr. Theron Schutte will share Marshalltown Community School District’s College and Career Readiness for Life Beyond High School initiative “Bobc... (More )
Climate Chaos and Human Adaptation
Description: We will look at current climate effects; view and discuss pro and con of climate change; understand how humans adapt to climatic shift (wilderness living); and ... (More )
Contemporary Mental Illness Issues
Description: This course will address the following topics: An examination of the historical views of mental Illness, including the bizarre ways in which persons with mental... (More )
Creative Retirement Luncheon: Brownells
Description: Did you know, Brownells Inc. in Grinnell, is the world’s largest supplier of firearm accessories and gunsmith tools, with an inventory of over 90,000 parts? Fer... (More )
Creative Retirement Luncheon: Immigration
Description: Sister Christine Feagan has been the director of Hispanic Ministry at St. Mary Church in Marshalltown since 1999. After teaching foreign languages in high schoo... (More )
Creative Retirement Roundtable
Description: Creative Retirement members only! Explore current and historical events including elections, Medicare and Social Security, the functioning of government and Con... (More )
Day Trip to Marshalltown and Albion
Description: What you may not know . . . Here is your chance! Join us for an inside view of our community; some of those places and people that have aroused our curios... (More )
Day Trip to Newton
Description: During this one-day trip to Newton, we will visit the Maytag Dairy Farms, the home of the world’s most noted blue cheese; take in a narrated tour of Newton’s 10... (More )
Estate Planning for Young Families
Description: Do I need a will? Who will be the legal guardian for my children if I die? Do I need to set up a trust for my kids? How much life insurance is enough to ensure ... (More )
Fall Creative Retirement Kick-off
Description: Marshalltown Company’s history, presented by Jeffrey Schneider, which spans more than six generations, has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufactur... (More )
Finances and Planning for Young Families
Description: Basic money management is about meeting your family’s everyday expenses, handling unexpected bills and saving for the future. It can put you in control of your ... (More )
Great Decisions
Description: Prepare to discuss the world! Organized by the Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions series features impartial, thought-provoking analyses on eight issues... (More )
Great Decisions
Description: Join Creative Retirement and prepare to dicsuss the world! Organized by the Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions series features impartial, thought-provo... (More )
Late 20th Century Middle-East Issues
Description: This course will be a continuation of the Mid-East Conflicts course presented in the fall of 2018, but would cover the period from about 1975 to 2001. Major eve... (More )
Learning iPhones
Description: The goal of this class is for you to better learn your iPhone. Specific topics to be covered include: Navigating the iPhone, Making Life Easier, Contacts and Co... (More )
Leonardo da Vinci Inventor
Description: This course will cover the life and major accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest geniuses of all time. He did major work at the close of the ... (More )
Living Fully, Dying Well
Description: Our best decisions about life's most important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully, Dying Well, by Bishop Reuben P. Job, is a boo... (More )
Love & Forgiveness
Description: Anger, love and forgiveness touch everyone’s life at some point. It is easy to get angry, but not always easy to forgive. We will explore the meanings of love a... (More )
Managing Generations in the Workplace
Description: Get an understanding of managing workers in different generations in the workplace. Discover what motivates each generation at work, what incentives they respon... (More )
Master Your Gardens
Description: Itching to get out and do some gardening? Now is the perfect time to get started! Local Master Gardeners will cover the following so you can reap the benefits a... (More )
Maximize Your Social Security
Description: Are you a Baby Boomer? Are you thinking about retiring? Are you retired but not sure if you should start taking your Social Security? You have questions and we ... (More )
Meet Your Marshall County Public Nurse
Description: Pat Thompson, RN, Marshall County Public Health Nurse, will share information about public health issues and her role in helping us to stay healthy. Come, learn... (More )
Nativism in the U.S.
Description: Though we tend to think of America as a nation of immigrants, it is also a nation of nativists. Nativism – traditionally seen in times of economic uncertainty- ... (More )
Northern Tama County Treasures Trip
Description: Join us for an afternoon trip to visit Gladbrook’s Matchstick Marvels and Traer’s Salt and Pepper Gallery! We will depart from the IVCCD south parking traveling... (More )
Origins of Current Mid-East Conflicts
Description: How have Middle East conflicts during the 20th Century affected current issues and problems in the 21st Century? This class will cover the history of Middle-Eas... (More )
Overview of Contemporary Astronomy
Description: When ancient humans first gazed at the skies, they recognized the same patterns of fixed stars rotating over their heads each night. This course offers a ... (More )
Problem Solving for Seniors
Description: For those not mathematically minded. Blow out some of those cobwebs and learn to think “outside the box” to solve problems. An enjoyable one-session class... (More )
Spring Kick Off Luncheon
Description: Freedom of Information - You are invited to the Spring Creative Retirement Kick-off Luncheon featuring Randy Evans, Executive Director of the Iowa Freedom of In... (More )
Taxes in Retirement
Description: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the biggest change to the tax code in 30 years. The Secure Act brought us new retirement rules. Are you ready to learn how these t... (More )
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Description: Most people our age know about Cuban missile crisis which occurred in October 1962. There is a pretty good movie, Thirteen Days (2000) about how Washington and ... (More )
Trip to Ireland
Description: Ireland brings to mind shamrocks, the harp and the Celtic cross. Steve Rowden, with Great Western Dining on the MCC campus, will share with you his trip to Irel... (More )
United States Propaganda in WWI
Description: The most far-reaching changes brought about by the war would be at home, rather than abroad. In the course of mobilizing to fight its first world war abroad, th... (More )
Using Technology in 2020
Description: Are their questions about technology that you are afraid to ask? Is there a tool you want to learn to use, but need guidance to help get you started? This is th... (More )
Your Amazing Body
Description: We tend to take for granted the things our body does automatically. By better understanding our bodies and how they function we can better appreciate them and c... (More )
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