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Winter/Spring 2013 - Enriched For Life Cooking Class NEW! Homemade Soup “...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” -Julia Child Learn to make at least two different homemade soups with Portage Public Schools Family & Consumer Sciences teacher, Cherie Tucker. Students will learn to make a base broth that can be used for countless recipes. Class will be taught in a state-of-the art teaching kitchen at Central High School. Students will work at individual cooking stations and leave with delicious soups and copies of the recipes. Receive one-on-one instruction in this learning environment. Sign up with a friend or a child (age 14 or older) who is interested in learning. Homemade Soup - 470101w thursday 6:00-8:30 PM 02/21 only chs/1125 $20 food incl tucker Computer & Business Fiction Writing Workshop In this course, you will write, share, and discuss fiction in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. You will work on improving setting, character, dialogue, plot, dramatization, and style. Your instructor will lead discussions, respond in writing to your work, and provide lectures and handouts as needed. You should bring paper and pencil to each class. If you have already written some fiction, please bring a short story or novel chapter to the first meeting. Instructor Wilma Kahn has an MFA in Creative Writing (WMU) and a Doctor of Arts in English (SUNY Albany). Her essays, poems, and stories have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and literary journals, and her detective novel,” Big Black Hole, was published in 2005. Fiction Writing Workshop - 318101w Thursday 6:30-8:00 PM 02/07-03/21 PCEC/PT5 $75 - 6 Wks Kahn (no class 02/14) Fiction Writing Workshop - 318201w Thursday 6:30-8:00 PM 04/11-05/30 PCEC/PT5 $75 - 6 Wks Kahn (no class 04/25; 05/16) Inventors be Aware Patent Law Patent Law will be presented for the inventor who wants to learn about patent law and the process of patenting an invention regardless of whether it is chemical, electrical or mechanical. The course will include: - what rights the assignee has and what rights the assignee does not have; - what constitutes a patentable invention, in particular novelty and non-obviousness; - issues and problems with electronic searching; - time lines for filing and prosecuting patent applications US and worldwide; - how not to lose a patentable invention; - how best to cite prior art for small entities; - why inventors should not try and file and prosecute patent applications themselves; The instructor is a pharmacist, has a Ph.D. in fermentation chemistry and is an attorney. He has practiced patent law for over 30 years with Pharmacia and in private practice. He has filed and prosecuted to issue hundreds of patents (both US and foreign), has argued appeals at the Board of Appeals, has participated in US District Court proceedings, argued at the Court of Appeals in Washington, DC and managed the Asgrow case at the US Supreme Court. Patent Law - 311101W Thursday 7:00-9:00 PM 04/25-05/09 CEC/Pt1 $95 - 3 Wks stein www.ppscommed.org 14 (269) 323-6700
Enriched For Life - Winter/Spring 2013 Computer & Business Continued Selling a Home Thinking of making a move this year Now is the time to learn what is involved in selling your home for the highest possible price in the shortest period of time. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: What should be done prior to putting your home on the market, the steps of the sales and negotiation process, inspections and what serious buyers look for in a home. Seminar presenter is Kathy Fosmoe, a local licensed Realtor and certified teacher. Fee: $10 per person/$15 per couple. Selling A Home - 315101W tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM 03/19 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe Selling A Home - 315201W wednesday 6:30-8:30 PM 05/08 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe Buying a Home What are the steps involved Working with a lender, forms, inspections, and negotiations are just part of topics discussed. Seminar presenter is Kathy Fosmoe, a local licensed Realtor and certified teacher. Fee: $10 per person/$15 per couple. Buying A Home - 315102w wednesday 6:30-8:30 PM 03/20 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe Buying A Home - 315202w Thursday 6:30-8:30 PM 05/09 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe Publish Your Book Bruce Stein, Author of Sleep Apnea and CPAP - A User’s Manual By A User, will explain how, with the correct text and cover files, you can publish your own book in less than a week for less than $150 and sell through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other book stores. Publish Your Book - 317101w Thursday 7:00-8:00 PM 04/23 Only CEC/PT1 $15 - 1 Night Stein Thinking Condo Ever think about what is involved in condominium living Some of the questions that interested individuals often ask include: What are association fees What do they cover What is a buy-in fee Can I have a pet What is the association responsible for What are by laws and the master deed Are there any “adult only” communities These questions as well as other topics will be discussed during our seminar. Seminar presenter is Kathy Fosmoe, a local licensed Realtor and certified teacher. Fee: $10 per person/$15 per couple. Thinking Condo - 315103w thursday 6:30-8:30 PM 03/21 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe Thinking Condo - 315203w tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM 05/07 Only CEC/129 $10/15 - 1 Night Fosmoe (269) 323-6700 15 www.ppscommed.org 15
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