Lakes Area Unlimited Learning
Wild and Free Rescue and Rehabilitation
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesLakes Area Unlimited Learning has invited Wild and Free, a non-profit, to discuss the challenges of rescuing injured and orphaned animals. Dedicated volunteers donate their time to rehabilitate 500 animals per year with hopes of returning them to their wild habitat. The animals range from small birds to hawks, owls,fox, coyote and bears. Their facility…
The Face of Aging in MN
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesLakes Area Unlimited Learning presents "The Face of Aging in Minnesota" Kathleen Gilbride. Non-members welcome. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel
For Peat’s Sake!
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesLearn about the interesting properties of decayed plant matter or "peat" from Peggy Jones who is VP of American Peat Technology in Aitkin. She will explain the properties of peat and unique procedures of mining for Agricultural and Horticultural uses. APT supplies most of North America's peat based microbial carriers. This innovative company is the…
Big Two-Hearted River – A Discussion with Jack Hickerson PhD
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesErnest Hemingway portrays his semi-autobiographical protagonist Nick Adams as a suffering soul who has undergone some unnamed trauma. Whether we call Nick's affliction "battle fatigue" "shell shock," or "PTSD," the perennial question is how does one cope with such distress? Jack Hickerson, Professor Emeritus in literature from Southwest Minnesota State University will lead the discussion…
Lakes Area Unlimited Learning Event
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesJoin us for a trip to Oman with Gary Payne and Mary Rosenberg. These local educators have visited Oman recently and experienced the social transformation that is going on in this small progressive nation bordering Yemen and Saudi Arabia. History and current events seen through photographic eyes as well as interaction with the peoples of…
Recent Developments in the Generation of Electricity in Minnesota
Heartwood Senior Living Center 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby, MN, United StatesSara Cron, CEO of Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative for the past 20 years, will review Minnesota legislative actions affecting electrical power generation over the last 35 years and how they affect producers and consumers. Recently the Governor announced plans to make Minnesota "carbon free" by 2050. Ms. Cron will point out the benefits and unintended…