Johnston Community Education

Course Description Create handmade gifts using local beeswax, including lip balm, wood conditioner, and a beeswax wrap. Learn to make wax pellets and take home recipes. Buzz on in—it's sure to bee a sweet time! Closed-toe shoes required; take-home items may vary based on supply availability. Logistics All materials provided! Instructor Julia McGuire Julia McGuire helps beginning beekeepers master basic skills and advanced beekeepers learn niche topics. She's kept bees in central Iowa since 2011 with a high rate of winter survival, has experience in filing ELAP due to tornado loss, and has recently taught beekeeping through the Farmer-to-Farmer program to rural populations in Jamaica and Honduras.

Course Description: Want to get started in woodworking? What questions do you have? What do you need to know before you start? Members of the Des Moines Woodworking Association, Incorporated will answer these questions and provide a general overview of woodworking. Topics include kinds and styles of woodworking, woodworking equipment and tools, safety considerations, resources, creating a workspace, and other issues. This is not a hands-on class. Logistics: Park on the east side of the building and enter through Door #7 Room is located down the hall to the left in Room #102 Instructor: Mark Schillerstrom