Johnston Community Education

Join Courtney Slater, Hy-Vee Dietician to learn fun ways to incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle. Feel like you tend to eat the same thing over and over again? Is it hard to introduce different food to the rest of your family? This class will dive into different foods that can increase variety in your diet. Kids are welcome, need to register and are to attend with adult.

Small group classes will be taught by Mark Egly and staff. Classes taught by Mark Egly and staff. Mark was named a top 50 instructor in America and named the Best Instructor in Iowa for a decade by Golf Digest and also named 6 Time Iowa PGA Teacher of the Year, including the 2016 Award as well. Lessons will be taught at the Des Moines Driving Range, 2944 NW 66th Ave. Please indicate upon registration if golf clubs are needed. Participants must be 6 years and older. For weather announcements please call the range at 289-1703. Make-up date for any weather issues is TBD.

Learn the basics of knitting and leave with the skills to knit a basic scarf. All supplies are included.Price includes parent and child registration.Instructor: Julianne Lindsey

Entrelac is an advanced knitting technique where the outcome presents a textured diamond or woven basket look. Students will learn to make a stylish hat in this class. Supplies provided.Instructor: Julianne Lindsey

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Suspension & Free WeightsTuesdays: Cardio CircuitWednesdays: Abs & StretchThursdays: TrekkingFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Resistance & Free WeightsWednesdays: Cardio CircuitFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Resistance & Free WeightsWednesdays: Cardio CircuitFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Resistance & Free WeightsWednesdays: Cardio CircuitFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

Raise your heart rate and increase your strength and endurance through a combination of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Challenge yourself everyday (and save money) with our combo package. Daily classes listed below. Register for daily classes only if you do not want to participate in the combo package.Mondays: Resistance & Free WeightsWednesdays: Cardio CircuitFriday: Weight CircuitInstructors: Jill Miller & Andi Cameron

These classes are held during the morning combo sessions, but are for those that do not want to participate in the total combo package.If you are already signed up for the combo package you do not need to sign up for these classes, they are already included in your session.There are only 4 spots available for each of the following classes:

Do you plan to harvest loads of luscious vegetables from your garden this summer? Or do you love to load up on fruits and vegetables from the summer farmers’ market? You can learn how to “Preserve the Taste of Summer!” during hands-on canning workshops from ISU Extension dietitian Mary Krisco. These workshops are based on USDA-approved food preservation recommendations, so that the food you preserve is not only delicious but safe to store for up to a year. Everyone who attends a workshop goes home with a jar of food and a complete collection of ISU Extension home preservation publications. Get ready for June, National Berry Month, with this workshop on making and canning blueberry spice jam. This workshop will prepare you for preserving any type of fresh fruit through hot-water-bath canning or dehydration. All supplies will be provided, including jars, lids, screw rings, and vegetables.Instructor: Mary Krisko, ISU Extension

Do you plan to harvest loads of luscious vegetables from your garden this summer? Or do you love to load up on fruits and vegetables from the summer farmers’ market? You can learn how to “Preserve the Taste of Summer!” during hands-on canning workshops from ISU Extension dietitian Mary Krisco. These workshops are based on USDA-approved food preservation recommendations, so that the food you preserve is not only delicious but safe to store for up to a year. Everyone who attends a workshop goes home with a jar of food and a complete collection of ISU Extension home preservation publications. If you want to preserve vegetables, meat or sauces without vinegar or pickling, pressure canning is the only way to go! Learn the basics of pressure canning in this workshop, as you can your own jars of vegetables. All supplies will be provided, including jars, lids, screw rings, and vegetables. Instructor: Mary Krisko, ISU Extension

Do you plan to harvest loads of luscious vegetables from your garden this summer? Or do you love to load up on fruits and vegetables from the summer farmers’ market? You can learn how to “Preserve the Taste of Summer!” during hands-on canning workshops from ISU Extension dietitian Mary Krisco. These workshops are based on USDA-approved food preservation recommendations, so that the food you preserve is not only delicious but safe to store for up to a year. Everyone who attends a workshop goes home with a jar of food and a complete collection of ISU Extension home preservation publications.In this workshop, you will learn the basics of hot-water-bath canning and also how best to freeze fruits and vegetables to preserve their quality and flavor. You will prepare a tomato and pepper salsa from scratch and can it in a hot water bath. All supplies will be provided, including jars, lids, screw rings, tomatoes, peppers and spices. Instructor: Mary Krisko, ISU Extension

Whether you are a runner, walker, or rider, this workshop will help prepare you to be safe when you are out this summer. Main themes include taking a survivors mindset, defensive/escape skills, and discussion around available safety tools. Instructor: JPD Officer Zack Grandon

Is summer your favorite cooking season of the year? These workshops are designed to provide participants with essential skills as well as opportunities to ask questions and share recipes. Participants will have the opportunity to prepare and sample foods.You can register for each workshop as either a single "adult" or as a "partner" which can be two adults or and adult/child pair.Grilling 101: This workshop is all about the basics, how to prepare your grill, and coal vs. gas grilling, and how to grill burgers, brats, and chicken.Instructor: Johnston Hy-Vee

Is summer your favorite cooking season of the year? These workshops are designed to provide participants with essential skills as well as opportunities to ask questions and share recipes. Participants will have the opportunity to prepare and sample foods.You can register for each workshop as either a single "adult" or as a "partner" which can be two adults or and adult/child pair.Grilling 101: This workshop is all about the basics, how to prepare your grill, and coal vs. gas grilling, and how to grill burgers, brats, and chicken.Instructor: Johnston Hy-Vee