Dateline July-September 2017 | Page 10

Adult Academy New Classes and Activities Hoping for a Home: The Orphan Trains Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 children were put on trains to remove them from the poverty and debauchery of the city streets in the east and place them with morally upright farm families in the Midwest, including many in Minnesota. The children were put on display and chosen by those willing to take them. The results were sometimes great and sometimes horrible. Come learn about the process and the stories of the children who went through it, hoping for a home. AEQ7 Fri, Sept 29 $15 1:00–3:00 pm Gladstone, 105 Housing Awareness Day Explore area housing options from independent living to special care. Multiple Senior Living Community Open Houses. Bus shuttle service provided by Newtrax. Resource room at Gladstone 55+ Center and White Bear Lake Area Senior Center. Saturday, Sept, 23 Gladstone 55+ Center & White Bear Lake Senior Center Call 651-748-7250 for information 10 Trips and Tours Washington at Valley Forge Valley Forge w as the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-78 during the Revolutionary War. Starvation, disease, malnutrition and exposure killed more than 2,500 American soldiers. Learn the historic details of this treacherous winter camp. AEQ3 Fri, Sept 22 $15 1:00–3:00 pm Gladstone, 105 The Legendary Judy Garland Take a closer look at the life and times of Frances Ethel Gumm, more prominently know as Judy Garland. AEQ8 Mon, Oct 16 $15 10:00–11:00 am Gladstone, 105 Senior Health Expo Food, vendors, health screenings, speakers and presentations, wellness information, local senior services information and more. Wednesday, Sept 13 12:30–3:00 pm FREE - no registration required White Bear Lake YMCA 2100 Orchard Lane White Bear Lake, 55110 Mississippi River Gorge Walking Tour The powerful Mississippi carved a limestone gorge, creating a bluff site for the city of Saint Paul and America’s only urban national park. This walking tour will focus on the story of the relationship between people and the river. We’ll begin at Kellogg Mall Park to enjoy the unique bluff views, then walk along the Wabasha Bridge and descend to the water’s edge at Raspberry Island Regional Park. Along the way, you’ll learn the secrets and stories of thousands of years in this place. This tour does involve walking down stairs from the Wabasha Bridge to Raspberry Island Regional Park Register by Sept. 28. Meet at 10:00 am at the fountain in Kellogg Mall Park. There is street parking, the Capitol City Ramp across the street, or you can park on Raspberry Island where the tour will end. AET2 Sat, Oct 14 $20 Register by Sept 28 10:00–11:30 am Kellogg Mall Park Social Dancing Put on your dancing shoes and head out for an afternoon of dancing to live music. 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday of the month 1:30–4:00 pm $5 per person Includes refreshments Roseville Area Senior Program 1910 county Road B West Roseville 55113 651-604-3520 District 622 Community Education • Gladstone 55+ Center • www.isd622.org/seniors • 651-748-7250