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32 ILR 55+ Registration opens August 1, 2022 Instructor Bios continued Don Ludke Don Ludke is a retired teacher, Certified Master Gardener, experienced woodworker, dedicated food preserver, want-to-be farmer, and pretend Philosopher. He grew up on a dairy farm. In addition to milking cows, he tended to extensive gardens and canned or preserved most of what he ate. He has worked for the past 20 years establishing “Donnie’s Farm” as a tribute to all of those ‘real farmers’ that helped make him who he is today. Backyard Gardening Freezing and Other Methods of Food Preservation............................................... 17 Pressure Canning .................................................................................................................. 17 Basic Water Bath Canning ................................................................................................. 17 Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Season .............................................................. 17 Matthew Lynch Matt Lynch worked in law enforcement for over 23 years, where he was a member of a civil disturbance unit for 10 years. He has training and experience in emergency management and planning, civil unrest, radiation, and weapons of mass destruction. Creating a Family Emergency Plan ..................................................................................... 17 DIY Basic Vehicle Maintenance ............................................................................................ 18 Mary Mannix Mary Mannix is currently the Maryland Room Manager of the C. Burr Artz Public Library of the Frederick County Public Libraries. She is very active in MARAC (the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference). She has been involved in the History Section of RUSA and was the 2011 winner of the Genealogical Publishing Company Award. In 2015, she was given the Martha Washington Medal from the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society of Sons of the American Revolution. She has taught genealogy librarianship at the University of Maryland and public history courses at Hood College. Mary is also a professional tarot educator and reader for over five years. She read and held classes at The Owl Nest, Frederick’s former premier metaphysical store. She has taught “101 courses” and hosted “meet-ups.” Mary strives to not only interpret the cards during a reading, but to also help her querents understand the history and symbolism of the cards they are dealt. American History as Seen Through Female Eyes - Part 2 ......................................... 13 Becoming Your Family Historian.......................................................................................... 17 Kirby Maybush Captain Kirby Lee Maybush retired from the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office with 45 years of law enforcement. He has taught self-defense/ defensive tactics at police, sheriff, and correction academies and to military police and numerous organizations in the area. He has been on TV and radio in reference to the classes. After attending CPT Maybush’s classes several women stated not only were they able to prevent a sexual/physical assault, but it also increased their self-esteem and self-confidence, improved their personal lives, family ties, and work relationships. Personal Self Defensive Tactics ............................................................................................. 11 Jeanne McDermott Jeanne McDermott has a master’s degree in Art Education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in Writing from Towson University. In addition to teaching youth for FCPS and Kids on Campus at FCC, she also instructs adults in the ILR, Lifelong Learning, and Thrive Programs. Classes include drawing, acrylic painting, art history lectures, and tours of local downtown Frederick. Drawing from Nature - Fall Themed......................................................................................7 Acrylic Painting Techniques for Beginners - Fall Still Lifes ...........................................9 Art Appreciation: You Call This Art .........................................................................................9 Downtown Frederick Eastside Walking Tour .................................................................. 18 Poetry of Fall ................................................................................................................................. 22 German Historic Holiday Heritage of Frederick............................................................. 26 Toni Minkel Toni Minkel has trained in martial arts since 1985 and has received black belt rank from the World Taekwondo Federation and rank in Modern Arnis directly from Grandmaster Remy Presas. She received instructor certification in the gentle art of Tai Chi Chuan from the Baltimore Academy of Martial Arts. She is the founder of Mt. Airy Tai Chi and teaches classes in Yang Style Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Taiji Kungfu Fan in Mt. Airy and Frederick and has been teaching Tai Chi for Balance and Well Being at ILR since the Fall of 2000. Tai Chi for Balance and Well Being...................................................................................... 10 Dorothy O’Neal Dottie O’Neal was hand-picked by the creator and long-time Tales for the Grandchildren teacher, Shirley Sandage, as the new facilitator of ILR’s most popular writing course. Dottie was a student of Shirley’s for many years and continues to write her own life story. Writing Your Life Story: Tales for the Grandchildren.................................................... 22 Ernest O’Roark Ernest O’Roark was a writer and team member for the World History for Us All curriculum project, working with David Christian, author of Maps of Time and This Fleeting World, as well as a number of other leading scholars in the field of World History. Ernie taught middle school in Montgomery County for 32 years. Ireland: Small Island - Big History........................................................................................ 13 Kimberly Perna Kimberly Perna has worked in Information Technology for over 20 years. She is currently the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the University of Redlands. Kimberly regularly teaches workshops and supports faculty, staff, and students in the use of technology specifically, Microsoft Office, Windows 10, mobile devices, videoconferencing, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and social media platforms. Cyber Awareness: Internet Safety ..........................................................................................9

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