ACT2 classes coming to Colfax

Community Colleges of Spokane is giving rural Whitman County another opportunity.

Some years ago, the group offered classes at the Education and Training Center in Colfax. Most of the classes were academic in nature. Enrollment was low. The offerings at Gladish Center in Pullman were better received and supplanted the Colfax effort.

Now, Community Colleges of Spokane is returning to Colfax.

This new program, called ACT2, is intended for adults who are not necessarily interested in degrees and credits.

ACT2 is for seniors, providing educational and social opportunities to “stay informed, active and enriched.”

For starters, there is Belly Dancing for Beginners and Introduction to Ukulele. Also scheduled are three all-day watercolor workshops as well as history classes: the Palouse Indian Wars of 1858, Fire and Floods on the Palouse (1870-1970) and A Tale of Five Cities, an exploration of Chinese culture. Get Moving for Wellness is also offered.

An open house to introduce the program, the classes and the teachers (most of whom are recognizable names locally) is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, at the library in Colfax from 5 to 7 p.m.

Classes start between March 30 to May 1. Registration will be available at the open house and on line.

Here is an opportunity to do something different and new. It is also an opportunity for the entire county as Colfax may be closer than other places where such programs are available.

As important, if these classes generate interest, others will follow.

Gordon Forgey

Publisher