Learn to cultivate gourmet mushrooms at home both indoors and outdoors. This is a beginner’s class that will cover a variety of topics and techniques but will focus on cost effective methods that are easiest for first time cultivators. The class will also touch on more advanced methods and techniques, sterilization procedures, contamination, and different choices of substrate and gourmet species. Attendees will be given a prepared 'ready to fruit' oyster mushroom substrate (with instructions) to grow on their counter at home. The class will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, from 5p-6:30p at the Corry Higher Education Council. The cost to register is $30.

*Signed waiver will be required at the beginning of the class. 

Forests play an important role in our communities.  They offer habitat for wildlife, protect clean water, and provide the forest products upon which we all rely, to name just a few. How we care for those forests today will have a big impact on their overall health and resilience for the future. This presentation by the Foundation for Sustainable Forests will offer a holistic approach to managing your timber to protect and enhance forest health, resilience, habitat diversity, and other goals you may have.

The Foundation for Sustainable Forests is a Spartansburg-based charitable organization that strives to conserve woodlands as sustainably managed working forests and promote thoughtful stewardship practices for the benefit of the land.

Presenters:

• Annie Maloney, PhD, Executive Director, Foundation for Sustainable Forests. Annie joined the Foundation for Sustainable Forests team in 2016 and wears many hats in support of the Foundation's mission to conserve forested land and promote sustainable management practices.. Before then, Annie earned a PhD in Forest Ecology from Boston University and a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University. No stranger to natural lands and wild places, she spent 15 years in wilderness education and leadership development with the Voyageur Outward Bound School in northern Minnesota and Cornell University's Team and Leadership Center in upstate New York. Annie lives on a farm and forest in Crawford County with her husband and two children.
• Bennett Gould, Conservation and Outreach Coordinator, Foundation for Sustainable Forests. Bennett joined the Foundation for Sustainable Forests in 2021 and serves as the organization's Conservation and Outreach Coordinator. He organizes educational offerings and outreach to private forest landowners who are seeking to achieve their conservation objectives through active management.  In addition, Bennett works to advance FSF's forest conservation and stewardship projects. He holds a B.S. from Allegheny College in Environmental Science with a minor in Community and Justice Studies. Bennett is the seventh-generation steward of a family forest and homestead on the upper Allegheny River.  He lives in Meadville, PA with his wife, Jenny.

To register for the free presentation on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 5p-6:30p at the Corry Higher Education Council, please visit www.corryhied.org or by calling 814-664-9405.

Curious about geocaching? This is the perfect workshop for those interested in geocaching but aren’t quite sure how it works or where to start. Geocaching, in short, is an outdoor treasure-hunting activity that uses GPS-enabled devices. This 2-hour workshop will cover the basics of what geocaching is in further detail, how it works, different types of geocaches, how to get started, geocaching etiquette, and geocaching safety. The workshop will consist of both presentation and “lab” time outdoors practicing geocaching. Preregistration is required for $10 for the workshop being held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 5:30p-7:30p at the Corry Higher Education Council. To preregister, visit www.corryhied.org or call 814-664-9405. 

Presented by the Center for Family Business at Penn State-Behrend, this FREE course is designed for business owners who want to leverage data analytics to enhance their financial decision-making. Through practical applications and hands-on learning, participants will gain the skills necessary to analyze key financial data, identify emerging trends, and make data-driven decisions to boost profitability and ensure long-term business success. Topics covered include trend analysis, financial forecasting, cash flow management, cost analysis, and profitability metrics. The class will be held Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 5p-7p at the Corry Hi-Ed. The cost to register is $30. To register through Penn State, please visit https://app.funnelmaker.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ad27e823129f832bb4383727acc75a97&Event=42 

**After you register, the Center for Family Business will reach out to provide a payment link. 

This seminar details the importance of acquiring as well as the usage of good communication skills within today's job market.  Topics that will be touched upon include the Toastmasters organization, leadership skills and personal growth.  The intended purpose of this course is to help one sidestep past the pitfalls whether post-academia or with personal struggles within character. The free presentation will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 5p-6p at the Corry Higher Education Council. Preregistration is required by calling 814-664-9405 or by visiting www.corryhied.org

Owner/Manager Training is offered and required by the PA Liquor Control Board as part of the Responsible Alcohol Management Program (RAMP), which focuses on those individuals most responsible for determining daily operations and policies of the licensed establishment — the owner and manager.  Complete training requirements and licensing information can be found on lcb.pa.gov. This local training session will be offered on Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Corry Higher Education Council. All sessions are free and require registration on the PLCB website at https://www.lcb.pa.gov 

Certified CPA Jim Embrey of Kersey & Associates, PC in Warren, PA will take your basic knowledge of QuickBooks to the next level in this Level II class. After a brief review of Level I, you will be introduced to the difference between cash versus accrual basis accounting and recognizing Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. Become proficient at creating invoices, receiving payments, entering, and paying bills and sales tax. (Completion of Level I class is not a prerequisite; basic working knowledge of QuickBooks is required to register for this class.) This one-day course will be offered on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Corry Higher Education Council. The cost is $95. Register online at www.corryhied.org or call 814-664-9405.

Join us as we dive into the world of wild local spring mushrooms. This class will cover some mycology basics, mushroom hunting safety, a basic overview of local edible species, and the process of identifying unknown species. This class will focus on spring and summer mushrooms. The class will start off at the Corry Hi-Ed for a presentation and discussion. After the presentation, the class will head down to Mead Park to walk around and discuss the best places to look and get a little hands-on experience hunting mushrooms. Foraging will end with an Identification table to look up and verify species that are found. The class will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, and the cost to register is $20. The class will start at the Corry Hi-Ed at 4:30p, then attendees will join the instructor at a designated location at Mead Park that will be discussed in class starting around 5:30p. The class will conclude around 6:30p at Mead Park.

*Signed waiver required at the beginning of class.