Spring/Summer 2023 Parks and Recreation Activities Brochure

Registration deadlines are one week prior to the program start date unless otherwise listed.

Classes and Discussions TERRARIUMTHERAPY

SHAKOPEE HERITAGE SOCIETY Presented by David R. Schleper, Shakopee Heritage Society

Grow your creativity and bury your stress. Join us for a relaxing step-by-step class guided by Terrarium Therapy. You will receive a kit that contains a round glass terrarium with live plants. Everything will be provided to send you home with a beautiful terrarium to help you welcome spring. We can’t wait to plant with you! Community Center, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code Thu. Apr. 27 1–2 p.m. $46 CD 427 Registration deadline: Fri., Apr. 14 HEARING LIFE LUNCH AND LEARN Enjoy a free lunch while you learn about the many health issues that are connected to hearing loss and the different preventive measures that you can take today. Receive a complementary hearing aid cleaning and screening. Reserve your spot today by calling 952-445-1474. Space is limited. Visit www.hearinglife.com for more information. Sponsored by HearingLife.

SPARKLING! INDUSTRY AND PEOPLE IN EARLY SHAKOPEE Most people know about Amazon and Shutterfly, but long ago, Shakopee had many industries starting in the 1800s. Rock Spring Bottling Company, the mills, the breweries, the soap factory, and the brickyards were all part of early Shakopee. Learn about some of the early industry in Shakopee in this presentation. Community Center Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code Tue. Apr. 11 1–2 p.m. Free CD 411 Presentation of diaries, letters, and books written by people in Shakopee. Florence Courtney Milton, Eleanor Gates, Susan Maria Hazeltine Adams, and Daniel M. Storer will be included. Examples of writings will be discussed. Community Center Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code Tue. May 9 1–2 p.m. Free CD 509 HOME SWEET HOME: DWELLINGS IN EARLY SHAKOPEE From the tipi tanka (bark lodges) of the Dakotas, the Faribault Trading Post, the Pond Mission House, and the beginning houses of early Shakopee, this presentation will describe some of the shanties, hewed log cabins, houses with board floors and shingle roofs that became the town of Sha K’ Pay, Minnesota Territory. Community Center Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code Tue. Jun. 13 1–2 p.m. Free CD 613 “LET’S GO SHOPPING!”STORES IN EARLY SHAKOPEE Early stores in Shakopee included: August Abel’s Tailor Shop, Gutenberg’s Meat Market, Nathan McDowell McMullen’s Hardware Store, H.P. Jewelry, August Scherkenbach & Bros., Marble Works, Miss Hill’s Millinery, Samuel Hiller Bookstore. These will all be discussed along with other stores in the late 1800s. Community Center Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code “THIS IS AMOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE!” WRITERS IN EARLY SHAKOPEE

Community Center, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time

Cost

Apr. 4

Tue.

Noon

Free

Jul. 18

POLICE LUNCH AND LEARN PRESENTATIONS Come and listen to presentations on policing

ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS

topics brought to you by officers from the Shakopee Police Department. A different topic will be discussed each week. Lunch Sponsored by TimWhitcomb Farmers Insurance Agency. Community Center, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code

CD 502 CD 509 CD 523 CD 530

May 2 May 9

Tue.

11 a.m.–Noon

Free

May 23 May 30

CD 711

Jul. 11

Tue.

1–2 p.m.

Free

LANDMARK TOURS TRAVEL SHOW Are you ready to explore the world? I know we are! Join us to learn more about the exciting world of escorted travel and learn about several exciting travel opportunities. For a complete list of all travel opportunities visit www.GoWithLandmark.com Can’t make the show? Call for a free catalog: 612-230-2040. Community Center, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Code Thu. Jun. 22 1 p.m. CD 622

“STAY STRONG. STANDUP. HAVE AVOICE.” CLEVERWOMEN IN EARLY SHAKOPEE

Interesting women in Shakopee, including Sean Ouch, Katherine Frehaut Reis, Gina Morales, Háza inyaŋka Wiŋ Runs Bringing Huckleberries, Helen Elizabeth, Lizzie Everling King, and others, will be discussed. Community Center Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. S. Day Date Time Cost Code Tue. Aug. 8 1–2 p.m. Free CD 808

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