Still Learning series (1800 x 1200 px)

Still Learning After All These Years

(Updated 3/30/2025)

Our new series began in February 2024 and will run to December 2026, thanks to a grant from Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Join us for Still Learning After All These Years: A series of courses for and about our FeU generation–who we are, where we’ve been, what we need. Read on for the current course list (there are several more courses currently in the works for our series, so check back soon!), and click the titles to learn more and sign up for individual courses.

Still Learning 1: Portrayal of the Fe U Generation in Literature and Film, with Wendy Thiede and Macy Washow, Feb. 27, March 5, 12, 19, 2024, Mercer Public Library

Still Learning 2: Be Informed, Be Smart, Be Sure: A Guide to Planning Your Estate and Understanding Probate, with Ryan Long and Roxanne Lutgen, May 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024, Iron County Board Room, Hurley, 12:30-2:00, brown bag lunch

Still Learning 3: Approaching the End of the Runway: Medical and legal decision-making for the final chapters of your life, with Ryan Long and Martha Pierpont, September 5 and 12, 2024, 1:00-3:00p.m., in Hurley (Sept 5 – Iron County Board Room) and Mercer (Sept 12 – Mercer Public Library)

Still Learning 4: Our Amazing Boomer Bodies with Peggy Bronsberg,  November 12 and 19, 2024, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Mercer Public Library

Still Learning 5: Life’s Stories: Writing your Memoirs, with Macy Washow and Wendy Thiede, Autumn 2025

Still Learning 6: Matters of the Inner Being:  An Examination of Spirituality Across the Lifespan, with Martha Pierpont and Rev Erv Teichmiller, January 16 and 23, 2025, Mercer Public Library

Still Learning 7A: Bridging the Gap: Teens and Adults Share Thoughts in Hurley, with Neil Klemme, March 12, 19, and 26, 2025 at the Hurley K-12 School in Hurley

Still Learning 7B: Bridging the Gap: Teens and Adults Share Thoughts in Mercer, with Neil Klemme, April 17, 24, and May 1, 2025 at the Mercer School in Mercer

Still Learning 9: What is “Organic” Anyway and Why Should You Care? with Renee Randall, July 8 and 10, 2025, Dillman’s Bay Resort

Still Learning 10: Getting to Know Your Brain, with Molly Rose Teuke, Summer 2025

Still Learning 11: Discovering Family History: Genealogy Basics, with Emmie Norton, May 1 and 5, 2025, Mercer Public Library

Still Learning 12: Better Bridge Basics: Review and Polish Your Game, with Macy Washow, April 4, 11, 25, and May 2, 2025, Frank B. Koller Memorial Library, Manitowish Waters

Still Learning 13: The History and Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Addressing Barriers to Health Care, with Greg Nycz, June 10 and 17, 2025, Mercer Community Center

The courses in the series are priced at a discount thanks to generous donations from Bader Philanthropies Inc. (2025-) and the Northern Wisconsin Mental Health Foundation (2024-).