Ely Community Education

Attorney Kelly Klun will lead you through key factors to drafting and personalizing wills and trusts, preparing probate documents, creating documents for long-term health care, drafting a durable power of attorney, and preparing health care directives. 

“Having an estate plan is among the most important things you can do for your loved ones." Forbes Magazine

Back by popular demand learn to make and eat your own Handmade Pierogies!

With deep respect and love for her polish heritage, Doris Kolgji will instruct this wonderful class on how to make pierogies.  Learn how to make these pillowy, chewy, crispy,  Polish dumplings at home.

This class is offered free by Kelly and Ely Community Education. Planning is crucial if your goal is to pass on the family cabin to the next generation. Together we can determine how the cabin will best fit into the family’s future. 

"Although your modest family cabin and the idea of estate planning might feel pretentious, planning ahead to ensure that the retreat stays in the family is a smart move long-term. "CabinLife.com

Additional Session Added. Register early class fills quickly.

Have you heard of the fastest-growing sport in the country? Are all of your friends and neighbors playing pickleball? Never tried but wondering what all the hype is about? Join us for an introductory four-session clinic on the basics of Pickleball.  This sport is a combination of ping-pong, badminton, and tennis yet is much easier to learn than any of those three. 

Ely High School Arena

This is a nice opportunity to use ice early in the winter and out of the wind. Take time to have fun, get exercise or teach your kids how to skate. Any kind of skates will do, but this ice time is non-hockey activity. 

Pickleball is a combination of ping-pong, badminton, and tennis. If you play pickleball come and join a great group of people and play the fastest growing sport in the USA.  A fun and active sport. Meets three mornings a week . Masks are mandatory at VCC at this time.

Join Anytime

Ely Community Education provides women the opportunity to play basketball every Wednesday night! Join in the fun and get some exercise in this once-a-week pickup basketball game. All levels of players are welcome.

Ely Community Education is offering this Video Basic Beginning Meditation class. This class session is the first in a series of four sessions.
 

Ely Community Education is offering this Video Basic Beginning Meditation class. This class session is the second in a series of four sessions. 

Ely Community Education is offering this Video Basic Beginning Meditation class. This class is the third in a series of four.  This class is taught by Ely Community Education’s meditation teacher. 

Ely Community Education is offering this Video Basic Beginning Meditation class. This class session is the fourth in the series of four sessions.  

Find out how healthy trees stay healthy. How to help your unhealthy trees get healthy. This class will inform you of basic knowledge of proper tree care that can help you have a better understanding of your trees and their health. Tree care and health, basic tree identification, proper pruning and maintenance, and more topics.  

Try something new and unique learn to play the BAGPIPES  Joe Linneman has been playing bagpipes for well over 20 years. This workshop-style class for beginners to learn how to play The Great Highland Bagpipe.

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Pickleball is a combination of ping-pong, badminton, and tennis. If you play pickleball come and join a great group of people and play the fastest growing sport in the USA.  A fun and active sport. Meets three mornings a week .

Join Anytime

 Registration for this class has closed. Meditation can reduce anxiety, increase positivity, and open us to new spiritual growth. While some meditation is religious, many meditation techniques are not religious at all. Join your instructor Holly E. Brodt. Holly is a long-time experienced meditation practitioner.

Paula's class will be offered again in Spring 2022. Paula Mckenzie is teaching her Beginner Obedience Class Starting May 17th. Find out how to clearly ask your dog to come when called, walk on a loose leash, sit, down, while developing a positive relationship between you and your dog. 

 A new session will be offered in the new year. Attorney Kelly Klun will lead you through key factors to drafting and personalizing wills and trusts, preparing probate documents, creating documents for long-term health care, drafting a durable power of attorney, and preparing health care directives. 

Paula will offer this class again Spring 2022. This class works on improving the dog’s response to commands, moving the dog and handler to the next level of skill and understanding.

These programs are offered through Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency. Information on obtaining your GED (Graduate Equivalency Degree) and other services go to http://www.aeoa.org/ or call (800) 662-5711 Ext 2112.

This class will be offered in Spring 2022. Wilderness First Aid course is designed to prepare you for an unexpected emergency. Great for guides and leaders of Boundary Waters Trips, camp counselors, hunters, fishermen, foresters, boy/girl scout leaders or small communities where the EMS system may not be able to respond immediately to an emergency.

This class has ended. Check back in Summer 2022. Pickleball: a little bit Ping-Pong, a little bit badminton, a lot of momentum. Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis Pickleball is designed for both men and women, no matter your age or physical limitation.

This class will be offered in Spring 2022. This course is for youth 11 to 15 years of age interested in becoming responsible and safe babysitters. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership, professionalism, basic care, safety,  safe play, and first aid.

Community Ed hopes to offer this class soon.  Ages 18-Adult. Looking for something to do on Wednesday nights! Come join in the fun by coming to Ely Community Ed’s newest recreation class Volleyball!  Adult players are welcome to drop-in or pre-register to play volleyball games...

Have you heard of the fastest-growing sport in the country? Are all of your friends and neighbors playing pickleball? Never tried but wondering what all the hype is about? Join us for an introductory five-session clinic on the basics of Pickleball.  This sport is a combination of ping-pong, badminton, and tennis yet is much easier to learn than any of those three. 

Introduction to Mindful Meditation

This class has already started.  Community Ed. offers a youtube Meditation series with a local instructor. Find it listed below.

Mindfulness Meditation is a mind training practice that teaches us to slow down racing our thoughts, let go of negativity, and calm both our mind and body. It combines meditation with the practice of mindfulness.

Wednesdays for 6 weeks.

A new session will be offered in the new year. This class is offered free by Kelly and Ely Community Education. Planning is crucial if your goal is to pass on the family cabin to the next generation. Together we can determine how the cabin will best fit into the family’s future.