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Lincoln Trail College recognized Crawford County’s young artists at this year’s annual Celebrate Art! Event on March 5. The annual event invites high school artists to submit their work for a competition and also brings the artists to the College to hear from a professional artist. Crawford County high school students submitted 61 pieces of art for this year’s Celebrate Art! competition. The artwork was on display in the Library and was judged by Gregg Bonelli, Kelly Mullins, Brent Todd, and Winter Harmsen. They judged the work based on creativity, composition, and technique.

Lincoln Trail College will offer a series of classes in March that will help people learn how to better take care of their elderly loved ones. The Family Caregiver series begins March 10, 2020 with a class on caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease. The second class is March 17 and will offer tips on post-surgery care. The final class in the series is March 24 and covers household safety tips for seniors and stroke survivors.

More people are raising their own chickens and Lincoln Trail College is offering a class that will help you get started with your own backyard flock. Chicken Basics will be held March 11, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. Instructor Carrie Brown will give students an introduction to raising chickens. She’ll cover building your own brooder, purchasing or incubating your eggs and chicks, raising chicks, diseases, and feeding your flock. The cost of the Chicken Basics class is $25, and students can register by calling 618-544-8657.

Lincoln Trail College and the University of Illinois Extension will continue their Nutrition Series at LTC with a free program on super foods on March 11, 2020. The program will give people a chance to learn more about a vegetarian diet and also give people the chance to learn about the research behind super foods and what gives them that “super” quality.

Your child will get a chance to begin learning a second language in Lincoln Trail College’s Spanish for Kids class. The four-week long program begins March 12, 2020 and meets from 6-7 p.m. on Thursdays. Children will learn some of the basic concepts of the Spanish language, including greetings and expressions of courtesy, the alphabet, numbers, colors, animals, and human body parts. Children will also learn cultural facts about many Latin American countries.

Lincoln Trail College will offer a CPR class for the community on March 14, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Students will learn how to provide CPR to an adult, child or infant and how to use an automated external defibrillator. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a CPR card through the American Heart Association. The cost of the class is $35, and students can register for the class by calling 618-544-8657.

People that want to learn more about Chalk Couture can take a class at Lincoln Trial College on March 23, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Chalk Couture is a DIY home décor craft product line with reusable transfers. The introductory class will feature a make-and-take beginner project. The cost of the class is $30, which includes all of the supplies for the project. Students can register for Chalk Couture by calling 618-544-8657.

Students that want to begin quilting will have an opportunity to take a class at Lincoln Trail College. Beginning Quilting will be offered on Tuesdays starting March 24, 2020. The class will offer an introduction to beginning piecing for quilts. Students will learn proper cutting techniques, proper pressing techniques, and to perfect sewing a ¼’ seam while working on a lap quilt. Students should know basic sewing skills for the class and students will need to bring their own sewing machine. A list of supplies will be provided during the first class.

Lincoln Trail College will offer an advanced painting class beginning March 24, 2020. Advanced Painting is a survey of painting techniques in all media with particular demonstrations of landscape in watercolor and acrylic and portrait in acrylic and oils. The class is appropriate for students with past painting experience. Advanced Painting is offering Tuesdays from 6:30-9:00 p.m. March 24 through April 28. The cost is $90, and students can register by calling 618-544-8657.