Please note that the date of this class has changed from what was printed in out catalog.

Join us for a relaxing afternoon all about tea. Shelly Patten, proprietor of Treasured Leaf Tea Company in Belfast, will explore the history, culture and variety of teas from around the world in addition to proper brewing techniques and sampling six teas. Come with your questions along with a bit of an appetite, because we’ll be enjoying some tea and tasty treats afterwards.

This archery education course will provide a student with a wealth of knowledge regarding equipment, proper hunting methods, responsibilities, and general safety. Passage of a final exam is required. You must attend each day of the class in order to receive your certificate. Total Course = 10 Hours • Laws = 30 Minutes • Safety = 2 Hours • Equipment = 2 Hours • First Aid & Survival = 2 Hours • Map & Compass = 1 Hour • Ethics, Landowner Relations = 2 1/2 Hours

You may bring something to eat and drink on Friday and please bring a bag lunch and something to drink on Saturday.

Participation in an ATV education course will teach how to properly operate and maintain an ATV. Laws, responsibilities and personal safety will also be covered. Passage of a final exam is required. You must attend the whole class in order to receive your certificate. Total Course = 6 hours

This basic dog obedience class is geared towards dogs with minimal training. You will learn how to teach your dog the following commands: sit down, come, stay, leave it, heal and loose leash walking. Positive motivational training methods will be used. Your dog must be at least 5 months old. Dogs with aggression issues should not be brought to class. Instructor may ask a dog to leave the class if aggression problems occur. Class size limited to 6 dog. More than one human may accompany their dog.

Vaccination records must be submitted no later than one week prior to class start date to confirm registration (fax 207-422-3612). Students should bring a six foot web or leather leash, a flat collar on the dog, and small training treats.

This basic dog obedience class is geared towards dogs with minimal training. You will learn how to teach your dog the following commands: sit down, come, stay, leave it, heal and loose leash walking. Positive motivational training methods will be used. Your dog must be at least 5 months old. Dogs with aggression issues should not be brought to class. Instructor may ask a dog to leave the class if aggression problems occur. Class size limited to 6 dog. More than one human may accompany their dog.

Vaccination records must be submitted no later than one week prior to class start date to confirm registration (fax 207-422-3612). Students should bring a six foot web or leather leash, a flat collar on the dog, and small training treats.

This class is designed to stimulate the interest in and answer the questions of those interested in starting beekeeping as a hobby or to help pollinate their crops. It covers what is needed, where to locate bees hives, where to buy them, what it costs and how to care for bees so they survive the winter.

Many join the class because they are aware of the huge importance and decline of honeybees and other pollinators and just want to help. Learn about the fascinating hobby of beekeeping, pollinate your garden and grow your own honey!

Peter Cowin (aka The Bee Whisperer) is President of the Penobscot County Beekeepers Association and is part of the Maine State beekeepers Association Swarm Team with a specialization in the removal and safe relocation of honeybee colonies which have become established in the walls of people’s homes and out buildings. Keeping honeybees on and off since the age of 11, he has grown his hobby into a cottage business known as “Hampden Honey.”

To be eligible to purchase a crossbow hunting license, any person (16 years of age and older) must hold a valid license to hunt big game (either a big game hunting license or an archery license), and must submit proof of having successfully completed an archery hunting education course and a crossbow hunting course or evidence of having previously held adult archery and crossbow hunting licenses issued specifically for the purpose of hunting with a crossbow or bow and arrow in this State or any other state, province or country in any year after 1979. When proof or evidence cannot be provided, the applicant may substitute a signed affidavit. A resident or nonresident 10 years of age or older and under 16 years of age may hunt with a crossbow if that person holds a valid junior hunting license (no crossbow license required).

Driver education classes are open to high school students as well as adults. Maine driving permits issued upon course completion. Class consists of 30 classroom hours plus 10 driving hours. We offer small class sizes; individual instruction, road test reviews and private lessons. The course fee does not include the check for the Secretary of State in the amount of $10.00. This course is licensed by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles and is taught by Drivers Edge Driving School. For more information or to register for classes, please call either 207-941-9494 or 207-989-4752 or visit www.mainedriversedge.com. Class meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays. (No class 2/21 and 2/22)

Download the registration packet here.