Tri-City United Community Education

The Concern: Our family has a cabin, homestead, hunting land, farm or second home: How do we protect this family legacy and move its use and enjoyment into the future? The Problem: Various sources and forces threaten its very existence: The nursing home and Medicaid (MA), estate taxes, family divorces, creditor and bankruptcy issues, taxes and operating expenses, unequal resources of owners, the in-laws, and use and enjoyment equality. The Answer: We will provide real-life solutions and explore four paths to resolution that will solve our problems without driving the family apart or sacrificing the family legacy asset. A ZOOM link will be sent a day or two prior to class.

Join Kirsten from her home kitchen in this live online cooking class as she demonstrates a variety of recipes to brighten up your summer, including quick air fryer vegetable-forward seasonal snacks plus a Blueberry-Ginger Shrub and Rosemary Lemon Syrup to liven up your warm weather libations. Extensive handout with additional recipes included. Class is recorded so you can watch when you're able to or cook along at your convenience. A zoom link will be sent for class.

Have you heard about the latest new app called TikTok? Learn how it's used and how parents can also help their kids stay safe while on it. You'll leave the class with helpful action items with your family to help gain a better understanding on what to do/what not to do within the app. The class will help set up a healthy foundation for technology habits your family members can use for the rest of their life whether in school or in their professional careers. A Zoom link will be sent prior to class. Class is taught live and recorded, if you cannot attend the live class, you can still register and watch the recording at your convenience.

"The Old Way is Becoming the New Way!" Did you know you can make tea from nettles? Hobby farmer Randy Peck will help identify local botanical herbs and explain how they can be used. This class will explore herbal folklore, teas, and tasting. Also information on mushroom identification will be given. Bring your own cup for Randy’s wild herb tea!

Attendees will learn four smart retirement planning moves, tactical changes they can make that set up their retirement foundation. Then they will learn how to help future-proof their tax bracket and pick up an answer to that nagging question about Social Security. This is an online course.

You work your whole career with the goal of someday retiring. This seminar covers the crucial years leading up to your retirement date, the active years of your retirement, and the winding down of your retirement years. Subjects will include: (i) Estate planning while working, during retirement and at the end of life, (ii) When to take your Social Security, (iii) Key financial products and services available in the market (Medicaid compliant annuities, Long Term Care Insurance, Life Insurance Long Term Care Riders), (iv) What to look for in a professional (Financial Advisor, CFP, RIA, Fiduciary)?, and (v) the final plans before the end – what can be too little too late? Please bring your questions, this class is an interactive forum. A zoom link will be sent prior to class.

Improve your driving skills, and if you're 55 or older, get a discount on your personal auto insurance. The Defensive Driving Course, developed by the National Safety Council, teaches basic crash prevention techniques and has a proven record of reducing traffic violations and incidents. The class consists of lectures, films and discussions. There is no behind-the-wheel driving and there are no tests.. After you complete the course, you will receive a certificate of completion to give to your insurance company. This is the initial 8 hour course if you have never taken one before. This class is required before any refresher courses. This class will require you to log in from your home computer via Zoom, a link will be sent to you prior to class. You will also need to pick up your training materials from the TCU Community Ed office a couple days prior to the start of class.

This is a relaxed and friendly open-forum seminar for participants with a seasoned Will & Trust attorney. Questions like: Should I avoid Probate? Is a Will good enough? Do I need a Trust? How does my plan deal with the nursing home? How do we gift the assets of husband and wife? What about separate assets not of the marriage? If I am alone, what tools protect me best? How do I decide who should serve in my estate plan? What is the death tax? How do I avoid leaving a mess for my children? Which Trust is best for my needs? Can I use a Transfer-On-Death Deed? How do my retirement assets operate in my Will or Trust? All questions will be answered! A ZOOM link will be sent a day or two prior to class.