The Benton Franklin Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering free "Reconnection Workshops" for military families struggling to adjust after a loved one's return from duty.
Topics include communication, stress and trauma, depression, relating to children and working through anger.
The first workshop is scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Red Cross, 7202 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick.
Pre-registration is required and can be completed online at redcross.org/reconnective workshops.
Registration is open for a series of Parenting with Dignity workshops.
Mac Bledsoe, father of former National Football League quarterback Drew Bledsoe, will present one of the workshops.
The first workshop, "Being an Effective Parent in Today's Culture," is 9:45 a.m. to noon Feb. 2.
Registration is now open for Washington State University Grant and Adams Area Extension's "Building Soil Tilth in the Columbia Basin" workshops.
One workshop will be offered Tuesday at Big Bend Community College, 7662 Chanute St. N.E., Moses Lake.
Another workshop will be offered Feb. 28 at the Best Western Hotel, 2811 N. 20th Ave., Pasco.
Solarize Mid-Columbia, a nonprofit program that aims to simplify the process of purchasing a solar power system, will offer three informational workshops.
The first workshop is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Franklin PUD auditorium, 1411 W. Clark St., Pasco.
The second workshop is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 4 at the Kennewick Library, 1620 S. Union St., Kennewick.
REI is offering a free trail-running basics workshop.
The workshop will discuss the proper technique, training, clothing and footwear needed for trail running.
The workshop is from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at REI, 129 N. Ely St. Main 2, Kennewick. Register for free at www.rei.com/kennewick.
Afro-Americans for an Academic Society will offer a scholarship information workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday in Pasco.
Students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades and their parents are encouraged to attend the free three-hour workshop.
The organization recognizes the academic success of black Tri-City students who achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or better. AAAS also has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to students since the 1990s.
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