Thank you, Jim Ager Golf Course, for spending the afternoon with our Lakeview CLC program.
The kids had a blast learning how to hold and swing a club. 
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Beginning Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Taught by Ruth Davidson Hahn
10-week session - last class Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | Free class to the public!
10:30 - 11:45 AM hosted by Willard Community Center on the 2nd floor, Southwest room (elevator available)
Participants will enjoy doing dance-based activities to music in a class designed to accommodate the needs of older adults. The general class format is to commence seated in chairs and, depending on levels of mobility, progress to standing behind the chairs for balance support and then traveling dance exercises. Depending on the levels of mobility, the program may also be taught completely seated.
All levels of mobility are welcome. No dance experience is required. The class is at a comfortable pace. The goal is fun! Welcome to a class that is rigorous, creative, and based on the Arts!
To register, please click here, or call Willard Community Center at 402-475-0805.
To learn more about the class, visit https://www.rdhdance.org/
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Taught by Linda Stephen
Supported by Nebraska Arts Council
The class will begin on February 3, 2023, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Willard Community Center for the following eight weeks. (Every Friday from February 3 to March 24). The class will be canceled due to inclement weather.
*Participants must be 55 years or older.
To register, please click here and fill out the form.
Origami and the Art of Paper Folding
Let's explore the possibilities of paper! Join paper artist, author and teacher Linda Stephen to learn step by step how to fold papers to make origami flowers, animals, cards, baskets, boxes, bas relief paper art, and geometric sculptures. We will also learn about Japanese paper arts. Through paper folding, we will cultivate new ways to see and engage with each other and the world.
All are welcome. This class is designed for beginners. If you can fold a piece of paper in half or in quarters to stuff into an envelope, you have the basic paper folding skills needed.
We will start with the easiest of origami patterns – two folds. Over eight weeks, we will build skills and techniques to make a variety of origami models, art and 3D sculptures, including a six-sided cubic rose ball. In every class, you will have options to create your own variations and to share your work with others. We will also prepare artist statements and art (life) bios for sharing in a public exhibit.
All materials are provided. Feel free to bring your own favorite papers. We will use origami paper and also Japanese handmade papers in a variety of textures and patterns.
Culture and history: Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding is more than 1,000 years old. Japan has more handmade papers than the whole world combined. Artist Linda Stephen lived in Japan for six years and is fluent in Japanese. She has been collecting Japanese papers for 30 years.
Art exhibit: After the 8 weeks, we will showcase the best of individual and group origami 2D and 3D art in a public exhibit.
About the instructor: Linda Stephen has taught origami to thousands of people ages 3 to 97. Her origami art landscapes are part of collections around the world. Her picture book The Day We Went to the Park won the 2021 Nebraska Book Award for illustration. Fluent in Japanese, Linda taught in Japan for six years. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and has worked in communications on five continents. Linda is a teaching artist with the Creative Aging Arts Program of the Nebraska Arts Council. See more at LindaStephen.com or on Facebook at LindaStephenOrigamiArt.
The Nebraska Arts Council has awarded Willard $2,375 from the Creative Aging Arts Grant Program.
Willard will use the funding to host two creative art classes for seniors 55 and older. Willard Community Center is looking forward to working with the artists teaching the classes, and the participants involved.
Classes & Artists:
Contemporary Dance for the Ageless and Unstoppable, taught by Ruth Davidson Hahn
Origami and the Art of Paper Folding taught by Linda Stephen
Look no further!
Did you know Willard Community Center offers room rentals during the evenings and weekends?
If you are interested in setting up a tour to view the space, please contact Sarah Reinke or Tabitha Love at 402-475-0805 or
sarahr@willardcommunitycenter.org | tabithal@willardcommunitycenter.org
The pictures shown are of the 2nd floor south and southwest room (this is the room we rent out on the weekends).
Click here for the room rental agreement and reservation form.
Schroder Park Wellness Campus is holding a food drive for the blessings box in front of Willard C. Center.
If you don't have time to shop and stop to drop off your donation, no problem; scan the QR code to visit our blessings box wishlist and have your donation delivered straight to Willard!
If you are making a large donation during typical work hours, please feel free to drop off your donation at Willard C. Center or Mourning Hope Grief Center.
The donation of $1,000 is meant to defray some of the additional expenses due to COVID-19.
Willard Community Center is encompassed with gratitude to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's thoughtful donation. Even two years after the pandemic began, we continue to feel the effects of the aftermath.
Thank you for upholding the definition of supporting one another!
The groups came together to sing holiday songs and decorate gingerbread houses. This special activity is sure to be one that all groups remember.
We are thankful for the donated gingerbread kits from Mourning Hope Grief Center and Southwood Lutheran Church for supplying the kits!
The Viking Foundation has graciously donated $3,000 to be used towards a shade structure for the preschool play area.
In 2021, the two Ash trees that provided wonderful shade, unfortunately, had to be removed. This left the preschool fenced-in play area on the west side of the building, without shade. Having shade is vital to the children's safety and preservation of the space.
Thank you to The Viking Foundation, for your continued support!
