Club Description: The club is an organization with a goal; it is to help members get better usage out of their personal computers. The club is free and primarily for Microsoft Windows PC users because we meet in the UWF computer room that only has PCs. Our once-a-month informal meetings (on the 2nd Thursday) provide a relaxed environment in which to share computer stories, learn new skills, and solve tech problems. Our problem-solving approach depends heavily on various free Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

What to Expect...

• Help with Modern Tech: Any one of the latest AI tools that we use, like ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft CoPilot, and Google Gemini, can be particularly useful for tackling computer problems. Probably everyone with AI experience has concluded that any AI-based approach is definitely superior to the old-style reliance on an application’s built-in help files.
• Interactive Meetings: Each session provides an opportunity for all attendees to hear a presentation and then discuss their own computer problems or successes. Sharing such information is beneficial to all and is strongly encouraged!
• Meeting Details: As of April 10, 2025, the club meets monthly throughout the year. The date is the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 357 on the UWF Campus.

Moderator Bio(s): Hal Pruett has relevant PC expertise that dates all the way back to the original IBM personal computer in the 1980s. Previously, near the end of the Korean war he was a Navy fighter pilot. Subsequently, he earned a PhD in Physics at UC Santa Barbara. Since 1994 he has instructed numerous CLL computer classes, written software to facilitate various CLL operations, maintained the CLL website, and served on the Board of Directors.

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Course Description: Studies show a short daily yoga practice with friends is beneficial to your mind and body. This is a quick session to get your day started. We will sign on to Zoom and have a short chat over coffee and then do a 15-min (approx.) yoga flow via YouTube instructors. Sometimes, the session will be chair yoga led by certified yoga instructor Annette Seda.

Class Leader Bio(s): Nicole Blatt is not a yoga instructor. However, Nicole and Nita Wilkinson started doing this with friends every weekday in 2021 and find it a wonderful way to get the day started. We welcome you to join our fun group as we wake up our bodies. Nicole retired from the USAF in 2011, is CLL past president, and has two awesome 13-year-old sons named Bodie & Ryker.

Notes: This class meets on-line via Zoom daily Monday - Friday 8:30-9:00, September 8 through October 31. Join us when you can on these days for an energizing start to your day.

Course Description: This course will cover all aspects of golf for the novice, to include etiquette, terminology, grip, what club to use, etc. The class meets at the Shalimar Point Golf Course, a $5.00 per person per session fee to cover cost of all needed supplies (clubs, balls, tees, etc.) will be collected.

Class Leader Bio(s): Floyd Clarkson has been a golf club professional for 20 years and has taught golf professionally for 30 years.

Notes: $5.00 per person per session fee to cover cost of all needed supplies (clubs, balls, tees, etc.) will be collected.

Course Description: Chairs provided at the VFW. This is a 7-week class. Yoga practice will be adapted to seated positions and/or standing with the chair as a prop. This is a 7-week class starting September 8.

Class Leader Bio(s): Annette Seda has Yoga Alliance 200-HR RYT certification.

Notes: This is a 7-week class starting September 8. Chair will be provided. Optional equipment recommended includes 1-2 yoga blocks and a strap.

Course Description: This line dance class is designed for line dancers who wish to be challenged beyond absolute beginner. In this class we dance to a wide variety of music. You will learn some of the worldwide Top 20 easy dances as well as old favorites. Great exercise and great fun!

Class Leader Bio(s): Aggie Marler loves to dance! She began in couple's ballroom/country dancing, but fell in love with line dancing at the World Dance Championships 2001. Since then, she has had the privilege to teach line dancing, to deejay at national dance events for more than 10 years, and to teach local classes more than 15 years.

Course Description: Have you ever wondered what that ‘star’ is in the evening sky? Join a NASA Solar System Ambassador in exploring the solar system and beyond. Learn how to use a small telescope, how to navigate the night sky and identify the objects that you see. Discussions will cover the solar system as well as celestial objects such as constellations, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. We will also cover the language of Astronomy from appulse to syzygy to zenith.

Class Leader Bio(s): Tom Haugh is a long-time amateur astronomer. He is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and the outreach coordinator for the NorthWest Florida Astronomy Association. His personal observatory is recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). His observations concentrate on asteroid and comet orbit verification and he has submitted more than 12,000 astrometric observations to the IAU’s Minor Planet Center.

Course Description: You will learn hot and cold wax, as well as the use of griddle and more. You will take art pieces home every class. This is a 4-week double session class (each session is 3 hours long) meeting on September 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Class Leader Bio(s): Helen Harris has been involved with art her whole life, all mediums, with encaustic becoming a favorite. She has been teaching it for about 13 years. She’s a board member or ADSO, OPA, OAA, and owns HH Arts.

Notes: $40 supply fee due at the first class, cash or check only. Classes meet on September 8, 15, 22 and 29. HH Arts 100 Beal Pkwy SW Fort Walton Beach, FL