Classes

OGDEN — A free four-week community program to help households gain control of their finances will start at 6 p.m. Jan. 5.

LAYTON -- A self-defense course for women is scheduled for Saturday at Gold's Gym in Layton. The course, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the gym at Fort Lane and Gentile Street.

The course is $25 per adult -- less $5 for those who bring a friend. The course is $15 for high school and junior high school students.

Presenters and instructors will be Nick and Mike Zeleznik, with MP USA in Ogden.

The course, limited to 70 participants, is designed to teach women how to protect themselves and increase their self-confidence.

OGDEN -- Two classes to help people in a down economy -- one to help them out of a bad situation and another to prevent bad situations from happening at all -- are being offered by Cornerstone Financial.

Starting Thursday and running for four weeks will be a family finance camp.

OGDEN — Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder real or just an excuse? Is medication always the right answer?

ADHD is real, said Weber County School District elementary school counselor Edward Williams, who said current research indicates 5 to 8 percent of the school population meets the criteria for ADHD. However, less than half of them actually get diagnosed. Of the half who do, less than half of those receive any meaningful treatment.

“It boils down to two to three in most classrooms,” Williams said. “Although some of them are very disruptive in the classroom, there are others who are not but cannot succeed because they just can’t stay focused or keep track of their work, despite being very bright. It takes a terrible toll on their self-esteem.”

CLEARFIELD -- Registration is going on now for Clearfield's citizen emergency response team training, which starts Sept. 20 and goes through Nov. 22.

Classes are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in the Clearfield Municipal Building, 55 S. State St. No class will be held Nov. 8, Election Day.

The next class in the Department of Public Safety Citizens Academy begins Sept. 1, the city announced Tuesday in a news release.

The program offers a first-hand look into how police officers and firefighters perform their duties and the various ways they serve the community. The purpose is to promote citizen awareness and education into the role of the Department of Public Safety and enhance better communication between citizens and public safety employees.