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Anyone who is not 12 years of age will be enrolled on a space-available basis and by how close to 12 years of age they are on the class starting date.

Registration will be Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. Classes will be held on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 11, from noon to 5 p.m.

Refreshments will be served on Thursday and Friday, and a lunch will be served on Saturday. A $5 fee is being asked to help offset the food and refreshments that will be served, and the cost of the ammunition for the live firing that will be done on Saturday.

Attendance is required on all three days to be eligible to receive hunter safety certificates. Students are graded in three areas before any certificate is awarded. The three graded areas are test score, classroom attitude and ability to handle firearms safely and responsibly on the firing range.

Girls and foreign exchange students are encouraged to take the hunter safety class. Adults who have no previoulsy taken a hunter safety class are invited to take the class along with their son or daughter. Many states now require a hunter safety certificate regardless of age or previous experience.

The class will be held at the St. Charles Wolverine Sportsmen Club, located at 14690 Ithaca Road.

For more information, contact Lavern Spolarich at (989) 865-6257 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.