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Adventures in Lifelong LearningA Community Partnership with University of Wisconsin-Parkside900 Wood Road, PO Box 2000, Kenosha WI 53141-2000The ALL Points BulletinLate Summer/Fall 2016August 2016, Volume 18, Issue 3Published February, May, August, NovemberBarbara Leable, Editor, bleable@gmail.comNorma Rukavina, Co-Editor, nrukavina@wi.rr.comVanessa Greco, University Service Associate262.595.2793, Greco@uwp.eduOr email: Lifelonglearning@uwp.eduOffice Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:30-1:30THE PRESIDENT’S CORNERIn October 1997, a meeting was announced tothe general public, inviting them to attend theorganization of an association for continuingeducation for senior retired people of SoutheasternWisconsin. At that meeting several speakers fromother Institutes for Learning in Retirement(Wauwatosa, Milwaukee) told about theirorganizations and described their programs. ThenBen Chemerow presented the thoughts and ideasof a group from the Parkside Community regardingthe development of a similar group here.Questionnaires were distributed and peoplechecked the subjects in which they were interested.On that first day, thirty-five people turned inchecks for 35. What faith! To a group not yetofficially formed with only vague plans forprogramming. ALL presented the first weeklylecture on January 26, 1998. Today we have over550 members, and VOLUNTEERS create ourclasses, day trips, committees and focus groups.If you have an interest in participation, we arecurrently looking for a new ALL Points Bulletineditor and co-editor, as well as members to join anycommittee or focus group. Feel free to contact meat 262-658-8849 or patriciagross368@yahoo.comto participate as a VOLUNTEER with ALL.Patti Gross, ALL PresidentIn Memory of Jack Keating,UW-Parkside Chancellor Emeritusby Moreau MacCaugheyChancellor John Keating came to Parkside in 1998,about the same time that ALL was beginning, so wehad a shared feeling of being newcomers to thecampus. John was his given name but no oneseemed to call him anything but Jack. As Jack wasbeginning as Chancellor, Helen Raymond becameour first ALL president at the age of 83. Helen wasabout 5 feet tall, full of energy, and determined thatALL would be a success.Helen and Jack became good friends. She wouldsometimes go to his office and announce, "Sitdown young man; we need to talk.” NormaRukavina said she remembers Keating as “a big,blustering sort of guy, and it is fun to think ofHelen Raymond facing up to him.”
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016At our 10th anniversary celebration, whenDr. Keating was about to retire from Parkside, hetold us (with a big grin) that Helen was the onlyperson on campus that he was afraid of. These twoloved each other.In the early years we held our lectures in MolinaroHall, but we were often bounced around due toclass needs. Eventually Helen decided we neededsome stability and went to see Keating, whodirected that Molinaro D137 would be available forour lectures. This is one of the tiered lecture hallsand worked quite well until the Student Unionrenovation began, so we temporarily moved to theKenosha campus of GTC until the new StudentCenter opened.The obituary notice that follows notes that Jackwas charged with bridging the communication gapbetween Racine, Kenosha, and ALL, and today—with a membership nearing 600 people from thesetwo communities—his work has come to a verysuccessful fruition.In honor of his retirement, ALL placed a plaqueon a tree at the northwest corner of Tallent Hall toacknowledge Dr. Keating’s love of science andnature. Visit it and remember the Chancellorwho came to Parkside the same time we did.Jack Keating Obituary NoticeFormer University of Wisconsin-ParksideChancellor John P. "Jack" Keating passed awayTuesday, May 10, in Palm Springs, California, fromcomplications of a rare leukemia. Dr. Keatingserved as university chancellor from 1998 to 2008.In a statement to campus, UW-ParksideChancellor, Debbie Ford, noted Dr. Keating'slegacy of building strong relationships: "WhenI joined the university, the consistent messageI heard as I met friends and advocates of UWParkside was the value of Chancellor Keating'sencouragement and support for strong connectionswith businesses and organizations throughoutsoutheastern Wisconsin. Jack Keating built a newlevel of student success, student opportunity, andcommunity engagement at UW-Parkside.”-2-"Jack was proud to be a Ranger and a proud fan ofRanger athletics. I am told he especially enjoyedwatching Ranger baseball games. The UW-Parksidelearning community is saddened by his passing andwe extend our deepest sympathy to Jack's wife,Dr. Pam Keating, and his entire family." COMMITTEEREPORTSALL’S WEEK OF LEARNINGCOMMITTEECharlotte Short, charshort1@hotmail.com, 764-3066The 2016 Week of Learning, "Dreamers and TheirCreations—Buildings Old, New and Evolving," hascome and gone. From a look at Kenosha's newsports facilities to Racine's community in a factory,from the new addition to the Milwaukee ArtMuseum and its architect, to Uke's tower andHarley-Davidson facility, the ratings indicate thatexcellent learning experiences and good times werehad by all. Three day trips, meals from UWParkside, to a box lunch at the museum, to brats atthe Brat Stop—we certainly had a wide variety ofexperiences. Certainly an incredible value! Therehave been many good suggestions for next year'stopic and we look forward to another great week. AUDIO-VISUAL COMMITTEELarry Gregg: lgregg@wi.rr.comJarlene Kriehn: jkriehn2007@att.netHey, you! Jarlene needs your help withoccasional equipment setups for classes in TallentHall. If you attend classes, ask about this easy-to-doprocess. ALL is an all-volunteer group!
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016Larry Gregg video records most of the lectures, andpast lectures are available on DVD. The DVD boxis usually in the back of the lecture hall. CLASS COMMITTEEMerrilee Unrath: mleeu@wi.rr.comDarleen Chiappetta: dchiappetta2@wi.rr.comFALL CLASS PREVIEW-3-of Muslims in the U.S., Middle Eastern politics,with ample time for questions each session.Further details for all of these offerings will beprovided in flyers mailed to you and sent via email.Refer any questions to the contact person listedin the flyers. We welcome new members as well assuggestions of topics that appeal to you. Co-chairsMerrilee Unrath (mleeu@wi.rr.com) and DarleenChiappetta (dchiappetta2@wi.rr.com) will bringyour ideas to the committee.è Originally scheduled for August, two classesNote: Some classes are held in Tallent Hall, thefreestanding building located east of Wood Road(30th Avenue). There is a building on the west side ofthe campus named the Rita Tallent Picken Center forArts and Humanities (“The Rita”), on the west side ofcampus, is NOT a class location (although some ALLmembers attend plays and concerts there on their own).On Tuesday, September 20, Dr. Peggy Jamesof the Parkside Political Science Department willoutline a roadmap for the 2016 elections. by Dr. Farida Khan of Parkside’s EconomicsDepartment have been rescheduled for Tuesdays,September 27 and October 4, as Dr. Khan willpresent her topic, “Women in the Workforce,” toa United Nations group in Bangladesh in August.On Monday, October 17, we’ll have the first ofthree presentations on various aspects of genetics.Dr. John Sladek will address cell transplantation.On Thursday, October 20th Amanda Jacquart,a genetic counselor with the Medical College ofWisconsin, discusses the role genes play in diseaseprocesses and the impact of hereditary conditions.The third class, on Monday, November 1, willbe given by Parkside’s Dr. David Higgs, discussingthe role of genetics in genealogy.October will see the first of Gregory Berg’sMetropolitan Opera Simulcast series, whichwill extend on six various Fridays until April.Also coming up is a “Let’s Talk Medicine,” a freeworkshop with Kim LaScala on October 11.A group of three presentations by Othman M. Atta,Executive Director of the Islamic Society ofMilwaukee, will be offered on Thursdays,October 27, November 3 & 10. His topics mayinclude Islamic beliefs, Islamic history, the historyDAY TRIP COMMITTEEJulie Rae Friedman: 942.7113, jrf@wi.rr.comMartha Krimmer: 554.8122, mkrimmer2@wi.rr.comWe’ve been busy! This spring we traveled to theLyric Opera House in Chicago for a backstagetour, lunch, and a performance of the belovedmusical King and I. We went to see the DancingHorses in Delavan, and went to Milwaukee severaltimes with AWOL to visit the Milwaukee ArtMuseum, the University Club, and take a bus tourof Milwaukee’s important buildings and urbanrenewal. Nearer to home, we went to Racine for aWingspread tour and talk, and then roared off toUke’s Harley Davidson store in Pleasant Prairie.Coming Up:August 12: It will be “A Night to Remember”as we travel to Ravinia to enjoy the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra, with George Hansonconducting, and featuring Chris Botti (trumpet–jazz) and Joshua Bell (violin). We’ll have dinnerunder the tent, hear the concert from pavilion seats.September 7: A trip to The BookwormGardens, the Kohler Arts Center, and theJames Tellen Woodland Sculpture Gardens
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016in Sheboygan. We will have a buffet lunch at thenew Sprecker’s restaurant.October 6: We visit AeppelTreow Winery andBrightonwoods Orchard, the Chocolate CityMuseum, the Burlington Historical Museumand a log cabin. Lunch at B.J. Wentker’s.December 3 (Saturday): We go to the newproduction of The Christmas Carol at the PabstTheatre and then to the Rodizio Grill for an earlydinner. This is the Brazilian steak house with a hugesalad bar that we loved. Look for the flyer“Christmas and Brazil”.And for those of you who plan way ahead: We arereturning to the Lyric in Chicago for a backstagetour and the opera Carmen on Thursday, March 16and to My Fair Lady on Thursday, May 11. Markyour calendars!!Milwaukee Symphony: Don’t forget the sixconcert Friday Prelude Series at the MilwaukeeSymphony. We leave Tallent at 8:30 AM and RomaLodge in Racine at about 8:45 AM, and returnabout 2:30 PM. Dates: Sept. 23, Nov. 4, March 10,April 7, May 19, and June 16. For information ona subscription or single ticket (if a cancellationoccurs) contact Darleen Chiappetta, 654-0177.Important Note: We will be sending out acomputer survey of some of our past day tripsto see which ones you would like us to repeat.Also, please give us your suggestions for day tripsor overnights. You know that we really value yourideas and comments!! BEV FRIEDRICH RETIRING AS TRIPORGANIZER - MILWAUKEE SYMPHONYby Jacki AndersenIt is difficult to imagine a handful of people startingAdventures in Lifelong Learning (ALL) in 1998, tonow when we’ve made the leap to almost 600active members. Early ALL leaders knew that it wasimportant to offer a variety of activities that wouldappeal to seniors, based on the model used by-4-Elderhostel/Road Scholar. Today there are many‘Learning in Retirement’ groups throughout the US,each a bit different but all promoting active lifelongeducation.Free lectures were (and still are) the heart of ALL atthe start, although classes and day trips werequickly added. The very first day trip was anexperiment: Mark Marlaire, Director of ContinuingEducation and liaison between ALL and theUniversity, thought that a day trip to the MilwaukeeSymphony Orchestra (MSO) could fill a real needfor culture and music. The first year 22 signed up.This popular 6-concert series continues for the2016/17 season with about 30 “very faithfulmembers who love to go to all six,” notes ALL’slong-time MSO organizer, Bev Friedrich.Darleen Chiappetta, Bev Friedrich, and Nancy BardaHowever, after organizing the MSO series for18 years—on her own in the early seasons, andthen co-chairing with Christine Patton in 20062008, Martha Krimmer in 2009, and DarleenChiappetta since 2010—Bev says she is “retiring”and completely turning the MSO trip organizationover to Darleen Chiappetta and Nancy Barda.In addition, Tricia Frost will be taking over Bev’swork in “orchestrating” ALL evening trips toRavinia each year.To clarify, Bev said, “I’m not quitting ALL andI’ll still attend the concerts (and ALL’s operaclasses with Greg Berg, too). Maybe somethingnew will come along that I’ll want to work on.”In a recent interview, Darleen Chiappetta explainedthat one thing Bev has done so well is keeping incontact with potential single ticket buyers, in case
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016a season subscriber is unable to attend a concert.However, bad weather is rarely a cause forcancelations—for what Darleen describes as the“snow bird” season—with the six performancesscheduled only in “good weather months” ofSeptember, November, March, April, May, June.Series subscribers often attend the “Meet theMusic” session, held an hour before eachperformance. Nancy Barda noted that she reallyenjoys these discussions. “I’m just thrilled with thepeople who talk about the works of the composersand about the music. One conductor playeddifferent pieces on the piano for us. ”Other trip options include a pre-concert fashionshow, and a once-a-season group lunch with thesymphony director to learn about the workingsand personnel of the symphony.Concert goers hear lots of stunning music and see avariety of directors. Darleen said that the reasonshe joined ALL was primarily to be part of thesymphony group. As she explained, “thesymphony: something that I just feel is part of mylife. It’s fascinating to me to see the different stylesof conductors. Some of them are very physical;they dance on the podium.” Others in the ALLgroup enjoy the quality of the many professionalmusicians, the soloists, and just the tremendousoverall quality and reputation of the MSO.Should the group grow to 40 members,they might even an upgrade to a morecomfy coach bus. Note: There may be afew season tickets available for the 2016/2017 MSO season, so sign up presto! WHO DO I CALL WITH A QUESTION? Call Vanessa, if you want to know ifthere are still spaces available for anALL event, if you need to cancel yourregistration, or anything else relatedto registration-specific questions. Call the committee chairs or the event sponsor(the person whose name and contact info is shown-5-on each flyer) if you have a question such as “canI order a vegetarian meal?” or “will there be a lotof walking; will there be an elevator?”FINANCE COMMITTEEPat Koessl: 694.3453 patricia.koessl@gmail.comThe Committee met in April to formulate ALL’sbudget for the 2016-2017 year. Minor changes weremade to Office Expenses, and an adjustment wasmade for the slight increase in annual parkingpermit fees ( 32), but overall total expenseprojections remained approximately the same.These changes were incorporated into the budget,presented to the Board of Directors, and approvedat the Board Meeting on May 2, 2016. LECTURE COMMITTEEMac MacCaughey: mmctwo@wi.rr.comIt’s time to gather ideas for our next block oflectures—for the first half of 2017. Sounds crazy,doesn’t it? But we will start again in September toglean ideas for subjects and speakers as we puttogether another lectures series. We try to spreadour wings to cover a wide array of subject matter,always keeping in mind the educational aspect ofALL. Politics as a subject is fine, but we do keep itnon-partisan. As always, we invite ALL members tosubmit recommendations, suggestions, or requestsfor lectures. Please put your ideas in writing andadd your name so we can contact you for furtherinformation if necessary.We also invite interested members to join ourcommittee. We work hard putting each lectureschedule together, but having an active committeethat generates good ideas and folks who share thework makes for a good time. If you are interestedin working on the Lectures Committee, pleasecontact Moreau (Mac) MacCaughey, Chair, for thetime and place of our next meeting.August 1: “Current legislative issues of importanceto Kenosha and Racine” – a panel presentationwith Wisconsin state representatives, Peter Barcaand Samantha Kerkman.
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016August 15: “GRID TALK” with Carlos Chacon,Director, Renewable energy, S&C ElectricCompany, Franklin, Wisconsin. Combining solarpanels with batteries to keep electricity flowingwhen the sun isn’t shining has long been the targetfor companies working in emerging power gridtechnologies. Attention is focusing on this area asbattery and solar prices fall, and interest grows innational and international clean-energy and climatechange policies.NO LECTURES on September 5, Labor Day,or on September 12 (when college classes resume).September 19: The Fascinating Human andPhysical Geography of Wisconsin, with Dr. RichardWalasek, Professor of Geography, UWP.Dr. Walasek has focused his interests and teachingon human geography, especially patterns ofelectricity use, transportation networks, populationgrowth, and political influences. He is the Directorof Geography Bowl, a popular, long-runningcontest for high school students in our area. Dr.Walasek has the distinction of being professor atParkside longer than any other faculty member.September 26: The League of Women Voters:95 years Young! Mary Kae Nelson, President, andJoanne Barndt, Vice-President, Milwaukee CountryLeague of Women Voters.The League of Women Voters, a non-partisangrassroots organization rooted in the Women’sSuffrage Movement, is alive and well in Wisconsin.Volunteers help protect and engage voters, defendthe environment, and address other issues pertinentto making democracy work. We’ll learn about theLeague’s process for educating citizens in a multiissue world.October 3: The App Factory at UW-Parksideand App Development, with Derek Riley, AssistantProfessor of Computer Sciences. Dr. Riley startedthe App Factory to put software engineeringtheories into practice in an interdisciplinaryenvironment at Parkside.-6-Dr. Riley: “The UW-Parkside App Factory is a newcreative, professional, interdisciplinary group oncampus that develops mobile apps for communityclients throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Weprovide conceptual designing and prototype mobiledevelopment services to help find solutions andstrategies for technology challenges. Students, bothgraduate and undergraduate, and faculty fromcomputer science, business, art, and otherdisciplines collaborate to create these apps in a‘startup company’ environment. Students gain realworld experience working with clients and workingon live projects as part of internships or coursework. This presentation will describe how the AppFactory works and demonstrate some exampleprojects we have developed. We will also discussthe development process and how we use agilemethods to develop projects quickly.”October 17: “The Shakespeare Prison Project”with Jonathan Shailor, Professor ofCommunication, at UW-Parkside.Dr. Shailor works with inmates of the RacineCorrectional Institution, who study and performShakespeare’s works. This work has beencelebrated in The New York Times and on NationalPublic Radio.Jonathan Shailor is the director of the CertificateProgram in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, theCenter for Ethnic Studies, and the ShakespearePrison Project. He was honored in 2015 for 20years of work with prisoners at the RacineCorrectional Institution, teaching courses intheater, conflict resolution, and mindfulnessawareness meditation. As part of a special awardfor being a distinguished scholar, Dr. Shailor is topresent his work in the field of communication toan international group of scholars in Munich,Germany in September. Before the lecture, join us forlunch in the Brickstone Grill,inside Student Center. Bring your10% meal discount card andjoin ALL folks around noon, back near the pizza section.
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016WHAT DID SHE SAY?If you have trouble hearing thespeaker at our lectures, ask for ahearing assistance devices at theconcierge desk, just outside thecinema. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES-7-Greeters for the AWOL June lecture were CarolZelt and Sharon Uttley. Greeters for July, Augustand September will be: Arlene and Jim Gardiner,Dorothy Sack, Nat Cycenas, Nancy Burda,Gayle Caldwell, Doreen Decesaro, Alice Kovarik,Kathy Geniesse, and Dawn Feldman-Brown.Thank so much for your support!Pam Drummond, Tricia Frost and Nat Cycenas arehelping me with the annual picnic, so please savethe date: Tuesday, September 13th. It’s a fun day!!!Marion Sperer: 634.0336, mjs1831@yahoo.comAs of July 1, 2016, ALL has about 560 members.PUBLICITY COMMITTEEIf you have a flair for publicity, contactPatti Gross. We need a new chairperson.SOCIAL COMMITTEEJoyce Gyurina: 657.5990, joygy31@wi.rr.comSave the date for ALL’s annual picnic:Tuesday, September 13, 2016In total, 114 ALL members and guests enjoyed theannual meeting and luncheon on June 20th, 2016,in Parkside’s Student Center ballroom. Thecommittees and focus groups had nice booths withdisplays, and lots of information and pictures. Thegorgeous flower arrangements at the tables weredecorated and donated by All-a-Bloom. The foodwas delicious and a good time was had by all. TheRiverport Chorus entertained, and included us in adelightful sing-a-long. They are members of theinternational Sweet Adelines and have wonnumerous international awards. We were verypleased to have some of them with us.I’d like to introduce new greeters who have recentlyjoined ALL: Gayle Caldwell, Kathy Geniesse,Dolores Hunkeler, and Alice Kovarik. Welcome,and thanks for joining our greeter group!!STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEETed R. Anderson. trawisc@gmail.com262-639-7863 or 414-745-5656 (cell)No report this month . . .VOLUNTEER COMMITTEEKathy Hoffmann: 847.746.3416,kathyhoffmann@mac.comSeveral ALL members generously donated theirtime to help out for Parkside’s spring graduationservices. Others recently manned a both for ALLat the Aging Well Conference. Many thanks! CONFIRMATIONS AND CHANGESRegistration confirmations from the ALL officefor classes and trips, or room changes, are sent viae-mail. If you change your emailaddress, notify Vanessa Greco,greco@uwp.edu. Please check for newmessages every few days! No email?We’ll phone you. FOCUS GROUPSALL-A-BLOOMDawn Feldman-Brown: 694.1748pdfbrown@yahoo.com, Judy Knutson:657.5658, jknutson6906@sbcglobal.net
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016-8-On August 24 Professors Higgs and Rogers willtalk to us about their maple syrup project.On September 21 we will take a field trip toBreezy Hill Nursery, west of Paddock Lake. OnOctober 26, we will have a sharing session on howour gardens did this year. On November 16 we willwrap up 2016 and start planning 2017.Doris Nice, nice@uwp.edu, 262-694-2650New members are always welcome. Questions?Contact Dawn Feldman-Brown at 262-694-1748(pdfbrown@yahoo.com) or Judith Knutson at262-657-5658 (jknutson6906@sbcglobal.net).GREAT DECISIONSCURRENT AFFAIRSDISCUSSIONSGreat Decisions is a discussion program offeredthrough the Foreign Policy Association. Foundedin 1918, the FPA, through balanced, nonpartisanprograms and publications encourages citizens toparticipate in the U.S. foreign policy process. TheGreat Decisions program is adapted to multipleformats, including informal discussion groups,public lectures, and formal secondary and universitycourses. Our ALL group uses the informaldiscussion format.Sy J. Adler: 877.3628, Cell: 708.785.4067seymourjadler@gmail.comTed Anderson: 639.7863 trawisc@gmail.comCurrent Affairs meets every 3rd Monday in theOrchard Room of Tallent Hall from 12 to 1:30 PM(so you have time to get to the 2 PM lecture).In these sessions we try to solve the problems ofthe day. We search for solutions that seem to eludeleading politicians, economists, and leaders inbusiness, labor and education. We attack local,state, national, and international issues, all withequal gusto. And we generate a betterunderstanding of the issues due to the diversity ofour participants. Simply put: we learn from eachother. Join our spirited discussions.DUPLICATE BRIDGEPatti Gross: 658.8849patriciagross368@yahoo.comThe Duplicate Bridge group has a lot of fun whilelearning to play and score a round for 2 or 3 tables,or learning how to use the Stayman Convention.You do not need a bridge partner to join the group.If you want to be dealt in, call Patti or email to beincluded in our schedule.GREAT BOOKSJacki Andersen, 262-498-8381,jandersen17@wi.rr.com,The Great Books group meets at 9 AM on the 4thMonday of every month in Tallent Hall. We taketurns leading the discussions, guided by includedquestions. Everyone is welcome.Terrence & Therese ConstantT2constant@aol.com, 657-0877In October of 2016 we will organize for the 2017season of Great Decisions.Published by the FPA, the Great Decisions briefingbook serves as the focal text for discussion groups,and along with DVD presentations, providesbackground information, expert analysis, andsuggested questions for each foreign policy topicto be discussed. In September, eight of the mostcritical foreign policy issues facing Americatoday will be chosen by the Foreign PolicyAssociation for discussion in 2017.Great Decision discussion sessions will bescheduled the 2nd Wednesday of the eight monthsfrom February through September, 2017, 9:30 AMto 11:30 AM, in room #182 in Tallent Hall.[Note the new 8-month time frame.] We will notifyeveryone of an additional organization meeting todistribute briefing books at the end of January.If you would like to participate in the GreatDecisions discussion group and order a briefingbook, please send a check made out the ThereseConstant for 24 and include your name, e-mail
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016address and phone number. Please send to 512622nd Street, Kenosha, WI 53144 by October 21,2016. Ordering in October allows us to takeadvantage of a group discount. After that time,the price will increase. The books are publishedin December and received in January.If you have any questions, please contact Terrenceor Therese by phone or e-mail (listed above)INTERNATIONALSTUDENT FRIENDSHIPLinda Burch:lindaburch11@gmail.comJim Burch: 948.9249Our group had a productive meeting with KarinBasken, Laine Phillipa, and Steve Wallner onTuesday, July 19th. They were enthusiastic andappreciative of our group. We are very pleased withimprovements Parkside has in place for theinternational student program. ELS, a privatecompany, will be housed at Tallent Hall at Parkside,and they will bring in several Japanese students.ELS will be providing outings; Parkside students, aswell as some of our members, will be included.We have decided not to have monthly meetings atParkside since few students participated, butinstead have some group gatherings at our house toconnect. We will be communicating via email atother times, and doing some group and individualthings with students. Our main events will be theorientations in August and January, where we mustconnect with students, and, of course, the picnic inSeptember, which ALL has generously sponsored.We will welcome approximately 20 fall semesterstudents, mostly from China and Germany, onWednesday, August 31st. The time has not been setas of this writing, but we plan to meet an hourbefore orientation to discuss ideas for our group.This is an important event if you are interested ingetting involved, and students need the most helpat the start of their stays here. It’s a great time tojoin! Let us know if you are interested. Pleaseremember you must have insurance and driver’slicense on file with Laine’s office if you want to-9-drive students. Also, students must sign the releaseforms. If you are thinking about joining and wantmore information, Linda and Jim would love tomeet for coffee and talk.The picnic, our main event for the year, will be heldat 1PM on Saturday, September 24th, at PetrifyingSprings. Main Moon will cater and members areasked to bring a large fruit bowl or dessert. Ourgroup will meet promptly at 12 PM to set up.So if you want to the make the world a better placeand meet bright, interesting young people fromother countries, this is the group for you. As thereare many students, we can always use more people,so please contact us if you are interested in joiningthe group. Members are involved only as much asthey want to be; there are no set duties or timerequirements. A friendly, open spirit and the desireto promote international goodwill are the onlyrequirements. Members sometimes offertransportation, a home-cooked meal, shopping,or cultural adventures, etc.Meeting dates are subject to change based on otherstudent activities, so be sure to email Linda or callJim to get on our list of instructions and reminders.We would love to have new members!If you have any questions, contact Linda Burch,lindaburch11@gmail.com. If you do not haveemail, please contact Jim Burch at (262) 948-9249.OVER THE HILL HIKERSWren Ide: ALL-Hiking@wi.rr.com, 694.1046Hiking is well underway with a numberof hikes already taken since April. Wehave had several lakefront hikes to take advantageof our location on Lake Michigan. We have alsohad several hikes in Lake County, Illinois at theirwonderful Lake County Forest Preserve locations.Turnout for most hikes has been great and I amhappy to see many new hikers join us, as well as ourdedicated core of seasoned hikers. Our final threemonths of hiking for 2016 are being planned.
All Points Bulletin – Late Summer/Fall 2016Among those are hikes are ones in Grant Park andLake Geneva to take advantage of Wisconsin’sbeautiful fall colors. We will also be doing a fallhike at Hawthorn Hollow this year. As the weatherbegins to cool off, we will be doing more hikes inwooded areas as the ticks and mosquitoes shouldbe starting their sabbatical. Hikes en
Dr. Keating was about to retire from Parkside, he told us (with a big grin) that Helen was the only person on campus that he was afraid of. These two loved each other. Dr. Pam Keating, and his entire family." In the early years we held our lectures in Molinaro Hall, but we were
