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WALLA NEWSWabash Area Lifetime Learning Association, Inc.Volume 17, Issue 6Board of DirectorsAlan Williams, PresidentLeslie Brost, Vice PresidentMary Quinn, TreasurerKathleen Connolly, SecretaryDennis Sorge, Past PresidentDrew CasaniJo Ellen CoxDwayne DaehlerMarshall DeutelbaumPatrick EganVince GreenSally GustafsonNancy HartmanPeggy HousleyDorothy JonesHoward MagadanzMary Jo PflumSuzAnn SchottAnn SkadbergNick SoodekCalendar of EventsM, November 14 6:45pm WALLA &Friends Film SeriesW, November 16 1:30pm ExecutiveBoardM, November 21 10:00amCurriculum meeting to plan springclassesTh, November 24 & F, November 25WALLA Office closedW, November 30 10:30Programming 1:30pm BoardM, December 12 6:45pm WALLA &Friends Film SeriesF, December 16 1:00pm WALLATrivia EventF, December 23 to T, January 3WALLA office closedM, January 9 6:45pm WALLA &Friends Film SeriesT, January 10 1:30 pm SpecialEventsS, January 21 11:00am WALLA atthe OperaNovember 2016A Note from the PresidentAs I write this our fall classes are now half over and I am glad to reportthat everything has been going well. We had 229 registrations for thissession of which 36 were new people to WALLA. These numbers areideal for WALLA’s current situation. Because of our limited classroomspace much more than this would create an overcrowding problem.WALLA can look at these registration numbers and know that ours is ahealthy organization, with a bright future.I have heard numerous comments on the outstanding collection ofcourses we are presenting this fall. So hats off to the curriculumcommittee for putting this session together. I would also complimentHoward Magadanz and his AV group for doing an exemplary job. TheAV group are often the first to arrive and the last to leave on class day.Finally I want to encourage our participants to fill out your classevaluations. WALLA’s sole purpose is to present the type of courses thatits participants want to see. Please take a few minutes to offersuggestions for new courses and always feel free to comment on how wecan improve on your experience.Alan Williams, PresidentUpcoming EventsThe Programming Committee has been busy planning events forWALLA participants. On December 16th we are hosting a trivia event atthe West Lafayette Public Library. We are providing soup and triviaquestions. You are encouraged to bring a dish to share and yourknowledge. You can come with a team, join a team on the spot, or justvisit with your friends over lunch.In January, we will be visiting the Opera again. Roméo et Juliette willbe simulcast from the Met on Saturday, January 21. People can meet atPucinni’s Pizza for lunch at 11:00 am and walk to the theater to see theproduction at 12:55pm. See the flyer inside for more information and toregister.In February, the Winter Get Away is planned for February 21, 22, 23,2017. We are returning to McCormick’s Creek State Park. The themefor the films is tear jerkers. It promises to be interesting.

WALLA & Friends of Library Film SeriesThe films are screened on the second Monday of the month at 6:45 pm at theWest Lafayette Public Library followed by a discussion.Librarian Erica Brown hosts the series. Free popcorn is provided.Monday, November 14 - Clue (97 min, PG ) Based on the popular board game, this comedy begins ata dinner party hosted by Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving), where he admits to blackmailing his visitors. Theseguests, who have been given aliases, are Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Miss Scarlet (Lesley AnnWarren), Mr. Green (Michael McKean), professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Mrs. White (MadelineKahn) and Col. Mustard (Martin Mull). When Boddy turns up murdered, all are suspects, and togetherthey try to figure out who is the killer.Monday, December 12 - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (92 min, PG-13) It's 1939 and governessGuinevere Pettigrew finds herself out of work and on the bread line. Middle-aged and running out ofoptions, Miss Pettigrew takes an uncharacteristic gamble when, after being refused work at anemployment agency, she steals the details of a juicy assignment and pursues the job herself.WALLA‘s Bicentennial Trip36 people went on the Bicentennial trip to Indianapolis. Thegroup had a guided tour of the state house and after a box lunchat the Indiana Historical Society the group toured the HistoricalSociety museum. After lunch they spent several hours at theIndiana State Museum. Several members walked to the IndianaState Museum along the Canal Walk.Research Subjects SoughtThe Imaging, Evaluation, and Treatment (I-EaT) of Swallowing Laboratory at Purdue University is currentlyseeking individuals 60-85 years of age, either with or without difficulties eating and swallowing, to participatein a study to TEST A SWALLOWING TREATMENT PROTOCOL DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEABILITY TO EAT. More information at /2016/07/Recline-Study-Flyer.pdfIf you are interested in helping with this study please contact Recline Tx Study at (765) 496-0207 orswallowinglab@purdue.edu.2

Curriculum Planning Meeting for Spring ClassesWALLA's Curriculum Committee will be hosting its semi-annual Planning Meeting on Thursday, November21st, starting at 10:00am to plan the classes for the spring semester. Everyone interested in offering tocoordinate or present a class is encouraged to attend. If you are interested in coordinating or presenting aclass but are unable to attend please send a brief proposal to Marshall or Pat.Marshall Deutelbaum and Pat Egan, Curriculum Committee Co-chairsThank You to Soup & Bread Luncheon DonorsThank you to all that feasted at the "Soup & Bread Luncheon" on Thursday, Nov. 3rd, during the "One GreatRead" presentation. Due to the generosity of the 45 - 50 attending, the luncheon raised over 150. for theWALLA Scholarship Fund. Kudos to the following "Chefs for the day"; SuzAnn Schott, Mary Quinn, MaryGardner, Dwayne Daehler, Mary Jo Pflum, DeLores Delleur and Suzanne Herbst.We have been asked for a repeat carry-in this Spring.maybe salads and desserts! If you would like toparticipate, watch for a sign-up sheet the first week of classes. Thanks again to everyone who helped withthe lunch and who so generously donated to the future of WALLA.Thanks for the BooksSteve Gernand gave WALLA the book published by the Tippecanoe Millennium Committee entitled“Tippecanoe at 2000: A Hoosier County Recalls Its Past.” After fall classes are over it will be placed in theWALLA office at Morton so that anyone interested can look at it.Joe Rees loaned the Trivia Committee a book entitled “ Mental Floss Trivia: Brisk Refreshing FactsWithout the Ice Cream Headache. “ for their use as they prepare for our first Trivia Contest.Mary Gardner, Bicentennial TorchbearerOur own Mary Gardner was one of the BicentennialTorchbearers. Mary carried the torch in Benton County onOctober 11th. Benton County was the 83rd county on theschedule. The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay wasdesigned to inspire and unify Hoosiers as one of thesignature events of the 2016 Bicentennial celebration.Hoosiers symbolically “passed the torch” connectinggenerations to IGNITE our future. The Torch Relay startedin Corydon (Harrison County) on September 9, 2016. Thefinal leg of the Torch Relay was in Indianapolis (MarionCounty) on October 15, 2016. Patterned after the OlympicTorch Relay, Indiana’s version passed through all 92 of thestate’s counties, covering 3,200 miles over a five weekperiod, averaging 97 miles per day.3

WALLA at the Metropolitan OperaLive on ScreenRoméo et JulietteSaturday, January 21, 2017Lunch at 11 AM at Puccini’s300 Brown Street, West Lafayette, across from Wabash 9Show at 12:55 PM at the Wabash 9 TheaterRoméo et Juliette is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet byWilliam Shakespeare. This opera is notable for the series of four duets for the main characters and the waltzsong "Je veux vivre" for the soprano. Sung in French with English subtitles. Gianandrea Noseda is theconductor, Diana Damrau plays Juliette and Roméo is played by Vittorio Grigolo. 3hr 30 min.BUFFET MENU: Mega salad, Spaghetti with meat sauce or veggie lasagna, garlic bread, tiramisu, coffee or tea.Maximum seating at restaurant: 30.PARKING: Please park in the Wabash 9 parking lot. DO NOT park in the shopping center lot.Reserva ons due by January 12 , 2017 to Jack Delleur, 124 Mohican Place, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2159. Tel (765) 497-4316.Name(s) Phone . . .Address:E-Mail:Number of senior rate seats for the show at 17 .Number of lunches at 14 . Total amountPlease make the check for the total amount payable to WALLA.4 .

WALLA ANNUAL WINTER GETAWAYMOVIE THEMES: Tear JerkersCinema Paradiso - 1988 - Filmmaker recalls his childhoodLove Affair - 1939 - After falling in love on ocean liner, planning to meet laterNow, Voyager – 1942 - Frumpy spinster blossomsRate Below: includes transportation, movies, 2 nights at InnMeals in the Dining room are self-payRegistration deadline is February 6, 2017, cancellation, February 11, 2017Limited numbers of registrations at each room rate. They will be assigned on a first come/first servedbasis. You will be notified if you need to take the next higher rate. Questions? Call Mary Jo Pflum at219-369-3730 or jwmjpflum@gmail.com.One personTwo people (rate is per couple)1 double bed 1181 double bed 1741 queen bed 128****LIMITED1 queen bed 184****LIMITEDADA ROOMS 194****SOLD OUT2 double beds 194****SOLD OUT2 queen beds 204Make check to WALLA and mail to Mary Jo Pflum, 122 Windy Hill Dr. Lafayette, IN 47905Name PhoneAddress E-mailRoom Type Roommate (if optimal)Check enclosed for 5

WALLA FIRSTANNUAL TRIVIAEVENTFriday, December 1612:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.West Lafayette Public LibraryCome and have lunch, have conversations withold friends and meet some new friends.Play several games of trivia for some excitingprizes.Admission: An appetizer, salad, bread or dessert.Questions, RSVP to Nancy Hartman, 765‐337‐2990 or nancy@hartmanindexing.comSponsored by theWALLA PROGRAMMING COMMMITTEE6

Pizza Party Date Set at the New LocationThe Special Events Committee announces a new site for the next pizza party. This will be held at St AndrewMethodist Church on Thursday, February 16, 2017 @ 11:30 am. The Great Room can easily accommodateour numbers for comfortable seating at tables and chairs. Arni's pizza and salad will be served along with coldsoft drinks. Brochures of class schedules for the Spring Term will be distributed. Please mark your calendarsfor this fun event.The next Special Events meeting is slated for Tuesday, January 10, 2017 @ 1:30 pm in the WALLA office atMorton.WALLA Fall ClassesThirty-six new members have joined us for our fall semester. There were a total of 229 participantsregistered. Class subjects ranged from National Parks, to Pirates, to Islam, to Genealogy, to Baby BoomersSexuality, to Indiana Flora, to Fascinators with many subjects in between.7