Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, General News, Special Interest
When the last bell of the final period of the school year rings, you’ve packed up your desk, attended your last meeting, and handed in the last set of grades. Now, it’s time to walk out the door and relax for a few weeks — before it all starts again. Teachers...
May 30, 2018 | Blog, General News, Government, Politics and Economics
“A healthy Public, mean a healthy earth” ~ Angus Amendariz, City of Fayetteville, AR, Sustainability and Resilience Intern Fayetteville, ARK – OLLI students traversed Downtown Fayetteville for a first-hand look at Fayetteville’s sustainability...
May 2, 2018 | Blog, General News, Leisure and Recreation, Special Interest
“Web Worms and Cherries go together like biscuits and gravy.” ~ Gerald Klingaman “The Spring we’re having this year is a Spring typical of the 1980s. Over the last twenty years Dogwoods have begun blooming earlier and earlier. This is a slow season,” OLLI...
Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, General News, Health and Well Being, OLLI Moments
“We can’t depend on being happy and nurtured from the outside. It comes from within. The bottom line is self-care. Healing happens THROUGH you not TO you.” – Allee Anabal-Jordan RN, EEM-AP In her course entitled Introduction to Heart Health and Healing, OLLI...
Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Government, Politics and Economics, History, Special Interest
“The battle to feed all of humanity is over.” -Paul R. Ehrilich Author of the 1968 book, “The population bomb,” Paul R. Ehrlich famously said, “The battle to feed all humanity is over.” This gloomy phrase seems to encapsulate the sentiment of the 1960s in terms...
Mar 6, 2018 | Blog, Philosophy, Special Interest
“Human Nature Exerts Influence in Monarchy” – OLLI Instructor Dr. Spencer L. Allen, Ph.D. Drake Airfield was packed with a full house last Thursday, Feb. 15, for the course Israelite History as Remembered by its Neighbors, taught by OLLI instructor Dr. Spencer L....