Fall 2024

Education NAVIGATING YOUR NEXT JOURNEY LUNCH & LEARN | 50+ YRS Jarvis Law Office, P.C. Adam Huffman esq Join us for a lunch and learn with attorney Adam Huffman and Megan Voigt, social worker. Adam presents on the topic of navigating the next stage of life including care journey and Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $5 THE ART OF WRITING YOUR MEMOIR | 50+ YRS Trudy Krisher If you have ever wanted to write your life story, here’s your chance! Award-winning writer Trudy Krisher teaches you how to capture the things, people, places, and significant moments in your life. This is an opportunity to put down the chapters of your life - and even turn them into a best seller. 553576 A 1-2:30 pm W 9/4-10/23 Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $54 O 8 sessions IMMIGRATION THEN AND NOW | 50+ YRS Van Young The History of U.S. Immigration: Part 1 and Part 2 A comprehensive overview of the history behind the millions of immigrants who have come to America to start a new life. Beginning with the pre-Revolutionary War days up to modern times, the talk shares the impact immigration has on the United States and the ways our government tried to stop or control it over the course of time. Be prepared to share the story of your ancestry. U.S. Immigration Today: Part 1 and Part 2 A follow-on talk that defines and explains our current immigration laws and regulations. What does it take to become a U.S. citizen? How do VISAs and Green Cards work? Facts about refugees and undocumented immigrants. Sample questions from the citizenship test. Should we change our immigration laws? How do you feel about immigration? Plenty of open discussion. The Southwest Border Problem - What to do? An important campaign topic for 2024, and a complicated one. What is being done to control and contend with undocumented immigration across our southern border? What defines the asylum process? Is deportation an option? Many facts and history on this area of our American border and what our politicians advocate are focus points of our open discussion. 553520 A 10-11:30 am W 9/4-10/9 (skip 9/18) Senior Center Bldg 3, Rm 301 $25 O 5 sessions legal planning options. 553508 A 11 am-Noon W 9/4

THE ART & SCIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL AGING 50+ YRS Ray Montemayor, Ph.D. In this course, we examine scientific research and clinical insights about successful aging. Our focus is on living longer and on how aging transforms our minds, personalities and social relations. We explore ways to optimize personal growth and development, in order to approach aging with confidence and even optimism. The course includes student-teacher interactions and class discussions. LONGEVITY: LIVING LONGER & WISER 553507 A 10 am-Noon Th 9/5 BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: THE GROWTH OF OLDER MINDS 553507 B 10 am-Noon Th 9/12 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: BECOMING WHO WE REALLY ARE 553507 C 10 am-Noon Th 9/19 SOCIAL RELATIONS: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY & FRIENDS 553507 D 10 am-Noon Th 9/26 Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $10

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