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OLLI
E-News #31-06 of Aug. 18, 2006
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Issue 31-06 of Aug 18, 2006
NEWSFLASHES
 > OBITUARY: ART COOK. Longtime
OLLI member and former director Art Cook passed away on Aug 17. A
memorial service at Church of the Good Shepard, 9350 Braddock Rd.,
Burke, VA (corner of Braddock Road and Olley Lane) is tentatively set
for Sep 6. |
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RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Roberta Wulf has
resigned from the Board effective immediately. President Debbie
Halverson has appointed Planning Committee chair Pat Carroll to fill
this vacancy, subject to Board approval at the Aug 18 Board meeting.
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REMINDERS
> FALL-TERM REGISTRATION HAS STARTED AND
CONTINUES
THROUGH FRI, AUG 25. The
registration form
on the OLLI Website can be
filled out online and then printed,
which we encourage you to do (legible forms are easier for the office
to process).
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HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES & CURRENT EVENTS RESOURCE GROUP meets
10:00, Tue, Aug 29, Tallwood. All OLLI members welcome and their
suggestions needed.
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ALL MEMBERS
WHO
JOINED LRI IN '91, '92
OR
'93: Contact Janice Dewire. Details. |
ARTICLES
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DEPARTMENTS
> COMING
ATTRACTIONS: OLLI non-class
events. |
TIMELY TIDBITS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Seven items of interest to members
 By Dick Chobot,
Executive Director
- Fall Catalog.
- By now you
have received the Fall Catalog. Based on the mail and the turnout on
the first day of registration on the 16th, this may be a record term
for OLLI. Make sure you submit your registration form as soon as
possible.
- As you
review
the Fall Catalog give a thought to the many volunteers who make our
quality program possible. When you return to Tallwood or Lake Anne in
the fall, take a moment to thank a resource group member, an
instructor, a class liaison, a Board member … or better yet, consider
sharing your time and talent in a volunteer role at OLLI.
- Loudoun County. The rumor is
true! OLLI is planning a pilot test of a program in Loudoun County for
spring 2007. Ray Beery, a former president of OLLI, is leading the
effort. Courses will be held at George Mason's Loudoun facility.
- Fall for the Book.
- Fall for
the
Book (FFTB), which runs from September 27 to October 5, is a favorite
of OLLI members. This year we will be sponsoring and hosting a program
by retired Marine Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, co-author of Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion
and Occupation of Iraq. This session is listed as a Special
Event in the Fall Catalog and registration will be required. For the
full schedule of Fall for the Book, visit the FFTB Website.
- You can
make
the FFTB even more special by volunteering to serve as a driver/escort
for an author. Imagine getting to meet an author like Doris Kearns
Goodwin up close and personal. Information on volunteering in found on
the FFTB Website.
- OLLI
sponsorship of FFTB resulted from a donation of $500 from "Friends of
OLLI" approved at the July Board meeting and a matching $500 gift from
an anonymous donor.
- OLLI in the Media.
- On August
28
(Fairfax and Arlington), "Forever Young" TV will air the episode on
OLLI; other show times are shown on this schedule.
Debbie Halverson, Gordon Canyock, Kathie West and yours truly appear on
the show.
- More media
exposure: OLLI has been invited to appear at another taping on the
subject of lifelong learning as part of a series being developed for
broadcast on Comcast. Eileen Duggan and I will be interviewed on the
show. They also will be showing video material taken from the OLLI
Website.
- Parking. As we return
for the fall, parking at Tallwood may at times become congested. We ask
that you park in designated spaces, respect the handicapped spaces and
park courteously if you have to park in the surrounding neighborhood. Have you considered a
carpool?
- Mark your Calendars.
- Please note
the following dates: Oct 20--OLLI 15th Anniversary Celebration;
Nov 3--OLLI Town Meeting; and Dec 1--OLLI Holiday Luncheon.
Details will follow as we get closer to these events.
- Also make
note of the fact that the OLLI Board of Directors meets on the third
Friday of each month in TA-1. You are always welcome to attend Board
meetings and make your views known to the directors.
- Lake Anne. OLLI at Lake
Anne is an undiscovered location for many OLLI members. The fall is a
great time to sign up for a course at Lake Anne and enjoy the ambiance
of Lake Anne Plaza.
FUN
OUT OF THE SUN
Some options to escape the heat
 By Elizabeth Crawford, OLLI
E-News staff writer
SUMMER
TIME, AND THE LIVIN' IS HOT. How about a nice, air-conditioned
movie? A number of local movie theaters offer discount prices for
citizens over the age of 60. ( Since
OLLI members tend to look so young and vital, perhaps you should bring
proof of age.)
For example, senior tickets for the University
Mall Theaters cost $3.00 for all movies. The Fairfax Corner 14 Cinema
De Lux and the Centreville Multiplex charge seniors $3.50 for Wednesday
showings.
 The AMC Theaters
7-10 in Springfield Mall (above the Food Court)
invite seniors to join more than 800 of their fellow seniors for a
free movie on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at nine for
the movie that starts at 9:30, and free coffee, orange juice and
cinnamon rolls are available. Call 703-971-3000 to to find out which
movie is being
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Check your newspaper for other movie discount
prices. Phone numbers are listed, and further information about senior
discounts is given, at the end of the movie times recordings.
BOOK REVIEW
A new occasional feature
 By Rod Zumbro, OLLI
E-News
editor
LEE CHILD
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HOW
MANY OF YOU ENJOY CURLING UP WITH A GOOD BOOK? The
problem is, there are so many
good books out there! We readers can use some recommendations, and
that's where
sources like The Washington Post's
Book
World, C-SPAN2's Book TV, and even The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart can help by telling us about
interesting books and by interviewing authors who are promoting their
books.
As a new occasional feature, OLLI E-News will publish
short recommendations from OLLI members. I will start out by
offering some
recommendations in a specific genre that I enjoy reading: crime
fiction.
Two of my favorite authors are best-selling
writers, each of
whom
has created an interesting, exciting, well-developed
main character and then has featured the same character in a series of
novels--any one of which can be read on its own (it's not necessary to
have read the others). |
JAMES LEE
BURKE
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- Lee
Child has written 10 novels featuring ex-Military Police major
Jack
Reacher, a multi-talented loner who repeatedly overcomes seemingly
insurmountable odds with his sharp mind and occasional violent actions;
these books are page-turners, hard to put down. The first
Jack Reacher novel is Killing Floor
(1997); the most recent is The Hard
Way (2006).
- James
Lee Burke has
written 15 novels featuring Sheriff's Deputy Dave Robicheaux of New
Iberia Parish, Louisiana; these tales, with their rich language and
unforgettable Southern characters, take you deeply into a bayou culture
that most
of us will never personally experience. The first Dave Robicheaux novel
is The Neon Rain (1987); the
most recent is Pegasus Descending
(2006).
Once I
discovered how much I liked these books, I
decided to start reading the first in each series and then read
subsequent ones chronologically, which is what I'm still doing. I
always put them on hold online at the Fairfax
County Public Library -- a wonderful
resource that has (on the
shelf
or on order) almost every book one could ever want to read.
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lovers. Submit your short
recommendations for a particular genre to the OLLI E-News editor. |
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Non-class events at OLLI
The following list covering the remainder of August is extracted for
your
convenience from the OLLI
Staff Forecast of Non-Class Events. Board, committee and resource-group
meetings are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
executive sessions).
AUGUST
18 Friday 10:00 AM
Board Meeting
TA-1
10:00 AM
Recorder Class/Club TA-2
10:30 AM
Homer Book Club Annex
22 Tuesday 8:15 AM
Walking Club Lake Anne
Church
23 Wednesday 10:00 AM
Bridge TA-3
10:00 AM Program Committee Meeting
Tallwood
25 Friday 10:00 AM
Classic Fiction Book Club Reston
Regional Library
10:30 AM
Homer Book Club Annex
10:00 AM
Recorder Class/Club TA-2
29 Tuesday 8:15 AM
Walking Club Lake Anne
Church
10:00 AM
History,
International Studies & Current Events Resource Group Meeting
Tallwood
30 Wednesday 10:00 AM
Bridge TA-3 |
Rod
Zumbro
Editor
Karen
Hamilton
Deputy
Editor
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Editor, Database Manager
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2006 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University.
Materials in this publication subject to OLLI-GMU copyright may be
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Updated:
August 18, 2006
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George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
OLLI-GMU copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational
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