Bicycling for Seniors

You are never too old to enjoy biking. Many ALL members love getting out on their bikes for fun and fitness. If the bike you have is "old" maybe it is time to invest in a newer one and get back out there.  Al Pitre led this interesting class and gave some great tips for choosing a bicycle that you will enjoy.
To see his handout - click here.

World War II Military Aircraft

World War II Military Aircraft has been one of Bill Willits' interest for many years.  In his youth his family lived near Willow Run Airport and he used to watch the B-24 bombers fly in.  His interest continued to increase through the years.  Bill is now affiliated with the Houston Wing of Commemorative Air Force. Today he shared his love for this part of our American history with the ALL class. You can learn more by viewing his presentation below.
Handout - click here
Presentation - click here
Movie on manufacturing of bombers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKlt6rNciTo

Advisory Board Minutes - October 2014

The Fall Semester has been running smoothly with good class attendance. Members are looking forward to our 10th Anniversary party scheduled for Friday, November 21st from 2:00-4:00pm. The Spring schedule has been submitted to the system office and they are preparing the combined catalog which will be published and mailed in late December.  To view the Advisory Board Minutes for October - click here.

ALL 10th Anniversary Party

We're having a party to celebrate 10 years of classes and events for ALL Academy for Lifelong Learning on the LSC-CyFair campus. RSVP to reserve your spot - call 281-290-3457 - give your name and head count. Seating is limited.

Got Resilience?

Steve Spidell, a staff chaplain from Houston Methodist St John hospital in the Clear Lake area gave am informative talk about the positive effects that resilience plays in our ability to recover and move on from life’s crises’. See Steve Spidell’s presentation and Resilience Self Assessment tools by clicking below.

Presentation - click here

Assessment 1 - click here

Assessment 2 - click here

Picasa Photo Management

Richard Gillespie travels a lot and thus takes thousand of pictures.  With that many photos to manage, he finds that Picasa available through Google handles this chore easily. With Picasa you can do organize, view, edit and share your digital photos on your computer. Richard held a class to share his knowledge of using Picasa with other photography enthusiasts. To see his presentation - click here

European Convention on Human Rights

The American Bill of Rights has been around for a long time. The European Convention on Human Rights is a newer approach to addressing human rights violations. To make changes to the American Constitution, an amendment must be made. The European Convention functions with the use of Proclamations that spell out accepted human rights.  To learn more, review her Presentation by clicking here.

Salsas and Salads

Chef Louie (Lou Master) presented another tantalizing cooking class for us. This one was about Salads and Salsas. But as Lou said - "All salsas aren’t dances and all salads don’t need lettuce". View his handout with recipes for the following items.....click here.

    Green Salsas

    Pineapple Salsa

    Amazing Tropical Salsa

    Pico de Gallo

    Cucumber, Onion and Tomato Salad

    Jicama and Orange Salad

Home and Personal Protection

Bill Bevers of Bullseye Shooters provided our class with loads of information regarding our choices about personal protection.  We learned about guns, marksmanship, as well as the responsibilites that come along with the rights we enjoy.

You can see Bill's presentation here.

Let's Make-A-Turkey

Class members in the Let's Make-A-Turkey class had lots of FUN custom painting their wooden turkeys. Once again Gene Chism had prepared the wooden pieces. It is amazing how each creation looks different when they started with the same kit. To see the handiwork of class members click here.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea affects many people and causes more health issues than just loss of sleep.  Dr. S.R. Venkatesh discussed the causes of sleep apnea and how it affects your health. Review his presentation by clicking here.  See Dr. Venkatesh's business card for contact info.