Advisory Committee Minutes - May 2013

School's out for summer !  The ALL program will not have classes during the summer session. However, bus trips will continue as scheduled and the Mah Jongg players group will meet at the Glaizer Senior Education Center at 1:00 on Monday afternoons. We will return to a full activity schedule in September.  Before we adjourned for summer, the Advisory Committee met on May 22nd.....click here to review the minutes of the meeting. Mark your calendar for Saturday morning, September 14th, 2013.  That will be our Fall Registration Event where we gather to renew our membership in the ALL program. Catalogs for the Fall Semester should be mailed in August. Details on registration will be posted in the ALL blog so be sure to check it regularly. NOTE: there is a new address for the ALL blog - please go to the blog and save the website as a "bookmark" or "favorite" on your computer.  

Blog address for upcoming events - http://allcyfair.blogspot.com 

Blog address for past events - http://lsccyfairall.blogspot.com

Benefits of Birds

Professor Tim Sebesta was with us again today talking about the Benefits of Birds. Tim, a bird enthusiast, always gives us great information about birds that fly through our area. In fact, he indicated that this weekend would be a great time to drive down to High Island, TX where thousands of birds "fall out" as they fly from South America to more northern states for the summer. Tim's favorite birds, Purple Martins, prefer to nest in gourds. Hummingbirds love the bottlebrush bush. For bird friendly plants, visit RCW Nursery or Buds & Blossoms....both in our local area. Funny movie about bird watching - The Big Year. Source for buying gourds is purplemartin.org   Review his presentation for more info. 
Tim's Presentation - click here
Tim's Email - Tim.R.Sebesta@lonestar.edu

Chicken & Dumplings

Love Comfort Food?  Nothing could be better than Chicken & Dumplings?  Anne McErlean showed us her favorite recipe.  This recipe can be adapted to suit your liking.....you choose to use either white meat or dark meat.  Don't like celery, don't add it.  But the secret is in the dumplings.....they must be rolled very thin.  Then drop the pastry strips one by one into the boiling chicken stock.  Complete recipe - click here.