Proactive Health Care Choices

Steven Spidell, Staff Chaplin at Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital, gave a thought provoking presentation on the need to take a proactive involvement in having discussions with loved ones, sooner rather than later, about your desires for end of life decisions. There were a lot of questions and answers posed in the class. 

Presentation - click here

Websites to Visit -  www.theconversationproject.org

www.dads.state.tx.us

Maintaining Healthy Joints

The importance of maintaining healthy joints, especially as we get older cannot be over emphasized.  Tim Janek, Jr. and Tim Janek, Sr. from Paths in Healing started the presentation by sharing their backgrounds. They then showed us how improved posture leads to improved breathing. Proper breathing is necessary to get oxygen into our blood stream which then feeds our muscles, tendons and organs. Healthy joints are necessary for good movement and balance. Tim will be back in November to further discuss posture.

Climate Change in Human History

Nathalie Brandes, Prof of Geosciences at LSC-Montgomery, was back with another great presentation. What can the geological records tell us about climate change during our human history? Nathalie led us through some of the available information.

Please click here to see her presentation.

Trust Accounts: What? Where? When?

Where did the time go? There is so much to learn and talk about with regard to trusts.  Russ Newton, from Wells Fargo, gave a very informative overview of trusts and answered our many questions. Still a lot more to cover, so Russ will be back in the Spring.

To see his handout from class, click here.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Melinda Sims gave a great presentation on the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in United States’ independence. Members of this non-profit group work to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.
Presentation – click here

Jambalaya Cooking Class

If you missed the Jambalaya cooking class you missed a real treat. Lou Master (Chef Louie) demonstrated his favorite recipe for Jambalaya. His recipe actually makes 36 servings, but it it easy to cut the ingredients down to serve fewer people. The class enjoyed a lively discussion of how Jambalaya is made and then had hearty servings of the final product. To find the recipe, click here.

Rummikub for Senior Adults

Come join the fun of playing Rummikub with the ALL group members. Even if you did not join the learning class on September 21st, you can learn how to play Rummikub by just coming to play. New players are always welcomed. The group plays each Thursday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 in the Lone Star College cafeteria. The group will be led by Fred Teoh and he has modified the rules to make it easier for senior adults to play. To review Fred's modified rules click here.

Introduction to ALL

Welcome A.L.L. members, new and returning, as we kick off the new school year with an introduction to A.L.L. and the LSC-CyFair campus.  There is so much to do and see with A.L.L, the college and the public library.  Attendees were given a tour of the campus highlights by the college's Student Ambassadors.

See the presentation here.

End of Semester Party May 2015

If you missed the end of the semester party May 8th, 2015, you missed a great event. There were lots of people and an abundance of food. The ALL classes are out for the summer but will begin again in the Fall. Registration is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th, 2015, 10:00-Noon. Be sure to mark your calendar to attend Registration and sign up for classes and events in the Fall.
Lou Master brought a wonderful cake to the party and has shared the recipe - click here. If other people want to share recipes, contact Sarah Walter at sarahwalter@comcast.net.
ENJOY THE SUMMER !!!

Cruising the Seine & Paris

Skip and Linda Brinz shared their travel adventure of cruising the Seine River in France and their additional week long stay in Paris. The classroom was full of interested members for this armchair trip. Their tour include several beautiful villages, the museums and beaches of WWI and WWII and of course Paris "The City of Light". To view the presentation, click here.