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LINC
membership is open to anyone over 55 who enjoys the challenge of
learning, according to president Marty Hargett.
Membership for the two semesters, spring and fall, is $5.
An additional fee of $10 is charged for each semester session,
which will include at least two programs.
Scholarships are available.
The
spring semester program on April 27 includes the bird walk at Elkhart,
with visits to the Chapel of St. John the Baptist and the burial site
of the first Logan County settler; a Dutch-treat lunch at the newly
reopened Korn Krib at Latham; and the trip to Mount Pulaski.
To carpool, LINC members can meet at the Oasis Senior Center at
8:30 a.m. or at the chapel site at 9 a.m.
The
second program of the spring semester, scheduled for Thursday, May 4,
includes two seminars on financial planning for seniors. The first, the “Layperson’s Guide to Managing an
Estate,” led by Diane Ryon, will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the
Oasis Center. A
discussion of “Senior Investing,” led by Richard Sumrall, head
librarian, will be held from 1 to 2:15 p.m. at the Lincoln Public
Library.
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LINC,
which stands for Lincolnland Intellectual and Nurturing Courses, was
founded in 1977 and is affiliated with the Elderhostel Network. It is one of more than 200 Institutes of Learning in
Retirement in the United States, and is a peer-driven organization
that incorporates small, educational groups who enjoy learning from
each other. It provides
college-level course work on a non-credit basis.
To
become an Elderhostel Network Affiliate, the program must be sponsored
by an institute of higher education.
According to Hargett, LINC is unusual in being sponsored by all
three of the colleges in Logan County: Lincoln College, Lincoln
Christian College and Heartland Community College.
Heartland serves as the fiscal officer of the group, to fulfill
the guidelines of the Elderhostel Network.
Anyone
who wishes to become a member of LINC may sign up at the Oasis Senior
Center, 501 Pulaski St. Former
programs sponsored by LINC include local history, health, landscaping,
world religions, introduction to computers, music, photography and
literature, including mystery writers.
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