Kali Lightfoot

Executive Director

Maine Senior College Network    

 

Fran Myers greets ENCorps volunteer Mervyn Taylor of Lincolnville at the ENCorps Summit.

Fran Myers and Anne Cardale from the MSCN Office staffed a table to promote the Maine Senior College Network at the annual Encore Leadership Corps (ENCorps) Summit on May 21. ENCorps is a Maine volunteer organization for people age 50+ that provides training relevant to volunteer leaders from across the state.

The ENCorps Summit was held at Point Lookout in Northport. Becky Recor and Carolyn Hardman from Coastal Senior College in Rockland volunteered to staff the table as well. Thank you Becky and Carolyn!

 

Gertrude Allen, center, chats with others at the CSC Spring Luncheon.

 

Gertrude Allen, a resident of Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta, will reach100 years old in July. At the May 3 annual Spring Luncheon marking the 11th anniversary of Coastal Senior College, the organization recognized Gertrude for her ongoing dedication to taking Coastal Senior College (CSC) classes. Read the full story. 

 

- submitted by Kay Liss for Coastal Senior College

 

Kristi Anderson and June Spear (photo by Rachel Morin)

Kristi Anderson, a USM Lewiston/Auburn College junior, received a $1,000 scholarship from L/A Senior College at the organization's annual meeting in May. June Spear, an L/A Senior College board member and a member of the Scholarship Committee, presented the scholarship to Kristi.

Kristi is majoring in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Counseling. She has been active at her college, participating in the school's Relay for Life with the American Cancer Society and the Walk to Cure ALS disease. She also participated in the Dempsey Challenge and is a work-study student in the USM L/A College Student Success Center.

- submitted by Rachel Morin for Lewiston-Auburn Senior College

Marilyn Caron from Belfast Senior College addresses the Belfast Senior Day audience. (Photo by Gary Gahagen)

On May 22 about 70 people turned out at the Belfast Boathouse overlooking Penobscot Bay for an informative and entertaining Senior Day arranged by Senior College at Belfast. The program featured a line-up of community leaders who highlighted programs and information of particular interest to seniors.  Among them were Belfast City Manager Joe Slocum, Chief of Police Mike McFadden, and representatives from major civic organizations such as Spectrum Generations, Waldo County's Agency on Aging, and the Belfast Chamber of Commerce.
 
Music and laughter permeated the morning. Senior College member Herb Juettner entertained with jokes, songs and wild riffs on his harmonica. He followed up by enticing a big group to rock'n'roll the classic "A-A-R-P."  Who says seniors can't dance up a storm? A buffet lunch catered by a Belfast bar and grill fueled all this energy. Afterwards at least a dozen people walked off with door and raffle prizes from local merchants. The entire festive affair was arranged by Marilyn Caron and members of the Senior College special events committee.
 

- submitted by Pat Griffith for the Senior College at Belfast

Gold LEAFers on the tennis court this spring.

-submitted by Colleen Serrada for Gold LEAF Institute

Photo by Rachel Morin

The Special Destinations class at Lewiston-Auburn Senior College enjoyed a trip to Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls on April 27. The photo above shows part of the large group that attended posing on the grand staircase of the ornate home that now houses the museum.

In 2002, a group of people dedicated to preserving the history of Maine's paper industry came together to establish this museum. Their goal was to capture the cultural heritage of the papermaking mills and towns along the Androscoggin River.

The popular Special Destinations class visits a different educational destination every week and is coordinated by Dot Rupert.

-submitted by Rachel Morin for Lewiston/Auburn Senior College

Dance, theater, opera, films, concerts -- the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy offers it all from now through June! Check out the organization's website to see the schedule and for information on tickets.

Haikus are Ok
For limited expression
But not for beauty.

Short words work better
To ease the strictures of form
But stifle thinking.

Leave it to Japan
To make short word tsunamis
That ration meaning.

This month's featured poet wrote these haiku poems while a student in Gary Lawless' poetry class at Midcoast Senior College. They requested that their work be published anonymously.

Now you can "like" Maine Senior College Network on Facebook. We've created an MSCN page on Facebook, so please visit it to share experiences, ideas, photos, and information about upcoming Maine Senior College happenings. We'll also post links to articles about lifelong learning and other topics relevant to senior college members.