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O S H E R L I F E L O N G L E A R N I N G I N S T I T U T E | 27 | F A L L 2 0 2 3 C O U R S E C ATA L O G Class Details LOCATION KEY on page 16 court Brace, 1979) and read the seven stories in "The Old Order" (pp. 321-368) for the first class meeting. Linda Leavell was a professor of American literature for 25 years before moving to Fay- etteville, where she has been teaching OLLI courses for more than a decade. Her 2013 biography of the poet Marianne Moore won international acclaim. INSTRUCTOR: Linda Leavell DAY/DATE: Thursdays, 10/12/23 -10/26/23 (3) TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: OLLI/SHLH COST: $25.00 OLLI Member $40.00 Non-OLLI Member CHRISTIAN HEALING AND A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY DESCRIPTION: Find out how Mary Baker Eddy's discovery of a spiritual method of healing aligns with the teaching of an ancient Christian text she had never heard of. The Secret Revela- tion of John was one of the most important texts unearthed from the Nag Hammadi Collection in 1945, a good 35 years after Eddy's passing. No- body knew of it in Eddy's day, and still few people know of it today. But the similarities between the two books are remarkable, and together, they open a new window on early Christian healing. Shirley Paulson, Ph.D., is the founder and principal producer of the website, Early Chris- tian Texts: The Bible and Beyond. In this class she will explain the basis behind this healing discovery. INSTRUCTOR: Shirley Paulson DAY/DATE: Thursday, 10/12/23 - (1) TIME: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: 1CC COST: $19.00 OLLI Member $34.00 Non-OLLI Member HIKE AT RANGE HOLLOW DESCRIPTION: In a remote section of the Ozark/St. Francis National Forest in Crawford County is Range Hollow. Situated at 794 ft. in el- evation, it is a drainage of Cove Creek that offers a 2 mile hike that visits a waterfall and a nice pool during the rainy season. Join Lloyd Keck, retired veterinarian, and naturalist, on a guided hike ex- ploring this natural area. The day will also include a side stop at Natural Dam, a nearly 200 ft. wide waterfall that spans the width of Mountain Fork Creek. Notification of meeting location and time will be sent to all participants who register for the hike in their class reminder, regardless of what option is chosen. Add 30-45 minutes to stated time for travel. Activity Level: 3 INSTRUCTOR: Lloyd Keck DAY/DATE: Friday, 10/13/23 - (1) TIME: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: Off Site COST: $25.00 (CR) / $40.00 (TR) OLLI Member $40.00 (CR) / $55.00 (TR) Non-OLLI Member HIKING ARKANSAS: PEDESTAL ROCKS LOOP DESCRIPTION: Join us for a day trip to hike the Pedestal Rocks Loop Trail located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. The trail is approximate- ly 2.5 miles in distance and offers a great history lesson in Arkansas geology. The natural erosion that has been shaping the Ozark Mountains is on full display along this trail. Over time the weathering has created unique rock formations, shaped like large mushrooms. This will be a full day of exploring and taking in scenic views! Notification of meeting location and time will be sent to all participants who register for the hike in their class reminder, regardless of what option is chosen. Activity Level: 4 INSTRUCTOR: Josh Raney DAY/DATE: Tuesday, 10/17/23 - (1) TIME: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: Off Site COST: $25.00 (CR) / $40.00 (TR) OLLI Member $40.00 (CR) / $55.00 (TR) Non-OLLI Member YOUR HEALTH, YOUR DECISIONS DESCRIPTION: When making important healthcare decisions, how often do we accept our doctors' advice based on what "experts" say is best? A doctor might say drinking wine is good for us, but coffee is not, or that an MRI is the best way to screen for cancer, basing his or her advice on varying reports from the medical field. With "information overload" on the rise, how can we distinguish the useful information and advice from the unnecessary? Learning what informa- tion is reliable and how that information can enhance our medical choices is an essential skill for a healthy life. Dr. Robert McNutt, author of Your Health, Your Decisions - How to Work with Your Doctor to Become a Knowledge-powered Pa- tient, will lead a two session class on how to ob- tain medical research and use it to make better healthcare decisions. In this introductory class, participants will learn to approach information and choices in a systematic, skeptical, but useful way. The first day we will learn how to evaluate research information and healthcare advice; on the second day we will examine two case studies involving healthcare decisions. Special Materials: Participants are required to purchase the book: Your Health, Your Deci- sions ($20 at Amazon) written by Dr. McNutt. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Robert McNutt, M.D. DAY/DATE: Wednesdays, 10/18/23 - 10/25/23 (2) TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: Drake COST: $25.00 OLLI Member $40.00 Non-OLLI Member WHAT'S THAT SMOKE? PRESCRIBED FIRE IN THE OZARKS DESCRIPTION: At times a cloud of smoke will float through town, or a patch of nearby for- est will look charred from a wildfire. Often, this is the result of a prescribed fire, a tool used by the U.S. Forest Service to manage the Ozark Na- tional Forest. This practice, which has been used for many years, will be fully explained in a pre- sentation by Timothy Nutley, a Forest Assistant Fire Management Officer, with the USDA. Learn why it is a good technique, how burn areas are selected and when and where these prescribed fires take place. INSTRUCTOR: Tim Nutley DAY/DATE: Wednesday, 10/18/23 - (1) TIME: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: Drake COST: $19.00 OLLI Member $34.00 Non-OLLI Member HOW DID ARKANSAS POLITICS GET THIS WAY? DESCRIPTION: From the election of Bill Clin- ton as Democratic president to Sarah Sanders delivering the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. From the Arkansas Gazette editorial page to Fox News and Newsmax. From a Rockefeller's idea of reform to a Trumpians'. From the dominant local poli- tics of the Pink Tomato festival to the dominant national politics of a Koch think tank's retreat at a California resort. John Brummett will ponder this 50-plus-year adventure of the state turning