Allegany Center of Lifelong Learning

Speaker: Raquel Ketterman and Andrew Cowan 
Description: Learn more about best practices for residential recycling In Allegany County and the City of Cumberland.

Speaker: James Rada
Description: James Rada will tell the story of George Swearingen, Allegany County Sheriff in 1829 whose promising future ended with his indictment for his wife’s murder, the subsequent trial and his hanging.

Speaker: Jenn Jeudy
Description: Ever wonder what really happens after the yellow tape goes up? Join us for an inside look at how investigators piece together clues, bust myths from TV, and reveal the science behind solving crimes.

Speaker: Cpl. Richard Devore
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the Maryland State Police Aviation Comman focusing on Trooper 5 and the missions conducted in Western Maryland. 

Speaker: Bill Cihlar
Description: Learn about Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, who served during the American Civil War, was the first female U. S. Army surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.

Speaker: Peggy Roblyer
Description: This Cumberland-born author discusses how to get started writing a memoir as she introduces her own published coming-of-age story Strong Glass: A Memoir of Escaping the Dark Mirror of Family History. 

Speaker: Bernie Zlomek                                                                                                    Description: CPR and first aid act as the crucial immediate response that buys time for professional medical help to arrive. The class will consist of basic information and skills and why it is important to know what to do in an emergency.

Speaker: Greg Latta
Description: Award winning recording artist and radio personality Greg Latta will explore the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and the British Isles. Greg will be singing and performing on instruments such as the cittern, octave mandolin and Northumbrian small pipes.

 

Speaker: Steve Resh                                                                                                              Description: Society is aware of the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the implications of that increase. We will take a look at a practical solution.

Speaker: Hilmar Gottesthal  
Description:  Hilmar Gottesthal born in Austria, graduated from Vienna Academy of the Arts and started his career in Istanbul, Turkey, had exhibits in London, Paris, and Mexico. After a show in Athens, he moved to Greece where they made a movie of his life as an artist.  

Speaker: Nancy Reed                                                                                                         Description: The eastern United States is an island.  Boating numerous rivers, creeks, bays, Great Lakes, canals, Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic, the “island” can be circumnavigated in a year.  What does it take to prepare for and complete this feat?

Speaker: Champ Zumbrun
Description: This class will center on the history of the Liberty Tree and what people are continuing to do to keep both the history and the tree alive.

 

Speaker: Seth Moessinger                                                                                                 Description: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Ecologist, Seth Moessinger, will discuss current threats to native brook trout populations in Western Maryland and highlight ongoing efforts to restore and conserve habitat for the species.