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HOOFers unites women seeking a hiking community. This is not for beginners; we hike 3-6 miles on uneven terrain with moderate elevation changes, lasting 3-6 hours including travel. The emphasis is on safety, navigation, knowledge-sharing, and building connections among like-minded hikers. A mandatory in-class meeting introduces members, reviews packs and equipment, and includes a short trail safety presentation. Three subsequent meetings are hikes.

In this class Steven Cliadakis from OLLI sponsor Altum Wealth Advisors will discuss how tax law changes, inflation, falling interest rates, and a changing economy may affect your investments and retirement plans. The class will cover various investment vehicles, such as CDs, Treasurys, index funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and others. Hear the financial market perspectives of respected economists and explore investment trends and best practices. The class will highlight key principles of financial planning and how they can be applied to your personal retirement goals.

Coutolenc Park sits on 340 acres off Coutolenc Road east of Magalia. Get an introduction to California native plants and basic botany in the field as we saunter in search of California native wildflowers.

This class offers a calm and welcoming space to connect more deeply within yourself and gain clarity around life. Each session focuses on a specific theme and begins with a 10-minute meditation that combines guided and silent practice. Following meditation, you will have time for personal journaling. A themed writing prompt will be provided to spark reflection, though you are welcome to explore any topic that feels meaningful. All journal entries are private.

Based primarily on Judith Viorst's book Making the Best of What's Left: When We're Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered, this class will be a combination reading and discussion group about the situation we occupy in our last years. What kind of plans should we make? Would we prefer the single life, marriage, or some other arrangement? If we seek guidance, what kind is good, and where will we likely find it?

Join Enloe Community Health for a three-part lecture series. Each class will cover a unique topic led by a local medical expert from Enloe Health with time for questions. The series is designed to support a healthier you.

In this class intended as a primer for estate administrators Dana and Tara Campbell from OLLI sponsor Dana L. Campbell, Attorney At Law will explore the intricacies of probate and of trust administration. We will discuss strategy, requirements, and dangers lurking in the administration of estates. If you are currently administering an estate or may be responsible for an administration in the future, please join us for discourse and fellowship. You are not alone! We will also briefly touch upon why administering a trust is so much easier than having to complete a probate.

Sing and/or play popular gospel songs. Bring your voice, guitar, violin, cello, harmonica, squeeze box, or other instrument and join a group of people singing and playing for fun. This is not meant to be religious. It's just a place to enjoy great music. Join us!

This class includes short presentations (talks, slides, videos) followed by discussions on all sorts of current US and world topics involving history, government, policy, science, technology, literature, education, culture, and many more. Participants are welcome to make presentations, suggest topics, discuss, or just listen. Special guests are also welcome to present.

This class is for people who already know how to play the A-G chords. We play and sing 3-, 4-, and 5-chord songs by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, the Everly Brothers, and other musicians from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. The class is mostly to practice feeling comfortable with playing guitar while singing. There is some instruction on more advanced guitar playing. Bring a guitar, ukulele, or other stringed instrument, or you're welcome to come just to sing along with the class.

Join us for a leisurely hike of 3-6 miles with no elevation change at the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Rio Vista Unit. We will observe native and other vegetation and wildlife. The trail borders the Sacramento River so we may see some birds and otters in the river. There will be information about the history of this and other units, as well as the change from riparian habitat to cultivated land and back to riparian habitat.

This class is for people who have studied some French in the past. We study basic French grammar, usage, pronunciation, and vocabulary. The focus is communicating with others in written and spoken French.

In For the Time Being, naturalist Annie Dillard explores how the sacred reveals itself in our modern, scientifically-oriented world. Her protagonists are the Baal Shem Tov, an eighteenth-century Hasidic rabbi, and Teilhard de Chardin, a twentieth-century Jesuit paleontologist. She brings the mystery of birth, the Chinese Emperor Qin's ten thousand terra-cotta soldiers, and an extended visit to modern Israel into her quest. Dillard asks, "Given things as they are, how shall one individual live?" Join this learning through conversation seminar to explore with her.

This class is for the beginning painter. We will learn and practice color mixing, composition, using basic painting projects to master blending, and control of the acrylic medium. We will follow step-by-step instructions. All materials are provided.

This class is centered around a French book. The class reads aloud, followed by translation into English, with some discussion of vocabulary, grammar, and the plot. We will review grammar when questions about usage or form come up, and class sessions may focus on specific grammar topics.

A half-hour walk immersed in nature prepares us to sit with our sketchbook journals and observe, question, draw, paint, and write about what we see, hear, and feel – focusing on our senses, curiosity, and the observation process over perfecting an end product. We'll explore Upper and Lower Bidwell Park, Indian Fishery, and the Genetic Resource & Conservation Center (Chico Tree Farm). Participants provide their own art materials and choose their subjects. There is no official art instruction. Some basic techniques and many online supplemental materials are provided.

This class uses a group study of the book Complete Spanish Step by Step, Premium 2nd Edition, by Barbara Bregstein, beginning with chapter 5.

Join us for this beginner's guide to navigating the heavens. We will consider an eclectic mix of mythology, historic viewpoints, and current events in meteorology, astronomy, and cosmology. Eyes to the sky!

We will examine current controversies about federal government initiatives reported in popular media. In general, these issues relate to provisions in the US Constitution called the separation of powers. Why did the founders design this? How is it supposed to work? Our sources will be news articles, opinion columns, and letters to the editor. We will use the learning through conversation method to understand these public policy issues. We will not attempt to propose solutions.

This class will provide an overview of the history and methods used to search for extraterrestrial intelligence in the Milky Way galaxy. We will explore how and where we are searching, and what we have found. The Drake equation, the Rare Earth hypothesis, and the Fermi Paradox are among the topics discussed.

On parle français dans cette classe, sans traduction (si nous avons de la chance). On doit avoir l'envie d'entendre et de parler mieux le français, et peut-être un jour le parler couramment. Il n’y a pas de textes.

This class uses a group study of the book Complete Spanish Step by Step, Premium 2nd Edition, by Barbara Bregstein, beginning with chapter 12.

Join us for an outdoor adventure exploring interesting places in our community. We will meander at a leisurely pace for 1-2 miles in the Horsehoe Lake area of Upper Bidwell Park to enjoy the wildflower bloom and birds of the area. Participants should be comfortable walking and standing for two hours. The trails are relatively flat and somewhat uneven in spots.