LIFELINES
The Newsletter of the Guild for L.I.F.E.- The Guild is dedicated to fostering a
mutuallybene icialrelationshipbetweentheGuildandtheCommunity;to
providing intellectual stimulation and cultural enrichment to its members and
associates. LIFE means Learning Is For Everyone.
February 2017
Anne Arundel Community College
Walking the White House Visitors Center
Just 25 days a er the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave sees an occupant change, the Guild’s day trippers
will walk the White House Visitors Center at 1450 Pennsylvania Ave, thanks to trip
planners Dale Cager and
Marie Gough.
According to the Center’s
web site, the Center, located
in historic Baldrige Hall in
the Department of Commerce and operated by the
Na onal Park Service began
a $12.6 million dollar revitaliza on in July 2012. That
means we will see newly
enhanced exhibits and technology in the 16,000 sq. . of
space allocated to the Center. There will be state-of-the-art visitor experiences
that include interac ve exhibits, a large-scale model of
the White House, numerous tac le elements, and a new
permanent museum gallery.
During our self guided tour we can explore an interacve touch screen tour of the White House, view over 90
ar facts from the White House collec on, shop at the
White House Historical Associa on retail store, and view
the 14 minute film, "White House: Reflec ons From
January 50-50 winner Peggy Brust, le ,
receives winnings from Nita Israel
ALERT-The March Day-trips will be
made on March 21, 22, 23 due to AACC
closing week of March 13.
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Within." And if your hearing or vision isn’t what it once
was, equipment at the Informa on desk is available to
experience the comprehensive audio tour for the museum's exhibits and interac ve elements (all film
and audio components
are open-cap oned).
As with most government buildings, security
is paramount so we will
be screened and may be
asked for iden fica on.
No liquids or food is allowed to be brought into
the center and large carrying bags are discouraged.
An “on your own” lunch
will be taken at the Ronald Regan Food Court a short
walk from the Visitor’s Center.
Bus parking spaces in D.C. are scarce. But, if you wish
to share your handicap parking permit it would ease the
parking task. Give it to the driver on the day of your trip.
Guest speaker for the February 7 lecture mee ng is
Park Service Ranger Bernardo Lavieri. He will provide an
overview of the exhibits and ac vi es we will see and do.
at the visitor’s center. A Q&A period will follow.
DAY TRIP SIGN UP PROCEDURE— Sign up for the Day-trip on Feb.
14,15,16, is Feb 7 at 12:30 p.m. at the AACC CADE building. Cost is $5.00 per
person. Trip arrival and departure times are 8 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. respectively. If late for your tour time call your Trip Coordinator – See cell phone numbers below. If you wish to attend the day trip, but can’t attend the sign-up
meeting, contact your Day Trip Coordinator prior to the lecture meeting. The total number of attendees for each day must be collected by the
end of that meeting. Requests to attend the trip will not be accepted after
the sign-up meeting. Contact phone numbers: Tuesday: Shirley H-410-3499558, Cell 410-271-3460; Wednesday: Lee, H-410-647-0136, Cell 410–9787885; Thursday: Sandy H-410-437-2263, Cell 443–254-7101. Inclement
Weather Policies -For closing information-Call: 410-777-2222, select option
2; or visit web site: www.aacc.edu. If AACC is closed, our meeting or field
trip is canceled. If, on the day of the lecture, AACC opens late, the lecture
will start 12:30 p.m. If, on trip day AACC opens late, the day trip is canceled.
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AACC Honors Past Guild President Nutt
In 1989 then Guild President Harold “Hi” Nu iniated the Guild’s associa on with the Anne Arundel Community College Founda on, scholarship
program with a dona on of $750.00. Hi’s associaon with the Founda on con nued long a er he
le the Guild and because he placed the college
into his estate plan, he will be remembered well
into future years.
Vollie Melson, execu ve director, Anne Arundel Community College Founda on, Inc., said, “It
is truly a great honor when a donor chooses to
make AACC part of his or her legacy. That is what
Harold Nu and Lillian Vanous Nu did by making
our college one of the main beneficiaries of their
estate. The estate gi from Mr. and Mrs. Nu was
the largest contribu on by an individual donor in
the College’s history.
“The College Board of Trustees was so moved by
Hi’s long associa on with the college and the
generous gi that they decided to rename the
CALT building The Vanous-Nu Center for Applied
Learning & Technology in honor of this wonderful
couple.”
At the November 16 celebra on, college officials and
family and friends of Hi and his wife officially commemorated the naming of The Vanous-Nu Center for Applied
Learning and Technology.
Harold Nu knew the challenges associated with balancing the pursuit of one’s educa on with earning a living. When he enrolled in graduate school at the Massa-
The CALT building is now the The Vanous-Nu Center
for Applied Learning & Technology
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Dedica on building plaque reads: “For their excep onal generosity to the AACC Founda on Inc. in support of the students and
program of the college.” Looking on are le to right: Henry Libby,
president of the College Founda on, Dr. Dawn Lindsay, AACC
president; Roberta Vanous of the Vanous-Nu family; and Jerome Klasmeier, Vice Chair of the College Board of Trustees
chuse s Ins tute of Technology, he was forced to carry a
reduced course-load so that he could work to cover his
expenses. A er ini ally working as the YMCA’s geometry
teacher, Mr. Nu was eventually asked by an MIT instructor to join him in the Diesel Engine business, which
would prove to be a life-changing invita on.
Mr. Nu quickly became a na onal expert on diesel
engineering who used his technical gi s over several decades to modernize the United States Navy and fleets of
our allies. He served as the Technical Director of the Naval Research Development Laboratory and earned the
Navy Superior Service Award, and the Federal Execu ve
Board’s Civil Servant of the Year Award in 1970.
Mr. Nu loved AACC and served as a member of the
AACC Founda on Board from 1994-2007 and was elected
as a Board member emeritus to honor his contribu ons
and service. Mr. Nu passed away in 2014 at 105 years of
age.
Lillian Vanous Nu was a painter, musician and
poet. She was a prominent local watercolorist, who was
passionate about the arts. She taught piano for more
than half a century.
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Candid Camera – Baltimore Museum of Industry
The walk through the BMI and all its
yesteryear exhibits was an enlightening and sobering experience.
Viewing the city’s history of oyster
processing, garment making, seafood packing and canning, hand –
tooling and manufacturing, mass
belt-driven machine shops, early gas
ligh ng methods and a great deal
more, le many of the tour group
thinking “the good ole days” weren’t
really that good! However, there was
also a great apprecia on for the labor of the city’s very early ci zens in
making Bal more the great industry
blue collar city that it became. There
is no ge ng around the fact that
workplaces of the past were hazardous to health and safety of all workers. Yet, they persevered and in
me eked out safety rules and pracces for worker protec on. The docent narra on of the mes and
events of the exhibits greatly enhanced our visit. (Photos by Marty
Mar nez)
Clockwise from the top: Machine shop where all motors are driven by one belt drive. “Pressure cooker” used for
the canning process, an upgrade from cooking individual cans. Garment factory where workers were paid on a “by
piece” basis. When “Ma Bell” was the center of the telephone world.
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Guild For LIFE
A Touch of Humor
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President– PatStrif ler
Phone: 410-544-5648
Vice Pres: Vacant
Treasurer Maureen
Bennett
Secretary –Wilma
Robley
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Program Monica DeLucia
Phone: 410-721-2991
Hospitality- Joyce
Montgomery
Scholarship– Janie
Hundertmark
Historian-Gladys
Martinez
Transportation- Mark
Bennett
Holiday Party
Ann Albrecht
Picnic –Liles Creighton,
Lee May
Guest Speaker–Vacant
TRIP COORDINATORS
Tues-Shirley Nelson
Wed– Lee May
Thur– Sandy DeMarino
LIFELINES Editor:
Marty Martinez, Phone:
410-990-0856. Email:
[email protected]
Photo and text contributions to LifeLines should
reach the editor no later
than two days after the
last day-trip.
Web LifeLines at
AACC.edu/guild.
Go to AACC.edu/guild to
see the current issue of
LifeLines in full color.
The newsletter is posted
a week before home delivery
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About Aging
One day, while strolling down the boardwalk, John bumped
into an old friend of his, Rob, from high school. “You look great
John, how do you stay looking so young? Why you must be 60
already but you don’t look a day over 40!” Rob exclaimed.
“I feel like I’m 40 too!” replied John. “That’s incredible” exclaimed Rob, “Does it run in the family? How old was your dad
when he passed?” “Did I say he was dead?” asked John. “He’s
81 and is more ac ve than ever. He just joined the neighborhood basketball team!” responded John.
“Whoa! Well how old was your Grandfather when he died?”
“Did I say he died” asked John. Rob was amazed. “He just had
his 105th birthday and plays golf and goes swimming each day!
He’s actually ge ng married this week!” “Ge ng married?!”
Rob asked. If he’s 105, why on earth does he want to get married?! John looked at Rob and replied, “Did I say he wanted
to?”
An Anniversary
Bill’s second Anniversary was coming up and if there was one
thing that got his wife Suzy upset, it was not ge ng a
though ul gi on a special occasion.
Bill quizzed all his friends, co workers, clients and anyone he
happened to bump into, as to what would be a good anniversary present. He finally se led on a huge bouquet of flowers.
Not willing to trust himself to pick out the right flowers, Bill
called up a local flower shop with strict instruc ons to deliver
the biggest most beau ful bouquet of flowers first thing in the
morning with the following note “Happy Anniversary Year
Number Two!”
The morning of the Anniversary Bill made sure Suzy would
be the one to answer the door as he waited anxiously in the
other room.
“WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?!” Hollered Suzie angrily holding up
his well thought out note, “Happy Anniversary You’re Number
Two!”
About a Dog
Joe was a steward for Fly High airlines. He watched as an older
lady boarded the plane holding a dog in a cage. “Excuse me,”
said Joe “dogs are not allowed on board, you have to check it in
with the baggage.” The lady wasn’t happy, but Joe was an experienced steward and succeeded in convincing the lady without much of a scene. Upon arrival, Joe took a peek in the cage,
and to his great surprise, saw that the dog was dead! Fran c
that they may get sued, Joe quickly sent one of his underlings
out to town to buy a dog that looked exactly the same. Just in
the nick of me the underling arrived with the dog They quickly
switched dogs and breathed a sigh of relief. “This isn’t my dog!”
said the lady as soon as she saw it. “I’m sure it is” insisted Joe “I
was very careful about where I put it.” “It’s not my dog” argued
the lady, “you see, I was bringing my dog to my home town to
have him buried, and this dog is alive.
BULLETINS
DAY-TRIP PROGRAMS
2017
Mar. 21,22,23-Harve de
Grace Decoy Museum
Judy Clark and
Lucy Richter
Apr-Banneker Douglass
Museum & Helen Tawes
Garden –Mae Mosteller
and Pat Rogers
May– Nemours House,
Wilmington, DelawareJoyce Montgomery
June-Picnic –Lee May,
Liles Creighton
No ce of
Nondiscrimina on
AACC is an equal opportunity, affirma ve ac on,
Title IX, ADA Title 504 compliant ins tu on. Call Disability Support Services 410777-2306 or Maryland Relay 711, 72 hours in advance to request most accommoda ons.
Requests for sign language interpreters, alterna ve format books or
assis ve technology require 30 days’ no ce. For
informa on on AACC’s
compliance and complaints
concerning discrimina on
or harassment, contact
Karen L. Cook, Esq., Federal Compliance Officer, 410777-7370 or MDRelay 711.
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White House Visitors Center Washington D.C.
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This selection of Truxal Library books, ebooks and videos is accessible at the library catalog www.aacc.edu/library . You will need
a library card number to access electronic books. For help searching for resources, please contact the reference desk of the Truxal
Library at [email protected] or call the Reference desk at 410-777-2456
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