Virtual Train Trip

On January 31, 2013, at 11:30 there will be a luncheon with wine tasting, as well as a travelogue of the train trip Nancy and Carl Hartman took last year. The travelogue/luncheon, to be held at the West Lafayette Library, will include pictures and stories of the California Zephyr to San Francisco, the Coast Starlight trip to Seattle, and the Empire Builder train ride home to Lafayette. The cost is $15.00 which includes a lunch catered by Noodles & Company and Maru Sushi. Further information is available by calling the WALLA Office at 746 2006. Reservations are required.

Join Us at the Movie

December 10 at 6:45, the movie "Being Elmo" will be shown at the West Lafayette Library. Please join us for free popcorn and this free movie that delves into the life of the creator and animator of Elmo. (movie rated PG)

FALL CLASSES

Registrations for Fall classes are due by Friday October 5. If you are planning on attending classes, please see that your registration, along with the fee, is turned into the WALLA Office by that date.

Free Movie on October 8

Albert Nobbs, a three-time Oscar nominated film will be presented by WALLA and the West Lafayette Public Library at 6:45 at the library. The public is invited to enjoy the movie and free popcorn.

Indy Trip

WALLA is planning a trip to Indianapolis on September 25. Among the stops will be a tour of Crown Cemetery, lunch at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Center and a motor tour of Indy Landmarks. On the way home there will be a stop at a Lebanon chocolate shop. Registration forms are now available online and in the WALLA office. Cost of the trip is $40. The trip is limited to the first thirty registrants.

Legislative Forum

The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette and the Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association (WALLA) is holding an Indiana State Legislative Candidates Forum on Wednesday, September 5 from 7 p.m, until 9 p.m. The Forum, moderated by Jeff Smith, WLFI-TV Channel l8 news anchor, will be held in the Multi-purpose (gym) room of the Morton Community Center at 222 N. Chauncey Avenue in West Lafayette. Candidates for several Indian General Assembly (House) Districts and two candidates for the Indiana State Senate will make short presentations and then be questioned by audience members. Moderator Jeff Smith will pose questions submitted from the audience through the course of the evening. A sorting committee composed of League and WALLA members will group the questions for the moderator's use. The general public is invited to participate in the forum. Parking should be available in the Morton Community Center lot and also in the West Lafayette Public Library parking garage on Columbia St. Those entering the Morton lot should come in at the north entrance on North Street.

Sign Up for September Trip at Picnic

WALLA is planning a trip to Indianapolis on September 25. Among the stops will be a tour of Crown Cemetery, lunch at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Center and a motor tour of Indy Landmarks. On the way home there will be a stop at a Lebanon chocolate shop. Registration will be available at the picnic.