ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS

FRIENDLY REMINDER

If you register for a Class or a Travel opportunity and determine that you will not be able to attend, kindly notify the office at 573-681-6152. There may be people on a wait-list who would love to take your place. 

COVID-19 UPDATE (LAST UPDATED 01/03/24)

At its Fall 2022, regular meeting, the LiR Board continued to approve the decision to abide by CDC Guidelines for the attendees for all LiR activities.

Since the CDC Guidelines may change without notice from time to time, you may visit their website by clicking here.

UPCOMING TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

LIR coach trips depart from and return to Walmart Super Center, 724 W. Stadium Blvd. (near the Central Bank ATM). Coaches most often arrive 30 minutes prior to departure time. 

The LIR KNOW B4UGO 9-page PDF document about upcoming 2024 trips presented December 5, 2023, at the Clydesdale Room can be downloaded by clicking here.

OFFICE DAYS / HOURS AND CLOSINGS

The LIR office is open for regular business hours - Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The Holiday Closing schedule can be found below. The LIR Office will be closed on the following dates in 2024:

  • Monday, January 15: Martin Luther King Jr Day

  • Monday, February 19: Presidents Day

  • Monday, May 27: Memorial Day

  • Monday, June 19: Juneteenth Day

  • Thursday, July 4: Independence day

  • Monday, September 2: Labor Day

  • Monday, October 14: Columbus Day

  • November 28 - 29: Thanksgiving Holiday

  • December 23 - January 1: Christmas Season

Lincoln University is on summer hours, thus closed every Friday. Upon occasion, the office must be closed at a moment's notice. Before visiting, please call to ensure it is open as scheduled: 573-681-6152.

BOOK CLUB

For those of you who like to read along with the Learning in Retirement book club, the books chosen for the first six months of 2024 are listed below (discussion leader in parenthesis):

  • January 22 – Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Linda V) 

  • February 26 – The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Cindy S)  

  • March 25 – This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (Pamela) 

  • April 22 – The Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini (Eleanor) 

  • May 27 –  The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar  (Eleanor) 

  • June 24  – Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Pamela & Debbie C)

The next books will be listed for the Book Club members in April. Any of us, whether a Book Club member or not, might enjoy reading some of these.

NEWSLETTER

The January - June 2024 Newsletter was mailed out on the 3rd of January. The PDF full-color version is posted on this website the same day that it was mailed (an email alert was also sent out to members at that time). 

If you are an LIR member and have not received the latest Newsletter, or if you are not a member and would like to receive a current copy, please contact the LIR office. You can reach the office by phone at 573 681-6152, Monday through Thursday between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., or by email at lirlearning@outlook.com.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Under normal circumstances, the annual $40 membership fee for existing members is due in January and covers the entire calendar year, January through December. Individuals who join LIR after June 30th will be assessed a $25 fee which will cover membership through the end of the current year.

Membership information is available in this website and within the bi-annual newsletter, The Learning Times.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Just a reminder of our weather related cancellation policy. Please note that the policy regarding LIR trips is different than the policy for meetings, clubs and classes. 

CANCELLATIONS-INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: 

LIR membership meetings, classes and clubs will be cancelled due to snow or other inclement weather conditions if the Jefferson City Public Schools are not in session (weather related). Local radio and television stations that allow community cancellations will be notified along with one or more of the following: a posting on the LIR website; an "ALERT" group email to all members with email address; and/or a call tree. Education Travel trip cancellations occur ONLY when the contracted coach company cancels the trip due to their determination of highway safety. Travelers are contacted individually should a cancellation occur.

The winter (January) general membership meeting is scheduled with a make-up date, typically the same day/time during the following week at the same location. Length and content of meeting will be adjusted to accommodate the make-up situation. In the event that a second weather related cancellation occurs for the membership meeting, a business meeting ONLY will be held within one week of the cancelled meeting. Place & time to be determined.

PARKING PERMITS

Lincoln University parking permits for LIR members are available at the LIR office. The permits are only valid for parking on the Soldiers Hall parking lot and are valid between September 1 and August 31, with a new permit required each year beginning in September.  

The following information is needed to obtain a parking permit: vehicle make, model, color, and license plate number, and your driver's license number. Cost of the permit is $10.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Be on the lookout for Learning in Retirement, Inc. information and activities in the Jefferson City News Tribune's monthly supplement "Active Life".