Book Discussion: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
5:00 p.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Discussion Leader: Mary Ellen Nielsen

Anne Morrow, a college senior, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. She meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, who sees in Anne a kindred spirit and a fellow adventurer. The two marry, and in the years that follow, Anne is viewed merely as the aviator’s wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships. This book may provide some revelations into the life of these two celebrated individuals!

Dinner
6:00 pm.
Heritage Room

From Windows to Windmills: Challenges Facing Raptors in 2014
7:00 p.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Dr. Louise Bauck, adjunct faculty member, Nebraska Wesleyan University

The resiliency of raptors – eagles, falcons, owls and other birds of prey – has been a success story for conservationists, but there are new challenges to face. This presentation will illustrate the hazards still to be overcome and exciting advances in raptor medicine and rehabilitation. Case reports from Raptor Recovery Nebraska and from Dr. Bauck’s preceptorship at the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center will be shown.

For dinner reservations, call 651-220-4777 or email aauwmpls@qwest.net before 1:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the event.