{"id":1470,"date":"2015-08-19T12:29:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T17:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:51:44","slug":"summer-reading-list-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/2015\/08\/19\/summer-reading-list-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reading List Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are in the single digit countdown to the first day of classes–August 24!<\/p>\n

A look at the license plates already in the dorm parking lot– AL, CA, WA, NM, OK, NE, AR, AL — confirms that it is almost time for the learning to begin!<\/p>\n

Last week, PGC posted stories of awesome older adults for your summer reading list. Here is Part 2 in our series.<\/p>\n

America’s oldest park ranger- at age 93– reports to work<\/a>. Meet\u00a0 Betty Soskin, who began her career at age 85 years!”This is the turn my life took,” Betty tells reporter Sheinelle Jones in this uplifting video.
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As the calendar turns, our thoughts return to campus and, of course, The World Famous Bean! Here is a story of the World\u2019s oldest sisters- the Latham sisters– who reach a combined age of 391. <\/a>The Latham sisters’ report that a good life diet and no spicey food is the reason. They have lived through nineteen Prime Ministers, five monarchs and survived two World Wars.<\/p>\n

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Travel safely on your way back to campus and\/or around Abilene.<\/p>\n

See you soon!<\/p>\n

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