Current Classes

American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body. It is the first language of many deaf North Americans and one of several communication options available to deaf people. In this class you will learn how body and speech work together, how sign language helps us understand communication in any language and how all of us hear with more than our ears. 

The village of Kearney Junction was platted in the summer of 1871. The junction of the two railroads was completed in 1872. In the fall of 1873 a bridge was completed across the Platte, connecting Kearney with the rapidly developing areas to the south. The City of Kearney, incorporated in 1873, became the county seat of Buffalo County in 1874 and the rest– as they say–is “history”. Join Chan Lynch for his visual presentation of the history of Kearney, Buffalo County, the Kearney Army Airbase during WWII, and the history of three generations of Chan’s family.

In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell and a crew of seasoned outdoors men made the first recorded voyage of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. This program will be a retrospective of Powell’s experience using both Major Powell’s diary as well as Stan’s recollections of the river and Canyon from his nine raft trips through the Grand Canyon. 

In election years, polls of public attitudes are everywhere. Which candidates are gaining or losing ground? Does the public support or not support impeachment? What do people think about abortion rights, gun rights and “Medicare for all”? Which polls are legit and which are not? How do we interpret the results? Sure, polls make great headlines, but how accurate are they? Who conducts these polls and how do they decide whom to ask?