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Wild West class continues in Sun City

Nov. 14, 2005

Residents of Sun City will learn how the West was tamed in classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Arizona State University. The class continues into December  at the Sundial Center. ASU faculty member Dick Buscher will focus on the 20 year period in United States history that was known as the Wild West.

“The Wild West was an amazing time that fascinates the world even today,” Buscher said. “It was a time when might made right, and ordinary people did amazing things.”

Buscher’s class will feature several components of the Wild West, including the gunfighters, soldiers, cowboys and settlers of the West, and how these people made an immense impact on the history of Arizona.

“Arizona’s history was laid down by brave men and women who came to this challenging environment and created their homes. They were an interesting and brave people whose stories just add to the legend of Wild, Wild West,” said Buscher.

For registration and class information about ASU lectures and classes at the Lifelong Learning Academy at Sun City call (623) 974-6985 or visit online at www.west.asu.edu/lifelong/osher.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Arizona State University serves residents in Sun City, Sun City Grand and Sun City West. A grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation allows ASU to expand and enhance its lifelong learning programs to serve residents across the Valley. The Osher Foundation collaborates with universities nationwide to offer intellectually stimulating learning opportunities for older adults.

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