{"id":30434,"date":"2013-03-29T16:53:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/03\/29\/life-long-learning-presentation-focuses-on-national-parks\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:07:48","slug":"life-long-learning-presentation-focuses-on-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/29\/life-long-learning-presentation-focuses-on-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Long Learning Presentation Focuses on National Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5804\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/03\/National-Parks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5804\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5804\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/03\/National-Parks.jpg\" alt=\"Life Long Learning Presentation Focuses on National Parks\" width=\"325\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pictorial journey through America\u2019s national parks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Throughout his 40 years as a writer and photographer for The Haverhill Gazette, Tom Vartabedian amassed a cache of stories and pictures from all over the country.<br \/>\nThat career will be shared with the public during a Life Long Learning program Thursday, April 4, at 2 p.m. in the Technology Center on Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<br \/>\nTitled, \u201cAmerica the Beautiful,\u201d the afternoon will showcase a pictorial journey through America\u2019s national parks. Vartabedian will include shots of Bryce, Zion, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon.<br \/>\nLife Long Learning is a program of lectures, study groups, and trips for adults. All programs are open to the public.<br \/>\nFor more information or to receive a free calendar of upcoming Life Long Learning events, contact Charlene Boucher, Life Long Learning coordinator, at 978-659-1225, or cboucher@necc.mass.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his 40 years as a writer and photographer for The Haverhill Gazette, Tom Vartabedian amassed a cache of stories and pictures from all over the country. 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