kendal at oberlin residents association december 2017

Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association December 2017 Volume XXIV, Number 12

Mon., Dec. 11, 3:00pm, Lang-ston - Welcome Santa as he greetsthe Kendal Early Learning Center chil-dren, residents and staff. Sing holidaysongs, enjoy hot chocolate and tellSanta what you want for Christmas.Santa will visit Stephens Care Center,too, to spread good cheer.

Wed., Dec 13, 8:00-11:30am, TheCafé - Kendal Early Learning Centerchildren will shop for presents at theTwigbee Shop outside the Fox andFell. Stop by Heiser Lounge and watchthe fun!

Sun., Dec. 24, 7:15pm, HeiserLounge - Celebrate ChristmasEve with us! Gather around the pi-ano in the Lounge with other residentsand friends to sing carols, perhapswith other musical accompaniment.Enjoy punch and cookies around thefire. Grover Zinn will share thoughtsof the season -- and you may hearsome well-loved poetry and prose! Weall have our favorites.Bring Christmas cookies to share!

Sun., Dec. 31, 7:15pm, HeiserLounge and Auditorium - NewYear’s Eve at the Movies with pop-corn, sing-along at the piano -- and theBall Drop! Bring your best munchiesto go with our punch.

2017 Solstice: Friday, December 15, at 7:15pm“A Cornucopia of Food for a Hungry Spirit”

Thurs., Dec. 14, 3:15pm, Lang-ston - Join us for our annual inter-generational Hanukkah Tea. Siptea, munch on cookies, and be en-tertained with games, songs andstories. Everyone is welcome!

Kendal Holiday Events

MORNING EXCHANGE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 1110:00AM - HEISER AUDITORIUM: BARBARA THOMAS

(9:30AM - REFRESHMENTS IN HEISER LOUNGE)

Thurs., Dec. 14, 6:00pm, AUD -Listen to Kendal Early Learning Cen-ter kids sing some of their favoriteholiday songs. Bring a dozen cook-ies to share afterward with fellowresidents, staff and KELC families.

Reminder: That evening please plan to dine early inthe Fox and Fell so it can be readied for our laterevening fellowship!

Come join Kendal’s annual Solstice Celebration. It all happens in the Audito-rium and Lounge, with refreshments afterward in the Fox and Fell.This year the theme is FOOD and we will be singing and hearing all sortsof happy thoughts about food. We have a cast of dozens and a jolly timewill be had by all.You are invited to bring your favorite finger foodsto share after the program. Please leave your dona-tions on the tables at The Café in front of Fox andFell when you come to dinner.

THE KENDALIGHT DECEMBER 2017

KNOW YOUR KORA COUNCIL

Fundamentalsfrom the Front Desk

• The UPS store will be in HeiserLounge to help residents wrap, packand send their holiday packages onthe following dates:Wed., Dec. 6 - 4:00-6:00pmSat., Dec. 9 - 11:00am-1:30pmWed., Dec. 13 - 4:00-6:00pmLast date to mail a package to Califor-nia for Christmas delivery is Dec. 15.• Don’t forget to reserve yourgroup’s meeting space for 2018 andfill out the appropriate room reserva-tion form.

2:00-4:00pm for Kendal Residents,Staff and Families

5:00-7:00pm for the GreaterOberlin Community

Jameson House Open HouseWednesday, December 13

Please come and discover the newlydesigned Jameson House, a supportive environment thatenables the residents who call it home to live a more resilient life.

Thank you all for attending the 2017KORA Annual Meeting. There were174 residents in attendance along withstaff and family members. What ameaningful and celebratory time wehad together. Check the KORA Bulle-tin Board for those we recognized andremembered at the Annual Meeting.Also, look at the President’s Report.Whether you attended the AnnualMeeting or not, your involvement inactivities and your support of ourAssociation is very much appreciated.With the approval of the Associationwe now have revised bylaws; a budgetfor 2018; officers, council members, aleadership development and nominat-ing committee, and a representative tothe KatO Board to begin their work inthe new year. On December 7, KORACouncil will meet. We will hear reports,reflect with residents on the work com-pleted this past year, and say thank youto outgoing members of Council.December 3 will be the final day youcan make a donation to the Staff Holi-day Fund. The donation box is on theReception Desk in Heiser. Please makeyour check out to Kendal at Oberlinand in the memo line write Staff Holi-day Fund.Please continue to keep in your thoughtsand prayers staff and residents and allaffected by the devastating fire onNovember 16 at Barclay Friends. Thefocus continues to be on caring forfamilies who lost family members andresidents who have been upended bythis tragic event. You can obtain

“To hope is to gamble. It’s to bet onyour futures, on your desires, on thepossibility that an open heart and un-certainty is better than gloom andsafety. To hope is dangerous, and yetit is the opposite of fear, for to live isto risk.” From Hope in the Dark,by Rebecca Solnit

Join us for a trip to the Toledo Museum of Art. We’ll board our comfortablecoach (with an on-board toilet) at 9:15am for the 1½ hour ride to Toledo. Thepermanent collection there is worth the trip but the special exhibits will be ofgreat interest:• Masterworks of the 20th Century - Works from the permanent collectioninclude paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe and Andrew Wyeth.• Glorious Splendor: Treasures of Early Christian Art - Some of these stun-ning pieces using precious metals and gemstones have never before beendisplayed in a museum.• Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists - Across the road inthe Glass Pavilion more than 50 objects showcase women’s contributions to artglass. Our bus will take you there.You may purchase a light lunch in the Museum Café.To reserve a place for this trip, sign the sheet in front of the mailboxes (to beposted on Dec. 10). Place a check for $35 payable to KORA in Box #39. (Aplace is reserved only with payment in full.) Trip coordinator: Louise Shoemaker.

Big Bus: Toledo Museum of ArtWed., Jan. 24, 2018 - 9:15am to 2:15pm - Cost: $35

updates and information on theirwebsite: http://bf.kendal.org/.2017 has brought change, challengesand uncertainty to our community andcountry. I said at the Annual Meetingthat we are a VITAL community. It isclear we have a role to play in ensuringour future here at home and in thewider world. I look forward to wel-coming in the new year with manytraditions. And to Kendal at Oberlin’s25th year.May we continue to learn from andvalue our past as we celebrate and con-tribute to our future. ~Ann Francis, KORA President

PROGRAMS

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First Thursday Health Lecture

Third Thursday LectureNo lecture on December 21.

No lecture on December 7.

Empty Bowls Holiday Brass & Organ Spectacular for OCSTuesday, December 12 - 7:00pm - First Church in OberlinBring your family and friends this holiday season to enjoy the brilliantsounds of organ and brass, a sing-along and complimentary beverages.This year we will have bowls as well as other beautiful handcrafted potteryto purchase. All proceeds go directly to Oberlin Community Services.Admission: Free; bowls: $15. Sign up for Kendal bus.

Tim Munro:Making Music WorkshopMon., Dec. 4 - 4:00pm - AUD

Oberlin High School ChoirsMon., Dec. 11 - 1:30pm - AUDDirected by Robert Duerr with HelenTaylor at the piano, the choirs will singseasonal songs.

MUSIC

Professor Jiyul Kim returns to Kendalto speak on “Prospects for Afghani-stan and Pakistan.” Kim is a retiredU.S. Army officer and currently Visit-ing Assistant Professor of history atOberlin College. His publications havedealt with history, archaeology, policy,strategy, culture, and military issues.He has extensive knowledge of mili-tary strategy and historical conflict forthe nations of Asia. Major internalconflict has plagued Afghanistan forfour decades. The U.S., for its part,has conducted military operations inthe country nearly continuously since9/11. Today, war with the Taliban per-sists, and relations between the U.S.and Pakistan have deteriorated. Doesthe U.S. face a no-win situation in Af-ghanistan and Pakistan? No regis-tration or fee. All are welcome.

News & Views: Foreign AffairsFri., Dec. 1 - 10:30am - AUD

Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” astory about the tragic life of a youngblack girl in 1940s Ohio, explores thecrippling toll that a legacy of racismhas taken on a community, a familyand an innocent girl. Adapted by LydiaR. Diamond, directed by AssociateProfessor of Theater and AfricanaStudies Justin Emeka. Tickets: $8.00.Call Central Ticket Office: 775-8169.Sign up for Kendal bus for eitherperformance.

Oberlin College Theater:“The Bluest Eye”Fri., Dec. 1, 7:30pm, HallSun., Dec. 3, 2:00pm, Hall

This duo performs throughout the U.S.as well as overseas, singing songs andtelling stories from the American folktradition. Their music includes a vari-ety of old-time blues, Appalachianmusic, slave songs, Civil War music,spirituals, work songs, ballads, civilrights music, and their own originalcompositions. They accompany them-selves with finger-style picking andbottleneck blues guitar, blues har-monica, old-time banjo, piano, spoonsand bones.

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker,Folk ConcertFri., Dec. 1- 7:15 - AUD

Lunch Bunch: 100th BombGroup RestaurantWednesday, December 13Positioned directly across from theCleveland Hopkins International Air-port, the 100th Bomb Group offersa panoramic view of air traffic as wellas World War II-era memorabilia.The menu has a variety of hot andcold sandwiches, wraps and entrees.Bus leaves Heiser at 11:30am, re-turning about 2:00pm. Bus charge:$8.00. Place check to KORA for$8.00 in Box #157 by Mon., Dec.11. Lunch at your expense. Sign-upsheet posted Fri., Dec. 1.

Former Eighth Blackbird flutist TomMunro (AD ’02) will perform anddiscuss his projects while in resi-dence at the Oberlin Conservatory,filling in for Tim Weiss, Professor ofConducting and Director of theContemporary Music Ensemble. Hewill also tell us about his other cur-rent projects. (Tim Weiss was instru-mental in forming Eighth Blackbirdwhile the founders were all enrolled atthe Conservatory.)Known as “the Grande Dame of

folk music in Cleveland,” Gusti willlead us in an informal folk sing-along.She has an Oberlin connection -- herfather Harold Haugh, a famed orato-rio tenor and voice professor, oncetaught at the Conservatory.

Sing-along withFolksinger GustiSat., Dec. 16 - 6:15 pmHeiser Lounge

The Marimbas Are Back!Sun., Dec. 10 - Heiser LoungeOnce again, Oberlin Conservatorypercussion students will present “Ma-rimba Christmas,” after eating brunchwith us at 11:30am in Fox & Fell.

Sunday Filmsin Whittier at 7:00pm

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Dec. 3 - Christmas in Connecticut(1945) A magazine columnist (Bar-bara Stanwyck) is totally devoid ofthe homemaking talents espoused inher column. But she needs to acquirethose skills, fast, when her boss inviteshimself and a recently returned warhero (Dennis Morgan) to her homefor Christmas.

Saturday Foreign FilmDecember 2 - 7:15pm - AUD

Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 -- No filmwill be shown in Whittier Loungeon these nights.

Dec. 17 - Elf (2003) Buddy (WillFerrell), an orphan who grew up atthe North Pole as an elf, runs awayto New York to visit his biologicalfather. With the help of a beautiful de-partment store elf, Buddy tries to teachhis dad and the world the true mean-ing of the Christmas spirit. BobNewhart plays Papa Elf and EdAsner is Santa. PG.

Saturday Night MovieDecember 9 - 7:15pm - AUD

Dec. 10 - The Polar Express (2004)This Oscar-nominated film is based onthe children’s book by Chris Van Alls-burg. Wonderful animation brings theartwork to life in this tale of a youngboy who boards a train on ChristmasEve and ends up in a magical place. G.

The Red Violin (1998) A great ad-venture of obsession and mysteryunfolds when an appraiser of raremusical instruments (Samuel L. Jack-son) discovers a one-of-a-kind redviolin at a Montreal auction. He be-comes convinced that he has foundan authentic long-lost masterpiece.This leads to uncovering the spectacu-lar journey of the priceless instru-ment. In the end the violin’s shockingsecret is uncovered. The violin scorein the movie is played by Joshua Bell. ~Donna VanRaaphorst

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007) Jean-Dominique Bauby, the43-year-old editor of Elle magazine,awakens not knowing where he is.He’s been in a hospital for weeks in acoma after suffering a massive stroke.Although his cognitive facilities areintact, he quickly learns that he has“locked-in syndrome” and is unable tospeak, almost completely paralyzedexcept for his left eyelid. His physicalsituation and hospitalization uncom-fortably bring together the manypeople in his life, including his ex-loverand mother of his children; his cur-

Speaker Raphael Jiménez, Director ofOrchestras at the Oberlin Conserva-tory, began his musical life as a violinistbut was assigned his first conductingjob when he was a member of theSimón Bolívar National Youth Or-chestra of Venezuela. Maestro Jimén-ez is an internationally acclaimed con-ductor of professional symphonies,ballets and opera productions, yet hehas never lost his passion for musiceducation. His first conducting posi-tion was at the National System ofYouth and Children’s Orchestras inVenezuela, the famed internationalmodel for providing exceptional musicinstruction for children of all socio-economic backgrounds.

Community Conversations“College vs. Pro by CoachJiménez”Wed., Dec. 6 - 7:15pm - AUD

rent lover; and his aged father. Hisspeech therapist teaches him to com-municate using a system where hespells out words. PG-13. French withEnglish sub-titles. ~Dwight Call

graphs in the Community Gallerybefore December 8 when papermak-ing crafted by Joyce Parker will bemounted.The Marketing Office Showcase isfilled with the colorful abstract col-lages by Oberlin artist Randall James.To help us celebrate the holiday sea-son, the Santa Claus collection ofMary Ann Serazin has been installedin the Curio Cabinet. Enjoy it all!Meanwhile, in the Stocker Center atLorain County Community College anart show in the upper-level gallery fea-tures four Lorain printmakers andincludes two of Paul Arnold’s wood-cuts. We hope to be able to bring thisprint show to Kendal sometime in thefuture.

All three Kendal galleries are mountingnew shows in December. In the Ken-dal Gallery, Barbara Gillette’s pastelsand monoprints, in collaboration withthe Artists Archives of the WesternReserve in Cleveland, will go on dis-play on December 5.In mid-December, after Selina Bar-lett’s photographs come down, theFriends Gallery will install the art-work that students at Oberlin HighSchool have created this year.Be sure to have a last look at KathyCaldwell’s splendid Kendal photo-

Annual Stephens Care Center Holiday Craft SaleFriday, December 1 -- 10:00am to 1:00pm

Stephens Care Center Residents have been working hard on makingcrafts. Come purchase soaps, bath bombs, jewelry, hot chocolate mixand much more in Heiser’s West Corridor past the mailboxes.

For the Vision Impaired

Reading of The KendalightFriday, December 1, at11:00am in Whittier Lounge

NOTE TIME! Barbara Bruer willread the current issue of Kendal’snewsletter. All are welcome!

Low-Vision Support Group willnot meet in December. Join usagain on Thurs., Jan. 11, 2018.


KatO Artists’ WorksFeatured in FAVA Show

Cardinal Shop Readyfor the HolidaysGood news! We are open Saturday,Dec. 2, 9 and 16, 12:00-2:00pm.Come in and check our selection ofgifts, cards and candy for the season!Janet Bolland will make her fabulousdark-chocolate-covered pecans just intime for the holidays.We have unique pottery, paintings,note cards and more, all crafted byKendal residents. You’ll find an arrayof children’s books, colorful wintersocks, tote bags and other items thatcan be the perfect gift.Don’t forget our regular businesshours: 10:30am to 1:00pm, Mon.-Thurs.; 10:30am to 3:00pm Fri.And remember that the Cardinal Shopserves the residents and staff ofKendal and contributes most of itsprofit to the Residents AssistanceFund with a small amount to theStaff Emergency Fund.

Ten Kendal residents are among theartists exhibiting in the 38th AnnualMembers’ Holiday Show of theFirelands Association for the VisualArts. Kendal artists on exhibit are:Sheila Eckstein, John Dixon Elder,Ruth Green, Eleanor Helper, LouiseLuckenbill, Don Parker, Joyce Mus-selman Parker, Cate Schwaegerle,Paul Schwaegerle and Vicki Shafar-man. The show runs throughSunday, December 17. Galleryhours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am-5:00pm; Sunday, 1:00-5:00pm.

We use 500 million straws each day, and that’s just in America (www.ecocycle.org).That’s enough to fill over 127 large school buses every day! What happens tothem? As beachfront trash shows, many of them end up in the ocean -- oftenin the North Atlantic Garbage Patch or Great Pacific Trash Vortex (estimatedto be larger than the size of Texas). Yet with a few exceptions, largely medi-cal, plastic straws are unnecessary. Sea turtles certainly don’t need them,though a video of one with a straw up its nose has gone viral.Plastic straws are not biodegradable and they are not recyclable. It doesn'thelp to put them in a recycling bin. They just go to the landfill and remainthere for thousands of years -- if they actually stay there and don't escape tothe ocean. For those who must have a straw, there are reusable metal strawsavailable. Remember: There’s no such place as “away”. Refuse has to gosomewhere.So the next time you are tempted to take a straw for your drink, ask: “Is itreally necessary?” The next time a server offers you a straw, say “No thanks.I’d rather not have it end up in the ocean.” You might even suggest that theygive straws only to those who specifically ask for them. Some fast food res-taurants place straws and plastic tops away from the cups or condiments, sothe customers have to make an effort to get them. At Kendal we are fortu-nate enough to have reusable cups and glasses that have gone through arigorous washing regime. Let’s use them and forget about the straw! ~Jim Helm, for the Environmental Concerns Committee

Straw Wars

Patricia Cindric, the personal bankerat our Northwest Bank, KendalBranch, is retiring on Friday, Dec 1.Stop by the bank branch acrossfrom the Health and Wellness Clinicfrom 10:00am to 2:00pm on Fridayto wish Pat well. And have a cupof punch and a piece of cake!

Stop by Northwest Bank toSay Goodbye to Pat on Dec. 1

• Buy products with a Box Top coupon. Before you recycle each box, clip theBox Top coupon and put it in the jar on the Activities Bulletin Board shelf.• Our KELC Director will take the Box Tops to the Oberlin schools andthe schools will trade the Box Tops for cash. Each Box Top is worth 10¢!Questions? Contact Suzanne McDougal or Jeni Hoover, Kendal Early Learn-ing Center Director.A product list and more information are at www.boxtops4education.com.

Save Your Box Tops for Oberlin Schools!

Having trouble getting along with yourcomputer, tablet, smartphone, or re-lated device?KORATech volunteers diagnose andhelp solve problems that Kendal resi-dents are having with their electronictechnology.There are several ways to ask for help:• Click the KORATech button on theKORA website (kaores.kendal.org).• Pick up a request form at the HeiserReception Desk.• Email: [email protected]• Call us at 440-574-0261. ~KORA Website Committee

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Upcoming Move-Ins

Recent Transfers

More About Kendal Residents

I was born and raised in Chicago, grad-uated from Vassar College in 1963,and headed to Washington, DC, alongwith many of my generation, includingmy future husband, an African-Ameri-can whom I met at the March onWashington for Jobs and Freedom.He was a Foreign Service Officerheaded for his first assignment, inBremen, Germany; we married thereand started a family with the birth ofour daughter Katherine. Back in Wash-ington, I did volunteer work for sev-eral years, and he moved to theOffice of Management and Budget.After our son Rob, born in 1968, wasold enough to go to full-time pre-school I began a career with theDepartment of Transportation.I was a policy wonk in the Office ofthe Secretary of Transportation for22 years, at first working on domesticissues but then moving to the interna-tional office. I was one of the teamleaders for North American FreeTrade Agreement (NAFTA) negotia-tions and was the Secretary’s represen-tative for shipbuilding negotiations andtariff talks. It was exciting but wearing,and I took early retirement. My hus-band and I left an urban life andmoved to a rural home on 85 acres inBedford County, PA, in 1996. I couldfinally indulge in my love of gardeningand Jim could buy tractors. I decidedto create an online catalogue of west-ern Pennsylvania crafts and food, andfor five years it was a fun enterprise.I also became president of a localchamber-music organization thatbooks professional musicians for acommunity-chorus Messiah, a six-con-cert chamber series, music in the

cluded helping to start ageriatric program at Sum-ma Health System in Akron.This involved teaching theinternal medicine residentshow to care for olderpatients. I also had a privatebusiness and we providedcare management for clientsin their homes.I am the youngest of threegirls. My oldest sister livesin Connecticut. My othersister sadly passed away in2013. I am the proud aunt

schools, and six free summer concerts.When my husband of almost 50 yearspassed away in July 2014, though, itbecame difficult to maintain the prop-erty alone, and with daughterKatherine in Cleveland, Kendal atOberlin became a very exciting stepforward.

Carol Bojanowski

I was born and raised in the Clevelandarea and lived here my whole life. Imoved to Kendal from Westlake, OH.My education included a diploma innursing from St. Luke’s School ofNursing in Cleveland. When KentState University started their nursingprogram in the late 1960s, I was oneof the four Registered Nurses in thefirst graduating class. In 1974 I at-tended Case Western Reserve, FrancesPayne Bolton School of Nursing, re-ceiving a master’s degree with a spec-ialty in medical surgical nursing.I specialized in emergency room nurs-ing and practiced in that field forabout 25 years. After being a care-giver for my elderly mother, I changedmy field of interest to care of the eld-erly. I received certification by the

Nancy MacRae Carol Bojanowski

American Nurses Assn. as Geronto-logical Clinical Nurse Specialist.My nursing practice in geriatrics in-

of three generations of nieces andnephews, including Terry Kovach, As-sistant Director of Marketing. She isthe reason I started volunteering atKendal after I retired and now havebecome a resident.I started volunteering at Kendal in2005. I served on the former Well-ness Committee and was appointed tothe KatO Board of Directors, servingnine years.I am an avid sports fan, includinghorse racing. I have traveled to placesincluding Japan, Costa Rica, Alaska,Europe and many trips to horsefarms in Lexington, KY.

Charles and Jan Klaveness willmove from Hillsborough, NJ, to aKendal Cottage in mid-December.

Carl and Barbara Whitehousemoved from their Kendal Apartmentto a Cottage in mid-November. Theirtelephone number remains the same.

Call 775-9868 to hear the dailymenus and activities at Kendal.

Nancy MacRae


Recent Move-Ins

IN MEMORIAMSHEILA PLOGER

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Janet Van Doren moved fromMedina, OH, to a Kendal Apartmentin late November.

Museum Director Andrea Derstinewill speak about Enid and Joseph Bis-sett, cofounders of Maidenform, whodonated 24 paintings and drawings bysuch artists as Chagall, Dubuffet,Matisse, Miro and Modigliani, amongothers, to the collection during the1950s and 60s. All are welcome.If you need a ride, meet at Heiser Re-ception Desk at 2:10pm to carpool.

Looking for Someone?

Bruce Harker and Anne Palmermoved from Sarasota, FL, to a KendalCottage in late October.

Bruce Richards and Phyllis Gorfainmoved from Oberlin, OH, to a KendalCottage in early November.

Malcolm and Ruth Ann Peel movedfrom Amherst, OH, to a Kendal Apart-ment in mid-November.

Christina Graf moved fromSmyrna, GA, to a Kendal Cottage inmid-November.

Kendal Kryptogram #155 -by Nina Love

Solution to Kryptogram #154: “ I’m thankful for a holiday thatdoesn’t require atonement or starvation.” ~Unknown

Curator of Asian Art Kevin Green-wood will host guests Charles Masonand Arnold Chang, who were involvedin the acquisition of the George I.Schlenker collection of Chinese paint-ings which came to the museum in1997. Charles Mason, formerly a cura-tor at the Allen, is now curator at theKruizenga Museum of Art at HopeCollege in Holland, MI. Arnold Changis an artist and founder of the Chinesepainting department at Sotheby’s. A re-ception will follow. All are welcome.

First Thursday Evening HoursDec. 7, 5:00-7:30pm at AMAMProgram at 5:30pm in the KingSculpture Court

Tuesday Tea atAllen Memorial Art MuseumDec. 12 - 2:30pm

Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza on the Sidewalks -- not of NewYork -- but of Downtown Oberlin!Again this year you can enjoy a Saturday noon hour with a group of carol-ers to spread cheer for shoppers and show visitors the Oberlin holidayspirit. Kathy Caldwell will bring her flute and we’ll have bells to ring, ofcourse. Come to the First United Methodist Church, 45 S. Professor St., a littlebefore noon to pick up your book of carols and get organized. Parking lot isnext to the church.Last year the merchants invited us inside and some even gave us cookies!Check your calendar for December 2 and December 16. Come one ortwo Saturdays. Questions? Ask Mary Louise VanDyke.

2018 KatO DirectoriesComing Soon!

The 2018 Kendal at Oberlin tele-phone directory will be in your openmailbox toward the end of January.Watch for it! ~Nina Love

BERNARD ECKSTEIN

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Find biographies of all resi-dents, newcomers and old-timers, in “Who’s Here” onthe Kendal Library centerbookcase.

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cottage or apartment garden. If youcan no longer take care of it yourself,you need to hire someone to do so orthe garden may be removed and thearea returned to grass.In choosing planting sites, we all needto be aware of any already anticipateddisruption to the area under consider-ation. It does not make sense for theArboretum Committee, or you as aresident, to invest in a tree or shrubwhere geothermal wells will be dug inthe near future. We hope our plantingsites can be well chosen, fitting into along-range campus plan, so that ourtrees can bring us, and future Kendalfolk, great joy as they grow to ahealthy old age. ~Anne Helm, Arboretum Committee

The Arboretum Committee, workingin collaboration with Kendal at Oberlin’sadministration, has become more andmore aware of the complexity of de-termining planting sites. It has not beeneasy for our Facility Services to knowexactly where all of the earliest electri-cal, water, sewage and drainage lineshave been placed. And now we mustalso be cognizant of the placement ofgeothermal wells and their connectionsto cottages.Kendal has been working to get amulti-layered map for our campus.The top layer shows what we see withour eyes: structures, roadways, walk-ways and parking places, trees, shrubsand grassy areas. As our ArboretumCommittee assesses the condition ofeach of our planted trees, we are en-tering its GPS coordinates to haveaccurate site location. The top layer isthe easiest part; the underground layersthe more complicated. Where are thecurrent electrical lines, water lines, sew-age and drainage pipes, as well as geo-thermal wells and connections? Thank-fully, new technology exists which canhelp with keeping track of layers be-low ground, essential information forchoosing a planting site.In looking into using new technology,we may have resources throughOberlin College, as the Geology De-partment is offering a GeographicInformation System Winter Termclass in which students need to choosea GIS project. The GIS system is “de-signed to capture, store, manipulate,analyze, manage, and present spatial orgeographic data” (Wikipedia). This canbe a way to develop a multi-layeredmap. Our Arboretum Committee is incontact with the teacher of that classand we hope a student will choose towork on our very real project.

Join Kim Preston and Kim Peters,Kendal’s Social Services Associates,for an hour of conversation in TheDen on the 3rd Tuesday of themonth. Bring your lunch or pur-chase it at Langston. Discussion isopen to areas of interest and con-cern. Topic for this month: HolidayStress! ~Kim Peters and Kim Preston

Social Services Lunchwith the KimsTues., Dec. 19 - Noon - Den

Report fromThe John Bartram Arboretum:

Your Garden andArboretum Planting Sites

Once we have a multi-layered map, itwill take much less time to determinewhether a tree can be planted in a par-ticular site. We hope to be able toprioritize sites where planting treeswould be most beneficial. As the Arbo-retum Committee has said, bestpractices for tree placement are toplant the largest tree appropriate forthe site, the type which fits the soil, wa-ter and climate conditions, and onewhich can thrive, but is not the veryeasiest for the location, and which addsto the diversity of our collection.Many new residents and residents whohave been experiencing drainage andconstruction work in their neighbor-hoods are interested in making theirgardens beautiful, homey and restful.Some wish to either plant a new treeor incorporate a nearby tree into theirgarden area. Our basic guidelines (seeyour handbook under documents:Horticulture Committee, Guidelinesfor Planting at Kendal at Oberlin) giveresidents permission to garden withinfive feet of their cottage or apartment.Doing anything else requires Kendal atOberlin Resident Landscape ProjectAuthorization, for which there is aform at the Heiser Reception Desk.Kendal’s Grounds Department is notresponsible for the upkeep of your

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Benefitting Kendal ResidentsAssistance Fundand Community Charities

Kendal Resale Shop Talk

Our on-site apartment sale in Novem-ber had a successful opening weekend,earning $1,740 for RAF in just threedays, thanks to our donor and shop-pers. I will report its total next month.The holiday season is upon us, andKRS has begun its 2017 Holiday Deco-rations Sale in the Resale Shop show-room. Come find that perfect decora-tion and/or gift for your friends andfamily! And be sure to come often!Kendal residents have donated so manywonderful items over the past year thatthe KRS team will be putting new itemsout for sale daily.On the morning of December 13, ourKRS team will host the fourth annualTwigbee Shop for the students of theKendal Early Learning Center (KELC)in the Café outside the Fox & Fell. Forour Twigbee Shop, KRS gathers anddisplays small items such as knick-knacks, scarves and ties for the child-ren to select and purchase for mem-bers of their families. KELC staffbring the children to the Twigbee insmall groups. For $2 to KRS, each childcan select two items. Volunteers helpthe children select and wrap their gifts.It’s a fun activity for the students, staffand volunteers, as well as onlookers.You’re welcome to stop by and watchthis fun activity.Resale Shop deposits to the ResidentsAssistance Fund for October totaled$3,549.70, plus $4,600 for an auto sale,for a monthly total of $8,149.70.Thanks to all our donors and shoppers!DID YOU KNOW? The Resale Shopbulletin board is located in the hallwaybetween the Stephens Care Center andthe Heiser Community Center, next tothe big windows that look out on theKELC play area.Keep those donations coming and keepshopping the KRS! ~Nancy Lombardi, Chair, Kendal Resale Shop

In early January you will receive a form in your open mailbox asking you to listthe number of hours you volunteered in 2017. Check the Volunteer BulletinBoard for volunteer reminders. Did you sit at the Heiser Reception Desk,escort a Stephens Care Center resident to a medical appointment, plant flowersin front of Heiser, shelve books in our library, hang an art show at Kendal,serve on a non-profit agency board or City of Oberlin Committee? Get theidea? All these volunteer efforts count toward fulfilling the Kendal mission.We will ask you to report your 2017 volunteer hours by Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018.Thank you for all you offer. Questions? Place them in Box #121. ~Volunteer Clearinghouse Committee

Members of Kendal’s EnvironmentalConcerns Committee recently went ona tour of the Republic Lorain CountyResource Recovery Complex.The facility was started in 1992. Thiswas updated in 2012 by RepublicCompany. The old system processed120 tons daily; the new system pro-cesses 280 tons. The old system man-ually sorted 2500 lb. per man hour;the new system mechanically sorts7200 lb. per man hour. The old sys-tem sorted 150,000 bottles per day;the new system sorts 750,000 per day.Note that 20% of all waste goes tolandfill; 80% is recyclable. Fiber getsreused for newspaper, toiletries andcardboard. Plastics are melted downand reused for plastic containers andcarpeting. Aluminum is reused for alu-minum cans. Metal is melted down formetal objects. Glass is separated bycolor and is used for counter tops andthe painted stripes on roads.Our present list of recyclable objects(paper, glass, plastics, metal containers)is acceptable. Items should be cleansedof any food or liquid.We were reminded that the followingitems are NOT RECYCLABLE: con-tainers having food or liquid; thosewith hazardous material such as oil orantifreeze; and styrofoam, aluminumfoil, pie tins, china, window glass, lightbulbs, ceramics, plastic wrap, plastic

Recycling Report fromthe Republic Lorain CountyResource Recovery Complex

Update on our KendalPlastic Caps and Lidsto Benches ProjectThanks to all our staff, residentsand friends and families who havecollected plastic caps and lids for abench for the Kendal Early LearningCenter. Special thanks to LangstonManager Lisa Wilken and her staff.We collected enough caps and lids(some came from other cities,states and countries) to make a6-ft. bench for the KELC. Whenwe receive the completed bench,we will have a ceremonial unveiling.The project is currently on hold untilthe Oberlin schools can arrange totransport three sets of caps/lids toGreen Tree Plastics in Evansville,IN, and then pick up the completedbenches for Prospect School, Ober-lin High School and Kendal.We will let you know when ourbench finally arrives.From now on your caps and lids gointo TRASH. And your clean foodcontainers go into RECYCLING. ~Jerry Berner

bags, flower pots, toys, scrap metal,pots or pans, car parts, batteries,needles, syringes, yard waste, grassand leaves.PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY OFTHESE ITEMS IN THE RECY-CLING CONTAINERS. ~Jerry Berner for the Environmental Concerns Committee

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

AT KENDAL

Episcopal ServicesHoly CommunionNote Date:Sat., Dec. 2, 11:00am, GatheringRoom: Rev. Brian WilbertChristmas Eve Holy CommunionSun., Dec. 24, 4:00pm, GatheringRoom: Rev. Nancy Roth

Roman Catholic MassFri., Dec. 15, 10:00am, Crossroads Rm.

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Society of FriendsSundays, 10:30am, Education Center

First Church ServiceSun., Dec. 17, 4:00pm, Gathering Rm.

The Kendalight

Kendal United FellowshipSaturday, December 9 - AUD 9:30am - Food and Fellowship10:15am - Seasonal Music

Join us for holiday music, a story,and some carol singing. All arewelcome.

UU Kendal Gathering“Holidays for Volatile Times”Rev. Mary GrigoliaWed., Dec. 20 - 4:00pmEducation CenterWith ongoing attacks on structuresof democracy, civil rights and the en-vironment, religious liberals and pro-gressives need a respite. Explore win-ter holiday practices for reflection,renewal and resilience, so we canshow up in our families, community,congregations and volunteer circleswith open hearts and engaged minds.All are welcome.

BridgeResults

Mondays:Oct. 30: 1st, Eileen Dettman; 2nd,Betty O’Connor.Nov. 6: 1st, Connie Bimber; 2nd,Joe Colucci.Nov. 13: 1st, Connie Bimber; 2nd,Joe Colucci.Nov. 20: 1st, Joe Colucci; 2nd,Carol Ganzel; 3rd, Kathy Caldwell.

Two Kendal Kitchen Tours were heldin October. Seven residents attendedon October 18 and eight on October27. Dining Services thanks you foryour interest in going “behind thescenes” at Kendal.No additional tours are scheduled in2017. Look for more tours next year! ~Ann Pilisy

Monthly newsletter of theKendal at Oberlin Residents Assn.,600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074

Consulting Editor: Robert BaldwinManaging Editor: Elizabeth AldrichAssociate Editor: Suzanne McDougalProofreaders: Kathy Reichard, Mary SimonsPhotos: Lyn Cope, Eleanor Helper, Sally Nelson-Olin, Gary OlinProduction: Don VanDyke• Deadline for January 2018 issue ofThe Kendalight is December 15.• The editors regret that they cannotassume responsibility for errors in con-tent in material submitted for publication.• Please submit articles by email toour address: [email protected]• If no email access, please type articleon separate sheet, sign and place inThe Kendalight open mailbox.• All articles must carry a signatureand telephone number.

Last-Minute Cancellationsof Appointments at Kendal

Here at Kendal we continue to havelast-minute cancellations and “noshows” to Therapy and Health andWellness Clinic appointments.When you need to cancel appoint-ments with any of our professionalstaff members in Therapy or theHealth and Wellness Clinic (such asphysical therapists, physicians or ournurse practitioner), please provide 24hours notice.Our professional staff members mustmaintain a coordinated schedule tosustain their efficiency and keep costsfrom escalating. Kendal may need toconsider a “cancellation fee” for thosewho do not provide 24-hour notice.Thank you for your understanding.~Stacy Terrell, Chief Health Services Officer

Table Tennis Report

Saturday Walks

Table tennis was ready for a streamof visitors during Thanksgiving week.But residents’ children and grandchil-dren resorted to the apartment build-ing table instead. To judge by the click-ety-clack of balls, the site was afford-ing them lots of fun. During the sameweek, our regulars met twice in the au-ditorium, and we booked 29 individualplayers. That just topped our averagenumber of 13 per session for the en-tire month. Luckily for us, Doyle Har-baugh came to coach at its end, and 8of the 16 players that Monday got toimprove their game with his friendly,energetic help.In the month of December we areexpecting still more lively turnouts.Stop by and have a look! You’ll dis-cover that some of your best friends-- who’d have thought it! -- have be-come earnest table tennis players. ~Sidney Rosenfeld

From November through Marchthose desiring to walk off the Kendalcampus should assemble at the HeiserReception Desk at 9:00am every Sat-urday. The group will decide where towalk on that day and car pool. Thewalks are usually 1-3 miles and areleisurely. Come join us!

Kendal Kitchen Tours

Solo Diners: Thursday, December 14,5:30pm, The Den (second Thursdayof month).

Watch for Sign up Sheet for:

Dining Notes From Ann Pilisy• Please use available hand sanitizer when you come to meals. Help us remindothers to practice good hygiene and food safety.• Plan your holiday gathering so that Dining Services has plenty of notice to ful-fill your catering needs.• Our menus have always been subject to chang.e. Despite our best efforts toavoid any inconvenience to you, circumstances will sometimes force us to makelast-minute modifications. Please know that we do our very best to minimizethese occasions.• All regular groups, please confirm your plans for 2018 with Ann Pilisy, to re-serve your preferred meeting space.

Dining Services wishes everyone a happy holiday season!


SPINACH (Senior People Interestedin Nutrition and Community Health):Dinners will resume on Wednesday,January 24, 5:15pm, Penn Room(fourth Wednesday of month).

Monday, December 25Christmas Day Dinner12 noon and 2:00pmFox and Fell Dining Room

Call 775-9868 to hear the an-nouncements of activities atKendal and the menus of theday for the dining rooms.

Dining and Nutrition ServicesOberlinCommunityServices Needs our“Holiday Helping Hands”The Holiday Helping Hands outreachreturns to our Kendal community thismonth to help less fortunate children inthe Oberlin area via Oberlin Commu-nity Services (OCS) to receive gifts oftoys and much-needed clothing undertheir holiday trees. We ask staff andresidents to join us in making area chil-dren smile with happiness.This is how we can do it:• Check out the bulletin board inthe Heiser hallway near the KendalEarly Learning Center to select a fam-ily or families and purchase the giftsthat are listed there. Staff and residentshave participated in this program forthe past six years and have helpedmake Christmas holidays much brighterfor families challenged by the tougheconomy and unemployment in ourarea.• Bring your wrapped and labeledgifts to the Marketing Office on Mon.,Dec. 11, or Tues., Dec. 12, between9:00am-4:30pm (or by 9:00am onWed., Dec. 13, at the very latest). StaffSpecial Events Committee memberswill pack and transport them to OCSfor distribution to the families. ~Ann Pilisy, Staff Special Events

Notices with all details will be distrib-uted to mailboxes or by email forChristmas reservations.Langston will be open for breakfastand overflow seating for mid-day mealonly. Evening dinner service will beavailable in Friends Corner only.Bagged lunches can be ordered

and picked up on Christmas Daybefore 3:00pm.

Help Plan our AnnualRobert Burns DinnerThe Robert Burns Dinner in Januaryhas been popular nearly every yearsince Kendal began. We celebrate theScottish poet’s birth on January 25,1759, with songs, stories, haggis, lager,tartans, the music of a piper and lotsof tasty food.For this year’s party to happen, weneed volunteers to help organize theevent. Chef Scott Stonestreet preparesour traditional menu.But someone needs to order the ale,contact the piper, and so on. Inter-ested? Contact Suzanne McDougal orElizabeth McCall Aldrich if you wantto help!

Resident and staff donations to Oberlin Community Services from our24th Anniversary “Souper Supper” in October totaled $5,701.33. This in-cludes $600 donated by Kendal Dining Services for the savings realized byproviding a simple supper instead of an elaborate anniversary dinner. A let-ter from Margie Flood, the new OCS Executive Director (and daughter ofresidents Carol and Bob Longsworth), notes “Your generosity allows us tocontinue to produce urgently needed services to friends and neighbors inthe greater Oberlin, New Russia Township and southern Lorain county areawho need it most.” Thank you all. ~Janet Bolland and Janet Kelsey Werner, K@0Food Committee and representing KORA

OCS Says “Thank You” for Kendal’s Souper Supper Support

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3 4 5 6 7Kendal UnitedFellowship9:30am AUD

Film: Christmasin Connecticut7:00pm WHT

KORA Council10:00am AUD

New Year’s Eve, 7:15pm-?, HL & AUD

Empty BowlsHoliday Brass &Organ for OCS7:00pm First Church

Oberlin ChamberOrchestra8:00pm Finney

Christmas DinnerFox & Fell12:00 noon; 2:00pm

Christmas Eve7:15pm HL

Musical Union8:00pm Finney

Film: Elf7:00pm WHT

OberlinOrchestra8:00pm Finney

Monday NightMovie atApollo (tx)

CollegiumMusicum8:00pm Fairchild

Sat., Dec. 9Holiday Bus toCrocker ParkCost: $1210:30am-4:00pm

Met Opera HD:“Hansel and Gretel”12:55pm Apollo(tx)Tim Munro

4:00pm AUD

Tea at AMAM 2:30pm

Morning ExchangeBarbara Thomas10:00am AUD9:30am - Refresh-ments in HL

KELC Christmas6:00pm - AUD

Santa 3:00pmLangston

Unitarian Univ.GatheringMary Grigolia4:00pm Ed Ctr

KwanzaaBegins

Winter SolsticeCelebration7:15pm HL &AUD

UPS Store4:00-6:00pm HL

Episcopal Serv.11:00pm GaRm

Christmas

Episcopal Serv.4:00pm GaRm

Sparky & Rhonda7:15pm - AUD

Film: The PolarExpress7:00pm WHT

MarimbaChristmasNoon HL OHS Choirs

1:30pm AUD

Film: The DivingBell and theButterfly7:15pm AUD

Klite Reading11:00am WHT

Catholic Mass10:00am CCR

First Church Serv.4:00pm GaRm

Hanukkah Begins

Hanukkah Tea3:15pmLangstonAll welcome

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Sinfonietta8:00pm WCH

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UPS: 11:00am-1:30pm HL

No Health Lecture

Lunch Bunch:100th Bomb Group11:30am-2:00pm

Film: The RedViolin7:15pm AUD

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News & Views10:30am AUD

Quakers10:30am Ed Ctr

Quaker Worship10:30am Ed Ctr

Quakers10:30am Ed Ctr

Conversations:Raphael Jiménez7:15pm AUD

Gusti, folksinger6:15pm HL

No Low-VisionGroup

Wed. MorningDiscussion Groupevery Wed. at10:00-11:00am WHT

Sug. & Concerns2:00pm CCR

Annual SCC Craft Sale, Fri., Dec. 1, 10:00am-1:00pm in West Corridor

Lunchwiththe KimsNoon -The Den

Song Swap withJudy Cook7:00pm AUD

Solo Diners5:30pm Den

Song Swap withJudy Cook7:00pm AUD

Quaker Worship10:30am Ed Ctr

GaRM = Gathering Rm. CCR = Crossroads HL = Heiser Lounge WCH = Warner Concert Hall

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WHT = Whittier Lounge Bold Face = at Kendal = Kendal Bus tx = Tickets needed

English CountryDancing Sun.Dec. 3 andDec. 10 only7:15pm AUD

Episc. Bible Studyevery Monday at10:00am GreenRoom

RememberingLen Garver:Rod Knight runsLen’s trolley5:00pm HL

The Bluest Eye7:30pm Hall (tx)

The Bluest Eye2:00pm Hall (tx)

UPS Store4:00-6:00pm HL

Jameson HouseOpen House2:00-4:00pm

AMAMLecture: 5:30pmKing SculptureCourt

Bridge6:45pm Green Rm.



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