January 2019 Volume XXVI, Number 1

Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association January 2019 Volume XXVI, Number 1

Opportunity 2019! Come to the Fair!! Lads and Lassies!!! Thursday, January 31 - 11:00am-3:00pm - Come to our Annual This is Val the Volunteer, and Val is telling you NOT to Robbie Burns Dinner miss the Opportunity Fair on Thursday, January 31. Near- Friday, January 25 ly 50 of Kendal’s most vital committees and interest Dust off yer kilt, wear yer scarves and groups are gearing up to occupy Heiser Auditorium and tartans of any kind, and join us in a Lounge, as well as several satellite locations, from celebration of all things Scottish. 11:00am to 3:00pm. They’re planning displays that will explain what they do 5:00pm Bagpipe music in Heiser and where you could fit in. This is your chance to talk to Lounge and grand march to Stephens committee members, to find an opportunity to sign on to Care Center & return. make a contribution of your time and talent and put your 5:30pm Address to the Haggis & mark on this community. Grace in Heiser Lounge. Or you can just browse through the displays and get familiar with the inner workings that make this place tick. Val knows what Val’s talking about. 6:00pm Dinner in Fox and Fell, It’s going to be a Big Kendal Party, and you’re invited. We’ll see you there! followed by toasts and stories. Tracey Lind Talks about Dementia from the Inside Out

A video of The Very Rev. Tracey Lind’s November 30 Please sign up by presentation at the City Club of Cleveland Friday Fo- rum will be shown to Kendal residents and staff by the Sunday, Jan. 20! Dementia Education Group. Tracey, who retired as No charge for dinner, Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in 2017, talks but… about her ongoing journey with Frontal Temporal De- mentia. She was a compelling speaker at our January • Donations to help 2018 educational forum on dementia that marked the pay the piper are beginning of Kendal at Oberlin’s 25th Anniversary really appreciated. Year. • To order a Scottish The video will be shown in the Education Center ale with your dinner, enclose $2 per Training Room on three different days: Thur., Jan. 24; Fri., Jan. 25; and Tues., person in an envelope with a note Jan. 29. Showings each day will be at 7:15am, 11:45am, 3:30pm, and 7:15pm. giving your name and number of Sign-up sheets will be posted. Choose a convenient time to join other resi- persons. dents and staff to view the video and talk about it afterward. Questions? Contact Carol Bojanowski. Place donations and payments in Carl Whitehouse’s open mailbox. Any checks should be payable to Carl. COFFEE HOUR WITH AFTERNOON EXCHANGE BARBARA THOMAS BARBARA THOMAS Residents who do not sign up for the Robert Burns dinner are wel- TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 come in the Langston, Penn, and 9:30AM - LANGSTON 4:00PM - AUDITORIUM Den.

KNOW YOUR Winter LifeLong Learning Classes KORA COUNCIL For classes with fees, register and pay by calling Lorain County Community “Is your retirement community a Kib- College at 440-366-4148 or in person at the first or second session. butz or a Cruise Ship?” That question News & Views: Foreign Affairs: Discussion of topics from the 2019 “Great got my attention at the recent Lead- Decisions” briefing book published by the Foreign Policy Association. Fridays, ingAge conference. It points to the 10:30am to noon. No registration or fee. Feb. 1: “Nuclear Negotiations: difference between being a community Back to the Future?” with Al Carroll. (See p. 5.) March 1: “Cyber Conflict where residents take active participa- and Geopolitics,” with Larry Lannom. All are welcome. tion in the planning and carrying out of Oedipus and Greek Tragedy. Thomas Van Nortwick, Nathan A. Greenberg its shared life versus one where every- Professor Emeritus of Classics, Oberlin College. Three-part course on Sopho- thing is done for residents by the cles’ “Oedipus Rex”, its literary and historical context. The sessions address the “cruise director” and staff, one where origins and endurance of the tragic perspective in western literature, the history the residents are passive consumers. I and physical circumstances of Greek theater performance, and the meaning of am so pleased that our Kendal at Ober- the play for our understanding of human experience. Copies of the text “The lin is the “Kibbutz” model. Three Theban Plays” (Robert Fagles, trans., Penguin Books, 1984) are available Kendal at Oberlin Residents Associa- at MindFair Books or in copied form from the instructor. Wed., Feb. 6, 13, tion (KORA) has a key role in the suc- and 20, 10:30am. Fee: $20. (Class 4368) cess of our participatory community. KORA, through its Council, initiates, Opera Preview: Dialogues of the Carmelites. Jonathon Field, Director of supports, and coordinates the many, the Oberlin Opera Theater, along with students from the production, previews varied programs and special purpose “Dialogues of the Carmelites” by Francis Poulenc, which premiered in 1957 and groups in which residents are active. is based on the martyrdom of Carmelite nuns who were guillotined during the The 2019 Council will be meeting for French Revolution’s Reign of Terror for refusing to abandon their vocation. an initial orientation on January 10, Thurs., March 7, 4:00pm. No registration or fee. Call Oberlin College Central where members will take their place on Ticket Office Service (775-8169) to buy tickets for a performance in Hall Audi- Council committees and receive assign- torium on March 13, 15, or 16 at 8:00pm, or March 17 at 2:00pm. There will be ments as liaisons to KORA standing Kendal buses to the matinee and one evening performance. committees. The liaison relationship of Zen and Art. Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art, Allen council members to the many groups Memorial Art Museum (AMAM). Three-session course introduces Chan (Zen) that initiate and oversee the resident Buddhism. Zen originated in China around the 7th century as a synthesis of life of Kendal is among the most im- Indian Buddhism and traditional Chinese thought. As it spread to Japan in the portant work of the Council. Chairper- 12th century and to Europe and North America in the 20th, each culture em- sons of various committees should braced Zen thought differently. These differences were reflected in the arts. look to their liaisons for support and as Mon., March 4, 11, and 18, 10:30am. Fee: $20. (Class 4169) An optional visit the links to the Council. Liaison assign- to the current exhibition at the AMAM related to the lecture series “Art and ments will be announced at the KORA Being in the Garden of Ryōan-ji” is scheduled for Tues., March 19 at 10:30am. Council meeting on January 17. The first major KORA event in 2019 will be an Opportunity Fair, Thursday, the smallest was $75.00. With each, January 31, 11:00am-3:00pm. That day Thank You from the Staff KORA President Ann Francis sent a many of the Committees, Subcommit- for the Holiday Fund Holiday Gift Appreciation Message tees, and Special Purpose Groups will On December 14, $53,407.62 donat- thanking staff recipients for all their be highlighted with displays and activi- ed by our wonderful residents was services and support provided to our ties. The fair will be an excellent event distributed to 178 grateful staff mem- residents throughout the year. for experiencing the scope of opportu- bers (including three beauty salon Ann wrote, “You bring joy to our nities for personal involvement and employees). All were recipients of lives, contribute to our well-being, and enrichment here at Kendal at Oberlin. generous Holiday Fund gift checks! for this we are grateful.” 2019 KORA Council Membership is The largest check was $407.43 and With warm gratitude we thank every posted on the KORA bulletin board Kendal resident for your generosity across from the open mailboxes. Other and kindness! information regarding KORA and the Next KORA Council Meeting ~Toni Merleno, Director of Human many aspects of its work is also availa- Thurs., Jan. 17 - 10:00am - AUD Resources & Operational Services ble there. ~Gary Olin, President PAGE 2 THE KENDALIGHT JANUARY 2019

First Thursday Health Lecture Lunch Bunch: ♫–Music at Kendal–♫ No lecture on January 3. Black River, Oberlin Wednesday, January 9 René Schiffer, principal Third Thursday Lecture cellist, Apollo’s Fire Join us for lunch (or breakfast – it’s “A Life in Chamber Music: Wed., Jan. 16 - 7:15 - AUD A Conversation with the served all day!) at this favorite local restaurant. We visit it every Winter At a fund-raising auction, Mary and Second Violinist of a Profes- Term when Oberlin College is on Fred Behm won the privilege to host a sional String Quartet” break. Menu includes a variety of concert by René Schiffer, principal cel- Jan. 17 - 7:15 AUD vegan and vegetarian dishes, as well as list with Apollo’s Fire. As the Cleveland tasty burgers and wraps. Institute of Music writes, “René Schiffer Mari Sato, second violinist of the Cleve- Bus leaves Heiser at 11:30am, re- is recognized as one of the most creative land-based Cavani String Quartet, will turning about 2:00pm. No charge for musicians on the international period- discuss the life of a professional cham- bus to downtown Oberlin. Lunch at instrument scene. A native of Holland, ber musician. your expense. he was a protégé of the great Dutch cel- Topics will include a brief history of Sign up on sheet on shelf under list Anner Bijlsma. He is particularly the medium of string quartet as an art Activities bulletin board. admired for his interpretation of the form and as a tour ensemble, program- Bach cello suites, all of which he per- ming of work, group dynamics, and the forms from memory.” He will be play- process from first rehearsal to stepping Oberlin Heritage Center ing excerpts from the Bach cello suites on stage for a concert. Music of the as well as some modern pieces, including his own compositions. Ms. Sato, daughter-in-law of residents American Civil War Anne and Alan Lockwood, received her You will have the opportunity to meet Tues., Jan. 15 - 7:15pm - AUD and talk with René after the concert Bachelor of Music degree with distinc- tion from the Cleveland Institute of Timothy Krugman will weave together while enjoying light refreshments. Music and pursued graduate studies at the role of music on the Civil War bat- the University of Michigan. tlefield and the shifting mood of the Roman Rudnytsky, Piano On the faculty of the Cleveland Insti- nation and song over time. A Civil War Thurs., Jan. 24 - 7:15 - AUD tute of Music from 1995 to 2018, Ms. Union re-enactor and history aficiona- Sato now has the pleasure of working do from Elyria, he will perform using Youngstown State University Piano Pro- fessor Emeritus, he will play composi- with the outstanding students at the guitar, banjo, and voice. tions by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Bach, Oberlin Conservatory. Albeniz, Chopin, and Liszt. Community Conversations Loren Gerlach Fri., Jan. 4 - 6:15pm - HL Chamber Music Fun “Kendal at Oberlin and Oberlin College: Loren Gerlach, resident Marjorie Por- Tues., Jan. 1 - 3:00pm - HL A 25-Year Love Story” ter’s son, joins Judy Cook for a bonus Enjoy impromptu chamber music fea- after-dinner “song swap” around the Thurs., Jan. 10 - 7:15pm - AUD turing a Mozart trio with clarinet, viola, fireplace. Come sing along! and piano. Nancy Cooper (OC ’51), who moved to Kendal in 1998 after serving Ober- lin College in a remarkable array of There’s a Woman in the House! different administrative staff positions, Thurs., Jan. 3 - 4:00pm - AUD has been impressed with the strong connections between the college and In fact, there are about 35 new women in our House in Washington, DC! Kendal ever since its founding. She We’re celebrating their election victories on the day of the official Washington will consider the many ways in which swearing-in ceremony. Kendal resident Judy Riggle invites you to a tea party to Oberlin faculty, staff, and students learn the stories of the amazing new wave of women who ran for office and contribute to our programming; how were elected. the College and Conservatory pro- Look at their diversity – a lesbian, a bisexual, an immigrant, an African- grams and concerts enrich our lives; American from New England, a Muslim, a Native American. Those who ran for and the support Kendal residents pro- office but were defeated are also amazing – a kindergarten teacher from Oberlin, vide to the College, the Conservatory, a Vietnamese refugee pediatrician from California. Join the party to welcome and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. them. All are welcome. ~Judy Riggle and the Women in the House Committee

JANUARY 2019 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 3

Sunday Movies in College Campus that she has photo- Jameson House at 7:00pm Art graphed on trips to and from work between Oberlin and Amherst. The Jan. 6 - RBG (2018) Revelatory docu- Gallery photographs in white frames were mentary looks at the exceptional life News taken while travelling between Ober- and career of U.S. Supreme Court Jus- lin and Santa Fe, NM, shooting some tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As she has while driving at fairly high speeds! A developed her legal legacy, she also has Three new exhibits have been mount- reception is scheduled for Wed., Jan. become an unexpected pop culture ed in our display spaces. The Kendal 16, at 2:30pm in the Friends Corner icon. PG. Gallery is showing the large colorful dining room.

semi-abstract oils and acrylics of Jan. 13 - The Philadelphia Story The Community Gallery is showing Adele Marihatt. A few depict idyllic (1940) After her ex-husband (Cary the mixed media art of Louise Grant) and a tabloid reporter (James children, sometimes upside down as Luckenbill entitled “Let’s Take a Stewart) crash her high-society wed- reflections in a Koi Pond. Do not miss Trip on the Train.” Her paintings ding, the intended bride (Katharine the five small boxes containing her illustrate what she saw, both inside Hepburn) becomes painfully aware of peek-a-boo portraits over the water the train and looking out of the win- certain truths about herself. fountain! A reception is scheduled for dow, while on several railroad trips Fri., Jan. 18, at 4:30pm in the Heiser across the United States. Louise’s re- Jan. 20 - Selma (2014). This film Lounge. ception is scheduled for Fri., Jan. 11, chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s The Friend’s Gallery is showing at 4:30pm in Heiser Lounge. campaign to secure equal voting rights photographs by Deborah Campana, Mary and Tom Van Nortwick’s and the epic 1965 march from Selma to Oberlin College Conservatory librari- Christmas collection in the Curio Montgomery, to peacefully protest Ala- an, entitled “Sighting and Resight- Cabinet will be followed early this bama’s segregated voting rights. PG-13. ing.” Those mounted in black frames month by Ron Price’s collection of feature buildings and views of the sur- optical instruments that will remain Jan. 27 - The Producers (1967) A rounding countryside and the Oberlin on display through February. Broadway producer (Zero Mostel) and his accountant (Gene Wilder) concoct a get-rich-quick scheme to make a for- Saturday Foreign Film BIG BUS Tues., Jan. 8 tune by producing “Springtime for Hit- Jan. 26 - 7:15pm - AUD Cleveland Museum of Art ler,” a sure-fire flop. But it becomes a hit! PG. Machuca (2004) In Santiago, Chile’s For residents who have paid, meet at capital during the 1973 coup and Marx- the Heiser Reception Desk at ist government of controversial presi- 9:15am. Our bus leaves at 9:30am, Saturday Night Documentary dent Salvador Allende, Father McEn- returning to Kendal by 3:00pm. Jan. 5 - 7:15pm - AUD roe supports his leftist views by allow- ing free admission of proletarian kids Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Un- to an elite Catholic prep school. As a Save the date! bossed (2004) This documentary was result, Gonzalo Infante and Pedro Ma- BIG BUS Wed., Mar. 6 nominated for the Grand Prize at Sun- chuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning Butler Museum of Amer- dance. It traces the career of Shirley lady in the Infante’s liberal bourgeois Chisholm, the first black woman ever home, become classmates and buddies. ican Art, Youngstown, OH to run for President of the United And Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro’s Bus leaves Heiser at 9:30am (sign in: States. A teacher in Harlem, her passion slum family and gang. Then General 9:15am), returning to Kendal by for progress brought her to local poli- Pinochet’s coup ousts Allende and sup- 4:00pm. We’ll tour the extensive But- tics, a seat in Congress, and ultimately a porters such as McEnroe, changing the ler collection; listen to students from run for the presidency in l972. boys’ relationship. Spanish with subti- Youngstown State University’s Dana ~Donna VanRaaphorst tles and some English. ~Dwight Call School of Music perform in the atri- um; and enjoy a catered lunch with options for GF and vegetarian plates. A Question for Cat Owners - Are you be interested in having a vet- The Arms Museum (and historic erinarian come to Kendal at Oberlin? If so, contact Kathy Caldwell, chairperson house) nearby is not part of our pack- of the Pet Projects Special Interest Group, to complete a survey. age but is available for a visit. Watch for the sign-up sheet!

PAGE 4 THE KENDALIGHT JANUARY 2019

Left to right: News & Views: Foreign Affairs LeadingAge Ohio No lecture on January 4. awards chair Michele Engel- News & Views: bach, MANA managing director Foreign Affairs Dick Baznik, Fri., Feb. 1 - 10:30am - AUD MANA consultant Anne Helm, Al Carroll, Kendal resident and re- and LeadingAge tired nuclear physicist at Brookhaven Ohio board chair National Labs, will speak on the topic Judy Budi “Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?” MANA Recognized for Service by LeadingAge Ohio Nuclear weapons have not gone away, and the Trump administration Management Assistance for Nonprofit Agencies (MANA) has received Lead- has brought a new urgency, if not a ingAge Ohio’s 2018 award for excellence in voluntary service. The award was new approach, to dealing with them. presented on August 30 at the group’s annual conference in Columbus. The President has met with Vladimir MANA was founded at Kendal at Oberlin in 2003 by the late resident Don Putin as the New Start Treaty with Illig to help area organizations and to give retired professionals opportunities for Russia comes up for renewal in 2021, continued practice. Since 2003, the group’s volunteer consultants – including the first presidential summit ever Kendal residents as well as others from the surrounding community – have with Kim Jong-un occurred to dis- worked on more than 70 engagements with about 60 different nonprofits and cuss denuclearizing the Korean Pen- government agencies. Typical topics include leadership and governance issues, insula, and President Trump has de- strategic and financial planning, mergers, and fundraising. certified the Obama nuclear deal with LeadingAge Ohio is the state chapter of the national organization that repre- Iran. sents about 6,000 nonprofit organizations in the field of aging services. Kendal at To what degree should past nuclear Oberlin is an active member of both LeadingAge and LeadingAge Ohio. talks guide future U.S. nuclear arms Resident Dick Baznik succeeded Don Illig as managing director of MANA in control negotiations? Can the art of 2012. He and fellow MANA consultant Anne Helm attended the conference to the deal apply to stabilizing our nu- accept the award on behalf of the group. clear future? No registration or fee. Dick notes that MANA is always looking for additional consultants and All are welcome. encourages interested Kendal residents to get in touch with him.

For the Time to Turn in Writers Bloc Reading Vision-Impaired Your Volunteer Hours Thurs., Jan. 31 - 7:15 AUD Low-Vision Support Group for the Year-End Count You’re invited to the annual reading of : “Our Ears Deserve More Kendal at Oberlin tries to exemplify original work presented by Writers Bloc Quaker values such as “volunteerism” members. These Kendal residents have Respect” and “service.” Each January we ask been meeting for 15 years with Carol Thursday, January 10 Kendal residents to remember, collect Tufts, Associate Professor of English at 4:00pm - Green Room and record all the volunteer hours con- Oberlin College. tributed in service to Kendal at Ober- lin or the wider community in the pre- The Kendalight Monthly ceding year. Cookbooks for Sale! Readings Have Been Cancelled

Look for the 2018 form in your Purchase your copy of this collection Future readings of The Kendalight open mailbox. Please fill it out and of recipes from Kendal residents, fami- on the first day of each month are place it in Box #121 by January 31. lies, and staff from Sue Campbell or cancelled due to lack of interest. A copy is also posted on the Volun- Jameson House nursing staff. Cost: $10 teer Bulletin Board in the hallway near in cash or a check made payable to Note that Audio Announcements

the Kendal Early Learning Center. “The Alzheimer’s Association.” of daily programs and menus are ~Volunteer Clearinghouse Committee available at 440-775-9868.

JANUARY 2019 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 5

been enjoying retirement, being togeth- More About Kendal Residents er, and traveling. We are dedicated readers, dog lovers, and appreciators of the fine arts. We have three borzoi Joyce and Barbaranne Benjamin (Russian wolfhounds) and two indoor cats.

Joyce: I was born in Minnesota, spent my childhood in Florida with my mother and two sisters, and moved to South Dakota for high school and college. My graduate degrees in communication Barbaranne: were awarded by Penn State where I I was blessed with loving parents who met Barb, my soul mate; we have been were models for empathy, compassion, together since 1971. and generosity. They provided me with My first academic position was at the a childhood of love and support – a University of Hawaii, followed by posi- wonderful foundation. tions at Southwest Texas State Univer- I attended Mansfield State College Gail Fowler sity and The University of Toledo (now University) in Pennsylvania for where Barb and I once served as facul- my undergraduate degree and The ty ambassadors in an exchange pro- Pennsylvania State University for my gram with Florida A&M University. I graduate degrees in communication By way of geographic introduction, you spearheaded research into and develop- and in communication disorders. At could probably say I’m Tri-Coastal, ment of distance learning teaching Penn State, I met the love of my life in having lived on both the East and the methodologies and rhetorical theory an Oral Persuasion seminar; we were West Coast, while growing up on what while in academe. engaged two weeks later. some might call the North Coast, the As a faculty member, I taught gradu- Our first jobs were in Hawaii where I Indiana shores of Lake Michigan. ate and undergraduate classes and pub- worked at the Waianai Infant Stimula- A retired IT professional, I spent the lished over 50 academic articles as well tion Program as speech-language pa- majority of my 40+ year career in the as several textbooks. I presented my thologist and then as director. At San Francisco Bay Area, in large-scale research nationally and internationally Southwest Texas State University, our application software development, pri- in Fukuoka, Japan; Florence, Italy; and next stop, I taught undergraduate and marily for banks and insurance compa- Oxford, England. I served as chairper- graduate courses, started the HILL nies, later consulting for IBM for sev- son, associate director of distance Project (Handicapped Infant Learning eral years. After returning in the late learning, and senior associate dean of Laboratory) funded by the Texas legis- 1990s to Maryland, the home of my the College of Language, Literature, lature, and wrote “A Special Child in dad’s side of the family, I finished my and Social Science. the Family” that was published in Eng- career as Director of Policy and Plan- My hobbies include reading, especial- lish and in Spanish. ning for the State of Maryland’s Office ly science fiction and detective novels, We spent the majority of our aca- of Information Technology, located in travel, and vegetarian cooking for Barb. demic careers at The University of To- Annapolis. I have recently taken up sewing, a chal- ledo where I taught, published research I spent many years hosting interna- lenge for a left-handed klutz. My phi- efforts, and ended my career as associ- tional students, U.S. Naval Academy lanthropy includes supporting local ate dean in the College of Health Sci- midshipmen, St. John’s College gradu- libraries, animal protection, the ACLU, ences. I was fortunate to obtain grants ate students, and Smithsonian Envi- and LBGTQ organizations. that helped my students and advanced ronmental Research Center summer After retiring from academe, I transi- academic fields from preschool multi- interns. The majority of the interna- tioned to my authentic self with Barb’s cultural issues to women under crimi- tional students were participating in full support. We hope you feel free to nal justice control. intensive English programs and lived talk to me or Barb if you have ques- When we retired from academe, the with me from one month to one year. I tions about the transgender experience love of my life transitioned full time to thoroughly enjoyed all my “ersatz” kids. from an individual’s perspective. her authentic self. Joyce and I have Always a walker, I’ve trekked in

PAGE 6 THE KENDALIGHT JANUARY 2019

Nepal’s Annapurna region and the year illness, Wendell died in Decem- High Sierras, hiked (or walked, as the ber 1999. I remained in our family Brits would say) in England and Scot- home for a total of 39 years. land, and spent one very long weekend I taught first grade in Wellington on the Appalachian Trail in the for 36 years. I was active in the Wel- Shenandoah. lington Education Association and With the help of (very patient) served as president for two years. I friends and classes, I took up quilting received a Master's Degree in the Art when I retired, learned something of Teaching from Marygrove College about a sewing machine, and enjoy in Detroit, MI, in 2000. I retired from making lap quilts and wall hangings. teaching in 2008. I also bought a Roadtrek, named her Beth Dorf I have continued to volunteer at “VanGo, and spent several years trav- the elementary school to work one- eling the U.S. as well as the Canadian on-one with kindergarten students. I Rockies. also participated in a book club com- Volunteer work has included shelter prised of current and retired faculty. meals, ushering at our Episcopal I was born in Akron, OH, and grew up Our family has been active at church, as well as local theatres, serv- in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. I attended the Christ Church in Oberlin for many ing on our community waterfront University of Akron, receiving a BS in years. I taught Sunday school. I enjoy committee, and initiating walking and Elementary Education. participating in Bible study and book hosted coffee groups in my former After graduation in 1972, I moved to study groups at the church. community. Wellington, OH, for a teaching posi- While living in Wellington, I also I like people and enjoy a good game tion. I met my husband Wendell there a belonged to the Friends of the Li- of bridge! short time later; he was a history teach- brary. I served as secretary and presi- er at Wellington High School. We got dent while on the Executive Commit- Recent Move-ins married in 1979 at Christ Episcopal tee. I also belonged to Sorosis Liter- Church in Oberlin. ary Club. Tom and Jeanne Berger moved from I enjoy spending time with my Oakland, ME, to a Kendal apartment I am now looking forward to living family. Wendell and I had two children. at Kendal and taking advantage of in mid-December. Sarah, our daughter, is now a family many opportunities here. nurse practitioner. She and her husband Robert, a respiratory therapist, are 2019 KatO Directories Recent Transfers the proud parents of six-year-old twins Coming Soon! Mary Beth McCalla moved from Whit- Allison and Lincoln. tier to Jameson House in late Our son Alexander works in finance. The 2019 Kendal at Oberlin telephone November. He got married in May to Vanessa, a directory will be in your open mailbox critical care flight nurse. After an eight- toward the end of January. Watch for it! Find biographies of all residents, both newcomers and old-timers, in “Who’s Here” on the Kendal Kendal Kryptogram #167 - By Nina Love library center bookcase. WO SAL OLD FLZX HZF FCM AZJL Z OLD

IN MEMORIAM YCMT -- ZOP Z OLD UZEGUCOL, Z OLD

ALICE KOHL OCYL, OLD BLLS, OLD LZXY, ZOP OLD DECEMBER 3, 2018 ANDREW FRIERSON LFLY. ~EALYSLXSCO

DECEMBER 6, 2018 Solution to Kryptogram #166: “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” ~Bill Keane

JANUARY 2019 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 7

Kendal Resale Shop Talk From The John Bartram Arboretum: Remember! Wear your name tag so Benefitting Kendal Residents Assistance Chestnut Tree newcomers (and old-timers) can tie your name to that face! Fund and Community Charities “Under a spreading chestnut tree, the village smithy stands.” Oh, how we Happy New Year! I hope everyone en- miss those American chestnuts (Cas- joyed the holiday season. The Kendal istics. A second approach has been tanea dentata) once native from south- Resale Shop (KRS) enjoyed a very pro- used by researchers led by William ern Maine to Michigan and south to ductive month, thanks to our donors, Powell at the State University of New Mississippi and Alabama. They stood volunteers, and all the shoppers from York College of Environmental Sci- up to 100 feet tall and numbered in the the Kendal and Oberlin communities. ence and Forestry who have found the billions. Chestnuts were late flowering On the morning of December 10, gene in the tree that can detoxify the and thus unaffected by seasonal frosts, our KRS team hosted our fifth annual acid the blight releases to kill the tree’s so their fruit, much sweeter than that “Twigbee Shop” for the students of cells. They now have genetically modi- of the asiatic species, was an important the Kendal Early Learning Center fied trees and are submitting paper- source of food for wildlife and live- (KELC) in the Café outside the Fox & work to the USDA for review, a pro- stock. Once queen of the eastern Amer- Fell. For our “Twigbee Shop,” KRS cess which could take several years. ican forest, they were reduced almost displays small items such as knick Here at Kendal, Charlotte Elsner to memory when in the early 1900’s a knacks, toys, scarves, and ties for the planted a hybrid in 2002 on Wildflow- blight, Endothia parasitica, spread like KELC students to select and purchase er hill, just to the east of the slanted wildfire. Only a few trees survived. for members of their families. mowed path near the higher west end Scientists in the American Chestnut Volunteers help the children select of the hill. We do not know how re- Foundation (ACF) and at other loca- and wrap their gifts. It was a fun activi- sistant it will be to the blight, but it tions are trying to bring those back ty for the students, staff, and volun- does appear to have characteristics while at the same time they have been teers, as well as onlookers. Special strongly resembling the Chinese chest- trying to backcross breed them with thanks to our Twigbee volunteers nut rather than the American chest- blight-resistant Chinese chestnuts Ruth Ann Clark, Charlotte Elsner, nut. It now is producing fruit, which is (Castanea mollissima). The difficulty with Betsy Mirel, Sandy Siebenschuh, Mary displayed on the Arboretum display the crossbreeding is that the blight- Simons, Carla VanDale, and Mary table along with a drawing made by resistance is controlled by multiple Van Nortwick for making this event Charlotte of both the typical tall genes, and finding the inheritance is a so special. And thanks to our photog- American chestnut tree and the typical random process. So it has been neces- rapher Sally Nelson-Olin. low-branching Chinese chestnut. sary to generate large populations in Resale Shop deposits to the Resi- To understand more, go to: search of the resistant ones. The desire dents Assistance Fund for November https://www.acf.org/our-work/backcross- is to find resistant hybrids which are totaled $2,578. (See February’s Ken- breeding/ morphologically indistinguishable https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/ dalight for our 2018 RAF total.) Thanks from the American chestnut, thus 04/12/reviving-the-american-chestnut to all our donors and shoppers! maintaining their wonderful character- ~Anne Helm for the Arboretum Committee DID YOU KNOW? Kendal Resale Shop’s green “PLEASE HOLD” slips are good for the same day only and expire at 7:00pm when the shop closes, Can You Volunteer to Ride on unless the item has been paid for by closing time or special arrangements the Kendal Bus to Drug Mart or IGA? have been made IN ADVANCE with Kendal’s Social Services wants to develop a small group of volunteers to ride on the KRS Chair. When you have ques- the Kendal bus to IGA or Drug Mart once a week to help other residents with tions about the HOLD process or their shopping. about a purchase you want to make, Some of the ways to help Kendal shoppers might include reading ingredient please contact Nancy Lombardi at information on labels, reaching items on too-low or too-high shelves, or using 517-214-0025. the printed in-store aisle listings to help locate merchandise. THANK YOU! Keep those dona- We hope to get four volunteers, so that each one would ride the bus only tions coming and keep shopping the once a month. KRS! If you have questions or would like to help form this small group, contact ~Nancy Lombardi, Chair, Kendal Resale Shop Elizabeth Hole, Care and Nurturing Committee.

PAGE 8 THE KENDALIGHT JANUARY 2019

In Celebration of the Success New Prints in Friends Corner It’s Time for of the 25th Anniversary Here’s an example of how our extend- Mystery Theater! Resident Assistance Fund ed Oberlin community works together. Calling all actors and actresses!

Initiative... The response to this When the Community Foundation The Mystery Theater presentation of Initiative has been a remarkable affir- of Lorain County exhibited David Jan- “Mardi Gras at Dupre Chateau” will mation of Kendal’s spirit of mutual sheski’s prints here at Kendal, residents take place on Sunday, March 10, at support from Board members, resi- in the Stephens Care Center who eat in 3:00pm in Heiser Auditorium. dents, families, staff, friends, vendors. Friends Corner Dining Room said how As before, directors Angie Church In December, a non-management much they liked them. and Belinda Varner from night-shift Kendal staff member sent a touching After identifying prints that residents housekeeping are looking for perform- message in response to seeing the list liked, Sue Campbell, Kendal’s Commu- ers to fill the roles of four characters of donors: nity Nutritionist and Friends Corner and nine understudies. If you are “…I just finished reading the special manager, and Art Committee member looking for fun, the greatest mystery donor report I received in the mail. Mary Behm worked with the Commu- yet, and lots of laughter, join our cast! The tears are flowing. How humbled nity Foundation to have nine of the Open auditions: Sat., Jan., 19, in and grateful I feel to be part of some- prints donated to Kendal for Friends the Green Room at 2:00pm. Rehears- thing so special as Kendal at Oberlin. Corner. Their retail value ranged from als will be Saturdays, 2:00-3:00pm. It also stirs up the poignant losses of $350 to $2,000. Workshop Gallery of- Our Mystery Theater in March will be beautiful people who have had a deep fered to frame them at a reduced cost. a masquerade party. Masks and beads impact on the lives of so many in the Members of the Art Committee donat- will be provided – or you can bring Kendal, Oberlin, and world communi- ed over $1,000 to pay for the framing. your own! During intermission, you’ll ties. My personal life has been shaped These beautiful prints are now installed be offered snacks and drinks for a mini by so many of the wise elders we serve in Friends Corner, along with some Mardi Gras celebration. and have come to know so deeply. This favorite pieces that were already there, Mark Sunday, March 10, on your report makes me endeavor to be better, giving fresh interest to a frequently calendar! And watch for the Mystery try harder, do more. used room. Theater sign-up sheet next month. This season is a reminder to do and We appreciate very much the gener- be and live to our full potential every osity of the community and residents day. I’m so thankful this was sent out – in making this happen, adding to Ken- Need to Change a Date for and now was the perfect time.” dal’s wonderful art collection. a Scheduled Event? Or Make Some Other Correction?? Notify The Kendalight and WKAO Play Readers: Anton Chekhov’s “The Boor” and so we can update your announce- ment on the website or elsewhere! “A Marriage Proposal" Fri., Jan. 18 - 1:30pm - AUD; Sat., Jan.19 - 7:15pm - AUD Monthly Dementia-Friendly May the farce be with you! Although American audiences often fail to find the Discussion Group humor in such author-labeled “comedies” as “Uncle Vanya” and “The Cherry Thurs., Jan. 24 - 10:30am Orchard,” Chekhov’s farces leave no doubt that he means to leave his audience Green Room. laughing. A strong egalitarian, advocating the freeing of serfs, among other things, and one of the early feminists of the era, Chekhov pokes endlessly at the I appreciate friends com- Russian middle class, hoping for the amusement of all. ing to visit me in the Care In these two one-act plays, Louise Shoemaker, Bill Siebenschuh, and Malcolm Center or just passing Peel have won the three roles in “The Boor.” Margaret-Ann Ellis, Grover Zinn, through to say hello. But and Allen Huszti will romp in “A Marriage Proposal.” Maxine Houck will be often if I’m with a care partner or directing both. family member, they will ask THEM Join us for fin-de-siecle fun and feminism! Cookies and punch will be served how I am as if I weren’t there. When for conversation and plaudits after the Saturday evening performance. Come you visit me in my room or meet me hear Chekhov lampoon the bourgeoisie in Russia and in all of us. And laugh or in the hall, ask ME how I am, not my chuckle: your choice. care partner or family member. Because there are no scene breaks, no playgoers will be admitted to Heiser STAY CONNECTED! Auditorium after the plays begin. ~Maxine Houck

JANUARY 2019 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 9

Join The New Yorker Table Tennis Report Bridge Discussion Group At year’s end, a stream of residents, Results Thurs., Jan. 17 - 4:00pm - Green Rm children, and grandchildren kept the scene at the alcove table lively. During Dec. 3: 1st, Connie Bimber; 2nd, Do you read The New Yorker? A group the Christmas week, activity at our Beverly Fordyce at Kendal meets on the third Thursday three auditorium tables slowed some, Dec. 10: 1st, Jan Van Doren; 2nd, of the month to discuss various topics but the average of nine players per ses- Tomo Ijiri; 3rd, Eileen Dettman featured in the past month’s issues. sion kept them busy. As the year turns, Dec. 17: 1st, Rachel Fordyce; 2nd, After the meeting, the discussion may we expect the flow to quicken. If Connie Bimber continue at dinner at The New Yorker you’ve been an onlooker to date, now’s table in the Fox and Fell. the time to plunge in. ~Sidney Rosenfeld Contact Bob Hefner for more infor- Kendal United Fellowship mation and to get on the email list. Sat., Jan. 12 - AUD UU Kendal Gathering Saturday Walks “The Crisis for 9:30am - Food and fellowship Guatemalan Immigrants” 10:15am - Dale Preston From now through March, those de- The Big Picture at First Church: siring to walk off the Kendal campus Wed., Jan. 16 - 4:00pm - AUD where have we been, where are we assemble at the Heiser Reception Desk Guatemalans are risking everything to going, how are we going to get there? at 9:00am every Saturday. immigrate to the U.S. Why are they All are welcome. Those present will decide whether committing themselves to such an un- to walk on that day (weather permit- certain and dangerous journey? What ting) and car pool to the destination. role has the U.S. played in creating a Did You Know? The walks are usually 1-3 miles and government in Guatemala that does are leisurely. Come join us! Questions? not invest in its poorest people? John You can call 775-9868 to hear Contact Philip Pritchett. Gates, chair of the Santa Elena Pro- announcements and menus of ject of Accompaniment (SEPA), and the day. Meditation Group Bill Fuchsman, SEPA treasurer, will Resumes in January discuss how the dearth of opportunity The in Guatemala results in poor people Kendalight Beginning in January, Judi Bachrach’s feeling they have no other choice but Monthly newsletter of the mediation group will continue to meet to come to the U.S. All are welcome. Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association, from 4:00-5:00pm each Tuesday and 600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074 Thursday in the Fitness/Relaxation Consulting Editor: Robert Baldwin Room. In addition, she is adding a Social Services Managing Editor: Elizabeth Aldrich Wednesday group in Whittier Lounge Lunch with the Kims Associate Editor: Suzanne McDougal from 10:30-11:30am for experienced Tues., Jan. 15 - 12:00pm - Den Proofreaders: Kathy Reichard, Mary meditators, sitting together for an hour Join Kim Preston and Kim Peters to Simons Photos: Lyn Cope, Eleanor Helper, in silence. explore topics of interest to us all. Sally Nelson-Olin, Gary Olin She has been guiding meditations to Bring your lunch or purchase it at Production: Don VanDyke cultivate deeper awareness of ourselves Langston. All are welcome. and the world around us. We learn dif- • Deadline for the February 2019 issue ferent techniques to release our busy of The Kendalight is January 15. thoughts and feelings. The byproduct RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT KENDAL • Editors regret that they cannot assume of stretching this under-used skill is an Episcopal Service Holy Communion responsibility for errors in content in effective way to manage chronic pain, Sat., Jan. 12, 11:00am, Gathering Rm. material submitted for publication. anxiety, and stress. Father Brian Wilbert • Note: Please submit articles by email Contact Judi Bachrach if you have to our address: [email protected] any questions. Scripture Contemplation • If no email access, please type article Sun., Jan. 6 and Jan. 20, 3:00pm, Whit- on separate sheet, sign, and place in tier Lounge The Kendalight open mailbox. New resident at Kendal? Or been here “forever”? Society of Friends • All articles must carry a signature and Please wear your name tag! Sundays, 10:30am, Education Center telephone number.

PAGE 10 THE KENDALIGHT JANUARY 2019

Meet, Greet, and Eat Dining and Nutrition Services Returns on Mon., Jan. 28!

Meet, Greet and Eat gives Kendal resi- Intergenerational Gathering buffet. Allow some space for staff to dents an opportunity to share a meal Wed., Jan. 30, 3:00pm, Langston access this door, coming into the din- with other residents with whom they Bring your crazy hats for the annual ing room and going back into the don’t usually eat. Sign up in advance, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and let’s have kitchen. If a resident has left needed come to the Heiser Lounge at 5:30pm some fun. ~Lisa Wilken, Langston Mgr. space in the line, please do not cut in (wearing your name tag), and draw a front of this considerate person. number which will correspond to your Solo Diners Cancelled in January • Avoid congregating in the doorway table in the Fox and Fell or William Join us again on Thurs., Feb. 14, of Fox & Fell. This is a busy area for Penn Room. Sign-up sheets will be 5:30pm, in the Den. We meet on the all to enter and exit the dining room. posted below the open mailboxes on 2nd Thursday of the month. Space is needed for all our residents Mon., Jan. 21; deadline for signing is Dining Notes From Ann Pilisy: as well as wheelchairs and rollators. noon, Sat., Jan. 26. Usual dining op- • Always use utensils to take any food tions are available in Langston and Fox Remember we live in a community. In from the buffet tables, including and Fell. ~Sheila Eckstein, Sharon consideration of others, please practice cookies and the bread baskets. Furrow, Kay Rider, Priscilla Steinberg good habits. • The Langston and the Fox & Fell A few reminders (shared with me by each have five courtesy rollators for Kendal residents): community use at meals. Please coop- Recycling Update • Be aware of the door/entry into the erate with staff when they need to Lori Sprosty, Recycling Coordinator kitchen in Fox & Fell, near the dessert take a trayed rollator for others to use. for the city of Oberlin, has updated recycling instructions for Kendal’s En- Food Composting Trial Focus Groups About Dining vironmental Concerns Committee.

Still Underway End This Month Do Recycle (items must be empty, The Environmental Concerns Commit- The Focus on Dining Groups will be clean, and dry): tee has purchased 1,400 more green wrapping up in January. You may wish Paper - ALL, including mail. compostable bags, thanks to the sup- to attend one of these last sessions: Plastic - Water bottles, soda bottles, port the residents have given the two- January 8, 2:30pm shampoo bottles, especially those with month trial. For the foreseeable future, January 10, 10:00am necks; milk jugs, detergent containers. please continue to bring your green January 14, 2:30pm Disregard recycling numerals 1-7. compostable bag filled with home food January 17, 10:00am Cardboard - Flattened, liners re- waste only to Langston and put it on a January 23, 2:30pm moved. Place behind paper receptacle. tray on the conveyor belt. Congratula- January 30, 10:00am Metal - Aluminum and food cans. tions on keeping excess garbage out of We have completed ten groups, and Glass - Bottles, jars. the landfill by recycling compostable appreciate the opportunity to learn Cartons - Milk and juice. material. your thoughts and discuss these pro- Do Not Recycle: ~Dina Schoonmaker, posals as we ponder the possibilities! Tubs, cups, and lids (yogurt, cottage Environmental Concerns Committee ~Greg Zehe, Dining Services Director cheese containers, etc.), regardless of Weather Emergency Meal Delivery recycling number. Hinged (foldable) plastic contain- If potentially extreme weather such as actual or wind chill temperatures in the ers, regardless of recycling number. low to mid-teens, heavy snow, or icy conditions is predicted over the dinner hour, Kendal Administration may declare an extreme weather situation. If item is not on the above list, place it In that case, cottage residents have the option to order a boxed dinner which in TRASH. ALL food items go into will be delivered to their home. Before 2:00pm, WKAO will broadcast an an- green biodegradable bags (near napkin nouncement and two options for your meal. Please call the Dining Room/ return), then onto the Langston con- Catering Manager’s office at 775-9801 between 2:00pm and 4:30pm to place veyor belt for COMPOSTING. your meal order. Delivery will be between 5:15pm and 6:00pm. Please note For more information, contact: that you will likely need to reheat your meal. [email protected] or call Lori at ~Greg Zehe, Dining Services Director 440-935-0096. Or call Jerry Berner.

JANUARY 2019 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 11

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT January 1 2 3 4 5 No News & Views Walk in Park 2019 9:00am Heiser CCR = Crossroads Room GaRm = Gathering Room HL = Heiser Lounge Tea Party Celebrating Chamber Music Fun WCH = Warner Concert Hall New Women in US 3:00pm HL House WHT = Whittier Lounge 4:00pm AUD Bold = at Kendal Bonus Song Swap with Loren Gerlach tx = Tickets needed 6:15pm HL No Health Lecture Film: Chisholm ’72 = Kendal Bus 7:15pm AUD 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Quaker Worship Bible Study every Big Bus Trip: Walk in Park 10:30am Ed Ctr Mon., 10:00am Cleve. Mus. of Art 9:00am Heiser 9:15am-3:00pm LUNCH BUNCH: Scripture Contemplation Crossroads Kendal United (Must have pur- Black River, Oberlin Low-Vision Group 3:00pm WHT chased ticket) 11:30am-2:00pm Fellowship 4:00pm Green Rm 9:30am AUD Coffee Hour with Episcopal Serv. Film: RBG Barbara Thomas 7:00pm Jameson 11:00am GaRm 9:30am Langston Art Reception: Community Louise Luckenbill Met Opera HD No Tuesday Tea at Conversations 4:30pm HL “Adriana LeCouvreur” English Country Song Swap with “KatO and OC” AMAM (Cilea) (tx) Dancing, every Sun- Bridge Judy Cook Nancy Cooper day, 7:15pm AUD 6:30pm Green Rm. 7:00pm AUD 7:15pm AUD 12:55pm Apollo 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Quaker Worship Grief Support Group Art Reception: KORA Council Walk in Park 10:30am Ed Ctr 10:30am to Noon Suggestions & Deborah Campana 10:00am AUD 9:00am Heiser WHT Concerns 2:30pm Friends Cor- Play Readers: 2:00pm CCR ner Dining Room Lunch with the Kims 2 Anton Chekhov Noon Den Unitarian Univ. Plays “The Crisis for 1:30pm AUD Guatemalan Immigrants” Art Reception: Bridge 4:00pm AUD Adele Marihatt 6:30pm Green Rm. 4:30pm HL René Schiffer, Cello 7:15pm AUD Sonny Rollins Remembering Len Play Readers: 3rd Thursday Lecture Garver: Rod Knight 2 Anton Chekhov Film: The Phila- Jazz Ensemble OHC: Music of the Oberlin Orchestra “A Life in Chamber delphia Story 7:30pm Clonick Hall American Civil War runs Len’s trolley Plays & College Choir Music” 5:00pm HL 7:15pm AUD 7:00pm Jameson in Kohl 7:15pm AUD 7:30pm Finney 7:15pm AUD 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Quaker Worship Walk in Park 10:30am Ed Ctr 9:00am Heiser Dementia-Friendly Burns Dinner Group 5:00pm Music HL Scripture Contemplation 10:30am Green Rm 5:30pm Address 3:00pm WHT to Haggis HL Afternoon Exchange 6:00pm Dinner F&F Barbara Thomas 4:00pm AUD Song Swap with Arnie Tanimoto Bridge Rm. Roman Rudnytsky, Judy Cook & Eric Tinkerhess, Film: Selma 6:30pm Green Rm. Piano Film: Machuca 7:00pm AUD Viola da Gambas 7:00pm Jameson 7:15pm AUD 7:30pm Kulas 7:15pm AUD 27 28 29 30 31 Quaker Worship 2019 monthly 10:30am Ed Ctr KORA Opportunity Fair planning guides Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 11:00am-3:00pm are in the Cardinal Meet, Greet, and Eat 3:00pm Langston Heiser (sign up) Shop now. Stop by 5:30pm Fox & Fell and take a look! Bridge Film: The Producers 6:30pm Green Rm. Writers Bloc Reading 7:00pm Jameson 7:15 AUD