Reflections Solstice at 25: Thanks for the Memories!

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December 2018

Volume XXV, Number 12

Reflections

Sunday, December 2, 3:30pm - Refreshments in Heiser Lounge 3:45pm - 25th Anniversary Review Slide Show - AUD 4:00pm - Program - AUD

This will be a time of reflection and thankfulness. The program includes music, poetry, reflections on who we are now, and visions of the future.

We will close by placing luminaries throughout Heiser and the Stephens Care Center.

Solstice at 25: Thanks for the Memories!

Thursday, December 20, 7:15pm Heiser Auditorium and Lounge Refreshments in the Fox and Fell

Our annual Winter Solstice Celebration will inspire the audience with highlights from past solstice programs: favorite photos, songs, and poems, plus new music sending our thoughts to the future. Robert Taylor, solstice script writer and narrator, will lead the program. Theme of the show: "Thanks for the Memories," with Kendal's own lyrics composed years ago by resident Bill Hayward.

Bring your favorite seasonal treats (including gluten-free goodies) to share after the program. Please leave your donations on the tables at The Caf? in front of Fox and Fell when you come to dinner. And remember to dine early in the Fox and Fell so it can be readied for our later evening fellowship!

Kendal Holiday Events

Thurs., Dec. 6, 3:00pm, Langston Join us for our

Mon., Dec. 17, 3:00pm, Langston -

loved poetry and prose! We all have our favorites.

Bring Christmas cookies to share!

annual intergenerational Hanukkah Tea. Sip tea, munch on cookies, and be entertained with games, songs, and stories. Everyone is welcome!

Welcome Santa

Claus as he greets Tues., Dec. 25, 4:00pm, Heiser

the Kendal Early Lounge - Judi Bachrach continues a

Learning Center Kendal tradition with the reading of

children, residents, and staff. Sing

"A Child's Christmas in Wales."

holiday songs, enjoy hot chocolate, and Judi says her husband read the Dylan

tell Santa what you want for Christmas. Thomas poem on Christmas afternoon

Mon., Dec. 10, 9:00-11:00am, The Santa will visit Stephens Care Center, every year for more than 40 years. She

Caf? - Kendal Early Learning Center too, to spread good cheer.

will read it this year in his stead, as her

children will shop for presents at the

youngest daughter Marion joins her at

Twigbee Shop outside the Fox and

Mon., Dec. 24, 7:15pm, Heiser

Kendal for the holiday.

Fell. Stop by Heiser Lounge to watch!

Lounge - Celebrate Christmas Eve with us! Gather around the piano in the Mon., Dec. 31, 7:15pm, Heiser

Thurs., Dec. 13, 6:00pm, AUD -

Lounge with other residents and

Lounge and Auditorium - New

Listen to Kendal Early Learning Center friends to sing carols, perhaps with

Year's Eve at the Movies with pop-

kids sing some of their favorite holiday other musical accompaniment. Enjoy corn, a sing-along at the piano ? and

songs. Bring a dozen cookies to share punch and cookies around the fire.

the annual Ball Drop!

afterward with fellow residents, staff Grover Zinn will share thoughts of the Bring your best munchies to go with

and KELC families.

season ? and you may hear some well- our punch.

KNOW YOUR KORA COUNCIL

KORA Council Meeting and Special Meeting of the Association - Thurs., Dec.13 - 10:00am - AUD

"To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on your futures, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk." From "Hope in the Dark," by Rebecca Solnit.

The Annual Meeting of KORA took place on November 8 with 158 resi-

At the last KORA Council Meeting of 2018, we will welcome 2019 Officers and Councilors and hear final reports from Council and committees.

Approximately midway through Council Meeting, we will take a short break to hold a Special Meeting of the Association to consider the nomination of Barbara Whitehouse to fill the vacancy on the Leadership Development and Nominations Committee.

Please mark your calendar for this meeting to consider the nomination to LDNC and close out the 2018 business of our Association.

~Ann Francis, KORA President

dents in attendance. It was both a sol-

emn occasion and a happy celebration. Being together offered healing, hope, and an appreciation of the value of being in community and of our many contributions and accomplishments.

At the Annual Meeting we remembered 26 residents who had died since our last Annual Meeting. We also welcomed 38 new residents who have moved in during the year. Community recognition awards were given to Carol Tufts, who has mentored writers at Kendal for 15 years, and Mary Jane Carrico, who has served an estimated 450 customers in the on-campus hair salon over 25 years. Also honored at the Association Meeting were Kathy Caldwell and Carol Harvey for their outstanding efforts coordinating KatO's 25th Anniversary events.

I am delighted to report that officers of KORA for 2019 are Gary Olin, President; Robert Longsworth, VicePresident; Randy Wagner, treasurer; and Jill Wettersten, secretary. These officers will be serving on Council along with 11 other Councilors: Gordon Evans, Elizabeth Hole, Anne Lockwood, Sandra McClennen, Marjorie Porter, Bruce Richards, Sandy Siebenschuh, Jean Slonneger, Janet Smith, Priscilla Steinberg, and Janet Wanyek. Gary Olin will also serve as representative to the Kendal Board.

considered at the December 13 KORA Council Meeting.

Appreciation was given to Councilors who have completed terms: Al Carroll, Virginia Erdy, Sue Palmieri, and Bob Longsworth for their four years of service. And to Ann Francis and Sue Palmieri for services as officers. Gratitude was also expressed to Dwight Call for his time on LDNC. A special thanks was extended to Elizabeth Aldrich who served on Nominations and LDNC for four years and as chair and co-chair.

Check the KORA Bulletin Board for the 2019 KORA Budget, President's Report, and listings of those remembered and welcomed since the 2017 KORA Annual Meeting.

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as President of KORA for the last two years. I have been enriched by the support given, relationships developed, guidance provided, and contributions made by individuals and members of the Association, as well as staff, to the well-being of Kendal at Oberlin. May 2019 bring you joy, hope, and many good things.

Please take care of yourselves and continue to take care of our community. Blessings to you all.

~Ann Francis, KORA President

Fundamentals from the Front Desk

? The UPS store will be in Heiser Lounge to help residents wrap, pack, and send their holiday packages on: Wed., Dec. 5 - 4:00-6:00pm Sat., Dec. 8 - 11:00am-1:30pm Wed., Dec. 12 - 4:00-6:00pm

? Shipping ground, the last date to ship a package to the West Coast to arrive before Christmas is December 14.

? Don't forget to reserve your group's meeting space for 2019 and fill out the appropriate room reservation form.

New Photography Coordinator for Resident Photography Committee

Vern Wettersten is the new coordinator for Kendal picture-taking. He maintains a list of those residents who are willing to take pictures of various activities and events around Kendal.

Those wishing to have pictures taken should contact Vern, and he will seek to enlist photographers for the purpose.

If you would like to be added to the list of picture-takers, please contact Vern at vwettersten@.

Leadership Development and Nomi-

nations Committee (LDNC) members will be Ardith Hayes (chair), Anne Martin, Tom Morgan, and Sue Palmieri. A final LDNC nomination will be

MORNING EXCHANGE: BARBARA THOMAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 10:00AM - AUDITORIUM

9:30AM - REFRESHMENTS IN HEISER LOUNGE

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First Thursday Health Lecture

No lecture on December 6.

Lunch Bunch

No trip on Wednesday, December 12,

?Music at Kendal?

but the Lunch Bunch will be traveling

Third Thursday Lecture

again on Wednesday, January 9.

Mohit Dubey, Guitar

No lecture on December 20.

News & Views:

Foreign Affairs Fri., Dec. 7 - 10:30am - AUD

Kendal's CommUnity Holiday Luncheon

Wednesday, December 12 11:30am-1:00pm, Fox & Fell

Sat., Dec. 1 - 7:15 - AUD

December '18 Conservatory graduate Mohit Dubey will take us on a journey around the world and through the ages of the classical guitar, playing a range of

Kendal resident Gayle Sherry will speak on "Global Health: Progress and Challenges." The collective action of countries, communities, and organizations over the last 30 years has literally saved millions of lives around the world. Yet terrible inequalities in health and well-being persist. The world faces continuing health challenges including preventable deaths of mothers and children, epidemics of infectious diseases, and rising rates of chronic diseases. The next several decades will be just as important ? if not more so ? than the last decade in determining well-being across nations. No registration or fee. All are welcome.

News & Views:

Get into the spirit of the season at Kendal with our Annual CommUnity Holiday Lunch! This is a wonderful

works from Bach's Lute Suite BWV 997 up to the present day with Andrew York's "Equations of Beauty."

opportunity for residents and staff to

enjoy a delicious meal, terrific fellow- Two Chamber Ensembles

ship, and holiday music. Dining services will provide the

meal. We encourage all staff and resi-

with Kelly Sohyoung Lee

Wed., Dec. 5 - 7:15 - AUD

dents to bring a holiday dessert, or any Shared concert, arranged by violinist

specialty to share.

Kelly Sohyoung Lee, student of Oberlin

This year, Santa will visit the Ste- Conservatory Prof. Milan Vitek, will phens Care Center and Kendal kids (of perform one string quartet and one

all ages) on Monday, December 17. quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and

He'll be in the Langston at 3:00pm. piano.

~Staff Special Events Committee

The Marimbas Are Back!

"An Amazon Adventure" Sun., Dec. 16 - Noon - HL

Joe Colucci

Once again, Oberlin Conservatory

Mon., Dec. 10 - 10:30am - AUD percussion students will present

Domestic Issues

The Amazon river and rain forest are "Marimba Christmas," after eating

Fri., Dec. 14 - 10:30am - AUD truly amazing in both size and diversity. brunch with us at 11:30am in Fox and

Ron Kahn, Erwin Griswold Professor This talk is based on a small boat trip Fell.

Emeritus of Politics, Oberlin College, (25 passengers) into the upper Amazon Oberlin High School Choir

will speak on "Why We Need the Su- tributaries in Peru in March 2018 and preme Court." He will talk about the covers the river, the rain forest, the

Mon., Dec. 17 - 1:30pm - HL

differences between law and politics flora and fauna, the native people, and Directed by Robert Duerr with Katie

and the difference between the Su-

more. Pictures will be shown of the

Cross at the piano, the choirs will sing

preme Court and political institutions, amazing birds and creatures seen.

seasonal songs.

like the Presidency and Congress. The

importance of the rule of law will also

be discussed. No registration or fee. Empty Mugs Holiday Brass & Organ Spectacular for OCS

All are welcome.

Friday, December 14 - 7:00pm - First Church in Oberlin

NEOS Dance Theatre "A 1940's Nutcracker"

Sun., Dec. 16 - 2:00pm Stocker Arts Center

For those who signed up, Kendal bus leaves Heiser at 1:00pm, returns about 4:30pm. Questions? Contact Louise Shoemaker or Pauline Handman.

Bring your family and friends this holiday season to enjoy the brilliant sounds of organ and brass. Oberlin Conservatory, First Church, and Oberlin Choristers collaborate to present familiar songs of the season. Potters from the Oberlin Pottery Co-op and Kendal bring mugs, bowls, and handcrafted art objects for sale. The Spectacular event is free, but funds from the sale of pottery and auction items go directly to Oberlin Community Services, serving local people who need emergency assistance. This year's Auction will include an art piece by Chris and Noel Breuer, a Feve Food Truck experience at your home, and/or a brass ensemble to play at that special wedding, graduation ceremony, birthday party, or other event you've been planning. Sign up for Kendal bus.

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Sunday Movies in Jameson House at 7:00pm

Dec. 2 - The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Two gift shop employees (James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan) bare-

Art Gallery News

and Resighting," is traveling. The Community Gallery will dis-

play the mixed media art of Louise Luckenbill, entitled "Let's Take a Trip on the Train." Her paintings illustrate the experience of travel by

ly tolerate each other. They don't realize

that each is the other's anonymous pen New exhibits will go on display early

pal as they fall in love through the mail. this month for the holiday season and

beyond in all three Kendal Galleries.

Dec. 9 - How the Grinch Stole

Adele Marihatt's semi-abstract

Christmas (2000) The curmudgeonly oils and acrylics will go up on the

Grinch (Jim Carrey) sets out to quash walls in the Kendal Gallery on De-

the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville. PG.

cember 11. The Friends Gallery will display

Dec. 16 - A Christmas Carol (1951) the photographs of Deborah Cam-

Old and bitter miser Scrooge (Alastair pana, Oberlin Conservatory librarian.

Sim) is given a chance for redemption The theme of her show, "Sighting

when he is haunted by three ghosts on

train across the U.S., both inside the train and looking out the window.

In addition, the Curio Cabinet in the front entry of Heiser Center will exhibit small treasures from Mary and Tom Van Nortwick's Christmas collection, a group of miniature nutcrackers, some based on the Nutcracker Ballet and others more whimsical in their depictions of various occupations held by humans in real life.

Christmas Eve.

Dec. 23 - The Nativity Story (2006) Community Conversations

This account of the birth of Jesus

"Observations of

"A Musical Trek on the Huguenot Trail"

Christ focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life when they journeyed to Bethlehem. PG.

Dec. 30 - An Affair to Remember (1957) A couple (Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr), both engaged to be married to others, fall in love on an ocean voyage, then part, but agree to meet in six

Rural Morocco"

Sat., Dec. 22 - 7:15pm - AUD

Mon., Dec 17 - 7:15pm - AUD Eric Longsworth, professional jazz and

Betsy Bruce, retired Director of Recre- world music performer and composer,

ation & Club Sports at Oberlin College will narrate a film about his hike from

and a weaver, will talk about her expe- southern France to Geneva in 2016,

riences as a weaving instructor volun- going from village to village with his

teer in Morocco.

cello, playing music with villagers.

months at the Empire State Building. Want to Sponsor a Program at Kendal?

Saturday Foreign Film

Dec. 8 - 7:15pm - AUD

Babette's Feast (1987) During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the FrancoPrussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters. G. ~Dwight Call

Like to Share Your Latest Journey? Or Adventure?

Here's the procedure to follow: Contact the Program Committee by placing a note in Box #121 giving details

of your planned program. The Program Committee Chair reviews your proposed program with the

Committee, which meets on the second Monday of each month. The Program Committee Chair directs you to the appropriate Committee

member to help you: Third Thursday lecture; First Thursday lecture; Conversations with the Community; Music Committee; Film Committee; Lifelong Learning.

Saturday Night Film

The Committee member works with you to find available calendar space and

Dec. 15 - 7:15pm - AUD

to fill out the appropriate forms (for example, a blue reservation form). The form requests everything you should need for your program, such as AV

Rain Man (1988) A moving story of

needs, publicity, and set-up of the space. Be sure to put enough information in

two brothers, Charlie (Tom Cruise) and the description area to help with posters and announcements.

Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). What Submit the form to the receptionist at the Heiser Reception Desk, who will

begins as an unsentimental journey for place your program on the official Kendal calendar and the kaores website

them becomes much more. Hoffman is calendar.

terrific as the autistic brother self-

Thank you for helping to provide the kind of programming that continues to

centered Charlies didn't know he had. entertain, inspire, and educate all our fellow Residents.

~Donna VanRaaphorst

~Program Committee Chair, #121

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KORA Opportunity Fair ? Don't Miss It!

Thursday, January 31 - 11:00 am-3:00pm - Heiser

Please Keep Track of Your Volunteer Hours

Coming in January ? KORA's Great Big Opportunity Fair! If

you're looking for ways to make a meaningful contribution to

this community, this is the place to find ideas. You'll learn

about our many committees ? what they do, how they serve

us. You'll find worthwhile ways to join in while doing what

you like most and what you do best.

Mark the Opportunity Fair on your calendar now. We'll see

you there!

~KORA Opportunity Fair Planning Committee

Kendal at Oberlin tries to exemplify Quaker values such as "volunteerism" and "service." In 2017 staff and residents volunteered 62,416 hours in service either in our local community or here at Kendal.

Please continue to keep track of the hours you have volunteered in 2018. In

early January 2019 you will receive a

End-of-Life Support

In Search of Curios

form to complete, listing your total volunteer hours. We will add them up

The Supporting Friends Committee The curio cabinet near the Heiser front in our 2018 Annual Report of Volun-

offered two workshops on end-of-life entrance shows small collections from teer Service and submit the grand total

support in October and November. Kendal residents for a two-month peri- to our Administration.

We hope they were helpful to all who od. If you have some things you would Questions? Place them in Box #121.

attended.

like to share, contact Katie Brown or Thank you again for all you offer.

Our committee does many useful Nina Love.

~Volunteer Clearinghouse Committee

things in our community, and sitting

with our residents near the close of Come Caroling with Us in Downtown Oberlin

their lives is only one of them. For this service, when it is requested, we are called by Kendal Social Services or by the Nurse Manager. We schedule our presence hour by hour. Our members choose their time slot. We are not allowed to do any "hands-on nursing"; that is reserved for the professional staff.

Sat., Dec. 8, 15, and 22 - Noon

Holidays in Oberlin with apologies to Arthur Warrell (1883-1939) and Bristol U. Choir In the weeks of December all though our whole town There's a glow of good will and a welcoming sound; As up from the steps of the doorways to stores The shoppers hear "Hanukkah," "Kwanza," and more. Tis carolers singing, and what falls on their ear? "We wish you a Happy Holiday and we'll see you next year!"

If you attended one of the workshops and would like to volunteer to sit with a resident nearing the end of life, or if you would like more information, please call or write MargaretAnn Ellis.

Join our group of carolers and show shoppers the Oberlin holiday spirit! Hot

cocoa provided! Sign the sheet in front of the open mailboxes to get the music

ahead of time. Pick up your book of carols in the Green Room from 3:00-

4:00pm on December 2, 3, and 5. Or come to the First United Methodist

Church, 45 S. Professor St., a little before noon, where we will get organized.

Parking lot is next to the church.

~Mary Louise VanDyke

Kendalight in Color!

Did you know that although we economize by printing our newsletter in black and white, The Kendalight is actually produced in color? The color version is posted on the Kendal Resident website each month. You can see it (and print it, if you like) simply by displaying the home page (kaores.) and clicking on the Kendalight box. Try it, and let us know what you think!

For the Vision-Impaired

Low-Vision Support Group: No Meeting in December.

Reading of The Kendalight

Saturday, Dec. 1, 11:00am in Whittier Lounge Barbara Bruer will read the current issue of Kendal's newsletter. All are welcome!

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More About Kendal Residents

Emma J. and Delbert Mason

Coming Move-ins

Tom and Jeanne Berger will move from Oakland, ME, to a Kendal apartment in mid-December.

Recent Move-ins

Emma: Daughter, sister, niece, cousin; friend; Wife, mother, aunt, grandmother,

patient;

Gail Fowler moved from Annapolis, MD, to a Kendal apartment in early November.

Student, physician's assistant, teacher,

Larry and Betsy Mirel moved from

lawyer, seeker;

Washington, DC, to a Kendal apart-

Christian, counselor, servant, Rotarian,

ment in early November.

speaker,

Oberlin College. I knew virtually

Mother-in-law, trust banker, listener, nothing about Oberlin at the time, but

volunteer,

gladly seized the opportunity to enter OCS Says "Thank You"

All roles I have played over many years. Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New

York

Oberlin College when offered. I eventually settled on a pre-medical major, and my extra-curricular activities

for Kendal's Souper Supper Support

Are the places I've lived. U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and

more Are the places I've travelled and

thoroughly enjoyed. Cooking, reading, camping,

investments, art, Fun with grandchildren ? six in all; Enjoying three children, all grown-up

? healthy and smart, Being with and loving my dear

husband, Del, These are the things for which I am so

grateful. And now here at Kendal, our lives take

a turn ? New adventures, new friends,

opportunities abound, Ah, life has been wonderful. What a blessing it has been.

included varsity football, lacrosse, and Resident and staff donations to Oberlin

baseball. After graduating in 1956, I Community Services from our annual

spent the following year working as a "Souper Supper" in October totaled

research assistant to one of my biology $5,015.10.

professors and then attended Western This was the combined contribution Reserve University School of Medicine, of Kendal residents, staff, and Kendal

graduating in 1961. My wife Emma and I met and

Dining Services (for the savings realized by providing us with a simple supper).

married during my last year of medical Margie Flood, OCS Executive Direcschool in Cleveland, where she had tor (and daughter of residents Carol

come to teach French in Maple

and Bob Longsworth), says OCS is

Heights schools. After completing my grateful for this generous contribution

residency training in Pediatrics in 1964, and plans to use these funds to support

I returned to Oberlin and joined the the 2018 holiday food programming for

recently formed Oberlin Clinic, being food-insecure Oberlin residents. Thank

the first formally trained pediatrician in you all!

Oberlin.

~Fran Cooper and Janet Kelsey

After two years in practice, I was drafted during the Vietnam War and

Werner, Kendal Food Committee

spent two years as a pediatrician at the

U.S. naval hospital in Guantanamo 2019 KatO Directories

Delbert: I was born in Cadiz, OH. (pronounced "CATiz" by locals, including me), a small town in eastern Ohio, where my family has lived since about 1860; attended Cadiz public schools, the first

Bay, Cuba. Fortunately, Emma and our Coming Soon!

two oldest children were able to accompany me there. I returned to pediatric practice in the Oberlin Clinic in 1968 and our youngest child was

The 2019 Kendal at Oberlin telephone directory will be in your open mailbox toward the end of January. Watch for it!

born that year. After 35 years of

eight years of which were racially segregated, and graduated high school in 1952.

College education was brought within my realm of possibility when I responded to a bulletin board notice of an academic scholarship offered by

practice, I retired in 1999. My leisure time activities since retirement have included much time visiting children and grandchildren, gardening, astronomy and star-gazing, golf, and a lot of surfing, which I do exclusively "on the web.".

Did You Know? You can call 775-9868 to hear announcements and menus of the day.

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From The John Bartram Arboretum: Student-Director

The Cucumber Tree:

Looking for

Magnolia acuminata

Kendal Actors

First Thursday Evening Hours at AMAM

December 6 - 5:30-7:30pm

This beautiful native magnolia will be planted in the new large arboretum bed being developed in Kendal's largest interior quadrangle, north of Farmer's Pond. We are grateful to Fran and Roger Cooper for generously adding this tree to the diversity of our Arboretum collection.

John Bartram discovered and brought it home from his journey to Lake Ontario in 1743 when he accompanied Conrad Weiser and was pre-

Kendal volunteer Jad Kaiss (OC '19) is The program features a panel discus-

looking for two Kendal residents to per- sion, "De-/Re-Contextualizing Classi-

form in "Ana La Habibi," a two-hour cal Sculpture," that will address the

play to be presented in April at the

practice of applying colors to sculpture

Kander Theater. The roles are: George in antiquity and how these works are

(86) and May (85), two residents in a seen today. In addition, the partici-

retirement home. The play explores Ar- pants will discuss the work of photog-

ab identity in America and the concept rapher Adam Fuss, whose photo-

of growing up. Rehearsals begin in early graphs made with camera-less tech-

March and performances (three) end niques are currently on view at

on April 20.

AMAM. The program will be followed

Interested? Get in touch with Jad at by a reception in the East Gallery.

sent at treaty-making between Virgini- jkaiss@oberlin.edu or 440-864-4524. ans and the Five Nations of Indians. A Kendal volunteer since Spring

Tuesday Tea at Allen

Bartram then sent it to the English 2016, Jad is a senior at Oberlin College Memorial Art Museum

amateur Peter Collinson. As it can readily be propagated by layers and is very hardy, it was soon cultivated throughout the gardens of Europe.

The Cucumber Tree, which is one of the largest magnolias, grows 50-80 feet high and 40 feet wide. You can see a 75-foot one at the Holden Arboretum. It grows at a medium-to-fast rate, about 25 inches a year. Its leaves are deciduous, alternate, and have a downy underside. The tree flowers greenish-yellow and slightly fragrant,

from Beirut, Lebanon, studying theater and economics.

Annual Kendal Staff Holiday Fund Deadline Is December 3

December 3 will be the final day for residents to contribute to the Staff Holiday Fund in appreciation of our staff. The donation box is on the Heiser Reception Desk. Make checks payable to Kendal at Oberlin and in the memo line write: "Staff Holiday Fund."

Dec. 11 - 3:00pm (Note time.)

Liliana Milkova, Curator of Academic Programs, will speak about the selfportrait by Flemish artist Michiel Sweerts in the AMAM collection. She will discuss his use of oil pigments, especially lead-white, now known to be toxic, and how this portrait elevates the status of the artist and of artistic creation. Cookies and tea will follow the talk in the East Gallery.

All are welcome.

and the fruit becomes pinkish-red

shaped like a cucumber, hence the

From the Archives

common name. Its seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals. Pioneers used its wood for furniture, boxes, and interior paneling. Does anyone

December 21, 1995, was the first Winter Solstice celebration, featuring music, dancing, etc. In late 2009, the KORA website (kaores.) went live; it continues to grow and improve.

here at Kendal at Oberlin have a piece

of this wood to show us? It often was sold as yellow poplar. You will see

Kendal Kryptogram #166 - By Nina Love

some of its dried leaves this month on

the display table.

NAGMATRON UP SUPMETN. MEBETTEL

~Anne Helm for the Arboretum Committee

UP O KNPMATN. MERON UP O CUXM.

IN MEMORIAM DEMARIS "DEMMIE" CARRELL

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

DECEMBER 2018

MSOM'P LSN UM'P VOFFAR MSA WTAPAYM.

~WUFF DAOYA

Solution to Kryptogram #165: "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." ~Aesop

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Kendal Resale Shop Talk

Mexican Train Dominoes!

Benefitting Kendal Residents Assistance

Mondays - 7:15pm - Fox & Fell Caf?

Fund and Community Charities

Mexican Train at Kendal is so popular it has outgrown the

SCC Game Lounge! The regular Monday night games are

The holiday season is upon us, and

now being held in the Fox & Fell Caf? area. Mexican Train is

KRS has begun its 2018 Holiday Deco-

an easy-to-learn domino game. Both experienced and new

rations Sale in the Resale Shop show- players are welcome. If you have a set of dominoes to bring, please do! We can

room. Come find that perfect decora- accommodate three tables now, but can expand if others sets are available.

tion and/or gift for your friends and

Note: John Elder paid for one set of dominoes out of his budget (thank you!)

family! And be sure to come often!

and dubbed me the Custodian of the Thoughtful Medicine Mexican Train Ther-

Kendal residents have donated so many apeutic Tiles. Come and laugh ? it's good therapy! ~Lynn Killean, CTMMTTT

wonderful items over past year that the

KRS team will be putting new items out

for resale daily.

Check Out the New Home

Center, 317 E. College Street. Vendors

On December 10 from 9:00-11:00am for Oberlin Winter Market!

supply locally grown produce and

in the Caf? outside the Fox & Fell our Many of your favorite vendors from the meats, hydroponic greens, honey,

KRS team will host the fifth annual Oberlin Farmer's Market can now be "Twigbee Shop" for the students of the found on Saturdays from 10:30am to

jams, baked goods, handcrafts, cards, art, and more. Listen to local musi-

Kendal Early Learning Center (KELC). For this shop, we gather and display

1:30pm at the Oberlin Early Childhood

cians play while you shop!

small items such as knickknacks, ties,

and scarves for the KELC students to

12th KORA President: Don Reeves 2013 and 2014

select and purchase for members of

their families. KELC staff bring the stu-

Don and Barbara Reeves moved to Kendal in July 2009 from Nebraska,

dents to the Twigbee in small groups.

leaving their farm, a home base for them and their children for more

For $2 to KRS, each student can select than 54 years. Don majored in agriculture and after college spent three years in

two items. Volunteers help the children the Philippines. This experience lead to a lifelong dedication to the elimination

select and wrap their gifts. It's a fun of global hunger and poverty. When he returned to Nebraska, Don and his

activity for the students, staff, and vol- cousin began the two-family farm venture that permitted time for family, com-

unteers, as well as onlookers. You're munity activities, travel, volunteer work, and employment sabbaticals in Nebras-

welcome to stop by and watch!

ka and beyond. Don has been involved with Quakers locally and Quaker organi-

Resale Shop deposits to the Residents zations nationally and internationally for 60 years. He also served 12 years on

Assistance Fund for October totaled the staff of Bread for the World.

$3,870. Thanks to all our donors and

Don was KORA president in 2013 and 2014. For Don, nourishing our sense

shoppers!

of community by devoting an appropriate amount of attention to its well-being

DID YOU KNOW? The Resale

is a critical function of KORA. This involves nurturing individuals as well as

Shop bulletin board is located in the addressing systemic problems, and is grounded in principles of love and equali-

hallway between the Stephens Care

ty. Community strength comes from KORA's governance model that fosters

Center and the Heiser Community Cen- respectful, reasoned decision-making.

ter, next to the big windows that look Residents' capacity to move as a community to good solutions, although not

out on the KELC play area.

always easy or comfortable, was demonstrated several times during Don's years

THANK YOU! Keep those dona- in office. One such decision was to designate a $5,000 community grant for

tions coming and keep shopping the Oberlin mobility fairs, one of 24 suggested uses. In-depth discussions about

KRS!

transportation led to the creation of a Transportation Commission. In 2013

~Nancy Lombardi, Chair, Kendal Resale Shop concerns were raised about the national medical system's focus on health care

as product delivery. Residents began identifying ways to advocate and supple-

Data Entry Help Needed!

ment support for the well-being of residents ? living well with whatever time we have. The Thoughtful Medicine Committee evolved.

Creative Arts Therapy is looking for a Those who come in contact with Don know his delight in people and their

volunteer to do data entry for an hour lives, his dedication to peace and justice, and his deep love of the land, the envi-

or two a week, evenings and weekends, ronment, and building community. Don ? wise elder, philosopher, strategist ?

schedule flexible. Please contact Jara continues to support individuals and serve the Kendal community in many

Dell or Michele Tarsitano-Amato.

ways. Thank you, Don!

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THE KENDALIGHT

DECEMBER 2018

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