home & garden tour share great fellowship, music, ice
TRANSCRIPT
Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association August 2018 Volume XXV, Number 8
COFFEE HOUR WITH
BARBARA THOMAS
MONDAY, AUGUST 27
9:30AM - LANGSTON
AFTERNOON EXCHANGE
BARBARA THOMAS
MONDAY, AUGUST 13
4:00PM - AUDITORIUM
Home & Garden Tour Thurs., Aug. 2 - 2:30-5:30pm
Our 25th Anniversary Year continues
with a Home and Garden Tour. Tick-
ets are free for residents, staff, and
Board members (it is not open to the
public).
If you have not yet signed up for
tickets, check in at the Heiser Recep-
tion Desk on August 1 or 2.
If you have signed up, you should
have received your tickets and details
about the residences open for visiting
in your open mailbox.
Residences on the tour are in various
parts of our campus, including the
apartments; the Lower East Side; the
northeast, central, and north neighbor-
hoods; the Northwest Territory; and all
three Phases. Participants will guide
themselves to the various areas.
A key goal of the tour is to build a
stronger sense of community among
residents, staff, and Board members.
As such it is not open to the public. It
is a chance to enjoy the many ways we
are adapting the various architectural
styles of cottages and apartments to
our individual lifestyles. Some folks
have delightful gardens to share, too.
It will be a fun way for all of us to cele-
brate being here!
Questions? Contact Tom Konkoly or
Ruth Ann Clark, event coordinators.
Share Great Fellowship, Music, Ice Cream at the
CommUnity Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 16
Kendal at Oberlin’s CommUnity Ice Cream Social, our annual outreach to our
friends and neighbors, will be held on Thursday, August 16, from 6:00 to
8:00pm. Once again, the event will take place in the field at the corner of Maple
and N. Pleasant Streets. Join us for an evening of music and fellowship with our
friends, neighbors, and Kendal Priority List members over an ice cream treat.
The Kendal bus will shuttle residents to the Social, leaving the Heiser en-
trance beginning at 6:00pm and continuing to circuit until 8:00pm. If it rains, we
will gather in Heiser Auditorium. ~KatO Staff Special Events Committee
Join Kendal residents, staff, and Board
members as we visit our neighbors’ homes
and gardens. Photo: Suzanne McDougal
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KNOW YOUR KORA COUNCIL
Don’t Forget! Heiser Auditorium
is unavailable for use by residents
August 17 to September 16.
The planned AV/Media system upgrade
in Heiser Auditorium begins this month.
Leadership Opportunities Available
Kendal at Oberlin’s vibrant community is made possible through the efforts of residents working together to provide engaging programs, organized shared in-terests, and opportunities for service. Many choose Kendal at Oberlin because of the resident-directed environment. This plan has succeeded because of the will-ingness of residents to share in the leadership necessary to maintain the multifac-eted program. The present challenge is that several committees lack chairper-sons. Current chairs of others are reaching the end of their tenure. Residents interested in learning more about the opportunities available and current chairpersons who are completing their time in leadership should contact a member of the KORA Coordination Committee, chair Gary Olin, Elizabeth Hole, or Jean Slonneger. Some areas needing new leadership include: Horticulture, Care and Nurturing, Environmental Concerns, Resale Shop, and Volunteer Clearing House. In the months ahead there will be more opportunities for new leadership.
“Wellness for Life - The concept of wellness is a vital part of Kendal’s ethos. We encourage wellness for all community members, all staff and their families, and our board. Our goal is for each individual to live as full and fulfilling a life as possible.” Kendal Values and Practices Booklet, p. 9
The lazy days of summer seem to have
bypassed KORA Committees, Special
Purpose Groups, and residents. What
an amazing group of residents you are.
Wildflower Hill and community gar-
dens are being attended to; the Art
Committee storage and workspace is
taking shape; Day Trips has planned
fun out-of-Oberlin trips; July 4th was
celebrated with much fanfare; two
crimes were solved by Mystery Theater
players to the relief of staff and resi-
dents; the Arboretum Committee is
mapping, monitoring and tending trees;
Dementia-Friendly Conversations are
taking place; and Supporting Friends
continue with visits. Our campus looks
beautiful. The art galleries, music, mov-
ies, lectures, plays, bridge, walks in
parks, and singing contribute to our
well-being, too. Residents and staff
care and support one another. As I
write, Kendal Resale Shop is having an
apartment sale, and the August 2
Home and Garden Tour is about to
happen. Many other committees and
groups are continuing to work on and
plan projects. All this activity, plan-
ning, and coordination helps each of us
live a full and fulfilling life at Kendal.
Thanks to all!
Communication is key to staying in
the loop and making sure that all who
want to participate are informed.
Please, please check the KORA Bulle-
tin Board, the KatO calendar on the
website, and the calendar of 25th Anni-
versary events by the Photo Display
outside Langston, and do read and sub-
mit announcements and articles to The
Kendalight and WKAO. Attending Cof-
fee Hour, Afternoon Exchange, and
KORA Council meetings is an excel-
lent way to know what is happening
and to ask questions. And, of course,
talking with your neighbors is helpful.
In July, KORA Council approved
sending a formal request to Facility
Services and others in administration
to establish formulas for safe seating
in Heiser Auditorium. Once formulas
are provided, Council will work with
administration on guidelines and com-
munication with residents and other
users. KORA Council also approved
asking the Kendal Board of Directors
to consider in its long-range planning
an appropriate space to safely accom-
modate our enlarged population.
Council expressed appreciation for
the service of Marilyn Myerson who
asked to step down from the Leader-
ship Development and Nomination
Committee (LDNC), and approved
the appointment of Tom Morgan to
fill the unexpired term.
At the meeting, the KORA Coordi-
nation Committee reminded us of
many opportunities for leadership.
(See the article on this page.)
I am heading out for a walk around
our community and a sit by the pond.
May summer warm your hearts and
may breezes keep you calm and cool.
~Ann Francis, KORA President
A Look Ahead at
2019 Budget Meetings
• Thursday, Sept. 6 - Initial Budget Forum with Residents, 10:00am to 12 noon, Fox & Fell. Departmental Showcase will be in the Heiser Lounge from 9:00 to 10:00am • Thursday, Oct. 25 - Resident Budg-et Update Meeting, 4:00pm, Heiser Auditorium • Monday, Nov. 19 - Final Resident Budget Meeting, 4:00pm, Heiser Auditorium ~Ann O’Malley, CFO, KatO
The next KORA Council Meeting is
Thurs., Aug. 23, at 10:00am in the
Fox & Fell. Come join us!
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
ANN O’MALLEY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
4:00PM - AUDITORIUM
AUGUST 2018 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 3
From the Archives
The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Stephens Care Center was held on August 11, 2005.
Lunch Bunch:
Clementine’s, Olmsted Falls Wednesday, August 8
This charming Victorian restaurant at Grand Pacific Junction serves soups, quiche, a good choice of salads, and an array of sandwiches for every taste. Bus leaves Heiser at 11:30am, return-ing about 2:00pm. Place check to KORA for $8.00 in Box #157 by Mon-day, August 6. Lunch at your expense.
♫–Music at Kendal–♫
Courtyard Garden Concerts
Enjoy the garden and listen to music before dinner on Fridays at 4:00pm: Aug. 3: TBA Aug. 10: Tom Lempner, saxophone duo Aug. 17: Judy Cook, folk singing in Gath-ering Room Aug. 24: Faye Ringel, guitar and vocal Aug. 31: Kendalwood Winds, recorder ensemble In inclement weather concerts will take place in the Gathering Room.
First Thursday Health
Lecture and Third
Thursday Lecture Series
These are on hiatus for July and
August. Join us again in September.
Community Conversations
“Writing at the Juncture of
Memory and Imagination”
Fri., Aug. 17 - 7:15pm - AUD
Bruce Weigl, writer and poet, was a Pu-
litzer Prize in Poetry finalist for 2012
for his book “An Abundance of Noth-
ing.” His 1998 book of poems, “Song of
Napalm,” was also nominated for a Pu-
litzer. A distinguished professor at Lo-
rain County Community College and
director of the Veterans Service Office,
Bruce will share some of his work and
experiences as a person and a poet.
Come to the Kendal Cabaret - Sept. 22 - 7:15pm - AUD
Kendal Cabaret is sure to prove much more than an alliterative event.
Introduced by Master of Ceremonies Ed Wardwell, Kendal singers, dancers,
pianists, and ensemble players of various sorts will entertain as never before,
emerging onstage through a showcase door built by the one and only artist and
set designer Bob Cothran. Even our ushers, in cabaret-style costume, will wel-
come and urge the audience to, as the song says, “Come to the Cabaret.”
And there will also be opportunities for the audience to participate. A very
special new star resident will appear. Surprise!
~Carol Harvey and Carol Longsworth, Kendal Cabaret Committee
No Vacation for Volunteers!
Just a reminder to residents to keep track of those volunteer hours all sum-mer! Your help is important in so many ways. ~Volunteer Clearinghouse
Concert: NOYO Summer
Symphony Camp Sat., Aug. 11 - 11:00am - AUD
The middle-school-aged string players attending the annual Northern Ohio
Youth Orchestra Summer Symphony
Camp return to Kendal for the fourth
year with a special pre-lunch program of
selections they have been learning at
camp with conductors Peggie Willett
and Katie Holaway.
Occupational Therapy Fair Tues., Aug. 7 - 1:00-3:00pm - AUD
Matthew Baloun, Kendal’s Rehabilita-tion Director and an occupational therapist, will demonstrate equipment and review strategies that can ease the stress and exertion of the everyday tasks we all perform. He will explain how the therapeutic services provided by Kendal’s occupa-tional therapy team can help us, and he will allow residents to try some of these techniques. Everyone is invited!
Oberlin’s Friends of
Westwood Cemetery
Wed., Aug. 15 - 7:15pm - AUD
Learn about the history of Oberlin’s
cemetery as well as the history of the
Friends of Westwood Cemetery, a
community group that works to pre-
serve the cemetery grounds, grave-
stones, and stories tied to the historic
site. A slideshow will highlight some
of the group’s accomplishments, il-
lustrate some of its activities such as
cleaning cemetery headstones and
planting flowers, and discuss future
projects.
George Anderson, piano Fri., Aug. 3 - 7:15pm - AUD
Music by Bach, Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata), Brahms (a rhapsody), Prokofi-ev, and Chopin.
Thomas Kang, piano Thurs., Aug. 9 - 7:15pm - AUD
Music by Bach, Beethoven (Waldstein sonata), Prokofiev, and Brahms.
Violin/Viola Duo from
St. Petersburg Quartet Mon., Aug. 6 - 7:15pm - AUD
Alla Aranovskaya, violin, and Boris Vayner, viola, from the St. Petersburg Quartet, are on a World Peace Tour. They will play music by Russian com-posers as well as by Bach, some with piano accompaniment.
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Art
Gallery
News
Saturday Foreign Film
Aug. 11 - 7:15pm - AUD
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000) In 19th century Qing Dynasty
China, a warrior gives his sword, Green
Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe
keeping, but it is stolen. The search
leads to the House of Yu where the
story takes on a whole different level.
Mandarin, English subtitles. PG-13.
~Dwight Call
Sunday Movies in
Jameson House at 7:00pm
The Rising of the Moon
The full Green Corn/Sturgeon Moon rises on Sunday, August 26, at 8:35pm. Join us at the base of Wildflower Hill at 8:30pm. Bring a song, a chair, or a nib-ble to share as we enjoy one of nature’s beauties. We will provide the plum wine. All are invited! ~Donna Baznik
“From Private Sphere
to Public Sphere:
A History of Early 20th-
Century Oberlin Women”
Tues., Aug. 14 - 7:15pm - AUD
The Oberlin Heritage Center will sa-lute Kendal at Oberlin’s 25th Anniver-sary year and the positive impact the Kendal community has had on the ongoing work of OHC. Then, Ohio History Service Corps/
AmeriCorps member Sara Fisher will
explore how the rise of physical edu-
cation – locally influenced by Oberlin
College’s Delphine Hanna and Ger-
trude Moulton – intersected with rein-
vigorated women’s social movements
in the early 20th century. The forma-
tion of groups such as the Oberlin
Village Improvement Society and the
work of prominent Oberlin women
like Francis Gulick Jewett paved the
way for social and health-related initia-
tives. Free and open to the public.
The Kendal Creates Exhibition will
end on August 20. Thanks again to
the more than 40 residents who con-
tributed so many beautiful painted or
crafted items. And thanks again to the
hard-working art committee members
who organized the show and created
labels for it all.
On August 20 when the exhibition
of works created by Kendal residents
comes down, new shows will go up in
all of our galleries. The Kendal Gal-
lery will feature the photographs of
Stephen Tomasko from his “Fair-
grounds” series. He has attended
more than 50 county fairs in recent
years. These images of rides, midways,
contests, and spectators are the result.
An artist’s reception is being planned.
The Friends Gallery will feature
the acrylic and watercolor paintings
of David Soltesz, the deceased part-
ner of Tom Konkoly. A reception
will be held next month.
And the Community Gallery is
pleased to again feature the evoca-
tive art in a variety of mediums by
individuals currently at the Grafton
Correctional Institution. A recep-
tion for this exhibit will take place
on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 4:30pm
in Heiser Lounge.
You’ll welcome the news that the
Kendal Quilt has been cleaned and
restored. The art committee in part-
nership with the Woodshop Com-
mittee plans to build a protective
case so it can be safely displayed.
The art committee is on hiatus
for August. The next regularly sched-
uled meeting is on Thursday, Sept
13, at 10:00am in the Den. We meet
on the second Thursday of each
month. Come join us!
Aug. 5 - The Monuments Men (2014) An unlikely World War II pla-toon (George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray) is tasked to rescue art mas-terpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. PG-13.
Aug. 12 - Bombshell: The Hedy La-marr Story (2017) Hollywood movie star Hedy Lamarr was also an under-appreciated genius inventor.
Aug. 19 - Maleficent (2014) A venge-ful fairy curses an infant princess who it turns out may be the only person able to restore peace to a troubled land. PG.
Aug. 26 - Mona Lisa Smile (2003) A free-thinking art professor (Julia Rob-erts) teaches conservative 1950s Welles-ley girls to question their traditional social roles. PG-13.
“Welcome to Pleasant
Ponds” Coming Soon
Get out your calendars! Plan on visiting
Pleasant Ponds, a familiar retirement
community where you will meet folks
as diverse as you might expect. The
Readers Theater play will be performed
on October 12 and 13. Look for more
details to come. Visit Heiser Pond Island
Tues., Aug. 7 or Wed., Aug. 8
from 9:00 to 11:00am
Kendal residents and visitors are invited to an “open garden.” Assistance will be provided for wheelchairs and electric carts on Aug. 8 only. About half of the 15 flower species on the is-land will be in bloom, including Joe Pye Weed, Swamp Milkweed, Marsh Mal-low, Blue Mist, and some sunflowers. Doug Kirtz and Don Reeves have added a second handrail to the Kend-tiki raft as an added safety measure. Able-bodied visitors are welcome to visit any time. Visitors needing assis-tance, call Don Reeves.
AUGUST 2018 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 5
Reading of
The Kendalight Wednesday, Aug. 1, 11:00am in
Whittier Lounge Enid Cleary will read the current
issue of Kendal’s newsletter.
All are welcome!
Did You Know?
You can call 775-9868 to hear
announcements and menus of
the day.
For the
Vision-Impaired
Low-Vision Support Group: No meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9
There was lots of enthusiasm in 2018
with several new events in the Week of
Fun Fitness. Turnout
was high this year, 215
Residents (R), 125 Staff
(S), and 32 KELC kids
(K). The luncheon, with
changes to the menu, was attended by
122 R and 18 S – a big thank-you to
Ann Pilisy for her help.
A new event this year was Kite Fly-
ing with the focus on the KELC kids
and their parents, but several residents
participated. And it was enjoyed by the
“big kids.” We plan to add “Big Kid
Kite Flying” next year. The Trike Relay
was cancelled due to rain.
We had 38 R and 7 S walkers for
Dog walk and Perimeter/Heiser
walk. Dog Fun, supervised by Lynn
Ayers and Elizabeth
Hole, was held in front
of the Patterson patio
with 29 R, 12 S, and 9 K.
Name That Tune, or-
chestrated by Marion
Lott, assisted by Mary Lynne Grove,
was enjoyed by 36 R and 5 S on two
different days. Lounge Croquet, held
in the Heiser Lounge under Doug
Kirtz’s supervision, was a lot of fun
with 29 R and 12 S.
Elizabeth Hole with Lorraine Crites’s
help put together a fun Outdoor Ob-
servation walk for 26 R and 3 S. Lynn
Ayers designed an outstanding histori-
cal Indoor Walk based on Kendal his-
tory with 47 R and 12 S. Cycling had
16 R counted out by Joe Colucci.
Barbara and
Gordon Ev-
ans tallied 16
R lap swim-
mers. George
Andews over-
saw the miniature golf with 16 R and
7 S. Donna Baznik’s water balloon
toss had 14 R, 12 S, 7 K and 3 other
tossers. Rachel Fordyce’s Baggo col-
lected 36 R, 17 S, 1 K and 3 guests to
pitch the bags. Danna Mitchell collect-
ed 3 R, 7 S, and 7 K to shoot the bas-
ketball in the Facility Services park-
ing lot. Sidney Rosenfeld’s Robot Ta-
ble Tennis enticed 16 R and 2 S ,with
several new players taking a shot at it.
Jill Wettersten and Kim Peters oversaw
the Walking Relay in a new location
(behind the Education Building) with
15 R and 11 S. Fitness
Staff Danna Mitchell
and Saun Howard
manned the Shot Put in
the Croquet Yard with
7 R and 12 S. Jara Dell’s
Lawn Games had to move into the
Gathering Room due to weather, with
6 R, 10 S, and 6 K with 3 guests. Larry
Porter oversaw Tennis Fun up in the
Tennis Courts and had 8 R and 3 S
participate. WII Fun held in the Relax-
ation/Fitness Room was enjoyed by
9 R, 5 S, and 11 K with
Danna Mitchell and
Saun Howard to assist.
Radio Controlled Sail-
ing was well managed
with a good breeze by
Doug McClennen in
Dan Reiber’s absence, with John Mat-
sushima and other members of the Tri-
angle Pond Yacht Club at Triangle
Pond with 14 R and 7 S.
The CommUnity Walk on Friday
included 22 R and 10 S. Special thanks
to all the
folks who
helped push
the wheel-
chairs so
everyone at
Kendal could participate in the walk.
A Big Thank-You to Mary Behm,
Nancy Lombardi, Anne Palmer, Doug
Kirtz, and Sally Nelson-Olin for photo-
graphs of our events. We hope every-
one had FUN and
will continue to
keep FIT.
~Kathy Caldwell,
Danna Mitchell, and
Saun Howard
Fun Fitness 2018 Report Women’s Equality Day
Luncheon - Fox & Fell Sat., Aug. 25 - 12 noon
It’s the 98th national anniversary of
women gaining the right to vote. To
celebrate, join us for the 24th annual
Oberlin area luncheon.
Theme: “Raise Your Voice,” moder-
ated by Alison Ricker, co-president,
League of Women Voters of Ohio.
Hear Betty Blair, former Lorain County
Commissioner; Sharon Pearson, Ober-
lin City Council member; and Lili
Sandler, Lorain County Rising.
The event also offers a special salute
to Kendal resident Kate Walsh, a mem-
ber of the Ohio House of Representa-
tives from 1988-94.
Reservations: $15 (includes a salad
buffet and beverage). Mail check paya-
ble to Women’s Equality Day by August
20 to Ovidia Guaderrama, 191 Holly-
wood St., Oberlin, OH 44074.
For more information, contact Ovidia
at 440-775-3711.
Event is open to the public.
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More About Kendal Residents
Coming Move-Ins
Lynn Eastman and Edward “Ted” Muenk will move from Napa, CA, to a Kendal apartment in mid-August..
Recent Transfers
Sabra Henke moved from an apart-ment to Jameson in late June.
Gretchen Roose moved from an apartment to Whittier in late July.
Helen Taylor moved from an apart-ment to Whittier in late July.
Jim: My father was a mechanic and
Mom ran the hot-lunch program at a
parochial school in Montana. One set
of grandparents were immigrants. Both
sets farmed. Eldest of five siblings, I
played six-man football and a lot of
baseball. First job was as a gravedigger.
Later worked construction and on
ranches, drove truck, was a reporter for
a small Montana newspaper, and, in
college, wrote for United Press Interna-
tional. Later, coached American Legion
baseball, washed dishes, tended bar,
and did janitorial work.
Graduated from Carroll College in
Helena, MT, in 1962. Fellowship at
University of Pittsburgh led to a PhD
in sociology in 1966 and my first aca-
demic job: one year at Oberlin. Some-
how, that became 41. Mid-career, in
hopes of winning one argument with
Kate, I went to law school: JD from
Case.
Loved teaching and did research on
medical issues, police behavior, prose-
cutorial discretion, legal rights of grand-
parents, and the legal defense of bat-
tered women. At retirement Kate and I
were honored when former students,
colleagues, and friends endowed the
James Leo and Katherine H. Walsh
Scholarship at Oberlin. It helps disad-
vantaged students from Montana and
Pittsburgh.
Served as Assistant Law Director and
Chief Prosecutor in the Oberlin Court
for 15 years and argued cases before
the Ohio Supreme Court. Member of
Oberlin’s Civil Service Commission
and Lorain County Democratic Central
Committee. Former member of Library
Board, Lorain County Murray Ridge
Developmental Disabilities, and Ohio
James Leo Walsh and
Katherine Herald Walsh
Kate: I am one of four sisters and was
raised in Pittsburgh. Mother was a
homemaker and Dad a lawyer. Grand-
father was city editor of the Pittsburgh
Press. I graduated from Sacred Heart
High School and University of Pitts-
burgh, with a degree in political sci-
ence.
Married James Walsh while at Pitt
and, after graduation, moved to Ober-
lin where I started my family. We have
two daughters, Elizabeth and Sara.
Both attended Oberlin schools K-
through-12.
When the girls were in middle
school, I entered law school in a night
program at Cleveland State. Women
were scarce in the law in those days,
but, after four years, including a year at
the London School of Economics, I
got my JD magna cum laude. During
my final year, I worked for Lorain
County Legal Aid. After graduation, I
hung up a solo practitioner shingle and
practiced in Oberlin and was also the
Public Defender.
A high point early on was to be ap-
pointed Acting Judge in the Oberlin
Legal Rights Services Commission.
Kate and I have five grandchildren;
the two youngest call me Poppa. Nev-
er did win that damned argument, but
did get to the briefing stage.
Municipal Court, making me, I be-
lieve, the first woman to serve as a
judge in the County’s history.
In the 1980s, I ran for the Ohio
House of Representatives in a district
including Oberlin, southern Lorain,
and most of Erie County. That dis-
trict had been held by Republicans for
years, and I lost on my first try. I ran
again and won, only to watch the ger-
rymander pen take Oberlin from my
district. Jim and I moved from Ober-
lin to Vermilion, and I ran again
against an incumbent of the other
party. I won that race and represented
southern Lorain County and parts of
Huron and Erie County. I lost my
fourth race by nine votes. Just as well,
since the GOP took over the House
and my sister had twins at age 40, so I
helped her.
AUGUST 2018 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 7
Kendal Kryptogram #162 - by Nina Love
S HCOHKE UHEE BY QBBA HAPSZR. SX SE YRPRL BT HYK FER XB JKERCT. ~BEZHL OSCAR Solution to Kryptogram #161: “Calories are tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew all your clothes a bit tighter every night.” ~Unknown
Philip Pritchett
I was born and grew up in Chicago. (It
was tough being a White Sox fan in an
era of New York Yankee hegemony!)
My father was a professor of political
science at the University of Chicago,
and I have never managed to escape
from academia into the real world. I
attended Oberlin College (class of
1965, major in physics), where I had
several classes with KatO residents Joe
Palmieri, Dick Schoonmaker, Sam
Goldberg, and the late Bob Weinstock
and Dave Anderson.
Next was graduate work at Stanford
University, where I received a PhD in
theoretical elementary particle physics
in 1970. I did postdoctoral work at the
Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron in
Hamburg, Germany, and at North-
western University, and then embarked
on a 43-year career at University of
California, Los Angeles in plasma and
magnetospheric physics (think the
Northern Lights) with a specialty in
particle-in-cell simulation of plasmas.
This career allowed me to attend nu-
merous conferences in Hawaii, Alaska,
Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, and South America, with time
off afterwards to tour the surrounding
areas. I also managed to reserve some
time for interests in theater and classi-
cal music. Given the temperate Califor-
Sally Masselink Enggass
Born 1931 in Detroit, MI. Lived in
Detroit and Annapolis, MD, where her
father taught at the Naval Academy
during World War II. Graduated from
Redford High School in Detroit; Vas-
sar College in 1952. With her first hus-
band, she lived in Fort Campbell, KY,
Japan; Burlington, VT; Princeton, NJ;
Ann Arbor, MI; and London, England.
They had three children: Betsy (now
Betsy Manderen, who lives in Oberlin),
Jenny, and Tim (who died in 2016).
Living in Japan began a lifelong af-
fection for, and interest in, that coun-
try, its people, and culture. With her
second husband, Robert Brower, Pro-
fessor of Japanese Language and Liter-
ature at the University of Michigan,
Sally returned to Japan, living in Tokyo
for eight months in 1981-82.
In 1986, Sally and Bob moved
from Ann Arbor to Camden, ME.
Shortly after their arrival in Maine,
Bob was diagnosed with lung cancer
and died a little over a year later. Sally
decided to remain in Camden, making
good friends, creating a spectacular
garden, and becoming involved in civic
and community organizations. With
her degree in plant science from Vas-
sar, Sally was an invaluable source of
expertise and guidance to the town of
Camden as they rehabilitated the his-
toric village green, originally designed
by Frederick Law Olmsted.
In 1997, Sally married Peter Eng-
gass, retired Professor of Geography
at Mount Holyoke. Sally and Peter
split their time between Peter's house
on Rackliff Island near Spruce Head,
ME, and Sally’s house (and garden!) in
Camden. Peter still lives on Rackliff
Island.
In addition to living in Japan and
England, Sally has traveled to Thai-
land, Mexico, Egypt, Greece, the
USSR, Cuba, Morocco, the Galapagos
Islands, and most of Western Europe.
She has enjoyed attending concerts,
visiting art museums, closely follow-
ing current events and, most of all,
working in her garden!
nia climate, I became devoted to a daily
constitutional walk.
I am looking forward to joining ex-
tended family members Bruce Rich-
ards and Phyllis Gorfain at Kendal.
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Kendal Resale Shop Talk
Benefitting Kendal Residents Assistance
Fund and Community Charities
This month marks the beginning of my
third and final year as chair of the Ken-
dal Resale Shop (KRS) team. Time sure
flies! Thank you to my fellow members
of the KRS team, Kendal staff, and my
fellow residents for their support over
the past two years. This is such a great
community. Hopefully, another resident
will step forward soon to work with me
over the coming months to “learn the
ropes” before July 2019. The Resale
Shop makes a big difference to our
community and especially to the Resi-
dents Assistance Fund. I find my time
very well spent. If you’re interested in
what’s entailed, please contact me.
Resale Shop deposits to the Residents
Assistance Fund for the month of June
totaled $4,420.25. Thanks to all our
donors and shoppers!
DID YOU KNOW? You can mark
non-working or outdated electronics as
“e-trash” and put them in your Trash
Room. Do NOT give them to KRS.
Unlike items such as lamps or furniture,
which can be repaired by Kendal’s
Wood Shop Committee, we cannot
repair electronics internally. Unwanted
electronics such as laptops, printers,
routers, and cordless landline phones
that no longer work or are too outdated
to resell in our Shop become a burden
for our KRS volunteers.
THANK YOU! Keep those donations
coming and keep shopping the KRS!
~Nancy Lombardi, Chair, Kendal Resale Shop
8th KORA President: Mary Ashbrook, 2005-2006
Mary and Dick Ashbrook moved to Kendal from Berea, OH, on March
29, 2001. Mary was a graduate of Bryn Mawr and earned an MA in Education
from Case Western. She and Dick raised six daughters, fostered many children,
and provided shelter for teenagers and adults who needed a safe place to stay.
Along with family responsibilities, Mary worked for an advertising agency for
seven years and later was a reporter part time. She helped lead organizations that
supported voter education and rights, fair housing, and civil rights. She served
on Berea City Council for 16 years and on the Oberlin City Council Charter Re-
view Commission. She was active in the NAACP, volunteered at the Second
Harvest warehouse, and was a strong advocate for producing the League of
Women Voters of the Oberlin Area Voter Guide in Spanish. Mary loved travel-
ing, taking classes (especially Japanese studies at Oberlin College), and dining at
Kendal’s weekly Spanish table. And she was a big fan of contra dance band.
Mary was KORA’s 8th President (2005 and 2006) and was on the Communi-
cations, Transportation, and Program Committees and a member of the Geneal-
ogy Interest Group. As KORA President she made sure that the efforts of
KORA Committees were highlighted at KORA Council Meetings and in The
Kendalight and that Kendal Board and Committee actions were reported. In
2005, KORA allocated funds for drainage control in the Courtyard Garden,
printing new resident photos and bios for Resident Handbooks, and improving
the Stephens Care Center corridor walls for future art exhibits.
Play “Go Wish” for
Ice Cream Cones
This summer, Thoughtful Health
Conversations encourages everyone
to play “Go Wish” with family and
friends. Real ice cream cones are
available in the Langston for everyone
who participates in a “Go Wish”
game, or one Spring Fling cone is
available for each game played. You
can find the card deck in the Kendal
Library near the card catalog, or
online at gowish.org.
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Hole.
6/16/18
to 7/11/18
Monthly Dementia-Friendly
Discussion Group
Thurs., Aug. 16 - 10:30am
Green Room
We’ll discuss ways of conversing with
residents living with dementia as well
as ways to help Kendal be a dementia-
friendly community. Questions? Con-
tact Carol Bojanowski.
Social Services
Lunch with the Kims Tues., Aug. 21 - Noon - Den
Kim Preston and Kim Peters, Kendal’s
Social Services Associates, want to get
to know you! Join the Kims over lunch
from 12 noon to 1:00pm in the Den
on the third Tuesday of the month to
talk about your interests and concerns.
Bring your lunch or purchase it at
Langston. All are welcome.
Nature Sightings
6/16 Cooper’s Hawk, flying through Phase II chased by many small birds, Scott Orcutt; 6/20 Gray Catbird, in tree on outer loop near exit, Gail Fowler; 6/21 Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, back of #33, Mary Behm; 6/25 Great Egret, on Rock Pond’s rock, Scott O.; 6/26 Green Heron, flyover and calling, near #116, Maureen Bailey (house-keeping); 7/5 Tiny baby bunny, near #105, Marcia Deist; 7/5 Common Nighthawk, hunting bugs over woods near entrance, Maureen B.; 7/5 Chim-ney Swift, over lot 2, Maureen B.; 7/7 Phoebe, Buttonbush Bridge, Judy Cook; 7/11 Dragonflies (Black-saddlebag and Eastern Amberwing), Rock Pond, Scott O.; 7/11 Eastern Kingbird, foraging and feeding young on west shore of Rock Pond, Scott O.
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Big Bus Trip A Day at Lakeside Chautauqua
Wed., Aug. 22 - 9:00am-4:30pm
Nine seats still available! Sign up
by August 15.
Enjoy the activities and beauty of
Lakeside Chautauqua at your own pace
and preference. Attend one or two
lectures, lunch at one of several restau-
rants, relax on the veranda of historic
Hotel Lakeside, browse interesting
shops, play shuffleboard or mini-golf,
swim in the new outdoor pool or enjoy
the Lake Erie beach, walk the lakefront
and famous Lakeside Dock, sit and
take in the sights, see the movie mat-
inee, wander the gardens and wood-
land trails – the choices are yours.
The morning and afternoon lectures
for August 22 – “Human Learning:
Informal, Nonformal, Incidental &
Everyday” – will be given by Joe
Heimlich, PhD, Principal Researcher,
Lifelong Learning Group, COSI Cen-
ter for Research & Evaluation.
The cost is $45, which includes travel
and entrance to Lakeside Chautauqua.
Sign-up board is available in front of
the open mailboxes. Reserve a seat
with payment in full in Box #136.
Write checks payable to KORA. For
more information contact Gary Olin.
From The John Bartram Arboretum:
Watering: Too Much of a Good Thing
Isn’t Always Good
We have had some unusual weather
patterns. This has made it difficult for
the Kendal Grounds crew and resi-
dents to know just what to do when
watering recently planted Arboretum
trees and shrubs, as well as one’s own
or a neighbor’s new plantings. But
Ohio Urban Forester Alan Siewert has
clear guidelines for us. We need to
adhere carefully to these guidelines,
because only about 20% of the root
system is captured when a tree or
shrub is dug, and it takes time to re-
generate lost roots. It is easy to harm
and even kill a newly planted tree. Try
to find out who has responsibility for
a particular tree or shrub before you
water it.
Watering too fast is the greatest
mistake. Water must be applied at less
than three gallons per minute. A five-
gallon bucket with three 1/8-in. holes
drilled in the bottom can drip water at
the correct speed. Watering directly
from a hose is especially tricky, since
overwatering can give the tree or shrub
a wilted appearance and you may
think it needs more water. Take time
to calibrate the flow.
Soils saturated with water have little
oxygen and plants drown. Saturation
happens more readily when the soil
underneath the planting is compacted
clay, which much of our soil is. This
has been referred to as “the bathtub
effect.”
Attention must be paid to watering
each and every week during the grow-
ing season for the number of years
equal to the caliper of the tree when
planted: a two-inch caliper tree for
two years, a four-inch for four years.
~Anne Helm for the Arboretum Committee
For watering guidelines go to http://
forestry.ohiodnr.gov/portals/forestry/
urbantoolbox/planting/treewatering.pdf or
to kaores.kendal.org where “Watering
Guidelines for Volunteers” is posted.
Cleveland Orchestra Bus
for 2018-19
Each year we organize bus transporta-
tion from Kendal to Severance Hall
for the Cleveland Orchestra S1 Sun-
day afternoon series.
We are planning buses for the four
concerts of the 2018-19 Cleveland
Orchestra S1 series beginning Septem-
ber 30 for all those who are renewing
their subscriptions and plan to take
the bus. For the new residents of
Kendal, please order your tickets di-
rectly from the Cleveland Orchestra
Box Office for your preferred seating.
The bus is a convenient way to trav-
el to the concerts and takes us right to
the door with no parking hassle. Bus
ticket cost is determined by number
of riders. Please indicate your interest
on the bus sign-up sheet opposite the
mailboxes before September 1.
For more information about con-
certs and orchestra buses, contact
Anne Martin or Randy Wagner.
Kendal at Oberlin Committee Displays
For Kendal’s 25th anniversary, the Community Gallery will exhibit
displays about Kendal committees. We want YOUR committee to
be spotlighted. Committees will have a three-foot-wide space for posters, pho-
tos, information sheets, historical information – anything that shows what your
committee does and has accomplished. You might also include the date the
committee started, list of past chairs, whatever you want to celebrate your com-
mittee and how it has made Kendal such a vibrant community.
Space is limited. Reserve your committee’s spot as soon as possible by con-
tacting Mary Behm or Kathy Caldwell. Display materials are due to Kathy by
September 25. Contact Mary Behm or Kathy Caldwell with any questions.
Mark your Calendar!
Big Bus Trip to Amish
Country on October 3.
Sign-up sheet posted September 1.
IN MEMORIAM
MALCOLM LIEBLICH
JULY 11, 2018
WARREN WICKES
JULY 25, 2018
SHARON WRIGHT
JULY 28, 2018
PAGE 10 THE KENDALIGHT AUGUST 2018
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
AT KENDAL
Episcopal Service
Holy Communion
Sat., Aug. 11, 11:00am, Gathering Rm.
Lectio Divina
Sun., Aug. 5 and 19, Scripture Reading
and Meditation, 4:00pm, Gathering Rm.
Society of Friends Sundays, 10:30am, Education Center
The Kendalight Monthly newsletter of the
Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association, 600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074
Consulting Editor: Robert Baldwin Managing Editor: Elizabeth Aldrich Associate Editor: Suzanne McDougal Proofreaders: Kathy Reichard, Mary
Simons Photos: Lyn Cope, Eleanor Helper,
Sally Nelson-Olin, Gary Olin Production: Don VanDyke
• Deadline for the September 2018 issue of The Kendalight is August 15.
• The editors regret that they cannot assume responsibility for errors in content in material submitted for publication.
• Note: Please submit articles by email to our address: [email protected]
• If no email access, please type article on separate sheet, sign and place in The Kendalight open mailbox.
• All articles must carry a signature and telephone number.
Sat., Sept. 22, 10:00am Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Tappan Square.
Sat., Sept. 22, 7:15pm, AUD Kendal Cabaret. Our talented Kendal resi-dents will present a spectacular 25th Anniversary musical variety show.
October. All our Kendal Galleries will be filled with Kendal Retrospec-tive Displays.
Thurs., Oct. 4, 4:00pm, AUD Margie Flood, Executive Director, Ober-lin Community Services, will give us an update on OCS activities.
Fri., Oct 5, Kendal’s annual “Souper Supper.” Soup pots will be avail-able all day on Friday for your donations to OCS.
Sat., Oct. 6 Kendal at Oberlin’s 25th Gala Anniversary Banquet.
Fri., Oct. 12, 4:00pm, and Sat., Oct. 13, 7:15pm, AUD “Welcome to Pleasant Ponds.” Don Parker’s 25th Anniversary Play is a tongue-in-cheek romp through a certain retirement community. ~Carol Harvey and Kathy Caldwell, 25th Co-Coordinators
Watch for these special events yet to come: Bridge
Results
Kendal United Fellowship and
UU Kendal Gathering
We’re on hiatus until September. See you in the fall! Check the September Kendalight for date, time, and location.
July 2 1st, Eileen Dettman; 2nd, Mary
Beth McCalla.
July 9: 1st, Joe Colucci; 2nd, Mary Beth
McCalla; 3rd, Beverly Fordyce.
July 16: 1st, Joe Colucci; 2nd, Kathy
Caldwell.
July 23: 1st, Eileen Dettman; 2nd, Jan
Van Doren.
Saturday Walks
Come explore some walking areas off the Kendal campus. The walks are leisurely, about 2-3 miles, and general-ly scenic. These are not nature or aer-obic walks. We gather at the Heiser Reception Desk every Saturday (weather permitting) to carpool.
Aug. 4 Wellington Reservation
Aug. 11 Lorain Pier
Aug. 18 Black River Reservation/High Meadows
Aug. 25 Bike Trail/Kipton north
Questions? Contact Jerry Berner.
Table Tennis Highlights
At the start of the last full July week,
coach Doyle Harbaugh was working
wonders with players’ serve returns and
uneven backhands. Meanwhile, yet an-
other Stephens Care Center resident
had joined us on his third day at Ken-
dal and has since turned out regularly.
Further, his young volunteer compan-
ion has proved herself adept at scoop-
ing balls and, when called on, giving
practice at the table. For both pursuits,
she found a model in another, by now
veteran care center companion. Visiting
children and grandchildren, some of
whom also gave the alcove table lots of
use, helped to round out a busy table
tennis month. ~Sidney Rosenfeld
Lectio Divina
Scripture Reading and Meditation are offered first and third Sundays of the
month, 4:00pm, Gathering Room. Led by residents Milton Ellis and Judi Bachrach.
Nest Box News
The Kendal nest boxes have had a good year. Eastern Bluebirds success-fully fledged a brood of four chicks in a box just across the New Russia Township line near Rock Pond. The nest box by Meadow Pond fledged a brood of four Bluebird chicks last month, and a second brood of four chicks in the Meadow Pond box is hatching now! ~Nina Love
AUGUST 2018 THE KENDALIGHT PAGE 11
Dining and Nutrition Services
Remember! Wear your name tag
so newcomers (and old-timers)
can tie your name to that face!
Dining Services Notes
from Ann Pilisy • Reminder to groups using the
Penn and/or Den. These rooms are
generally set after dinner for the next
day. If your head count changes, let
us know by dinner the day prior to
the event to avoid the need for addi-
tional labor to adjust the count after
the room is set.
• Two additional dining room rol-lators are on order so there will be six in Fox & Fell and four in Langston for meal assistance. These rollators are to be shared. Residents cannot keep them during their entire meal.
• If you use a green plastic to-go
container, please return it promptly
to the Langston conveyor to be
washed and sanitized. That helps less-
en odors and makes the container
easier to clean. In addition, please do
not use it to hold compostable items.
Solo Diners which meets on the second Thursday of the month is on summer
hiatus. Join us again on Sept. 13, at 5:30pm in the Den.
Grobe’s Fresh Produce
Returns to KatO
Grobe’s seasonal produce will be avail-
able for purchase in Heiser Lounge on
Fridays, 10:30am-1:30pm, for the re-
mainder of the growing season. Single
pieces of produce are available. All pur-
chases are by cash or check. Note that
charges cannot be made to your Ken-
dal account. Questions? Contact Karen
Fountain, Food Committee chair.
Thursday, August 16, 6:00 to 8:00pm CommUnity Ice Cream Social at corner lot on Maple and North Pleasant
Sts.; Musical Entertainment by Dave Parsh and others. Kendal bus shuttle
service from Heiser front entrance to field will continue to circuit until the Social
ends at 8:00pm.
Intergenerational Gathering: Thurs., Aug. 16, 3:00 pm, Langston.
Celebrate Obon, the Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one’s an-
cestors. Beverly from the ShoJoJi Japanese Dancers will take part, and we hope
to have a parade.
2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Sat., Sept. 22 - 10:00am
Tappan Square
Join the Kendal at Oberlin team of staff
and residents to help a cause that is near
and dear to all our hearts. We are de-
lighted that, for the third year in a
row, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s will
take place here in Oberlin. Bring your
family or friends to join the one- or
three-mile walk. All are welcome! Con-
tact Laurie Dupee (775-0094, ext. 346) to
register with our KatO team. We’ll be
glad to assist you with registration.
The Langston will host four events to raise money for the Alzheimer’s walk. Beginning August 1 - Help fill the flowerpot with spare change. August 14 - Taco bar includes one taco (soft or hard), rice, beans, soup, a chur-ro, and a beverage. $6.00. Beginning September 3 - Order forms will be available for gourmet apples. September 11 - Potato bar with all the fixings includes a cookie and beverage.
$6.50.
FRONT International:
The Cleveland Triennial for
Contemporary Art with events at AMAM and the
Weltzheimer/Johnson House
Visit the AMAM Johnson Gallery’s
architecture exhibit curated by artist
Barbara Bloom relating to the work of
the gallery’s architect, Robert Venturi;
view the work of contemporary artist
Cui Jie depicting China’s post-1980s
urban landscape at the Richard D. Bar-
on ’64 Art Gallery; and see the site-
specific installation of a video and a
related painting by artist Juan Araujo
at the Weltzheimer/Johnson House.
All exhibits will be open Fridays and
Saturdays from 10:00am to 5:00pm
and Sunday 1:00-5:00pm.
Three special events are scheduled at
the Weltzheimer/Johnson House in
August and September. At a Frank
Lloyd Wright Happy Hour, Fri., Aug.
24, 5:30-7:00pm, Andrea Gyrody, El-
len Johnson ’33 Assistant Curator of
Modern and Contemporary Art at
AMAM, will offer a brief introduction
to Jean Araujo’s installation and its
relationship to the history of the house.
In addition, there will be Open
Houses at the Weltzheimer/Johnson
House on Sun., Aug. 5, and Sun., Sept.
2, 12 noon-5:00pm, with docent pres-
entations about the house, including
the history of the site and an introduc-
tion to the Araujo installation commis-
sioned by the FRONT.
The Happy Hour and Open Houses
are all ticketed events. Please check
Oberlin.edu/amam for additional infor-
mation on purchasing tickets.
If you want to venture farther afield,
check out FRONTart.org that lists the
many concurrent exhibits in Cleveland
and Akron.
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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Bridge 6:45pm Green
Bridge 6:45pm Green
Coffee Hour with Barbara Thomas 9:30am Langston
Lectio Divina 4:00pm GaRm
Film: Maleficent 7:00pm Jameson
Film: Mona Lisa Smile 7:00pm Jameson
Suggestions & Concerns 2:00pm Crossroads
Reading of Kendalight 11:00am WHT
LUNCH BUNCH: Clementine’s 11:30am-2:00pm
Song Swap with Judy Cook 7:00pm AUD
No Health Lecture
Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 7:15pm AUD
Episcopal Serv. 11:00am GaRm
No Low-Vision Group
Quaker Worship 10:30am Ed Ctr
Quaker Worship 10:30am Ed Ctr
Quaker Worship 10:30am Ed Ctr
Song Swap with Judy Cook 7:00pm HL
Afternoon Exchange Barbara Thomas 4:00pm AUD
Film: Bombshell: Hedy Lamarr 7:00pm Jameson
NOTE:
KORA Council
10:00am
FOX & FELL
Film: The Monuments Men 7:00pm Jameson
Monday Night Movie at Apollo Sign up for bus
English Country Dancing, every Sunday, 7:15pm AUD or HL
GaRm = Gathering Room
HL = Heiser Lounge
WHT = Whittier Lounge
Bold = at Kendal
= Kendal Bus
Bridge 6:45pm Green
Quaker Worship 10:30am Ed Ctr
Bridge 6:45pm Green
Walk in Park: 9:00am Heiser
Walk in Park: 9:00am Heiser
Dementia Group 10:30am Green Rm
Walk in Park: 9:00am Heiser
Orientation Recital Select Conserva- tory Students 7:00pm Finney
Grief Support Group 10:30am to Noon WHT
No 3rd Thur. Lecture
Thomas Kang, piano 7:15pm AUD
Courtyard Garden Concert 4:00pm
Courtyard Garden Concert 4:00pm
Courtyard Garden Concert 4:00pm
Courtyard Garden Concert 4:00pm
Lectio Divina 4:00pm GaRm
Lunch with the Kims
Noon Den
Morning Con- versation Group every Wed., 10:00am WHT
Home & Garden Tour 2:30-5:30pm (ticket needed)
George Anderson, piano
Family Fun Fair 10:00am-3:00pm Downtown Oberlin
Bible Study every Mon., 10:00am Crossroads
Occupational Therapy Fair 1:00-3:00pm AUD
Heiser Pond Island Visit 9:00-11:00am for wheelchairs and electric carts
Heiser Pond Island Visit 9:00-11:00am
No Kendal United Fellowship
No Solo Diners
NOYO Concert 11:00am AUD
Disclosure Statement 4:00pm AUD
Grobe’s fresh produce will be sold in Heiser Lounge every Friday from 10:30am-1:30pm. Remember, cash or check only! Celebrate Full
Green Corn Moon 8:30pm - Wild- flower Hill
Big Bus: Lakeside Chautauqua 9:00am-4:30pm
OHC: Early 20th Cen-tury Oberlin Women 7:15pm AUD
Friends of Westwood Cemetery 7:15pm AUD
CommUnity Ice Cream Social - Maple & North Pleasant Sts. 6:00-8:00pm
Celebrate Obon Langston 3:00pm
Poet Bruce Weigl 7:15pm AUD
Walk in Park: 9:00am Heiser
Courtyard Garden Concert in Gather-ing Room 4:00pm
Women’s Equality Day Program Noon - F&F Lunch (ticket needed)
Sing Along with Arthur LaRue, Helen Taylor 4:00pm HL
No Unitarian Univ. meeting
August 2018
Violin/Viola Duo from St. Petersburg Quartet 7:15pm AUD