Meet Kendal’s Peace Corps Volunteers
On Nanette (Nan) Holben’s “to-do” list after she moved into Kendal last year was to meet other residents who, like her, were Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV). That happened in November,…
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CEO Barbara Thomas retires
On March 2, 1992 Barbara Thomas headed to the third floor of a bank building in Oberlin to begin her new job with Kendal at Oberlin, “an organization that wasn’t…
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Plant Forward
Check the cookbook shelf at the bookstore or the internet for healthy recipes or culinary events for sustainable eating and you’re likely to stumble across these two words: Plant Forward.…
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Why Choose a Community that Values Diversity?
The next time you attend a concert or visit a grocery store, take a minute to look around and see all the ways people are different. Gender and skin color…
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Fitness in 2024
When it comes to physical exercise, many older adults are all in. Thanks to health insurance benefits such as SilverSneakers, a barrage of medical messaging encouraging physical activity and…
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Faces of Kendal: Larry and Arlene Dunn
Kendal at Oberlin is home to more than 300 men and women in their 60s and well beyond. They come from near (Oberlin and Cleveland) and far (Hawaii, Canada and…
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Holiday Lights – Near & Not so Far
One of the paradox’s of this time of year is that as the days grow naturally darker, the outdoors gets brighter, thanks to artificial lights. As we near the Winter…
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Why Music Matters
Whether you’re listening to music or making it, the eclectic art has lots to offer, young and old. Music can comfort, energize, heal, inspire, and refresh, just to name a…
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Faces of Kendal: Grace Tompos
Kendal at Oberlin is home to more than 300 men and women in their 60s and well beyond. They come from near (Oberlin and Cleveland) and far (Hawaii, Canada and…
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