Champagne Bash
With the finishing of the two year “Project Renew” which updated many of KoH’s facilities and made it even a greater place to live, Executive Director Pat Doyle gave a pre-dinner “Champagne Bash” for the residents.
Many crowded into the Residents Lounge to experience a little of the “bubbly” and toast the end of the construction project.
Pat is a great exec and never forgets that at Kendal the residents come first.
Sweet Stevia
At a recent meeting of Rosalie Sauerhaft’s Dining Committee, KoH Director of Operations Gower Lane announced that the artificial sweeteners such as Equal and Sweet N’ Low would be phased out in the Bistro and something called “Stevia” would replace them.
Since your editor had never heard of Stevia, I thought it might be an advertising gimmick to further market my pal Steve Kanfer’s many books. Granted, my suspicion was not a sweet thought but I soon found out that it was totally unfounded.
Actually, Stevia is the latest sugar substitute on the market, one that is natural and better for you than all the chemicals some of us have been ingesting for years. So what is it?
According to Wikipedia, “Stevia is perhaps unique among food ingredients because it's most valued for what it doesn't do. It doesn't add calories. Unlike other sugar substitutes, stevia is derived from a plant.
The stevia plant is part of the Asteraceae family, related to the daisy and ragweed. Several stevia species called 'candyleaf' are native to New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
But the prized species, Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni), grows in Paraguay and Brazil, where people have used leaves from the stevia bush to sweeten food for hundreds of years. In traditional medicine in these regions, stevia also served as a treatment for burns, colic, stomach problems and sometimes as a contraceptive.”
The bottom line for us Bistro sweetness freaks is that you can continue to indulge yourself without pouring the bad stuff down your throat.
By the way, though it might have different manufacturers names you’ll be able to identify Stevia sweetener because it comes in a green package.
KOH Residents Association Charitable Giving
No one can say that the residents at Kendal on Hudson aren’t generous. Every year a collection is taken up by the Residents Association to help fund local charities. This year the Charity Committee, Lois Seulowitz, Penny Brome, Bridget Cooke, Susan Lichten, and Harriet Barnett (chair) met and decided on the following gifts:
Sleepy Hollow Fire Dept. $1,500 for training and fitness programs
Sleepy Hollow EMS. $1,500 for a new defibrillator for their ambulance
Rockwood Hall $1,000 to pay the salary of a seasonal shepherd for Rockwood Park who will also present a program here at Kendal for those who can’t easily get into the park.
Warner Library $1,500 to help them refurbish 3rd floor rooms to be used as meeting or class rooms
Foundation for Public Schools of Tarrytowns $1,000 to create a recreation space outdoors for Middle Schoolers
Open Door $500 to support their capital project which entails moving to a new building
Kid’s Club $1,000 for summer literacy program for rising first graders
AHFT $1,500 for cost of transportation for local educational trips for newly arrived and low income Hispanic families (such as their visits to Kendal)
Life Center $1,500 for an English as a Second Language program for adults
Neighborhood House $500 to fund programs for seniors
Historical Society $500 to preserve their aging archive of pictures
After School Program $500 to purchase supplies for activities for Sleepy Hollow students in a safe environment after school and during school vacations and holidays
Harriet’s committee has done a wonderful job. Many thanks! In addition, many thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed.
Baa! Baa!
We don’t think Jerry Trupin, one of our stalwart Kendal residents, counts sheep when trying to get to sleep, however these particular animals seem to be on his mind. What many outsiders do not know is that Kendal adjoins the great Rockwood Hall Park. The managers don’t use pesticides to do away with the weeds. They use sheep! Thus, Jerry’s note to the KoH Resident website below.
“Susan Antenem, NYS Parks Dept Manager at Rockefeller Preserve, advises that the tunis sheep are gone from Rockwood Hall. They've been replaced by a flock that's a combination of Finn-Dorset and Shropshire breeds. Unlike the tunis which originally were bred in North Africa, the Finn-Dorset is a cross breed, half Finnsheep from Finland and half Dorsett from England. Dolly was a Finn Dorsett.
The Shropshire originated in, duh, England. (Think Shropshire Lad.)
Factoids: Dolly has four "siblings," Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy. They're 9 years old, ending worries that cloning caused damage that shortened life. (Sheep have a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years. Dolly lived only 6 and 1/2 years and showed evidence of arthritis at age 5. She also had shortened telomeres.)”
Your editor sheepishly admits that he did not know that. Thanks Jerry.
Tomatoes Are Back
Due to the hard work and agricultural skills of Kendal's Tomato Maven, Peter J. Davies, Kendal grown tomatoes are once again for sale. You will find them outside the Bistro.
Payment is by cash or IOU.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Channel 1970 is Back
Hurrah! Channel 1970 is back! After a long technically caused hiatus, KoH TV Channel 1970 has returned.
While the "Techies" are still working on it, the 8:00 PM movies (as of 7/25) are back.
We all owe thanks to Sheila Darnborough who has given her all to the revival of our prized internal TV channel.
The July Issue of Kendal View is now available on the website.
Click here to read it on-line. It is at the bottom of the Creating page in the Community Life section of the website.
Website Committee Contest
The Website Committee has announced a contest for the best video of "Life at Kendal on Hudson."
Entrees should deal with some aspect of residential life at Kendal, run 1 minute or less in length, be equivalent (or better) in quality to the videos already on the website, and be uploaded to Vimeo (a free on-line video-posting service).
All entrees must be submitted by Sept. 15, 2016.
The winner will be featured on the website and the creator will be feted at a celebratory dinner. In addition, that person will receive a certificate suitable for framing.
There is more information in the July 18th Spotlight
To submit an entry send an e-mail to webmasterkohresweb@gmail.com
Questions can be sent to the same e-mail address.
Horticulture News
The Kendal Horticultural Committee has a treat for you.
Last summer they planted a raised bed of culinary herbs on the Terrace. They've repeated it this year.
Residents who are interested and can use them in their kitchen are welcome to take a few leaves BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER JULY 15.
The plants have identifying signs, are fun to look at, and interesting to taste.
Questions? Ask Louise, Joan, Anna Mae or Topsy.
