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Szechuan Green Beans
From UCWN Susan Metzger: Here is the recipe for the Szechuan Green Beans that I took to Myrna’s pool party. It is on the attachment. My friend Lois sent the recipe and the cooking notes, shown below the newspaper clipping (skip the Broccoli Salad recipe). BTW, we...
Letter from the President
Greetings, friends: Thank you to everyone who sent healing thoughts, texts, notes, emails, and phone calls to offer a helping hand during my unexpected hospital visit. I had a short bout with respiratory and cardiac issues, spending several days in Valhalla at...
Dying to Know Film Festival
Please support Caren Martineau, (www.bevival.com), one of the presenters at our May 9 event, along with Christine Herbes at the Dying to Know Film Festival this August at the Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale, NY. At the May 9 event we presented Christine’s film, “Dying...
A Letter from the President
Ellen Messer’s book, “Back Rooms: Voices from the Illegal Abortion Era,” was the subject of a vibrant Zoom presentation at last year’s UCWN October event. Subsequently, Ellen donated copies to UCWN, who placed them in area independent bookstores to be sold. UCWN...
A Note from Sheila Gould, VP of UCWN
Hi, All: For those of you who attended our May meeting, launching our Aging Series with Christine Herbes Summers’ film, “What Time Is Left,” we wish to thank you all for such a great turn out, your enthusiasm, and your candid comments on the subject of Death Literacy...
Guest Biographies for May 2023 Event
Over a 45-year career, Christine Herbes-Sommers has produced dozens of educational and long-form national documentaries on issues of contemporary importance for PBS. Many earned prestigious awards, among them two DuPont Columbia awards, the National Academy of Science...
HVLWV Receives $300
Greetings Friends (past, present, and future members and guests of UCWN), Cynthia Bell, (shown above) President of Hudson Valley League of Women Voters (HVLWV), received a check for $300 from UCWN for books donated by Ellen Messer and sold at Oblong Books. Ellen’s...
Happy Women’s Month
A Letter from the President Given that we are having a fun overview of travel from member Kathe Krauss on March 7, our regular second Tuesday time slot on March 14 is open. Let’s meet at the Academy Green in Kingston at 5:00 p.m. for a walk around the triangular block...
Vitality Society
From UCWN Member Susan Metzger— We would love for you to join us for a 2-MONTH trial to enjoy our leading fitness, wellness and enrichment classes. You can activate a 2 MONTHS free trial at https://bit.ly/vs2mo23 before March 15 and once you do we will send...
A Letter from the President
Happy Lunar New Year of the Rabbit! In Asian culture, rabbits represent the moon with a rabbit’s pure characteristics. Rabbit kindness may be perceived as soft or weak, but their quiet personality doesn’t need to show their confidence and strength as they steadily...