Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Elrose Milverstedt
Ecumen honors Elrose Milverstedt, a resident of Ecumen CountrySide in Owatonna, Minn., who is 103.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 23, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Celebration Gone Wild at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
It was Celebration Week at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes, and here’s the video to prove it — produced by Christy Johnson, the Recreation Therapy Director. You’re in for a treat!
Award-Winning Ecumen Communities Recognized at Annual Leadership Meeting
Ecumen leaders and communities with outstanding achievements in 2015 were recognized at an awards presentation ceremony at the company’s annual Leadership Meeting held on May 17, 2016, in Saint Cloud, Minn.
Brothers Bond through Truck Restoration During Family's Time of Need
Irene Linn, received an incredible tribute this Mother’s Day. Her five sons, to their friends and family known as “Da Boyz,” restored an ’80 Chevy pickup truck that once belonged to their father, who died in a farm accident when they were young.
Ecumen Centenarian John Scanlan Honored as Oakdale’s First Fire Chief
John Scanlan, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons, recently celebrated his 100thbirthday and received a tribute from Oakdale, Minn., city officials.
Construction Begins on Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing community on the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, is now under construction. Work started Tuesday, April 19, 2016, on the 54-unit co-op at 14301 Stewart Lane, which is expected to open in the spring of 2017.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Alva Morrison
Ecumen honors Alva Morrison, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, who is 100.
Award-Winning Ecumen Communities Recognized at Annual Leadership Meeting
Ecumen leaders and communities with outstanding achievements in 2015 were recognized at an awards presentation ceremony at the company’s annual Leadership Meeting held on May 17, 2016, in Saint Cloud, Minn.
Ecumen Centenarian John Scanlan Honored as Oakdale’s First Fire Chief
John Scanlan, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons, recently celebrated his 100th birthday and received a tribute from Oakdale, Minn., city officials as the city's first fire chief.
Brothers Bond through Truck Restoration During Family's Time of Need
Irene Linn, received an incredible tribute this Mother’s Day. Her five sons, to their friends and family known as “Da Boyz,” restored an ’80 Chevy pickup truck that once belonged to their father, who died in a farm accident when they were young. The brothers started the project following their mother’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. The newly-updated truck was unveiled in front of many friends and neighbors. Read the full story, from Kare 11’s Land of 10,000 Stories here.
Photo: Kare 11
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Evelyn LeSuer
Ecumen honors Evelyn LeSuer, a resident of Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, who is 100.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 16, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Celebration Gone Wild at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
It was Celebration Week at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes, and here’s the video to prove it — produced by Christy Johnson, the Recreation Therapy Director. You’re in for a treat!
Veronica Olsen: Being a Nurse Was Her Childhood Dream
Can you remember what you wanted to do with your life at the age of 15? And are you currently doing it? Veronica Olsen is.
Take a Lesson from a Charming 91-Year-Old Who’s Going on 15
Meet Flossie Lewis, a charming 91-year-old who’s crippled on the outside but feels 15 on the inside. Her secret: writing, walking, following politics and still looking for romance.
Ecumen Celebrates National Nursing Home Week
May 8 to 14, 2016, is National Nursing Home Week, which is part of May's Older Americans Month. Ecumen honors all staff and residents, who make our communities great places to live and work.
Construction Begins on Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing community on the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, is now under construction. Work started Tuesday, April 19, 2016, on the 54-unit co-op at 14301 Stewart Lane, which is expected to open in the spring of 2017.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Celebration Gone Wild at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
It was Celebration Week at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes, and here’s the wild video to prove it
Veronica Olsen: Being a Nurse Was Her Childhood Dream
Can you remember what you wanted to do with your life at the age of 15? And are you currently doing it? Veronica Olsen is.