Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Lecil Arends

​Ecumen honors Lecil Arends,a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., who is 101.

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Ecumen Pines Resident Hazel Runke Gives a Warm Welcome To Hutchinson’s Newborns

Hazel Runke, a resident at Ecumen Pines in Hutchinson, has found an important purpose in her life — welcoming newborn babies into the world with hand-knitted caps and booties.

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Earth Day Shout-Out to an Eco-Conscious Worthington Agency for the Disabled

The Nobles County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) in Worthington, Minn., does tons and tons of paper recycling in an enterprise that both helps the environment and helps people with disabilities.

On Earth Day, the Worthington Daily Globe tells DAC’s story of matching meaningful recycling with meaningful jobs.  Good work all around. 


Top 5 Blog Posts — April 20

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

Kelly and Shelby: A Transcendent Friendship at Ecumen Pathstone Living
Despite almost 60 years difference in their ages, Kelly and Shelby are kindred spirits with an abiding friendship.

Kylie Johnson’s Astounding Feat at Ecumen Lamplighter Manor in Detroit Lakes
Kylie Johnson, the Housing Manager at Ecumen Lamplighter Manor in Detroit Lakes, braced herself.  The government auditor has just finished an extensive examination and was ready to report. The results were astonishing.

WCCO: At 108, Dedicated Twins Fan is Young at Heart
Many of the Minnesota Twins most dedicated fans were at Target Field for the opening home game Monday. But there’s one very special fan who watched from her home in Clarksfield. Angela Davis introduces us to a woman who’s been cheering for the Twins for more than 80 seasons.

Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July  
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.

Ecumen Home Care Director Frances Fernandez Brings Her Mission to Minnesota
Frances Fernandez, the director of Ecumen Home Care Twin Cities, is a woman on a mission. Always has been. That’s how she came to Minnesota, just in time for winter, after living most of her life between Puerto Rico and Florida.  When she moved here last August, people would look at her incredulously and ask: “Why?” For Frances the decision was easy because she’s motivated by mission, not weather.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org


Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Lucille Ekstrand

Ecumen honors Lucille Ekstrand, a resident of Ecumen North Branch, who is 100.

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Kylie Johnson’s Astounding Feat at Ecumen Lamplighter Manor in Detroit Lakes

Kylie Johnson, the Housing Manager at Ecumen Lamplighter Manor in Detroit Lakes, braced herself for the results of an annual government audit.  The report was shocking -- in a good way.  

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Kelly and Shelby: A Transcendent Friendship at Ecumen Pathstone Living

Despite the almost 60 years difference in their ages, Kelly and Shelby are kindred spirits with a connection that neither can quite explain.

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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Adele Strike

​Ecumen honors Adele Strike, a resident at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, Minn.,who is 101.

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WCCO: At 108, Dedicated Twins Fan is Young at Heart

Clarkfield Care Center resident takes title as oldest Minnesota Twins fan.

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Top 5 Blog Posts — April 13

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

Ecumen Home Care Director Frances Fernandez Brings Her Mission to Minnesota
Frances Fernandez, the director of Ecumen Home Care Twin Cities, is a woman on a mission. Always has been. That’s how she came to Minnesota, just in time for winter, after living most of her life between Puerto Rico and Florida.  When she moved here last August, people would look at her incredulously and ask: “Why?” For Frances the decision was easy because she’s motivated by mission, not weather.

Popsugar.com: 25 Life Lessons Written by a 99-Year-Old Man
“Grandpa Cheese” gives his great-granddaughter a few life lessons on living well, including a strong endorsement of eating sausage every day.

An Earful of Fun at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Home of the Melodious ‘Maple Nuts’
They call themselves the “Maple Nuts” — an instant tipoff that they are a good-humored bunch. The Maple Nuts, who range in age from 70 to 96, are united by their love of singing. Most have sung all their lives, usually in church choirs.

Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July  
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.

Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Ruth Knapp
Ecumen honors Ruth Knapp, a resident of Ecumen Detroit Lakes, who recently celebrated her 102nd  birthday.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org