Noted Chef Steve Knowlton Brings His Passion for Food to The Classic at Hillcrest Greens

Chef Steve Knowlton has made his mark in trendy restaurants. Now he's challenging himself to raise the bar on dining in a senior living community.  

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Shelley Kendrick Named Ecumen Chief Operating Officer

  

Shelley Kendrick has been named Ecumen’s Chief Operating Officer/Senior Vice President of Operations.  

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Top 5 Blog Posts —June 22

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

Ecumen of Litchfield: A Hospice Client Gives His Nurse a Day She Will Never Forget  
Roger's last wish was one more tractor ride.  And what a ride it was.

Ecumen Lakeshore Hosts “Longest Day” Sunrise-to-Sunset Event Honoring Those with Alzheimer’s
Ecumen Lakeshore participated in The Longest Day team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association® and welcomed the Duluth-area community to join its team. The sunrise-to-sunset event symbolizes the long and challenging journey of those living with Alzheimer’s.

She's Receiving Her M.D. at Age 102
Inge Rapoport received her M.D. after waiting almost 80 years.

Ecumen Receives National Award for Its Workplace Online Learning Program
Ecumen has received a “Learning Excellence Award” from Total Training Network (TTN), a leading learning management system and online training provider, for its Ecumen University.

Sales Office Now Open for Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing co-op planned for the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, has opened a sales office and showroom in walking distance from the site.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org


10 Quotes to Honor Fathers

Coming up with words to express the love and gratitude that fathers deserve can be difficult when there is so much to be thankful for. Next Avenue has provided a list of 10 Favorite Quotes About Fathers.

A few of them include:

"Dads don't need to be tall and broad-shouldered and clever. Love makes them so." -Pam Brown

"His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and father." -Will Rogers Jr.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers. Ecumen honors you! 


Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Lillian Timm

Ecumen honors Lillian Timm, a resident of Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, who is 102.

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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Philip Dufresne

Ecumen honors Philip Dufresne, a resident of Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors, Minn., who is 101.

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Ecumen Receives Otto Bremer Foundation Grant To Aid Rural North Dakota Families Dealing with Dementia

The Otto Bremer Foundation Ecumen has awarded Ecumen a $118,950 grant to provide educational training sessions in rural North Dakota for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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Ecumen Worthington Resident Honored for Longtime Legion Membership

Clifford "Hooley" Heuhn, an Ecumen Meadows in Worthington resident was honored in a ceremony this week for reaching 70 years of membership in the American Legion. Heuhn joined the Round Lake American Legion Charles Flentje Post 461 upon his return from World War II in 1945. Bruce Hasara, Commander of Post 461 speaks highly of Heuhn, stating, "We're just really proud to have him as a member and grateful for everything he has done over the years. I sure wish we had more members like him." Read more of Heuhn's story in the Daily Globe.


Ecumen Lakeshore Hosts “Longest Day” Sunrise-to-Sunset Event Honoring Those with Alzheimer’s

Today Ecumen Lakeshore is participating in The Longest Day team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association® and welcoming the Duluth-area community to join its team.

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Ecumen of Litchfield: A Hospice Client Gives His Nurse a Day She Will Never Forget

Roger's last wish was one more tractor ride.  And what a ride it was.

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