Ecumen Century Club: Happy 108th Birthday Doris Manson
Ecumen honors Doris Manson, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons, who is 108.
Ecumen Lakeview Commons Artists Exhibit Their Watercolors
Watercolor artists at Ecumen Lakeview Commons recently exhibited their work. See the video.
Ecumen Century Club: Guthrie Theater Legend Annette Garceau Celebrates Her 103rd Birthday
Legendary Guthrie Theater costume designer Annette Garceau, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons in Maplewood, Minn., is celebrating her 103rd birthday today.
Ecumen Lakeview Commons Artists Weave a Tapestry of Smiles
A weaving class at Ecumen Lakeview Commons exceeded all expectations.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Edith Tauer
Ecumen honors Edith Tauer, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons in Maplewood, Minn., who is 100.
Ecumen Lakeview Commons Interns Get Some Life-Changing Experience
"You think you're changing [the residents'] lives, but in reality, they're changing yours."
Honoring Ecumen Lakeview Commons Resident Mary Alice Landeen
On Christmas Day when Mary Alice Landeen was five years old, her father gave her a gift that has kept on giving for the past 82 years.
It's Time To Face Aging
The rapid aging of Minnesota’s population is not only going to impact our economy and communities, it will touch the lives of virtually every person in our state. Together, we must prepare so that today’s and tomorrow’s seniors have the support they need to live well. For their benefit—and someday—yours.
Face Aging MN is a statewide campaign to raise awareness about the issues that accompany the reality of a rapidly aging society.
Learn more at faceagingmn.org.
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