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November 14, 2024
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If it were up to me, I would award you all first prize. Thank you to Ed and Jo Call, Sue Hunt, Mary Ann McCoy, Alice Nichols, Shirley Sanders, Velma and Ed Skidmore, Bill and Rae Stamey, Donis Vaughn and Jane Westfall for your entries.
First prize goes to the story that best addresses the theme of The Freedom of Living Continues. And the winnersare: Ed and Jo Call for first place and Velma Skidmore, as runner up! I would give an honorable mention to Alice Nichols for telling a funny story.
Meadowlark Hills is very excited to announce that Dr. Matthew Floersch has accepted the position of Medical Director for the retirement community. We are excited to have Dr. Floersch on board and are grateful for the knowledge, experience and perspective that he will bring to the team.
Question: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Answer: This is one of the more profound questions ever posed to humankind and animal alike. To test this hypothesis correctly, you must stop counting the moment that the 'center' (the tootsie roll blob at the core of the pop) becomes exposed. That should be considered 'reaching the center.' It depends on a variety of factors such as the size of your mouth, the amount of saliva, etc. Basically, the world may never know.
K-State is offering a sociology course on “Environment and Society” this semester. The course will focus especially on the Dust Bowl. As part of the course, Professor Matthew Sanderson would like students to speak with persons who experienced the Dust Bowl while living in Western Kansas, Eastern Colorado, or the Panhandles of Texas or Oklahoma during the 1930s.
Yarns of Love, a knitting/crocheting ministry began at Meadowlark Hills in Jan. 2010. Now in its fourth year, the program continues to give support to persons in need. The first projects, Gifts of Sweaters, were sent to World Vision for distribution to children in developing countries. Eight residents created a total of 79 sweaters. Prayer Shawls are the second project, which continues today. They are given to our Assisted Living households, Bramlage House and FirstUnitedMethodistChurch. Eight residents have created 65 shawls, visible evidence of care and support.
I had the privilege to know and care for Jean Caul in the last few years of her life. She was an outstanding person who paved the way for women in physical education. She was the first woman to receive her doctoral degree in physiological chemistry from the College of Medicine at OhioStateUniversity, in 1942.
Jean came to Manhattan to work at KansasStateUniversity in the College of Human Ecology. Jean lived at Meadowlark Hills for many years before she passed away in November 2009, at the age of 94.
Question: I have seen and heard figures pertaining to the percentage of Meadowlark Hills residents who have exhausted their assets and are in need of Good Samaritan help as being approximately 32%. Could you provide information about how this percentage is related to Independent Living, Assisted Living, Health Care etc.?
Why not give yourself away?
Pass on your experiences. If you give away your money, it’s gone. If you give away your furniture, your automobiles, your house, your cottage on the lake, they’re gone. But paradoxically, if you give away your experiences by writing them up, they’re still yours--yours more than ever, in fact--and yet you’ve given a gift to the family and community you love.
I know many of you in all modesty would question whether anyone would want them. Some of you have tried to give this gift and it didn’t seem like anyone was very interested.
On Friday, Jan. 25 the Community Room will be transformed into an enchanted Winter Wonderland, and all residents are invited.
In November, Meadowlark Hills residents were given the opportunity to submit a theme suggestion for the Winter Ball. The top choice was A Winter Wonderland. Residents also chose whether the event would be formal or informal. The votes concluded that this year’s Winter Ball would be informal. To fit the theme guests are encouraged to wear their favorite winter sweater. So bundle up and make this event festive with your fluffiest sweater!
Question: Annie, can you tell us more about the Eden Alternative Program that Lonnie mentioned at Town Meeting? He said you had attended this program.