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Submitted by Nathan Bolls
Shunryu Suzuki once said, “We ourselves cannot put any magic spells on this world. The world is its own magic.”
It is amazing the most of the smaller mammals in our area—including the deer mouse, white-footed mouse and prairie vole, plus 7 or 8 others—do not hibernate during winter months.
But four species that might be found in our area do spend some months in hibernation: 13-lined ground squirrel, Franklin’s ground squirrel, eastern chipmunk and the meadow jumping mouse.
Now Showing: Christmas in the Movies!
It’s time to get signed up for the 2015 Christmas Carousel, a holiday party for independent living residents and Passport members! This year’s theme is Christmas in the Movies and during the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 16, you’ll be diving into five well-known Christmas movies located in rooms throughout the Community Center:
Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community received the PEAK Award on Tuesday, Nov. 17, during a presentation ceremony in the Meadowlark Hills Community Center.
The award was presented to Annie Peace, Health Services Director at Meadowlark Hills, by the Secretary for Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Kari Bruffett.
Submitted by Jo Lindly
The Meadowlark Hills Art Committee was started by an early resident of MLH. Marion Pelton, a retired professor of music at K-State University, gave a gift of money (to purchase art), her personal art collection and two grand pianos saying, “We need beauty around us at every age!” This was in year 2005. In 2006, with plans for remodeling a portion of the first floor (lobby thru offices on west), an Art Committee was formed.
Submitted by Don Rasmussen
As water temperatures drop in Bayer Pond, fish become less active and eat less. That is not to say that fishing is over, only that you will need to use enticing baits or lures and place them where the fish are (concentrated in deeper water).
When we reach freezing atmospheric temperatures we can no longer operate the worm farm. Also, as advised by the marine biologist we will discontinue feeding the fish in early November and resume in early March.
Submitted by Don & Bea Rasmussen
Participants in the Meadowlark Hills Parkinson’s Program accompanied Parkinson’s Program Leader, Michelle Haub, to St. Louis to attend “Partner’s in Parkinson’s” in association with Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Helga, the six-week old baby hog, had a lot to say when Tracy Musselman pulled her from her cage at HOGtoberfest on Oct. 29. During the finale of the HOG & Kisses Contest, Helga’s squeals and grunts grew louder with each candidate I introduced, hogging the spotlight with her oinking and pretty, pink nose.
Submitted by Nathan Bolls
If you feel a yearning for “outdoors,” you must discern whether you want to spend time in a Wild that is of “photo-op” quality or in one that is biologically rich—one throbbing “pulse” that comes from an area of healthy biodiversity. These two conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but many people drive past great biodiversity, e.g., the Flint Hills, to sites they deem worthy of towering picture postcards.
There are many reasons I love living at Meadowlark Hills: friendly residents and staff; easy access to friends in a variety of levels of care; excellent food services; exercise classes; Meadowlark...
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