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Written By Jeff Heidbreder on August 13, 2015

The Speedy PD Race for Parkinson’s Disease is fast approaching and Team Meadowlark Hills is looking for more members! The half-mile fun run and walk, 5k run/walk and 10k run are set for the morning of Saturday, Aug. 29, at Tuttle Creek State Park.

The event is open to all interested participants with the purpose of raising funds for the Parkinson’s Program of Manhattan at Meadowlark Hills. Team Meadowlark Hills hopes to create the largest team to participate in this year’s event.

Written By Sarah Duggan on August 13, 2015

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Written By Sarah Duggan on August 6, 2015

The Pot

You know that if residents don’t use their $150 credit during the month, then they lose it. But, where does the leftover money go?

on August 6, 2015

Residents, staff and family members are invited to Kansas City’s Kauffman Baseball Stadium to watch the Royals take on the Cleveland Indians at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Transportation on a chartered 56-passenger bus departs from the visitor parking area by Prairie Star Patio at 1 p.m. (please arrive by 12:30 p.m.). Upon arrival at the stadium, we will set up a tailgate supper catered by Prairie Star Restaurant, including wraps, sandwiches, chips and dip, salads, fruit, water and soda.

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on August 6, 2015

Meadowlark Hills Market, an annual sale of household items, has been reinvented this year. An auction is taking its place!

Please mark your calendars for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Cico Park’s Pottorf Hall. Proceeds benefit the Meadowlark Hills Foundation’s Good Samaritan Fund, which assists residents in Meadowlark Hills healthcare households who have outlived their financial resources. Vern Gannon of Gannon Auctions is donating his time and that of his staff members so that more auction revenue will go toward the fund. 

Written By Don Rasmussen on August 4, 2015

This past March, Nathan Bolls alerted me to an opportunity to further feed my interest in everything nature. The Manhattan Zoo was about to conduct training on how to identify the frogs and toads of Riley County. Once trained and tested, participants could qualify new observation sites and submit observation data, all to contribute to the Frog Watch Program.

Written By Sarah Duggan on August 4, 2015

There's No Place Like Home

The Duggans have returned home after spending a couple weeks with our family in New York. What a fun-filled family vacation! Murphy really enjoyed all the sights and sounds of the city, and man was she spoiled by her NYC family.

What are the top five greatest things about returning home from an awesome trip away?

#5: Sleeping in your own bed! There is nothing like sleeping in your bed, on your sheets in your house. Ahhh…

Written By Sarah Duggan on July 23, 2015

Fuhgeddaboudit – From the Big Apple to the Little Apple

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on July 23, 2015

John Pence, a frequent visitor at Meadowlark Hills, was in an antique mall in downtown Salina, Kan., last year when he uncovered buried treasure of sorts. A framed aquatint entitled “San Jose” by Ted Hawkins caught his eye, and he was fairly certain he had seen the image somewhere before.

Written By Sarah Duggan on July 16, 2015

Greetings from somewhere between Manhattan, Kansas and Dayton, Ohio! The Duggans are headed to upstate New York for the annual O’Shea Family Reunion (my grandmother-in-law’s family) via car on the wide-open highway. Keep us in mind as we take our first long road trip adventure with Murphy Rose, who turned one Thursday, July 9!

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