I had always heard Meadowlark Hills is for older adults, but when I moved in, I found out Meadowlark Hills keeps us young.
"Big Why" Fall Lecture Series: Enriching Our Lives by Facing Some of Life & Our Community's Big Questions
October 3, 2025
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Submitted by Jon Bechtel, Project Manager
The final voting for the third, fourth and fifth floor remodeling project has been completed. The winning selection on each floor has been posted on the wall in front of the west elevators.
We will start construction on the third floor starting Monday, Feb. 22. We plan on six weeks of construction per floor with a completion date of all floors by Sunday, May 15.
Submitted by Kenzie McAnulty
Anthropology students will be hosting a Mortified Event, a comedy show where residents, students and friends have the opportunity to share old diaries, journals and letters in front of a crowd. If you would like to provide any of these materials, please contact Monte Spiller at 323-3801. The deadline to turn these in is Friday, Feb. 26.
Please contact Kenzie McAnulty, anthropology student, by email at kenziem@ksu.edu or phone at (316) 734-8483, with any questions.
The poet Ogden Nash touches some of our perplexity concerning turtles and tortoises with the following ditty:
The turtle lives ’tween fixed plates,
which practically conceal its sex.
Me thinks it clever of the turtle,
in such a fix to be so fertile.
Love & Lo Mein
I love Valentine’s Day. Mostly because I love to send Valentine’s to my family and friends – this holiday makes for a great excuse to show the ones you love that you are thinking about them.
Submitted by Kay Shanks
If you are a resident who has just moved to Meadowlark Hills or moved to a new apartment or cottage on campus, you will need to re-register in order to vote in the upcoming election. Meadowlark Hills has the forms located at the Hospitality Desk and can assist you in getting this re-registration completed.
Please see Robin at the Hospitality Desk or give her a call at 323-3847, for necessary paperwork. Residents can also call Kay Shanks at 341-7981, for questions or concerns.
Submitted by Jayme Minton
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who attended the Mardi Gras Party! I had an amazing time dancing, celebrating and dining with all of you. Thank you to all of the residents who allowed us to close Prairie Star Restaurant for dinner so that we could make the event happen! The restaurant staff and our fantastic Executive Chef, John Gasser, prepared a beautiful and delicious meal.
For the lucky winners who found a baby in the King Cake served at the Cajun Buffet in the Community Room, please come find me to claim your prize!
The following lines are taken from one of the songs that Johnny Cash sings, on his CD album entitled Bitter Tears, in celebration of American Indians:
There are drums beyond the mountains,
Indian drums that you can’t hear.
There are drums beyond the mountains,
and they’re getting mighty near.
On Trying to Predict John Q. Public
Submitted by Helen Roser
Years ago, I took a course from a wonderful tough New York editor. It was called “Writing for Publication.” On the first day, she roared at the class: “I don’t ever want to hear anyone say this is a class for ‘creative writing.’ It is a course in how to write what gets published. Publishers are not in the business to save the world. They are in business to make money!” At that point, several women students, offended, got up and exited.
Culture Story Contest entries
It’s not too late to get your submissions in for the 2016 Culture Story Contest. You don’t have to be a seasoned writer to enter the contest and be in the running for a cash prize of $100 (third), $250 (second) or $500 (first)!
The purpose of this contest is to gather resident, family, staff and stakeholder’s stories that speak to the uniqueness of Meadowlark Hills and how person-directed care has changed their thoughts on what it means to age.
The new year has started off with a significant increase to our Good Samaritan Fund as a result of a successful Dollar-A-Day campaign. In early December, letters and donation cards were sent to nearly 600 Meadowlark Hills supporters, inviting one-time donations or regularly scheduled gifts to the Fund throughout 2016.