Meadowlark is alive. That was obvious from the moment we walked in the door.
"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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John Mann received the Manhattan Legacy Award on Monday, May 19, at the Meadowlark Hills Legacy Banquet.
Coach Bill Snyder, head coach for the Kansas State University football program, was the speaker for the evening. “Manhattan, Kansas is a special community,” Coach Snyder said. “All of us here chose to stay and the value of Manhattan is its people; people who genuinely care.”
Q: What specific plastics can we recycle?
Great question, as our recycling service has recently changed their practice.
As Memorial Day approaches, it is time to pause and consider the true meaning of this holiday.
Purchase a geranium to honor a veteran who has served our country! The plants will be on display in the main lobby from Monday, May 19, until after Memorial Day. The name of your honored loved one will be displayed with the geranium. The proceeds will benefit the Meadowlark Hills Veterans’ Group.
On Sunday, June 1, Vespers will resume at Meadowlark Hills in the Community Room. Services will begin at 7 p.m. and last for approximately 30 minutes. We appreciate the work of the Vespers Steering Committee consisting of Meadowlark Hills residents with staff support from Chaplain Patty Brown-Barnett. Watch for additional details in the next edition of the Meadowlark Hills Messenger.
Remember, if you move or change your name, you must re-register to vote! It is still very important that we let our voices be heard by voting. This year is a very important voting year. Meadowlark Hills is no longer a voting site. Although there will be shuttles to the fire station located at Denison Ave. and Kimball Ave. on voting day – there is another way to consider—registering for a permanent advance ballot. Our County Clerk’s Office tells us:
Dr. Bill Thomas is an author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Best known for his health care system innovations, he is the founder of a global non-profit called the Eden Alternative, which works to improve the care provided to older people.
On Saturday, June 7, the memory-support Households will be walking in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s to help raise money for the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. On Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday, May 21, employees are welcome to wear jeans to work with a minimum donation of $1. The money received through these Jeans Days, along with the proceeds from the Walk are used to support Alzheimer care, support and research. For more information about the Walk, please visit www.alz.org/walk or contact one of the memory-support Households.
Q: Can you tell us about the ice sculptures we have been seeing more and more of at events?
The ice sculptures at our events are actually done here, in house by Chef John Gasser. John came to Meadowlark Hills a couple years ago and has truly made a huge impact on our Food and Beverage team with his amazing abilities to organize events, teach and mentor staff, prepare delicious food, and most recently, sculpt some pretty incredible things out of ice.