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Written By Michelle Haub on July 27, 2023

The 15th Annual Speedy Pd Race for Parkinson’s disease, presented by Community First National Bank, begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Tuttle Creek State Park. The common gift for a 15th anniversary is crystal, which represents the purity and fragile nature of love and relationships. Even after 15 years, our event still requires our love, attention, and nurturing to continue its success to provide funds to support Parkinson's disease (Pd) programming.

Written By Nathan Bolls on July 6, 2023
Our beautiful shining blue Earth, seen from space.

The sun shines, distant stars twinkle, and the moon glows. And the first astronauts, looking back at their home as they orbited our moon, were hushed as they stared at the celestial body from which they had so recently been pushed. Our beautiful shining blue Earth, seen from space, and although held in orbit by the mysterious power of gravity, seemed alone and lost in the dark void. The bright sphere displayed both a great beauty and a profound sense of fragility. The astronauts were dumb-struck and astonished by this shining orb wrapped in a sheath of blue oceans.

Written By Sarah Duggan on June 29, 2023
Walk to End Alzheimer's

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s for Manhattan, Kan., will be at Manhattan City Park on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. This inspiriting event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease.

Written By Michelle Haub on June 22, 2023
2023 Fiesta to Remember

Presenting sponsor Central National Bank and Meadowlark Memory Program collaborated again this year with Rockin K’s for a day of amazing food, drink, conversation, and music. Rockin K’s will donate 10% of the day’s sales to support the program. On Friday, June 9, people from the community learned about dementia and how the Meadowlark Memory Program supports those diagnosed and their care partners (including spouses, children, siblings, and friends).

Written By Nathan Bolls on June 1, 2023
June 2023 Outdoor Encounters

I often hear someone say “What can I do?” when the topic swings around to the climate crisis we are facing. Some who utter these words are deadly serious in their intent. Others, not yet fully onboard to battle what we are facing, probably will fall back to the rationalization often used come election time: “What good will one little vote do?” and “Why bother?” We must remember that each of the tens of millions of votes counted in the last election began with a single lone effort—and democracy was better for it.   

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on May 24, 2023

After an absence in 2022, Art Mingle, the primary fundraiser for Meadowlark Memory Program, returned to Meadowlark Foundation’s opportunities calendar this spring. Prairie Star Restaurant and Event Venue was lively with the sounds of music, conversation, and laughter during a 5th event on April 28.

Art Mingle: Wonder & Whimsy attracted about 140 guests and volunteers, several of whom had not seen the event venue and/or had not been to a prior Art Mingle.

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on May 11, 2023

Hip! Hip! HOORAY!! The 11th annual Grow Green Match Day, hosted April 21 by Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, was Meadowlark Foundation’s best ever in terms of the number of contributions received. According to the Leaderboard at growgreenmanhattan.com, 88 friends of Meadowlark contributed a whopping $51,667 to benefit our Nursing Scholarship Program.

Written By Nathan Bolls on May 4, 2023

For the past four months, this column has considered a problem of serious international scope: climate change. But other undesirable changes are afoot, e.g., the problem of unnatural, invasive, “exotic” species.  This problem, though not as immediately dangerous to human welfare as is climate change, always is with us. In one sense, the problem is worldwide because the ancestral home of an invasive species into, say, eastern Kansas may come from about anywhere in the world. The extent of invasiveness depends upon the capability of the new species to survive in its new home.

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on April 19, 2023

Art you ready to Mingle? In addition to fabulous food, live music, and an ARTFul Memories exhibit, Art Mingle: Wonder & Whimsy features tempting live and silent auction items, as well as a raffle prize. The event committee began preparations last fall and look forward to a fun and successful evening next Friday, April 28, to benefit Meadowlark Memory Program.

Written By Becky Fitzgerald on April 13, 2023

Kristin Goering

Kristin Goering of Fairway, Kan., was inspired to pursue art from a young age. She received her Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in printmaking from Bethel College in 1992. Her early career was spent as a freelance artist and illustrator with the Mennonite Press and Hearth Publishing in Newton, Kan. Her stylized brushstrokes and an intensified palette move beyond simple representationalism, conveying an inherent energy that extends the viewer’s concept of the natural world.

The following statement appears on Goering’s website:

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