Blog

  • Letter to the Messenger

    August 31, 2016

    On Changes Baby Boomers will Need to Demand submitted by Helen Roser First, let this be clear: Meadowlark provides wonderfully for us. The following applies to the city of Manhattan, its businesses...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on August 31, 2016

    Most birds soon will be pumping up for migration. Some of their journeys are legend, but perhaps none so much as for the delicate monarch butterfly. This marvelous animal weighs less than one gram,...

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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on August 31, 2016

    Labor Day According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day (the first Monday of September), is a product of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the...

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  • Donation Mystery

    By Becky Fitzgerald on August 25, 2016

    HELP us solve this mystery! There was a cash donation given a few weeks ago in the amount of $25 towards the new shopping carts, but we failed to write the name of the donor on the envelope. If this...

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  • Maintenance Update

    August 18, 2016

    The Kansas Room & Pub will be under construction starting Tuesday, Aug. 23. The Kansas & Pub will not be closed during construction work, but the table in front of where the window is...

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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on August 18, 2016

    What’s for dinner? I come to you all with crimson cheeks and recently expanded knowledge on local sculptors. I haven’t decided what I am having for dinner – I will either be eating crow or putting my...

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  • Shopping Cart Opportunity

    August 10, 2016

    Thank you to all of those who have generously donated towards purchasing newer style grocery carts!   The goal is to phase out the old carts and purchase several more of the newer style grocery carts...

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  • Going once, going twice: 2nd annual auction to benefit Good Samaritan Fund

    By Becky Fitzgerald on August 10, 2016

    When Vern Gannon speaks, people listen. The local auctioneer’s talent for fast talking will be on display Saturday, Sept. 10, at the 2nd annual Meadowlark Hills Benefit Auction planned for the Utopia...

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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on August 10, 2016

    Prairie Star As the weather (hopefully!) begins to cool down, I hope to see more people out enjoying the patio adjacent to our lovely Prairie Star Restaurant. Once out there, I encourage patrons to...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on August 4, 2016

    For many weeks we have been surrounded by the photosynthetic fecundity of green plants. With cooler weather this process mostly will have reached fruition for this growing season. But, stay tuned for...

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