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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on January 20, 2016

    Welcome, new “residents” There are some new residents at Meadowlark Hills! For the fourth year in a row an anthropology class from Kansas State University will be living at Meadowlark Hills and...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on January 13, 2016

    Outdoor Encounters Submitted by Nathan Bolls An old Irish proverb says “The most beautiful music of all is the music of what happens.” Those words remind me of wild non-hibernating homeothermic...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on January 7, 2016

    Now, even in the-dead-of-winter, the great blue heron frequently is seen standing and stalking its prey for long periods of time in shallow water along the edges of lakes, streams and ponds, even...

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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on January 7, 2016

    Third Annual Culture Story Contest Happy New Year! Meadowlark Hills kicked off 2016 with the annual Culture Story Contest beginning on Jan. 4. The purpose of this contest is to gather resident,...

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  • Parkinson's Program & Memory Program

    January 7, 2016

    Submitted by Michelle Haub   Happy New Year! For some this greeting is cliché, others heartfelt and yet, for those living with memory challenges, Parkinson's disease or another degenerative disease...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    December 30, 2015

    Submitted by Nathan Bolls The beasties, those that survived the noise and flash of the 4th of July, now are bracing for another blast of chaos during the current Holiday Season. During these days,...

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  • Ask Sarah

    By Sarah Duggan on December 30, 2015

    Goodbye, 2015! Submitted by Sarah Duggan Today is the last day of 2015 and tomorrow the New Year begins. You might be considering a resolution or two for the New Year (lose weight, save money, quit...

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  • Meadowlark Hills Memory Program

    December 23, 2015

    Class & Meeting Schedule All classes and meeting are held at Meadowlark Hills (2121 Meadowlark Rd). Anyone affected by memory &/or cognitive changes in the Flint Hills Regionis invited to...

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  • Christmas Carousel - and the winners are...

    December 23, 2015

    Residents, passport members and group leaders were in for a big surprise at this years Christmas Carousel—Christmas in the Movies! As attendees reached the end of their  “movie watching,” they had...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    December 23, 2015

    Submitted by Nathan Bolls The omnivorous hunting raccoon ambled along the trail leading to the East Gazebo in our Natural Area and then out onto the Bayer Pond Dam. Its first serious stop was near...

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