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  • Ask Annie!

    By Annie Peace on January 31, 2013

    Question: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? Answer: This is one of the more profound questions ever posed to humankind and animal alike. To test this hypothesis...

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  • Dust Bowl Memories

    January 24, 2013

    K-State is offering a sociology course on “Environment and Society” this semester. The course will focus especially on the Dust Bowl. As part of the course, Professor Matthew Sanderson would like...

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  • Yarns of Love

    By Polly Ferrell on January 24, 2013

    Yarns of Love, a knitting/crocheting ministry began at Meadowlark Hills in Jan. 2010. Now in its fourth year, the program continues to give support to persons in need. The first projects, Gifts of...

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  • Focus on Fitness, Meadowlark Hills has opportunities for physical health

    January 17, 2013

    I had the privilege to know and care for Jean Caul in the last few years of her life. She was an outstanding person who paved the way for women in physical education. She was the first woman to...

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  • Ask Annie!

    By Annie Peace on January 17, 2013

    Question: I have seen and heard figures pertaining to the percentage of Meadowlark Hills residents who have exhausted their assets and are in need of Good Samaritan help as being approximately 32%....

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  • Do the Write Thing! Give Yourself Away

    By Charlie Kempthorne on January 10, 2013

    Why not give yourself away?  Pass on your experiences. If you give away your money, it’s gone. If you give away your furniture, your automobiles, your house, your cottage on the lake, they’re gone. ...

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  • A Winter Wonderland, Winter Ball 2013 set for Jan. 25

    January 3, 2013

    On Friday, Jan. 25 the Community Room will be transformed into an enchanted Winter Wonderland, and all residents are invited. In November, Meadowlark Hills residents were given the opportunity to...

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  • Ask Annie!

    By Annie Peace on December 13, 2012

    Question: Annie, can you tell us more about the Eden Alternative Program that Lonnie mentioned at Town Meeting? He said you had attended this program.

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  • Ask Annie!

    By Annie Peace on December 6, 2012

    Question: Why have employees been wearing jeans to work, outside of Fridays? Answer: I am glad you asked! This idea was a result of brainstorming ways to give back to the community. Twice a month,...

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  • From the Little Apple to the Big Apple with Love: The Call

    November 15, 2012

    Back in January of 2009, I was still working as the Director of Spiritual Care at Mercy Regional here in Manhattan, KS. Mercy and Via Christi were very supportive of me becoming a Board Certified...

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