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Honoring Ecumen Resident and Pearl Harbor Survivor Dick Willis During His Final Journey

Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood resident Dick Willis, a 92-year-old World War II veteran who survived the Pearl Harbor attack, is now in hospice care.  KARE-11 TV’s Boyd Huppert honors Dick

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Lefse and Krumkake: Ecumen Pathstone Living Shares Scandinavian Heritage and 21-Year Bake Sale Tradition

The smell of lefse and krumkake wafted through the air at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minn., last weekend as crowds gathered to enjoy a 21-year tradition called the Scandinavian

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Hula-ing the Winter Blues Away at Ecumen’s Vitalize! Wellness Centre

 As the ice cakes over Minnesota, imagine palm trees swaying in tropical breezes as graceful women perform hula dances in the warming sun. Now come back to reality in the

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Ecumen Meadows Is Part of Worthington’s 85-Year-Old Christmas Tradition

 In the late 1920s, the Worthington, Minn., community came together to make sure the poorest of the poor in Nobles County had food and gifts for Christmas.  Bushel baskets were

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It’s National Flu Vaccination Week: Seniors Especially Need the Shot

This is National Influenza Vaccination Week, serving as a reminder that there is still time to get your flu shot and be protected for the holidays.  It’s especially important for

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Will You Contact Senator Franken and Senator Klobuchar to Help Make a Key Improvement to Seniors’ Medicare Benefit?

Let's Ask Congress to Eliminate the Worry That Seniors Won't Have Their Rehabilitation Covered The rehabilitation services that Ecumen and other non-profits provide are critically important to keeping people healthfully

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An Ecumen Resident’s Story of Surviving the Pearl Harbor Attack

Gene Erlandson, 94, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., was stationed near Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, and survived the Japanese surprise bombing attack. The Daily Globe in Worthington

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Ecumen Lakeshore’s Annette Walkowiak “Just Won’t Stop” for the Snow

The snow is piling up in Duluth. There’s a foot on the ground and another foot or more on the way.  Lots of people are hunkering down, but Ecumen Lakeshore

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Developers Keen on Minnesota for Senior Housing— But Are They Too Bullish?

A recent article in Senior Housing News poses the question of whether the recent growth in senior housing units in Minnesota is reaching the saturation point.  Julie Murray, Ecumen’s vice president

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How Carl the Big Friendly Puppy “Saved” an Ecumen Bethany Resident

KSTP-TV reporter Jason Davis tells the heartwarming story of how Carl, a 70-pound St. Bernard puppy, walked into the apartment of Gail Furos, a resident of Ecumen Bethany Community in

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