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Star Tribune Columnist Tells Ecumen Resident’s Inspiring Story of Foster Parenting 125 Children

Star Tribune Columnist Jon Tevlin tells the inspiring story of Larry Bauer-Scandin, an Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood resident who devoted his life to helping kids the juvenile justice system considered hopeless. 

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An Ecumen Chef’s Perspective on Honor

 Most professional chefs are well trained to cook for lots of different people with different tastes on any given day.  But what if your job is to cook for the

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Ecumen Nurse Maria Reyes’ Personal “Awakening” and Triumph Over Adversity

 Ecumen Quality Improvement Nurse Maria Reyes learned valuable lessons taking care of her grandmother as a young teenager in Puerto Rico—lessons that still guide her today as she teaches other

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The Story of JFK and PT 109 You Haven’t Heard

Very few men can say they have run a race with a U.S. President—and won. Father Vincent Healy Arimond, a resident at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth, has that fond memory.

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A Volley Across the Generations Between Gustavus Adolphus College and Ecumen in Saint Peter

 At a girls volleyball game at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., there is a rowdy group of ladies on the front row cheering enthusiastically.  They might be mistaken

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Would You Like to Receive Ecumen’s Monthly “Changing Aging” E-Newsletter?

Today approximately 5,000 subscribers received a copy of Ecumen's "Changing Aging" e-newsletter, would you like to join them and give it a try? Sent about every 6 weeks, it contains

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Honoring Aunt Daisy

Every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., Marie Fegley, a resident of Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth, transforms herself into “Aunt Daisy” and spends the next hour transporting children to a world of

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Irene Carlson’s Dream Come True

 Irene Carlson had a musical, infectious laugh and a wonderful sense of humor.  When she walked around Ecumen Parmly LifePointes in Chisago City for most of her life– first as

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Honor: Ecumen Resident Kenny Nelson

At Ecumen, we are very fortunate to work with people who have done so much for our country and communities.

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A Visit with the Man with 125 Kids

 When Larry moved into his new home two years ago, he had a little trouble adjusting.  It took him at least a couple of hours. Larry Bauer-Scandin was just 64

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