Ecumen - Changing Aging Blog

Jim Klobuchar - Remembering Dad's Only Flight

Date: Jun 15th, 2012 10:47am
Author: Jim Klobuchar
Category: lifelong learning

In 1986 Jim Klobuchar was a finalist in NASA’s projected Journalist in Space flight. Shortly before the candidates were to enter a training regimen in Houston, where NASA would make its choice, the program was canceled in the wake of the fatal accident of the shuttle Challenger. One of his qualifications for the flight was his prior experience as a licensed pilot. In a few days he plans a reunion with the light plane he flew then—and an unforgettable hour with his dad. Happy Fathers Day to all Fathers out there.

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Ecumen CFO Dennis Johnson appointed to Minnesota Veterans Health Care Advisory Council

Date: Jun 4th, 2012 2:38pm
Author: Andrea Marboe
Category: Honor

Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Dennis Johnson, Ecumen's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council. Another honor for Mr. Johnson -- and Ecumen -- as he was also recently recognized as one of the Twin Cities' top CFOs by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.

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Baby Boomers Driving Social Media

Date: Jun 4th, 2012 12:00pm
Author: Jennifer Severson
Category: Baby Boomers

Baby Boomer have been a topic of conversation since – well, since they were born. By sheer numbers alone, they’ve been trend-setters and change agents, and now they’ve taken to technology and social media like teenagers.

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Jim Klobuchar - Sweaty Fingers in Minneapolis, and an Election

Date: May 31st, 2012 3:50pm
Author: Eric Schubert
Category: Jim Klobuchar

Jim Klobuchar writes about an election night dilemma.

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New Twist on Senior Pictures -- Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria does Glamour Shots

Date: May 31st, 2012 3:15pm
Author: Andrea Marboe
Category: living fully

At Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minn., residents recently enjoyed getting "glammed-up" for a professional photo shoot.

View the KSAX -TV coverage of Ecumen Bethany Community's Glamour Shots.

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Ecumen's Volunteer of the Year!

Date: May 23rd, 2012 5:09pm
Author: Andrea Marboe
Category: living fully

Ecumen recently honored Ben Jenum as our Volunteer of the Year. Mr. Jenum is a dedicated, charming, and caring volunteer at Ecumen Oaks & Pines in Hutchinson, Minn. AND, he's not your typical senior living community volunteer...

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