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Ecumen Employee Jen Rasmussen: Making Life Better by Making Life Fun
Jen Rasmussen is Director of Fun at Ecumen Lakeview Commons. Today she has unleashed a feisty dog and a small child on the residents of the Maplewood assisted living community. Her boss passes through the commotion and jokingly tells her she is fired — for the third time this week.

Ecumen Century Club: Happy 105th Birthday Verna Bloom
Everybody wants to know Verna Bloom’s secret.  She’ll tell you being 105 years old “surprises” her because she has no big secrets to longevity — except maybe a positive attitude. 

The Strangest Bedfellows — By Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
Bleats of nostalgia broke out with the approaching shutdown of the almost legendary Nye’s Polonaise bar and restaurant in Minneapolis. Jim Klobuchar recalls the inventiveness of founding owner Al Nye.

Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City Project Building Momentum
Ecumen’s new Abiitan Mill City development planned for downtown Minneapolis is gaining momentum as potential residents are making priority commitments and final city approval is pending in two weeks.

 Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July  
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.

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