November 30, 2004, KARE-TV, Ecumen Swimmer Featured on Perk at Play
Eddie Johnson, an 86-year-old swimmer from Lakeview Commons was featured on KARE-TV's Perk at Play . . . . . Watch It

 

November 15, 2004, Pioneer Press, Masters swimmer likes the energy boost

Eddie Johnson of Maplewood has been a swimmer for nearly 80 years. As kids, he and his brothers often went swimming at Lake Phalen. One day, a lifeguard took Johnson under his wing and gave him some pointers.....

 

October 25, 2004, Mary Ann Dorsher Named Vice President of Charitable Contributions at Ecumen

Mary Ann Dorsher has been named vice president of charitable contributions at Ecumen, the largest non-profit provider of housing and services for older adults in Minnesota.....

 

October, 2004, Metro Lutheran, The name is new but the ministry hasn't changed

For decades a statewide network of care facilities, most which were founded by Swedish Lutherans, was administered under the cumbersome name "Board of Social Ministry".....

 

October, 2004, Good Age>, Ecumen's new CEO brings a new perspective to housing

Imagine a web site, sort of like Amazon.com, where those shopping for senior housing sites could read reviews by residents or families of residents about particular residences and even pop in opinions of their own.....

 

September 5, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Executive Read

Who: Kathryn Roberts, president and CEO, Ecumen, Shoreview.....

 

September 1, 2004, Eric Schubert Named Director of Communications at Ecumen

Eric Schubert has been named director of communications at Ecumen. He joins Ecumen from Twin Cities public relations firm, Himle Horner Inc.....

 

August 29, 2004, Star Tribune, Chisago City's 91-year-old swimmer

His big, work-roughened hands pulling his hefty frame through the water, Ruben Berg touched the pool's edge, shouted out "four," and switched to a side stroke to start his fifth 50-yard lap.....

 

August 26, 2004, Ecumen's Parmly Senior Housing & Services Celebrates 100 Years

Saint Paul's loss 100 years ago was Chisago City's gain. When 376 Saint Paul-area congregations could only raise $16 for a new senior residence in the early 1900s.....

 

August 9, 2004, Star Tribune, Elder Care/It's Changing for the Better

They've all but banished the words "nursing home" at the organization that is Minnesota's largest provider of care for the elderly.....

 

August 2, 2004, Star Tribune, A New Name and A New Direction

Kathryn Roberts had no background in animal science when she guided the Minnesota Zoo to national prominence. She wasn't a sports fan when she led the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission through threats to downsize the Minnesota Twins out of Major League Baseball.....

 

August 2, 2004 Board of Social Ministry Becomes Ecumen

Board of Social Ministry, Minnesota's largest and oldest non-profit provider of housing and services for older adults, announced today that it has changed its name to Ecumen.....

 

July 30, 2004, The Business Journal, Roberts Recasts Senior Agency

Baby boomer Kathryn Roberts, 53, said if she ends up in a nursing home, she'll keep her dog, listen to rock music and won't share a bathroom....

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