Ecumen North Branch Residents Help Students with Disabilities Learn Life Skills
For the past nine years, students with disabilities from the Life Work Center have been coming to Ecumen North Branch to socialize with residents -- with heartwarming results.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Ethelyn “Sam” Thunstrom
Ecumen honors Ethelyn “Sam” Thunstrom, a resident of Ecumen North Branch, who is 100.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 105th Birthday Pearl Anderson
Ecumen honors Pearl Anderson, who is 105.
Born: April 14, 1911, in Boyd, Minn.
Residence: Ecumen North Branch.
Hobbies/Interests: Sewing, visiting and volunteering.
Family: Married to Philip, now deceased, for 58 years. Two children, 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren.
Secrets of Longevity: No smoking or drinking, a healthy diet, staying active and God’s will.
Interesting Facts: Graduated from college with a degree in journalism, won a national sewing contest and won an “11 Who Care” outstanding volunteer award in 2004 from KARE-11 TV.
Congratulations on your 105th birthday, Pearl! Ecumen honors you.
North Branch Reporter and Mayor Get a Dementia Simulation at Ecumen North Branch
Mike Bleninger, a reporter for The Post Review in North Branch, Minn., and North Branch Mayor Kristen Hagen-Kennedy got a firsthand sense of what it’s like to have dementia.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Lucille Ekstrand
Ecumen honors Lucille Ekstrand, a resident of Ecumen North Branch, who is 100.
A Housekeeper at Ecumen North Branch Helps Rebuild a Remote Philippines Village
Halfway around the world in the tiny tropical Philippine barrio of Navitas on the island of Panay live about 150 elderly poor who have an angel looking out for them in North Branch, Minn. Her name is Luz Pedersen.
Last Week's Top 5 Blog Posts - August 18
In case you missed out on the latest Changing Aging news, here are the blog posts our online visitors found most interesting last week - including: Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way, How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's, Enjoying Art in Duluth, Oh That Beautiful Doll and more. Click here to read these great stories:
Dr. John Brose on Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have to be this Way
TED Talk Video: How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's
The Pure Enjoyment of Art at Ecumen Lakeshore
Oh, That Beautiful Doll Returns to Ecumen North Branch
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Grace Zemlin
To read more Changing Aging blog posts or to learn more about Ecumen, please visit www.ecumen.org!