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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Lorna Smith

Ecumen honors Lorna Smith, who is 101 today. Born: August 28, 1913, in Boyceville, Wisc.  Lived as a child and young adult in Clayton, Wisc., but lived most of her adult life in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Residence: Seasons at Maplewood in Maplewood, Minn.                            Hobbies/Interests: Reading — especially history, biographies, mysteries and thrillers.  Also,

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Honoring Ecumen Resident and Pearl Harbor Survivor Dick Willis During His Final Journey

Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood resident Dick Willis, a 92-year-old World War II veteran who survived the Pearl Harbor attack, is now in hospice care.  KARE-11 TV’s Boyd Huppert honors Dick and tells how a representative of “We Honor Veterans” has become Dick’s friend — providing comfort and support as part of his hospice care.  See

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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.  He was foster parent to 125 kids, and now the walls of his Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood apartment are lined with their pictures.  There are policemen,

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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 same 150 people every day?  Not only do you have to be a versatile chef, but also you have to be a very good listener. 

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