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Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village
Below are downloadable mp3 files that you can listen to with any audio player (Windows Media Player, Winamp, ect.). Each is a 60 second "Christmas Memories" Commercial that will air through Christmas Day on 1580 KGAL and 920 KSHO. These "Memories" plus more will air again in November / December 2008.
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #1* [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.89Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #2** [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.93Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #3* [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.90Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #4** [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 2.16Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #5** [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.95Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #6** [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.96Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #7** [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.96Mb
Christmas Memories at the Mennonite Village- Commercial #8* [Download / Listen to mp3 File] 60 seconds in length. File Size 1.00Mb
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* Features edited portions of interview with Bev Knox, a longtime Mennonite Village Employee
** Features edited portions of interview with John Kollaer, Director of the Mennonite Village Foundation
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Check out the 60th Year Anniversary Web Pages
What is the Mennonite Village
Mennonite Village began as a 24-room nursing home in 1947, operating under the name Mennonite Home for the Aged. From the beginning, this home was envisioned as a place where seniors could live comfortably and receive peaceful, loving care as they grew older. That vision is in place today as we grow and continually expand our services. See The History of Mennonite Village for more information about how we began and how we've grown over the years.
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As a nationally accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community, Mennonite Village offers services and amenities that compliment your active lifestyle and a continuum of care should your needs change. All on one beautiful 168 acre campus!
In Active Living, The Village, choose from a number of attractive and comfortable floor plans to suit your individual requirements.
Ashwood Court I & II, our Congregate Apartments, are for those who still enjoy an active lifestyle but prefer more services. A month-to- month rental agreement provides services including two meals a day and housekeeping in a warm and friendly environment.
Mennonite In-Home Care provides support services to campus members as well as individuals living in Linn and Benton Counties.
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Our Assisted Living community, Quail Run, offers studio and one bedroom apartments with services and amenities to reflect your changing needs.
Mennonite Village's on campus Health Care Center, the Mennonite Home, provides exceptional skilled nursing care, rehabilitation services, and long term intermediate nursing care. We are Medicare certified and federally and state licensed.
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History of Mennonite Village
As Lydia Hostetler Stutzman of Harrisburg, Oregon entered her retirement years, she became concerned about who would care for her when she could no longer care for herself. When she asked her nephew Frank Kropf for advice, he suggested that she designate her estate to be used toward building a home where older and physically needy Mennonites could care for one another. She agreed, and in 1942 her estate was used to begin building a community for seniors.
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As administrator of their aunt's estate, Frank and his brother Levi decided to expand the mission by building a retirement home that would lovingly minister to elderly Mennonites in their last years of life. As the word got out, donations began to pour in from various mid-Willamette Valley Mennonite congregations and other congregations from as far away as Kansas. In 1946, Frank spearheaded construction on the Mennonite Home.
Historical Timeline:
1947 - A 24-room nursing home opens
1954 - 28 beds are added, including a sunroom
1965 - The first retirement duplex is built
1979 - Groundbreaking for an 80-bed nursing home held
1984 - 69 village units are constructed
1986 - Lakeside Center (activity/community center) and 46 more units are constructed.
1987 - A new chapel is built and dedicated
1988 - In-Home Care department opens. 33 new village units added on Ermine St.
1995 - Quail Run, a 95-unit Assisted Living facility, is dedicated
1997 - The Mennonite Home receives accreditation as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), and celebrates 50 years of community
1998 - Construction begins on Lydia's House, an Alzheimer's/Dementia Care unit, and 50 new village units
October 1998 - Lydia's House opens
2000 - Ashwood Court, a Congregate Living facility, opens
2002 - Name changes to Mennonite Village to reflect the village we have become
2003 - 25 new homes constructed
2004 - Ashwood Court II, a second Congregate Living facility opens
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2006 - Purchased 76 adjoining acres to the east of the current campus
Mission and Values
The following is the mission statement from for the Mennonite Village:
Our mission is to be a Christ-centered community providing life-enriching services. As such, we commit to uphold the following principles within the life of our community:
Stewardship: Acting out of love, and accountable to one another, we accept with joy the responsibility of participating in our community. We also accept our personal responsibility to prudently manage the community's affairs and assets; to encourage the exercise and development of talents and spiritual gifts and to safeguard the heritage of the Mennonite Church.
Service: Believing that serving each other is our true mission, we humbly devote ourselves to being the generous hands, the gentle voice, and the compassionate heart of Jesus.
Self-Determination: Respecting the dignity and worth of each individual, we pledge to encourage independence and freedom of choice and to provide opportunities for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth, while considering the needs of all people within our community.
We at Eads Broadcasting's News Talk 1580 KGAL and Unforgettable 920 KSHO would like to have you join us all month long on this web site, and on air for special Radio talk shows, interviews, news features, and Radio event updates spotlighting the Mennonite Village's 60 Year Anniversary.
The Mennonite Village would like to extend a special invitation to all to attend their 3-day celebration from Friday, July 27th - Sunday, July 29th. Fun, Food, Entertainment and it's free.
Join us at the special live on location broadcast on Saturday, July 28th.
Check out the 60th Year Anniversary Web Pages
Includes pictures of big event and downloadable mp3 files of interviews and commercials featuring long time residents discussing the early days of the Mennonite Village.
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