Sarah Duggan

Blog Posts by Sarah Duggan

Written By Sarah Duggan on February 22, 2024
Get organized!

I trust this Meadowlark Blog entry finds you all in good spirits and surrounded by the warmth of our vibrant community. This week's inspiration for our musings on patience and organization comes from a source close to my heart – my nine-year-old daughter, Murphy.

Written By Sarah Duggan on October 30, 2023
Stillman Cemetery headstones in the current location.

In the early 2000s, Meadowlark was in phase two of a three-phase growth and evolution as a community. As a part of this expansion, Meadowlark planned to add a neighborhood of cottages known as Meadowlark Circle. However, there was a hurdle: a small family cemetery dating from the mid-1800s to 1900. The original cemetery had a least four formal headstones, all of which had been removed by early in the twentieth century.

Written By Sarah Duggan on October 6, 2023
Exterior view of Meadowlark's IL apartment building, The Monarch.

Meadowlark hosted a housewarming event Wednesday, Sept. 27, for its new 24-unit independent living apartment building located on the main campus. The new building is called The Monarch and is located on the southeast corner of Meadowlark Road and Meadowlark Circle.  

Written By Sarah Duggan on June 29, 2023
Walk to End Alzheimer's

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s for Manhattan, Kan., will be at Manhattan City Park on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. This inspiriting event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease.

Written By Sarah Duggan on November 3, 2022

Meadowlark, a place people have called home since 1980, has a rich history. Margaret Wheat, a registered nurse, joined the Meadowlark board in 1976 and was an integral part of Meadowlark Hills for nearly half her life. In fact, it was Margaret who dreamed up what would become the official name of the community, following a multitude of suggestions that included Kanza Heights, Prairie View, and Hilltop House. Nothing quite fit … until inspiration struck her “like a beam of light” when she remembered the board’s first visit to the property.

Written By Sarah Duggan on October 27, 2022

In the early 2000s, Meadowlark was in phase two of a three-phase growth and evolution as a community. As a part of this expansion, Meadowlark added its first duplexes on Meadowlark Circle. However, there was a hurdle: a small family cemetery dating from the mid-1800s to 1900. The original cemetery had a least four formal headstones, all of which had been removed by early in the twentieth century. Thus, by the early twenty-first century, almost nothing was known about this cemetery other than its location.

Written By Sarah Duggan on June 27, 2022

Ascension Via Christi Hospital and Meadowlark invite all Manhattan-area healthcare professionals and their families to a free concert in the park on Saturday, Aug. 13. The concert will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Larry Norvell Band Shell in Manhattan City Park.

Healthcare workers can enjoy rock-and-roll music by Crosswind. The band was first organized in 1978 and will be inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in July 2022.

Written By Sarah Duggan on March 31, 2022

MANHATTAN, KAN. – Meadowlark has proudly announced the 2022 Nursing Scholarship recipients: Julie Fowler, Jessica Pagan, and Auja Saunders.

Now in its fourth year, Meadowlark’s scholarship program rewards the initiative of talented current employees, while, in the future, providing Meadowlark’s licensed care households with highly trained staff in a perpetual nurse shortage. Employees who receive a scholarship agree to work at Meadowlark for at least two years following graduation.

Written By Sarah Duggan on March 16, 2022

Meadowlark hosted a ground-breaking event Wednesday, March 16, for a new 24-unit independent living apartment building located on the main campus. The new building, The Monarch, will be located on the southeast corner of Meadowlark Road and Meadowlark Circle.  

Written By Sarah Duggan on April 1, 2021

Effective Friday, March 19, 2021, Meadowlark will officially re-open its Kimball Avenue entrance and suspend usage of the check-point station located on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Visitors without symptoms of illness, a current or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis, or contact with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test or is under investigation, will be permitted to enter campus. This will include common, public areas in Meadowlark’s Community Center such as Prairie Star Restaurant and the Courtyard.