Gardening at Nokomis Square Cooperative Our senior living cooperative in Minneapolis is buzzing with energy as residents kick off the gardening season. These seven photos capture the joy of friends coming together on our sunny patio, sharing stories, laughter, and a love for growing things. From planting seeds to tending fresh blooms, our community gardeners [...]
Fiber Optic Upgrade Fourteen miles of fiber optic cable was laid throughout the building, for faster and more reliable Wi-Fi connections, now available in all parts of the Nokomis Square Cooperative! Each unit has a dedicated private and secure connection as well as a connection for guests to use when visiting. [...]
Artists at the Square Nokomis Square Cooperative resident artists share their work in this recent exhibit.
Bonded by the love of children’s literature the group meets once a week to share. From three to six former teachers, librarians, mothers, and bibliophiles gather to read discovered treasures to each other. Discussions follow that may involve the story and often centers on the illustrations. Does the book have a message? What does it say [...]
Nokomis Square Cooperative members are invited to share their talents. We were so pleased with the exhibit of talent that filled our display window off the atrium.
Sing along or play along! Nokomis Square Cooperative members discovered ways to stay active together. Members gather on the east lawn to play bean bag toss, bocce ball or ladder toss. Some members have used the west side screened porches to gather before dinner. Once forgotten TV trays have come out from closets and some folks [...]
In our first effort to support the local food shelf, Nokomis Square members donated over 150 boxes of cereal to the local food shelf sponsored by the Minnehaha Methodist Church and the Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church. The collection was so successful that we exceeded the goal of 100 boxes. Members continue to support the local food [...]
Knotters, Committee Fair, Busy Hands Knotters Project During the month of August 2019 Nokomis Square “Knotters” proudly display some of the fleece blankets made during the year. Since the Knotters Project began in 2010 the group has produced over 900 blankets. All of the blankets have been donated to charities though out the Twin Cities. [...]
Our Library Has a Valuable Book… One November evening my wife said, “You have to read an article in the Variety section of today’s paper.” It told of a best-selling, half-century-old book of political fiction by Fletcher Knebel. The name Knebel was familiar to us, since he was a regular columnist in our Minneapolis newspaper [...]
