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News and updates from our Elizabethtown community.

  • Read article 'Why Move to a Retirement Community Now?'

    You can always find a reason not to move. Making a change is difficult at any stage in your life, and leaving a home after 50 + years of memories is not an easy task.

  • Read article 'A Unique Perspective on Retirement Living'

    Brenda Evanko walks the talk when it comes to her former career in sales and marketing with Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. She believed so much in the lifestyle she was selling, she now calls Masonic Village home.

  • Read article 'A Love for the Ages'

    Married for 72 years on Aug. 26, 2022, it is clear that Jim and Mary Whitacre’s love story is one for the ages. Since meeting in 1949 and marrying the following year, they have celebrated the arrival of four children, 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

  • Read article 'The Best Things Come in Pairs'

    Identical twins Kitty Brandt and Lois Vaughn have called Masonic Village at Elizabethtown home for longer than most residents. First moving on campus at just 13 years old, the sisters have since returned for retirement – as neighbors!

  • Read article '“Big” and “Loud” Efforts to Treat Parkinson’s Disease'

    To better help residents dealing with Parkinson's disease, Masonic Village at Elizabethtown's Outpatient Rehabilitation department has incorporated some new "big" and "loud" programming and technology into their treatment approach.

  • Read article 'Having Fun at the Auto/Hobby Club'

    Masonic Village at Elizabethtown has over 30 resident clubs. Thanks to residents George Lyter, John Reitz and Carl Wolfe, they’ve gained another one, the Auto/Hobby Club.

  • Read article 'A Colorful Life'

    Just like her husband’s  distant relative, the abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, Masonic Village at Elizabethtown resident Evelyn Pollock isn’t afraid of color.

  • Read article '“Feline” Fine at Masonic Village'

    The pandemic pet boom, which hit its peak during quarantine, may have waned, but many animals still need homes. Masonic Village at Elizabethtown resident Carolyn Pike helped prepare three foster kittens for their permanent homes, caring for them for six weeks.

  • Read article 'Moving to a Senior Living Community in the Midst of a Pandemic'

    Moving to a senior living community is a big decision during normal circumstances. You may assume now is not a good time to make this transition in your life, but a move to Masonic Villages could help alleviate current worries, as well as future ones. 

  • Read article 'A Road to Recovery Paved in Love and Support'

    While she was initially treated in a hospital, Marjorie credits staff and her neighbors at Masonic Village, as well as her husband, for her quick recovery.

  • Read article 'Masonic Village Named “Best of” Senior Living'

    As rated by residents and families, the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown has been recognized as the “Best of” senior living.

  • Read article 'Great Possibilities'

    David and Janice Rohrbach feel privileged to live at Masonic Village. Thanks to helpful staff, moving during a pandemic was made simple and safe.