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Senior Living Community Opens in Alexandria
December 12, 2011
By: Emily Reppert – KSAX-TV
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KSAX) – The Village Cooperative in Alexandria held its grand opening on Thursday.
The former elementary school has been transformed into 28 homes for seniors. Sales Coordinator Hugh Myers said The Village is a community for people 55 and older looking to start the next phase of their lives. Read More
Bringing the Service to the Veterans
December 2, 2011By: Kurt Ullrich
November 12th, 2011 – Marine Corps League conducts a Veterans Day ceremony at the Village Cooperative of Asbury.
Earth is Moving at the Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls!
September 29, 2011They may only be doing soil samples, but there is still earth being moved for The Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls and that’s all that matters! For more information call Diane at (319) 266-1111 or email cedarfalls@reeliving.com . Read More
Cooperative celebrates year in Asbury
September 28, 2011Residents own shares in and govern the 50-unit senior housing complex in Asbury, IA. Read More
Earth is Moving at the Village Cooperative of Clinton!
August 24, 2011If you feel the earth moving, it’s not an earthquake… It’s everyone in Clinton doing a happy dance all at the same time! They may only be doing soil samples, but there is still earth being moved for The Village Cooperative of Clinton and that’s all that matters! For more information call Tracey at (563) 242-9000 or email clinton@reeliving.com Read More
The Village Cooperative of Clinton – A Senior Housing Cooperative
August 3, 2011By: Tracey Minnick
Sales Coordinator
The Project
The Village Cooperative of Clinton will consist of 44 new homes. Residents will have the choice of expertly designed one or two bedroom, single level homes that range from 899 to 1,489 sq. ft. of living space. Each home is completely maintenance-free and each includes a laundry room, storage area and a private balcony or patio. The Village Cooperative will be located right behind Fareway on 14th Ave. NW. A sign is positioned on our site to give an architectural rendering of the finished design.
Cedar Falls Senior living co-op to go up in Pinnacle Prairie development
July 18, 2011Adults 55 and over who want to combine a retirement lifestyle and home ownership will get a chance for that when the Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls opens. Read More
The Village Cooperative of Clinton Site Sign is up!
July 5, 2011We are all so happy to see that our sign is up now!! Read More
The Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls Site Sign is up!
July 5, 2011Our site sign is up! Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls will be constructed in the Pinnacle Prairie area off Greenhill Road. Read More
Walls Come Down
June 8, 2011Washington Elementary School undergoes transformation
By: Wendy Wilson
It was once a place filled with children.
Washington Elementary School, built in 1936, is metamorphosing through a new vision.
Co-ops in Your Community PSA
May 12, 2011Cooperative Network invites you to view a brief video explaining the expanding role of cooperatives in your community. Co-ops are not what they used to be.
New Member Spotlight – The Village Cooperative of Clinton
May 5, 2011Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
CHAMBERNews
Volume 25
May 2011
Number 5
New Member Spotlight – The Village Cooperative of Clinton
There is an exciting new senior independent living option available in Clinton! The Village Cooperative of Clinton will be located in the northwest part of the city. The cooperative will consist of 44 new homes. Residents will have the choice of expertly designed one bedroom one bath, two bedroom one bath and two bedroom two bath homes that range from 899 to 1,489 sw. ft. of living space. Each home is completely maintenance-free and each includes a laundry room, storage area and a private balcony or patio.
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Cooperative planned for Clinton
February 18, 2011By Scott Levine
Associate Editor
CLINTON — A St. Paul-Minn. developer believes citizens 55 and better need more housing options in Clinton.
Based on the response Thursday regarding a new senior housing facility in Clinton, the developer may be right.
About 120 people attended informational workshops at Wild Rose and Casino Resort showcasing a proposed village cooperative in Clinton. The turnout Thursday was larger compared to similar sessions in other cities, Project Manager Shane Wright said.
$7.7 million senior housing project headed to Clinton
February 14, 2011By: Jennifer DeWitt
CLINTON, Iowa – A St. Paul, Minn., developer will discuss plans Thursday for a $7.7 million senior housing cooperative planned for Clinton.
THE VILLAGE COOPERATIVE, A SENIOR HOUSING COOPERATIVE, IS COMING TO CEDAR FALLS
February 2, 2011Cedar Falls, IA/February 2 – An easier lifestyle is coming to Cedar Falls! The Village Cooperative of Cedar Falls will consist of 50 new homes. Residents will have the choice of expertly designed one and two bedroom, single level homes that range from 874 to over 1,416 sq. ft. of living space. Each home is completely maintenance-free and each includes a laundry room, storage area and a private balcony or patio.
THE VILLAGE COOPERATIVE, A SENIOR HOUSING COOPERATIVE, IS COMING TO CLINTON
February 2, 2011Clinton, IA/February 2 – An easier lifestyle is coming to Clinton! The Village Cooperative of Clinton will consist of 44 new homes. Residents will have the choice of expertly designed one and two bedroom, single level homes that range from 879 to over 1,475 sq. ft. of living space. Each home is completely maintenance-free and each includes a laundry room, storage area and a private balcony or patio.
VILLAGE COOPERATIVE OF ALEXANDRIA STARTS CONSTRUCTION AT WASHINGTON SCHOOL PROPERTY
February 2, 2011Alexandria, MN/February 2, 2011 – On Wednesday January 26th at the Village Cooperative of Alexandria member meeting, it was announced by Andrew Schaefer, Vice President of Real Estate Equities, that the project financing has closed, meaning that the final construction phase at the Washington School property would commence immediately.
Village Cooperative of Mason City Grand Opening
December 8, 2010By NorthIowaToday.com Staff
Village Cooperative, a new “independent cooperative community” on Mason City’s west side, held a grand opening today. Read More
Mason City Senior Village Co-Op Residents Happy with New Home
December 8, 2010By Natalie Tendall, KIMT TV
A Co-Op is basically a place to live for those who are retired and who can still live on their own. Residents buy shares of the building and essentially help manage it, but all the maintenance work is done for them, and that’s proving to be a pretty popular idea. Read More
New senior complex is ‘like a village’ in Mason City
December 8, 2010By JOHN SKIPPER, Globe Gazette
Dick Smith knows why Mason City’s new senior citizen housing development is called Village Cooperative. Read More
Tour the Village Cooperative of Mason City
December 8, 2010Village Cooperative of Mason City, Iowa’s grand opening and tour.
Village Cooperative of Marshalltown Grand Opening
September 26, 2010By KEN BLACK, TIMES-REPUBLICAN
The Village Cooperative is holding an open house for members of the public to see what cooperative living is all about from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Read More
Tour the Village Cooperative of Wausau
February 15, 2010Take a video tour of the New Village Cooperative senior housing community in Wausau!
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Asbury broke ground on the 50-home senior cooperative community.
August 12, 2008It was a day that many in the audience had been waiting two years to see. Ground was broken Wednesday for a senior housing cooperative where the residents will own shares of and govern the complex.
A Popular, Hassle-Free option coming to Wausau
August 11, 2008The Village Cooperative of Wausau offers active seniors a home in a secure setting, where they never have to mow a lawn or clear a driveway of snow, where they have a maintenance person to fix everything. That’s one reason George and Linda Million sold their home in Wausau and moved there. Read More
New Village Cooperative of Wausau offers seniors a different housing option
February 15, 2008Louise Rogalla was attracted by the sense of community. George Millions liked the newfound financial flexibility. Both are among the residents age 62 and older who moved into the new Village Cooperative of Wausau in recent weeks.
Asbury approves zoning changes for Senior Cooperative
February 10, 2008by Mary Rae Bragg of Asbury, IA
Council paves way for 62-and-older development and holds the line on property taxes. The heart of Asbury will become home to a private community for people age 62 an older, following action Tuesday night by the Asbury City Council.
Fergus Falls Seniors give hand to kindergartners
September 7, 2007By Tom Hintgen of The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Gene Donley helps Madison Shjerve scrape her lunch tray at McKinley School. Read More
Senior housing complex in Wausau work begins
August 15, 2007Wausau Daily Herald
A Minnesota real estate development company is working to meet the needs and wishes of Wausau’s older residents.
Housing Cooperative Comes to Asbury
July 28, 2007The Suburban Times Asbury
The Village Cooperative of Asbury will be building a new community housing facility in Asbury in the near future. Presently working out of a sales office, the actually housing facility will be located along Asbury Road just east of the city park.
New senior apartments for Asbury?
July 14, 2007Tri-State Telegraph Herald
Developer targets a 50-unit senior cooperative apartment complex near the Asbury Park.
Fergus Falls Charity Rummage Sale
June 9, 2007The Village Cooperative Charity Rummage Sale was a huge success on Saturday, June 9th! The Village Cooperative raised $1,702.00 for Someplace Safe and Health Resources LifeCare Center.
Austin Daily Herald – Cooperative makes for easy living
May 25, 2007By Kristen Berns/Austin Daily Herald
Senior housing construction begins – Austin Chamber of Commerce executive director Sandy Forstner waits to take a picture during a ground-breaking for the Village Cooperative senior housing complex held outside the Holiday Inn. Ceremonies were held at the hotel because of cold weather and unforeseeable terrain at the site of the complex. Read More
Sentinel of Fairmont – You own where you live
February 27, 2007By Megan Feddersen of Sentinel of Fairmont, Minn.
Describing the Village Cooperative isn’t easy: Living with your peers in a maintenance-free setting sounds like both a nursing home and a college dormitory, but it’s a far shot from either.
Boxes of love Girl Scouts, others make Valentines for soldiers
January 15, 2007By Tom Hintgen (Contact) | The Daily Journal
Shortly before Christmas residents of the Village senior housing unit in northwest Fergus Falls started collecting items to ship to members of the Fergus Falls National Guard stationed in Iraq.
Albert Lea Tribune – Cooperative opens its doors
August 25, 2006By Adam Hammer, staff writer
If you ask Rev. Allen Stoa about Village Cooperative in Albert Lea where he lives, he’ll tell you it is more than just a housing community for people 62 and older.
Fergus Falls Journal – Cooperative Celebrates One Year Open
May 2, 2006Gene Donley is proud of his home. He shares it with 48 other families at the Village Cooperative in Fergus Falls.