Events remind us about sects and the county
September 6, 2005 14:05

Anton RemlingerLebanon Daily News2 September 2005In the fall, those interested will be able to learn the "plain" truth. The annual Lebanon County Historical Society membership dinner will be held at the Coleman Chapel on Route 422 at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12.... (Les' Mol Weider)

Schmeckt Gut: Funny Cake
September 6, 2005 14:11

Sun-Sentinel.com1 September 2005Even though these upside-down desserts are baked in pie crusts, they are known as cakes in the Pennsylvania Dutch country where they originated. We like to serve this with vanilla ice cream or frozen custard.2 unbaked 8-inch... (Les' Mol Weider)

Was die Dunkers Mache: Church of the Brethren sends materials, grant to aid hurricane survivors
September 6, 2005 14:18

From COBNews@aol.comDate Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:54:35 EDTsurvivorsDate: Sept. 1, 2005Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-CayfordV: 847/742-5100 F: 847/742-6103CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWSLINESeptember 1, 2005THE BRETHREN SEND MATERIALS AND GRANT MONEY TO AID HURRICANE SURVIVORSSept.... (Les' Mol Weider)

MT: Balancing family and work, the Amish of Waterloo create home-based businesses
September 6, 2005 14:34

Beth SlovicBozeman Chronicle4 September 2005WATERLOO - Dennis Schlabach, 38, got the "fever" to move West from Wisconsin four years ago.Repeating a scenario familiar to many Western migrants, he spoke to people he knew and encouraged them to move with him.Eventually,... (Les' Mol Weider)

Not so Plain: Show focuses on Mennonite, Amish decoration
September 6, 2005 14:38

The exhibit opens to the public on Sept. 13 at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. It features the best of the society’s materials collected during the past half century.By Jack BrubakerLancaster New Era4 September 2005LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - The century-old... (Les' Mol Weider)

Zinzendorf geeich Gammling: Official: Let voters decide on slots
September 6, 2005 14:45

Bethlehem councilman says law doesn't allow land-use referendums .Spencer SoperMorning Call3 September 2005A Bethlehem City Council member leading the charge against gambling in the city wants to let voters decide the fate of a slots parlor that would be built... (Les' Mol Weider)

Zinzendorf nooch mol!: Bethlehem might ban slots games
September 11, 2005 12:46

Michael RubinkamAssociated Press6 September 2005BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Since Bethlehem Steel Corp. shuttered its massive plant here a decade ago, the city has successfully remade itself into a tourist destination. Visitors come for its quaint downtown shops, its... (Les' Mol Weider)

WI: Amish woman released from jail
September 11, 2005 12:52

Joel BeckerDunn County News6 September 2005An Amish woman was released from the Dunn County Jail Wednesday morning but her 14-year-old daughter is still missing.Gineen Gove of Black River Falls spent five days in the jail after Judge Rod Smeltzer charged her... (Les' Mol Weider)

Small-town shops, country charm in Amish country
September 11, 2005 12:56

A visit to Lancaster County, Pa., turns up more than square black buggiesFedora CopleyHagerstown Herald-Mail11 September 2005With vast soybean fields next door, Green Acres Bed and Breakfast is rightly named. The B&B is in Mount Joy, Pa., an Amish community... (Les' Mol Weider)

Mennonite relief director returns from Gulf
September 11, 2005 13:04

Aileen HumphreysLancaster Intelligencer Journal Staff6 September 2005LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Mennonite Disaster Service needs 12-passenger vans and four-door pickup trucks for hurricane relief efforts that could last for several years, executive coordinator... (Les' Mol Weider)

Es Neinuhr Schtick
September 11, 2005 13:12

beim Earl Haagvum www.PGS.org/Pennsylvania German SocietyIhr liewe Leit:Ya, ‘s nemmt net lang, do gehne die Kinner widder in die Schul. Dann wache die Schulbusse der alt Professer widder uff. (Sin’s zwee Dutzend odder drei Dutzend Busse ass marrigeds am Haus... (Les' Mol Weider)

Pennsylvania town travels back in time on its Colonial Day
September 11, 2005 13:20

East Berlin predates the American Revolution Joanne E. MorvayBaltimore Sun8 September 2005Every year on the second Saturday in September, East Berlin, Pa., takes a giant step back in time.The sleepy town's main street is transformed into a Colonial village... (Les' Mol Weider)

Bauers: A hot time in Bowers
September 11, 2005 13:26

Bowers Chile Pepper Festival has one flavor - hot, hot, hotFrank WhelanThe Allentown Morning Call8 September 2005Most people would not consider Bowers, Berks County, a hot spot.It is roughly 200 years old. Its biggest attraction is the Bowers Hotel, a 19th-century... (Les' Mol Weider)

Saxonburg celebrates with Festival of the Arts
September 11, 2005 13:28

Rex RutkoskiValley News Dispatch8 September 2005Bob Kaltenhauser wasn't born in Saxonburg. It just seems like it, given his passion for the historic Butler County community. It's an enthusiasm that is shared by many of its residents and those who, although... (Les' Mol Weider)

Valley Voices: Deitsch Gedicht
September 11, 2005 13:35

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Pa. German life comes to a gentle boil at festival
September 11, 2005 13:48

By TIMOTHY YOSTLebanon Daily News11 September 2005SCHAEFFERSTOWN - Tom Hackman closely supervised his daughter, Amy, as she stirred a bubbling vat of apple butter with a long wooden paddle. "Watch it, now," he warned as the concoction of apples, molasses, sugar... (Les' Mol Weider)

OH: Two Amish Buggies Crushed by Trucks
September 16, 2005 16:28

WKYC.com12 September 2005MIDDLEFIELD -- In a 12 hour period, two Amish buggies were crushed by 18 wheelers, in separate accidents in Burton Township and Middlefield.This is harvest time for many of the Amish farmers, and the highways in Geauga County are crowded... (Les' Mol Weider)

Times when Mennonites just can't sit
September 16, 2005 16:32

Charles M. Madigan Chicago Tribune13 September 2005I was looking for someplace to contribute to help Hurricane Katrina victims. I settled on the Mennonite Disaster Relief Service in Akron, Pa., in Lancaster County. I've seen the Mennonite community at work... (Les' Mol Weider)

ON: Road apples idea off the books
September 16, 2005 16:34

Michael PowerMyKawartha.com13 September 2005Amid some accusations of racism and religious persecution, Ward 14 Coun. Gord Lawder plans to axe a proposal to look at legislating "bun bags" that would keep horse droppings off municipal roads.Coun. Lawder floated... (Les' Mol Weider)

KS: Amish Mennonite nurtures complexity
September 16, 2005 16:37

In embracing tradition, he defies stereotypesMalcolm GarciaKansas City Star14 September 2005HUTCHINSON, Kan. - When he was a boy, his family lived on a small dairy farm near Madison, Wis., and he remembers hippies from the university stopping by their house.The... (Les' Mol Weider)

Let's Talk Food: Sauerkraut fed builders of China's Great Wall
September 16, 2005 16:44

Doris ReynoldsNaplesNews.com14 September 2005Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Thousands of Chinese, building the Great Wall 2,000 years ago, are a great example. They needed to be fed as they labored along the 1,500-mile construction site. Since... (Les' Mol Weider)

PA: Beacon business booming in Boggs
September 16, 2005 16:46

Mitch FryerPittsburgh Leader Times14 September 2005BOGGS -- John and Alice Hufhand can't explain why their replica lighthouses are so popular way out there in the country. But the 4-foot-tall to 15-foot-tall lighthouses keep turning up in front yards, back... (Les' Mol Weider)

PA: The Mennonite Confessions
September 16, 2005 16:48

St. Davids, PA: The Waltonian15 September 2005If you're from Philadelphia, New Jersey, or eastern Pennsylvania, you probably know who the Amish are. To some, they stand out like fish on dry land, or, more noticeably, like horse-drawn buggies traveling alongside... (Les' Mol Weider)

FL: How many ways are potatoes served?
September 16, 2005 16:51

At least four at a recently opened Pennsylvania Dutch restaurant that serves hearty fare.Beth N. GraySt. Petersburg Times15 September 2005SPRING HILL - "Trencher Fare" is the more authentic Pennsylvania Dutch term for "piling the vittles high."But the recently... (Les' Mol Weider)

Hr. Lusch, Aasichter vun der Deitscherei.org, schiebt CleanSweep dawek: Group: Vote them all out
September 16, 2005 17:39

Matt CoughlinBucks County Courier Times16 September 2005All incumbents must go, according to the grassroots organization Pennsylvania Clean Sweep."It's simple," local coordinator Tom Lingenfelter said Thursday night, "Get rid of the incumbents."The Bucks branch... (Les' Mol Weider)

Unbarmhaerzichkeet: A dirty secret is hidden in hills of Holmes County – inhumane puppy mills
September 27, 2005 15:51

To the Editor,Holmes County is known for its wonderful restaurants, craft shops and well-kept Amish farms. But amongst these lovely, rolling hills you’ll find something that will dismay, shock and disgust you. I’m speaking of the huge number of puppy mills... (Les' Mol Weider)

Meh Unbarmhaerzichkeet: Linda Blair protests puppy mills in Pa.
September 27, 2005 16:12

TimesLeader.com18 September 2005INTERCOURSE, Pa. - Actress and animal rights activist Linda Blair joined a crowd of about 100 people to protest dog-breeding facilities, often referred to as puppy mills, many of which exist in Lancaster County.Activists said... (Les' Mol Weider)

As they grow up, some grow apart from Amish ways
September 27, 2005 16:38

Karla WardKnight Ridder NewspapersRhode Island News24 September 2005LEXINGTON, Ky. -- To look at Richard Yoder today, one would never guess that he was once an Amish farm boy.He doesn't have a beard or wear suspenders or a black-brimmed hat.He's clean-shaven,... (Les' Mol Weider)

WI: Amish farmers upset over Wisconsin livestock program
September 27, 2005 16:41

DuluthNewsTribune.com24 September 2005LA CROSSE, Wis. - Amish farmers fear their salvation is at stake if they are forced to use a proposed computer-based tagging system to monitor their livestock, officials said."(The Amish say) it is the beginning of the... (Les' Mol Weider)

Maenitoowa: Crowds flock to annual MCC sale
September 27, 2005 16:43

Robson FletcherBrandon Sun25 September 2005The Mennonite Central Committee was back in Brandon yesterday for its 21st annual relief sale.The Keystone Centre was packed with hundreds of people browsing the various tables and enjoying lunch in the convention... (Les' Mol Weider)

Hr. Robert Lusch, Aasichter vun der Deitscherei.org, schiebt CleanSweep (ReinerSchwung) widder dawek: Repeal effort hogs limelight
September 27, 2005 16:51

Alison HawkesThe Intelligencer (Bucks Co, PA)27 September 2005HARRISBURG - Lawmakers were holed up in caucus meetings and voting in an afternoon floor session for most of Monday, as more than a thousand people descended on the Capitol for the first day of the... (Les' Mol Weider)