Amana, Iowa, Thursday, January 01, 2015 Vol. LXXXIII Amana Church news The New Year’s Eve Prayer Service will be held in the Women’s Vorsaal of the Middle Church Wednesday December 31 2014, starting at 6:30 PM with Elder Peter Hoehnle presiding. Hymn: “As Once Again the Year Is Ending” No.160 Testimony: Johann Friedrich Rock, Bergheim, December 31, 1714 The Combined New Year’s Day Service will be in the Middle Church, January 01, 2015, starting at 10:00 AM with Elder Harold Pitz presiding. Opening Hymn: “Nachdem das alte Jahr verflossen” No. 716 Seite 712 Testimony: Johann Friedrich Rock, Düdelsheim, June 1, 1725 Scripture: Ephesians 5: 15-20 Psalm 39 Closing Hymn: “Another Year Begins Today” No. 81 (Song sheet will be provided) The early (German) Service will be in the Middle Church Sunday, January 04, 2015, starting at 8:30 AM with Elder Kristie Yoder presiding. Opening Hymn: “Zeuch uns nach Dir” No. 1155 Seite 1141 Testimony: Metz, Mid Ebenezer, Feb 3, 1849 Scripture: Romans 12:1-18 I Peter 4: 7-11 Closing Hymn: “Wer etwas wagt auf seinen Gott” No. 1069 Seite 1047 The late (English) service will start at 10:00 A.M. with the following hymns: Opening Hymn: “Draw us to Thee” No. 165 Closing Hymn: “O Lord, Our Father, Thanks to Thee” No. 178 The Wednesday evening prayer (Nachtgebet) service will be held January 7th at 7:00 P.M. in Middle. The Nursing Home Service will be held January 14th at Colonial Manor starting at 2:30 PM. Visitors are welcome to join us in worship at all Amana Church Services. Childcare available at the English services. ––––– Christian book discussion All community residents interested in spending time with others discussing books by modern Christian authors are invited to a Christian reading group beginning Thursday January 8, 2015. We generally read and discuss a few chapters each week, and read materials of interest to all. We will meet in the west room in the Amana Church building at 7:00 p.m. For questions or more information call Alan Trumpold (319-9814330) or just stop by any Thursday evening. ––––– Congregate meals January menus are not yet available. Won’t you come and join us at the Aman Church for food and fellowship. Doors open at 11:00 and lunch is served at 11:30 To make a reservation call Anne Freshour @ 622-3781 by Noon on Friday. ––––– from the service co. Amana Society Service Company wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We will be closed on January 1st for New Years day. If you have an emergency please call 6223053. ––––– A Communal Kitchen Breakfast The Amana Heritage Society will be firing up the historic wood-burning hearth in the Communal Kitchen Museum in Middle Amana, Saturday January 24, to serve a communal-style breakfast. Participants will be able to see how the hearth works, how communal kitchen women worked and learn some Ruedy Kitchen history. Breakfast will be served at 9:00 A.M. Cost is $10 per person and reservations are required. Call 319-622-3567 or email amanaheritage@ southslope.net. No. 44 Happy New Year! A M A N A N E WS AND NOT E S Christmas Bird Count Sees Record Waterfowl With the warmer than average temperatures and the Lily Lake free of ice, the annual Amana Christmas Bird Count which sends volunteers out to Amana’s forests and fields to seek bird species came up trumps on waterfowl. The first Saturday after Christmas the annual count is held in the Colonies with local bird-watching enthusiasts gathering first for breakfast and then walking Amana lands counting birds as they go. This is the 31st year for the Amana count. The Amana Christmas count is part of the national program organized by the National Audubon Society to encourage the recording of local bird species and their numbers. Lanny and Andrea Haldy, who help organize the count each year, reported that the 11 volunteers participating in the Amana count saw 48 different species of birds this year with nearly 2,000 individual birds spotted. Even though the temperatures were in the 30’s for much the day, the wind was damp and cold. However, this was the first year that the Lily Lake was free of ice for the count and thus volunteers saw a record number of waterfowl including three species new to the Amana Christmas count: White Fronted Goose, Ruddy Duck, Widgeon and Pintail. While these three species may frequent this area at other times of the year, this was the first time they were spotted during the Christmas count. Here are some other fun facts from the count: • In all, over the 31 counts volunteers have recorded 92 different bird species here in the Colonies. • 16 of those species have been seen every year. • 16 of those species have only been seen once in the 31 year history of the count. • 1998 was the record year with 50 bird species spotted. This year the group spotted 48 different species – just 2 shy of the record. • This year there were some notable absences from the count. No wild turkey were seen, nor robins or bluebirds. Amana’s Winterfest is January 24 Amana’s Winterfest is Saturday, January 24 and volunteers are planning lots of activities to help us beat cabin fever. You can sign up now for the Amana Freezer 5K Run/ walk. To download a PDF registration form go to the festivalsinamana website and look for the Winterfest tab. The race will start Saturday at 10 a.m. in the lower loop of Amana. You can stop by the race center (former Appliance Center rear of Amana Woolen Mill ) on Friday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. to sign in and pick up your race packet or sign in between 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Last year over 300 racers participated in the event, so locals are strongly urged to sign in Friday evening, or early Saturday to avoid the lines. Cost is $20 if you register before January 17; $25 after January 17. Race fee includes your race T-shirt or a Freezer Run gift bag. The race is sponsored by the Amana Colonies Trails, Inc. and benefits the Amana Kolonieweg Recreational Trail. There will be entertainment and drink/ dinner specials in local restaurants, craft and folk art demonstrations in some shops, the Amana Wine Walk and crafts for kids. Here are some more Winterfest highlights: • Sign up for the Millstream Brewing Co. first indoor Kubb tourney. Door prizes will be awarded plus medals for the champs and runner-up champs. To learn more about the sport talk with Louis Caspers or Ron Heitmann to find out when they practice, then stop by Millstream Brewing to watch during their practice sessions. They are happy to teach folks the sport. It’s a bit of cross between horse shoes and yard darts with a Nordic twist. • The Winterfest Snowball will be hosted by Millstream Brewing Co. this year with the band Holiday Road providing the dance tunes. Food and fun starting at 5 p.m. • The Amana Heritage Society is once again hosting its communal breakfast at the Communal Kitchen in Middle Amana. Seated is limited so call the museum today to reserve your seats. 622-3567. • The Amana Church will host a demonstration of Amana style quilting during Winterfest, east side of the Amana Church in Amana. • Winterfest games at the Market barn. Once again there will be winter-inspired games for all ages plus chili and treats served at the Market barn. • One of our favorite singers, Billy Heller, will be performing live at the Ox Yoke Inn Bierstube from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. The Amana Society Bulletin is published by the Amana Print Shop for the Amana Society Inc. and distributed free of charge to readers as a public service to the Amana Community. On-line at : amanacoloniestoday.com Holiday Greetings From the employees and businesses of the Amana Society Inc. Hope you had a Joyous Christmas and May you have a Blessed New Year. AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN Page Two January 01, 2015 http://www.essencehospice.com http://www.essencehospice.com http://www.essencehospice.com http://www.essencehospice.com Essence of Life Hospice Life is about choices…. Make Essence of Life Hospice your choice for hospice care! (Located right here in the Amana Colonies) 3207 220th Trail, Middle Amana 319-622-3195 Call for a free informational packet on hospice care. Historical Notes “The Amana Society as an Economic Farm Unit,” Wallaces’ Farmer, January 8, 1915.33 Forty years ago the Amana people were recognized as first-class farmers. They raised better crops than their neighbors. Now they do but very little better, and some think they do not do so well as their neighbors. They have been slow to adapt improved methods. The farmers in the neighborhood outside the community told me that the Amana people sold manure spreaders, hay-loaders, and similar improved machinery in their stores before they used them themselves. Some farmers are of the opinion that it would be a good thing if the Amana community were broken up, and their land divided into 160-acre farms. They claim that more could be gotten from the land in this way. Some think that it would be a good thing if the community were broken up on account of the wine. They claim that some of the members, but especially the hired hands of the community, distribute wine to men of the surrounding neighborhood. It is said that a number of men have been ruined in this way. An unprejudiced observer in Marengo told me, however, that the members of the community are on the average more sober and industrious than those of the surrounding country. The Amana farm land is equivalent to about thirty-five American farms divided up respectively as follows: Corn, 40 acres; oats, 43 acres; winter wheat, 7 acres; spring wheat, 3 acres; barley, 6 acres; rye, 2 acres; meadow, 30 acres; potatoes, 7 acres; pasture, 30 acres; garden 2.5 acres; orchard, 4 acres; waste land and timber, 210 acres. The average farm in Lenox and Cono townships, which in general character are very similar to Amana consist of an average of 60 acres of corn, 32 acres of oats, 1 acre of winter wheat, one-fourth acre of spring what, 1 acre of barley, three-fourths of an acre of rye, 21 acres of meadow, two-thirds of an acre of potatoes, 50 acres of pasture, and practically no farm land in garden, orchard or timber. The average Amana farm as just described would be stocked with 6 horses, 18 hogs, 12 milk cows, 18 other cattle, 33 sheep and 270 fowls. The average farm of Cono and Lenox townships is stocked with 8 horses, 40 hogs, 5 milk cows, 6 other cattle, no sheep, and 75 fowls. The average Amana horse takes care during the season of 21 acres of crops, while the average horse in Cono and Lenox townships takes care of but 13 acres of crops. Practically all of the Amana horses are mature, while some of the Cono and Lenox horses are colts. Nevertheless, the Amana horses, because of the central organization, are able to do almost twice as much work. The Amana system is certainly more economical in its use of horse labor. In man labor, however, the advantage is with Lenox and Cono. Roughly estimated, the Amana people spend for man labor an average of about $10 on each crop acre, whereas the Lenox and Cono people spend about $6 on each crop acre. The average Amana farm hand seems to be less than half as efficient as the farm land in the world outside. Last year, the average Amana acre of corn yielded 40 bushels, as compared with 33 bushels for Lenox and Cono corn. In 1912, Amana corn averaged 64 bushels as compared with 14 bushels for Lenox corn. Hilton township, adjoining Amana township on the south, yielded more corn per acre both in 1913 and 1912, but Hilton township is far better land than Amana. The figures are those compiled by the township assessors, and are on record at the state house. The out fields in Amana township were practically the same as those of Lenox and Cono, both for 1913 and 1912. A revealed by the township assessor’s report, the most striking thing about Amana farming is the small acreage of corn, the small number of hogs, and the large acreage of such crops as winter wheat, barley, rye, potatoes, garden and orchard. If the average Iowa farmer were managing the Amana community, he would almost certainly raise more corn and hogs. If I were managing it, I would be inclined to put more land in winter wheat and less in oats. The Amana community supports 1,000 pounds of live stock for each four and a half crop acres, while Cono and Lenox townships require about five crop acres to support 1,000 pounds of live stock. The township assessor’s report indicates that the Amana community does as good farming as American farmers on similar land. I do not believe, however, that the community is living up to its opportunities. Under a centralized form of management it should be possible make far greater progress than is being made at present. The community should send a few bright boys to the agricultural college at Ames, even as it has sent doctors through the medical course at Iowa City. A certain amount of theo- Zuber’s Homestead Hotel “Home Plate” Lunch 11:00 - 2:00 Monday - Thursday “Serving Up” a variety of specialty sandwiches, 2 soups, homemade desserts, chips, coffee, tea, or soda. Open as usual the 31st and 1st. Vickie Brackney (Sandersfeld) retical agriculture should be introduced into the schools. Under the village system, farming could be made just as attractive to native young men as work in the mill or store. The scientific spirit goes somewhat against the grain of the Amana communist. But since their doctors have passed through some severe scientific training, it would seem only right that some of their members should take the trouble to study scientific agriculture. There is a rare opportunity for some bright young men in Amana to study out thoroughly the agricultural situation there.34 An agricultural property with between 6,000 and 7,000 acres in crops is worthy of the most careful study, just as worthy of it as mills employing 300 workers yearly. Foot Notes 33 [Henry A. Wallace], “The Amana Society as an Eco- nomic Farm Unit,” Wallaces’ Farmer 40 (January 8, 1915), 51. 34 Following the reorganization of 1932, several Amana men did, indeed, attend Iowa State and employed scientific agricultural methods in the Society’s farming operations in the decades following. Ronneburg! The Breakfast, lunch and dinner Call 622-3641 for Reservations -- Friday night special -- Catfish! Village Custom Glass Window and Screen Repair 4312 F Street, Amana Phone 319-622-6690 or 319-929-2570 Al Dubberke, Owner REALTOR® Looking or Listing? Let me help you with your Home Buying or Selling needs. Send me an e-mail or give me a call! mobile 319.330.4955 [email protected] 319.354.0581 www.iowarealty.com 327 2nd St, Suite 200 • Coralville, Iowa 52241 and Yana’s invite you to stop in and see their beautiful clothes, accessories and shoes Page Three Amana Colonies Land Use District Job Posting ACLUD Administrator The Amana Colonies Land Use District seeks a parttime Administrator for planning and zoning office. Requires ability to administer all office functions, familiarity with budgeting, website design and maintenance, ability to keep accurate financial and office records, ability to interact amiably with the public and work with minimum supervision. Knowledge and abilities may be demonstrated through a combination of education and experience. Additional preferred qualifications include a working knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation, proven grant writing ability, and working knowledge of planning and zoning functions. This position requires some evening hours. This position is open to a work from home option. Please address inquiries to: ACLUD Administrator, PO Box 66, Amana IA 52203 or email [email protected]. Save Thousands!!!! Read on if you have a child, that is a junior or sophomore at Clear Creek Amana. On Monday, January 26th, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School commons, CCAHS will host an evening devoted to information regarding college credit in high school. With the new Kirkwood Center at the University of Iowa opening next fall, there will be more and more opportunities to get postsecondary credit while still in high school. This can literally save you and your family thousands of dollars in tuition or certification costs. Course choices can range from welding to philosophy and anywhere in between. To explain the process for receiving credit in high school CCA is proud to have Jon Weih, Director of the Kirkwood Center at The University of Iowa and Laura Goddard, University of Iowa Admissions representative here to share information and answer questions. _____________________________________________ Wanted to buy ______________________________________________ BUYING All ANTIQUES; Toys, Furniture, Crocks, Paintings and Weird Items “any condition”. Please call 319 270 1251 or 319 538 8668. ______________________________________________ AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN _____________________________________________ Services _____________________________________________ Patches Drywall and related services. Family owned and operated. 319-936-7065. _____________________________________________ WM Designs & Restoration has openings for painting, handyman, and window repair projects. Call 319-929-9985. _____________________________________________ Hometown Lawn Care in Homestead is servicing lawn mowers, snowblowers, and other small gas engine devices until mid-March. Pick-up and delivery available! Call to arrange appointment between 8 AM & 4 PM Mon-Fri. 319-622-3417. _____________________________________________ For rent _____________________________________________ Available now! Retail and/or office space. Contact Jim or Terry Roemig 622-3916 or 622-3227 ______________________________________________ Room for rent in South Amana, $200.Call Larry Hertel evenings at 622-3424 ______________________________________________ For sale ______________________________________________ Beautiful historic Middle Amana home at 2503 K Street. Newly renovated with 4 beds, 4 1/2 baths. 2+ garage on over 1/2 acre lot. Newly landscaped. Call 319-640-8728 _____________________________________________ Peculiar assortment of audio equipment for sale as a package only. Denon DCM 280 five cd player (rarely used, still in box), vintage very high end 1985 Luxman K406 cassette deck, Kenwood T1 AM/FM tuner, Rotel phono stage amp (for connecting turntables to modern pre-amps) Rotel RSS 900 speaker selector (up to 5 speaker pairs), two new Bose 161 speakers, two AVI 24” speaker stands for med. bookshelf speakers and Antec SoundScience audio equipment cooling unit. All $200.00 firm. Call 319-622-6242 anytime before midnight. ______________________________________________ Amana Society New Class “A” Stock. 563-332-8462 _____________________________________________ Help Wanted _____________________________________________ Expert Janitorial: Part Time Mornings in Amana. Call 319-261-2288 ext. 2 Ask for Kandi. ______________________________________________ Needed: Housekeeper - part-time, flexible. Call June at Die Heimat Country Inn 319-622-3937 _____________________________________________ January 01, 2015 Amana Arts Guild Winter Classes Studio painting: Break up the winter blues with a relaxing afternoon of painting in your chosen medium. I’ll put on the coffee and we can share our creative side with friends. I will give you guidance, helpful hints or just encouragement. A painting class for beginners to the experienced in any medium: watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel or colored pencil. The class will meet Thursday afternoons from 1:00-3:00 PM at the West Amana Michele Maring Miller Gallery for 6 weeks beginning January 29th. Participants will need to provide their own supplies. For more information and to register call the instructor Michele Maring Miller at 319-622-6330. Cost is $50. Rug Weaving class: Come experience the joy of weaving your very own colorful rag rug on a loom. The class includes designing and preparing materials, weaving and finishing. The rug could be useful in your home or it might make a great gift. This activity will be held in the weaving studio located at the Amana Arts Guild Center in High Amana on Monday evenings from 7:00pm 8:30pm beginning Monday February 16th and continue for 5 sessions. Enrollment is limited. To register call Deb Hawkes at 319 622-6588. Cost $50 per student. Beginning Quilting: Ever wanted to learn to quilt? Come join us for a chance to learn the history and techniques used in creating a traditional Amana Quilt. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Each person will create a beautiful hand quilted wall hanging. Participants will need to supply 2 yards of fabric (1 yard solid and 1 yard print) of their choosing. All other materials will be supplied. So come join us Tuesday evenings for 5-6 weeks beginning February 17th from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Amana Arts Guild Center in High Amana for some fun and quilting. Enrollment is limited. For more information and to register call Jen Mundt at 319-210-4104. Cost is $50. Page Four Feathers in the wind Quite a while ago the Sunday morning news would have a look backward of all the people that passed away over the year. We thought it as being sort of morbid, but still fascinating to look back at the year and see what had transpired. With most of the people named in the broadcast memories were brought back of what had happened at the time and how those people had affected our lives. Now that I have grown older I find myself sometimes picking up a phone or beginning to talk about a person in the “present tense” only to suddenly realize that person is no longer around and hopefully has gone to his/her heavenly reward. It really shakes me up to think that I cannot ask them questions or even apologize for something I might have done. It also makes me realize my mortality and think of how really important it is to do things NOW and let people know how much I care about them. Often when I express my feelings and gratitude the person gets very uncomfortable and I wonder what would be the best way to say that I do care about them and feel that they are important to me. There is a lady who always ends conversations with, “I love you,” but I sort of feel that becomes meaningless if said too often. A man, in our community, often says, “God bless” which I think is much more appropriate especially because I feel he really means it when he says those words. Ah, to have some of those people back one more time and tell them how much they meant to me. I guess I should not look backwards and instead look forward to those people who are around right now and give a hug or a word encouragement because, who knows when or if we will meet again. So, right now, I want to thank those of you who put down your work and listened to me when I AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN was hurting. I want to thank those people, how gave me a gentle shove when I needed it. I want to thank those of you who were silent and prayed a quiet prayer. Most of all I want to thank those of you who cared enough to be there when someone needed them. I guess what I am getting at is I want to thank God for the riches of relatives (who are often friends) and people who have a compassion for their fellowman. Happy New Year! My wish for you is to find these people and also become a kind and compassionate person even though it might take away from chores you “should” be doing. Those chores are of no importance if you do not reach out and touch someone who is hurting. As a wise woman once said, “no one has a tombstone that says, she kept a clean house.” A tombstone or a remembrance of a person should say that the person expressed and gave LOVE. B.S.H. LakeviewVillage Assisted Living Apartments v Meals Provided v Housekeeping Services v Wellness checks - Medication management v Activities Units Available Call Tanya Powell for a tour 622-3131 “Experience the Comfort and Security of Retirement Living in the Amanas” January 01, 2015 Happy Birthday Erna Fels! Erna Fels turns 95 on January 4th. Her friends are invited to help her celebrate this milestone birthday by participating in a card shower. Greetings may be sent to: 3012 F Drive, Apt 16, Amana, IA 52203. Amana Elementary Can Shed aluminum cans & pop/soda bottles Proceeds are used to purchase technology, and other materials for Amana Elementary and the Amana Community Library Next Pick-Up is January 03 To arrange pickup or to assist with collections and sorting, please call Jamie Bormann at (319) 929-2240
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