Amana, Iowa, Thursday, February 12, 2015 Vol. LXXXIII Amana Church news The early (German) Service will be in the Middle Church Sunday, February 15, 2015, starting at 8:30 AM with Elder Jon Childers presiding. Opening Hymn: “Herr Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht” No. 391, Seite 387 verses 1-7 Testimony: Barbara Heinemann Landmann, Amana, March 26th, 1868 Scripture: I Corintians 15:50-58 Psalm 142 Closing Hymn: “Herr Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht” No. 391, Seite 387 verses 8-15 The late (English) service will start at 10:00 A.M. with the following hymns: Opening Hymn: “Lord Jesus Christ, My Life, My Light” No. 35 verses 1-7 Closing Hymn: “Lord Jesus Christ, My Life, My Light” No. 35 verses 8-15 The Wednesday evening prayer (Nachtgebet) service will be held at 7:00 P.M. in Middle. Please note, in the case of extreme weather Nachtgebet will be canceled. Visitors are welcome to join us in worship at all Amana Church Services. Childcare available at the English services. ––––– Congregate Meals We would love to see some new faces when we gather at the Amana Church every Monday. We get together for fellowship around 11:00 and our lunch is served at 11:30. Each meal comes with a beverage of your choice and bread and butter for a cost of $5.00. On Feb. 16th we will be joined by Renee Riffey. She and her husband operate Right at Home. This is a service that provides assistance for your personal needs. Come to ask questions or just listen to the various home care services they have to offer. Feb. 16th Porkloin & Gravy, Steamed Baby Red Potatoes, Broccoli &Carrots, Pecan Pie. Feb. 23rd Baked Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Brocolli, Angelfood Cake w/Strawberries. Just call Anne Freshour @622-3781 by noon on Friday to make your reservations, or if you have any questions. ––––– Amana Fire District Meeting Notice The monthly meeting of the Amana Fire District will be held on Wednesday, February 18, at 7:00 pm in the Middle Amana fire station. ––––– 13,000 GIRL SCOUTS GEAR UP FOR COOKIE SEASON More than 13,000 Girl Scouts are gearing up for an unprecedented cookie season. Cookie sales begin Friday, February 13, 2015. With the addition of cookie sales online, organizers expect this year to be busy. Girl Scouts aren’t required to participate in the 100-year old cookie program, but more than 13,000 girls in the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois council have chosen to participate in the largest girl-led business in the world. Proceeds from each box are used to support local programs offered within the council. To find your nearest box of Girl Scout cookies, go to www.GirlScoutCookies.org. 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 AMANA SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIPS The Amana Society Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it will be awarding up to four $1000.00 scholarships to graduating seniors planning on attending an accredited college or university in 2015. Applicants must either be currently employed by Amana Society, children or grandchildren of current full-time employees, or children/grandchildren of Amana Society stockholders. For an application form or more information, please contact Caroline Ertz at 319622-7515. Thank you ––––– Riverbottom Ramblers to Perform in Mt. Vernon Riverbottom Ramblers, an Eastern Iowa bluegrass band, will be playing at the Lincoln Wine Bar in Mt. Vernon on February 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m. This popular eating place was recently featured in the Cedar Rapids Gazette for their unique beautiful wood fired pizza oven from Naples, Italy. The band plays a blend of hard driving bluegrass, spirited fiddle tunes, beautiful ballads and old country tunes. You may have heard them playing at the Prelude to Christmas in Amana the past two years. Members are Barb and Don Horak (upright bass, guitar and banjo) of rural Cedar Rapids, Dean Schade (banjo, guitar), Mike Maas (dobro) of Cedar Rapids, and Ursula Williams (fiddle) of Middle Amana. ––––– AMANA HERITAGE SOCIETY FAMILY ALBUM PROJECT As part of our ongoing Amana genealogy project, we want to create a photo archives of Amana families to complement our genealogical records. We invite you to call or e-mail to schedule an appointment to bring your old and new family photos to the museum. We will sort through them with you and scan selected photos. All photos will be returned to you and you may have a copy of the digital scans if you want. One of the primary goals of the project is to identify people in the photos, so any identification you can make in advance would be very helpful. Contact Lanny or Kelly at the museum to make an appointment or with any questions at 319-6223567 or [email protected]. ––––– 300th Anniversary Dinner Program to be Shown Feb. 19 Here’s your chance to experience the song and entertainment presented at the Amana Church 300th anniversary dinner in November. Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Amana Heritage Museum auditorium the 20-minute video, “300 Years - 12 Generations” will be shown along with a video of the Amana 300th Anniversary Choir performing a selection of Amana hymns and songs under the direction of Kristie Yoder. The video contains a portion of Peter Hoehnle’s talk sharing a few historical anecdotes of a telling and light-hearted nature. “300 Years - 12 Generations” features 262 photos of Amana residents, their children and grandchildren today, photos of Amana today and yesterday. The work of over 20 Amana photographers contributed to the video set to contemporary music by Ted Wendler and Matt Maher and classic pieces by Felix Mendellssohn and Johann Pachelbel. The video of the Amana 300th Anniversary Choir and Peter Hoehnle’s talk was taken at the November 15 dinner by Lynn Reihmann and Mike Shoup. That evening the 28-member choir performed songs written by E.L. Gruber, Christian Metz, Glenn Wendler, Guy Wendler and Janet Zuber, including “Ronneburg, du Feste Burg!” and “Amana Meine Freude.” The entire program at the museum will last about 45 minutes. No. 50 A M A N A N E WS AND NOT E S Mill Race Levee Repairs Underway This month repairs are being made to the Mill Race canal system to mitigate erosion and repair damage caused by Iowa River flooding in the spring of 2013. Laura Hoover, executive director of the Amana Colonies Historic Sites Foundation which owns and manages the historic Amana canal, reports that Connelly Construction of Peosta is removing what remains of the control structure just east of the Highway 220 bridge below West Amana and replacing a section of concrete by the hydroplant at the Amana Woolen Mill. In addition Connelly is bolstering sections of the levee that need reinforcement near the Lily Lake and near the Wendler bridge west of Middle Amana. The work being done by the Amana Colonies Historic Sites Foundation, including replacement of concrete at the hydroplant in Amana, will cost about $190,000. That amount is being paid for by a combination of FEMA or Federal Emergency Management Aid, a smaller state contribution and donations from private individuals through the Amana Colonies Historic Sites Foundation. The flood damage occurred during the May 23 – June 7, 2013 flood which washed out the control structure at the Highway 220 bridge and overtopped levees at several locations, while causing damage to the concrete on the south side of the canal at the Amana hydroplant. The work would have been completed sooner, however FEMA needed to approve the plans and the Historic Sites Foundation sought input from engineers as to whether or not the control structure east of the 220 bridge should be removed or replaced. After study, engineers at Shoemaker Haaland determined that the control structure wasn’t a help, and that the control structure already in place at the far west end of the canal where the river and the canal meet, does the best job of controlling intake and mitigating flood damage. During the 2013 flood the control structure at the 220 bridge was destroyed by water rushing down the canal and water overtopping the levees from the Iowa River to the south. “The control structure east of the highway bridge just wasn’t doing what we wanted it to and putting it back really didn’t make sense. We have greater control by using the control structure at the river (where the canal meets the Iowa River),” Hoover explained. Replacing the control structure at the 220 bridge would have cost over $225,000 and the Historic Sites Foundation upon recommendation from Shoemaker Haaland, did not see the sense of spending the money to replace the structure. FEMA agreed and a plan to remove what remained of the structure while repairing levees and doing erosion mitigation was approved. The repairs will take some time to complete and may be hampered by warm temperatures making the ground too soft to work. It is very important to keep the levees in good repair because they provide flood protection for the lower “loop” of Amana, lower Middle Amana and farm fields near High Amana and West Amana, Hoover said. Furthermore, as Iowa’s only remaining canal and one of the very few historic canals in the Midwest still in place, the Mill Race is recognized by the National Park Service and others as an important legacy and worthy of maintenance. But it’s important not to underestimate the News & Notes continues on page 2 Electronic version readers of the Bulletin may connect to websites or e-mails by moving your curser over most of those items and clicking. AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN Page Two News & Notes from page 1 flood protection value of the levees to the Colonies. “We saw again in 2013 how important the Mill Race levees are to protecting property in the Colonies,” she noted. The canal levees protected homes and businesses in Amana and Middle and croplands near Middle, High and West from the Iowa River as it swelled beyond its banks and filled the valley. Cork N Canvas Painting Class for Women Looking for a fun evening out with friends? Sign up for a Cork ‘n Canvas Iowa painting class at the ITAC Center, Friday, March 27. You bring the wine, beer or soda and they will supply the instruction, canvas and paints. The three-hour class designed for beginners starts at 6:30 p.m. and includes step-by-step instruction so that you create your own sunflower masterpiece. Follow the steps or do your own thing, you can’t go wrong, the invite explains. The cost is $30. To see all the details and there are details, go to their Facebook page at Cork ‘n Canvas Iowa or to the website at http://bit.ly/ Iowa TheatreCork. 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. Village Custom Glass Zuber’s Homestead Hotel Zuber’s Home Plate Lunch Serving Mon. – Thurs. 11 – 2p.m. Always offering a variety of sandwiches, soups, and desserts Daily Specials: Mon - Cheese Soup Bar Tues - Chicken Pot Pie and French Onion soup Wed - Chicken Pot Pie and Roasted Cream of Tomato soup Thurs - Ham and Beans with Corn Bread or Chili with Cinnamon Roll Help Wanted Millstream Brewery We are looking for a position behind the bar in our hospitality room Monday – Friday during the day. Must be 18 or older to serve beer. Please apply in person at Al Dubberke, Owner Join Us in the Wild Wild West…. Come join us at Amana Elementary for a Wild West Roundup!!!! The fun is unlimited!!! At this shindig your kiddos can jump on FOUR fabulous inflatables, have a rootin’ tootin’ time in the photo booth, and let their imaginations run wild at the face painting station!! Then they can mosey over to the piñata smashing contest, the infamous cakewalk, and other hoedown inspired games!!!! Your lil’l buckaroo can enjoy the entire evening and all it has to offer for six dollar bills!! And for the older dudes….don’t forget to check out the silent auction and raffle items!! To recharge your cowboy or cowgirl, we will be serving some grub including BBQ pork sandwiches and hot dogs with party potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and chips. Prices will be seven dollar bills for adults and five dollar bills for elementary school buckaroos and younger (take outs available). These prices will include a drink to wet your whistle!! So comin’ get it….February 21st from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Everyone welcome!!! Millstream Brewery Feb 18th or later. Please feel free to call 622-3672 with questions. PART-TIME TELLER Join the teller team at Community 1st Credit Union in the Amana Whirlpool location! You’ll provide excellent service by greeting members with a smile and assisting with account transactions and inquiries. Customer service and cash-handling experience preferred, and attention to detail is a must. Come join C1st today! Starting pay $10/hour. Window and Screen Repair 4312 F Street, Amana Phone 319-622-6690 or 319-929-2570 February 12, 2015 To apply, visit: www.c1stcu.com/careers and Yana’s Stop in and check out our winter specials! 20% off all clothes. CCA Youth Football Registration The Clear Creek Amana Youth Football Program is holding registrations for incoming 5th and 6th grade students for the 2015 - 2016 school year on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from 6:00 p. m. - 8:00 p. m. in the Clear Creek Amana Middle School Multi-purpose room. All students and parents interested should come to the meeting to find out more about the program. Fundamentals of football will be taught. This is full contact with pads and helmets. All equipment will be furnished except shoes. Cost for the program is $150.00, which will include a jamboree, practices (practices start mid-August and last until the final game in October - there will be four practices the first couple of weeks and three practices thereafter until the season is completed), six games on Sundays starting in mid-September and running through October. Registrations forms will be available that night and your student will be weighed and measured for uniforms after the informational meeting. We encourage all students to participate, so if the fee is a problem, scholarships are available. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help coach, please contact CCA Coordinator Jim Seelman at 319/626-6155 evenings or e-mail - [email protected]. This is not a school sponsored program. Got News? Please Share It Each week the Bulletin features items of local interest and we ask input from the public. We reserve the right to edit for readability and for size (not content and local applicability). 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Thank You http://www.amanashops.com amanashops.com Find all your favorite Amana Products at: AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN Page Three CCA 1st Semester Honor roll 12th Grade Rohret, Erica GPA 4.0 Sader, Laura Beckler, Rachel Schau, Kia Crozier, Shaunessey Smith, Mia Evans, Abby Stokes, Hanna Lavalley, Kendra Sweeney, Alexa McGrath, Sarah Walters, Killian Mooney, Bailey 11th Grade Moore, Elizabeth 4.0 GPA Rourke, Chase Davidson, Maia Rourke, Nile Douglass, Gabriel Schwarting, Natalie Floryanovich, Andrey Seelman, Kiley Goldsmith, Daniel Sefzik, Jana Hop, Skylar Stopko, Lauren Hruby, Emma Toy, Trevor Lukas, Megan C Wichhart, Ellie Phillips, Makayla GPA 3.5-3.99 Sherman, Mollie Bandy, Tanner Williams, Rebekah Barney, Mallory Paige Zinchuk, Anna Bearden, Amanda GPA 3.5-3.99 Bontrager, Summer Allen, Mallory Bowling, Blake Bainbridge, Zachary Bowman, Travis Beckler, Megan Michelle Brechtel, Daniel A Carlson, Shailee Brimeyer, Natalie Denham, Nickolas Butler, Bailey DeVore, Alison Chambers, Jillian Douglass, Monica Cronbaugh, McKenna Fairholm, Jacquelyn Davis, Logan Goldsmith, David Graesser, Samuel Graber, Hannah Hall, Megan Greene, Kaitlin Helle, Grant James, Courtney Nicole Henkle, Rachel Kalkhoff, Bryan Horning, Cooper McGraw, Andrew Huebner-Lane, Kyl Murray, Kelli Johanson, Riley Navara, Nolan Johnson, Moriah Neubauer, Jacob William Kinnaird, Alexis Owens, Landon Knaack, Andrew Prusha, Ashley Elizabeth Lipkea, Dacia Schwarting, Corrine Lucas, Miles Shores, Drake Lukes, Noland Siewert, Elizabeth Mass, Adam Weldon, Alyssa Morehouse, Devin Jane Wood, Allison Mougin, Haley GPA 3.0-3.49 Paige, Kenneth Carnahan, Austen Ray, Giselle Donahue, Macy Morgan Roberts, Denton Eckhardt, Michael Sanchez, Jennifer Gaffey, Kiera Sandersfeld, Audrey Green, Kahler Spiker, Sage Hegewald, Tyler Suther, Matthew Henkle, Julianna Tackaberry, Jenna Krueger, Taelor Trigueros, Sarai Kurtz, Colton Watts, Jenna Lizarde-Garcia, Eric Watts, Samuel McCracken, Koleten Wieland, Emily Mews, Thomas Wolfe, Dylan Miller, Cal GPA 3.0-3.49 Moore, Rosemarie Ann Akers, Michael Noble, Destiny Barlucchi, Oliviero OKeefe, Kurtis Raymond Becicka, Alison Pierce, Jordan Berger, Lucas Readman, Joshua Bruner, Kyle Redenius, Rileigh Crawford, Luke Schuerer, Samantha Hailey Davis, Clarence Schulte, Coltyn Davis, Nicole Schwarting, Allissa Lynn DeLaney, Nancy Secrest-Seelman, Cooper Demmel, Kylie Smigel, Hannah Fuller, McKenzie Stanton, Seth Samuel Gingerich, Benjamin S Swails, Robby Greiner, Alexander Tener, Jacob Hall, Kelsey VanErsvelde, Nicole Hochstetler, Meridith Viktora, Logan Patrick Jacobson, Jonathan Wagner, Kali Jensen, Stephen Walton, Catelyn Judge, Lauren Weldon, Addison Jade Lucas, Harry Williams, Colton McAreavy, Keyan Williams, Dawson McKain, April Lynn Williams, Kyla McMenomy-Adams, Sydney Wurth, Michael L McRoberts, Tessa 10th Grade Michalec, Sarah GPA 4.0 Mougin, Hannah Albashair, Yara OConnell, Mary E Austin, Clare Coady Peterson, Brook Behrle, Jaidyn Pfister, Hannah Burzacott, Joel Ritchie, Alex Davidson, Eli Davis, Emma Schropp, Logan DeShaw, Brienna Dar Schropp, Matthew Elbashir, Israa Ali Schutterle, Ethan Ernst, Katlyn Shoesmith, Ashleah Godbolt, Elijah III Siders, Cory Harder, Emilie Siewert, Hannah Heinze, Nicholas Wildman, Donovan Johnson, Sarah Wingert, Luke Kirk, Benjamin Wood, Elizabeth Anne Koethe, Sheyanne 9th Grade Lopez-Alarcon, Maitreyi GPA 4.0 McCreedy, McKenna Albashair, Nour Murray, Grace Buffard, Thomas Navara, Claire Marie Crozier, Connor Pettinger, Jackson Hennes, Riley Bea Robinson, Rachel Jensen, David Sedlacek, Wyatt Johanson, Sebastian Shrader, Jillian Miller, Megan Swenka, William Pettinger, Allison Toy, Derek Sandersfeld, Graham Weih, Jenna Wichhart, Nicole GPA 3.5-3.99 Wurth, Nicholas Akers, Anthony GPA 3.5-3.99 Bainbridge, Madison Aguirre, Sophia E Bellus, Alexander Beckler, Chloe Mae Bormann, Hannah Raye Beckler, Payton Cox, Jessica Black, Caroline Cronbaugh, Megan Brenneman, Mayghan Duncan, Rylee Brimeyer, Matthew Espinoza, Oscar Brusegaard, Ben Evans, Tiffany Campbell, Jared Frith, Alexander Gallagher, Cade Greathouse, Allison Grell, Stone Helle, Lauren Herrera, Lizbeth Carolina King, Skylar Kim, Jaeho Liebe, Devon King, Derick Navara, Erin Catherine Korschgen, Connor Nicks, Mercedes Langridge, Madelynn Oehlerich, Luke Liddell, Dalen Parthemore, Morgan Lipkea, Kelsey Payne, Nicholas Lucas, Conor Petrzelka, John Prather, Gabrielle Riggan, Grant Roller, Andrea Riggle, Kaitlin Sheely, Dylan Ritchie, Nicholas Siewert, Alivia Rohret, Nicolette Stratton, Cade Roller, Mariah Thomas, Daequan Rotter, Grayson Wnek, Danielle Sly, Jacob Wolfe, Jordan Smith, Cameron Woodward, Alyssa Szot, Benjamin Zuber, William Thomsen, Tate 3.0-3.49 VanNostrand, Miranda Bowman, Ellie VanZante, Joseph Brandt, Hannah Wilgenbusch, Kalista Buckman, Justine Williams, Tyreke Cochran, Tanner Wingert, Jack Cooper, Dakota 3.0-3.49 Cooper, Skyler Bledsoe, Kymwonyia Cullen, Nicole DeHaan, Kory Bolenga, Meligo Karen Duke, Holli Bruner, Jordan Emerson, Mollimarie Carew, Morgan Kathleen Fairholm, Olivia Carnahan, Alivea Fuller, Taylor Sue Condon, Hailey Graham, Kaleb Elliott, Lyndsey Ann Grimm, Lainey Fincel, Chris Herring, Christopher Gerot, Emily Hollrah, Andrea Graff, Megan Mason, Sam Heimovics, Oleg Montross, Madison Kathryn Hertel, Carter Moran, Chase Justice, Mckenzie Leigh Peterson, Daniel Kinnaird, Abbigail Jo Pirkl, Riley Kopejtka, Ashlee Scirpo, Jaden Kraus, Joseph Steggall, Brandon Loring, Ashley Wetjen, Garret Mass, Seth White, Cole Anthony McDonald, Ian Wildman, Dillon Mooney, Kendall Zamora, Carlos Morlan, Mitchell Mougin, Drake Mulder, Gwenyth Ohare, Johnathan Oxley, Benjamin Reighard, Jacoby Roberts, Dillon Rohret, Joseph Ross, Mason Roth, Ethan Schlotman, Kobey Congrats. keep up the good work! February 12, 2015 _____________________________________________ 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 & repairing 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 _____________________________________________ One bedroom apartment for rent in Middle Amana. Call 602-284-3487 _____________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________ Furniture Nice good quality Living room grouping, neutral colored dark taupe- sofa sleeper with matching recliner and swivel rocker, all with wood trim. Two rectangular end tables and one hexagon table, all oak w/glass tops. Two nice lighted oak & glass lamps and one floor lamp. 25” RCA console swivel T.V. in good working condition, Price negotiable. Call 319-325-3362. If no answer please leave message. _____________________________________________ Help Wanted _____________________________________________ Young person interested in part time Summer Job that could possibly lead to a career in Historic Amana masonry. Call 319-622-3240 ______________________________________________ Personal assistant needed, Call Larry Hertel evenings at 622-3424 ______________________________________________ Wanted to buy ______________________________________________ 1964-1965 Amana HS year book. Mine were all damaged and I would like to have just the one from my senior year. Please contact Pam Kelly at [email protected]. Thank you. ______________________________________________ BUYING All ANTIQUES; Toys, Furniture, Crocks, Paintings and Weird Items “any condition”. Please call 319 270 1251 or 319 538 8668. ______________________________________________ The Amana Print Shop Hours are: Mon. - Thurs. 8-4:30 Fri. 8-2 or by appointment Phone 319-622-3912 Mailing address: PO Box 89, Middle, IA 52307 ASI Bulletin Classified ads are $6 for the first 25 words. $1/5 words thereafter Display ads are $7 per column inch, extensive graphics work is extra Middle Amana Colonial Manor School email: [email protected] Electronic version readers of the Bulletin may connect to websites or e-mails by moving your curser over most of those items and clicking. Page Four February 12, 2015 AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN feathers in the wind Today is sort of cold. (It is February so I was not exactly expecting 70-degree weather.) Anyway I was sorting the laundry and like usual I found one sock without a mate. I think I have finally figured this problem out. I like to wear hand knit sock. That usually means that there is SOME wool in the sock. Wool likes to have “static cling” so I have been known to find a missing sock attached to some article of clothing. I am quite relieved to find a missing sock, but the frustration I feel until I find that mate really angers me. The other day I found not one, but two holes in one of the socks that needed to be fixed. I suddenly had a light go off in my brain and wanted to write the following note to my Oma. Dear Selzer Oma, Remember those summer days we would sit in the swing and you would carefully mend Opa’s socks? You had that wooden darning egg I would like to “borrow.” I now understand why you went to all that trouble to mend his socks. I tried “helping” you, but I got tired of mending the socks like you did (weaving the thread back and forth).. I thought it made more sense if I just pulled one side of the hole to the other side thus leaving a nice knot. Thanks for not criticizing me because I now know how long it took you to knit those socks and how you just did not want to throw them away after all the work you had put into them. Sorry! Barbara I have to admit that I have tried and tried to knit socks, but when I get to the heel of the sock I sort of loose any calmness I might have had. It is a time when there better be total quiet and no interference at all. Thank goodness there are people like Virginia Neuman who can knit socks fast. Obviously someone must have taught her a secret method of knitting so quickly. Now that I have holes in my beloved socks I have to “mend” them because the thought of throwing them away…well if you have ever done a craft and seen it in the trash you will understand. I think I will have to look through some drawers for a darning egg or even a light bulb (yes, you can use those instead) and then get a good light and some peaceful music. If you see Charlemagne before I get to this task please warn him that his wife has found yet another project and he might like to stay out of her way. B.S.H. VA Burial Benefits and Survivors Pension (DIC) Briefings Tuesday March 10th, 2:30pm Highland Ridge, Williamsburg Wednesday March 18th, 9:00am Colonial Manor/Lakeview Wednesday March 18th, 5:30pm Marengo Public Library 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” Ronneburg Restaurant •Phone: 319-622-3641 •Winter Specials Homemade Hardy Soups Every Week Evenings: Wednesdays - Steak Night Thursdays - All-you-can- Eat Broasted Chicken Friday Night - Catfish Valentine’s Day Special Prime Rib Rouladin & Schnitzel with dessert Grilled Salmon Please call ahead to reserve your table! Henry’s Village Market is gearing up for SPRING! We just received our 2015 SEEDS so stop in and find some new and interesting things to try in your garden this year! Henry’s Village Market 4125 V Street Homestead 319-622-3931 Dusk to Dawn Bed and Breakfast Valentine’s Day is on it’s way! Treat your valentine to this unique gift. Enjoy a 1 night stay with us including special treats from around the Amanas including a bottle of wine, chocolate caramels, and more! Choose to stay with us either February 13 or 14 to enjoy this valentine package. We are accepting reservations now-so give us a call and surprise your valentine with a romantic getaway to the historic Amana Colonies! Thousands of Iowa Children Need a C.A.S.A. Volunteer The Iowa Child Advocacy Board is currently seeking people interested in becoming COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE® (CASA) volunteers for some of the thousands of Iowa children currently under the juvenile court’s jurisdiction due to abuse and neglect. Volunteers are needed in Tama, Benton, and Iowa Counties. The Iowa CASA Program trains and supports community volunteers to serve as an effective voice in court for these most vulnerable children, strengthening efforts to ensure that each child is living in a safe, permanent and nurturing home. CASA volunteers are truly special people who play a huge role in a child’s life by serving as an extra set of eyes and ears for judges presiding over abuse and neglect cases. They donate their time and energy to provide a safety net for kids in the child welfare system. The need for this safety net is even more obvious in these times of troubled budgets, as our Courts and child welfare agencies are being challenged to do more with less. CASA volunteers are ordinary citizens doing extraordinary things to help keep the best interests of our children in the forefront. CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to a specific abuse and neglect case, to gather information and make recommendations to the Court that help assure the child’s needs are being met and that everyone is working together to resolve problems and achieve permanency for the child. Volunteers typically stay with each case until it is closed by the Court, and the child is in a safe, permanent home. The basic requirements for becoming a CASA volunteer are that one be a committed, caring adult who can think independently and use good judgment, have good communication skills and time to spend on their assigned case. Volunteers average about 5-10 hours a month on their cases attending court appearances and maintaining contact with the child, the child’s parents, case workers, foster parents, therapists, teachers, doctors, relatives and anyone else who has knowledge of the child’s situation. CASA volunteers are asked for a one year commitment following 30 hours of training in the child welfare system, juvenile law and legal procedures, child development, family dynamics, child abuse and neglect issues, interviewing and reporting techniques, advocacy skills and child permanency factors. Each volunteer works with their local Program Coordinator and is appointed to each case by a juvenile court judge. CASA® and COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE® are registered trademarks of the National CASA Association. For more information on how you can help an abused or neglected child in the Iowa juvenile court system please contact the Iowa Child Advocacy Board at 877-5788842 or visit www.casaiowa.org . http://www.amanashops.com amanashops.com Find all your favorite Amana Products at:
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