Amana, Iowa, Thursday, May 28, 201 Vol. LXXXIV Amana Church news The early (German) Service will be in the Middle Church Sunday, May 31, 2015, starting at 8:30 AM with Elder Kristie Yoder presiding. Opening Hymn: “Folget Mir ruft uns das Leben” No. 281, vs 1-7 Seite 272 Testimony: J.F. Rock, Schaffhaussen, August 17, 1725 Scripture: I Kings 19:3-14 Psalm 46 Closing Hymn: “Folget Mir ruft uns das Leben” No. 281, vs 8-14 Seite 273 The late (English) service will start at 10:00 A.M. with the following hymns: Opening Hymn: “Follow Me, the Savior Calleth” No. 24 Closing Hymn: “Thee Will I love, My Strength, My Tower” No. 46 The Wednesday evening prayer (Nachtgebet) service will be held at 7:00 P.M. in Middle. Visitors are welcome to join us in worship at all Amana Church Services. Childcare available at the English services. ––––– Congregate Meals Seems like we were just saying “Spring is just around the corner”. Now, its “Summer is just around the corner”. How time flies. June is the month to honor fathers and graduates and extend our best wishes to the bride and groom. It’s a busy and hectic time of the year. Why not take a break and join us for lunch and fellowship at the Amana Church some Monday. We have a list of outstanding menus as follows: June 1: Meat Loaf, Crispy Cube Potatoes, Snap Beans, Fresh Orange. June 8: Asparague Ratolli Chicken, 5 Veggie Mix, Pineapple, Chocolate Chip Cookie. All meals are served with bread & butter, and a drink. Doors open at 11:00 and we serve at 11:30. Price is a low $5.00. To make a reservation or if you have questions call Anne Freshour @ 622-3781 before noon on Friday. Hope to see you there !!! ––––– Amana to host Community Blood Drive Friday, June 12 Amana will host a community blood drive from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm on Friday, June 12 at 3023 220th Trail, inside the MVRBC Bus, Library Parking Lot, 3023 220th Trail, Middle Amana. To donate, please contact Heather Fox at (319) 622-3192 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 2519 to locate the drive. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. or MVRBC Donor Card is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at (800)747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 4/17/15 are eligible to give at this drive. ––––– What’s happening Friday, May 29th -- Amana RV Park: Beckster Fest Saturday, May 30th -- Woolen Mill: Fiber Process and Spin Class Thursday, June 4th, Homestead Ice Cream Social at Zuber’s (see below) ––––– Homestead Homemade Ice Cream Social Enjoy a summer evening eating homemade ice cream with neighbors or new friends beginning June 4 and every Thursday this summer starting at 6:30 p.m. until the ice cream is gone! The event will be held at Zuber’s Homestead Hotel or Die Heimat Country Inn with the June 4th event at Zuber’s. From then on look for the red wagon with an ice cream churn in it to know which location has the ice cream! Bring a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on, cash sales only. Questions can be directed to Zuber’s (391-622-3911) or Die Heimat (319-622-3937) Sponsored by these Homestead Businesses: Zuber’s Homestead Hotel, Die Heimat Country Inn, and Henry’s Village Market. A M A N A N E WS AND NOT E S Rain Didn’t Dampen the Weekend Though the annual Memorial Day recognition services at some cemeteries were cancelled due to rain on Monday morning, folks were able to get out and visit graves by 11 a.m. on Monday. Quite a number of people were noted visiting the seven Amana cemeteries all weekend long, but especially on Monday. The Amana Church would like to remind everyone that all grave decorations should be removed to allow for those who mow to do their work. Please, if you can, take jars and vases, wreaths, plastic flowers and so forth home so as not to overfill the waste barrels provided. Volunteers from the Amana Church placed the flags and crosses on 202 graves in the cemeteries last week and removed same on Tuesday evening. Sign Kids up for Fall and Spring 2016 Soccer Now Adult Volunteers Needed Hey it’s time to get your kids signed up for the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Region 1103 Season. And this weekend it’s the annual big Soccer Slam Tournament at the Middle Amana fields. This is a co-ed tournament for U8- U16 divisions. For all interested families with children ages 4-16 years, soccer registration for the new season will be $60 per player, plus $10 uniform upgrade, if registered on-line by July 1st. After July 1st, the fee will be $80 plus the $10 uniform upgrade. If you Register early to take advantage of the $20 cost savings. You can register and pay on-line at www. ayso1103.org. There is also a $5 multi-child discount available (first child regular price) and then every child registered in the same family receives $5 off. Registration fee includes 6 fall games and 6 spring games, as well as 2 jerseys (home/away), shorts, 2 pairs of socks, and supplemental accident insurance for your child. In addition, you may have access to the supplemental programs we offer, such as indoor soccer, AYSO sponsored tournaments, inter-regional play with Cedar Rapids, Youth Referee program, and Youth Coach training courses. Volunteers are needed to help coach, serve on the AYSO board, referee or help with maintaining the soccers fields. If interested in helping our 100% volunteer organization, please contact ayso@ ayso1103.org. Contact Tim Riggle, AYSO Regional Commissioner at [email protected] or 319-330-3957. Be sure to go to www.ayso1103.org for additional soccer program opportunities, including camp, tournaments, etc. AYSO is a nonprofit, volunteer driven organization serving children in the Amana, Belle Plaine, Brooklyn, Ladora, Marengo, Victor, Williamsburg and surrounding areas. Coming Right Up More Fun Beckster Fest, the weekend celebration at the Amana Colonies RV Park hosted by Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen will be this weekend, May 29 – 31. This is the 13th year for the oompah party at No. 13 the RV Park and this year, Becky Livermore has invited back some of her all-time favorite bands and a couple of new friends including Julie Lee’s White Rose Band, Malek’s Fisherman and Gary’s Ridgland Dutchmen, plus the very popular, Karl’s Country Dutchmen. The music will be almost nonstop from Friday 6 p.m. to midnight, then Saturday noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. with a “polka mass” celebrated at 10:30 p.m. Tickets sold at the door with the Ronneburg Restaurant providing good food. ––––– Support the Fireworks We have greatly appreciated the financial support of our local community for the Fourth of July fireworks in the past. This year we are once again asking for individual contributions to the fireworks fund. All funds raised will be used for the purchase of the fireworks alone as a part of this event as we build community relationships and family values throughout the Amana Colonies by celebrating a meaningful, patriotic, family oriented Independence Day. Please consider a contribution to the fireworks. Contribution can be sent to: Amana Community Fireworks, P.O. Box 11, Amana, IA 25503. Thanks again for your past support. ––––– South Slope to Upgrade Amana with Fiber Optic Technology South Slope is preparing to install fiber optics in homes and businesses in the Amana Colonies (East Amana already has fiber). Fiber optic technology is the most advanced available and will replace copper telephone wire at no cost to homeowners or businesses. With fiber optics, South Slope customers can look forward to a secure and reliable internet connection, increased bandwidth for faster internet speeds, and extraordinarily clear television and telephone service. In June, South Slope contractors will began construction and in August crews will arrive to splice the fiber optics. At that time, homeowners and businesses will begin receiving postcards inviting them to make an appointment to convert to fiber optics. In addition, South Slope will send crews back out to make sure all yard cleanup is satisfactory. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the fiber conversion process further, please call South Slope at 319-626-2211 and ask for Mark Ditch. Learn more about the benefits of fiber optics at www.southslope.com/fiber<http://www.southslope.com/fiber>. ––––– The Amana Library Summer Hours: (effective June 1, 2015) Monday 9:00 - 3:00 Tuesday 9:00 - 6:00 Wednesday 9:00 - 1:30 Thursday 9:00 - 6:00 Friday 9:00 - 6:00 Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 ––––– thank you The Amana Elementary PTO would like to extend a huge “Thank You!!!” to the Amana Community Chest for donating funds that will enable us to purchase laptop recharging stations for our 21st Century Learning Lab!! With this donation, you are helping to enrich the learning experience of our children. Thank you Amana Community Chest for your donation and all that you do for our community!! 35th Annual AMANA FIREFIGHTERS’ BREAKFAST Saturday, June 6 - Serving from 7 - 11 a.m. At the Middle Amana Fire Station Donations Requested Serving Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Bread & Butter, Juice, Milk & Coffee AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN Page Two feathers in the wind I keep finding pictures that people have dug up from their files of their days in high school. It will be my class’ 50th anniversary this year so we are planning a get together. Thank goodness that the main organizer, Gloria Alexander, is in charge otherwise we would probably have to wait another fifty years for a class reunion. She has the “nerve” to post pictures of us on ”Face book.” I have tried to figure out ways of removing pictures of myself, but she has some sort of “hex” put on the website that does not allow me to remove anything. I believe she even has a secret code that only allows certain people to view the pictures. I especially “love” the picture of us in our Campfire outfits. Talk about uniforms that make one look like a total geek. We even wore beanies! Later on, in Campfire Girls, we had these vests upon which we sewed beads that clattered around like voodoo charms. Thank goodness the one picture she will not find is of the high school girls during GYM CLASS. In our freshman year we had a teacher by the name of, Mr. Englund. He was also our algebra teacher making us even more fearful of him. We had gym class the first thing Monday morning. I am sure that we used A LOT of deodorant, powder and perfume after the torture he put us through. Heaven forbid that we would shower and ruin our hair before going to school. This was the time before curling irons so we used lots and lots of hair spray, which would cause the ozone layer to have a hole in it. We were in the school gym lined in military precision. (He had been in the army and even got the Purple Heart, for what I have no idea.) I was no fool so I made sure I was always in the back row wearing my blue shorts, white shirt and sneakers hoping that he would never single me out. No one has ever thought of me as being athletic. We began with jumping jack. I know it was at least 40 of them at a time so you can imagine we just wanted to BREATHE afterwards. He allowed us just a few seconds or “rest” then on to toe touches, lunges, and other painful exercises making me want to expire then and there. I wonder if he was trying to wear us down from puberty. (He did not succeed!) I would sometimes look over at Pat Zuber and wonder why she had not even broke a sweat and then figure she was just showing off because her mother was a nurse and therefore she was demonstrating to the rest of us what a fine physical specimen she was. Bah! Humbug! For reasons known only to the Mayor of East she was always toward the front. I am not sure why, but I do know that when it came to gym class, she did not exactly become a Phi Beta Kappa. She and a few others were often called in front to show how to they could improve themselves with the exercises. We could have cared less EXCEPT that it gave us a moment to catch our breaths again. I think the shorter people were in the front that might explain things. Why we would be grouped that way is anyone’s guess since, in the army, the larger 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” people are usually in the front of the formation…I suppose they make better targets. By the time we were done with these:”exercises” we got on the bus back to the “old” high school and classes. The next day all of us were so sore (especially our legs) that just getting unto the first step of the bus was torture. It took about a week until we felt better, but then the second session of gym class would begin again sort of ruining out weekend. I often wonder whatever became of Mr. Englund. I still remember that the very first algebra test he gave I FLUNKED. I was so heartbroken. I spoke to the Mayor who told me that when she reported her grade to her parents she said, “Yes, I flunked, but at least I was the highest on the list.” (Isn’t it amazing that that she and I are still friends?) Do you remember those special moments in your growing up years? I am sure that Gloria Alexander would love to hear about them so she can record them in this book she is composing. I have a feeling she is going to use it to blackmail us. B.S.H. Ronneburg Restaurant •Homemade Hearty Soups • Friday Night Special -Catfish- Have you had Breakfast with your friends at the Ronneburg lately? Come try our Amana Colonies style Plate Sized Pancakes!! •Phone: 319-622-3641 Please call ahead to reserve your table! 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 May 28, 2015 Amana Sanitary District Meeting The monthly meeting of the Amana Sanitary District will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 01, 2015 in the Amana Sanitary lift station. Northern Ridge Farmers Market Now Open: Mon.-Fri. 3-6; Sat. & Sun. 10-6 asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, beets, kohlrabi, lettuce and hanging flower baskets Call Bonnie at 319-530-0201 or David at 319-331-4816 Turn North at the “big flag” on Hwy 6, Oxford Child Safety Fair in oxford saturday Elementary School students in the Clear Creek Amana School District are invited to a Child Safety Fair on Saturday, May 30 at Creekside Park in Oxford. This would include all elementary students at Amana Elementary in Amana, Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford, and North Bend Elementary in North Liberty. The event is sponsored by Canopy Lodge (Masons) of Oxford, IA. There will be games for the kids along with representatives from various community organizations participating in the fair. Some of the activities and organizations that will be there are: · The Oxford Fire Department will have a fire truck on hand and will be available for questions. · The Oxford First Responders will bring their rescue vehicle and will be available for questions, · The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office will send their K-9 Unit – they will put on a demonstration and will be available for questions. · The UIHC Air Care will have their helicopter and crew on hand and will be available for questions. · A Fingerprinting Merit Badge Counselor will be at the fair to help the Boy Scouts earn this badge – the Child Safety Card will go home with you. Contact Bruce Dolder with questions: [email protected] ________________________________________ For sale _________________________________________ Home for sale in South Amana: 1707 4th Ave., South Amana, IA. Please contact Mike Shoup at 319-551-1820 with questions. For photos and additional information go to http://www.southamanahomeforsale.com _________________________________________ Help Wanted _________________________________________ Housekeeper needed, part time hours; also need 2nd shift desk clerk. Apply at Guest House Hotel, 4712 220th Trail Amana. _________________________________________ Part time experienced office assistant & bookkeeper. Call the Colony Inn Restaurant, ask for Dennis Roemig. _________________________________________ Very part time gardener/housekeeper. $18/hr. Call Larry Hertel evenings at 622-3424 _________________________________________ Commercial cleaning position available immediately between Homestead & South Amana, evening hours 6:00pm - 8:30pm, M/W/F. Must have clean background and transportation. Starting pay $12/hr. Please respond to this ad at 319-540-1358 with qualifications, contact information, and town you live in. _________________________________________ Wanted to buy _________________________________________ BUYING All ANTIQUES; Toys, Furniture, Crocks, Paintings and Weird Items “any condition”. Please call 319-270-1251 or 319-538-8668. ____________________________________ For rent ________________________________________ Large one bedroom apartment Available for rent in West Amana Please contact 319-430-3373 ________________________________________ South Amana, 2 bedroom up-stairs Apt. A/C Refrigerator, No pets. Call 319-389-5689 or 319-846-2436 ________________________________________ Available now! Retail and/or office space. Contact Jim or Terry Roemig 622-3916 or 622-3227 ________________________________________ Services ________________________________________ Drywall & plaster repair. Call Justen at 319-9367065. ____________________________________ The Amana Print Shop email-- [email protected] phone-- 319-622-3912
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