Geauga’s Sweetest Time … Old and New chicken dinner served at noon. Over 100 had lunch. The Northeast Ohio Maple Institute and Maple Days in Ohio are two of the longest standing traditions in the Ohio Maple Industry which, itself, is 72 years old. This makes it the oldest ongoing Extension Program in the state. James Miller of Chipmunk Lane has already made maple syrup this year! And it is some of the best tasting syrup I’ve ever tasted, with the clearest color. Awesome! By Donnie Miller
Our next issue of Plain Country is March 7. Submission deadline is Monday, Feb. 23. Advertising deadline is March 2. Please send the information to share to Plain Country, P.O. Box 626, Middlefield, OH 44062, or call 440-632-0782 or fax to 440-834-8933. Subscriptions are available for $25 per year {AMISH COMMUNITY NEWS} Vol. 4 No. 1 February 15, 2012 Our Sweetest Season Friday evening, Jan. 27, we had Ohio Maple Days trade show, with many people setting up their displays here at Joe’s Window Shop. We also had a carry-in with many different dishes made with maple syrup. Around 250 people walked through. It was very interesting. Making maple syrup has become quite sophisticated. On Saturday, Jan. 28, was the meeting also held at our window shop with speakers Dr. Gary Graham, Mr. Stephan Childs and Ms. Amy Stone. This was followed by a Let’s see if I can come up with something about sugaring. It sure is different from sixty years ago. It is still the same sweet stuff. But 60 years ago, you didn’t hear anything about tubing, R.O., steam-a-ways, or forced air. Old Joe Yoder used to say, “Not before the 20th of February.” When we at home still had the IXL, we used to take a book along in the sugarhouse. With the arches today, you don’t have time to even sit! Since the boy put in the new arch, I don’t go to the sugarhouse by my lonesome, as I cannot keep up with watching the pans and keeping the fire going. When I was a little girl and we lived in Mercer, Pa., my Dad had a small Sugarbush. He used to cook enough syrup for our own use, and maybe a little more. We liked to go back when we was boiling sap and have our lunch there. Dad used to boil eggs in the sap, so he had hard-boiled eggs. Sweet Memories By Rachel Miller Jan. 31, 2012 … I’m sure the maple syrup producers are thinking about tapping. Makes us wonder how good a season we will have this year. Lots of moisture, but not much cold weather. We always thought we must have cold weather to make the sap sweet. We must have freezing and warm weather to make the sap rise … or does the sap come down? Sweet Thoughts By Donnie Miller Geauga’s Sweetest Time … Old and New By William Bender Sweet News By Sarah Miller chicken dinner served at noon. Over 100 had lunch. The Northeast Ohio Maple Institute and Maple Days in Ohio are two of the longest standing traditions in the Ohio Maple Industry which, itself, is 72 years old. This makes it the oldest ongoing Extension Program in the state. James Miller of Chipmunk Lane has already made maple syrup this year! And it is some of the best tasting syrup I’ve ever tasted, with the clearest color. Awesome! We would take syrup and spread it on clean snow and make “spatza”. We also cooked maple cream candy. It was good, but very rich! I remember we usually butchered pigs too and had scrapple or liverwurst and pancakes with fresh maple syrup for breakfast. That was so good … especially when I was old enough and had milked a couple cows and fed the chickens before eating.
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Our next issue of Plain Country is March 7. Submission deadline is Monday, Feb. 23. Advertising deadline is March 2. Please send the information to share to Plain Country, P.O. Box 626, Middlefield, OH 44062,
or call 440-632-0782 or fax to 440-834-8933. Subscriptions are available for $25 per year
{AMISH COMMUNITY NEWS}Vol. 4 No. 1 February 15, 2012
Our Sweetest SeasonFriday evening, Jan. 27, we had Ohio
Maple Days trade show, with many people setting up their displays here at Joe’s Window Shop. We also had a carry-in with many different dishes made with maple syrup. Around 250 people walked through. It was very interesting. Making maple syrup has become quite sophisticated. On Saturday, Jan. 28, was the meeting also held at our window shop with speakers Dr. Gary Graham, Mr. Stephan Childs and Ms. Amy Stone. This was followed by a
Let’s see if I can come up with something about sugaring.
It sure is different from sixty years ago. It is still the same sweet stuff. But 60 years ago, you didn’t hear anything about tubing, R.O., steam-a-ways, or forced air.
Old Joe Yoder used to say, “Not before the 20th of February.”When we at home still had the IXL, we used to take a book along in the sugarhouse. With the arches today, you don’t
have time to even sit! Since the boy put in the new arch, I don’t go to the sugarhouse by my lonesome, as I cannot keep up with watching the pans and keeping the fire going.
When I was a little girl and we lived in Mercer, Pa., my Dad had a small Sugarbush. He used to cook enough syrup for our own use, and maybe a little more.
We liked to go back when we was boiling sap and have our lunch there. Dad used to boil eggs in the sap, so he had hard-boiled eggs.
Sweet Memories By Rachel Miller
Jan. 31, 2012 … I’m sure the maple syrup producers are thinking about tapping. Makes us wonder how good a season we will have this year. Lots of moisture, but not much cold weather. We always thought we must have cold weather to make the sap sweet. We must
have freezing and warm weather to make the sap rise … or does the sap come down?
Sweet Thoughts By Donnie Miller
Geauga’s Sweetest Time … Old and New By William Bender
Sweet News By Sarah Miller
chicken dinner served at noon. Over 100 had lunch.
The Northeast Ohio Maple Institute and Maple Days in Ohio are two of the longest standing traditions in the Ohio Maple Industry which, itself, is 72 years old. This makes it the oldest ongoing Extension Program in the state.
James Miller of Chipmunk Lane has already made maple syrup this year! And it is some of the best tasting syrup I’ve ever tasted, with the clearest color. Awesome!
We would take syrup and spread it on clean snow and make “spatza”. We also cooked maple cream candy. It was good, but very rich! I remember we usually butchered pigs
too and had scrapple or liverwurst and pancakes with fresh maple syrup for breakfast. That was so good … especially when I was old enough and had milked a couple cows and fed the chickens before eating.
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{AMISH COMMUNITY NEWS}Publisher: the Fontanelle group inc
Editorial Coordinators: Jacquie Foote and Joe & Sarah MillerStaff Writers: Katherine M. Byler, Barbara ann Detweiler and Donnie Miller
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In This Issue ...anniversary ........................................................02Birthdays ..............................................................02Bits and Pieces of Yesterday ..........................06Bookmobile news ............................................08Books in Review ................................................08Children’s Immunization Clinics ..................02From our Schools ...................................... ......04Greetings from Garrettsville .........................08Greetings from the Plain Community .......02Hello from amish Crossing Corner .............06Hello from Huntsburg .....................................06In Memoriam......................................................02Katherine’s Korner ............................................04lines by linda ....................................................07Mom’s Diary ........................................................05Parkman Pathways ...........................................07Plain Concerns....................................................02Plain Fun ..............................................................09Recipes .................................................................03Spotlight on Your Business .......................... 04tell Me a Story ...................................................06Wanted for our next Issue ............................02
Plain Concernseach day 70,000 kittens and puppies
are born in the United States. Many wind up homeless on our doorsteps. Shelters are overcrowded and healthy animals are euthanized because there are no homes.the best solution is to spay or neuter to cut down the breeding population. But the expense!!
Following is a list of organizations that help with low cost spay/neuter surgeries: Rescue Village 440-338-4819 Geauga Dog Warden 440-286-8135 Fix It in the Farmland 440-338-4819 extension 21 angels for animals 220-549-1111 Valley Save a Pet 440-232-9124
Happy Birthday!!Feb. 15 Marcus Yutzy (2)Feb. 15 Mrs. ada S. Yoder (57)Feb. 16 Mrs. Rebecca troyer (64)Feb. 16 Mark C. Hershberger (43)Feb. 16 Ruth R. Schlabach (17)Feb. 17 Wayne Hershberger (16)Feb. 17 William J. S. Miller (66)Feb. 17 Susan D. Miller (14)Feb. 17 James P. Miller (43)Feb. 17 James P. Miller (15)Feb. 17 Kathy J. Hershberger (9) Feb. 18 Raymond Mullet (27)Feb. 18 Mrs. lester (lorena) Byler (47)Feb. 18 Maria C. Byler (10)Feb. 18 Robbie S. Miller (1)Feb. 18 laura Yoder (36)Feb. 20 noah Yutzy III (15)Feb. 20 Mrs. eli (Martha) Miller (50)Feb. 21 esther lou MillerFeb. 22 Mrs. eli (Mary) Detweiler (26)Feb. 22 laura Mast (23)Feb. 22 Mrs. alma Miller Feb. 23 Barbara Yutzy (16)Feb. 23 Kenny S. Miller (2)Feb. 23 Wayne a. Mullet (8)Feb. 24 Mrs. olin (esther) Yoder (69)Feb. 24 Melvin o. Yoder (7)Feb. 25 Susan Miller (37)Feb. 26 Jacob M. Weaver (13)Feb. 27 ervin Yutzy (8)Feb. 27 loma Mae Mullet (26)Feb. 27 edna Mae Mullet (8)Feb. 27 Bill Stutzman (63)Feb. 27 Joseph o. Yoder (4)Feb. 28 Rosanna a. Detweiler (13)Feb. 28 Kenny W. Miller (13)Feb. 29 Carol n. Miller (12)March 1 Joseph W. Byler Sr. (68)March 4 aaron Shetler (49)March 4 Jonas l. Byler (25)March 5 Jonas (Yogi) Miller (73)
Children’s Immunization ClinicsGeauga County General Health District hosts local children’s immunization clinics. Immunizations for children and adolescents are free of charge for all Geauga County residents regardless of income. For non-Geauga residents, there is a $5 fee per child, per visit.MIDDLEFIELD CLINICS Third Thursday, Feb. 16 from 3 – 6 p.m. Second Wednesday, March 14 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. Third Wednesday, March 21 from 9 – 11:30 a.m.Clinics will be held at St. lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road (Route 87 east), Middlefield.NEWBURY TOWNSHIP CLINICWednesday, March 28 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. Clinic will be held at Grace evangelical Bible Church, 14951 auburn Road, newbury.
Wanted for our next issuePlease write in and share some . . .-Favorite after school and lunch bucket treats -Memories of sugaring-Benefits after March 7 -News from the schools-Birthdays and anniversaries-Tell Us a Story–send in stories or tidbits from the past, stories with morals, or Bible based stories, stories you like to tell, or stories that have been told to you Information for next edition must be received by Jan. 30 to be included. Send to: Plain Country, P.o. Box 626, Middlefield, oH 44062 Pho: 440-632-0782 or Fax: 440-636-9842
In MemoriamMilo S. Schlabach, 90, of
Mesopotamia, entered eternal rest Jan. 30, 2012 at home surrounded by friends and family. He was born Sept. 7, 1921 to the late Sam and ada (Byler) Schlabach. He is now reunited with his loving wife, Mary, with whom he shared 63 years, four months, and 23 days.
He was a lifelong resident of the Mesopotamia area and a member of the old order amish Church. Milo was a retired farmer. He enjoyed gardening, being a carpenter and an overall handyman. He also cherished spending time with his family and friends.
Milo is survived by daughter, esther (Dan P.) Hostetler of Middlefield, siblings, Catherine Yoder, naomi Yoder, David Schlabach; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife; two brothers, and one sister.
His final resting place is in the Wilcox Road Cemetery in Mesopotamia.
Notice from Ellen Hershberger …Do you have any old eyeglasses you no
longer need? If you will put them in Hilltop Variety or at my house, I’ll see to it that they get to the people who distribute them to the poor in Haiti. thank you.
Belated Happy Birthday Jan. 11 erma Miller (16)Jan. 25 Rebecca M. Miller (9)Jan. 27 owen l. Miller (54)Feb. 1 Karen S. Byler (4)Feb. 2 Ida Mae Hershberger (34)Feb. 3 Steven Barkman (15)Feb. 4 Bill F. Mullet (37)Feb. 5 Katie Mae Yoder (22)Feb. 5 Rhoda Miller (John) (2)Feb. 5 Kaytlin W. Miller (10)Feb. 6 Freeman e. Mullet (61)Feb. 6 Sarah l. Miller (22)Feb. 6 Karen Mullet (lester) (3)Feb. 7 Marcia Byler (4)Feb. 7 allen Miller Jr. (17)Feb. 7 Jacob Miller (13)Feb. 8 emma l. Miller (12)Feb. 8 erma l. Miller (12)Feb. 9 Mrs. Sam (tina) Miller (24)Feb. 9 allen Yoder (22)Feb. 9 Johnny J. Yoder (14)Feb. 9 loriann S. Yoder (8)Feb. 9 Viola C. Miller (5)Feb. 10 Martha Miller (38)Feb. 10 al Miller (48)Feb. 11 Daniel Barkman (27)Feb. 11 Mark J. Miller (34)Feb. 12 Katie ann (Freeman) Miller (64)Feb. 12 Mervin M. Weaver (10)Feb. 12 Steven e. Byler (12)
AnniversaryMose l. Yoder, born March 10, 1937 (75) and Martha M. Yoder, born aug. 10, 1938 (74) married on May 7, 1959. 52 years, 9 months and counting!
In MemoryMrs. ella HershbergerMrs. Mattie YoderMiss Fannie Hershberger
Jan. 30, 2012 … the end of January already, with ground hog day coming up. Will the ground hog see it’s shadow or not? one of my father’s favorite sayings was “If he sees his shadow its six more weeks of winter and if he doesn’t, it’s only 42 days.”
I had my pacemaker changed on Friday, Jan. 27 at the Clinic. My voltage was depleted in my old one, so a new one was installed. Had a lot of adhesions, so the removal was quite hard. Stayed overnight so I could receive extra antibiotics
since I am immune suppressed. Came home Saturday afternoon and am a bit sore yet.Grandson Mark Hershberger had shoulder surgery on Jan. 13. this was his second
surgery due to a basketball injury. Mark is on the bored side sitting at home. He is counting the days until he can work again. I believe sports are out for a while!
I wrote last time that I will enjoy another hospital stay. Wasn’t meant that I was going to enjoy my stay, but that it wasn’t going to be anything major. and that I wouldn’t suffer a lot of pain.
Greetings from the Plain Community
By Donnie Miller
Fracking in Geauga County
Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m.Parkman Community House
Please join us as we learn how to protect our drinking water and other things we hold dear. this is an important topic that continues to appear in the news. “Fracking” is the commonly used term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracking is the procedure of creating fractures in rock formations in the earth by injecting fluids (most commonly made up of water with chemical additives) under high pressure into small cracks in the rocks, which forces the cracks to widen into larger fissures. this procedure makes it easier to obtain the trapped natural gas. the evidence is mounting that the fracking process may come at a high cost. In some areas where fracking has been practiced, homeowners report that their underground drinking water supply has been compromised. Fracking is occurring right now in Geauga County. Don’t miss this important meeting at the Parkman Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, Parkman (44080) on Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about this timely topic!
Correction … the Poem, “Winter” which appeared on the first page of our Jan. 25, 2012 issue of Plain Country was written by Katherine Detweiler, not Katherine Byler.Sorry, Katherine!
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Beat eggs. Add milk, sugar, salt and vanilla and mix well.Stir in clean snow until no more can be added.*You can add fruits or flavoring.
Chunky Beef Soup A delicious beef stew … to can, or make a smaller batch just to serveSubmitted by Mrs. Samuel Miller
3/4 cups beef base2 1/2 gallons water2 large cans beef broth1 stick butter4 quarts tomato juice1 3/4 cups sugar1/4 cup salt4 quarts carrots2 quarts green beans3 quarts peas4 quarts potatoes2 quarts flour8 pounds hamburger2 large onions, choppedPepper to taste
Heat water with beef base, broth, butter, tomato juice and sugar until boiling.Make paste of flour and enough water for a smooth paste.Add to boiling broth.Cook vegetables separately. Drain. Add to broth.Brown meat with salt, pepper and onions.Add to soup. Bring to boil.Cold pack for 2 hours, or pressure cook at 10 pounds for 40 minutes.Makes about 30 quarts.
Beef StewSubmitted by Mrs. Andrew Miller
1 pint chunked beef1 pint waterBeef base to taste*Potatoes, cut into chunks*Carrots, sliced*Onions, sliced*Celery, sliced (optional)
Heat beef and water in a large kettle.Add vegetables.Add beef base.Thicken with mixture of water and flour.Once vegetables are soft, enjoy!
*Add vegetables according to the size of your family.
Stew with DumplingsSubmitted by Barbara Detweiler
*All amounts depend on size of family
Ham or chicken brothHam or chicken cut in pieces. (Leftovers are fine to use.)Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks3 cups milk6 eggsSalt to taste4 1/2 cups flourIn 6-quart kettle, heat broth.Add meat and potatoes, cook until potatoes are tender.Mix milk, eggs, salt and flour. Roll out and cut into squares. (You may add more flour if the dough is too sticky.)Drop dough into broth and simmer for 10 – 15 minutes.
Venison Oven StewSubmitted by Susan Barkman
2 pounds venison, cut into 1 inch cubes1 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon paprika10 ounce can tomato soup10 ounce can water1 tablespoon sugar2 tablespoons minute tapioca2 medium onions, sliced or chunked3/4 cups celery2 cups chopped carrots4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
Place meat in heavy ovenproof casserole.Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over meat. *Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 4 hours.Don’t peek while baking.Can be made in a slow cooker also.*I always add a few dashes hot sauce.
Place 4 cups of the potatoes in a pan. Cover with the water. Cook until potatoes are tender.Remove from heat (do not drain).Mash potatoes with the butter.In another pan, combine ham, celery, onion, remaining potatoes and seasonings.Stir in mashed potatoes; top with cheese.Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. Stir often so it doesn’t burn.Stir in sour cream until well blended. Heat again but don’t boil.If soup is too thick, use milk to thin it.
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KornerBy Katherine M. Byler
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Jan. 31, 2012 … So, now we have another month of winter out of the way. Forecast is for a cold February. “Florida, here we come!” (That was just a pretend saying. Things start to stagnate around here without snow and sunshine both! Visiting shut-ins and sending mail helps a great deal.)
The last of January brought about the passing of 90 year old Milo Schlabach. He’s been poorly for quite a while. Funeral and burial was Feb. 3. His wife, Mary, died in 2010. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Dan P. (Esther) Hostetler and seven
grandchildren plus 14 great-grandchildren.Another uncle of mine, Dan C. Byler, had a bone scan done. At the age of 82, he
deserves a clean bill of health. Am hoping for clear skies ahead.A long tanker truck carrying 43,000 pounds of something made too short a turn
here, on the corner of the road and nearly overturned. I yelled so loud, hubby thought the house was afire! The front wheels of the truck body were off the road and in the air. Whew! It was three hours before he was on his way again. The driver said he didn’t know there was a ditch on the corner. It took a huge wrecker to get him righted again. This has happened before with a regular semi.
February is a good month because there’s dining out to look forward to. It depends on the weather, of course. Mary Yoder’s Restaurant has the sweetheart of a deal Thursday evenings from 4-8 p.m. You buy a dinner; you get one free!
My brother says he was thinking he’d probably read how many days there are to Christmas in the last issue. Ha! I know, but I’m not telling … yet.
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Teacher Wilma asked her students to draw pictures of how they think they’ll look when they’re 100 years old. They also wrote about themselves at that age.
Here are a few examples:
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I feel not too good. I had a heart attack and am on five different kinds of pills. I sit on the chair and read with my one good eye. I stand up to sleep and to eat. I am feeble and have to use two canes. By Andrew Detweiler, Grade 8
I feel very spry yet in my old age. I am 100 years old today! What fun! I still
feel like I did when I was 99! I have 100 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren and 100 children. What a lot of children! I still have
50 of them at home! I do a lot of work and sometimes I play. As I told you, I’m as spry as I can be and will ever get. (Hopefully, the rest of my kids will marry soon!)By Katherine Detweiler, Grade 6
I feel like the oldest person on earth, since I turned 100. I have 15 children and they are all married and have children. Everyday, I sit on my rocking chair and think of my bygone days.By Katie Yoder, Grade 8
I feel old and kind of tired out. I do office work at the lumber yard now. I get tired just walking out to the shop.
By Johnny Detweiler, Grade 7
Submitted by Katherine Byler
Local scholars are getting their brains in gear studying their words for the annual spelling bees.
This is occurring in both public and parochial schools.
Maple Grove SchoolSubmitted by Rachel Miller
Children were sent home Jan. 25 because a lot of children were absent with stomach flu. The school remained closed on Jan. 26.
spotlight On...I feel like a grandma. My hair is as white as the snow. I can’t
walk around by myself for fear I will fall. And when I stand up in the morning, I can tell I’m 100 years old. My back feels as it could break in half. By Ruth Miller, Grade 8
Hi, I’m Emma Kempf. Today I am 100 years old. My bones creak and groan when I climb out of bed. It seems everybody talks quieter than they did when I was young. I have to wear hearing aids so I can hear them! Someone has to thread my needle for me because it seems there’s no hole there anymore. Also, I’m so fat I have to use a cane to walk because it seems my legs don’t want to hold me up. My face is full of wrinkles and my hair is white. I just don’t look in the mirror anymore.
A city was staging a mock air raid and the Boy Scouts had been called upon to act as wounded persons to be picked up and tended by members of the civil defense organization.
The first-aid people got behind schedule and one little Scout lay waiting for his rescuers for over an hour. When they finally arrived at his spot, they found a note in a childish scrawl.
“I bled to death,” it said, “and went home.”
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Tuesday, Jan. 10: Andrew went to a practice Spelling Bee. They’re getting ready for the Annual Spelldown in February.
Norma is sick AGAIN! More throwing up! Yuck!
Wednesday, Jan. 11: Andrew has a very bad head cold with itchy, watery eyes. So he and Norma are both home from school today. There goes my quiet day!
Thursday, Jan. 12: Norma went back to school today, but Andrew is home again.
Friday, Jan. 13: We awoke to SNOW! Nice, clean, white, wonderful snow!
It’s cold and windy, though, so I’ll hibernate for today.
Rose Edna is sewing up a storm. She made five dresses this week, three for my Mom, one for Laura and one for Katherine. I have dresses cut to make for myself. I’m not going to let her do mine!
Saturday, Jan. 14: A very normal, busy Saturday, baking, cleaning, laundry and cooking with everyone’s help.
Sunday, Jan. 15: To church at Dave and Ida’s, then back in the evening for supper.
Monday, Jan. 16: We’re hosting church services in two weeks, so we’re starting to clean the entire house.
Tuesday, Jan. 17: The snow is gone! It rained almost all day.
The eighth graders and teachers came here tonight to practice their spelling.
Wednesday, Jan. 18: We went down to Dad and Mom’s for homemade ice cream tonight. The children went sled riding on a hill close by.
Rose Edna went back to work after a month off.
Thursday, Jan. 19: The teachers and eighth graders visited schools today, so I went along. We visited eight of them.
Friday, Jan. 20: Thanks to Rose Edna, the cleaning and scrubbing are getting done. This afternoon, I helped clean the schoolhouse.
It is very cold and more of that nice snow is on the ground.
The only hill around here is that dirt pile in our yard, so that’s where the little girls sled ride.
Saturday, Jan. 21: Still lots of snow around. Wayne is working in the basement, hanging doors, etc.
Sunday, Jan. 22: We drove down to Dad’s so the children could sled ride on the big hill.
I made pizza to take along.Monday, Jan. 23: More rain.
It is very wet and slushy around here.
Wayne and John aren’t working at the mill – no logs –
so they’re getting bored and, also, a bit worried.
Wayne and the older children played card games tonight.
Tuesday, Jan. 24: The snow’s gone.
Today is Betty’s eighth birthday. My little girls are growing up way too fast!
Andrew went to practice spelling again tonight.
I cut and sewed curtains for the entrance windows.
Betty and Norma say they’ll be glad when church services are over because Rose Edna puts everything away all the time and they can’t find anything.
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Rose Edna got up sick this morning. She was all pasty white, so I called in sick for her and she was in bed all day. She felt better by tonight.
Thursday, Jan. 26: Wayne and I went to a wedding in the neighborhood while Rose Edna did most of the last minute major cleaning before Sunday.
Friday, Jan. 27: Went to buy food for lunch on Sunday. We’ll have oyster soup, so it will take lots of milk, oysters and bread.
Saturday, Jan. 28: The girls and I were busy all day with cleaning and cooking, getting ready for tomorrow,
Wayne and the boys had their own duties … setting down the benches, etc.
Sunday, Jan. 29: Lots of visitors here besides our own church people.
I had some of our neighbors here for supper.
Monday, Jan. 30: Mom called and told us Milo Slaubaugh died this afternoon. He is my great uncle.
Tuesday, Jan. 31: Went to do some errands.
More spelling tonight for Andrew.Wednesday, Feb.1: Wayne and
I went to the viewing tonight of Milo Slaubaugh.
Thursday, Feb. 2: I went to the funeral today. It was cold and dreary.
Friday, Feb. 3: A sunny day! It seems more like spring than winter.
Little Emily came to spend the day with me while her Mom took Baby Mary Liz to the doctor.
We went out to visit school for a while.
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Andrew tapped a few trees already and is cooking sap with a small arch. He fixed up a platform next to the woods, so he cooks the sap down there and sometimes ends up with a small amount of syrup. This he and whoever is out there with him promptly drink!
It gives him something to do and makes for some good memories!
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Plain Country | February 15, 2012
By Sarah Miller
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29 … almost the first month of 2012 gone. Where does the time go? When we are busy, time goes fast; when we are sick, it seems time goes slowly. How thankful we should be for a healthy body.
This week was the week of birthday celebrations. Coming together here on Tuesday evening, Jan. 24, were my sister Liz and Joe Yoder and son Paul, daughters Ruth and Sam Gingerich, son Robert, Elizabeth and Aaron Schmucker, all from Mio, Mich. Also there were sisters Fannie and Mel Yoder, and Edna and Bill Byler as well as more of the nieces and nephews, our married children and grands. We spent the evening visiting, snacking and singing. Our over-night guests were Paul and Robert. On Wednesday, the Michigan folks got together with the Yoder relatives at Jake and Lavina S. Byler’s, Bundysburg Road.
Surprising me for my birthday on Thursday, Jan. 26, were brother Melvin and Martha and three daughters, sister
Emma and Andy Weaver and daughter-in-law Barbara and baby, all from Jasper, N.Y. Also here were my sisters Fannie and Edna, nieces Ellen Hershberger, Barb Yutzy and Kathryn Miller, plus son Richards, Rays, daughters-in-law Kate Ann and Wayne Judy. Daughter Sylvia served lunch at their house with everyone bringing a dish. All too soon, they had to leave for home. But, it makes for more memories to ponder on as days go by.
This week I will be busy getting ready for church services here on next Sunday, Feb. 5.
Son Richards served Joe and me and son Wayne and family with a delicious
brunch this morning. We had biscuits and gravy, omelet,
bacon, fresh cured ham, toast and eggs, plus juice.
Enough to last all day. But … son Rays called and invited us up for supper! Oh my, how can I lose weight this way??
Daughter Betty and Melvin and family
plan to come down the weekend of Feb. 10 – 12.
They will visit his Mom and family until Sunday
afternoon, having brunch in our shop Sunday, Feb. 12.Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 … time
to get this letter faxed in. It’s a beautiful morning. Maybe I can wash off some dirty windows today.
Our sympathy to the Dan P. Hostetler family with the passing of father/grandfather Milo Schlabach who died Monday, Jan. 30. He was 90 years old and lived in Mespo.
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Another cold and windy day in Huntsburg.Anna can pass her time putting jigsaw puzzles together. Four more weeks to just sit.
She gets a lot of cards and letters. Mail time is a pass time for her.Got word Neely Ray of Delaware passed away. The way we heard, some went to
the funeral. Anyone who wanted to go had to call Nevin. What good did that do, as I wanted to go but couldn’t with Anna in the wheelchair. And I had a doctor appointment the same day as the funeral was. The last two appointments, we had to cancel (the first one because of Anna’s surgery). Then, the doctor canceled the next one. Now, I am two months behind.
Let’s go to Uncle Dan. Every spring Dans came to Mom and Dad’s for waffles and fresh maple syrup. This one time, Dan was eating waffles when Ada asked him how many waffles he was going to eat. And he said that they were not very good, but he thought the next ones would be better.
Sometimes Uncle Reubens would come, too … and Melvin Wengerds came every sugar season. Mom would boil the syrup to a certain degree and pour it over fresh snow. What a sticky mess! But we had fun and was it good!!
Jonas’s are my parents. I was 2 years old when we moved to Jackson Center, so I can’t remember. We moved back to Atlantic, Pa. when I was in the eighth grade. I was 12 years old when we moved in March. Then, in April, I turned 13. I remember I wanted to quit school then, as I only had six weeks to go. But no, I had to go to a new school for six weeks. When I was out of the eighth grade, I had to go one day a week for vocational school because I was so young. I can’t remember how long I had to go for that, maybe two years until I was 15. Actually, I used to like school.
I was in Atlantic, Pa. until I was 21 years old. Fifty-one years ago in this coming April, I moved to Ohio. But I did have my wedding at my parent’s in Atlantic. We will be married 50 years this summer.
Submitted by Sarah Miller
From R.J. Byler Middlefield, Ohio … Jan. 9, 1899
Weather is changeable. The coldest we had was on the second with 4 degrees below zero. Today it is 4 below with about 5 inches of snow.
Health is not very good with lots of people having the flu, children having the measles.
S. E. Mast was very low with heart trouble, but is better at this writing.
S. J. Byler and Miss Maryann Yoder were married on the second and left for Holmes County on the sixth.
Miss Mattie Miller is working for Samuel Gingerich.
John Miller, of this place, has bought the Davis farm at Huntsburg, 100 acres for $1,800.
Work is plenty here.
Submitted by Rachel Miller
Grandma’s Diary …. Thursday, Feb. 26, 1942
18 degrees at 6:30 a.m. Cloudy, wind in the northwest.
30 degrees at 2 p.m. Sun shining. Levi is here. Milo was here this morning. Jonas’s moved to Jackson Center, Pa., Route 2, today.
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Lines by LindaBy Linda Weaver
Jan. 28, 2012 … We are having a light dusting of snow this morning, at 33 degrees. Seems like snow doesn’t stay long at one time.
This has been a busy week with helping daughter Sara Jane get ready for church and visiting some sick friends.
Thursday morning, Mary Slabaugh, Ida Gingerich, Ida Bontrager, Linda Troyer and I visited with Mrs. Jake (Jenny) Byler. Jenny has started preventive chemo treatments on Jan. 17 and will have her next one Feb. 7. There will be four all together. Then, she will have radiation afterward. Her daughter Katie and children also joined us. Hope we were an encouragement to her. She got another load of cousin visitors from Sparty, Pa when we were ready to go.
Thursday eve, Elwin Troyer Srs and Elwin Jrs and son William, Roy Bontragers and we were at Jake’s brother Eli and Kathryn Weavers. Eli is recovering from ankle surgery. It’s been nine weeks and he still isn’t allowed to put much weight on his foot. He enjoys visitors and I am sure he’d enjoy hearing from his friends. The Elis live in the same yard as their son, Clarences, at 12924 Princeton Road, Huntsburg, OH 44046. Clarence and son Philip also joined us Thursday eve.
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Sunday, Jan. 22: Brunch together, then I took a walk with little Mickey and worried the family by overstaying at neighbors’ until almost dark.
Monday, Jan. 23: This has been a normal, but a good, productive workday. And to Mespo tonight.
Tuesday, Jan. 24: I puttered around home today, then, tonight we joined other family members at Joe’s Window Shop. Coming from Michigan were Sara’s sister Lizzie and husband Joe, and five of their family members. This was all in honor of Sara turning 70! Joe and Lizzie slept at my house tonight.
Wednesday, Jan. 25: This morning, I was in Warren again. Then I did odds and ends until time to go to Mespo. Did get in a good hour nap this afternoon.
Thursday, Jan. 26: A big group of us, including the Melvin Hershberger and Andy Weaver families of Jasper, N.Y. gathered at the home of Dan and Sylvia to surprise Sara for her turning 70! We enjoyed seeing her walk in as the group burst into the birthday song. She was totally surprised! A delicious lunch and fellowship was enjoyed at the big, long table.
Friday, Jan. 27: After a back treatment and a nap, there was time for some shopping before I headed off to my overnight shift.
Saturday, Jan. 28: A beautiful scene greeted us this morning with the snow-covered landscape. I nixed a walk today because of the slippery sidewalks.
Sunday, Jan. 29: Some of our family attended church at nephew Matthew and Carol Yutzy’s today and stayed for supper.
Monday, Jan. 30: This is a busy workday, and I took a slippery walk to the Chardon Library. Oh well, if I’d fallen, there’s always plenty of traffic and people around to help.
We helpers received the call this afternoon that Milo Slaubaugh has now passed on.
Tuesday, Jan. 31: Today, my work included laundry, cleaning and baking. Our singing group enjoyed the evening at the home of Bishop Eli Troyers.
Just now, I looked up and my lamp handle was on fire!
A few minutes ago, I had it on the dresser while I chatted at sister’s house for 15 minutes. I think that old thing has done its time and out it should go!
Talk about GOD’s protection!Wednesday, Feb. 1: With the nice
sunny day, I figured if these windows don’t get washed, I’d regret it.
We received the call of the unexpected passing of our cousin’s 36-year old son in New York. He leaves a wife and seven children.
Thursday, Feb. 2: I attended the funeral of Milo Slaubaugh today. Scribe Barbara Ann and I finally met!
New Years Day, 2012! People are celebrating with bells and whatever. Me, I’m satisfied quietly staying inside reading, writing, resting.
Monday, Jan. 2: Well now, often when our singles group gathers for the Christmas dinner and gift exchange, we do expect that, very likely, the weather will be stormy. We had a brave driver who ventured out on the slippery, snowy roads to take 10 of us to the home of Esther Miller, where we enjoyed her delicious supper once more. We all got home safely and thankful for it, too!
Tuesday, Jan. 3: Brrr, this is flannel sheet weather! Today, I puttered with caps and getting things in order. I couldn’t seem to get the home warm all day.
Today a 9 year old had her tonsils and ears checked and a kernel of corn was found in her ear! Her mother thinks it must have been in there a number of years.
Saturday, Jan. 7: After a week of not sleeping in my own bed, I am wiped out today. It is rewarding work, caring for others, but, once in a while, I need to “chill” as they say.
Sunday, Jan. 8: We attended church at the Danny Yoder home. It gave us good exercise to walk to and from church.
Tuesday Jan. 10: Another privileged day at home. Tonight, our group sang for Lester Miller.
Our heartfelt sympathies to the families of the shooting accident.
I awoke about 12:30 a.m. to a very warm house with no way to shut off my stove-gone-crazy! It seems at times when it’s windy, it just sets itself off. Scary! GOD surely protects. With five windows open and after about two hours, I felt safe enough to go back to bed.
Friday, Jan. 13: Wow, with this storm, I hope there’s still a good turn out for the hard workers at the Benefit Auction tonight. We had a good, brave driver on the snowy roads at Warren this morning.
Sunday, Jan. 15: We had brunch together, then had leftover Christmas snacks and played games.
Monday, Jan. 16: The first three days of the week are taken up with work.
Thursday, Jan. 19: I was on a new assignment today, and then stopped in town to shop. It was very stormy when I came out of the store!
Friday, Jan. 20: I don’t like to write that I’m still going for back and knee treatments, but I can say it is helping.
Tonight 10 of us took potluck supper to Leah Miller and revealed we were her secret pals for the past year.
I did the all night shift after that.Saturday, Jan. 21: Sleep came first
this morning, then cleaning and getting together for dinner with friends.
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The happy news in the Amos and Ella Miller home is a daughter, Hannah, their first. She is welcomed by three brothers. Her grands are Dan L. and Alma Miller, and Sam and Elizabeth Weaver and great-grandma Ella Kauffman. The church ladies plan to visit Monday afternoon.
The above Amos cut his hand recently and had to have surgery. He will be off work about six weeks.
Last night was the benefit auction at Mast Metal for Aaron and Alma Detweiler. You could hardly get through at times for the amount of people. It sure looked like it was a big success. Aarons have two special children who take a lot of care and a lot of medical expenses are involved. What an outpouring of love and support was shown!
I will close as need to get busy. Church here is just around the corner. Come, surprise us! We had five women and five girls missing last time, plus numerous children. With only 19 families, this is a small gathering. It helped out that we were blessed with three visiting families and widow Mose Miller Ida, all from district 89. Also, two of our families attended church elsewhere.
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Bookmobile NewsBy Jane Attina
It is only February but it seems spring is in the air! The almost 60 degrees today has us in the spring-cleaning mood on the bookmobile. We are also doing some rearranging of materials. Paperback Westerns and Love Inspired books are a big hit on the bus. We are increasing those types of books from three to five shelves each to give patrons more titles to choose from. Let us know what you think the next time you visit, and remember if you would like to see more materials of a particular kind on the bookmobile just let any staff member know and we will try to oblige.
That being said, we do realize that we are bound to get more snow and even rain as the season has been going. It seems we have been having many books being brought back damaged from the weather. Wet books turn moldy and muddy books become unreadable. Please remember to properly bag your materials and don’t leave them laying on the ground while you are waiting for the bookmobile to arrive. Unfortunately we have to charge fines for books that are damaged and if you have to pay for a book it can be quite costly. Once fines go over the $25., mark patrons cards automatically become blocked and checkouts will not be allowed.
The other problem we are seeing more of these days is lost materials, both books and movies.
An item can be renewed two times,
unless it is on hold for another patron. Please remember, if you do not make it to the bookmobile stop just call the main library to have your items renewed.
Popular authors with new books coming out soon include:
Cindy Woodsmall, “The Scent of Cherry Blossoms”, March 2012.
Beverly Lewis, “The Fiddler, Home to Hickory Hollow Series #1”, April 2012.
Shelley Shepard Gray, “Missing, Secrets of Crittenden County Series #1”, March 2012.
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Books in ReviewBy Jacquie Foote
“The Happening, the Nickel Mines School Tragedy” written by Harvey Yoder was published by TGS International, Berlin, Ohio, copyright 2007.
This book sensitively recalls the events of Oct. 2, 2006; events which left six innocent children dead with five more wounded. The senseless murder of these youngsters brought together thousands in shock, grief and prayer … but, in the end, this “happening” is remembered as much for the great lesson in forgiveness that was taught as for the deaths themselves.
Using fictitious names to protect the survivors as well as the families of survivors and victims alike, Harvey Yoder begins his story with a careful portrayal of life in an Amish family on the morning of a warm autumn school day. Through the eyes of Rebecca Sue, seventh grader at the Nickel Mines Amish School, we see the early morning at her home. There are chores to be done, breakfast to be eaten, family to be enjoyed. Mr. Yoder paints a picture of a People who honor God’s precepts and who value family greatly.
On that Monday morning, Oct. 2, Rebecca Sue walked to school with her little sister, Sadie Mae, and her friend Hannah, secure in a world that was predictable and manageable … safe and happy. Their beloved Teacher Leah welcomed them as always. They sang a song, “My Heavenly Home is Bright and Fair” and another, “Bedenke Mensch das Ends” (Think O Man about the End). There were visitors to sign the Visitors Brighten Our Days chart. They were Teacher Leah’s mother Mary and her little sister, Malinda, as well as Leah’s brothers’ wives Sylvia and Lizzie who brought her two-year daughter Susie and baby son Mose.
Shortly after 10:15, they had another visitor, Mr. Roberts, a quiet man many knew as the one who collected the milk to take to the dairy.
The events that followed are described truthfully but with restraint. In only an hour, 11 little girls were brutally killed or wounded, Mr. Roberts was dead and police, rescue units and EMTs surrounded the school.
What followed next is the heart of the story … and the bulk of the book. The Amish take seriously the words in the Lord’s Prayer, “… Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” They interpret this as asking God not to forgive them if they do not forgive others. But how can the devastated families … the grieving, close-knit community … forgive such a monstrous act, one committed by someone who at no point indicated he was sorry? Their struggle to follow their religious principles in the face of such loss holds many lessons for us all as does the effect felt by the kindness, support and prayers of people, Amish and Yankee alike.
“The Happening” is very well written and, in spite of its topic, can easily be read by children seventh grade and above as well as by adults. Parents of young people who read this book might want to talk with them about the lessons of this story.
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Providing a Rich History of the Ohio Amish Community to Future Generations
Over 10 years in development, the Amish Heritage Center, in collaboration with the Florian K. Lawton Foundation, will provide a rich visual and historical program about Amish and English visitors who migrated from 18th century Europe. The Amish Heritage Center is projected to open in mid June 2012, in Settler’s Village on Old State Road adjacent to Middlefield Cheese.
The Amish Heritage Center will focus on presenting the story of the Geauga and northeastern Ohio Amish Settlement through education and exhibits. The story of the Geauga Amish Settlement will be presented from their roots in Europe, through their settlement and migration throughout the United States, and end with the reasons and motivations for settling in Geauga County.
“It’s time Ohioans, and people around the country, realize the contribution these modern day pioneers have made to our state,” said Kenneth Lawton, Director of the Florian K. Lawton Foundation.
With a clear vision toward education, the Amish Heritage Center will provide educators, scholars and the public an opportunity to see changing seasonal programs that provide an understanding of how the northeastern Ohio’s Amish community has contributed to this state and country, including their part in turning Ohio into the third largest maple sugar producer in the United States.
About the Florian K. Lawton FoundationThe Florian K. Lawton Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to
preserving the art of Florian K. Lawton, who portrayed the world of Amish America through his artwork. The organization offers museums and institutions around the world the opportunity to share the beauty of Lawton’s work, created over a 50-year span of his career. The foundation will provide a medium to continue the legacy of the Amish people and Lawton’s vision of beauty as seen in nature and the simplicity of the Amish culture. DID YOU KNOW....
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Greetings from Garrettsville By Rachel Miller
Jan. 26, 2012… We had a rainy day today and it was foggy. Most of the time, it was just misting.
Today was the wedding of Amanda, daughter of Mrs. Otis Miller of Burton Station, and Marty, son of Leroy Millers of Guernsey, Ohio. The wedding was in Windsor at Amanda’s brother Bills, in the nice new shop. The couple plans to move to Guernsey.
We have another great granddaughter born Saturday to Allen and Katie Miller Yoder. They named her Mary Beth. Grandparents are Norman Yoders and son Ivan Jrs.
On Tuesday evening we were over to neighbor Marvin Millers to see the new baby, Marvin Jr. He is almost three weeks old. John Coblentzs were also at Marvins.
Today, I did laundry and hung it in the basement, cleaned the bedrooms and baked cookies. We want to go to grandson Raymond’s tomorrow evening. Our son Rays are going, too.
Thinking about Dad’s Sugarbush makes me remember that when I was a child we used to have a hen house full of chickens. We sold eggs by the case which I think was 30 dozen. Every night, we had to clean eggs and we had a small scale to weigh them. We had small, medium and large eggs. We had an “egg man” who came to our house to buy them. That was our family’s grocery money.
We are having an Auction on Feb. 16th at 4pm
at the Middlefield Market on Nauvoo Road
Selling New Construction Tools Antiques • Collectibles
Garden Tools and More! Auctioneers: Andy Raber & Vern Yoder
Lunch Stand by Pineview School serving Burgers, Hot Dogs, Chili
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BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY FOR A FUN EVENING
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Fun!SEARCH AND FIND CONTEST RESULTS
We received 101 entries for our Search and Find Contest from the last issue of Plain Country! Ninety-seven of the entries had all correct answers and were entered into the drawing for books.
The first correct entry randomly drawn was given their #1 book choice. The second correct entry drawn was given their #1 choice if it had not already been given. If it had, they were given their #2 choice. The third correct entry drawn was given their #1 choice if it had not already been given, if it had, they were given their #2 choice if it had not already been given. If it had, they were given their #3 choice. And so on.
As it turned out, doing it this way, six entries got their #1 choice! one entry got their #2 choice; one entry got their #3 choice and two got their #4 choice. And the Winners Are... (in the order their entry was drawn)
Sadie Bricker (Parks West Road)The Kurtz Family (Laird Road)Jonathon Byler (Girdle Road) Marty & Wayne Byler (South Windsor Road)Lori Byler (Bundysburg Road)Mrs. Melvin Shetler (Kinsman Road)Miriam Yoder (Pioneer Road)Cristy A. Byler (Donley Road)The Schlabach Family (Parks West Road)Norman Yoder Family (Tavern Road)
The books will arrive by mail.Thank you for entering this contest! We are
already setting aside books for our next “Seek and Find”.
Watch for our next contest... It will be announced in the March 28 issue.
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