Amana, Iowa, Thursday, November 17, 2016Vol. LXXXV No. 39

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A M A N ANEWS AND NOTES

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CONgErEgATE MEAlS Now its the month of Turkey Day--time for lots of special foods for that holidays and then we have to think of going on a diet--But...not until after Christmas.Nov. 21: Italian Baked Fish, Oven Roasted Baby

Red Potatoes, Harvard Beets, Mandarin Oranges, Ice Cream Cup.

All meals are served with bread & butter and choice of drink for $5.00. If you have questions or want to make a reser-vation call Anne Freshour @622-3781 before noon on Fridays. Would be great to see some new faces now that your yard work should be finished .

LakeviewVillage Assisted Living Apartments v Meals Provided v Housekeeping Services v Wellness checks - Medication management v Activities

Units AvailableCall Tanya Powell for a tour 622-3131

“Experience the Comfort and Security of Retirement Living in the Amanas”

AMANA ChurCh SOCiETy NEWS The Early (German) Covenant Preparation Service will be in the Middle Church Sunday, No-vember 20, 2016, starting at 8:30 AM. Opening Hymn: “Nichts soll mich von Jesus trennen” No. 720, Seite 714 vs 1-5 Testimony: J.A. Gruber, Büdingen, July 4, 1716, 24 Rules,13-24 Scripture: Matthew 5:13-24 Psalm: 118:19-29 Closing Hymn: “Nichts soll mich von Jesus trennen” No. 720, Seite 714 vs 6-10 The late (English) service will start at 10:00 A.M. with the following hymns: Opening Hymn: “Lord open thou my heart to hear” No. 171 Closing Hymn: “Wondrous King, All Glorious” No. 157 The Saturday night service will meet at 6:00 in Sunday school meeting room in Amana. The Wednesday Evening Prayer Service will be-gin at 7:00 PM in Middle. Visitors are welcome to join us in worship at all Amana Church Services. Childcare available at the English services.

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ThANkSgiViNg DiNNEr NOON AT ThE AMANA ChurCh

Celebrate Thanksgiving with friends. Everyone is welcome to gather at the Amana Church for Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24. The meal follows the Amana Church’s annual Covenant Service at 10 a.m. in the Middle Amana Church. Everyone is welcome to attend worship. Then the church in Amana will open at 11:30 a.m. with dinner served at noon. This will be a tradi-tional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings prepared and hosted by Amana Church volun-teers. Come give thanks and enjoy a good meal with friends and neighbors!

Alex Hamilton Notary ServiceNeed a Notary? Call, text or email me.

310-0625 or 622-3037alex.hamilton@century21.com

$5.00 1st page. $.25 each page thereafter.Photo ID required. Notary Since 2015.

WEST-high SANiTAry MEETiNg NOTiCE A public meeting of the West-High Amana San-itary District will be held on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM, at the Middle Amana Fire Station.

FEAThErS iN ThE WiND I want to apologize for not recognizing Veteran’s Day. I will be the first to say that there is very little I like about guns and especially warfare, but I do understand the facts.I remember that as a young girl how proud I was of the fact that my Daddy had been in the US Navy. My Granny Evans had even taken his winter coat and made it into a coat for me complete with a red plaid lining and those wonderful military buttons that were large enough for a little girl’s hands to take and be able to button her Daddy’s coat.We, of the post war baby generation, were so proud of our father’s. (There was even one classmate whose mother had also been in the military.)We would often debate the merits of each branch of the service and then “try” and sing their songs. The day my father was buried we even sang the Navy Hymn at his graveside. Ironically I would also be part of the generation that would protest the Vietnam Conflict. (It is not a WAR until Congress declares it.)I think that was about the time that I finally real-ized what war was all about.It is not medals, marches, beautiful uniforms, etc., but lots of men and women going into the service to protect people like me and allow me to vote, speak up when I feel an issue is important, know that there is someone out there protecting me even though that person doesn’t even know who I am. It is also a time for people like me to REALIZE that many of the people who went into the service were not necessarily generals, but “grunts.” These

Join Safe Haven of Iowa County for our

Autumn Cookie Walk

other baked goods availableSaturday, November 19, 2016

10am – 2pm

Safe Haven Building2783 Highway 6 Trail, South Amana,

Safe Haven is a 501(c)(3) organization. For more information about animals available for adoption contact us at (319) 622-PETS(7387) or adoptions@

wesavepets.com

ChriSTMAS WrEAThS ThiS SATurDAy The Amana Boy Scouts, Troop 223, will of-fer Christmas Wreaths for sale to all residencies and businesses in our community. Price for a 24” wreath is $15.00. Distribution of wreaths to resi-dents is planned for this Saturday, Nov. 19th be-ginning about 9:00 a.m. Wreaths will be available immediately for you to purchase as Scouts go from house to house. If you are unable to be at home on Nov. 19 and wish to purchase a wreath, please call one of the following: Dennis Lukes in Homestead, 622-3785; Larry Gnewikow in West, 622-3349; Bob Robert-son in Middle, 622-3867; Gary Heishman in Ama-na, 622-3039; Dennis Gormley in High, 360-8875, or Steve Rose in Middle, 622-3634. Thank you for your support of the Amana Boy Scouts.

Alex’s Home Selling HintsAlex’s home selling hints

Thinking of selling? Then clean up the garage. Organize the contents. Invest in a peg board.

Hang up the tools, the rakes, the hammers and the broom. Blow off the lawn mower. Eliminate the cob

webs. Sweep the floor. Eliminate oil drips with oil dry.Then paint the floor. Garage door squeaky? Oil to

eliminate. And…make sure all lights light.Your garage also wants to say, “Buy me. I am ready.”

Thinking of selling? Call or text me Alex Hamilton @ 310-0625 or 622-3037 Century 21 Premier Realty @ 377-4651.

Alex Hamilton@ 310-0625 or 622-3037

Century 21 Premier Realty

Clear Creek amana SChoolamana elementary School

Public library assistantApprox 12 hours per week/12 mo per year

Starting pay $15.25 per hourTuesday: 3-6, Thursday: 3-6Friday: 3-6, Saturday: 9-12

Questions may be directed to: Ben macumber, benmacumber@ccaschools.org

Send application or resume and reference release to: Tim Kuehl, Superintendent

Email to humanresource@ccaschools.orgScreening will begin immediately.

Application and reference release may be found on our website www.ccaschools.org

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TO WATEr CuSTOMErS iN ThE AMANA COlONiES:

We will be flushing hydrants in the following towns: Amana; (including Boystown & Girlstown) Monday 11/28/16 between 9:00 pm & 4:00 am.Middle Amana & Golf Course; Tuesday 11/29/16 between 8:30 am & 4:00 pm. High & West Amana; Wednesday 11/30/16 between 9:30 am & 3:00 pm.South & Homestead; Thursday 12/1/16 between 9:30 am & 3:00 pm. East Amana; Friday 12/2/16 between 10:00 am & 11:30 am. If you have trouble with discoloration of your water, please run faucets until water is clean.

Thank you.Amana Society Service Company

SErViCE COMpANy hOliDAy hOurS Amana Society Service Company will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 24th & 25th. If you have an emergency, please call 622-3053.We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Amana Farms 2016 harvest a Bin Buster It’s been a record-breaking year for Amana Farms. John McGrath, Amana Farms, reports that the harvest is in and boy, what a harvest. Amana Farms completed its soybean harvest last week with an average of 66 bushels of soy-beans per acre. The previous record high yield was in 2011 at 55 bushels per acre, McGrath noted. The corn harvest concluded this week and is ex-pected to finish about 215 bushels per acre. That’s another record yield for Amana Farms. 2015 was the previous high record yield with 193 bushels of corn per acre. All told Amana Farms will have grown, har-vested, stored and delivered to market 1.1 million bushels of 2016 grain. That’s about 1,500 semi trailer loads. McGrath reported that the record harvest has presented a positive challenge to the Farms. “Yields are amazing. . .the great yields have created a bit of a storage and handling issue. . . We are building extra storage, have rented three bins from another farmer and hauled more to town during harvest than normal just to make room.” “I would like to mention that the hard work of our employees and their timeliness has helped make these great results possible,” McGrath said. He cited welcomed rainfall, a long growing season, good weed control and soil fertility as factors in the record breaking results this harvest.

Open Mic Tonight in homestead Nov. 18 and Dec. 9

If you enjoy hearing area musicians in a relaxed atmosphere, if you like a tasty slice of pumpkin pie, head to Die Heimat’s Next Door event center Friday, November 18 for Open Mic Night. Doors open at 6 p.m. A $5 donation at the door helps defray expenses. Coffee, tea and water of-fered complimentary. Wine by the bottle, soda and good old fashioned pumpkin pie will be offered for sale. This is an ongoing, fun evening in Homestead with local solo artists and bands performing folk, pop and bluegrass on their own instruments. This is not karaoke, rather performers sign up to do 15 minute “sets” of their own choosing. We’ve run

Zuber’s Homeplate LunchesResume: Monday, November 28, 2016

Serving a variety of sandwiches, soups, and homemade desserts.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday through ThursdayDaily Specials yet to be determined

Dine In or Take Out available

Page Two AMANA SOCIETY BULLETIN November 17, 2016

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__________________________________________WANTED TO Buy__________________________________________

BUYING ALL ANTIQUES; Toys, Furniture, Crocks, Paintings and Weird Items “any condi-tion”. Please call 319-270-1251 or 319-538-8668. __________________________________________

FOr rENT_____________________________________________Room for rent South Amana, $300/month, uti-lites included. Background check & references required. Call Larry Hertel at (319) 540-9351 or (319) 622-3424_____________________________________________

FOr SAlE_____________________________________________50 Shares Amana Society New Class A Common Stock for sale Call Larry Hertel 319-540-9351_____________________________________________Amana Society new class A shares for sale. Call 319-929-9288 and leave a message._____________________________________________

New Amana Listing 804 40th Ave. 4 Bedroom. 3 baths. 2,880 square feet. Ranch. 2 stall. Well cared for. So much new. Siding. Roof. Windows. Kitchen. Appliances.

Plus: Deck. Patio. Walk out lower level.

Asking $239,900.00 with quick possession.

Alex Hamilton @ 310-0625 or Mary Ames @622-3037

Century 21 Premier Realty

News & Notes from page 1OBiTuAry Mary Ann Fels, age 87 of Amana, passed away November 10, 2016. Funeral Service was Tues-day, November 15, 2016, at the Middle Amana Church with Elder Jon Childers officiating. Buri-al was in the Amana Cemetery. Memorials may be contributed to the Amana Community Church. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with the arrangements. Mary Ann is survived by three children Margo (John) Jarosz of Fairfax, Paula (Leonard) Welsh of Swisher and Jason (Holly) Fels of Geneva, Il-linois; grandchildren Ben (Amanda) Welsh, Erin (Brent) Platner, Zachary (Jenna Bujalski) and Jessica (Robert Brodarick) Jarosz, Braden, Jack and Kaitlyn Fels. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband George in 1985, and a sister Betty Lou Griess. Mary Ann Haas was born June 6, 1929, in Ama-na, the daughter of John and Louise Oehl Haas. She graduated from the Amana Schools in 1947. On October 23, 1948, she was united in marriage to George Fels in Amana. She worked at the Ox Yoke Inn and at the Amana Society Woolen Mill salesroom. Mary Ann was a lifelong member of the Amana Community Church. In 1975, she started and led a monthly service for residents at Colonial Manor. She was active in many commu-nity clubs and led Campfire Girls. Her wedding marked a change from traditional Amana Church weddings by wearing a white dress and having a big wedding. Mary Ann enjoyed reading, playing bridge, gardening and volunteering. She loved traveling and meeting new people but more than anything, Mary Ann loved Amana. She loved having her family and friends near, making her home a home. She was accepting of everyone and stayed positive when people needed a place to feel secure, and at peace, often just by her presence. Mary Ann was always full of love and laughter. Online condolences may be left at www.kloster-funeralhome.com

are the people who literally put their lives on the line to protect a country that was not always grate-ful. It is also a time to REALIZE that there are men and women out there who came back missing parts of their physical bodies, but also suffer from PTSD. Years ago we used to call is “Shell Shock” or we would totally ignore it. PTSD is very real and VERY CRUEL. I often wonder if some of those service people are trying not hide the pain they are suffering in their minds for the sake of their friends and family. There is a poem that was once written about two men meet on a battlefield. They look into each oth-er’s eyes and see that they share the same hopes and dreams yet they are on different sides.I think that would describe all of us if we would just pause and think. The hate and anger can be stilled if we would only take the time to listen to one another and just TRY to understand. Perhaps one’s mind would not change, but also perhaps one would realize that the other party involved wants on the best to happen.

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MillSTrEAM BrAu hAuS liVE MuSiC Join us at Millstream Brau Haus on most Sat-urday nights this fall/winter for live music in our indoor Bierhalle! Nov 19th Randal Sandersfeld 6-9 pm Randal is a singer/songwriter from Amana. Singing original songs mixed in with some classic country and rock classics, and some lesser known personal favorites! Nov 26th Larry Myer 6-9pm. Larry is an en-ergetic singer/songwriter, a seasoned acoustic per-former with a mix of classic rock/folk/country and original recordings. He has played in over half the U.S. and is a local favorite when touring Iowa. Come join us at the Brau Haus for live music, lo-cal beer & supper! Open 10am-10pm daily.

ChriSTMAS CrAFT WOrkShOpAttention all kids who love to create! You’re invit-ed! Join Molly Kephart, Saturday December 10, 2016, at the Amana Arts Guild, 1210 G Street, High Amana.From 9:00AM to noon we will create amazing Christmas crafts. You can use your cre-ations to decorate your home or give them as gifts to your friends and family The cost is $15 per student 5 and older. The fee includes materials and a snack. Sign up now by calling or emailing the Amana Arts Guild. Phone 319-622-3678 Email amanarts@southslope.netMinimum of 10 students/maximum of 25colleen-conrad@ccaschools.org

into some of our favorite people there and heard some truly outstanding musicians from Amana, rural Homestead, Marengo, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids perform so this is a neat evening out and pretty laid back. Join the gang on Friday, Dec. 9 for a caroling party at Next Door. Mary Wanlass and the Her-shbergers are organizing this holiday happening with their talented open mic night friends. So mark your calendars and plan to attend.

Those Talented Elves are at Work It takes a village of talented elves to make the Tannenbaum Forest sparkle and that team of vol-unteers will be working all week to prepare the for-est for its grand opening the Friday after Thanks-giving. This year the Amana Tannenbaum Forest will benefit the University of Iowa Childrens Hospital so it’s time to pull out all the stops and make the Festhalle barn glimmer and glitter from floorboard to rafter. Should you stop by or drive by the Festhalle dur-ing the next few days you’ll notice the activity. But be sure to visit the Tannenbaum Forest when it opens Thanksgiving weekend. Savanna Collier, ACCVB events coordinator is pleased to report that volunteers have come out in force to help in the forest. A few volunteers are still needed to work 2 or 3 hour shifts greeting visi-tors and selling cocoa and cider in St. Nick’s Café. If you would like to join in the fun and help in the forest, contact Emilie Hoppe at zhoppe@south-slope.net to sign up for a volunteer shift. Hours for opening weekend: Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26 the for-est is open 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sunday Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Santa Claus will be at the Forest Thanksgiving weekend, Friday 3 – 5 p.m.; Satur-day, 11 – 6 p.m; and Sunday, 11 – 3 p.m.

Ronneburg Restaurant

Come relax to the wonderful tunes of Randal Sandersfeld starting at

6:00pm Friday Nov 25. •Phone: 319-622-3641

Please call ahead to reserve your table!

Friday Night Special

Rouladen On “Black” Friday

HeLp WANTedLehm Books & Gifts needs a friendly person to

work Sundays 11-4. No computer experience necessary. Apply in person at 4536 220th Trail,

Amana or call 319-622-6447.

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.

Print Shop contact info: amanaprintshop@southslope.net or 319-622-3912

HouSe for SALe By oWNer5203 C Street east Amanaplease call 319-622-6150

Helping Families in NeedCollecting Food/Non Perishable

for the NeedyLocation: Colonial Manor/

Aspen Therapy

During November and December 2016Please drop off food at either site.

Questions? Call Joey Glass/Tanya Strong 319-622-3131Thank you for your kindness.