By Kevin Williams
A full slate of Amish in the News this week, so let's get right into it:
VICTORY IN WISCONSIN: Â We've been monitoring the situation around Eau Claire where the Amish were repeatedly running afoul of local laws requiring the installation of smoke detectors in the house. Â I think everyone should have a working smoke detector. But if you don't want one, well, I guess that is your right. Â I'm never comfortable with legislating common sense. Â And in this case common sense has prevailed, the Amish have been granted a waiver by the state to opt out of the smoke detector and other onerous building code laws. Â Problem solved. Everyone is happy. Click here to read more.
ST. IGNATIUS AMISH AUCTION: Â Read about the annual school fund-raiser auction held in the Amish settlement of St. Ignatius. Â This place tops my list as the most beautiful Amish settlement with the dramatic Mission Mountains as a backdrop. Click here to read about the auction.
MAMA MARY'S BED & BREAKFAST: Return to Amish's Mama Mary Schmucker may open a bed & breakfast? Â Well...interesting. Â Click here to read more.
ONTARIO MENNONITES: Â I'd love to read this book: In Search of Promised Lands about the Mennonites in Ontario, but, holy cow, $69.99 for the book!?!? Â I think I'll wait until it is my local library and check it out! Â You can read more here.
MORE MILLIE - Â Amish writer Millie Otto hits the road this week and shares a recipe for homemade "doughnut bars". Â Millie's style is definitely more modern than any of the Amish Cook writers have had over the years, but I think she projects an aura of openness that is interesting. Â Click here to read her latest and get her recipe for "doughnut bars."
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