Mama Mary Schmucker on Return to Amish
BREAKING AMISH: Â Oh goody (insert sarcasm), the TLC drama "Breaking Amish" is set to return to the airwaves for another season. Â I've never watched the show and don't have any real desire to. Â If I want Amish fiction, I'll read it, not watch it. Â Click here to read about the latest developments in this long-running show.
AMISH GENETICS: Â Interesting story about how accumulating knowledge about rare disorders among the Amish can lead to preventative medicine as opposed to more expensive options. Click here.
IDAHO AMISH:  I posted an article last week about a new, small Amish settlement near Baker, Idaho.  I was assuming the settlement might be a "daughter community" of a closer one, perhaps St. Ignatius, Montana.  But, no, it appears this is a "from scratch" settlement started by Amish from  Pennsylvania.  Really interesting to watch the Rockies welcome more and more Amish. Click here to read more.
MENNONITES CAN: Â Read about the wonderful work of the Mennonite Central Committee's efforts to can meat and ship to the needy. Â The larger canners were working overtime in York, Nebraska this past week. Check it out here.
ARLENE'S APPLE CREAM PIE: Â This week we check in with Arlene Schmidt,an Amish writer of Swiss descent who pens a twice monthly column for the New Castle, Indiana newspaper. She's a great writer and this week includes a recipe for Apple Cream Pie (yum!) with her column. Check it out here.
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