Dee's News July-August 2011

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A few of the former Amish have been involved with producer David Belton and Callie Wiser in the making of a PBS of Boston documentary called The Amish. The documentary is scheduled to be shown on national television sometime in winter or spring of 2011-2012. Joe Keim. Levi Shetler, and Mose Slabaugh were filmed at various times for the program.

One snowy Saturday in February, PBS producer David Belton came to our house to check out the Bible study my husband, Arlen Yoder, hosts for Joe Keim and the former Amish men in the area. He must have liked what he saw because he came back, with his film crew, on May 14. It was quite an interesting morning. The soundman, John, and the cameraman, Tim, helped to set up the downstairs area. This involved putting mics on Joe and Levi (Mose had already had an interview with the crew previous to the Bible study morning). We were asked to turn off the furnace fan, fridge, and freezer to keep the background noise down.

As the Bible study proceeded, the film crew recorded! Then we all met up later that evening for game night at Johnny & Miriam Keim’s house. A birthday party was held for Levi (which the PBS crew also filmed) and the day ended with some very tired, but happy, people.

It was a great experience and gave insight into what goes into making a documentary. Stay tuned for more info when the film is aired on PBS.

When Johnny and Miriam Keim visited a sur-plus store in Wooster, Ohio, they were impressed with the low prices on the merchan-dise. They felt they could provide their own town with the same shopping option so they opened JD Sur-plus in Ashland, Ohio on May 5th. The “J” stands for John and “D” for David, the names of their two young sons.

The goal for the merchandise is to price each item, as much as possible, at half retail price. They receive new shipments every month or two.

JD Surplus has house-hold items, small kitchen appliances, pots and pans, dishware, tools,lawn mowers, exercise equipment, furniture, and many other miscel-laneous items.

They accept cash or credit cards. There is a 14 day return on any item that doesn't work, as long as the original receipt is presented.

JD Surplus is located at 500 Virginia Ave (Rear), Ashland, Ohio 44805.

Store hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9-5
Saturday 9-2
Phone: 419-281-2100

Rachel Keim Raber earned her GED last summer of 2010, but the ceremony to celebrate her graduation took place on Thursday, June 2 , 2011 at Mansfield Senior High school, Mansfield, Ohio. Helping her celebrate was Joe, Esther, & Rachel Keim, Dee & Arlen Yoder & Joseph Brown, Eli Raber, and Katie Keim. Congratulations, Rachel! We’re proud of your accomplishment!

Do you have questions about Wills, Power of Attorneys or Living Wills? On Saturday, July 16th, at 8 AM at Arlen & Dee Yoder’s house, you can meet with an attorney and learn all you need to know to make legal decisions for yourself and your family. No cost to get info and ask questions!

Wills are necessary for families and those who want to direct their belongings and personal property to others in the event of death. POA’s for Medical decisions will tell medical personnel the name of the person you trust to make medical decisions for you if you aren’t able to do so yourself. Living Wills let medical personnel know what kind of medical procedure you would like to receive at the end of your life.

Come and learn more about legal issues!

“I am working on several book projects!! One of them could include you!

I am writing a book titled Quilt of Many Stories; a book that will have between 30 - 50 short stories depending on the responses I receive and the length of the stories. I believe everyone has a story whether you are born and raised Amish or not; however, since Amish is where I was born and raised that is what I am familiar with and the vision for this book is unique to those who were born and raised Amish, particularly those who have chosen for what-ever reason to leave their culture/religion and move into what we used to call the world or the English world.

The vision is to be able to reach a world mostly ignorant to the truth of the world we come from and to allow many of you who have a powerful testimony a chance to share. It will also be a book that will provide hope and encouragement to those who are maybe just beginning or thinking about beginning this journey!! There are many myths and romanticized views of what it is to be Amish and my goal is to share real life experiences with the world and those experiences are as varied in number as there are Amish communities out there maybe even more so!

So I invite you to share your story and share this questionnaire with anyone else you know who may be interested in sharing their story!”

To contact Barbara, please email her at AmishReflecrionstions@gmail.com or call her at: (254) 493-1621

Have you ever been at a party or event and you just weren't sure what to do, how to act in the situation, or even which fork to use? I know I have. We can all use a brush up of our manners from time to time.

In the next few issues, this back page of Dee’s News is going to be used as a Manners Mini Manual. I stumbled across a website that was filled with great manners advice and the writer was funny, too! Here’s the link if you’d like to go to it and read for yourself:

http://www.rfc791.org/~churl/lit/manners.html

In this issue, we’ll tackle some basic manners. Here we go!

• Be polite - Be sure to say, 'please,' 'thank you,' 'excuse me,' and 'you're welcome,' as appropriate.
• Be punctual (on time) - It is basic courtesy to keep one's appointments in a timely manner.
• Do not swear, shout, or lose your temper - Keeping your anger in check is the action of all civilized people and shows grace and composure.
• Do not pick anything - This includes nose, ears, bellybutton, teeth, toes, etc.
• Don't scratch yourself either. While we’re at it, no spitting.
• Do not point or stare - It is rude.
• Remove your hat indoors - Upon entering any household or establishment, you should immediately remove your hat.
• Do not check your watch - Unless you absolutely must be somewhere, it is not polite to check your watch constantly.
• Greetings - Whenever you meet anyone, new or familiar, you should offer a greeting. You should offer a handshake as appropriate, and if outside, a nod of the head or tip of the hat to a lady. Men should always stand when greeting someone (women, actually, may remain seated).
• Always introduce people that are unfamiliar - This is usually the duty of a host or hostess, but if you should realize that two people do not know each other, you should introduce them.
• Deliver a good handshake - When you meet someone, you should offer a handshake. Make eye contact.
• Parting sentiment - When leaving, you should again offer a handshake as appropriate, and offer a parting word or two (Good day, good evening, good night, etc.).
• Answering the phone - When you answer the phone, you should identify your household. For example: “Hello. This is the Yoder residence.”
• Calling - After the person identifies the residence and who that person is, you should introduce yourself, who you wish to reach, and the purpose of the call. " Hello,Mr. So-and-so, my name is Bill. I’d like to talk to Susie,please.” Or “Hello, Susie. This is Bill. I’d like to speak with Bob, please.”