July 2011

Volume 2 Issue 4

What’s New With the Former Amish: Summer 2011

PBS Films Former Amish/

Bible Study

1

Johnny & Miriam Keim

Open Store

2

Rachel Raber GED Gradu-

ation Ceremony

2

New Baby Girl to the

Schlabachs!

2

Meet with an Attorney 2

Barbara Burkholder Wants

Your Story!

3

Game Night: Let the Fun

Begin!

3

Mini Manners Manual 4

In the Next Issue 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

PBS Films at Bible Study & Game Night

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

Dee’s News

to set up the downstairs area. This in-

volved 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 in-

sight into what goes into making a

documentary. Stay tuned for more in-

fo when the film is aired on PBS.

Tim Cragg, Cameraman

John Cameron, Soundman

Left to right: Brenda Nixon, Mattie Shetler, David

Belton (with camera), Pau Nixon, Joe Slabaugh.

Left to right: David Belton, Mattie Shetler, Paul

Nixon, Joe Slabaugh.

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Johnny and Miriam Keim Open Store: JD Surplus

When Johnny and Miri-

am Keim visited a sur-

plus store in Wooster,

Ohio, they were im-

pressed 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 mer-

chandise 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 kitch-

en 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 ceremo-

ny to celebrate her graduation took

place on Thursday, June 2 , 2011 at

Mansfield Senior High school, Mans-

field, Ohio. Helping her celebrate

was Joe, Esther, & Rachel Keim, Dee

& Arlen Yoder & Joseph Brown, Eli

Raber, and Katie Keim. Congratula-

tions, Rachel! We’re proud of your

accomplishment!

Graduation for Rachel Raber

John and Jenny Schlabach welcomed a baby

daughter to their home on June 2, 2011. Lit-

tle Laci Diane Schlabach weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz.

She was 19 inches long. Congratulations

John and Jenny! You waited a long time for

your beautiful baby girl! Many blessings to

your happy family.

Meet with an Attorney

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 per-

sonal 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 re-

ceive at the end of your life.

Here’s the address:

990 Annfield Dr. (off North Stewart Rd.)

Mansfield, OH 44903

419-589-7382

Come and learn more about legal issues!

New Baby Girl!

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Barbara Keim Burkholder wants You to Share Your Story

Game Night: Let the Fun Begin!

“I am working on several book projects!! One of them could in-clude you! I am writing a book titled Quilt of Many Stories; a book that will have between 30 - 50 short stories de-pending 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 Eng-lish 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 encourage-ment to those who are maybe just beginning or thinking about begin-ning 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 experi-ences 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 AmishReflecrion-stions@gmail.com . Or call her at: (254) 493-1621

“There are many myths and romanti-cized views of what it is to be Amish and my goal is to share re-al life experi-ences with the world…”

Please Send Your News To:

Dee Yoder

990 Annfield Drive

Mansfield, OH 44903

dyoder005@neo.rr.com

419-589-7382

Mini Manners Manual 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/manner

s.html

In this issue, we’ll tackle some basic man-

ners. 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 house-

hold 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 the

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 exam-

ple: “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.”

In the Next Issue In the September issue of Dee’s News, we’ll have info and pictures

about Johnny Raber’s graduation with his GED, a new baby boy to

Elam and Olessia Miller, the weddings of Monroe Raber and Tiffa-

ny Speakman, the bridal shower for Katrina Zgela and wedding of

Mose Slabaugh and Katrina Zgela, and the expansion of 8 Sister’s

Bakery to a second location, the FAR gathering, plus much more!

If you have news you’d like to share, please use the info box to the

right. We look forward to hearing YOUR news!

“And be ye kind one to

another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even

as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven

you.” Ephesians 4:32

(KJV)