Not long before he passed away in 2021, Don Shenk shared with me a wonderful collection of his Amish Country images. Don took some beautiful photos over the years (mostly in Lancaster County, PA), compiling them in photo books. We had a look at one selection of his images in this 2021 post. I recently have been looking back through what Don shared with me,…
The Amish girls’ ages are 1 and 10 years old. From upnorthlive.com: GLADWIN COUNTY, Mich.— Several people were injured in a buggy crash on Friday. According to the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, May 2nd at approximately 8:25 p.m., deputies investigated a crash near the intersection of Bard Road and Calhoun Road involving a motor vehicle and Amish Buggy. Deputies say that the buggy…
This one happened in upstate New York. From news10.com: JACKSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that happened on Tuesday between a car and an Amish buggy. The crash was on State Route 22 in the town of Jackson, officials said. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash around 4:20 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. At the time of…
Following the suspect’s arrest earlier this month, I wasn’t expecting another piece to the Amish buggy robbery story, but here it is. According to police, the man accused of armed buggy robbery had also been targeting the Amish in less-violent ways. Namely, writing bad checks to Amish stores in which he and an accomplice would acquire goods and attempt to get cash back from the…
Apparently “kiddos” in one Wisconsin community (Frederic, Wisconsin) have made a game of trying to scare Amish buggy horses. “Kiddos” is the word the police department uses; “juveniles” is from the report at wearegreenbay.com: FREDERIC, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin are urging parents to speak with their children after receiving multiple reports of juveniles jumping in front of Amish horses and riding dirt…
There are a couple of things that grab your attention about this latest story of crime against the Amish (more below). From wearegreenbay.com: WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 17-year-old boy from Wisconsin has reached a plea agreement after allegedly burglarizing two Amish-owned businesses, including one location that was targeted twice. According to the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office, the first incident occurred on November 6,…
I’m calling them “Amish puppies” in the title as shorthand. But you know what I mean here. Amish-owned puppies. Five of them have gone missing from a Lancaster County farm. This report is from WHTM: LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a suspect who stole five Labradoodle puppies from an Amish farm in Lancaster County. According to State Police, on Tuesday,…
Last month we learned how the Amish were helping rebuild in the wonderfully-named town of Bat Cave, NC. Today it’s a report on how Amish have been helping with Hurricane Helene relief efforts in a nearby town. And we even have some on-camera comments from some of the Amish young people involved. Chimney Rock is a name I was familiar with growing up, as a…
Two weeks have gone by, and it’s time for another Ben & Rose song. They seem to be putting them out at a bit faster pace now – and I’ve got no complaints here 🙂 This time around – something a bit different. While they’ve mostly done Country tunes, this time around it’s a Gospel genre song – “just in time for Easter.” Checking around,…
This is a timely and helpful follow-up to the story of Amish parents forgiving the teenage driver in the accident which killed their three young children. People often wonder – how can the Amish forgive so quickly? Well, it’s maybe not so simple. The Young Center’s Steven Nolt – co-author of the book Amish Grace, on the Amish forgiveness response in the aftermath of the…