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This Amish Buggy For Disabled Riders Has A Solar-Powered Lift
Sixteen months after starting the process, Amish Kitchen columnist Lovina Eicher’s youngest son Kevin finally has his handicap-accessible buggy. This week, Lovina shares a closer look with readers of her column. Kevin, age 20, has muscular dystrophy. He gets around on a mobility scooter (see photo further down). But at about 6’4″ and 230 pounds, getting him in and out of a standard buggy has…
“We Are Not Targeting The Amish” — Township Delays Vote Banning Steel Wheel Buggies After Packed Meeting
A proposed ordinance that would ban steel-wheel buggies in a Pennsylvania township is on hold after dozens of residents packed a supervisors’ meeting Tuesday night to speak against it. Despite the planned vote, Bedford Township supervisors (Bedford County) did not take one in the end. They now say they plan to meet with the local Amish community – which they apparently never did (more on…
The Amish Rarely Settle In This Southern State — Now It’s Getting A Second Community
It appears the Amish are putting down roots in a state that they have rarely settled in the past — Mississippi. In fact, for the past three decades, the Magnolia State has had just one small Amish community. But a second is now arising in Prentiss County in northeast Mississippi, according to a new report. At least one family, and possibly more, has already moved…
This Amish Training Center Helps Open Doors For Community Members With Special Needs
Special Creations, an Amish-run center in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, plays a special role in the community – providing work opportunities for community members with physical and mental disabilities. Gwen Albers of New Castle News shares more on what they do: At Special Creations at 819 state Route 18 in Wilmington Township, south of the Dairy Farmers of America cheese plant, the 15 Amish clients do…
New Law Aimed At Amish Community Would Ban Steel Wheel Buggies, Require Manure Cleanup
A proposed ordinance in Bedford County, Pennsylvania would force local Amish to adapt their buggies to be more “road-friendly”, at least from the perspective of some residents. At the same time, others are concerned it could “disproportionately impact” the Amish community. From the report at WJAC: BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A proposed ordinance in Bedford Township is drawing scrutiny ahead of a vote scheduled…
Missouri Is America’s #7 Amish State — These Are Its 10 Biggest Communities
Missouri is home to America’s seventh-largest Amish population. Over 18,000 Amish live in more than 60 settlements across the state. These ten communities are the largest in Missouri, based on the most current Amish population estimates. Population numbers via Young Center for Anabaptist & Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College (source link at bottom). 1. Seymour Seymour (Webster County) Community founded: 1968 Total Amish population: 4,325…
“Legal War on the Amish”: Attorney Fights For Breeder Who Killed 4 Unsold Puppies
After last week’s animal cruelty case, I really wasn’t looking to write more on Amish-owned dogs coming to harm. But here we are. Today we see a report on an Amish dog breeder named John S. Stoltzfus Jr. The Lancaster County resident got himself into trouble after it was learned that, in late 2023, he had killed four Sheepadoodle puppies which weren’t selling. From the…
Ohio Amish Lumber Mill Devastated By Fire — Expected To Smolder For Days
A “devastating” fire tore through an Amish-run sawmill in Geauga County, Ohio, Thursday evening, leaving behind smoking remains that are expected to smolder for days to come. Twenty mutual aid companies from four counties responded to help Middlefield Fire in battling the blaze – a sign of how powerful the blaze was. The business is called M. K. Hardwoods, and going by their reviews they’ve…
An Amish Garage Sale & More: Scenes From a Michigan Community (17 Photos)
Jim Halverson is back with another look around the Cass City, Michigan Amish community. This photo set takes in a local Amish-attended garage sale, marked with balloons out front – along with a few other sights from around the settlement. We’ve previously seen how garage sales are popular with the Amish in northern Indiana. This one was being run out of a greenhouse: secondhand dresses…
Vaccine Mandate After All? Amish School Parents Lose 2nd Round — Court Finds Case “Without Merit”
Amish parents in New York face a setback in the latest of a back-and-forth series of court decisions. In news released Tuesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Amish parents and schools in the long-running case over vaccine requirements in New York schools. As a reminder, the current NY law requires vaccines not only in public schools, but in privately-operated ones…
