Nun too soon, the laughter habit Nov 20, 2008
It moved to the Amana Colonies in 1988, expanding its reach by opening a main stage and a studio theater in Amana, allowing the troupe to put on around 10 productions a year. The company has resident professionals as actors but also allows members of the community to get involved. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Israel seeks Lebanon talks after Gaza pact Oct 8, 2008
rich heritage, located just minutes from the historic amana colonies, a national historic landmark of seven quaint colonies. a thriving arts community. (Yahoo News -- Lebanon)
PICTURE: Familiar neon sign to be removed from Amana Colonies Sep 12, 2008
The sign must be removed because of an Amana Colonies ordinance adopted in 1996 that forbids neon signs ... Amana Colonies officials have said that neon signs contrast with the area's designation as a national historic landmark ... badtoe wrote on Sep 11, 2008 9:01 PM:" What a sad change for the Amana Colonies. That Ox Yoke Inn neon sign has been a shining landmark for that area longer than the colonies have been officially recognized as a national historic landmark. Perhaps the officials should... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Zardari starts presidency with Karzai olive branch Sep 10, 2008
rich heritage, located just minutes from the historic amana colonies, a national historic landmark of seven quaint colonies. a thriving arts community includes. (guardian.co.uk)
Bishop Hayes students create postcards Jul 30, 2008
They also traveled to the Coralville Reservoir, stopping along the way at a rural cemetery, and the Amana Colonies. Alex said that from the top of the courthouse, We could see almost the whole city. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
In Our Town Cambridge: Cindy Rude: A Cock-eyed Optimist Jul 18, 2008
Attitude is clearly everything with this woman; it shows as she happily greets customers and neighbors as they stop in to mail a package or buy some stamps or perhaps even sell a pound or two of tasty tomatoes from the Amana Colonies. "I absolutely love my community," exclaims Rude. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau gets one of 23 grants May 29, 2008
Grants also were awarded to the Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau for radio campaign in Madison, Wis. 9,910; Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, for billboards in Illinois and Wisconsin, 5,000; Greater Burlington Convention and Visitors Bureau for a TV campaign in Quincy, Ill. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Amana Colonies Farmers Market to run 4-8 p.m. Fridays this summer May 8, 2008
As Iowa's largest contiguous farm, the Amana Colonies are the perfect setting to offer natural foods to our local communities and to the thousands of visitors coming through the Colonies each summer. For more, see our May 6 print edition. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Medieval times come to Amana Colonies May 6, 2008
AMANA COLONIES --- A fire-juggling aerialist, skilled jousters, and a court of lords and ladies are all part of the entertainment planned for this weekend's Iowa Renaissance Festival ring O'Celts in Amana Colonies ... Visitors to Amana Colonies can also check out the events of the Maifest, which kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Farmers' market season starts May 6, 2008
"There will be baked goods for sure. There will be asparagus. Will there be mushrooms? I hope. There will be rhubarb. We might have lettuce and some radishes. That's the way it starts out, but by June, when we have our first big event, we're going strong. Usually, it's about a dozen vendors for the first night, but later on, we will get 35 or 45 vendors." Returning to the market this year will be Orlin Reschle of Westchester and his locally famous sweet corn, Gerald Freyenberger of Wayland, with... (Washington Journal, IA)
Hunters 4 Iowa group very popular May 6, 2008
MUSCATINE, Iowa Lynn Buswell of the Amana Colonies thought that there should be an organization that unites Iowa hunters and after awhile, the Hunters 4 Iowa group was formed. Hunters 4 Iowa is a non-profit organization that is concerned with educating youth, restoring and maintaining habitat, using scientific analysis to address hunting issues, and to promote hunter ethics among the group. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Full Story... Apr 18, 2008
Amana Colonies in Iowa; Omaha, Neb. and Minneapolis. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Award-winning, veteran chef reopens Alpha's on the Riverfront. Mar 7, 2008
Ladewig comes to Fort Madison from the Ox Yoke restaurant in the Amana Colonies. He did a stint in the military and saw the world. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Do you know the marble man? Mar 5, 2008
McKenzie said he once paid 80 for three swirl marbles, an onion skin and two small goose berries, at the Amana Colonies marble show. He ended up selling the three of them for 800. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Dick Haws: It's been quite a winter, hasn't it? Feb 24, 2008
There wasn't much noteworthy about the trip until we reached the vicinity of mile marker 220, just this side of the Amana Colonies and Iowa City. Then, all hell broke lose. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Boone's Mary Pat McMullan honored Feb 16, 2008
Sunday, at a special awards luncheon at the Amana Colonies, the Iowa Tennis Association presented 2007 awards. Boone High School's Mary Pat McMullan, daughter of Marcy and Kelly McMullan and a Toreador senior, was the honored recipient of the award given to the Iowa Junior Female Player of the Year. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Amana Society names new CEO and president Jan 30, 2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A group that manages the assets of the original Amana colonies has a new chief executive officer. John K. Peterson of Cedar Rapids will take over as president and CEO of the Amana Society on Friday. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Romney, Clinton are targets at N.H. debates Jan 6, 2008
File photo of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton at Amana Colonies in Amana, Iowa November 6, 2007. (REUTERS/Joshua Lott). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Area residents are caching in on a global game that has people hunting high and low in a game that can be fun for one or fun for the family Nov 24, 2007
After a second experience at the Amana Colonies over Easter, I thought, OK, it s time for me to get my own unit. I m hooked already, she said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Thankful for family Nov 23, 2007
Outside of a trip to the Amana Colonies, the families planned on a quiet and intimate week of visiting. All expressed their gratitude on the day set aside for giving thanks. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Steve Reif re-elected president of Kalona Historical Society Nov 16, 2007
Ron Slechta of The Kalona News informed the board that the News delivers The Kalona Tourism booklets to most of the same motels, plus the Amana Colonies restaurants, the welcome centers in The Coral Ridge Mall, Iowa City Convention ors Bureau, Cedar Rapids Airport, Cedar Rapids motels and Welcome Centers operated by the State of Iowa plus Living History Farms, etc. and would help deliver the Historical Society brochures at the same time. (Kalona News, IA)
College a cereal experience Nov 13, 2007
While Kemerley has remained in Iowa City, her mother visited last weekend - a trip that included a two-day stay for the women at a bed and breakfast in the Amana Colonies. "It was just so relaxing," Kemerley said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Iowa gives candidates, media just the right stage Nov 12, 2007
The Amana Colonies were until the 1930s a German communal settlement of seven villages. The brick architecture has been preserved and the chain stores kept out, and it's now a quaint and inarguably pleasant tourist trap. (Las Vegas Sun)
Triangulation returns Nov 11, 2007
On the blog now: Updated at 6:50 AM. Updated: 7:52 PM 11/10/07. (Townhall.com)
Clinton candidacy sparks women's interest - poll Nov 8, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) gestures as she acknowledges supporters during a campaign stop at Festhalle Barn at Amana Colonies in Amana, Iowa November 6, 2007. (REUTERS/Joshua Lott). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The Light Bulb Over Hillary's Head Nov 7, 2007
Supporters listen as Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign stop at Festhalle Barn at Amana Colonies in Amana, Iowa November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES). (Townhall.com)
Dick Carithers Oct 26, 2007
Two highlights of his career were getting a ride in the Goodyear Blimp and working in his fleet trucks at the World Expo Plow in the Amana Colonies. He retired in 1989, after 38 years of service. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Quilt, quilt, who made the quilt? Oct 25, 2007
Susan Christian, a pastor who serves two small congregations in North Dakota, bought what s known as a signature quilt on a trip to the Amana Colonies recently and has grown curious about who made the quilt. The quilt has blocks with the. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Uniqueness sells at Penny Lane: New floral shop offers crafts from vendors across Iowa and Illinois Oct 6, 2007
More than 100 candles from the Amana Colonies line that Penny Lane carries have already been sold. They re popular and once people try it they re hooked, Brauns said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
A little Wine on the prairie Sep 29, 2007
Between then and the end of the century, the only wines produced in Iowa were the Amana Colonies' fruit and dandelion wines, including those made from grape juice from out of state, according to Mike White, Viticulture Field Specialist with Iowa State University Extension. "Viticulture" is the cultivation of grapes, or the study or science of grape cultivation. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Longtime Student Health director ready to retire Sep 8, 2007
Khowassah started work with Student Health in 1970 after spending her first year of practice in the Amana Colonies. She joined during the archaic days of shabby infirmaries in the Steindler Building, leaving now with a modern clinic, complete with computerized systems and a pharmacy, tucked into a pristine corner of Westlawn. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Krueger Demonstrates Talents at Sheep & Wool Festival Sep 7, 2007
Joyce grew up on a farm in Deep River, Iowa around the Amana Colonies area. My father had a little bit of everything there was no specialty, she says. (Agri-View, WI)
Today's Photos Sep 4, 2007
Chef Joe Stutler demonstrates his beer-infused recipes to a crowd at the Third-Annual Festival of Beer in the Amana Colonies on Sunday. Stutler, a beer-enthusiast from Cedar Rapids, develops his own recipes using beer, and he also teaches classes on his cooking methods. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Fire damages historic Amana building Jun 6, 2007
Hahn said her son owns the property and that she has operated the store for 10 years since she retired as director of the Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau. Information from: The Gazette, http://www. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
GSO: A great event for young linksters May 23, 2007
Justin Hamilton and Chris Rager, a pair of Morningside College standouts, tied for third in the IGA Four-Ball Championship last weekend at the Amana Colonies. Hamilton, from Omaha and Rager, from South Sioux City, finished at 5-under-par 139, three shots in back of champions Nate Dunn and Justin Schulte. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Take the lead to clean up Iowa River Apr 26, 2007
The Iowa City-Cedar Rapids corridor is the focal point for the economies of much of eastern Iowa, including a great number of the communities located along the Iowa River - towns such as Hills and the Amana Colonies. Iowa City's civic leaders must also take responsibility for leading initiatives to spread the high level of ecological consciousness that is found in Iowa City to the surrounding communities. (Daily Iowan, IA)
The future unclear for W21: Group formed to push for paving Apr 5, 2007
With tourism becoming increasingly important for eastern Iowa, W21 can become a key connector funneling traffic between the Amana Colonies and Kalona. People such as Steve Reif, president of the Kalona Historical Society, and representatives of the Amana Colonies have offered their support for the initiative ... "W21 is the most direct route between the Washington and Johnson and Iowa County Amish and Mennonite community to the Amana Colonies, thus connecting two of the premiere tourist... (Kalona News, IA)
Sewage bypass–31 Apr 1, 2007
Other bypasses occurred at Wellsburg, Forest City, Ainsworth and the Amana Colonies. Burlington plans to prevent bypasses by installing large holding tanks to store wastewater during high flows. (The Hawk Eye)
DNR: Iowa cities release sewage into waterways Mar 31, 2007
Amana Refrigeration in the Amana Colonies also had a bypass due to a clogged sewer pipe line. The DNR released a statement Friday, saying the sewage releases are undesirable but can prevent sewage backup into homes and businesses, which can create a greater risk to human health. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Web site offers stories of Iowa's distinctive foods Feb 25, 2007
In Iowa, culinary tourists flock to cultural food fairs and regional dining experiences in places such as the Amana Colonies, where home-cooked German meals are served with fresh-baked breads, pies, rhubarb wine and potato dumplings. Eating, like listening to music or going to museums, provides a window into other cultures,'' Saltzman said. (Quad-Cities Online)
Officials still mulling area commuter train Jan 23, 2007
The proposed railway would run through Johnson, Linn, Iowa, and Benton Counties, with potential stops in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, North Liberty, and the Amana Colonies. Josh Schamberger, the president of the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau, said he supports the idea because it could free up congested Iowa interstates. (Daily Iowan, IA)
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From Little Italy to the bayous of Louisiana, and from the Amana Colonies to Chinatown, it is that cultural diversity that has helped make the United States unique in its offerings and strengths in a global economy. Some of the best and worst that countries spanning the globe have to offer can be found in one place, united under one flag and the ideals of freedom and a chance at a better life. (Charles City Press, IO)
