Middlef ieldPOST Volume 9 ~ Issue 1
July 23, 2014
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Neighborly News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Communities
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Amish Rally to Help English Neighbors
By Christina Grand Porter
Special~ WellBeing for You and Your Pets~ Inside
Middlefield Village Page 6
MGTT Finalists! Page 4
When Lisa and Bill Brode had a devastating barn fire March 19, their neighbors jumped in immediately to offer them help. There is no official cause for the fire where three horses, two cows and two goats were lost. It was about 6:15 a.m. that Wednesday morning, when Lisa was up, getting ready for work and an Amish boy on his way to work came to back door and told her the barn was on fire. He helped Bill loosen the back barn door and open all the gates of the stalls. The Mesopotamia Fire Department arrived first, then Middlefield. Nine departments were involved in fighting the blaze. Three of the couple’s horses made it out. Alice Bean, Lisa’s mother owns the farm on Route 87 between Middlefield and Mesopotamia and lives in one half Alice Bean stands with daughter, Lisa of the house. She has lived there and son-in-law, Bill Brode in front of since 1956. Her father, John Burge, their new barn. bought the property in 1939 and On Saturday, July 12, volunteers from left it to Alice. Among other losses were both the Amish and English communities 1,000 bales of hay that were not insured partially raised the new barn, and the and all the family’s saddles and tack. entire neighborhood brought over food to Melvin Detweiler (Slim), a young Amish provide lunch for the workers in two huge worker on the Brode farm, informed the tents set up on the property. Amish community about the tragedy and The original barn was an old style with they joined forces to see what they could a hayloft, but a new, larger one-story barn do to help. Although insurance money is being built. Without the Amish helping, covered the cost of the materials to rebuild, the family could not build a barn of the size the funds fell far short of labor costs, so the they needed. Amish stepped in to help design and erect a new barn.
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“We would have had to cut the size in half,“ Lisa said. “Having the Amish put it up is truly a blessing. We are so grateful. Thank you to my Amish neighbors and friends for rallying together to help us with food, hay, halters, lead ropes and everything else we needed.” She added that they had a scare when they first started building. An Amish boy fell from the trusses but landed in dirt
at Middlefield Cardinal Middle School
SHOW TIMES: 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both Days
On July 15, Melvino, a clown from the Kelly Circus visited Eagle Park Splash Pad in Middlefield. (l-r) Clayton Y., Emily Y. and Emiley G.
America’s One Ring Wonder Sponsored by the Middlefield Chamber of Commerce
Discounted tickets are available at Huntington Bank (Middlefield and Burton), Merryfield Electric, Ferroni’s Allegro Cafe and Bistro, Nauvoo Family Market, Middlefield Bank (Main and West Locations), Fig Tree, Save A Lot, Hilltop Variety or online at www. KellyMillerCircus.com.