North Harlem Colony hosts touring seniors from Chinook
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Gail Hofer is pictured in the kitchen of the new home she and her husband, Jacob, share at North Harlem Colony. The home is part of a new complex of townhouses at the Hutterite colony. Several future replacement and remodel projects are planned at the colony.
Eighteen members from the Chinook Senior Center made a visit last week to the North Harlem Colony. Eli Hofer, minister for the North Harlem Colony and clerk for the North Harlem Colony School, led the group on a tour of some of the facilities that make up the complex five miles north of Harlem on the highway to Turner. Eli's daughter-in-law, Gail, also helped guide and answer the guests' questions.
The 45 people who live at the community are Hutterites, a branch of the Anabaptist movement that began in Europe in the 16th century. After years of persecution in Europe, Hutterites established a n...
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