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She stayed for three weeks, but left Ponderosa last fall to join her husband. Entz's skill as a seamstress landed the year-old her first paying job. Waldner's grandson in June, The Waldners have been shunned by members of this southern Alberta Hutterite colony, a refuge from the modern world the couple have called home sincebut now refuse to leave despite their life of exile. Log in Subscribe.
Letter threatening harm to a child has Hutterites on alert Winnipeg Free Press
A letter sent to Hutterite colonies warning that a child would be abducted, tortured and murdered by a cult during a Halloween ritual is a hoax, police say. Paul Hofer, pastor of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony near Vulcan, said.
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Paul Hofer, pastor of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony near Vulcan, wasn't taking the threat There are cults out there but they use their own. This is more like a cult. Of the 28, people residing in Hutterite colonies, the vast majority live in the Mendel Waldner, who works at a sunflower plant in nearby Bow Island.
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Those cases did little to repair damaged relationships and helped solidify a major schism among Manitoba Hutterites, he said.
Paul Hofer from the Little Bow Hutterite Colony south of Calgary says someone was trying to scare colony members, but he doesn't believe the threat is real. Comments Please log in to bookmark this story.
The couple have a bungalow in Lethbridge, an hour's drive west of the colony, and for the first time have modern items such as a television. Log in Create your account. Waldner, 61, as she pauses to finger the pages of the Bible, then wipes tears with a cloth handkerchief.
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The file will remain open and the RCMP says whoever sent the letters could be charged with uttering threats or hate crimes. David Entz, 63, hasn't found work, but Mrs.
Site navigation Your reading history.  You can comment on most stories on The Winnipeg Free Press website. They don't see how they could make it in the world outside their institutional-style housing units, community hall and church clustered on 3, hectares of prairie. When the colony's directors failed to act, the Waldners called the RCMP and the provincial child- welfare department. |
A daughter colony of the Little Bow. HUTTERITE colonies across Manitoba and Alberta are taking precautions Paul Hofer from the Little Bow Hutterite Colony south of Calgary says "Satan worshippers, they try to torture their own trying to leave the cult.".
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He won't discuss the allegations of mistreatment or bias, preferring to keep the matter private and avoid upsetting anyone who may wish to return. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter. We're hoping they come back, but that's up to God. Colonies got word of the letter in the last 10 days.
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The colony revoked their memberships.
Log in. Both are near retirement, have a Grade 8 education, few skills and no savings because they were born into the Hutterite system.