donnelly news

Next edition June 26thth –July 2nd

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: The weather continues to be ideal for the crops sunny warm weather and good rains. The crops are looking good esp. the small grains and corn (which is already knee high) although the beans could use more sunshine. Farmers are busy spraying and putting up hay.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: There will joint services at St J on June 27th at 8:30 am

On July 4th there will be joint services with Holy Communion at Kong at 10:30 am; followed by a flag raising ceremony, and a pot luck dinner. Note this is a change from what was announced earlier.

West Central Lutherans invites you to another open worship service at the Hancock community center at 10 am on June 27th. Weekly services begin on July 11th at the cougar room in the prairie inn in Morris at 9 am

There will be an LCMC meeting at the Hoffman community center on June 28th at 6:30 pm, hosted by Rev Dave Gram. For more info call 320.762.2684

The all state Lutheran choir is currently on tour in the state. They will be in Ortonville on June 27th and Glenwood on June 28th

WAM will not meet in July; the next meeting will be in Aug.

There will be women’s SB games at Aanerud field on June 28th at 7 pm and on July 1 @ 7:15 pm The Rendsville 4-h will be manning the concession stand.
A quick reminder to members of the MHS class of ’55: If you have not returned your reservation letter yet, please do ASAP.
An open house bridal shower for Lori Backman and Craig Eveslage will be held today (Sat) from 9-11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Chokio.
Irene Erlandson of Morris passed away on June 19. A daughter Cheryl Beebe of Donnelly is among the family that survives her.

Byron Holman of Donnelly passed away on June 21st. survivors include his wife Shirley (Anderson) and her family

Congratulations go out this week to: Jenna Moser for making the deans list at NDSU and Amanda Varmum for doing so at MSUM.

To Becca Holland for winning the presidential award for physical fitness at MAES and also for winning the One on 0ne contest, being part of the winning team in the three on three contest & placing third in the dribble competition, at the girls bb camp held in Morris recently


To Jordan Moser, Issande and Auddy Speer for winning the Diane Shulz award at MAES. Auddy and Issande are the adopted daughters of Don and Tammy Speer

The following band students recently won awards at the solo and ensemble contest (Amber Recker (flute quartet) McKenzie Smith (sax quartet) Tom Holland (trombone quartet) Ashley Mecklenburg (bass clarinet trio)

To Levin Strand who won or placed in almost all the 5th grade events he participated in at the H-N elementary track and field event on May 21st.

To Jake long for making the honor roll at WCAHS and Nicole Gillespie for doing so at C-A

After church on June 20th several of us had a chance to visit with Jerry Boerner of NJ who was in the area visiting family and friends.

Kensington had a beautiful day for their runestone day’s parade on June 20th. Our threshing bee royalty were participants in it along with Bennet Smith and his family. He is running for Minn. House dist 11a. After the parade it was off to the TR pull for a while where I visited with David and Jullete Jergenson of Cyrus. Enroute home I took in the ice cream social at Solem Lutheran church of rural Keng.

June 16th I took in the open house at Morris chiropractic enroute home I stopped to visit Denny Anderson

June 17th I visited Burton Stand and Bill Underwood at the WWV

Two good Little League games were played at Aanerud field in Donnelly this week. Playoffs begin next week in Morris

About 60 men attended the men’s health night at SCMC on June 22nd

On June 23rd many family and friends attended the visitation for Byron Holman at the Pederson funeral home. Earlier in the day I took in the open house at Total Mortgage solutions.

Kristi Larson spent some time over the weekend visiting her parents Don and Algene and other family and friends in the area.

A quick reminder on how you can get news to me drop it off in one of my “mail boxes” at the po and hd & co in Donnelly or McCollar’ s jewelry in Morris, e-mail me aeanders@runestone.net (please put Donnelly news in the subject line) snail mail 12103 cty rd 9; call me at 246-3227 or 287-1219. The deadline for my boxes is Tue eve, Wed eve for other means.