Friday, October 29, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Oct 30th-
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. This week’s edition is dedicated to the memory of my Dad who passed away 5 years ago on Oct 31st.
Weather news: after a mostly sunny, warm, and dry month the weather has taken an 180o turn with rain/snow, heavy winds, and much cooler temps. My neighbor said they finished their corn harvest last week but there are still many fields of corn yet to be picked in the area.

STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: the parish will have joint services at Kong on Oct 31st at 11 am with the ss kids singing again. It will be followed by a light lunch and afterwards at about 12:30 pm Wayne Grunklee of Thrivent will give a presentation about the proposal to establish an endowment fund in both churches. The endowment fund will be discussed and voted on at each congregation’s annual meetings next year.
Presentation of faith statements by members of the confirmation class will be held on Nov 3 @ 7 pm at St J (there will be no confirmation classes that day). confirmation will be held on Nov 7th. Our confirm ands this year are Mark Dunn (Lowell and Sandy) Bryce Jergenson (rob and Peg) and Brandon Pray (Dave and Cora)
There will be reception for the confirmands following services in the Kong church basement sponsored by the Kong Thrivent finical group. An open house and dinner in honor of Mark Dunn’s confirmation will be held on Nov 7th following services at the Kong parish hall all members of kong are welcome.

St J beef supper will be held at the ST J parish hall on Nov 9th from 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Advance tickets may be purchased at the parish office.
Parish bible study “I wonder as I wander” will be held on Nov 10th, 17th, Dec 1 and 9th. Studies will be at St J from 10:30 am -11:30 am and Kong from 7-8 pm.

Lefse making day will be held at Kong on Nov 13th beginning at 9 am. If you can help please bring 10 lbs of russet potatoes peeled not cooked and rsvp to Elaine Harstad at 677-2784 by Nov 10th.
Mutual ministry committee will be held on Nov 11th at 7 pm at St J.
Madison Kahler was baptized at Kong on Oct. 23rd. her parents are Keith and Sara Kahler of elk river MN. Grandparents are Milferd and Janice Kahler of Morris, Eugene stoneburg of Starbuck and Sandy Loycano of mlps; great grandmother is Shirley Henrichs of Milaca.
Wam will meet on Nov 6th at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in starbuck beginning with coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am. The program will be a DVD presentation by rev smith delivered at the recent Lcmc convention.
Harvest supper at faith in Morris on Nov 10th 4:30 -7 pm
There will be two birthday parties in Morris today (sat):

An open house 80th birthday party for Jerry Schmidt will be at the legion from 1-5 pm today (sat). He is Gail Kloos’s father

An open house in honor of Clarence giese’s 90th birthday party will be held from 2-4 pm at the senior center.

Also today there will be a dedication service of the new Thrivent builds home at 307 w 7th st at 10 am.

There will be a Halloween party at the Donnelly hall on Oct 31st from 2-4 pm.


Due to the closing of sax’s café the red hatters will now meet at “the place to be” in Donnelly on Nov 1st at 1 pm. They will have a pizza party and members are asked to bring a favorite holiday recipe. Everyone is welcome to attend. I do need to clarify that this not a new business but the “liquor store” under new ownership.

Nov 2nd is Election Day most voters in the Donnelly area will vote at the town hall in Donnelly. Check with your local county auditor for your local voting place and times. Besides the candidates for mayor (Walt Biesterfeld) and council seats (rose Athey, Zach Eystad, Howard Kill, mike Higgins)in Donnelly, there are several current and former Donnelly area residents are running for office in the area: Jason strand, Herman city council, Elroy frank Douglas county commissioner ,Jeanne Ennen st co commissioner and Bennet smith dist. 11a rep.

An open house baby shower for Wyatt Hagen, son of Jeff and Kelsey Hagen, grandson of Lynn and Sheila Schulz, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 2-4 p.m. at Zion Church in Hoffman


The st co gen soc will meet in Nov 4th in the community room of the library in Morris at 1:30 pm. There will be election of officers

Sandy Dunn asked me to announce that the 2nd annual trim a tree contest will be held on Dec 4 and 5th at the Donnelly hall. I will have more details in a latter column.

Skylar Rayne Van Zomeren, was born October 12, 2010 in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Austin and Roxanne Van Zomeren of Bismarck Grandparents are Mark and Marie (Staples) Bonebrake, Minot, North Dakota, Robert and Debbie Van Zomeren, Graham, Washington; John and Lucille Hammer, Braddock, North Dakota, and VERY proud aunt, Brooke Van Zomeren, Minot. Great-grandparents are Howard and Joanne Staples, Chokio, and Frances Van Zomeren, Morris formerly of Donnelly

Lester Steuck of Chokio passed away on Oct 22nd. Among the family members that survives him, is an aunt Julette Banister of Donnelly and her family.

Jim Lesmeister of Cyrus passed away on Oct 25th a nephew, tom (Roxanne) Lesmeister and their family is among the family members that survive him. He was preceded in death by a daughter in law Jeanne Anderson of Donnelly.




Congratulations to the MAHS FB team that won the wcc championship. Justin Stallman, tom Holland and Pat Uhpoff are members of that team.


Oct 21st I attended the fall festival at sky view court and afterwards visited Veronica smith in her apt.

Andy brevig and I were among those who attended the Byberg for congress rally at Detoy’s In Morris on Oct 22nd. Earlier in the day I enjoyed the customer appreciation breakfast at Willie’s sv.

Paul Sperr and I were among the volunteers who helped Torrey Westrom distribute his campaign literature in the area on Oct 23rd. afterwards we enjoyed pizza and a time of fellowship together at the pizza hut. In the aft I traveled to Hancock for the Grammentz auction. In the eve I attended the 40th anniversary celebration for Lloyd and Jan Anderson at the eagles club.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended the community meal at the senior center on Oct 25th. After the meal I attended the levy meeting at the Maes music hall. I also visited my cousin Bev Hurlbut at legacy living.

Monday, October 25, 2010

god is too busy

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!

A United States Marine was taking some college courses

between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq

and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who

was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.




One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then
I want you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes
went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."


It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;
knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.


The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there
looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,
noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked,
"What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"

The Marine calmly replied,
"GOD was too busy today protecting America's
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid
stuff and act like an idiot. So He sent me."


The classroom erupted in cheers!
THIS IS GOOD, KEEP IT GOING!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

phones in church

Phones In Church

A man in Topeka , Kansas decided to write a book about churches around
the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and started working
east from there.

Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making
notes.

He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued
with a sign, which read "Calls: $10,000 a minute.."

Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The
pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to
heaven and if he pays the price he can talk directly to GOD.

The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to
visit churches in Seattle , Phoenix , Salt Lake City , Denver ,
Oklahoma City, and around the United States , he found more phones,
with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Minnesota , upon entering a church in Maple Lake , Minnesota

behold - he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign
read "Calls: 35 cents."

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor, "Reverend, I have been in
cities & towns all across the country and in each church I have found this
golden telephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and
that I could talk to GOD, but in the other churches the cost was
$10,000 a minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call.

Why?"

I love this part...


The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Minnesota now ...
You're in God's Country, It's a local call."

American by Birth - A Minnesotan by the Grace of God.


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safest place

1. Avoid riding in automobiles
Because they are responsible for
20% of all fatal accidents.


2. Do not stay home because
17% of all accidents occur in the home.



3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks
Because 14% of all accidents
Occur to pedestrians.



4.. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water
Because 16% of all accidents involve
These forms of transportation.


5. Of the remaining 33%,
32% of all deaths occur in Hospitals.
So, above all else, avoid hospitals.




But. . ..

You will be pleased to learn that only .001%
Of all deaths occur in worship services in church,
And these are usually related to previous physical
Disorders. Therefore, logic tells us that the safest
Place for you to be at any given point in time is at
Church!



And . . . Bible study is safe too!

The percentage of deaths
During Bible study is even less.




So,
Attend church,
And read your Bible
IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!

fix congress

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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:39:42 +0000
From: odeanbakken@comcast.net
Subject: THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!


Subject: THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!





FORWARD TO EVERYONE IN YOUR CONTACT LIST NOW!!!!!

"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." – Thomas B. Reed (1886)

Subject: THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!

You're part of my 20 people, hoping you will send this on to your 20 so we get this out

before November





If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.


THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!


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Congressional Reform Act of 2010


1. Term Limits.

12 years only, one of the possible options below..

A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms

2. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.

The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.


Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.


If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete













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oil drilling

Begin forwarded message:





Drilling







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Does this fit the "shovel ready project " status ???



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You'll just love this!!!



Glenn Lee Beck
This is a perfect example why many refrain from watching the news on ABC, NBC, CBS, or MSNBC.

Today on a segment of the "Glenn Beck Show" on FOX (Fox Cable News) was the following:

Today, even though President Obama is against offshore drilling for our country, he signed an executive order to loan 2 Billion of our taxpayer dollars (which we can't afford to loan since we're broke) to a Brazilian Oil Exploration Company
(the 8th largest company in the entire world) to drill for oil off the coast of Brazil! The oil that comes from this operation is for the sole purpose and use of China and NOT THE USA !

Now here's the real clincher...the Chinese government is under contract to purchase all the oil that this oil field will produce, which is hundreds of millions of barrels"..

We have absolutely no gain from this transaction whatsoever!

Wait, it gets more interesting.

Guess who is the largest individual stockholder of this Brazilian Oil Company and who would benefit most from this? It is American BILLIONAIRE, George Soros, who was President Obama's most
generous financial supporter during his campaign. If you are able to connect the dots and follow the money, you are probably as upset as I am. Not a word of this transaction was broadcast on any of the other news networks! Are they doing their job? Think about it.

Forward this factual e-mail to others who care about this country and where it is headed. Also, let all your Government representatives know how you feel about this.

Below is the Wall street Journal article to confirm this.


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html
"REMEMBER....POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON"

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poof reading

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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:30:58 +0000
From: odeanbakken@comcast.net
Subject: PROOF READING IS A MUST ESP. IN THESE NEWS ITEMS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.



Subject: PROOF READING IS A MUST ESP. IN THESE NEWS ITEMS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.





Proofreading is a Dying Art....





Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say?
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day.



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I just couldn't help but send this along. Too funny..
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No crap, really? Ya think?
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!


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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's!
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
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War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!
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And the winner is......
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right?
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Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle). We all need a good laugh, at least once a day!














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grrrrr!

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From: glgoldenstein@cloudnet.com
To: dkgolden@hotmail.com; kblong68@yahoo.com
Subject: FW: GRRRRRRRRR!
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:37:50 -0500

















KEEP THIS ONE GOING AND GOING AND GOING......



TILL NOVEMBER 2010 AT LEAST.


GRRRRRRRRRR....!
I'm MAD AND YOU WILL BE TOO!

Your U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves$4,700 and $5,300 raises..





1. They voted to not give you a S.S. cost of living raise in 2010 and 2011.


2. Your Medicaid premiums will go up $285.60 for the 2-years and you will not get the 3% COLA: $660/yr.



Your total 2-yr loss and cost is -$1,600 or -$3,200 for husband and wife







3. Over 2-yrs The House & Senate each get $10,000 raises

4 Do you feel SCREWED?
5. WILL your cost of drugs - doctor fees - local taxes - food, etc., increase? You better believe they will!

WILL THEIRS...NO WAY . They have a raise and better benefits. Why care about you? You never did anything about it in the past.
You're obviously too stupid or don't care. No offense; just making a point!

6. Do you really think that Nancy, Harry, Chris, Charlie, Barnie, et al, care about you?







SEND THE MESSAGE-- You're FIRED.

IN 2010 YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF THE SITTING CONGRESS AND Up to 1/3 OF THE SENATE,
AND 100% OF THE HOUSE.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL MAD IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND TELL THEIR REPLACEMENTS NOT TO SCREW UP.







It is ok to forward this to your sphere of influence if you are finally tired of the abuse.
Maybe it's time for the........
Amendment 28

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United
States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives,
and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or
Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the
United States ."

Let's get this passed around, folks - these people in Washington have brought this upon themselves!!! It's time for retribution. Let's take back America


If you don't forward this to all your friends you're just part of the problem of national apathy.




IT'S TIME!!!!!!!
JUST DO IT!





LET'S GET IT DONE !




















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in common

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from dick goldenstein



Subject: in common






TO ALL MY INTELLIGENT FRIENDS:

I am sending this only to my smart friends. I could not figure it out. My first thought was wrong and I had to look at the answer.
See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common?

1. Banana
2. Dresser
3. Grammar
4. Potato
5.. Revive
6. Uneven
7. Assess







Are you peeking or have you already given up?
Give it another try....
Look at each word carefully. You'll kick yourself when you discover the answer. This is so cool.....







No, it is not that they all have at least
2 double letters.... Let me know if you found the answer - I didn't!
Answer is below!






,
Answer: In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word. Did you figure it out? No? Then send this to more people and stump them as well. Then, you'll feel better too.
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Friday, October 22, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Oct 23rd-30th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: the weather has been cooler in the last week than it has been in previous weeks however it was still mostly sunny and dry (we did have a little rain sun eve) enabling area farmers to make good progress on getting their corn picked. When I talked to my neighbors on Sat they said the corn was running about 16-17% so they did not need to do much drying. The co-op manager said that it has been an easy job this year keeping up with the demand for propane. By the time you read this I would suspect most farmers in the area will have most of their corn harvested.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: the parish will have joint services at Kong on Oct 31st at 11 am with the ss kids singing again. It will be followed by a light lunch and afterwards about 12:30 pm Wayne Grunklee of Thrivent will give a presentation about the proposed endowment fund that is being established for both churches. The endowment fund will be discussed and voted on at each congregations annual meeting
Our services will be broadcast on KMRS on Oct 24th at 11 am sponsored by Jim and Lou Eystad in memory of family members
Presentation of faith statements by members of the confirmation class will be held on Nov 3 @ 7pm at St J. confirmation will be held on Nov 7th.

Advance sale tickets for the St J beef supper On Nov 9th are now on sale. To purchase tickets call 246-3436 or the parish office at 246-3211.
No matter what your taste in food is you should be able to find something to your liking at the many churches in the area that are having a meal in the upcoming weeks.
Rev John Smith of Cyrus is leading a tour to the Holly Land in Mar. for info call 795-2543

Anyone interested in signing up for “New Wine” should meet at First Lutheran on Oct 24th at 7 pm.
There are two events today (Sat)

An open house baby shower for Jon and Toni (Kloos) Hughes will be held from 9-11 a.m. at Kongsvinger Parish Hall in Donnelly. Everyone is welcome. They are registered at Target.

An open house and dance for Lloyd and Jan Anderson’s 40th wedding anniversary will be held from 6-10 p.m. at the Eagles Club in Morris.

Due to the closing of sax’s café the red hatters will now meet at “the place to be” in Donnelly on Nov 1st at 1 pm. They will have a pizza party and members are asked to bring a favorite holiday recipe. Everyone is welcome to attend. I do need to clarify that this not a new business but the “liquor store” under new ownership.

Nov 2nd is Election Day most voters in the Donnelly area will vote at the town hall in Donnelly. Check with your local county auditor for your local voting place.

The st co gen soc will meet in Nov 4th in the community room of the library in Morris at 1:30 pm

There will be an open house 80th birthday party for Jerry Schmidt at the legion in Morris from 1-5 pm on Oct 30th. He is Gail Kloos’s father

Mark koepke would like to hear from some of the people in the Donnelly area. You contact him at 6033 statler ave. Orlando, Florida 32809.His telephone is 407--286 3978 his email ad is: firebird3572003@yahoo.com

Congratulations to the following who were recently elected county officers of the st co 4-h leaders’ council: Cammi Aanerud (fair board rep) Natalie Johnston (treasurer) Sami Searle (president) and her dad brad as the adult fair board rep. I have posted some of the results from the 4-h awards show on my blog (donnellyminn.blogspot.com).

Congratulations to Rebekah Aanerud who was recently elected president of the stampede 4-h club.

Congratulation to Sarah Burke (Pat and Carol) and Ashley Dohlen (Gerald and Sharon) who recently graduated from umd medical school

Congratulations to MaKenzie smith on winning all conference honors at the wcc cross country meet on Oct 19th in Monte.

Congratulations to Hannah Larson who was one of the homecoming queen candidates at the H_N School

Sally Anderson of Appleton passed away on Oct 18th a daughter Nora Hanson (Doug Rhoads) of Donnelly is among the family members who survive her.


Steve Fults and I were among those who attended the st co rep party meeting at Detoy’s on Oct 14th and candidates’ forum at the legion afterwards,


On Oct. 15th I visited my aunt Pearl A. Anderson in Donnelly then traveled to Alex to visit with a friend and Jan and Den melchert.

ON Oct. 16th Pearl A. Anderson and i were among the many friends and family members who helped Glen Werk celebrate his 80th birthday party at sax’s cafe. Earlier in the day I stopped in to the wwv café to wish Gene and Katie Lesmeister a happy 70th wedding anniversary and afterwards visited some of the residents there.

Oct 17th Andy Brevig and I attended the prayer chain breakfast at Kong and later the lutefisk supper at Nora Lutheran of rural Keng. Please remember that we have a very active prayer chain in our parish and it is open to anyone who would like to have us pray for them or a family member whether it is for healing, comfort in time of sorrow, thanksgiving for a birth etc. . You do not need to belong to our parish to request prayer. For more info and guidelines on submitting a prayer for the prayer chain or if you would like to join the prayer chain please contact the parish office at 246-3211.


Jen Fults and I were among those who attended the Morris area school board meeting in Donnelly on Oct 18th. Supt Monson announced that there would be an informational meeting regarding the proposed levy on Oct 25th at 7 pm in the concert hall at Maes. Earlier in the day I stopped by the site of the msgslc to see the progress being made out there, they were working on the foundation. Later I visited my cousin Bev Hurlbut at Legacy living in Morris

Jim and Lou Eystad became associate members of the msgslc on Oct 17th. The church continues to meet weekly at 9 am in the cougar room in the prairie inn in Morris with ss following services. Confirmation classes are held ea. Wed aft in the Theater arcade building. They are continuing to raise money to pay for moving the church to Morris, renovating it and adding an edition onto it. For more info call 392-5670.

Jim and Lou Eystad were among those who helped out at the arc bazar on Oct 20th. Later in the aft Mark and Pat Smith and I were among the many who attended the open house retirement party for Dennis Johnson at the wcorc administration building.

Jerry and Joan Kopacek were among the women who accompanied our VFW Auxiliary President Helen Kill to the Fergus Falls Veteran's Home to greet the National VFW Auxiliary President Cortina Barnes as she toured our State.


This is school bus safety week and a time to acknowledge the Donnelly school bus drivers, Shirley kill and Sharon Carlson and the head of the bus service Deanna Recker.

Oct is also fire prevention month so we salute the members of the DFD and rescue squad for their dedication and hard work in protecting our lives and property

Oct is also co-op month and we salute the co-ops serving the Donnelly area: Don Co-op, NHAS; RTA; Fed Tel, and Agralite Electric

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

am I a fireman yet?





A true story according to snopes.




Couldn't get through this without crying...just warning ya.


In Phoenix , Arizona , a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.

Although her heart was filled with sadness,
She also had a strong feeling of determination.
Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up & fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible..the leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dream to come true.

She took her son's hand and asked, 'Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life?'

Mommy, 'I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up'

Mom smiled back and said, 'Let's see if we can
Make your wish come true.'

Later that day she went to her local fire
Department in Phoenix , Arizona , where she met
Fireman Bob, who had a heart as big as Phoenix

She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her 6 year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine.
Fireman Bob said, 'Look, we can do better than that. If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary Fireman for the whole day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards!

And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat - not a toy - one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, and a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots.'

'They're all manufactured right here in Phoenix ,
So we can get them fast.'

Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy,
Dressed him in his uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck.

Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station.
He was in heaven.
There were three fire calls in Phoenix that day
And Billy got to go out on all three calls.

He rode in the different fire engines, the Paramedic's' van, and even the fire chief's car.

He was also videotaped for the local news program.

Having his dream come true, with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy, that he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible.

One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed
In the hospice concept - that no one should die alone, began to call the family members to the hospital.

Then she remembered the day Billy had spent
As a Fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and
Asked if it would be possible to send a fireman
In uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his transition.

The chief replied, 'We can do better than that.
We'll be there in five minutes..... Will you please do me a favor?

When you hear the sirens screaming and see the
Lights flashing, will you announce over the
PA system that there is not a fire?'

'It's the department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And will
You open the window to his room?'

About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third floor open window--------
16 fire-fighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room with his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him and told him how much they LOVED him.
With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said,

'Chief, am I really a fireman now?'

'Billy, you are, and The Head Chief,
Jesus, is holding your hand,' the chief said with those words, Billy smiled and said,
'I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and
The angels have been singing..'

He closed his eyes one last time.

My instructions were to send this to at least four
People that I wanted God to bless and I picked you.

Please pass this to at least four people you
Want to be blessed.
This story is powerful and there is nothing attached.

PLEASE
Do not break this pattern.
Uplifting stories are one of the best gifts we receive.
There is no cost, but a lot of rewards, let's
Continue to uplift one another!

This is a true story















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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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How old is Grandpa???
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> > Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.
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> > One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events.
> > The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools,
> > the computer age, and just things in general.
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> > The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
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> > ' penicillin
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> > ' polio shots
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> > ' Xerox
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> > ' the pill
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> > ' ball-point pens
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> > Man had not invented:
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> > ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
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> > ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon
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> > Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.
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> > Every family had a father and a mother.
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> > Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
> > And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."
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> > We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
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> > Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
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> > We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
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> > Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
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> > We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
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> > Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
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> > Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.
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> > Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
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> > We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
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> > We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
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> > And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
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> > If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk
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> > The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
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> > Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee was unheard of.
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> > We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
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> > Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel
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> > And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
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> > You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?
> > Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
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> > In my day:
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> > ' "coke" was a cold drink,
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> > ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
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> > ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
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> > ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
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> > ' " chip" meant a piece of wood,
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> > ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
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> > ' "software" wasn't even a word.
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> > And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
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> > No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?
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> > I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a shock!
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> > Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
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4 -h awards

From Kirstin Koch, 4-H Program Coordinator


The Stevens County 4-H Program concluded another blue ribbon year at the 2010 4-H Awards Night, on Saturday, October 9, 2010.


Maria Berlinger of B.E.E.S. 4-H and Darla Nelson of Stampede were among those recognized as a Key Leader.


The 2010 4-H Graduates were recognized for their achievements in 4-H. Local graduates included: Erika Ritter, Maria Cin, Bobbie Johnson and Samantha Lemmerman.


New this year, was the General Livestock Judging Team that participated at the Minnesota State Fair Competition. Members included Mac Kampmeier, Jake Moser, Lloyd Lesmeister, Natalie Johnston, Travis Wulf and Brady Wulf. Coaches were Tyler Evink and Justin Johnston.


We also had three Horse Bowl Teams participate at the Regional Competition. The coaches for these teams were Kathy DeBuhr, Heather Aanerud and Julie Kill. The team members included John DeBuhr, Mitchell DeBuhr, Cammi Aanerud, Jordan Carlson, Rebekah Aanerud, Elizabeth Golombiecki, Jennifer Knutson, Sydney Sperr, Savannah Aanerud, Micah Aanerud, Morgan Nelson, Shannon Kill, McKayla Petersen and Nicole Knutson.


We also had a Hippology and Judging Team that participated at the Minnesota State Horse Show. Team members were John DeBuhr, Cammi Aanerud, Elizabeth Golombiecki, Mitch DeBuhr, Rebekah Aanerud, Jordan Carlson and Jennifer Knutson. Coach was Kathy DeBuhr

Each year, we recognize the Grand Champions of the top 10 enrolled 4-H Projects. A local award winner was: Needle Arts, Jessica Lemmerman.


One aspect of 4-H that is not so visible, but very important, is the project records. They are an essential part of the learning that takes place in the 4-H program. The following local 4-Hers were winners in their designated 4-H Project Areas:

Beef: Brett Blackwelder, and Mac Kampmeier

Crafts and Fine Arts: Amy Berlinger

Dairy: Brett Blackwelder, Katelyn Blackwelder and Kent Blackwelder

Dog: Mitch DeBuhr

Horse: Diana Nelson, John DeBuhr, and Mitch DeBuhr

Photography: Amy Berlinger

Poultry: John DeBuhr, Mitch DeBuhr

Swine: Mac Kampmeier

Veterinary Science: Hunter Gonnerman


Record Keeper Awards were awarded in the Intermediate division, with Amy Berlinger receiving an Honorable Mention.


Livestock Interviews were conducted during the county fair. Winners in the Junior Division (grades 6-7), Honorable Mentions were awarded to Ashley Krier, Jennifer Knutson, and Mitch DeBuhr. Reserve Champion in the Junior Division was Elizabeth Golombiecki and Grand Champion was Diana Nelson.


In the Senior Division (grades 10 and up) Honorable Mentions were given to John DeBuhr, Brandy Johnson and Mac Kampmeier.


The Leonard Wulf Memorial Award is given to a beef project member that stands out to the other members as a leader. The 2010 Leonard Wulf Memorial Award was given to Mac Kampmeier.

The Jory Anderson Memorial Sr. Sportsmanship Award is given to a 4-H Horse member who shows good sportsmanship and serves as a good role model for new members. The 2010 Jory Anderson Memorial Sportsmanship Award was given to Diana Nelson.


The MacKenzie Haugland Memorial Jr. Sportsmanship Award is given to a member new to the horse project with a great attitude. The 2010 MaKenzie Haugland Memorial Sportsmanship Award was given to Nicole Knutson.


The 4-H Species Supervisors are a great support for the animal science programs throughout the year. They are Doug Ehlers, the 4-H Auction, Jon Moser and Scott Johnson for the beef project, Amy and Mark Blackwelder for the dairy project, Amy and Brad Searle for the horse project, Les and Kathy DeBuhr for the poultry project, Pam Disselkamp for the rabbit project, Amy Blackwelder and Judy Johnston for the Round Robin Competition, Judy Johnston and Pat Smith for the sheep and goat projects, and Steve and Lori Kill for the swine projects.


4-H Clubs were invited to participate in a 4-H Window Contest during National 4-H Week. The second place window went to the Swan Lake 4-H Club and the first place window to the Hodges 4-H Club. Congratulations to all of our 4-H members and volunteers for all of their accomplishments in 2009-10 year.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

donnelly news

Next edition Oct 16th-22nd

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather news: Farmers are very busy taking advantage of the warm sunny mild temps we have had over the past week to pick corn and other fall crops. My neighbor told me that some of the corn that they had picked was the driest he could ever remember. Some places in the area have broken several high temp records in the past wk. given the forecast I would suspect that many farmers will be done with the corn harvest in another week or so.

STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: There will be a parish prayer breakfast on Oct 17th at Kong at 9:45 am (between services), this is for anyone who is currently a member of the prayer chain or interested in learning more about this ministry, and/or becoming a member of it. For more info contact the parish office at 246-3211 or 677-2784

Advance sale tickets for the St J beef supper On Nov 9th are now on sale. To purchase tickets call 246-3436 or the parish office at 246-3211.

MSGLC News: The church continues to meet weekly at 9 am in the cougar room in the prairie inn in Morris with ss following services. Confirmation classes are held ea. Wed aft in the Theater arcade building. They are continuing to raise money to pay for moving the church to Morris, renovating it and adding an edition onto it. For more info call 392-5670

Rev John Smith of Cyrus is leading a tour to the Holly Land in Mar. for info call 795-2543

The SA army will be sponsoring a theme table luncheon fundraiser at faith Lutheran today (Sat) beginning at 11 am for more info call the faith church office

There are two open houses today (Sat)



The first one is in honor of Glen Werk’s 80th birthday from 2-5 pm at sax’s café in Donnelly. It will be held as scheduled despite the closing of the café on Sun.



The second one is a 70th wedding anniversary celebration for Eugene and Katie Lesmeister at the WWV village cafe from 1-4 pm. They are the grandparents of Casey Lesmeister of Donnelly



The Morris area school board will meet at the Donnelly town hall on Oct 18th at 7 pm.



An open house baby shower for Jon and Toni (Kloos) Hughes will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9-11 a.m. at Kongsvinger Parish Hall in Donnelly. Everyone is welcome. They are registered at Target.



An open house and dance for Lloyd and Jan Anderson’s 40th wedding anniversary will be held Saturday, Oct. 23 from 6-10 p.m. at the Eagles Club in Morris.



Bennet smith will be one of the speakers at the DFL fundraiser at the eagles club on Oct 20th beginning at 5:30 pm







There is a card shower for opal Harstad on the occasion of her 84th birthday. You can send cards to her at 16 green river rd. Morris MN. 56267.



Mark koepke would like to hear from some of the people in the Donnelly are you contact him at 6033 statler ave. Orlando, Florida 32809. PHONE----407--286 3978—e-mail----firebird3572003@yahoo.com.






Congratulations to the Rendsville 4-h club who was named 4-h club of the yr. Many members of the club also won individual awards too numerous to list here look for pictures and results in a future edition of the M S-t. The Rendsville 4-h club meets the first Mon of each month at the fire hall in Donnelly.



Congratulations to a “place to be” in Donnelly on becoming the newest member of the Morris area chamber of commerce. Lori Bentson and Shawn Haarstad are the new owners of the business located on the south end of town.



Congratulations to Brandon Jergenson for his 2nd place fire prevention poster in the 4-5th grade category



Melvin Foss of Barrett passed away on Oct 11th. Survivors include his son Bob (Donna smith) of Winsted and their family.



Ray Janachovsky of Lucan passed on Oct 12th. A son Mark (Karen) and their family of Donnelly are among the family that survives him. His funeral is today( Sat) in Lucan .



I do regret to inform you that Sax’s café in Donnelly is now closed. I was told that the owner could not afford to make the necessary renovations required by the state to bring it up to current standards.





The st co gen soc had their first meeting of the fall on Oct 7th at the Morris public library. We are always looking for new members and remember that due to the hard work of a lot of volunteers there is a lot of info in the gen room in the library.



Oct 9th was a busy day for me. I started the day at the Wilcox relocation auction in Morris, stopped at the fall festival at St J before heading to Elbow Lake for a memorial service for a distant relative of mine Julie Walwick at United Lutheran. I then returned to Morris for the open house at the Christus house, the benefit for Lyle Kruize at the Legion and the 4- h awards show at the wcorc. I also stopped at the Old # 1 Southside to offer congratulations to Beth (Van Horn) Kieffer on the occasion of her remarriage.



Oct 10th I attended the joint service of MSGLC of Morris and St J of rural Starbuck and the dinner after wards at st J. After wards I traveled to Morris where I took in the green energy tour and the homecoming concerts. One of the alumni I had a chance to visit with a little at the concert was former Donnelly area resident Dick Kloos. After the concert I went over to the green rivers apts to visit some with Vedar Harstad at this mothers place. He said his mom was very happy with all the birthday cards she had received so far,



The Donnelly community club had its monthly meeting on Oct 11th. We barnstormed on ideas for next year’s bee and/or other events. If you have any please share them with us. A quick reminder that the dates for next year’s bee are: Aug. 27 and 28th and the feature will be john Deere tractors and machinery. I also happy to report, that we had another successful bee, again this year. Due to a conflict next month’s meeting will be on Nov 15th instead of the 8th.



On Oct 12th I stopped in to visit Denny Anderson en-route home from Morris.



Gayle, Jenna, and Owen Gibson of Avon spent some time over the weekend visiting family and friends in the area and attending the St J fall festival.

Friday, October 8, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Oct 9th-15th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: The weather continues to be almost ideal with warm sunny days although the cool nights remind us that fall is here. My neighbor said they finished with their beans last week and planned to start on their corn this week. I did see another neighbor had picked a little then quit I assume to let it dry some more.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: St J fall fest will be held today (sat) from 10:30 am – 1 PM. There will many items for sale, a raffle for a quilt, and other things as well as lunch.
There will be a parish prayer breakfast on Oct 17th at Kong at 9:45 am (between services), this is for anyone who is currently a member of the prayer chain or interested in learning more about this ministry, and/or becoming a member of it. For more info contact the parish office at 246-3211 or 677-2784
The parish newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the narthex of each church.
Oct 15th is the deadline to donate items for the confirmation service project of collecting items for churches untied for the homeless in Morehead. A list of items is posted in the narthex of both churches.
The 7th grade confirmation students are doing a honey project with the Dakota boys and girls ranch. They will be selling jars of honey at the St J fall fest and at the Kong fall festival.

On my blog site I have posted some info about the many churches in the area having dinners/suppers and/other events in the next month or so.
Correction: At the Sept wam mtg it was announced that there would an Lcmc: “women of the Word” meeting today (Sat) at Faith Lutheran church in Garfield at 9 am however that info was incorrect it is at St Luke’s in Garfield. For more info or to register call 795-2477 or 762-2684.
MSGSLC of Morris and St J of rural Starbuck will have a joint worship service at St J on Oct 10th at 10:45 am followed by a pot luck dinner. There will be no services or S.S. in Morris. For more info call 795-2477 or 392-5670.
The following events are being held today (Sat):
The Wilcox relocation auction starts at 10 am at the Lee Center
LCM will have a homecoming celebration at the Christus house 110 Columbia Avenue in Morris. Stop by for refreshments and conversation from 2-5 PM.
There will be a benefit of Lyle Kruize from 3-7 pm at the American Legion in Morris. He has cancer.

There will be an open house 90th birthday party for former Donnelly area resident Fred Speer from 2- 5 pm at Ron and ArLou Flannigan’s new building along hy 28 Chokio.

An open house wedding dance for Josh and Beth (Van Horn) Kieffer will be held at Old No. 1 Southside from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. everyone welcome

The st co 4-h awards show will be held at 7 pm at the wcroc in Morris

The Donnelly community club will have their monthly meeting on Oct 11th at 7 PM at the town hall

There will be an open house in honor of Glen Werk’s 80th birthday on Oct 16th from 2-5 pm at sax’s café in Donnelly.

The Morris area school board will meet at the Donnelly town hall on Oct 18th at 7 pm.



There is a card shower for opal Harstad on the occasion of her 84th birthday. You can send cards to her at 16 green river rd. Morris MN. 56267.


Avery Grace Gulbrandson was born on September 10, 2010 in Fergus Falls to Kim and Brent Gulbrandson of Elbow Lake. Grandparents are Janet Hoernemann of Herman, Bonnie and Gary Gulbrandson of Donnelly, and Ben DeLong of Alexandria. Great Grandparents are Hazel Vestrum of Hoffman, Arlene Gulbrandson of Herman, Pat Hoernemann of Morris, and Ben and Vonna DeLong of Alexandria.

Ryan Rilley of Hastings passed away on Sept 14th. Survivors include his parents Marylyn and Deb riley of Elbow Lake formerly of Donnelly


Ray Stock of Hoffman passed away on Oct 4th among his survivors is a sister Marlys (Wally Geise) and her family.


Congratulations to Levin Strand who elected sec of the H_N elementary school council.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Brad Backman family. Brad had the 2nd place pumpkin at the pumpkin fest held recently at trinity Alberta. His pumpkin weighed 235 lbs. His wife Joanna is the new receptionist at Denco II in Morris. Their daughter Kris was recently named Marketing Director of First Avenue in Minneapolis. Their niece Kathi Biesterfeld is also working at Denco II now.

Congratulations to Pearl A. Anderson who was recently honored for 45 years of service to the Morris American Legion Auxiliary.

Congratulations to the Morris cc team for winning the Ortonville invitational. MaKenzie smith (2nd) Jana Loher (3rd) and Becca Holland (6th) are members of that team.

Congratulations to the Morris c vb team that won the b-b-e tournament. Cammi Aanerud and Justine Huebner are members of that team and Mandi Koehntop is their coach

Congratulations to Ruth Moerke who recently received a 50 year pin from the gwfc.

Congratulations to Carrie roske who was recently named KMRS/KKOK “player of the game”


Cammi and Rebekah Aanerud were part of the state 4-h horse show held at the state fairgrounds recently. They won several individual awards individually and were members of several teams that also won some awards.


Sept 30th Scott Heinrich and I took in the open house at Cenex South to introduce their new deli.

Oct 1st Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the funeral for Viola Thompson at first Lutheran in Morris. Her son Lowell is a classmate of mine. In the aft our threshing bee royalty were among the participants in the MAHS homecoming parade.

Rev Berton Hushagen of Fergus falls was the guest preacher at the msglc services at the Prairie Inn in Morris on Oct 3rd. later I attended UMM Sun at first Lutheran. In the aft Vedar Harstad and I were among those who attended the 50th anniversary celebration service at Zion Lutheran Church in Morris.

Andy Brevig and I were among the good crowd that took in the St co Rep Party fall rally/steak supper at the prairie inn in Morris. It offered us an opportunity to hear from Tim TINGLESTAD, Lee Byberg, Sen. Bill INGEBRIGTSEN, and Rep Torrey Westrom. En route to Morris I stopped at the site of msglc and see that they have moved it over the foundation.

Dorothy Johrdheim was among those who attended the forum in Donnelly on Oct 5th for candidates for mayor and city council.

Arriving home on Oct 3rd I found a bag with a turkey and trimmings hanging on my mail box. Thank you to whoever left them there for me.

Friday, October 1, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Oct 2nd -8th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. a quick reminder to check out the community billboard in the park for current events.
Weather news: After several rainy cool weeks the weather has done a 180 this wk with sunny warm temps just what the area farmers were looking for. They are busy with bean harvest and given the forecast most should be able to finish this wk and then start on the corn next wk. My neighbor said the moisture was down to about 13% so they did not need to dry the beans. Fortunately we escaped the heavy rains some parts of the state got last week.

STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: St J fall fest will be held on Oct 9th from 10:30am – 1 PM. They are looking for craft and white elephant items such as household items, small appliances, games, books (no clothes) etc. . Items can be brought to the church anytime for more info call 246-3470 or the parish office at 246-3211
On my blog site I have posted some info about the many churches in the area having dinners/suppers and/other events in the next month or so.
WAM will not meet in Oct the next meeting will be on Nov 6th at the Minnewaska Home in Starbuck.
LCMC augustana district “Women of the Word” will meet at faith Lutheran in Hutchinson on Oct 2nd at 9 am. Pastor Jaynan Clark will be the speaker to register or for more info call 795-2477
A local Lcmc:”women of the Word” meeting will be held on Oct 9th at St Luke's Lutheran church in Garfield at 9 am.
LCMC annual national convention will be held at the Calvary Lutheran church in golden Valley on Oct 3—6th. For more info or to register for any of these two events call 762-2684
MSGSLC and St J of rural Starbuck will have a joint worship service on Oct 10th at 10:45 am followed by a pot luck dinner.
LCM will have a homecoming celebration on Oct 9th at the Christus house 110 Columbia Avenue in Morris from 2-5 PM. Stop by for refreshments and conversation from 2-5 PM.
Zion Lutheran church in Morris will celebrate their 50th anniversary with special services and events this weekend.
Oct 3rd is UMM Sun at first Lutheran in Morris. Rev Kristi Braaten -Lee will preaching and she and other members of the Lutheran Campus Ministry will be sharing their story in song and word.

The glacial ridge conference women's fall gathering will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran church in Chokio on Oct 4th beginning with registration at 4:30 PM followed by a supper. Rev. Kristi Braaten Lee will be the guest speaker with music by "cross-eyed".

Jada Leigh Wittern was baptized at Kong on Sept 26th. Her parents are Jeremyah and Nicole Wittern; grandmother is Becky Bergstrom; great grandparents are Burton and Irene Strand

The red hatters will meet at Sax’s cafe on Oct 4th at 9 am. Please wear your favorite Halloween mask and bring your favorite candy bar to exchange.

The St co rep party will be having their fall rally on Oct 5th at the Prairie Inn beginning with registration at 5 PM. A steak supper prepared by the west central cattleman's assoc will begin at 6 PM and the candidates will speak at 6:45 PM. All local and state republican candidates have been invited to the rally., so far Lee Byberg, Tim tingstead, rep Torrey westrom and Sen. bill Ingebretson are confirmed. Reservations are preferred but not necessary. You can RSVP by calling 589-1999 or e-mail lcarrington@stevensgop.org
For an updated list of speakers visit our web site stevenscountygop.org.

The St co Gen soc will meet on Oct 7th at 1:30 PM at meeting room of the public library.

There will be a benefit of Lyle Kruize on Oct 9th from 3-7pm at the American Legion in Morris. He has cancer.

The Donnelly community club will have their monthly meeting on Oct 11th at 7 PM at the town hall

Emery Morgan Schlemmer was born on August 28, 2010 at Billings, Mont. to Rachel and Greg Schlemmer. Grandparents are Jeri Lange of Starbuck, Kermit Lange of Alberta, and Ervin and Julie Schlemmer of Joliet, Mont. Great-grandparents are Ione Lange of Morris and Eleanor Miller of New Ulm.

Alyson Lynn Lange was born on August 23, 2010 to Jonathan Lange and Karie Mattson of Glenwood. Grandparents are Jeri Lange of Starbuck; Kermit Lange of Alberta; Bob and Judy Mattson of Glenwood; Gary and Jeri Johnson of Glenwood. Great-grandparents are Ione Lange of Morris, Eleanor Miller of New Ulm, and Barb Schutt of Glenwood.

Correction: Bev Henrichs of St Louis Park passed away on Sept. 15. She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin (not Melvin).
Ludwig Pochardt of Morris passed away on Sept 24th. Among the family members that survive him, is a niece Pat (Gary) Smith and their family. His funeral was held On Sept 27th at first Lutheran of Morris
Joe Wagner of Hoffman passed away on Sept 26th. Among his survivors is a sister in law Ruth Moerke. I attended his visitation on Sept 28st at the funeral home. Joan and Jerry Kopacek attended his funeral at first Lutheran on Sept 29th.
Viola Thompson of Alex formerly of Donnelly passed away on Sept 27th. Her funeral was held on Oct 1st at first Lutheran in Morris.
Congratulations to Kristi Kopel (Mike and Joan) who was chosen as a junior and Beth Holland (Joe and Linda) as a freshman rep for the mahs homecoming court. Carrie roske was a queen candiate.

Congratulations to Bernice Erdahl for being elected VP of the St co home council

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the “ram” event at Nat guard armory in Morris on Sept 23rd sponsored by valu ford of Morris. . I also had a chance to visit with former Donnelly area resident Gary Huebner for a few minutes. Earlier in the day I visited with some friends at the WWV. En route home I stopped by to visit Denny Anderson who recently returned home after knee surgery and rehabilitation at the Minnewaska home. He wanted me to say thanks for all the cards, prayers and get well wishes he has received in the past few wks. He is doing very well going to therapy several times a wk.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the root beer keg event at the Christus house in Morris on Sept 25th
In the eve they traveled to Alberta for the benefit for Miranda Hauglund

Wally McCollar and I took in some of the events during the founders’ weekend celebration at UMM on Sept 25th and 26th.

Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended the play “godly women out of history” at Kong on Sept 26th.

Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the community meal at the Morris Sr. center on Sept 27th. Later Andy Brevig and I attended the St co rep executive committee meeting at Detoy's. The main purpose of the meeting was to make plans for a fall rally/supper on Oct 5th We also attended the "emmer for gov." rally at Eastside Park in Morris on Sept 29th. The event also featured Torrey westrom and Lee Byberg.


Now that the good shepherd Lutheran church has been moved to it's site near Morris I have been asked what their plans are out there. I am told that the church will face south and be put on a flat slab with a "cubbyhole" underneath and they plan to add on to the east side of it for a fellowship hall. They are continuing to have weekly services, at the cougar room of the prairie inn, every Sun. at 9 am.

Odell and Joann Christionson of Alex were guests of Sam and Dorothy Jorhdheim on Sept 24th. also joining them were Donna Frank of Starbuck and Shirley Frank of Donnelly, This was a farewell dinner as they are moving to the cities. On Sept 29 Jim and verna stoneburg of Sunburg and Marlene Burlag of Cyrus were coffee guests of Sam and Dorothy.