Friday, February 26, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Feb 27th –Mar 5th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Please note that if you ever need more info about something in my column or an upcoming event in the area let me know and I will either try to either get the info for you or direct you to somebody who can.

Most of the last week was fairly nice with above 0 temps and no snow .Tuesday, however was very cold with a lot of blowing and drifting snow. Thanks to the “Good Samaritan” who blew out my driveway and yard on Wed am after the storm. It was greatly appreciated.

STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 continues on Thursday’s at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM

Parish Lenten services “The Sign of Jonah” with supper at 5:30 p.m. and services at 6:45 p. m. will continue through Easter. Supper and Services will alternate ea week between St J (Mar 3rd) and Kong (Mar 10th). Copies of the schedule are posted on the doors of both churches.

The parish will have joint services on Feb 28th at 11 am at St J with the S.S. kids singing. It will also be broadcast on KMRS at 11 am sponsored by Don and Algene Larson in memory of Arden Larson and Albert and Ellen Mishcike
The Glacial Ridge conference assembly will be held on Feb 28th at Our Savior’s Lutheran church in Chokio beginning at 2 pm

WCAWA will meet on Mar 6th at the E-Free church in Hancock beginning with coffee fellowship at 9:30 am, meeting at 10 am. For more info call 795-2477

The Donnelly Community club supper and annual meeting will be held on Mar 1st at Sax’s café beginning with supper at 6:30 pm meeting to follow. Please rsvp to 246-3217.

The St Co DFL county convention will be held on Mar 6th at 9 am at the legion in Morris.
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Township annual meetings and elections will be held on Mar 12th in the area. Donnelly twp will meet at fire hall in Donnelly; Pepperton at the community hall in Alberta; most other townships in the area will meet in their town halls. Most annual meetings are at 4 pm with elections from 5-8 pm. Contact your county auditor for specific meeting times and places in your area.

There will be an open house baby shower for Andrea Bergstrom (Becky and the late Charles) and Joha Torma on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 2-4 p.m. at the Morris Senior Center. They are expecting a boy. Please note that since her uncle’s funeral is in the a.m. it will probably be ppd until another day.

A while ago somebody asked me about the Donnelly Fire Dept’s annual fish fry. I have been informed that will be held on Mar 26th.

Congratulations to Cammi Aanerud for being named honorable mention all conference in gymnastics recently.

Congratulations to Ashley Dohlen who was named to the Dean's List for academic excellence at Bethel University, St. Paul, for the 2009 fall semester.

Congratulations to H-N speech students Paige and Landon Strand who recently won ribbons at the speech meet in Breckenridge.

Congratulations to Brady Gillespie (Curt and Judy) who was recently named a student of the quarter at C-A H.S.

I have five deaths to report on this week: Tillie Hockert of Morris formerly of Donnelly passed away on Feb 18th. Her funeral was held at Assumption on Feb. 22nd. She was Mary Dripp’s aunt

Gordon Krosch of Alberta passed away on Feb 19th. .Family members that survive him include a daughter Carol (Doug) Backman of Alberta and a granddaughter Kathi (Walt) Biesterfeld of Donnelly and their families

Opal Heuer of Edina passed away on Feb 18th in Edina. Her funeral will be held today (sat) at 2:30 pm at the funeral home. Among her survivors is her brother in law Delroy (Gloria) Heuer and niece Deanna Heuer of Donnelly.

David Haynes of Donnelly passed away on Feb 24th. His funeral will be held today (Sat) at 10:30 am at Kong. He was married to Bonnie Strand (Burton and Irene)

Thanks to Jeanne Ennen for the following info: Elysia Buffington Moyle, daughter of Bill Madison of Calif. and Cheryl Madison-Johnson of Hoffman and Grand daughter of the late Ed and Irma Madison passed away at her home in Bismark ND at the age of 40 following a courageous battle with cancer. Ed and Irma ran a gas station at what is now Bruce Beyer’s body shop in Donnelly for many years.

Landon Lucas Koehl was born on February 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Lucas and Tracy Koehl of Morris. Grandparents are Roy and Jenell Koehl of Morris and Charles and Deb Hacker of Hancock. Great grandparents are Alice Wulf of Lester, Iowa, Donald and Janet Hacker of Hancock, Wanda LaSage of Arizona. Great-Great Grandma is Milla LeSage of Morris formerly of Donnelly.

Andy Brevig and I were among those from the area who attended to St co Rep party convention at the Legion in Morris on Feb 19th. It was an opportunity to hear from several candidates or their representatives who are running for various offices.
Feb 18th Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those from the area who attended Bible study at St J in the am and in the aft visited friends at the WWV. I also attended church services there which were led by Pastor Judy.

Feb 21st I visited Opal Harstad and her son Vedar and daughter Karen Long at her apt in Morris.

Feb 22nd several of us from the area attended the diabetes workshop at SCMC. In the eve several former Donnelly area residents were among those of us who participated in the community meal at the Morris Sr Center.

Feb 23rd Steve Fults and I were among those who attended the NHAS annual mtg at the prairie inn in Morris. In the aft several of us from the area took in the open house at the new welcome center on the UMM campus and the WCROC headquarters building; as well as the pride of the prairie showcase at the student center. The office of the Center for Small Towns headed by David Flugel has been moved into the new welcome center so I had an opportunity to visit with him also.

Feb 24th en route to Morris I stopped in to visit my aunt Pearl (Albert) Anderson and cousin Bev at their home in Donnelly and later with Wally McCollar at his shop. He informs me plans are progressing for his 55th class reunion in mid July with a mini reunion of Donnelly area kids included. If you have pictures or any other info be sure to let him know.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

birth

Landon Lucas Koehl was born on February 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Lucas and Tracy Koehl of Morris. Grandparents are Roy and Jenell Koehl of Morris and Charles and Deb Hacker of Hancock. Great grandparents are Alice Wulf of Lester, Iowa, Donald and Janet Hacker of Hancock, Wanda LaSage of Arizona. Great-Great Grandma is Milla LeSage of Morris formerly of Donnelly

updates

Bible study at sT J for Feb 25th has been ppd the one at Kong will be held

Due to the funeral for David Haynes I suspect that shower for Andrea Bergstrom scheduled for Sat Feb 27th will be ppd.

don co-op mtg will be held on Feb 26th beginning with a noon meal

The non profit expo will be held on Feb 25th at the amoery in Morris

don com club annual meeting Mar 1st sax's cafe 6:30 pm

St Co Gen soc will meet on Mar 4th at 1:30 pm at the Morris public libary mtg room.

Monday, February 22, 2010

deaths

Tillie Hockert of Morris formerly of Donnelly passed away on Feb 18, funeral is Feb 22nd 10:30 am at Assumption catholic church in Morris.

Gordon Krosch of Alberta passed away on Feb 19th. Visitation is Feb 22 at the Pederson funeral home in Morris. Funeral is Feb 23rd at St Mary's church in Chokio. A daughter Carol (Doug) Backman of Alberta and a granddaughter Kathi (Walt) Biestefeld of Donnelly are among his survivors

David Haynes of Donnelly passed away on Feb 24th his funeral is scheduled for Sat Feb 27th at Kong.His wife is Bonnie Strand her parents are Burton and Irene

Elysia Buffington Moyle, daughter of Bill Madison of Calif. and Cheryl Madison-Johnson of Hoffman and Grand daughter of the late Ed and Irma Madison passed away at her home in Bismark ND at the age of 40 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Opal Heuer of Edina passed away on Feb 18th in Edina. Her funeral will be held Feb 27th at 2:30 pm at the funeral home. Among her survivors is her brother in law Delroy (Gloria) Heuer and niece Deanna Heuer of Donnelly
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Feb 20th –Feb 26th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. A quick reminder to check out my blog ;( (DonnellyMinn.blogspot.com). I have more and updated news from the area on it.


It was another stormy weekend with difficult travel conditions in the area esp. on Sun and Mon. Thankfully the forecast calls for some milder weather in the near future. A huge thank you to my neighbors for all the times they have blown out my driveway this winter it has been greatly appreciated.
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STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 continues on Thursday’s at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
Parish Lenten services “The sign of Jonah” with supper at 5:30 pm and services at 6:45 Pm will continue through Easter. Supper and Services will alternate ea week between Kong (Feb 24th) and St J (Mar 3rd).

Services with Holy Communion will be held on Feb 21st at both churches not during joint services on Feb 28th as stated in the newsletter. Services on the 28th will be at 11 am at St J with the S.S. kids singing. It will also be broadcast on KMRS at 11am sponsored by Don and Algene Larson in memory of Arden Larson and Albert and Ellen Mishcike
The Area Lutheran youth org will be going “night” bowling in Graceville on Feb 21. Meet at Our Savior’s in Chokio at 5 pm for supper and a game before traveling to Graceville for more info contact Sandy Dunn at 246-3292 or the parish office
The Feb parish newsletter containing the full Lenten schedule is now available . The schedule is also posted on the doors of ea church. Extra copies are available in the narthex of ea church
The Feb edition of the Meyer Mission news was recently sent out. Copies are available in the narthex of both churches and on my blog, for you the read. In it is a report about their recent trip to Uganda
The Donnelly Community club supper and annual meeting will be held on Mar 1st at Sax’s café beginning with supper at 6:30 pm meeting to follow. Please rsvp to 246-3217.
The St Co DFL county convention will be held on Mar 6th at 9 am at the legion in Morris.
The Niemackel Lake board will be holding a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Mar 21st at the Legion in Herman.
NHAS (the elevator) will hold their annual meeting at the Prairie inn in Morris on Feb 23rd beginning with a noon meal.
The Donnelly co-op will have their annual meeting on Feb 26th at the hall beginning with a noon meal.
The 2010 RTA phone books are now out extra copies are available at the bank in Donnelly.
Congratulations to Bernice Erdahl and Andy Brevig who were recently installed as officers in the Sons of Norway lodge
Congratulations to Levin Strand and Keaton Long who were 5th grade winners at the H_N spelling bee. Levin won the overall bee and will represent the school at the regional bee in Fergus Falls
Congratulations to Breadon Long who was recently selected to participate in the west central Minn. middle school honor choir.
Congratulations to Christa Bahr who recently won two scholarships at the Alex tech for spring 2010 semester.
Congratulations to Jake Long who won his class championship at the Tiger invitational in Morris recently.
Feb 13th Andy Brevig, Steve Fults and I were among those who attended the St Co Rep party central committee meeting on Feb 13th where we finalized plans for the county convention.
A good crowd was on hand for the Daytona party at the Donnelly Hall on Feb 14th,
Jim and Lou Eystad attended the St J annual meeting on Feb 7th and the adopted grandparents’ event at Kong on Feb 14th. Lou says two of her aunts are celebrating birthday’s this wk; one of my predecessors Millie Lesage was 93 on Nov 17th and Marlys Alm was 95 on Feb 19th. She is now home.
Nancy Sheir and two of her daughters came Thursday and are spending a few days visiting with their mother and grandmother Pearl A. Anderson at her home in Donnelly. Larry and Peggy Wilke recently stopped in to visit her when they got home from AZ.



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Saturday, February 13, 2010

meyer misson news

Dear Friends:

Our first trip to Uganda was truly an interesting and rewarding learning experience for us.� I wrote our family early in our travels that Uganda was like the �Garden of Eden�.� Our message about the pleasant climate and lush environment in Uganda arrived in Minnesota in January at the same time a raging blizzard swooped down on West-Central Minnesota.� I detected a bit of envy in e-mail replies.� ���



Two growing seasons every year in 5 of the 6 areas of Uganda we visited is unique compared to most of West Africa.� Farmers actually harvest two crops a year, but at times there is drought that destroys or reduces a harvest.� West African villages always have a �hungry season�; but in Uganda when asked about times when they ran out of food, the reply was something like this, �We had drought in 1982� and 2009�.� They would often reply, �We ran out of maize (corn), but we had cassava and millet to eat.�� Except in drought, some parts of Uganda are able to harvest bananas every month.�



Psalm 145:15 certainly fits Uganda:� �The eyes of all look to you and you give them their food at the proper time.� You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.��



Another blessing for Uganda is that they eat a variety of foods and rice is not the main dish of choice.� Bananas are much more environmentally friendly because once established, the plants reproduce themselves.� The banana plantation is protected from fire and often thick mulch is applied under the plants to prevent erosion, maintain moisture and fertility.���



Compare banana production to rice production in West Africa, where forests are cut, left to dry, and then burned to provide one crop of rice and possibly a follow-up crop of cassava and peanuts (groundnuts).� The resulting erosion, loss of plant nutrients, loss of tree species and waste of wood is horrendous!� In parts of Uganda people reported that deforestation, bush fires and soil depletion are problems that they need to address especially as the population growth demands more wood and food .



Another joy for this old farmer was seeing herds of cattle grazing on lush green pastures.� The Holstein � Friesen has been crossed successfully with the local longhorn cattle called �Ankkore�.� The cool climate and nutritious Kikuyu grass varieties have been a great blessing for western areas.� A pleasant shock was to see men bringing their containers of fresh milk to the milk buying stations by 7:30 AM.� This implies that the dairyman was up by 5:00 AM doing chores and milking the cows!



As we teach about agriculture, we remind those who attend that even before man fell into sin, God knew that for man to be happy, he must have meaningful �WORK�.� Genesis 2:15 �The Lord took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care for it.�� Sorry guys, this work was given to men; and then in verse 18, He says �I will make a helper suitable for him.�� I am compelled by what we see here to remind men that they are responsible to God for their families and need to work hard and manage money in a way that cares for family, and this is God pleasing.



Would the same type of training we have been doing in West Africa be helpful in East Africa?� This was our concern as we began our teaching in Uganda.� We were thankful missionaries Rev. Gillard and Vicar Trump organized the sessions so that the first one was with their Theological Education by Extension (TEE) students and villagers in Lukonda Village near Kayunga.� This gave us a chance to field the same questions asked in West Africa and hear responses from those who were in attendance.� We learned a lot from the people.� Answers were open and honest; and yes, sessions helped everyone to see more clearly what they could do to manage their crops and money, better care for family, and improve their soils and natural environment.



Even though the natural environment of Uganda in East Africa is generally more conducive to higher food production, social issues are similar to West Africa.� For example, in one location a woman said, �When our men are drinking, they think they are millionaires.�� Several of the men in attendance agreed!!� In another location a woman said, �I will just let my husband go and drink and I will take care of myself and the children.�� I responded that the church and the woman should try to help the husband see the need for change. In Bubogo President Noah�s 92-year-old mother listened to the training session and said she appreciated the teaching.� In her own life, her husband died young of drunkenness and she was able to raise the family.� She went on to support our teaching on the battle between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan, saying to all present that this was important for everyone to learn and follow.



Marriage unfaithfulness is also a problem that surfaced several times.� When a husband or wife is unfaithful, the whole family goes into a tragic decline in unity, resource management, family labor and consumption of valuable stored food.� No one is industrious in a family if food or money is wasted on a �boyfriend or girlfriend� who is reaping the benefits of the family�s hard work.� Proverbs 19: 3 �A man�s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.�



PHD is also a problem in Uganda just as it is in West Africa. �PHD stands for �Pull him/her Down�. Jealousy in Africa reaches a level where people fear for their very lives and are afraid to really strive to improve their lives for fear that other will become jealous and use satanic powers to do something evil against the person trying to improve.� Some seeing a husband and wife working together well, will try to bring division in their relationship by any devious means possible.



Jesse, one of the Lutheran members who translated for us, showed us his Eucalyptus trees that had been killed by someone.� The bark on the three-inch diameter trees had been stripped away, and some sort of chemical had been poured on the bare roots; sad that some will work harder at pulling down others than they will to improve their own lives.



The key to solving all of these problems is God�s Word as revealed in the Bible.� In the �Great Commission� Matthew 28: 18-20, verse 20 says �teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.� And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.�� �Thankfully we have God�s Word and its message of repentance and forgiveness of sins being taught in Uganda.� Dedicated men motivated by our Lord�s words are spreading that Word in a region of the world that environmentally is almost the Garden of Eden, but in faith and life struggles as does the rest of the world.� �



Staying in seven locations over the 20 days gave us a variety of lodging and people to interact with.� Two times we stayed with Ugandan Lutherans, and this was very enjoyable to interact personally one- on-one for a couple of days. We had opportunities to stay with Gillards and at hotels and enjoy those facilities.� Imagine our surprise as we traveled to the Western Region and stayed in a modestly priced 70 room hotel in Ibanda.� The rooms and grounds were world class!� Fred, a Lutheran church leader, introduced us to Deus, the Ugandan owner.� Fred had known Deus and his wife for years.



I asked Fred if Deus inherited a lot of money to build this place.� Fred�s reply was that Deus lost his father when he was young and his mother remained unmarried.� Fred asked Deus to give us a tour of his farms, since we taught about agriculture.



Now I had to know, how did this fellow gain his wealth starting out with little in the way of assets?� As we went looking at Deus� cattle in his Toyota Land Cruiser, I asked him how he managed to get ahead in agriculture when so many cry and complain to us that they are suffering.�



Deus, a Roman Catholic, said that he managed to get a degree in botany and biology from the university.� He started out with one cow pastured with a friend�s herd and later was able to buy some land.� He said that he had a �culture of saving� and that was his key to gaining wealth.�� He said he never worked for anyone else, and started out small, but always saved and used funds earned to reinvest.� He mentioned that just that week he had sold a truck load of bananas for $1,000.00 USD, and half of the funds he put in the bank and the other half was being invested in building a three story bank building in town as a rental. (Later he showed us the building).



That evening we saw two of Deus� four cattle herds.� As we drove though the narrow roads we from time to time came upon small villages.� The men at each location were sitting around drinking the local banana wine.�



I told Deus I would like to use him as an example of what a person could achieve if motivated and blessed.� He said to go ahead and do that if I wished.� So there you have it.� One man carefully works and plans and saves; the next sits and complains while drinking his banana wine.� One gains financially, and the other slides back plunging his family into despair, prostitution and an endless cycle of poverty.� Why the difference?� We Christians have the foundation for that answer in Jesus Christ our Lord.



��������������� PRAYER REQUESTS

Thank God for safety, strength, health and positive training sessions in Uganda.� Pray for safety, health and good training sessions in Liberia in late February and early March.



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Friday, February 12, 2010

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Feb 13th –Feb 19th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
The good news about the weather is that it warmed up some in the last week .The bad news is that it also snowed a lot. We probably got as much snow in the last week as we did all winter. Many events were ppd over the weekend due to the weather and roads and most schools in the area were closed on Mon.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 continues on Thursday’s at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
Parish Lenten services begin on Feb 17th at St J with supper at 5:30 pm services at 6:45 Pm. Supper and Services will alternate ea week between Kong and St J.
The Area Lutheran youth org will be going “night” bowling in Graceville on Feb 21. Meet at Our Savior’s in Chokio at 5 pm for supper and a game before traveling to Graceville for more info contact Sandy Dunn at 246-3292 or the parish office
There are still many copies of the annual reports in the back of both churches. Please stop by your church and pick yours up. If you could deliver some to friends/or family members it would be greatly appreciated.
Brochures for the summer camping season at Luther Crest are now available in the narthex of both churches.
Two events that were ppd. on Nov 8th have been rescheduled. The Stevens County Republican Committee meeting will be held today (Sat) at 9 am at Detoy’s. The Donnelly Community club supper and annual meeting will be held on Mar 1st at Sax’s café. The WCAWA chapter meeting will be held next month on Mar 6th.

The Stevens county historical soc will have their annual meeting at museum. Events begin with a dinner at noon followed by the business meeting and a program at about 2 pm. Author Gordon Fredickson a former Donnelly area resident will be the guest speaker for the program. I had an opportunity to hear him last year and he has a very good program. Tickets for the dinner can purchased at the St Co Museum
The 2nd annual Daytona 500 party will be held on Feb 14th at the Donnelly Hall; beginning at 11 am and continuing until the end of the race. Some of the proceeds from the event will go the hall restoration project. For more info call 589-4421
The Stevens county republican convention will be held on Feb 19th at Legion in Morris beginning with registration at 6 pm; the DFL on Mar 6th at 9 am.

The po will be closed on Feb 15th due the president’s day holiday.
Congratulations to Jake Long who recently won his weight class at the heart of lakes wrestling tournament.
Congratulations to Dylan Recker (Roger, Deann) who was one of the students selected to have his art work displayed at the Common cup Coffee house in Morris.

Congratulations to Landon and Paige Stand who earned super star ribbons at the H_N speech meet at Graceville on Jan 26th

Betty Thorstad of Morris passed away on Feb 6th. A sister Joan (Paul) Bruns of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
Since the WCAWA mtg on Feb 6th was canceled I traveled to Morris instead and stopped in for a visit with Wally McCollar. He informs me that plans are well under way for their 55th class reunion in July and a “mini” reunion of the Donnelly classmates at sax’s café and possibly a tour of the old school included in it. We visited with Sonya Sather on the phone about it. I also stopped in on the 10th and he told me that he has been busy collecting names and address. He already has some tentative commitments from several of the Donnelly students. He is also looking for pictures of the classmates through the years if you have any you can drop them off at his shop

Several of us from the area attended the LU mtg at the museum in Morris on Feb 10th. Afterwards I took time to look at the “give a hoot” exhibit that features some memorabilia from Donnelly merchants. It is a very nice and interesting exhibit so if you have not already done so I would encourage you to stop in and take a look at it.

Jim and Lou Eystad recently visited her aunt Marlys Alm and Lavone Day at the WWV in Morris

upcoming parish and area church events

Most of this info is contained the Feb issue of the parish newsletter extra copies are available in the narthex of both churches.

Reclaim worship on Feb 14th Kong 8:30 am St J 11 am


Lenten services being ash wed Feb 17th at St J supper 5:30 -6A:30 PM services at 6:45 PM
Also on Mar 3rd, Mar 17th and Apr 1; services at Kong will be held on Feb 24 Mar 10th, 24th and Apr 2nd,
Joint palm Sun services on Mar 28th at St J Easter Sun services at 8:20 am k and 11am St J no S.S.

Mutual ministry Cmte Feb 12th @ 7pm @ St J

Seekers women's prayer group Feb 17th @ 9:30am

Parish women's club Feb 24th at Jeanne Ennen's home

Joint council members will meet to discuss the ELCA'S CHURCHWIDE decision's on Feb 28th from 9-10:30 am at the Kong parish hall

KMRS RADIO broadcast on Feb 28th at 11 am on KMRS sponsored by Don Larson family

Glacial ride conf assembly 2 PM Feb 28th at Our Savior's in Chokio

West Central Homes has a one bedroom apt for rent call 589-2821. Their annual meeting will be held on Mar 7th at Faith in Morris

Grief share seminar/support group will meet on Mon from 6:45-8:45 PM at the Morris e free church in Morris beginning on Mar 8 and continuing until June 1st

Thrivent for Lutherans will give $1 for every $2 given by Thrivent members up to one million $

Lakeland hospice and home care is sponsoring at grief support group at SCMC in the new conference room the 2nd Mon of ea. month from noon to 1 PM lunch provided.

St Gall’s men's walleye fish fry will be held on Fri Feb 19th from 4:30-8 PM at the parish center in Tintah.

Lutheran men in missions spring retreat will on Mar 5 and 6th at Green Lake Bible camp near spicier.

A Lutheran marriage encounter wkend's will be held in Brooklyn Center, Duluth and Alex. Call 952-432-3105 or 763-561-1575 for dates times, more info etc.

Luther Crest annual meeting will be held on Feb 14th at 2 PM in the dinning hall. Also upcoming is youth winter retreat (2/19-20th) and a sweetheart event on Feb 13th. Summer camp brochures are also available in the narthex of both churches contact Luther crest at 320-846-2431 for more info

Pastor Judy will lead worship at the WWV on Feb 18th.

Worship services with Holy Communion will be held on Feb 21st at both churches not Feb 28th as advertised in the newsletter.

There will be joint services at St J on Feb 28th at 11 am with the Ss kids singing and the instillation of council members

VBS planning meeting with Bethel of Herman will be held on Feb 16th at St J At 7pm. VBS is tentatively scheduled from Aug 1-5th

St Mary’s school fundraising event will be held at the Old # 1 Southside on Feb 20th begining at 5:30 pm

STJWELCA will meet on MAR. 2ND; KCLW on Mar 3rd.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

area events

The Sons of Norway will have a special program on the Keng runestone on Feb 15 at 7 pm at the Legion in Morris

The non profit expo will be held at the Morris Amory on Feb 25th from 4-7 pm The con com club will be a part of it.

Daytona 500 party at the Donnelly Hall on Feb 14th beginning at 11 am

schs annual meeting on Feb 14th beginning with a noon meal meeting and program to follow

don com club annual meeting ppd to Mar 1st at 6:30 pm


st co rep party mtg Feb 13th 9:30 am at Detoy's

Republican convention will be held on Feb 19th beginning at 6:30 pm

dfl convention Mar 6th at Legion Morris beginning at 9:30 am

westrom/ Ingebrigtsen town hall meetings beginning at 7 am at the Cattle Club in e.l. and continuing through the day with stops in Chokio and Morris and ending at Travler's inn Alex

valentine day buffet sax's cafe Feb 14th

Cassie and the bobs will preform the music of Pasty Cline at the maes concert hall Feb 13th tickets $15 in advance available at Willies sv or Morris com ed

community meal Feb 22nd morris sr center %;30-7pm

diabeties support group Feb 22nd at scmc 2:30 pm

Saturday, February 6, 2010

community news

the wcawa mtg scheduled for today at Nora has been ppd.

An open house shower to welcome Islande Sperr, Haitian adopted daughter of Tamela and Don Sperr, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Morris Evangelical Free Church. No gifts necessary.

corrections: don community club will meet on Feb 8th not the 9th as I said in my column. $10 dues can be pd at the door or mailed to Mary Werk; Tres. I also made a mistake on the date of the St co rep convention it is Feb 19th not the 14th.

LU is Feb 10th at the museum in Morris the schs annual meeting is Feb beginning with a meal at noon followed by a business meeting followed by a program at about 2 pm featuring author Gordon Fredickson a former Donnelly area resident will be the guest speaker for the program. I had an opportunity to hear him last year and he has a very good program. Tickets for the dinner ($15)can purchased at the St Co Museum

donnelly news

Next edition Feb 6th –Feb 12th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

The sun was out on Tue meaning the groundhog saw his shadow so we are in for another 6 weeks of winter, but I did see a sign of spring when working out at the rfc the cougar baseball team was starting it’s workouts. We had several inches of snow on Mon that made travel somewhat difficult and it has been cold with temps struggling to get above 0 most of the week.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 continues on Thursday’s at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
St Johns annual meeting has been rescheduled for Feb 7th following the 11 am services with pot luck dinner to follow.
WCAWA will meet at Nora Lutheran Church of rural Kensington (36528 130th ST.) today (Sat) with Coffee at 9:30 a.m. and the program will be at 10 am. There will a short annual meeting preceding a program on “staying informed and connected” For more info call 795-2477 UPDATE THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PPD TO A LATER DATE!!!

There are two events upcoming at the St Co Museum in Morris: LU will present the program “Buddhism in practice” there on Feb 10th beginning at 1 pm. On Feb 14th the Stevens county historical society will have their annual meeting there. Events begin with a dinner at noon followed by the business meeting and a program at about 2 pm. Author Gordon Fredickson a former Donnelly area resident will be the guest speaker for the program. I had an opportunity to hear him last year and he has a very good program. Tickets for the dinner can purchased at the St Co Museum

The bank in Donnelly is now open on Tue and Fri instead of Mon and Fri.
The Donnelly Community Club will have their annual meeting on Feb 8th at Sax’s café in Donnelly beginning with supper at 6:30 pm. If you plan to attend please rsvp at 246-3217 or e-mail donnellycommunityclub@runestone.net. If you cannot attend you may mail your dues to the Donnelly community club or leave it one of my boxes.
Don and Tammy Sperr welcomed a new family member last week. Islande is a 10 year old Haitian orphan that they are in the process of adopting. They hope that Auddy another 11 year old Haitian orphan they are trying to adopt will be able to join her here soon.
Elroy Stock of Woodbury passed away on Jan 5th. His sister Marlys (Wally) Giese and their family are among the family members that survive him
Andrew James Adamietz was born on January 29, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Adam and Danielle Adamietz of Morris. Grandparents are Cheryl Beebe of Donnelly, James Gerber of Colfax, Wis. and Rick and Dawn Adamietz of Staples. Great grandparents are Irene Erlandson of Cyrus and Betty Smith of Staples.

Megan Lange, second-year radiology student at St. Luke's College in Sioux City, Iowa, earned Chancellor's List honors for the 2009-2010 fall semester. Her parents are Keaton and Rhonda Lange. Keaton is a member of our threshing bee “family”
Congratulations to Christina Bahr and Holly Varmum who were recently named to the Dean’s list at Alex Tech.

Congratulations to Mark Dunn who won first place in the Lions local Peace Poster Contest. A check and certificate was awarded to Mark on December 14 at the Lions Banquet held at the Old #1 Southside. His poster was sent onto the District Level.
Mark and his family were invited to attend the Lions Midwinter Convention held at the Holiday Inn of Alexandria on December 30. There he was presented with a check and certificate for placing 2nd in the District Level Contest.

Jan 28th after attending bible study at St J I traveled to Morris where I visited Marlys Alm at SCMC, and later visited with Ruth Stand at her home. Lou Eystad tells me that Marlys is now at the WWV but hopes to return home soon.
Feb 1st several of us from the area attended the seminar “keeping the farm in the family” sponsored by Thrivent at the old # 1 in Morris
Andy Brevig and I were among those from the area that attended the republican caucuses at MAHS. Marty Seifert won the straw poll. The republican convention will be held on Feb 14th at Legion in Morris; the DFL on Mar 6th.
En route home from Morris on Feb 3rd I stopped to visit my aunt (Pearl (Albert) Anderson in Donnelly. Dorothy Jordheim also visited her last wk
Jody Wilke of St Cloud came home Fri to wish his mother Pearl A Anderson a happy birthday and took her out to dinner at Sax’s, her granddaughter Kris Wilke of Fergus Falls did the same on Sun. Her brother Charlie & Lavone Dupree called to wish her a happy birthday too.