m s-t edition
Next edition Mar 19th-25th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news Please remember that on occasion due to space requirement parts of my column do not get published but you can always read the full column on my blog.
Weather news: when I wrote my column last week I thought winter was done with but the first day of spring has brought has brought the return of winter to the area with rain turning to snow and a winter storm in progress. The whole week has been cold, damp and wet.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services continue each week alternating between St J (mar 30th) and ` Kong (Apr 6th) at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th (with the ss kids singing) at 11 am and again on Apr 3rd at 8:30 am. SS will be at St J both Suns at 9:45 am
There will be a benefit noon meal for family of Burton Strand of Donnelly, on April 3, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Parish Hall, Free will donation. All are welcome! Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Stevens County Chapter #31318. Donations may also be left at the UFMSB through April 15.
St J spring fling is Apr 16th they are looking for “white elephant” items and donations for the raffle. Items can be left at the church about a week beforehand for more info contact the church office
GSLC news: services will continue to be held in the cougar room at the Prairie Inn in Morris at 9 am until the planned move to the church site on 480th avenue on palm sun Apr. 17th
Lenten services continue at St J of rural starbuck with supper at 6 pm and services at 7 pm
The call committee has called for a special meeting of the congregation on Apr 3 for the purpose of presenting a candidate for pastor of the church. Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting.
Grief share program continues for the next 12 weeks on Mon eves at 6:45 pm at the Morris E Free Church.
WAM will meet on Apr 2rd at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in starbuck. The program will be a report on the new mission churches in the area such as gslc. Coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am
Rev Kristine Braaten- Lee pastor at the Lutheran campus ministry in Morris and trinity in Alberta recently announced she had accepted a call to Northfield MN and would be leaving in mid Apr. A farewell open house for her will be held at the Christus house in Morris on Apr. 5th from 3-6 pm. Everyone is welcome come and wish “PK” good luck in her new call.
The Donnelly community club will have their first meeting of the year on Apr. 4th at 7 pm at the town hall in Donnelly. We will be starting to make plans for this threshing bee as always ideas or suggestions for it or any other events are always welcome.
Also on the 4th the red hatters will meet at the place to be at 1 pm; the bookmobile will be in town @ 3:30 pm, the city council will meet in the council chambers, and the Rendsville 4-h club will meet at the fire hall at 7 pm
The st co gen soc will meet on Apr. 7th @ 1:30 pm at the library in Morris.
NHAS is raising money to fight hunger you can leave donations at the elev. in Donnelly.
Pederson funeral home is sponsoring a spring seminar on Apr. 5th at the old #1 Southside at 10 am
Harry “Buzzy” Olson of AZ formerly of Donnelly passed away on mar 12th. His Dad was the janitor at the Donnelly School for many years. Among the family members that survive him, is his sister Mary (Bill) Dripps of Morris.
Congratulations to Steve Fults who elected co-chair of the st co rep party on Mar 6th and to Andy brevig who was reelected treasurer.
Congratulations to mini jazz dance team that won their division at the just for kix untied we dance competition in Brainerd on Mar 6th Katie Geise is a member of that team, her parents are Brian and Holy Geise, grandparents are Howard and ditto Hennen
Congratulations to the following Morris bpa students who competed in the state bpa competition and won the right to compete in the national competition in Wash D.C.: Sydney Beyer, Sydney Sperr and Sami Searle.
Congratulations to the sr. 4-h project bowl general livestock team that won first place at the Foley tournament and will advance to the state, Kendra Sperr, Jake Moser, MaKenzie smith and Natalie Johnston are members of that team Natalie’s dad Lee is coach of that team. The c Jr. Team placed 9th Jonna Moser is a member of that team, her dad Jon is the coach.
Congratulations to the following that were honored at the MAHS winter sports banquet Beth Holland honorable mention all-conference girl’s bb and Kourtney Giese co-most valuable gymnast
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the visitation and funeral for Julette Banister on Mar 18th and 19th. They also attended Lenten services at St J (starbuck) on Mar 16th ,visited her aunt Marlys Alm on the aft of the 19th ,services at GSLC, the ss adopted grandparent’s event at Kong and the sing a long at the Eden reformed church in Herman on the 20th. The music was provided by the “singing strings” from Lowry.
Andy Brevig and I attended the KCLW’S “It’s a cake walk” birthday dinner at Kong on Mar 20th. He was one of those lucky enough to win a birthday cake.
Dorothy Johrdheim was among the ST J WELCA ladies who helped out at their St Pats day party at the WWV on the 17th.
Jack, John, Joan Kopacek and I attended the 125th annual meeting of the Delaware mutual assoc. at the Legion in Herman on Mar 21st. thanks to North Star mutual for the nice tool kit I won there.
Friday, March 25, 2011
h-h-t news
Next edition Mar 24th -30th
Hello everybody and welcome to another trial edition the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick and/or Randy know if you are enjoying this column and want to see it continue.
St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services will continue for the next several week at 7 pm alternating between St J (Mar 30th) and Kong (Apr 6th) followed by lunch. The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am and on Apr 3rd at 8:30 am with the ss kids singing on the 27th ,ss will also be held at St J both suns.
West central area word alone missions will meet on Apr. 2nd at the Minnewaska Lutheran home in Starbuck. The program will be updates on congregations within the west central area; coffee at 9:30 am meeting at 10 a.m. for more info call 795-2477
There will be a benefit noon meal for family of burton strand of Donnelly, on Sunday, April 3, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Parish Hall; Free will donation. All are welcome! Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Stevens County Chapter #31318. Donations may also be left at United Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Donnelly, MN, through April 15.
The Donnelly community club will have their first meeting of the year on Apr. 4th at 7 pm at the town hall in Donnelly. We will be starting to make plans for this threshing bee as always ideas or suggestions for it or any other event are always welcome.
Harry “Buzzy” Olson of Az. formerly of Donnelly passed away on Mar 12th. His dad was janitor at the Donnelly school for many years.
Congratulations to the h-n speech team that won the championship at Minnewaska h.s Landon strand is a member of that team and finished 6th individually in dramatic reading
Rev Kristine bratten Lee co-pastor of the Lutheran campus ministry in Morris and trinity in Alberta recently announced she had accepted a call to Northfield MN and would be leaving Morris in mid Apr. A farewell open house for her will be held at the Chirtus house in Morris on Apr. 5th from 3-6pm. Everyone is welcome come and wish “PK” good luck in her new call.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended the visitation for Julette Banister at the Pederson funeral home in Morris on Apr. 14th and her funeral at Kong on the 15th.
Andy Brevig and I attended the KCLW “it’s a cake wake” dinner at Kong on Mar 29th. He was one of those lucky enough to win a cake. Thanks to everyone for their hard work in putting on this great event on. Andy was also recently reelected treasure of the St Co Party at their annual convention on Mar 4th.
I am happy to report that Kong has a men’s quartet again. As many of you know for many decades the Kong men’s quartet (Lloyd Brandt, Henning Awsumb, Danny Kloos and Chester Larson) have been a fixture in the area singing at numerous funerals and other events in the area (sometimes in Norwegian) . When Lloyd had to leave the group due to illness they became a trio. Craig Awsumb filled in his for Dad Henning a few times when he was ill and now has become a member
Hello everybody and welcome to another trial edition the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick and/or Randy know if you are enjoying this column and want to see it continue.
St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services will continue for the next several week at 7 pm alternating between St J (Mar 30th) and Kong (Apr 6th) followed by lunch. The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am and on Apr 3rd at 8:30 am with the ss kids singing on the 27th ,ss will also be held at St J both suns.
West central area word alone missions will meet on Apr. 2nd at the Minnewaska Lutheran home in Starbuck. The program will be updates on congregations within the west central area; coffee at 9:30 am meeting at 10 a.m. for more info call 795-2477
There will be a benefit noon meal for family of burton strand of Donnelly, on Sunday, April 3, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Parish Hall; Free will donation. All are welcome! Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Stevens County Chapter #31318. Donations may also be left at United Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Donnelly, MN, through April 15.
The Donnelly community club will have their first meeting of the year on Apr. 4th at 7 pm at the town hall in Donnelly. We will be starting to make plans for this threshing bee as always ideas or suggestions for it or any other event are always welcome.
Harry “Buzzy” Olson of Az. formerly of Donnelly passed away on Mar 12th. His dad was janitor at the Donnelly school for many years.
Congratulations to the h-n speech team that won the championship at Minnewaska h.s Landon strand is a member of that team and finished 6th individually in dramatic reading
Rev Kristine bratten Lee co-pastor of the Lutheran campus ministry in Morris and trinity in Alberta recently announced she had accepted a call to Northfield MN and would be leaving Morris in mid Apr. A farewell open house for her will be held at the Chirtus house in Morris on Apr. 5th from 3-6pm. Everyone is welcome come and wish “PK” good luck in her new call.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended the visitation for Julette Banister at the Pederson funeral home in Morris on Apr. 14th and her funeral at Kong on the 15th.
Andy Brevig and I attended the KCLW “it’s a cake wake” dinner at Kong on Mar 29th. He was one of those lucky enough to win a cake. Thanks to everyone for their hard work in putting on this great event on. Andy was also recently reelected treasure of the St Co Party at their annual convention on Mar 4th.
I am happy to report that Kong has a men’s quartet again. As many of you know for many decades the Kong men’s quartet (Lloyd Brandt, Henning Awsumb, Danny Kloos and Chester Larson) have been a fixture in the area singing at numerous funerals and other events in the area (sometimes in Norwegian) . When Lloyd had to leave the group due to illness they became a trio. Craig Awsumb filled in his for Dad Henning a few times when he was ill and now has become a member
Saturday, March 19, 2011
m s-t news
Next edition Mar 19th-25th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. This week’s edition is dedicated to the memory of my mom who passed away Mar 14, 1994
Weather news: After what (hopefully) was winter’s last hurrah over the weekend spring may finally be on the way as temps are starting to moderate and the snow is melting some. Many activates over the weekend were canceled and /or ppd. due to blizzard conditions on Fri eve and Sat no travel was advised for a while and some roads in the area were closed. After digging out for the umpteenth time this winter on Tue I parked my tr. in the shed with the hope that I will not need to do that anymore. Thanks to my neighbors and friends for blowing out my driveway and the other help they gave me this winter.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services continue each week alternating between Kong (23rd) and St J (30th) ` at 7 pm with a lunch to follow The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th following services about noon. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad, desert will be furnished.
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am with the ss kids singing.
GSLC news: services will continue to be held in the cougar room at the Prairie Inn in Morris at 9 am until the planned move to the church site on 480th avenue on palm sun Apr. 17th
The Mar mission of the month is the Lutheran theological seminary in Brookings SD, the lunch money during the month will be given to the Aaron Luthi benefit.
Lenten services continue at St J of rural starbuck with supper at 6 pm and services at 7 pm
Mar 20th is new member Sun this will be your last chance to become a charter member
St Pat’s day dinner at assumption Catholic Church Morris on Mar 20th from 11 am until the food is gone.
Grief share program begins on Mar 21st at 6:45 pm at the Morris E Free Church and continues for the next 13 weeks
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
Susan Kay Pickett passed away on Feb 8th. Her mother Alice (devick) Hallman is among the family members that survive her
Ruth Busse of Appleton passed away on Mar 10th. Among the family members that survive her, is her son Jim (Julie) Busse of Appleton
Julette Banister of Donnelly passed away on Mar 10th in TX her funeral will be held today (sat) at 11 am at Kong.
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, today (Saturday), from 2 to 4 .m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson
Congratulations to: Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th;
Congratulations to the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin Strand are members of that team;
Congratulations to Samantha Larson who was named to the honor roll at h-n h.s.
Congratulations to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors,
Congratulations to the h-n FFA crop team that finished 5th in the Holdindgford competition, Landon Strand is a member of that team and he finished 10th in individual competition.
Congratulations to hair reflections (Amy Kloos) and Coldwell banker/crown realty (Kelly Frank) who recently became members of the Morris area chamber of commerce
On 10 March the Kopacek family attended the funeral in Robinsdale MN for their cousin Jessica Vallis who was killed by a drunk driver 5 March. Jessica was a family member of the late Leonard Aanerud of Donnelly
Verle Dunn and I attended the annual open house and dinner at Pederson’s agri serv in Herman on Mar 11th. After dinner I attended the open house at Larson’s farm supply, visited with Selma Bruse at her apt. and finished the day by attending the Kmrs/kkok spring expo at the Lee center.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended services at GSLC on Mar 13th. After lunch I attended services at First Lutheran where I had an opportunity to hear seminarian Erik Rundquist preach. After church I spent some time visiting at the wwv before heading to Cyrus for the Glacial Ridge conference assembly at Trinity Lutheran church. Erik is one of the seminarians the conference is sponsoring.
Rev Joyce Graue and Rev Linda Petersen of the synod office spoke about some of the ministries and happenings in the synod office and our companion synod in South Africa. Jerry Wright chairman of the LCM-Morris board talked about some the changes that will be occurring with the ministry as they transition from being directly connected to the LCM of Minnesota campus ministry to becoming a standalone ministry that will employ the Campus Pastor with annual grants from LCMM and SW MN Synod to support the program. Rev Kristine Lee Braaten has accepted a call to Northfield and will be leaving in mid Apr. there will be a farewell party for her on Apr 5th at the Christus house in Morris
Arlene Henrichs of Hoffman and I visited Bev Hurlbut at LL during the past week.
While shopping in sv on Mar 15th I ran into my former neighbors Delano and Linda Meyer of Chokio who were enroute home after spending several months doing mission work in Africa. Later I attended the visitation for Tammy McNally at the funeral home. Her brother and sister in law are friends of mine.
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. This week’s edition is dedicated to the memory of my mom who passed away Mar 14, 1994
Weather news: After what (hopefully) was winter’s last hurrah over the weekend spring may finally be on the way as temps are starting to moderate and the snow is melting some. Many activates over the weekend were canceled and /or ppd. due to blizzard conditions on Fri eve and Sat no travel was advised for a while and some roads in the area were closed. After digging out for the umpteenth time this winter on Tue I parked my tr. in the shed with the hope that I will not need to do that anymore. Thanks to my neighbors and friends for blowing out my driveway and the other help they gave me this winter.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services continue each week alternating between Kong (23rd) and St J (30th) ` at 7 pm with a lunch to follow The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th following services about noon. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad, desert will be furnished.
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am with the ss kids singing.
GSLC news: services will continue to be held in the cougar room at the Prairie Inn in Morris at 9 am until the planned move to the church site on 480th avenue on palm sun Apr. 17th
The Mar mission of the month is the Lutheran theological seminary in Brookings SD, the lunch money during the month will be given to the Aaron Luthi benefit.
Lenten services continue at St J of rural starbuck with supper at 6 pm and services at 7 pm
Mar 20th is new member Sun this will be your last chance to become a charter member
St Pat’s day dinner at assumption Catholic Church Morris on Mar 20th from 11 am until the food is gone.
Grief share program begins on Mar 21st at 6:45 pm at the Morris E Free Church and continues for the next 13 weeks
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
Susan Kay Pickett passed away on Feb 8th. Her mother Alice (devick) Hallman is among the family members that survive her
Ruth Busse of Appleton passed away on Mar 10th. Among the family members that survive her, is her son Jim (Julie) Busse of Appleton
Julette Banister of Donnelly passed away on Mar 10th in TX her funeral will be held today (sat) at 11 am at Kong.
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, today (Saturday), from 2 to 4 .m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson
Congratulations to: Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th;
Congratulations to the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin Strand are members of that team;
Congratulations to Samantha Larson who was named to the honor roll at h-n h.s.
Congratulations to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors,
Congratulations to the h-n FFA crop team that finished 5th in the Holdindgford competition, Landon Strand is a member of that team and he finished 10th in individual competition.
Congratulations to hair reflections (Amy Kloos) and Coldwell banker/crown realty (Kelly Frank) who recently became members of the Morris area chamber of commerce
On 10 March the Kopacek family attended the funeral in Robinsdale MN for their cousin Jessica Vallis who was killed by a drunk driver 5 March. Jessica was a family member of the late Leonard Aanerud of Donnelly
Verle Dunn and I attended the annual open house and dinner at Pederson’s agri serv in Herman on Mar 11th. After dinner I attended the open house at Larson’s farm supply, visited with Selma Bruse at her apt. and finished the day by attending the Kmrs/kkok spring expo at the Lee center.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended services at GSLC on Mar 13th. After lunch I attended services at First Lutheran where I had an opportunity to hear seminarian Erik Rundquist preach. After church I spent some time visiting at the wwv before heading to Cyrus for the Glacial Ridge conference assembly at Trinity Lutheran church. Erik is one of the seminarians the conference is sponsoring.
Rev Joyce Graue and Rev Linda Petersen of the synod office spoke about some of the ministries and happenings in the synod office and our companion synod in South Africa. Jerry Wright chairman of the LCM-Morris board talked about some the changes that will be occurring with the ministry as they transition from being directly connected to the LCM of Minnesota campus ministry to becoming a standalone ministry that will employ the Campus Pastor with annual grants from LCMM and SW MN Synod to support the program. Rev Kristine Lee Braaten has accepted a call to Northfield and will be leaving in mid Apr. there will be a farewell party for her on Apr 5th at the Christus house in Morris
Arlene Henrichs of Hoffman and I visited Bev Hurlbut at LL during the past week.
While shopping in sv on Mar 15th I ran into my former neighbors Delano and Linda Meyer of Chokio who were enroute home after spending several months doing mission work in Africa. Later I attended the visitation for Tammy McNally at the funeral home. Her brother and sister in law are friends of mine.
h-h-t news
Next edition Mar 17th-23rd Please remember that on occasion due to space requirement parts of my column do not get published but you can always read the full column on my blog.
Hello everybody and welcome to the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick and/or Randy know if you are enjoying this and want it to continue.
St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services will continue for the next several week at 7 pm alternating between Kong (Mar 23rd) and St J (Mar 30th) followed by lunch.
St J WELCA will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the WWV in Morris today (Thursday) at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished. Everyone is welcome.
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am with the ss kids singing.
The sweetheart luncheon originally scheduled for Feb 13th has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.
There will be a sing a long at the Eden reform church in Herman on Mar 20th @ 6 pm
There will a pizza and movie night at the Keng covenant church on Mar 19th @ 5; 30 pm
The red hatters will have a St. Pat’s day party at Denny’s in Herman today (Thursday) at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive him.
Julette Banister of Donnelly passed away on Mar 10th as of this writing her services are pending with the Pedersen funeral home of Morris.
Susan Kay Pickett passed away on Feb 8th. Her mother Alice (Devick) Hallman of Morris formerly of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her
Ruth Busse of Appleton passed away on Mar 10th. Among the family members that survive her, is her son Jim (Julie Dunn) Busse of Appleton
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19th, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne of Morris, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson of Hoffman.
Verle Dunn and I were among those who attended the annual house and dinner at Pederson’s in Herman on Mar 11th. After lunch I traveled to Larson’s for their open house. I also visited Selma Bruse at the Pullman house. Later in the aft I attended the kmrs/kkok spring expo at the Lee center in Morris.
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The Donnelly community club had their annual meeting on Mar 7th; it was a good year for the community club due in part to another successful threshing bee. This year’s bee will be on Aug. 27th and 28th and the feature will be John Deere. Anyone who has any ideas or suggestions for the bee and/or any other events can contact one of the officers or me. The first meeting of the year for the club will be held on Apr. 4th at due to a schedule conflict.
Hello everybody and welcome to the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick and/or Randy know if you are enjoying this and want it to continue.
St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services will continue for the next several week at 7 pm alternating between Kong (Mar 23rd) and St J (Mar 30th) followed by lunch.
St J WELCA will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the WWV in Morris today (Thursday) at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished. Everyone is welcome.
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am with the ss kids singing.
The sweetheart luncheon originally scheduled for Feb 13th has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.
There will be a sing a long at the Eden reform church in Herman on Mar 20th @ 6 pm
There will a pizza and movie night at the Keng covenant church on Mar 19th @ 5; 30 pm
The red hatters will have a St. Pat’s day party at Denny’s in Herman today (Thursday) at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive him.
Julette Banister of Donnelly passed away on Mar 10th as of this writing her services are pending with the Pedersen funeral home of Morris.
Susan Kay Pickett passed away on Feb 8th. Her mother Alice (Devick) Hallman of Morris formerly of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her
Ruth Busse of Appleton passed away on Mar 10th. Among the family members that survive her, is her son Jim (Julie Dunn) Busse of Appleton
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19th, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne of Morris, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson of Hoffman.
Verle Dunn and I were among those who attended the annual house and dinner at Pederson’s in Herman on Mar 11th. After lunch I traveled to Larson’s for their open house. I also visited Selma Bruse at the Pullman house. Later in the aft I attended the kmrs/kkok spring expo at the Lee center in Morris.
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The Donnelly community club had their annual meeting on Mar 7th; it was a good year for the community club due in part to another successful threshing bee. This year’s bee will be on Aug. 27th and 28th and the feature will be John Deere. Anyone who has any ideas or suggestions for the bee and/or any other events can contact one of the officers or me. The first meeting of the year for the club will be held on Apr. 4th at due to a schedule conflict.
Friday, March 11, 2011
donnelly news
Next edition Mar 12th -18th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: after several days of cold and stormy weather last week and several inches of snow on Sun the weather has settled down and temps moderated some this week
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The parish will be participating in the MN food share campaign during Mar. carts are locate in the narthex of ea. church in which to place nonperishable food items for the food shelf or You can also make a financial donation
Lenten services continue each week at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. Services will alternate between ST J (16th) and Kong (23rd) each week
St J Welca will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the wwv on Mar 17th at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished.
The sweetheart luncheon has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.
GSLC news: throughout the Lenten season members of the church will join with members of St J of rural starbuck for services at St J. The eve starts with a light supper (if planning on attending please rsvp to 795-2477) at 6 pm (free will offering) followed by Lenten services at 7 pm. For more info call 589-1461
GSLC plans to have their first worship service in the GS church on 480th Ave. on Palm Sunday, April 17.
Om Mar 13th the glacial ridge conf. of the elca will meet @ 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus, and the West central Lutheran homes will have their annual meeting @ 2 pm in the fireside room at First Lutheran in Morris
The red hatters will have a st pat’s day party on Mar 17th at Denny’s in Herman at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Habit for humanity will have a special story time with Miss Midwest Rachel sands on Mar 17th at the Morris public library
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson
I have another long list of accomplishment to acknowledge this week so congratulations go out to: the following FFA teams on their recent accomplishments. The Ag issues team placed first in the cde at the state, Kaitlin van horn is a member of that team, the general livestock teams finished 6th Natalie Johnston is a member of that team, the horse team finished 2nd Sami Searle is a member of that team. Sami also finished first in the district FFA proficiency applications for regional judging and interviews. Kendra Speer also won first in agribusiness service placement proficiency and Natalie Johnston was also first in sheep production placement proficiency. Kendra, Kaitlin, and Natalie were also among those earned state degree and Kendra will be considered for region 3 stars in agri- business award; the Morris FFA Ag knowledge bowl team which finished first at the skills fest in Willmar on Feb 10th. Jake Moser and Natalie Johnston are members of that team; Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th; the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin Strand are members of that team; to Samantha Larson who was named to the a honor roll at h-n h. to Amy Kloos on the opening of her new business "hair expressions" at 714 Atlantic ave. in Morris; to Melanie van horn citizenship( freshman); Becca Holland most improved (7th grade) for being named students of the quarter at mahs and to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors, the h-n ffa crop team that finished 5th in the Holdindgford competition ,Landon Strand is a member of that team and he finished 10th in individual competition.
Thanks to Donnelly co-op manager bob burner for the following info. The co-op experienced its second best year ever with a net income of over $345,000. Carol Boelend from Hennen and associates presented the annual report. Mike Lonergan a director for 9 yrs. completed his term and was replaced by Paul Daly, Chris smith was reelected to the board. Guest speaker Todd Monroe dist. manager Cenex energy sales and lubricants gave a very informative presentation about Cenex 5w-40 full synthetic diesel oil and the warranty program they are offering for those users. Joe Altrich was recognized for 53 yrs. of service to the Donnelly co-op. Dave Whitmore who has been the custom applicator for 17 years will be replacing him in the agronomy dept. , his son Erick will replace him in that job.. In the LP department Joel Schmidt has been hired to replace David Haynes who passed away about a year ago. In Dec 2010 the Donnelly co-op paid $170,000 to those 70 years of age and older, at the meeting patrons received $95,000 in 30% cash dividends. In the past five years the don co-op has reinvested $850,000 in fixed asset back into the company along with retiring $720,00 to it patrons
The st co gen soc met at the library on Mar 3rd, the next meeting will be on Apr. 7th
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the wam meeting at the minnewaska Lutheran home on Mar 5th the next meeting will also be there on Apr. 2nd. We also attended the services at gslc and the forum afterwards on Mar 6th. In the aft Jeanne Ennen and I were among those who attended the memorial gathering at the Hoffman community service for Lloyd Stier. Afterwards I visited a friend at the Hoffman home.
Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the annual meeting of the Donnelly community club on Mar 7th, Thanks to everyone who helped prepare and serve the delicious meal. It was another good year for the club due in part to a successful threshing bee. This year’s show is Aug 27 and 28th, the feature will be John Deere. The next meeting will be on Apr 4th due to a schedule conflict. Anyone with ideas and/or suggestions about the bee and /or other events is encouraged to contact a member of the club or put a note in one of my boxes. After the meeting I visited with Verle and Della Dunn at their home.
Andy Brevig and I attended the annual meeting of Donnelly twp. on Mar 8th at the fire hall in Donnelly.
Michelle Papesh, Karen Long and I visited Bev Hurlbut at LL in the past week
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: after several days of cold and stormy weather last week and several inches of snow on Sun the weather has settled down and temps moderated some this week
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The parish will be participating in the MN food share campaign during Mar. carts are locate in the narthex of ea. church in which to place nonperishable food items for the food shelf or You can also make a financial donation
Lenten services continue each week at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. Services will alternate between ST J (16th) and Kong (23rd) each week
St J Welca will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the wwv on Mar 17th at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished.
The sweetheart luncheon has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.
GSLC news: throughout the Lenten season members of the church will join with members of St J of rural starbuck for services at St J. The eve starts with a light supper (if planning on attending please rsvp to 795-2477) at 6 pm (free will offering) followed by Lenten services at 7 pm. For more info call 589-1461
GSLC plans to have their first worship service in the GS church on 480th Ave. on Palm Sunday, April 17.
Om Mar 13th the glacial ridge conf. of the elca will meet @ 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus, and the West central Lutheran homes will have their annual meeting @ 2 pm in the fireside room at First Lutheran in Morris
The red hatters will have a st pat’s day party on Mar 17th at Denny’s in Herman at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Habit for humanity will have a special story time with Miss Midwest Rachel sands on Mar 17th at the Morris public library
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson
I have another long list of accomplishment to acknowledge this week so congratulations go out to: the following FFA teams on their recent accomplishments. The Ag issues team placed first in the cde at the state, Kaitlin van horn is a member of that team, the general livestock teams finished 6th Natalie Johnston is a member of that team, the horse team finished 2nd Sami Searle is a member of that team. Sami also finished first in the district FFA proficiency applications for regional judging and interviews. Kendra Speer also won first in agribusiness service placement proficiency and Natalie Johnston was also first in sheep production placement proficiency. Kendra, Kaitlin, and Natalie were also among those earned state degree and Kendra will be considered for region 3 stars in agri- business award; the Morris FFA Ag knowledge bowl team which finished first at the skills fest in Willmar on Feb 10th. Jake Moser and Natalie Johnston are members of that team; Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th; the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin Strand are members of that team; to Samantha Larson who was named to the a honor roll at h-n h. to Amy Kloos on the opening of her new business "hair expressions" at 714 Atlantic ave. in Morris; to Melanie van horn citizenship( freshman); Becca Holland most improved (7th grade) for being named students of the quarter at mahs and to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors, the h-n ffa crop team that finished 5th in the Holdindgford competition ,Landon Strand is a member of that team and he finished 10th in individual competition.
Thanks to Donnelly co-op manager bob burner for the following info. The co-op experienced its second best year ever with a net income of over $345,000. Carol Boelend from Hennen and associates presented the annual report. Mike Lonergan a director for 9 yrs. completed his term and was replaced by Paul Daly, Chris smith was reelected to the board. Guest speaker Todd Monroe dist. manager Cenex energy sales and lubricants gave a very informative presentation about Cenex 5w-40 full synthetic diesel oil and the warranty program they are offering for those users. Joe Altrich was recognized for 53 yrs. of service to the Donnelly co-op. Dave Whitmore who has been the custom applicator for 17 years will be replacing him in the agronomy dept. , his son Erick will replace him in that job.. In the LP department Joel Schmidt has been hired to replace David Haynes who passed away about a year ago. In Dec 2010 the Donnelly co-op paid $170,000 to those 70 years of age and older, at the meeting patrons received $95,000 in 30% cash dividends. In the past five years the don co-op has reinvested $850,000 in fixed asset back into the company along with retiring $720,00 to it patrons
The st co gen soc met at the library on Mar 3rd, the next meeting will be on Apr. 7th
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the wam meeting at the minnewaska Lutheran home on Mar 5th the next meeting will also be there on Apr. 2nd. We also attended the services at gslc and the forum afterwards on Mar 6th. In the aft Jeanne Ennen and I were among those who attended the memorial gathering at the Hoffman community service for Lloyd Stier. Afterwards I visited a friend at the Hoffman home.
Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the annual meeting of the Donnelly community club on Mar 7th, Thanks to everyone who helped prepare and serve the delicious meal. It was another good year for the club due in part to a successful threshing bee. This year’s show is Aug 27 and 28th, the feature will be John Deere. The next meeting will be on Apr 4th due to a schedule conflict. Anyone with ideas and/or suggestions about the bee and /or other events is encouraged to contact a member of the club or put a note in one of my boxes. After the meeting I visited with Verle and Della Dunn at their home.
Andy Brevig and I attended the annual meeting of Donnelly twp. on Mar 8th at the fire hall in Donnelly.
Michelle Papesh, Karen Long and I visited Bev Hurlbut at LL in the past week
donnelly news
the editor of the Hoffman Herman tribune has agreed to run my column for the next month or so on a trial basis to see what kind of response it gets. if you like what you read please tell him. due to space requirements it will have to be pared down version. In my trips to Herman I often encounter people who tell how much they enjoy my column in the Morris paper and after thinking about it decided to explore the possibility of expanding it so that people who do not get the Morris paper know what is going on in the Donnelly area
Friday, March 4, 2011
DONNELLY NEWS
Next edition Mar 5th -11th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Due to the large amount of news this week I have had to omit the long list of “honorees” I had this week I will post them on my blog and hopefully have an opportunity to recognize them in a future column
Weather news: Mar has definitely come in like a lion with cold temps and some stormy weather. I think by now just about everybody is getting tired of never ending winter we are experiencing this year,
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The parish will be participating in the MN food share campaign during Mar. carts are locate in the narthex of ea. church in which to place nonperishable food items for the food shelf or You can also make a financial donation
The mar newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the narthex of ea. church.
Ash wed services will be on Mar 9th at Kong beginning at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. Services will alternate between st J (16th) and Kong (23rd) each week
St J welca will hold their annual st pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the WWV on Mar 17th at 2:15 pm
GSLC news: Staring on Mar 9th and continuing throughout the Lenten season members of the church will join with members of St J of rural starbuck for services at St J. The eve starts with a light supper (if planning on attending please rsvp to 795-2477) at 6 pm (free will offering) followed by Lenten services at 7 pm. For more info call 589-1461
WAM will meet today (sat), at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home with coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am. The speaker will be Pr. Julie Smith, from the Institute for Lutheran Theology, the new seminary in Brookings, S.D. She will also be the guest speaker at gslc on Mar 6th and have a forum after services. For more info call 795-2477
The glacial ridge conf. of the ELCA will meet on Mar 13th @ 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus,
“Physical and spiritual beauty with Karen and Kevin Leaf will be held at the Hosanna worship center in Morris from 10 am -3 pm for tickets or more info call shelly at 585-5951
West central Lutheran homes will have their annual meeting on Mar 13th @ 2 pm in the fireside room at First Lutheran in Morris
Allisia Melberg will present a program “Researching Families in West Central Minnesota” at the st co museum today (sat) at 10 a.m. on Mar. 12th .The movie “tales of the last river rat” will be shown there on Mar 13th @1:30 pm for more info about either event call 589-1719
Donnelly and other area townships will have their annual meetings/elections on Mar 8th. For more info contact your town clerk or your county auditor’s office.
The following events will take place on Mar 7th in Donnelly: the bookmobile will be in town @ 3:30 pm; the red haters will meet at 1 pm at “a place to be” (bring a favorite flower seed packet); the Donnelly city council and Rendsville 4-h will meet at 7 pm at the hall and fire hall.
Evelyn Kopel informs me that the homemakers will meet at her house in Donnelly on Mar 10th at 2 pm for more info call her at 246-3310
The red hatters will have a st pat’s day party on Mar 17th at Denny’s in Herman at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Habit for humanity is sponsoring a “build your burger night” at the Old#1 on Mar 10th from 4-7 pm free will offering. They will also have a special story time with Miss Midwest Rachel sands on Mar 17th at the Morris public library for more info call 392-5451
The Donnelly community club will have their annual meeting on Mar 7th at the Donnelly hall beginning with supper at 6:30 pm meeting to follow. For more info call 795-2437. If unable to attend you can mail your dues to the don com club Donnelly MN.
Lloyd Stier of Donnelly passed away on Feb 23rd. a memorial gathering will be held on Mar 6th at 2 pm at the community center in Hoffman.
Ralph Jipson of Graceville passed away on Feb 24th. A sister Myrta Diehl is among the family members that survive him.
Larry Rohloff of Atwater passed away on Feb 26th. His step mother Ardeth (Anderson) Rohloff is among the family members that survive him.
Mitchell Rohloff and Courtney Johnson are engaged to married on Aug. 20 in Brookings sd. Parents of the couple are LuAlan and Shawn Rohloff of Morris and Diana Johnson of Tulare, S.D. step grandmother is Ardeth Rohloff of Morris formerly of the Donnelly area
I have another long list of accomplishment to acknowledge this week so congratulations go out to: ; Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th; the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin strand are members of that team; to Samantha Larson who was named to the a honor roll at h-n h. to Amy Kloos on the opening of her new business "hair expressions" at 714 Atlantic ave. in Morris; to Melanie van horn citizenship( freshman); Becca Holland most improved (7th grade) for being named students of the quarter at mahs and to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors
On Feb 25th Andy brevig and I attended the Westrom/Inglebreigtsen town hall meeting at Detoy’s in Morris and later the co-op meeting at the Donnelly hall. Thanks to the KCLW for the delicious meal they served.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among the good crew that helped with the cleanup at the site of the new gslc on Feb 26th. It was truly a case of “many hands make light work as the church” was literally cleaned from top to bottom and much of the fellowship hall was painted. Another workday is planned for the near future to do more painting and other odd jobs. On the 27th we attended services at gslc and on the 28th the community meal at the sr. center in Morris.
Jim and Lorraine Aanerud and I attended the “answers in genesis” conference on the 27th and 28th at the Maes musical hall and at the Hosanna worship center
Thanks to bob burner for the following info. The co-op experienced its second best year ever with a net income of over $345,000. Carol boelend from Hennen and associates presented the annual report. Mike Lonergan a director for 9 yrs. completed his term and was replaced by Paul Daly, Chris smith was reelected to the board. Guest speaker Todd Monroe dist. manager Cenex energy sales and lubricants gave a very informative presentation about Cenex 5w-40 full synthetic diesel oil and the warranty program they are offering for those users. Joe Altrich was recognized for 53 yrs. of service to the Donnelly co-op. Dave Whitmore will be replacing him in the agronomy dept. after 17 years as custom applicator his son Erick will replace him. Joel Schmidt has been hired to replace David Haynes who passed away about a year ago in the LP department. In Dec 2010 the Donnelly co-op paid $170,000 to those 70 years of age and older, at the meeting patrons received $95,000 in 30% cash dividends. In the past five years the don co-op has reinvested $850,000 in fixed asset back into the company along with retiring $720,00 to it patrons
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Due to the large amount of news this week I have had to omit the long list of “honorees” I had this week I will post them on my blog and hopefully have an opportunity to recognize them in a future column
Weather news: Mar has definitely come in like a lion with cold temps and some stormy weather. I think by now just about everybody is getting tired of never ending winter we are experiencing this year,
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The parish will be participating in the MN food share campaign during Mar. carts are locate in the narthex of ea. church in which to place nonperishable food items for the food shelf or You can also make a financial donation
The mar newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the narthex of ea. church.
Ash wed services will be on Mar 9th at Kong beginning at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. Services will alternate between st J (16th) and Kong (23rd) each week
St J welca will hold their annual st pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the WWV on Mar 17th at 2:15 pm
GSLC news: Staring on Mar 9th and continuing throughout the Lenten season members of the church will join with members of St J of rural starbuck for services at St J. The eve starts with a light supper (if planning on attending please rsvp to 795-2477) at 6 pm (free will offering) followed by Lenten services at 7 pm. For more info call 589-1461
WAM will meet today (sat), at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home with coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am. The speaker will be Pr. Julie Smith, from the Institute for Lutheran Theology, the new seminary in Brookings, S.D. She will also be the guest speaker at gslc on Mar 6th and have a forum after services. For more info call 795-2477
The glacial ridge conf. of the ELCA will meet on Mar 13th @ 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus,
“Physical and spiritual beauty with Karen and Kevin Leaf will be held at the Hosanna worship center in Morris from 10 am -3 pm for tickets or more info call shelly at 585-5951
West central Lutheran homes will have their annual meeting on Mar 13th @ 2 pm in the fireside room at First Lutheran in Morris
Allisia Melberg will present a program “Researching Families in West Central Minnesota” at the st co museum today (sat) at 10 a.m. on Mar. 12th .The movie “tales of the last river rat” will be shown there on Mar 13th @1:30 pm for more info about either event call 589-1719
Donnelly and other area townships will have their annual meetings/elections on Mar 8th. For more info contact your town clerk or your county auditor’s office.
The following events will take place on Mar 7th in Donnelly: the bookmobile will be in town @ 3:30 pm; the red haters will meet at 1 pm at “a place to be” (bring a favorite flower seed packet); the Donnelly city council and Rendsville 4-h will meet at 7 pm at the hall and fire hall.
Evelyn Kopel informs me that the homemakers will meet at her house in Donnelly on Mar 10th at 2 pm for more info call her at 246-3310
The red hatters will have a st pat’s day party on Mar 17th at Denny’s in Herman at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Habit for humanity is sponsoring a “build your burger night” at the Old#1 on Mar 10th from 4-7 pm free will offering. They will also have a special story time with Miss Midwest Rachel sands on Mar 17th at the Morris public library for more info call 392-5451
The Donnelly community club will have their annual meeting on Mar 7th at the Donnelly hall beginning with supper at 6:30 pm meeting to follow. For more info call 795-2437. If unable to attend you can mail your dues to the don com club Donnelly MN.
Lloyd Stier of Donnelly passed away on Feb 23rd. a memorial gathering will be held on Mar 6th at 2 pm at the community center in Hoffman.
Ralph Jipson of Graceville passed away on Feb 24th. A sister Myrta Diehl is among the family members that survive him.
Larry Rohloff of Atwater passed away on Feb 26th. His step mother Ardeth (Anderson) Rohloff is among the family members that survive him.
Mitchell Rohloff and Courtney Johnson are engaged to married on Aug. 20 in Brookings sd. Parents of the couple are LuAlan and Shawn Rohloff of Morris and Diana Johnson of Tulare, S.D. step grandmother is Ardeth Rohloff of Morris formerly of the Donnelly area
I have another long list of accomplishment to acknowledge this week so congratulations go out to: ; Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th; the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin strand are members of that team; to Samantha Larson who was named to the a honor roll at h-n h. to Amy Kloos on the opening of her new business "hair expressions" at 714 Atlantic ave. in Morris; to Melanie van horn citizenship( freshman); Becca Holland most improved (7th grade) for being named students of the quarter at mahs and to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors
On Feb 25th Andy brevig and I attended the Westrom/Inglebreigtsen town hall meeting at Detoy’s in Morris and later the co-op meeting at the Donnelly hall. Thanks to the KCLW for the delicious meal they served.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among the good crew that helped with the cleanup at the site of the new gslc on Feb 26th. It was truly a case of “many hands make light work as the church” was literally cleaned from top to bottom and much of the fellowship hall was painted. Another workday is planned for the near future to do more painting and other odd jobs. On the 27th we attended services at gslc and on the 28th the community meal at the sr. center in Morris.
Jim and Lorraine Aanerud and I attended the “answers in genesis” conference on the 27th and 28th at the Maes musical hall and at the Hosanna worship center
Thanks to bob burner for the following info. The co-op experienced its second best year ever with a net income of over $345,000. Carol boelend from Hennen and associates presented the annual report. Mike Lonergan a director for 9 yrs. completed his term and was replaced by Paul Daly, Chris smith was reelected to the board. Guest speaker Todd Monroe dist. manager Cenex energy sales and lubricants gave a very informative presentation about Cenex 5w-40 full synthetic diesel oil and the warranty program they are offering for those users. Joe Altrich was recognized for 53 yrs. of service to the Donnelly co-op. Dave Whitmore will be replacing him in the agronomy dept. after 17 years as custom applicator his son Erick will replace him. Joel Schmidt has been hired to replace David Haynes who passed away about a year ago in the LP department. In Dec 2010 the Donnelly co-op paid $170,000 to those 70 years of age and older, at the meeting patrons received $95,000 in 30% cash dividends. In the past five years the don co-op has reinvested $850,000 in fixed asset back into the company along with retiring $720,00 to it patrons
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