donnelly news

Next edition Feb 4th-10th Welcome to another addition of the Donnelly news Weather news: several inches of snow over the weekend brought out the shovels and blowers and made winter sports enthusiasts happy. However temps continue to remain mild and there is still no forecast of any major storms on the horizon, Thanks to the Good Samaritan who blew out the sidewalk on our block several times again this week. It is very much appreciated. St J/Kong parish news: Kong will have their annual meeting on Feb 5th following services @ 11 am with pot luck dinner to follow.ST J services will be at 8:30 am that Sun. There are two radio broadcasts on KMRS left to sponsor in 2012, Sept 2nd and Dec 30th. If interested in doing so in honor or memory of someone contact the parish office at 246-3211 or e-mail stjkongs@runestone.net There will be a parish bible study “Christ in the strangest places” during lent; time, dates ,and place to be announced GSLC news: there will be two upcoming workdays at the church the first is today (sat) @ 9 am the 2nd one is Feb 11th also at 9 am. The 2nd mission conference sponsored by the Augustana District of LCMC will be held today (sat), hosted by Hosanna Lutheran church at the Watertown event center in Watertown SD from 9:30 a.m.to 12:00 p.m. For more info e-mail mjrichardson@augustanadistrict.org or call 239-2618 or 287-3218 On Feb 6th the red hatters will meet at a place to be in Donnelly at 1 pm (they will also have a Dutch treat meeting on Feb 21th at noon at the knotty pine in el). Also on the 6th, the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm by the bank; the city council will meet in the council chambers, and Rendsville 4-h will meet in the fire hall both at 7 pm. Jan 6th, the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm by the bank; the city council will meet in the council chambers, and Rendsville 4-h will meet in the fire hall both at 7 pm. The red hatters meeting scheduled for Feb 6th has been ppd to the 13th still at a place to be in Donnelly at 1 pm (they will also have a Dutch treat meeting on Feb 21th at noon at the knotty pine in el). Precinct caucuses will be held on Jan 7th; in Stevens County the republicans will meet at the tiger room of the prairie inn (this is a change from what was announced earlier) the democrats will meet in the lunchroom of MAES, the independence party at Morris library. NHAS will have their annual meeting at the big wood event center in Fergus Falls MN, beginning with a noon meal meeting to follow For info about your local caucuses contact your local county auditor The schs will hold their annual meeting on Feb 13th at the museum beginning with a social hr. at noon followed by the meal at 12:30 followed by the annual meeting. This year’s guest is Doug Ohman and his program is “Libraries of MN”. As most of you know he has presented several programs at the threshing bee in past years and last year I had an opportunity to hear this program on Libraries in elbow lake year and it was very good. To rsvp call 589-1719 The Donnelly community club will have their annual meeting on Feb 13th at the Donnelly hall with a meal starting at 6:30 pm meeting to follow. Rsvp to 246-3474 e-mail donnellythreshingbee@runestone.net. If you cannot attend and would like to be a member you can mail your dues to the Donnelly community club. Congratulations to Nancy Woodke whose picture of Dillion Johnson in the barrel race at the Stevens county fair recently won a prize from the MN newspaper association Congratulations to Chandler Erickson who was one of the members of the C-A bpa team that earned a trip to the state. Alyssa uphoff is one the artists whose work is being showcased at the common cup. Jan 26th Kathy Bahr and I attended the twins’ caravan stop at the pizza ranch in Morris. Jan 27th I visited Irene Strand in her apartment at the heritage apartments in Morris. She said that earlier in the week she attended a birthday party for Lyla Cin at the Glenwood home and she was very good that day. Jan 28th I visited my aunt Pearl Anderson at her apartment in the sunrise apartments in Morris to wish her a belated happy birthday ,her birthday was the 27th. She said several members of her family had been home to help her celebrate the previous day. Later I visited Gary Weirs in his apt the green river apartments and enroute home I stopped at McCollar Jewelry for one of my frequent visits with him. In the eve I attended the contemporary worship service sponsored by the Morris community church at the MAHS auditorium. Jan 29th Andy Brevig and I attended youth service sun at St J; Joan Kopacek reports that there was a good crowd on hand afterward for the ST J annual meeting and dinner. Andy and I also attended the Stevens county Republican Party central committee meeting on Jan 30th at Detoy’s in Morris. Plans were finalized for the precinct caucuses to be held on Feb 7th.It was announced that the county convention will be held in early Mar, the 7th district convention will be held in Alex in late Mar and the state convention in St Cloud in early May Last week Jim and Lou Eystad traveled to Wheaton with Doug and Ellen Wilts and girls to a bb game where w-h-n played c-g- b, Kellie Wilts was one of the players on the team Feb 1st they helped Vince Dalager celebrate his 95th birthday at the senior center. Feb 1st PR Mike Hanson and I enjoyed a visit together at the common cup coffeehouse in Morris