donnelly news

Next edition Feb 16^th-22nd

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news

  Weather news: after a few nice days last week we got hit with a major snowstorm on the 10^th that dumped about a foot of snow on our area. Most churches and other activities were cancelled on Sun and most schools and some business were closed on Mon as the area started to dig out. We also get a few more inches on the 13th.  Thanks to Mark and the others who helped dig me out this week.

ST John’s/Kongsvinger News: Lenten services will again alternate between St John’s (February 20th) and Kongsvinger (February 27th) until March 20th @ 7 pm. There will be coffee and fellowship afterwards .The cash offering will be divided between the local Salvation Army and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America God’s global barnyard

Good Shepherd news: Lenten services will continue every Wednesday @ 7 pm until March 20^th, with supper at 6 pm however it will not be potluck this year

New member sun is February 17^th

The baptismal service for Freddy Hanson will be held at 2 pm on February 24^th at St John’s starbuck.

Services were cancelled at all three churches on Sunday however there are bulletins in the back of the church if you want to pick one up and read the announcements

St. Mary's School will be holding their 7th Annual Dinner/Auction today (Saturday) at The Old No. 1 Southside.  Social hour and silent auction will begin at 5:30pm, with dinner to follow at 6:30pm.

World day of prayer at first Lutheran on March 1^ST @ 2PM

The bookmobile will be in town on February 18th

 Kaylee Lavonne Loher was born to Gerald and Erica Loher III on

           January 22nd.  Grandparents are Gerald Loher Jr.; Jody Loher and Great-Grandmother is Bertha Larson of Donnelly

The post office will be closed on February 18^th a quick reminder that there have been changes to the window hours as well as some of personal working there so be sure to stop into there for more info.

Niemakel park pancake fundraiser will be held on February 17th at the legion in Herman from 10:30 am -1 pm

The following were science winner at the Morris area schools recently Becca Holland, Brittany Cardwell, Brady Jergenson, Jonna Moser, Sydney Speer. Katie Giese

Chandler Erickson – Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Boys Basketball was recently named Kmrs player of the game

Tiger Gymnast Kourtney Giese was named to the all-conference team in the west central conference

Shadow Olson of Donnelly and Syd Beyer of Morris were named to fall 2012 dean’s list at Minnesota state -Moorhead

Steve Fults and I attended the new horizons Ag services annual meeting on Feb 7^th at the prairie inn.  They had another great year with a net local profit of 9.3 million. Earlier in the day I attended the funeral for Ralph Williams at First Lutheran, I also attended his visitation on the 6^th at the funeral home, his son Brian was a classmate of mine

Mark Koepke and I visited Geshein Kill at the heritage apartments on Feb 8^th

Chester and Gloria Larson and I attended the Concordia band /MAHS symphonic winds concert on Feb 9th at the Morris area elementary school music hall.

While it is never easy to go to visitations and funerals it does sometime afford me the opportunity to see and visit with some people I have not seen for a long time.  such was the case last week at Metra’s funeral on the 4^th with Francis VanZomern’s girls Kay and Lois,(former neighbors); at Ralph Williams visitation on the 6^th it was with a couple of former classmates Tony and Art cruze; at his funeral on the 7^th  my former dentist Dr. Ketterling ,he said his daughter Colleen was in Hawaii.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended Ash Wednesday services at good shepherd on February 13^th. Earlier in the day I attended the open house at Morris bearing.

According the caring bridge website Dani Kloos is now home after being discharged from the Knute Nelson home.  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/danikloos/journal

I have received word  that Morris High school class of ‘73  is planning a 40th class reunion in June, we are looking for names, address, e-mail address, etc. for class members if you are a member of the class or a family member of one and have such info you can e-mail it to Ginger Nohl @ nohlgm@mrs.umn.edu.  or leave info in one of my “mailboxes” at Hd & co and the post office in Donnelly and McCollar jewelry in Morris. Monday noon is the deadline for news in the Donnelly boxes; Tuesday eve for the one in Morris