donnelly news

Next edition 12/28-Jan 3rd

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news and happy New Year

It has been very cold the past week, plus some snow, and some blowing and drifting. Most churches in the Morris area cancelled their services on Sunday due to the bitterly cold wind chills

In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger news: Five broadcasts of the Lutheran worship hour on KMRS are available for sponsorship during the upcoming year contact the parish office for more details.

Parsonage open house on Jan 12^th 1-3 pm

Kongsvinger annual meeting is Jan 19^th; St John’s is Jan 26^th 

From Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: food shelf Sunday is Jan 5^th; the annual meeting is Jan 19^th

mission of the month is Mission Mexico; coffee money goes the SD rancher’s relief fund

other church news: There will be an Epiphany Tree Burning Service Sunday January 5^th, at 5:00pm sponsored by First-Morris @the gravel pit by engebreston’s sanitary disposal service

community hymn sing on Jan 12 @ 2 pm at Faith-Morris, future ones are on Feb 9^th (Assumption) and Mar 9^th (Good Shepherd)

Habitat for humanity pancake breakfast on Jan 19th 8 am -12:30 pm @ legion in Morris

community news: Jan 6^th red hatters at Herman bar and grill, bookmobile in town @3:30 pm, city council & rendsville 4-h @ 7pm

Lyla cin of the Donnelly area passed away on Dec 26^th. Survivors include her sons Jerry (Wanda) Cin and family, and Bob of the Donnelly area. Gary smith and I attended her visitation on Nov. 29^th and John and Joan Kopacek and I attended her funeral on Dec 30^th both at Good Shepherd

Former Donnelly area resident Ken Johnson passed away on Dec 27^th  .Donnelly area survivors include his wife Lois, niece ,Jeanne (Dale) Ennen, and their family. He used to work for the Stevens County highway Department and owned and operated the blacksmith shop on Main Street for many years. Steve Fults and I attended his funeral at Assumption on Jan 2nd

Former Donnelly area resident Melvin Gregerson of Minneapolis passed away on Dec 27^th, his funeral was held on Dec 31^st in Minneapolis with a private burial at Kongsvinger at a later date

Stuart Anderson of Elbow Lake passed away on Dec 24^th survivors include his daughter Karen (Gary) Hubener and their family of Elbow Lake, Gary is a former Donnelly area resident

Les Bertram passed away on Jan 1^st survivors include his wife Darlene. His funeral will be held on Mon Jan 6^th at 11am at Eden reformed church in Herman

Camren Jeffrey guse was born on Dec 12th to David guse and Nicole Pederson of Elbow lake grandparents are Jim and Colleen Neal of Alberta formerly of Donnelley

Congratulations to Alisha Melberg on her new job at the Morris Sun Tribune

During the past week I have visited my aunt Pearl Anderson, Virginia Long and Gary Weers at their apartments in Morris and Cal and Jan Bumgardner                                                          in their home in Morris.

Mark was my guest for New Year’s Eve supper

Since it is the New Year time to remind everybody about how to get news to me aeanders@fedtel.net, mail 11 e9th st Morris 56267, ph. 320-2585-6435 I also have news boxes at po & HD &co in Donnelly and McCollar jewelry in Morris. Deadline for Donnelly news boxes is Mon noon McCollar’s Tue. Eve