donnelly news

donnelly newsNext edition:  mar 1st-7th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news;
 Weather news: well our spring did not last long it is back in to the deep freeze again and now they are predicating another storm.
In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger news: Ash Wed services on Mar 5th at 7 p.m. at St John’s thereafter Lenten services will again alternate between St John’s Mar 19th and Apr 2nd and Kongsvinger Mar 12th 26th, and Apr 9th with coffee fellowship to follow. More details in upcoming columns
The final Bible study will between services at Kongsvinger on Mar 2nd.
Services on Mar 2nd will be broadcast on KMRS at 11 a.m. sponsored by Bernice Erdahl in memory of Lawrence and Bruce. Remember you can also listen to the services on the World Wide Web:  http://www.kmrskkok.com 
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church news: Ash wed services at 7 p.m. on Mar 5th and every Wed after that until holy week. I will have more details in future columns. Assumption Catholic Church will have some guest speakers during the Sundays of Lent contact the church office for more details Starting on Mar 4th weekly bible studies on the Augsburg confession, will be held on Tue a.m. @ 9 a.m., until after Easter. Everyone welcome
There will a community hymn sing at Good Shepherd at 2 p.m. on Mar 9th. This is the last one that has been scheduled, but if your church would like to participate in one, contact Ken or Linda Hodgson.
On Mar 16th the Sr high youth will be serving a basket auction & pancake breakfast to raise funds for a trip to Flathead Lutheran bible camp in MT   The mar newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the back of the church
Other church news West Central homes will have their annual meeting on Mar 9th at Faith –Morris at 1:30 p.m.
ELCA Glacial ridge conference assembly will be held on Mar 9th at 1:30 p.m. at Glenwood Lutheran in Glenwood
Assumption Catholic Church will have a St. Pats day dinner on mar 16 at the church from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. they will also have guest speakers during lent contact the church office for details
 The World Day of Prayer will be held at Federated Church on Friday, March 7th; beginning at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow.
Habitat for humanity will have a pork chop fundraiser on Mar 10th at the Legion in Morris beginning at 4:30 p.m. 
Mar 3rd the red hatters will meet at the Herman Bar and grill at 9 a.m. the bookmobile will be in Donnelly at HD & co at 3:30 p.m. and city council and Rendsville 4-h will meet at 7 p.m. in the fire and community halls in Donnelly.
The Donnelly community club will have their annual meeting on Mar 10th more details later
Lori Mau is the new postmistress in Donnelly 
The 2014 Runestone telephone association directories are now out extra copies can be obtained at HD & co in Donnelly
The Stevens county genealogical society will have their first meeting of the year on Mar 6th at the west wing village, Atlantic ave. room 108 at 1:30 p.m.
Scott and Ione Ringler of Winona, announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Ringler, to Devin Hormann, son of Dean and Leila Hormann of Starbuck. Devin’s grandfather is former Donnelly area resident John Delong. 
Rodney Koser of Elbow Lake passed away on Feb 19th; survivors include his sister, former Donnelly area resident Vonna Jane (Ben) DeLong of Alexandria 
 Knights of Columbus free throw contest winners include Brandon Jergenson (10 yr. olds) Jackson Loge alternative .
 Brooke Gillespie was named to the honor roll at Chokio-Alberta HS
 In the past week Steve Fults and I attended the McNamar town hall meeting at the Sr center and the meeting of the Stevens county republican party executive committee at DeToy’s as we made plans for the county convention on Mar 7th at the legion in Morris @ 7 p.m. and dist. 11 convention in Elbow Lake on Mar 22nd at the h.s. at 10 a.m. Jeanne Ennen and I attended the Future Farmers of America alumni supper and meeting at the Morris area H.S., and the frank baptisms at Kongsvinger. Mark and I attended the community meal at Faith Lutheran in Morris and the worship services at the west central homes with PR Mary Dodgson preaching; afterwards we visited my aunt Pearl and Virginia Long there. Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the bible study at good shepherd.
Reminder my phone # is 585-6435 not 589-6435