Next edition: Apr. 26th- may 2nd
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news;
Weather news: we have enjoyed some sunny warm
weather the past week but it has turned cold and rainy the past few days.
In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger new: On April 27th
Sunday school will be held at St. J at 9:45 a.m. (adopted grandparents event) and
Services will be broadcast on KMRS at 11 A.M. in memory of Ervin and Leana Smith
Good Shepherd news. The Augustana district convention
will be held today (Saturday) in Hutchinson.
Adult ed will resume in May
Other church
news:
THE MORTONAIRES, a acappella men’s chorus from Illinois, performs at the Morris
Area Concert Hall, at 7 p.m. on April 26th Performance sponsored by
Morris North Apostolic Christian Church. Free and open to the public.
First Lutheran Church will be hosting the missionary
family, the Rev. Tessa Moon and Jon Leiseth, of South Africa, next weekend, On April
26th for a supper, and a program and on April 27th at
both services and during fellowship time, between services contacts the church
for more info.
Advance tickets are now on sale for the new wine
performances at first Lutheran in May
There will be a salad luncheon at west Zion-Hancock today
(Saturday) at 10 a.m. featuring author and poet Candice Simar free will offering
Community news: Jeanne Ennen announces that the next
community mentoring meeting is scheduled for April 29th in Alberta
at the town hall at 7 p.m. Contact her
for more info.
2nd Annual Western MN Lady Ducks
Unlimited Banquet, Stevens County Chapter, April 30th at 5 P.M. at Old #1
Southside, Morris. Contact Meriel Cardwell at 320-815-4482 or Judy Johnston at
320-287-1431 for more information.
Mitchell Kleindl Memorial 3D Archery Shoot today (Saturday)
8-5 and April 27th 8-3 at Neimackl Lake Park located about half ways
between Herman and Donnelly.
There will be
two open house bridal showers today (Saturday) the first in honor of Nicole
Daly, bride to be of Anthony Homan from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Mary’s Hall in Chokio. Her parents are Paul and Pam Daly of
Donnelly; grandparents Nick and Karen Daly of Chokio
The second is open house bridal shower for Fallon
Meixel, bride to be of Wade Backman, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pomme de Terre
Golf Club. This event is being hosted by Fallon and Wade’s aunts. Registry is
at Macy’s and Target. His parents are Steve and Kathy, grandmother is Liz Aschman.
An Open House Bridal Shower in honor of Jessica
Nohl, bride to be of Taylor Witt will be held on May 3rd at the Morris
Evangelical Free Church from 9-11 a.m. The couple will be wed August 16, in
Morris. Her parents are Ray and Tracy (Loge) Nohl
A “Philips 66th” birthday party in honor
of Phil Gausman will be held today (Saturday) beginning at 5 p.m. in the
basement of the Old # 1 in Morris. No gifts please
Lydia Bae Pugsley was born on April 9 at Stevens
Community Medical Center, Morris, to Kaleb and Brooke Pugsley of Logan, Utah. Grandparents
are Lonnie and Patricia Anderson of Morris and Kenneth and Leisa Pugsley of
Tremonton, Utah. There will be an open house baby shower for her, at Trinity Lutheran,
in Cyrus, today (Saturday) from 10-11:30 a.m. her grandfather is the late Denny
Anderson of Donnelly
Irene Goldenstein of Donnelly passed away on April
18th her memorial service is today (Saturday) at 10:30 a.m. at St
John’s in Donnelly. Survivors include her sister in law Della (Verle) Dunn and
her family; brother in law Bob Uhden: niece Deb (Howard) Kill and their family.
Dorretta Undena Gran of Hoffman passed away on April
20th survivors include her step son Dave (Ann) Grann of Brandon. He was
interim pastor at STJ/Kong at one time.
Nancy Feir of Pine Island passed away on April. 8th
survivors include her mother Pearl A. Anderson, brother, Larry (Peggy) Wilke
and their family, her memorial service is today (Saturday) in Pine Island
Evan Daniel Erickson was born on April. 13th
to Danny and Jamie Erickson of Avon grandparents are Mark and Deb Erickson, and
Ron and Sue Wevely of Donnelly, great grandparents are Evie Raasch and Liz Aschman
of Morris
Other celebrations: Beth Holland, Kristie Geise ,Rebekah
and Savannah Aanerud and are members of the tiger girls track team that have
placed in the top 10 individually or as members of the relay teams in all their
meets to date. For complete results see the sports section of the sun tribune and/or
my blog
Pat Daly won the Morris area schools scholarship car
raffle car
Tiger girls bb awards Rebekah Aanerud hardest worker
Beth Holland MVP, Beth and her sister becca were named all –conference team in
the west central conference
The Donnelly community club is looking for ideas
about how to celebrate the 50th threshing bee next year if you have any ideas for that or for this year’s
bee or any other club sponsored activity please let us know.
Past week Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended Maundy Thursday,
Good Friday, and Easter services at GSLC and the spring rummage sale at Faith
Lutheran. In the past week I attended the pancake supper at Kong. ;visited Garry
weers at his apt in Morris; attended the
great plains h.s honor concert at St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Morris and the
community mentoring meeting in Donnelly. It was nice to have some nice
comfortable chairs to sit in that somebody (rod and gun club?) bought from umm.
