donnelly news

Next edition July 12^th-18th

Welcome another edition of the Donnelly news;

Weather news: lots of sunshine mild temps and some breeze made it a very pleasant weekend to be out and about, more rain this week means that crops especially the corn continue to look very good.

In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger news: There will be joint services at Kongsvinger on July 13th ^at and at St John ’s on July 27th at 9 am there will be coffee hour and Bible study after services at the host church unless otherwise announced.

Bp. Jon Anderson will be the guest speaker during joint services at St John’s on July 20^th at 9 am, No bible study that day

The KLCW and St John’s WELCA will have a joint bible study at Kong on July 15^th at 7:30 pm

The joint and individual council meetings will be held on July 16^th at 7 pm at St John’s note change of date

Good Shepherd news: the July tithe will be split between reclaim resources and feed my starving children; coffee money goes to Sola publishing.

There will be no bible study on July 22^nd.

 The July newsletter for both churches is now out extra copies are available in the back of all three churches.

Bethel Lutheran Morris will have VBS at their church on July 14-18th; First and Faith Lutheran churches-Morris will have VBS from July 28^th August 1st at Faith

July 12^th will be Pr. Martha Hanson’s last Sunday at St John’s Starbuck. She has decided that for now she will be a full –time stay at home mother. Brunch and program to follow services

Community news: July 14^th the Community club will meet at the town hall and the fireman at fire hall both at 7 pm.

The Orpheum family of Grand Rapids MN will be playing and singing during the annual block party coordinated by the St. John’s Kongsvinger parish at the Threshing bee grounds on July 26^th

The David Day memorial fishing tournament will be held on July 20^th on Lake Minnewaska, the HQ is “the water’s edge” south of starbuck

Bev Nelson of New London passed away on July 5^th ,her funeral is today (Saturday),in New London, she and her husband ,Rev Philip Nelson served the Morris Lutheran parish which included Kongsvinger from 1962-1967

Tiger track awards: Beth Holland most valuable sprinter, Savannah Aanerud most valuable distance, Beth and Kourtney Geise were named all-conference and Beth was a west central conference performer of the week

Tiger girls’ bb camp award winners included Becca Holland: free throw and 1 on 1

Elizabeth Holland and Rebekah Aanerud of Donnelly were both recipients of a $500 scholarship from Dacotah Bank. Both girls will be attending NDSU this fall.

The Donnelly Threshing Bee Royalty Committee is accepting nominations for our 2014 Royalty candidates. Nominations will be taken till July 15 and names can be entered in our drop boxes at these Donnelly Businesses: The Coop, Post Office and HD & Co. Questions can be directed to the Royalty Committee

The threshing bee royalty were part of the 4^th of July parade in Hancock and the Heritage Days parade in Starbuck

Past week I helped with naps, attended the 4^th of July celebration at Kongsvinger, and community celebrations in Hancock, Villard and Starbuck ,the open house at big stone therapies in Morris and the RTA meeting in Barrett