donnelly news

Next edition Sept. 20^th-26th

Welcome another edition of the Donnelly news;

Weather news: some very cool nights are a vivid reminder that fall is here

In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger news: the regular schedule with services at St John’s at 8:30 a.m. and Kongsvinger at 11 a.m. with ss at Kongsvinger at 9:45 a.m. will continue until further notice

Good Shepherd news:  the regular schedule with services at 9 a.m. followed by coffee fellowship and ss at 10:30 a.m. will continue until further notice   Adult Ed is on the first and third Sundays during Sunday school time.

Greif share program at the Morris Evangelical Free Church every Mon. eve at 7 p.m. contact the church for more info

Faith Lutheran’s fall rummage sale will be held on September 24^th beginning at 4 p.m.

St Mary’s school centennial celebration is Sept. 19 and 20th, Assumption Church’s September fest is Sept. 21^st beginning with a mass at 10 a.m. continuing with a dinner and other activities though out the aft. Contact the church for more info about either event

The school board will be meeting in Donnelly on Oct 20^th at 6 p.m. instead of Sept 22nd as originally announced.

MN DNR will have a meeting in Donnelly Oct 2^nd.at city hall from 6-8 p.m. about fishing regulations in Cottonwood Lake

There will be a meeting at the hall on Sept. 24 at 7p.m. about the new water meters in Donnelly.

Former Donnelly area resident Emilie Anna Matejka of Richville MN passed away on Sept 3^rd survivors include her husband Clearance Matejka. There will be no funeral services.

Former Donnelly area resident Mark Mich of Wayzata passed away on Aug 22^nd

Harold Hillbrand of Herman passed away on Sept 14^th survivors include his son former Donnelly area resident Ed Hillbrand and his family

Gladys D. (Woodke) Brown, passed away Saturday, September 6, in Grand Rapids MN survivors include her niece Nancy (Brian) Olson of Morris.

Marlys Geise of the Herman/Donnelly area passed away on Sept 15^th. Survivors include her husband Wally.

Colin Charles Flaten was born on August 29, 2014 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Justin and Carrie Flaten of Hancock. Grandparents are Chuck and Pat Dingman of Morris and Harvey and Mary Flaten of Hancock. Great-grandparents are Eddie and Lou Kopel of Donnelly and Millie Dingman of Morris.

Air Force Airman Landon J. Strand graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Strand is the son of Jason and Jodi Strand of Herman. He is also the grandson of Cathy Han of Rapid City, Minn. and Gary Ritzchke of Herman, and of Vern L. Strand of Donnelly.

Tigers cc LP/GE meet: Girls first, Savanah Aanerud first, Becca Holland 31^st, boys 8^th Dalton lupke 53^rd, Little Crow: girls 5^th Savanah 11^th, Becca 56^th, JV Auddy Speer 37^th, boys incomplete.

During the past week I attended the reopening open house at the Morris public

library; visitation for G Irene Larson in Alex (her son in law was my neighbor on the farm for many years), the Haining family concert in Elbow Lake; visited with former Donnelly resident Elroy Frank at his home in Alex, and a friend in the Bethany home in Alex, spent some time at Big Iron in West Fargo, and much of the weekend at the pioneer power show in Albany

En route home from Fargo I stopped into visitation for Marvin Andersen at the United Methodist church in Herman (Jim & Lou Eystad attended his memorial service there) and the forum with Bp. Anderson at St John’s.