donnelly news

Next edition Oct 11^th-17th

Welcome another edition of the Donnelly news;

Weather news: After a very cold weekend the weather has moderated some this week.  Bean harvest is wrapping up and I see some sugar beet trucks going through Morris.

In St. John’s/ Kongsvinger news: The St John’s fall fest is today (Saturday) from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. there will be a dinner served, rummage, bake and card sale and raffle

Rev. Mary Dodgson our interim pastor for the past year has announced that she will be leaving that position on   Oct 15^th, her last Sunday in the parish, will be Oct 12^th, which will also be confirmation Sunday. Services will be at St John’s at 11 a.m. followed by a pot luck farewell dinner for Pr Mary. There will also be joint services at St John’s at 11 a.m. on Oct. 19^th and 26th

Kongsvinger Lutheran church women guest night  will be Oct. 15^th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Kongsvinger parish hall “we’re a sister act so let’s act” will include hearing highlights from the 9^th triennial convention and gathering of the women of the ELCA by Algene Larson who attended it this past summer

Good Shepherd Lutheran church news: Sign up is underway for a 5 week evening bible study “How to preach Christ” which will start on Oct 15th @ 7 p.m. at the church

The Oct. newsletters for the parish and Good shepherd are now out; extra copies are available in the back of all three churches.

Other church news: Today (Saturday) -Zion Lutheran church –Morris will have their fall bazaar from 9-a.m. - 2 p.m. and Our Saviors Lutheran –Chokio will have their fall festival from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The United Methodist Church in Herman is having a ham dinner on Oct 12th from 11a.m.-1 p.m.

Community news: there will be a vendor and craft show at the Donnelly hall today (Sat) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Oct 13^th the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 p.m. the firemen and the community club will meet at 7 p.m. at the fire hall and city hall

School board will meet on Oct 20^th at 6 p.m. at the town hall in Donnelly; this is a change from what is on the school calendar

Death notices: Former Donnelly area resident Christine (Backman) Sperr of Chokio passed away on Oct 3^rd.

Celebrations: Joe Surerus of Donnelly was named poultry prince finalist at the MN state fair

Brooke Gillespie was elected Vice President of sophomore class at C-A H.S.

Tiger Cross Country: Sauck Centre ;girls( 2^nd )Savanah Aanenurd 2^nd Becca Holland 30^th JV Auddy Sperr 13^th boys 10^th Dalton Lupke 61^st JV Bo Gullickson 57^th ;Benson girls 2nd ,Savannah 7^th, Becca 29th ,jv auddy (7^th)boys (6^th) ,Dalton 46^th ;jv Bo (20^th)

Tiger volley ball team won the Fergus tournament recently Brooke Gillespie and Kourtney Geise are members of that team.

Brittany Cardwell is co-Captain of the Tiger tennis team

Ron Bourassa earned a 5 gallon pin at the bloodmobile visit in Morris recently

Lindsay Flogstad was recently elected as Vice President of the Stevens county 4-h Leaders council

The FFA Nursery Landscaping got 4^th place in regional completion and will be going on to the state in Apr. team members included Becca Holland (8th individual),

Brady Jergenson was named KMRS player of the game Oct. 3^rd

Jill Loge has been promoted to Financial Services Consultant (FSR) with Bank of the West Effective Oct 6th

Oct 2^nd I attended an informal meeting of the Stevens County Genealogical society at the West Wind Village; afterwards I visited Mary Dripps there, and was happy to learn that she and her old friend Dot Wolking had had an opportunity to get together and visit during her recent trip to Morris.  She said, she and Bill were very happy and excited about Dan’s plans for building a new dealership building and proud of what he has done with the dealership. In the past week I also attended a meet and greet with Torrey Westrom and former Morris area resident Rep. Arron Schock at the old# 1 Southside, open house at mobiz computers, pep fest at MAES, MCCL fall tour in Fergus, options for women pro-life banquet in Morris, Stevens County Republican party steering committee meeting at the Morris Library , helped with NAPS, visited my aunt Pearl and Ruth Strand at the sunrise apartments (Ruth moved there recently) and “Burgers and a Blessing” at the diamond supper club.