donnelly news

Next edition: Nov 21^st-27

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news

Weather news: a beautiful weekend has given way to a wet & cold week

St John’s/Kongsvinger news: Rev. Mike Nelson’s first Sunday in the parish will be Nov. 22^nd.

Joint services on Nov 29^th at 11 am at St John’s

Joint thanksgiving services at Kong. Nov. 25th at 7 pm followed by coffee fellowship afterwards; offering going to the Stevens county food shelf

The Kongsvinger fall festival will be held on Nov. 22nd starting at 11 a.m. on the menu pork chops baked potatoes, salads etc. also a bake sale consisting of lefse an d other Scandinavian goodies

St. John’s “where’s the beef dinner” raffle is currently going on with the drawing to be held on December 13, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s. Tickets available from the church office

S.S. news: on Nov 22nd S.S. will be at St John’s at 9:45 a.m.; no ss on Nov. 29th

Good shepherd news: the annual meeting will be held on Nov 22nd following services followed by brunch served by the youth

Thanksgiving services on Nov 25th at 7 p.m. offering going to the st co food shelf

Other church news: Rev Dave Christianson will be installed as pastor at First Lutheran on Nov 22nd during both services

New wine info meeting on Nov. 22^nd at first Lutheran- Morris at 5 pm

Community news: The Bookmobile will be in town on main St. on Dec. 7^th from 3:45-4 p.m.

City council and rendsville 4-h will meet in Donnelly on Dec. 7^th at 7 pm

St co gen soc. mtg Dec 3^rd 1:30 pm Morris public library

A time to remember at Pedersen funeral home Morris Dec. 6^th 2 pm

Morris sr. citizens’ bazar starting at 9 a.m. on Dec 5^th at the sr. center

Schs annual open house Dec 5^th 9 am- 1 pm

On Nov. 28 at the Morris Senior Center there will be an open house bridal shower for Marilyn Speer, bride-to-be of Josh Searle, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. They are registered at Target and Menards, and from 2 to 5 p.m. there will be an open house 90th birthday party for Josh’s grandmother Agnes Searle. Your presence is your gift.

Open house 60^th wedding aniv for Sid & Carol Wilcock Dec. 6^th from 2-4 pm at Faith Lutheran church-Morris

Jackson Loge 1^st Maes geography bee

Death notice Jon Kloos of starbuck passed away on Nov. 13^th survivors include his mother Helen (Kopel) Kloos of Starbuck He was preceded in death by his grandparents Lawrence & Agnes Kopel

Celebrations: Tiger VB team won the Dist. 3 AA championship and finished 6th in the state tournament .Brooke Gillisepe is a member of that team, her mother Judy is one of the coaches

College cc NCAA div II central region tournament Msu-Moorhead women finished 11th; MaKenzie Smith is a member of that team, she finished 17th she was also named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II All-Central Region team ,following the regional meet in Joplin.

Wade and Amber Boener were married on Nov 14^th his parents are former Donnelly/Herman area residents Jerry & Colleen Burner

The threshing bee royalty were part of the parade of lights in Morris on Nov. 12^th

Past week meatball supper at Faith, parade of lights in Morris; Chris Richards ordination at First, mission fest trinity Cyrus, open house for  Brenna  Paulson at Essentia clinic Chokio, community meal-faith Morris trinity Cyrus, st co fair board annual meeting.