donnelly news

Feb 13^th-19th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news:

Weather news after several weeks of fairly mild weather it has turned cold again Mon brought some snow and strong winds causing difficult driving conditions

St John’s/Kongsvinger news:  Lenten services will again alternate between Kongsvinger Feb 17^th and St John’s Feb 24^th at 7 p.m. with coffee hr. to follow

On the third Wednesday of the month (February 17), Youth Club will meet at St. John’s Church from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.

Good shepherd news. Lenten continue ever Wed at 7 p.m. until Holy week.

There will be a Valentine’s day breakfast after services on Feb. 14^th at the church, the youth will go tubing at Andes tower hills on Feb. 28^th at 1 p.m. Sign up at church or call the church at 585-6868

Other church news: friends of the Morris life care pregnancy center will have a fund raising night at the Pizza ranch on Feb 21^st from 5-8 p.m.

Mn all state Lutheran choir will be having additions throughout the St. of mn starting on Feb 20^th they will be at united Lutheran in elbow lake mn Feb. 21^st from 1-2 p.m. more info 651-303-5203

Group youth camps will be coming to Herman this summer deadline to apply for work is the end of the month. More info 1-800-492-4805 this is the org that built a ramp and deck for my dad on the farm

Community news: The Bookmobile will be in town on Main Street in Donnelly on Feb 29th from 3:45-4 p.m.

Next “Rising up Stevens County” kinship event will be the quarter kraze today (sat.) at the legion in Morris from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. advance tickets available at the Rusc office in Morris, more info call 585-7872

Donnelly fire dept. “bar bingo” will be held on Fri eves at 7 p.m. until further notice at “A Place to Be in Donnelly”

The Donnelly fire dept. will meet on Feb 15th at 7 p.m. in the fire hall.

St county historical society will have their annual meeting on Feb 14th at the museum starting with dinner at noon followed by the meeting at 1 p.m. and program at 1:30 p.m. rsvp at 589-1719

St Mary’s school dinner auction on Feb 20^th at old # 1 Southside at 5 p.m., advance tickets available at the school

There will be Bingo-bonco at Faith –Morris on Feb 21st at 11:45 a.m.  

Former Donnelly area resident Ruth Strand will be celebrating her 100^th birthday on Mar. 5^th at the sunrise apartments in Morris from 2-5 p.m.

Death notices: former Donnelly area resident Monica Mitch passed away on Feb 5^th.

Sylvia Volker of Herman passed away on Feb.6^th ;her sister in law Lenora Volker of Herman passed away on Feb 11^th.most of the Volker’s that are living and/or have lived in the Donnelly area are among the family members that survive the ladies

Celebrations: tiger gymnastics Wcc meet Savannah Aanerud all conference all around 5^th beam 7^th floor 7^th

Wahpeton triangular additional results Shannon Kill took second on the vault and third on beam. Callista Kill performed stuck beam routines; Julia Gocha scored 5.8 on the beam

Sons of Norway officers include: Cathy Anderson publicity director, Bernice Erdahl trustee Jack Kopacek co-auditor, Andy Brevig marshal Vicki Jasper assistant marshal, Jim Jasper co social director Judy Oldenburg co- secretary

Brooke Gillespie was named to the honor roll at Chokio Alberta h.s. she is a junior there; she was also named rookie Auctioneer of the year in Minn.; the youngest person ever to win this award, she also received a cert of service from the school for her volunteer work.

Bpa regional results Management/Marketing/Human Resource: Kate Giese (second) and Morgan Biesterfeld (fifth)

Brady cardwell is a member of the tiger wrestling team that finished 3^rd in their own invitational on Feb. 5^th,Keaton Long is a member of the knights wrestling team that finished 2^nd in the same invitational, he recorded his 75^th win there of his career

New address Arven and Joann Graff 3 line Dr. Morris mn 56267 ph. 585-6920

Past wk. services at WWV w/ pr Mike Hanson afterwards visited some of the residents there, services at the sunrise apts. with Pr Mike Nelson afterwards visited my aunt Pearl to wish her a belated Birthday her birthday was Jan 27^th.