donnelly news

Mar 18^th-24th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news, this issue is dedicated to the memory of my Mom who passed away March 14^th 1994

Weather news winter made a return on Sunday with strong winds and several inches of snow. The forecast calls for warmer temperatures this week

St. John’s Kongsvinger news:  Lenten services continue on March 22^nd at St. John’s and March 29^th at Kongsvinger both at 7 p.m. with coffee fellowship afterwards and alternating between churches each week

There are still several dates left to sponsor in 2017 for the KMRS radio broadcast. If you would like to sponsor one of these broadcasts in 2017, please contact the Parish Office at 246-3211 and reserve your date

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church news: Lenten services continue every Wednesday 7 p.m. at the church

Our weekly radio program has resumed every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on KKOK 95.7 FM

Other church news: Burgers, Blessings and Beverages will be on hiatus until after Easter

There will be a St. Patrick’s Day dinner at Assumption –Morris on March 19^th 10:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

~Attention all Singers!  We are joining others in our community for an ecumenical Good Friday Tenebrae worship service.  Everyone who loves to sing is invited to participate!  Practices will be held at Assumption Church in Morris Sunday evenings at 7:00 P.M., March 22nd, April 2nd, and April 9th.

Community events: The Donnelly fire department will meet on March 20th at the fire hall at 7 p.m.

The Donnelly Rod and Gun club is raffling of a fish house, contact any member for a ticket

The 2017 Runestone telephone association telephone directories are here; copies are available at HD and co in Donnelly, the RTA office in Hoffman, and most banks in their service area

There will be a benefit for Freddy Hanson (4 year old son of Pr Mike and Pr Martha Hanson), (grandson of Chuck and Liz Spohr) today (Saturday.) from 4-8 p.m. at Faith Lutheran- Morris. There will be a pulled pork meal (Free will donation); Also a kid’s carnival and silent and live auction.

Donnelly co-op annual meeting will be held on March 23^rd starting with a dinner at noon meeting to follow about 1 p.m.

There will be two Open house bridal showers at Kongsvinger. First one is for Jessica Bergstrom bride to be Joe Okle on April 15th from 9:30 a.m-11:30 at the Kongsvinger parish hall. Jessica is the daughter of Becky and (the late Charles Bergstrom of Donnelly granddaughter of Irene Strand of Morris. The second one is for Crystal Henrichs bride to be of Brad Searle on April 29^th from 10 a.m.-noon at Kongsvinger. Crystal is the daughter of Rollie and Deb Henrichs. Rollie is a former Donnelly area resident. Brad is the son of Lowell & Jan Searle of Donnelly and grandson of former Donnelly area resident Agnes Searle

Kurt Kruize memorial scholarship fundraiser supper on April 1^st from 3-7 p.m. at the Hancock community center, free will offering

The Stevens county genealogical society will meet on April 6th at 1:30 p.m. at the library

There will be a double baby shower held for Beth and Josh Kieffer (baby boy), and Sarah and Dustin Sauter from 1:30 to 3 p.m. today (Saturday) at the West Wind Village - Wells Park. Beth is a former Donnelly area resident her parents are Jeff and Cindy Gulbrandson of Hoffman, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson of the Donnelly/Hoffman area

Donnelly rod and gun club annual meeting on April 4^th starting with a meal at 6 pm at the community hall in Donnelly

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Death notices former Donnelly area resident Marylyn Hagen passed away on January 26^th graveside services will be held on June 5^th at Kongsvinger cemetery at 11 a.m.

Donna Haugen of Milan passed away on March 11^th survivors include her sister in law Jeanne (Dale) Ennen of Donnelly and their family

The Donnelly community club had their first regular meeting of the year on March 13^th as we start making plans for this year’s bee August 26^th and 27^th; this year’s feature is Allis Chalmers

Past week visit to aunt Pearl at her apt in Morris, including her son Jody and his wife Colleen Wilke who were up for his sister -in -law’s father’s funeral, Dot Speer funeral in Herman, birthday dinner at Kong visit with Iver Aal at the Barrett care center, Harold Mohegan birthday party in Evansville, visit with Mom’s cousin Ellard Larson in the assisted living facility, visit to Rosie Hanson in her apt in Alex, Lenten services at Gs