donnelly news

Dec.1st-7th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather news: the past week has been cloudy and cold with some light snow. Think most farmers in the area are done farming for the year

St. John's/ Kongsvinger news: Joint services on December 9th at ST. John’s. The Sunday school Christmas program practice is before services with the program during the worship services at 9:30 a.m. It will be repeated that evening at Kongsvinger at 5 p.m. with fellowship and refreshments afterward at both churches.

The parish again has hat and mitten and toys for tots’ trees this year in the back of both churches. “Give cancer the boot” donation containers for the Ryan Winter’s family are available in the back of both churches until late December

St. John’s is having a raffle again this year instead of a beef dinner. The drawing will be held at 10:30 am on Dec 9th

GSLC NEWS the Sunday school program will be held during church services on December 16th, services on Christmas Eve are at 5 p.m.; Christmas day at 10 a.m.

  Other church news: upcoming activities at Faith Lutheran-Morris include: the cookie factory December 8th, 9 a.m. – noon; Sunday school program December 16th at 11 a.m.; living nativity December 24th at 3 and 5 p.m.

Cross-eyed will present a Christmas program on December 9th at 3 p.m. at Our Saviors Chokio with refreshments afterward

The First Lutheran Sunday School program is on December 16th at 4:30 p.m.

Lu-Minn will have a Christmas sing-along on December 12th at 6 p.m. at the Christus house Morris

Morris community church will have a potluck supper w/communion today (Saturday) from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Morris Sr. center

Gathering for widows and widowers will be held on December 9 in the basement of Old # 1 at noon

Correction: Herb and Carol Kloos of Donnelly recently became great-grandparents just once in the last couple of weeks.

Jeff Brevig of St Paul passed away on November 28th; survivors include his father Andy Brevig of the Herman/Donnelly area

Don Hacker of Morris passed away on   December 3rd survivors include his son Eugene (Kay Anderson) of Hancock, she is a former Donnelly area resident. His funeral is today (Saturday) at 2 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran church-Morris

Gwendolyn Josephine Haack of Hoffman passed away on December 2nd survivors include her sister in law Arlene Gulbrandson of Morris, formerly of the Hoffman/Donnelly area

W. Berdell Skogstad of Hoffman, died on December 4th, survivors include his brother in law Bernard (Barbra Sather) of Fort Meyers Fl. She is a former Donnelly area resident

On December 3rd I stopped into City center mall to wish Wally McCollar a Happy birthday.

Be sure to see the new community Christmas tree in the park in Donnelly

An open house Meet and Greet for Greta Grace Bothun, daughter of Ryan and Rachel (Werk) Bothun, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Jerry Werk home, 22662 120th St., Herman. Everyone is welcome.

Alyssa Marie Wittnebel, daughter of Bart and Kelly Wittnebel of Nassau, and Thomas William Holland, son of Joe and Linda Holland of Donnelly, are happy to announce their engagement.

Past week visitations for Deb Henrichs, John Delong, Arven Graff at the funeral home, their funerals at St Paul’s Lutheran, Morris; Morris E Free church and Kongsvinger, Briggs library 50th anniversary, Parade of Lights Glenwood; SCHS open house, museum; bazaar, Sr. center, KLCW Advent Brunch Kong. Santa day at the community hall, umm rep tip night at Pizza Ranch, bible study and advent services at Gs w/Eystad’s, helped with Naps at sr. center