donnelly news

 Aug 3rd-9th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news
Weather News:  When I was in the Alex /Glenwood area on Sunday, they had some heavy rains. However, when I got home, it looked like we hardly had had any rain. The crops and gardens in the Donnelly area seem to have recovered somewhat from the hailstorm last week. A friend told me that just about every house in Donnelly would need to have new shingles put on their roof.
ST. John's/ Kongsvinger news: joint services at 9:30 a.m. on 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays of the month at Kongsvinger, 2nd, 4th Sunday at ST. John's followed by a coffee hour at both churches. Communion service 1st and 4th Sundays
TURKEY and SWEET CORN SUPPER will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alberta on August 4th

GSLC news: Summer services continue every Wednesday at 7 p.m., Pr AJ Kluver will be preaching on August 7th
The 54th annual Donnelly threshing bee is August 24th and25th at the threshing bee grounds in Donnelly. Events start Fri. eve with community supper beginning at 5 p.m. grilling by the west-central cattleman. For more info, a complete list of activities, contact info, etc. visit the website at donnnellythreshingbee.com or call 320-795-2437 or 320-246-3337 e-mail donnellythreshingbeeatrunestone.net. The theme this year is 54 years of hometown fun. Next year's dates are August 29th and 30th the feature is Ford and Massy Ferguson. Not on poster fireman's water fights August 24th 1 p.m. in front of the fire hall on Main St.
Advance sale buttons will be on sale through August 23rd at various businesses in the area
Meet the threshing bee royalty candidates on August 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the community hall
Work nights on the bee grounds August 20th (put up fences get ready etc.) and 27th (takedown, put away, etc.) at 6:30 p.m.
Committee assignments will be mailed out soon if you would like to help out get in touch with one of the officers or e-mail donnellythreshingbeeatrunestone.net
Kathy Eystad informs me she is looking for pictures of farmsteads' for display in the schoolhouse this yr. if you have one, please get in touch with her at 246-3262
Donnelly city council meets today (Saturday) in the council chamber at 4 p.m.
The rendsville 4-h will not meet in August due to the fair
On August 12th the bookmobile is in town from 3:45-- 4:00 p.m. on Main St. and The community club and DFD will meet at 7 p.m. in the community and fire halls
Herman red hatters meet on August 5th at AJ's in Herman at 9 a.m.
Threshing bee royalty was part of the waterma parade in Glenwood on 7/28
On 7/25 at Pomme De Park in Morris Hannah McNally and Jeremy Michaelson were married. Her mother is Audrey Larson, grandparents Don and Algene Larson, and great-great-grandmother Bertha Larson. Former Donnelly area resident Capt. Gerald Loher lll has returned home from overseas duty.
    Past week: VFW salad luncheon old # 1, hort night wcroc, Irondale band performance big cat stadium rose city threshing show activities, Glenwood waterma activities, bible studies and services at Gs, dog park dedication activities, block party Donnelly, crazy days activities-Morris, BBB at the met lounge