donnelly news

Dec 4th-10th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather news: slowly but surely most corn fields around here are getting harvested, I talked to a friend from up in the Fargo Morehead area Sunday, he said there are still some wheat fields up there that due to wet conditions have yet to be harvested. 

Donnelly church news: services will be at 9:30 a.m. on December 8th at St John's, followed by a coffee fellowship.

The Sunday school program will be presented on December 15th during worship at Kongsvinger at 10:30 a.m. (note change of time for that Sunday only) and that afternoon at 5 p.m. at St. John's. No regular S.S. in December

"Where's the beef dinner" raffle at St. John's is going on now tickets may be purchased from any St. John's member or at the parish office. The Drawing will be on December 8th during coffee hr.

There will again be a poinsettia garden at both churches this year contact the parish office for more details

Mission fest at Trinity Cyrus December 8th starting with services at 10:30 a.m. with special speaker Mark Jacobson followed by a taste of Christmas and a live/silent auction

Gslc news: advent services on December 4, 11th, 18th at 7 p.m. at the church

Donnelly city council meets on December 7th at 4 p.m. in the council chambers in Donnelly

 Bookmobile in town on Main St., December 18th from 2:45-3 p.m. note new time

Santa day in Donnelly at the community hall is December 14th dinner at noon with Santa arriving about 1 p.m.

Dfd meets on December 9th and 16th at 7 p.m. at the fire hall

Rendsville 4-h meets on December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at St. John's

Harrison Alexandra Smith was born on November 9th to Myles Smith of Donnelly and Casandra Anderson of Morris. His parents are Mike and Rhoda Smith of Donnelly.

Open house baby shower for Danny and Kate Ennen will be held on December 14th from 10 a.m. until noon at the Kongsvinger parish hall

Stevens' county historical society annual; open house December 8th from 9 a.m.-11 a.m at the museum

Morris sr. Citizen's annual bazaar on December 7th at the sr. center from 9a.m.- 1p.m.

Pedersen's funeral home a time to remember will be held on December 8th at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Former Donnelly area resident Joe Mau of Isanti Mn passed away on November 14th survivors include his cousin Lou Eystad of Donnelly

Former Donnelly area resident Geesien "Gay." (Kruize) Kill of Morris passed away on Nov. 26th. survivors include her son Howard (Deb) Kill of Donnelly and their family

 The threshing bee royalty was a part of the parade of lights in Morris on November 21st

Thank you to the DFD for the turkey dinner I won at their turkey bingo event on November 22nd

Past week parade of lights Morris, turkey bingo Donnelly; Kongsvinger fall festival; a visit to Jim and Lou Eystad at the WWV