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May 4th-11th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather News: it continues to be cloudy, cold, and wet, with periods of rain and/or snow over the past week. Saw a few fields that looked like they had had some work done in them, but I have not seen anybody in the field yet.

St, John’s/Kongsvinger news: services are now being held indoors again with some restrictions in place. Services are at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st, 3rd, 5th Sun at Kongsvinger, the 2nd and 4th Sun at St, John’s. Communion is on the 1st and 4th Sun of the month. S.S. follows services at 10:30 a.m. in the Kongsvinger parish hall. The Parish office remains closed; call or e-mail if you need assistance. Rev. Rochelle Anderson is providing pastoral care. Please contact a council president if you need pastoral care or call her at 320-287-2663.  As far as I know, other than church council meetings, no other events (i.e., “ladies aide”) are taking place at either church.

Two remaining dates for radio sponsorship July 25th and Dec. 5th contact the parish office for more details

Baccalaureate sun is coming up soon. If you have a grad, please let the parish office know. Note I will have my annual grad recognition issue in early June, so if you have somebody, let me know.

Gslc news: services are at 9 a.m., followed by a limited coffee hr. and S.S.

Adult Ed returns in mid-may

Farwell for Pr Dell Sanderson-faith will be on May 8th, 2–5 p.m. at the church; his last Sunday here will be May 9th with services at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Please check with your local church for their latest update on service times and details, and other events. Also, remember that there are services, devotionals, etc., available on F.B., YouTube, church websites, local access channels, radio, etc. 

 

Community organization meetings: The Donnelly Fire Department meets on the 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The City council meets on the 1st Sat of the month at 4 p.m. at city hall.  The community club meetings are on the 2nd Mon of the month at the community hall at 7 p.m. The bookmobile will resume its regular schedule June 1st with stops in Donnelly on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month on Main Street; More info about that in a future column, or call 218.739.5286. The Rendsville 4-h meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Donnelly.

Note these are scheduled meetings and subject to change, and I assume there are restrictions, i.e., masks, social distancing, etc., in place. Please check with somebody before planning to attend any scheduled meetings. 

Schs walking tour of Donnelly on May 6th, 5–7 p.m. for more info, visit their website https://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com/events   or: E-mail: info@stevenshistorymuseum.com   or call (320) 589-1719. If you cannot attend the tour that night, get a brochure from the museum and take the tour at your connivance.

Countywide garage sales on May 6-8th

Hailey Lesmeister was one of the MAHS speech participants who took 2nd at the section speech meet; as a team, she and her partner took 1st in duo interpretation, they went on to the state where they made it to the finals and took 4th place.

Kaylen Running Hawk was honored by the Morris area school board for his National heart of the arts award.

Congratulations to Sandy Kopel on her recent election as VFW Aux Jr. Vice and Jack Kopacek, who was elected Patriotic Instructor. Joan Kopacek continues as Auxiliary President.

Isabel and Lydia Fynboh, and Destiny Pollard are members of the MAHS girls track team that recently took 2nd at the Sauck Centre invite. You can find complete results here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=414293&show=all.

Death notices: Joyce Hanson of Herman passed away on Apr. 25th survivors include her brother Lowell (Barb) Simpson of the Chokio-Donnelly area and their family.

Arne Stein of Morris passed away on Apr. 23rd survivors include his niece Kathy (Scott) Bahr of the Donnelly area and their family

Past week: worship services and Adult Ed with Pastor Erica Varcoe from Table Ministry in Sioux Falls and bible study at G.S.

 

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 27th-May 4th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather News: although temps have been mild most of the last week, the wind has made it feel cold.  Suspect it is too cold for any fieldwork yet, although it looked like somebody had done some work at UMM.

St, John’s/Kongsvinger news: services are now being held indoors again with some restrictions in place. Services are at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st, 3rd, 5th Sun at Kongsvinger, the 2nd and 4th Sun at St, John’s. Communion is on the 1st and 4th Sun of the month. S.S. follows services at 10:30 a.m. in the Kongsvinger parish hall. The Parish office remains closed; call or e-mail if you need assistance. Rev. Rochelle Anderson is providing pastoral care. Please contact a council president if you need pastoral care or call her at 320-287-2663.  As far as I know, other than church council meetings, no other events (i.e., “ladies aide”) are taking place at either church.

Gslc news: services are at 9 a.m., followed by a limited coffee hr. and S.S.

Please check with your local church for their latest update on service times and details, and other events. Also, remember that there are services, devotionals, etc., available on F.B., YouTube, church websites, local access channels, radio, etc. 

 

Community organization meetings: The Donnelly Fire Department meets on the 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The City council meets on the 1st Sat of the month at 4 p.m. at city hall.  The community club meetings are on the 2nd Mon of the month at the community hall at 7 p.m. The bookmobile will resume its regular schedule June 1st with stops in Donnelly on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month on Main Street; More info about that in a future column, or call 218.739.5286. The Rendsville 4-h meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Donnelly.

Note these are scheduled meetings and subject to change, and I assume there are restrictions, i.e., masks, social distancing, etc., in place. Please check with somebody before planning to attend any scheduled meetings. 

Relay for Life Kickoff is April 26th at 5:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Morris.

Schs walking tour of Donnelly on May 6th, 5–7 p.m. more details later

Countywide garage sales on May 6-8th

The April 20th paper contains a list of the students that made the honor roll at Morris Area schools. Many Donnelly kids are among them, too many to list here, but please look at them.

I forgot to say thanks to the Easter bunny for the Easter eggs he left at my house a few weeks ago.

The ’21 RTA phone books are out; if you wish to have one, you will have to pick up one at RTA HQ in Hoffman or one of the towns served by them as there are no books in Donnelly.

Justus Moser of Morris won a state degree from the state FFA. His mother, Lori, is from the Donnelly area.

Death notices: Mike Riley of Fergus Falls passed away on April 15th.  Survivors include his parents Marlyn and Deb Riley of Fergus. His dad is a former Donnelly area resident.

Former Donnelly area resident Arden Frank passed away on April 20th. His family owned and operated the Donnelly Hardware store in Donnelly for many years

Past couple weeks: Francis Van Zomeren and Jake Koehl visitations Pedersen funeral home, regular services at GSLC  

 

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 20th-27th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather News: after a cold and rainy week, we had a nice weekend, but that has given way to a cold week. We even had some snow Mon eve; /Tuesday a.m.

St, John’s/Kongsvinger news: services are now being held indoors again with some restrictions in place. Services are at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st, 3rd, 5th Sun at Kongsvinger, the 2nd and 4th Sun at St, John’s. Communion is on the 1st and 4th Sun of the month. S.S. follows services at 10:30 a.m. in the Kongsvinger parish hall. The Parish office remains closed; call or e-mail if you need assistance. Rev. Rochelle Anderson is providing pastoral care. Please contact a council president if you need pastoral care or call her at 320-287-2663.  As far as I know, other than church council meetings, no other events (i.e., “ladies aide”) are taking place at either church.

Gslc news: services are at 9 a.m., followed by a limited coffer hr. and S.S.

Pastor Erica Varcoe from Table Ministry, an L.C.M.C. church startup in Sioux Falls will be with us on Sunday, April 25th, to share about their ministry there with us.

Brooklyn Koehntop received her first communion on April 11th at Gslc (Kyle & Mandi (Kloos))

 

 

 

If you have not already done so, please return your options for women’s baby bottles to the church A.S.A.P.

I have learned that Rev Dell Sanderson, long-time pastor at Faith is leaving later this year.

 

 

Please check with your local church for their latest update on service times and details, and other events. Also, remember that there are services, devotionals, etc., available on F.B., YouTube, church websites, local access channels, radio, etc. 

 

Community organization meetings: The Donnelly Fire Department meets on the 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The City council meets on the 1st Sat of the month at 4 p.m. at city hall.  The community club meetings are on the 2nd Mon of the month at the community hall at 7 p.m. The bookmobile will resume its regular schedule June 1st with stops in Donnelly on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month on Main Street; More info about that in a future column, or call 218.739.5286. The Rendsville 4-h meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Donnelly.  Note these are scheduled meetings and subject to change, and I assume there are restrictions, i.e., masks, social distancing, etc., in place. Please check with somebody before planning to attend any scheduled meetings. 

Stevens County D.U. Family Night Out on April 24th starting at 4 p.m. at the old # 1 Southside for tickets more info, contact Doug or Muriel Cardwell or stop into Unger’s and talk to Dave Lonergan

Hope Sperr is the Stevens county Pork producers’ ambassador

Brooke Gillespie Curt and Judy (Bjorlin) graduated from N.D.S.U. on December 18th. She graduated with the highest honors, Summa Cum Laude. She was also a Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society member - an invitation given only to the top 10% of each graduating class.  Judy is a former Donnelly area resident

Samuel Oliver Koehntop was born on February 3rd to Mr. and Mrs. Meghan Koehntop. Grandparents include Roger & Bonnie. His great-grandfather was from the Donnelly area.

Isaac Nienhaus is a member of the Hancock boy’s bb team that finished runner-up in the state bb tournament. His grandmother was from the Donnelly area.

Schs walking tour of Donnelly on May 6th, 5–7 p.m. more details later

Countywide garage sales on May 6-8th

Past couple weeks: Maundy Thursday and Good Fri. services regular services and bible study at G.S.L.C., pork producers’ supper at old #1 Southside Morris, community club meeting at the community hall Donnelly;

 

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 13th-20th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

I am starting my 14th year of doing this “millioner takk” to all my loyal readers who have enabled me to do this, the staff at the Stevens County Times for giving me this opportunity, and my proofreader friends out there who help me catch my mistakes.

Weather News: after a lovely Easter weekend, it has turned colder this week with rain from late Tuesday afternoon to late wed afternoon and is still raining some on Thur. a.m.  as I am putting the finishing touches on my column

St, John’s/Kongsvinger news: services are now being held indoors again with some restrictions in place. Services are at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st, 3rd, 5th Sun at Kongsvinger, the 2nd and 4th Sun at St, John’s. Communion is on the 1st and 4th Sun of the month. S.S. follows services at 10:30 a.m. in the Kongsvinger parish hall. The Parish office remains closed; call or e-mail if you need assistance. Rev. Rochelle Anderson is providing pastoral care. Please contact a council president if you need pastoral care or call her at 320-287-2663.  As far as I know, other than church council meetings, no other events (i.e. “ladies aide”) are being held at either church.

On April 3rd,   Halsey Kay Searle (Brad and Crystal Searle) of Donnelly became the newest member of Kongsvinger through baptism. She was born last fall, but I was unaware of it. Grandparents are Lowell and Janet Searle and Rollie and the late Deb Henrichs of Morris, and great-grandma is Agnes Searle of Morris.

Gslc news: services are at 9 a.m., followed by a limited coffer hr. and S.S.

New member Sunday is April 11th

If you have not already done so, please return your options for women’s baby bottles to the church A.S.A.P.

I have learned that Rev Dell Sanderson, long-time pastor at Faith, is leaving later this year.

 

 

Please check with your local church for their latest update on service times and details, and other events. Also, remember that there are services, devotionals, etc., available on F.B., YouTube, church websites, local access channels, radio, etc. 

 

Community organization meetings: The Donnelly Fire Department meets on the 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The City council meets on the 1st Sat of the month at 4 p.m. at city hall.  The community club meetings are on the 2nd Mon of the month at the community hall at 7 pm. The bookmobile will resume its regular schedule June 1^st with stops in Donnelly on the 2^nd & 4^th Monday of the month on Main Street; More info about that in a future column. The Rendsville 4-h meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Donnelly.  Note these are scheduled meetings and subject to change, and I assume there are restrictions, i.e., masks, social distancing, etc., in place. Please check with somebody before planning to attend any scheduled meetings. 

I am happy to have some happy news to share this week. Arne Robert Larson was born to David and Hannah Larson on April 1st. grandparents include Larry and Corrine (Larson) Tuffton of the F-M area and the late Elroy (Butch) Larson

Former Donnelly area resident Francis Van Zomeren of Glendale, AZ, passed away on April 5th. She was 104; her dad lived to be 107

 

Schs walking tour of Donnelly on May 6th 5–7 p.m. more details later

Countywide garage sales on May 6-8th

Past week: Easter sunrise services at Gs, Easter services at Kongsvinger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 6th-13th 

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

I am starting my 14th year of doing this “millioner takk” to all my loyal readers who have enabled me to do this as well as the staff at the Stevens County Times for giving me this opportunity and to my proofreaders who help me catch my mistakes.

Weather News: There Is a saying in MN if you do not like the weather, wait, it will change. It was cold most of the latter part of last week; Sun and Mon were fairly nice. Tue and Wed have been cold this week. We even had some snow on Wed.

St, John's/Kongsvinger news: services are now being held indoors again with some restrictions in place. If you do not wish to go inside, you may remain in your car and listen in on your car radio 98.5 .service bulletins are inside the Kitchen door of both churches.

Services are at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st, 3rd, 5th Sun at Kongsvinger, the 2nd and 4th Sun at St, John's. Communion is on the 1st and 4th Sun of the month. S.S. follows services at 10:30 a.m. in the Kong parish hall. The Parish office remains closed; call or e-mail if you need assistance. Rev. Rochelle Anderson is providing pastoral care. Please contact a council president if you need pastoral care or call her at 320-287-2663.  As far as I know, other than church council meetings, no other events are being held at either church.

Gslc news: services are at 9 a.m., followed by a limited coffer hr. and S.S.

New member Sunday is April 11th

If you have not already done so, please return your options for women’s baby bottles to church A.S.A.P.

 

 

Please check with your local church for their latest update on service times and details, and other events. Also, remember that there are services, devotionals, etc., available on F.B., YouTube, church websites, local access channels, radio, etc.

Donnelly Rod and gun club annual meeting is today (Tue.) at West Pomme Lodge .45572 140^th st Donnelly. Registration /social hour starts at 5 p.m. with dinner to start at 6:30 p.m. and a meeting to follow.

 

Donnelly Fire Department meets on the 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The City council meets on the 1st Sat of the month at 4 p.m. at city hall.  The community club meetings are on the 2nd Mon of the month at the community hall. The bookmobile is still curbside service only. The Rendsville 4-h meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at St John's Donnelly.  Note there Apr meeting is scheduled for April 12th at 6:30 p.m. at  Michelle Nelson's Photography Studio at three e 5th st Morris, Note these are scheduled meetings and subject to change, and I assume there are restrictions, i.e., masks, social distancing, etc., in place. Please check with somebody before planning to attend any scheduled meetings. 

Helen Townsend of Garfield passed away on March 27th survivors include her sister Corrine Kruize of Donnelly.

 

Former Donnelly area resident Fred Sperr of Chokio passed away on March 27th.

 

 

Schs walking tour of Donnelly on May 6th, 5–7 p.m. more details later

Countywide garage sales on May 6-8th

Congrats to the Tiger bb team section champs; Jackson Loge is a member of that team

Sunday afternoon, I was among those who took part in a Zoom meeting celebrating Roger and Karen Johnson's 65th wedding celebration from Brandon S.D., their son Luther and their family, are former residents of Donnelly.

My health has improved, and since now I  have another car to replace the one I lost in a car accident in Alex, I will start checking my box in Donnelly again. Usually on Tuesday a.m. after bible study at Gs.

Past week: Kmrs spring expo at Lee Center, Tool slider, an invention by Ennen's from Donnelly was one of the exhibitors, services, and bible study at GS