donnelly news

 

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