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Next edition Aug. 27th-sept 2nd
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: crops continue to make good progress due to some sunny and warm days and some timely rains showers. I have heard that the grain harvest has not been very good.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: the parish will be leading the community worship services under the big top tent at the threshing bee grounds on Aug 28th at 9 am with Tom and Pearl Horning providing the music. There will be joint services at ST J at 8:30 am on Sept 4th
GSLC news: The coffee money during Aug will go to the Feed My Starving Children packing event. GS will be packing meals on Aug 30th at 1:30 pm
Gs will be having a rummage sale on Sept 9th (5-8 pm) and 10th (8-11 am) at the old prairie trailer building on HY 28 w to sell items from the old gs church, anyone who wishes to bring items for it can bring them out there on the eve of the 8th from 6-7 pm.
The fmsc packing event will be in Morris again on Aug 30,31st and Sept 1st .If you or your org would like to help out contact the Morris E Free Church at 589-2808 or e-mail:office@mefc.net, there will be a fundraiser at the pizza ranch on Aug. 29th all day.
A work night is planned for Aug 30th at 6:30 pm on the threshing bee grounds, to take the fences down and put things away. I can also use help on the evening of the 28th to take the chairs in the tent and put them back in the depot. Any help by anybody, during, and/or after the bee is greatly appreciated.
The theme of the threshing bee this weekend is “Donnelly a great place to call home”, today’s events start with a pancake breakfast at 7 am and concludes with a free dance at the hall featuring Pure County at 8 pm. Sun begins with an open air worship service under the big top tent and concludes with the horse/ pony pull in the aft. There will be lots of other activities both days, The feature this year is John Deere and our special guest will be Don Duffner displaying his three in one tractor. He will also be demonstrating it. Next year’s feature will be Oliver. I do plan to have my cart on the grounds again for use by handicapped people, remember if anybody is going to use a vehicle such as a golf cart on the grounds you must register it at the depot. No bikes and dogs (except for service dogs) on the grounds please use the south gate for bringing items (trs cars machinery etc.) into the grounds. The headquarters is the depot so if you want more info, need help, or have any questions stop in and talk to whoever is at the desk. The phone # there is 246-3272. Again this year the officers will be wearing shirts and caps with Donnelly threshing bee on them, the website is http://www.donnellythreshingbee.com and there is also a Facebook page.
There are also some rummage sales in town this weekend and there may be other off site events as well.
There will be a bridal shower for Kayla Harstad bride to be of Josh Erdahl at first Lutheran in Morris today (sat) at 9:30 am.
Due to the Labor Day holiday WAM will meet on sept 10th at the Minnewaska Lutheran home.
Liviah Rhys Volker was born on June 21st to Travis and Brittany Volker grandparents are Bill and Darlene Volker
Congratulations to the Jenna Larsen/Islande Sperr duo that won the Dribble/PingPong Competition at the owl dribbling camp held recently at the pe center.
Congratulations to Natalie Johnston who was named 2nd runner up in the MN pork ambassador contest in redwood falls recently.
Winners in the homemaker’s building at the st co fair included Bernice Erdahl, Elaine Harstad and Rose Uhden. Winners In the open class building were Steve and Michelle Werk, Michelle Papesh, and Beth Heinrich. The stampede club and Rendsville 4-h club both won several grand and reserve championships on several of their club projects. Individual 4-h awards are again too numerous to list, the winners will be published in a special supplement in the s-t on ----
Congratulations to Tyler Busse who won 1st place in his class in the demo derbies at the Pope and Stevens co fairs.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended VBS at GS on Aug 17th; we also attended the Morris co-op customer appreciation picnic at Pomme De Terre Park on Aug. 18th. They also helped get the Christus House ready for fall that day. Earlier in the day I boarded a bus at the soils lab for a tour of their swan lake research farm. After dinner I boarded another bus for a trip to the Prairie Horizons farm south of Starbuck. I finished the day at the valu ford carnival at the armory in Morris where I had a chance to say “hi” to former Donnelly area resident Gary Huebner
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended services at gs on Aug 21st later the threshing bee royalty were part of the cornfest parade in Ortonville. When I arrived home I discovered somebody had cut the lock on my front door and stolen some computers and accessories.
Dianne Amundson and I attended the Pederson funeral home’s time to remember picnic at the Pomme de Terre Park on Aug 22nd. Afterwards I visited my cousin Bev Hurlbult at Legacy Living.
It was a case of “many hands make light work” on Aug. 23rd as a good crew was on hand to help get things ready for the bee. Special thanks to the don co-op for the use of their forklift and to Corrine Larson for again supplying the drinks and food.

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Next edition Aug. 20th-26th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.

Weather news: crops continue to make good progress due to some sunny and warm days and some timely rains showers.

STJ/KONG PARISH News: The summer worship schedule ends on Aug. 21st. the parish will be leading the community worship services under the big top tent at the threshing bee grounds on Aug 28th with Tom and Pearl Horning providing the music

GSLC news: Aug 21st is new member Sun, women’s bible study continues on Wed a.m. and VBS will conclude on the 24th at 5:30 pm. at the church. The coffee money during Aug will go to the Feed My Starving Children packing event.

The packing event will be in Morris again on Aug 30,31st and Sept 1st .If you or your org would like to help out contact the Morris E Free Church at 589-2808 or e-mail:office@mefc.net there will be a fundraiser at the pizza ranch on Aug. 29th all day.

Correction Mavis Gulbrandson is a former resident of Brandon not Donnelly.

Advance sale threshing bee buttons will be on sale through Aug 26th.The posters are also up in the area. If you want some stop into HD & CO in Donnelly or call 246-3475

There will be a work night at the threshing bee grounds on Aug. 23rd at 6:30 pm to get things ready for the bee. Another work night is planed for Aug 30th at 6:30 pm to take the fences down and put things away. I can also use help on Fri eve the 26th and Sun eve the 28th to put the chairs in the tent and put them back in the depot. Any help by anybody before, during, or after the bee is greatly appreciated.
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The theme of this year’s threshing bee on Aug 27th and 28th is “Donnelly a great place to call home” This week I will highlight Sundays activities .The day begins with an open air church services continue with a classic car show, parade, horse/pony pull and conclude with the cash drawing. As always anyone is welcome to bring a display, demonstrate, play, sing etc. There will be lots of activities both days, horseshoe tournament, chain saw carving, wood sawing shingle making, flea market etc. The area churches will once again be serving food. The feature this year is John Deere and our special guest will be Don Duffner displaying his three in one tractor. I do plan to have my cart on the grounds again for use by handicapped people, remember if anybody is going to use a vehicle such as a golf cart on the grounds you must register it at the depot. Also remember no dogs except for service dogs are allowed on the grounds. For more info call 320-795-2437 or e-mail donnellythreshingbee@runestone.net. There is also a website: http://www.donnellythreshingbee.com with more info on it. Please note that this is an independent website and is not associated with the Donnelly Community Club. There is also a Donnelly threshing bee page on Facebook.

Queen candidates this year are Rebekah Aanerud her parents are Andy and Heather, grandparents are Jim and Lorraine, Olivia Reimers her parents are Al and Shelly. Little Miss Donnelly candidates are Kamern Sperr, her parents are Duane and Lori, grandparents are Paul and Betty, Callista Kill her parents are Jim and Julie, grandfather is Dick Cady, Kellie Wilts her parents are Doug and Ellen, grandparents are Millie and the late LaVern, Kendra Wevely her parents are Matthew and Alisha Gramith, grandparents are Ron and Sue Wevely, great grandmother is Liz Ascheman.
There will be a post nuptial bridal shower for LeAnn Van Horn and Ben Honzay today (sat) from 9-11 a.m. at Kong they were married on Aug 6th. There will also be a bridal shower for Kayla Harstad bride to be of Josh Erdahl at first Lutheran in Morris on Aug. 27th at 9:30 am.

Pederson funeral home will hold their annual time to remember picnic at Pomme de Terre Park on Aug. 22nd at 5:30 pm

Winners from the donnelly area at the Vfw Cancer Salad drawing were Joanne Graff, Deanna Heuer, Pat (Gary) Smith, Shirley Kill, Rose Uhden, Veronica Smith , John DeLong and Deanna Recker

Jack Fuchs and I were among those who helped do some clean- up work at GS on Aug 9th
Verle and Della Dunn and I were among those who attended the memorial service for Fran Pederson at Bethel in Herman on Aug. 10th and the funeral for Darlene Awsumb at Assumption Catholic Church in Morris on Aug 13th. Fran’s family has owned and operated Pederson imp in Herman for many years, at lunch I had an opportunity to visit with Dick Goldenstein. After the funeral I visited with Selma Bruse in her apt Herman. In the aft I stopped by the fairgrounds in Morris for a look around then attended vbs at gs in the eve.

On Aug. 11th about a dozen of us got together to pick up the bundles from the field by the threshing bee grounds and put them on racks. We had more bundles than racks so there will be a lot of threshing going on during the bee.

On Aug 12th I visited with my aunt Pearl at the sunrise apts in Morris.
Steve Fults and I spent some time over the weekend at st co fair in Morris. I will list some of the winners from the homemakers and open class in a future column, as usual the number of awards that the Donnelly area kids won is too numerous to list individually so look for a special supplement to the s-t with a list of 4-h winners on Aug –.

The last parade of the year for the threshing bee royalty was on Aug. 14th in Hoffman. As always they did a good job representing Donnelly in many parades and events this year. After the parade I visited some friends in the good Sam home in Hoffman

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Next edition Aug. 13thth-19th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: After weeks of hot humid weather and a lot of thunderstorms the weather has settled down some with some cooler temps and just a few shots of rain and things are starting to dry out a little. Crops continue to look good I have seen a few fields of wheat being harvested in the area. The garden produce on display in Glenwood looked much better than it did it Herman.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The summer worship schedule ends on Aug. 21st
GSLC news: Aug 21st is new member Sun, women’s bible study continues on Wed a.m. and VBS will continue on August 17th, and 24th at 5:30 pm. at the church. The coffee money during Aug will go to the Feed My Starving Children packing event.
The packing event will be in Morris again on Aug 30,31st and Sept 1st .If you or your org would like to help out contact the Morris E Free Church at 589-2808 or e-mail:office@mefc.net


Advance sale threshing bee buttons are now on sale in Donnelly businesses as well as all UFMSB locations. The posters are also up in Donnelly and other places in the area. If you want some stop into HD & CO in Donnelly or call 246-3475
There will be a work night at the threshing bee grounds on Aug. 23rd at 6:30 pm to get things ready for the bee. Any help before, during, or after the bee is greatly appreciated.
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The theme of this year’s threshing bee on Aug 27th and 28th is “Donnelly a great place to call home” This week I will highlight Sat activities next week sun. The day begins with a pancake breakfast, continues with a sb tournament, kiddie parade, kids tr. pull, antique tr. Pull, bike safety rodeo, coronation and dance at the hall. A new event this year on Sat will be a twelve horse hitch on Sat aft about 1 pm. In the morning various teams will be plowing and harrowing. As always anyone is welcome to bring a display, demonstrate, play, sing etc. there will be lots of activities both days, horseshoe tournament, chain saw carving, flea market etc. The area churches will once again be serving food. The feature this year is John Deere and our special guest will be Don Duffner displaying his three in one tractor. For more info call 320-795-2437 or e-mail donnellythreshingbee@runestone.net. There is also a website: http://www.donnellythreshingbee.com with more info on it. Please note that this is an independent website and is not associated with the Donnelly Community Club .There are two girls vying for threshing bee queen and four for little Miss Donnelly. I will have more info next week
There are two upcoming showers at Kong: On Aug. 14th there will be a bridal shower for Andrea Bergstrom bride to be of Joha Toma from 2-4 pm. On Aug 20th there will be a post nuptial bridal shower for LeAnn van Horn and Ben Honzay from 9-11 am.
Lee R. "Dick” Kloos, of Hopkins, formerly of Donnelly passed away on Aug 2. He is survived by his wife, 8 children, and 8 grandchildren. His Dad ran the lumberyard in Donnelly and lived where Shirley Frank now lives. Dick Goldenstein says his folks bought the lumber from his Dad to build their house. I have posted his obit on my blog.
Former Donnelly area resident Darlene Awsumb passed away on Aug. 8th. Her funeral is today (Sat) at 10 am at Assumption Catholic church in Morris
Former Donnelly area resident Mavis J. Gulbrandson, of Hoffman, passed away on Aug. 7th.

Chase Dylan Jensen was born on July 25, at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Christeena Jensen and Wayne Higgins of Herman. Grandparents are Theresa Pagel of Morris, Michael Higgins and Cheryl Beebe of Donnelly, and Scott Jensen of Lincoln, Neb.

Winners at the vfw aux Cancer Salad drawing winners were Joanne Graff, Deanna Heuer, Pat (Gary) Smith, Shirley Kill, Rose Uhden, Veronica Smith , John DeLong, and Deanna Recker
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended Willie’s parking lot party at Eastside Park on Aug. 4th. I then traveled to Glenwood to attend the Pope co fair where I watched part of the horse pull there and listened to Pure Country the band that will be playing at our threshing bee dance again this year.
Richard and Val Olson and I were among those attending some the Flekkefest activities in Elbow Lake on Aug 5th. While there I had an opportunity to say “hi” to former Donnelly area residents Diane Amundson and Rosie Sax. In the eve Vance and Kim Gullickson and I were among those that attended the SAL sweet corn feed in Morris.
Tim and Deb Root were among the workers and their families of Superior Industries and Wesmor that attended the co picnic at East Side Park on Aug 5th. The #99 Aflac NASCAR car which was on display generated a lot of interest
Andy Brevig and I attended the all committee meeting at St J on Aug. 6th and the community block party and chicken supper in the aft. In the eve the threshing bee royalty were part of the Flekkefest parade in E.L.
Geo and Arlys Pederson and I were among those who attended the sister city program in Elbow Lake on Aug. 7th
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the meet the threshing bee royalty candidate’s event at the town hall on Aug. 8th. Afterwards the community club had their monthly meeting as we finalized plans for the bee. After the meeting I visited Denny Anderson at his house.
Bob and Dorothy Eisel recently returned home from a trip to Wasilla AK where they visited with their family members that live there.

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Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Please remember to check out my blog (donnellyminn.blogspot.com) for more news, obits and other info.
Weather news: It has been hot during the last week but much less humid with a few severe thunderstorms and some heavy rains mixed in with it. crops continue to do well the grain is rapidly ripening. The crops on display in Herman looked really nice; however most of the garden produce was only fair.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: the parish is coordinating a block party featuring a bike ride, food and music between St J and the Hall on Aug. 6th to benefit the st co food shelf. The day will start with a bike ride from the “place to be” at 1:30 pm call 246-3221 for info about this event. Serving will start at 5 pm and continue until 7:30 pm or until the food is gone. On the menu is chicken, potato salad, baked beans and chips. The LL will be selling pop and water and the 4-h will be serving ice cream treats. There will be a DJ at “the place to be” beginning at 8 p.m... Everyone is welcome to come and join the festivities. There will be a free will offering for the meal. For more info contact the parish office or check out the posters around town. This event is made possible by many sponsors in the Donnelly, Morris and Alex area I have listed some of them on my blog
The all committee/joint council meeting planning meeting will be held on Aug. 6th at 9 am at St J. Note this is a change of time from what was announced earlier.

GSLC news: a nine part women’s bible study will begin on Aug. 3rd and continuing every wed at 9 am. There will be a trip to valley fair on Aug. 6th
VBS will be on Wednesday nights on August 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th at 5:30 pm. at the church. VBS will be for ages pre-school through adults. Each eve will start with a potluck dinner and then have a bible story for the night. The adults will attend a bible study with Pr. Michael and the children (pre-school and up) will attend activities, games and craft all revolving around the bible story. Everyone will come back together at the end of the night for singing and fellowship. If you are interested in attending please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway or let Pr. Mike know.
Trinity Lutheran Church of Alberta will have their annual sweet corn feed on Aug. 6th beginning at 5 pm
There will be no wam mtg in Aug.
Advance sale threshing bee buttons are now on sale in Donnelly businesses as well all UFMSB locations. You can save a dollar by buying in advance. There are also signup sheets for candidates for Little Miss Donnelly (ages 8-10) or threshing bee queen (ages 15-21) in Donnelly. For more info or to nominate someone call 246-3292
There will be a bridal shower for Brittney Schmiesing bride to be of Jesse Boe; today (Sat) at Our Savior’s Lutheran church in Chokio at 9 am. Parents of the couple are Randy and Karla Schmiesing of Chokio, and Randy and Cathy Boe of Morris, her grandparents Wally and Marlys Geise
NHAS will have their customer appreciation supper on Aug 3rd beginning at 5 pm at Niemackl Lake Park.

Stan Vipond of Norcross passed away on July 24th; his wife MaryAnn (Kopel) is among the family members who survive him.
Congratulations to Tyler Rouske who was named to the wcc south all-conference team in track
Congratulations to Tyler Busse who won his class at the demo derby at the big stone county fair in Clinton.
Congratulations to the Morris VFW bb team that placed third in the starbuck tournament. Chandler Erickson is a member of that team. He and his brother Alex are members of the Morris Legion team which recently won the NW division of the dist. 7 playoffs
Congratulations to the following runners who competed in the Marv Meyer 5 k run during ppd in Morris. Mackenzie (1st) and Pat (52nd) Smith, Rebekah (4th) and Cammi (6th) Aanerud, Beth (7th) and Becca (12th) Holland
Congratulations to Braeden, Keaton and Ryanne Long who were among the 4-hers winning grand and reserve championships on their projects at the Grant do fair. In the women’s building Barb Simpson and Chrissy Oachs won grand championships and Barb won the silver tray from Minn -Dak for baking with sugar.
Congratulations to the Green Babe Ruth team that was runner up in the Babe Ruth tournament, Bo Gullickson was a member of that team and his Dad, Vance was the coach. In an earlier column I mistakenly said he was coach of the orange team.
Congratulations to Greg and Naomi Fynboh who were recently named St Co Farm family of the year
Congratulations to the Parker Kloos construction co for winning a bronze award at the St Co Relay for Life. Renee Kloos was the third place finisher in the individual award category.
Ken Van Horn and I were among those who attended the customer appreciation open house at Prairie trailers on July 22nd. We were also among those who attended some of the Crazy Daze activities in Morris on July 27th.
Joyce Steuck and I were among those who spent some time in Herman over the weekend enjoying some of the exhibits and activities of the Grant Co Fair. On my way home on July 26th I visited Selma Bruse in her apt at the Pullman house.
Cassie and Kellie Wilts returned home on July 22nd from an enjoyable week at Bible camp.

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Next edition July 9th-15th.
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: A couple of shots of rain during the last week gave the crops a boost however for the most part it has been sunny and hot.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: On July 10th service times switch with services at Kong at 8:30 am and St J at 10:15 am.
The July newsletter is now out; extra copies are available in the narthex of each church.
GSLC news: July 17th is new member Sun if wish to join please call 392-5548
The Christian alternative rock group “the city Harmonic” will be appearing at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus on July 17th at 7 pm. The concert is free but limited to 250 people so advance reservations are encouraged by calling 287-0409 or e-mailing jmaanum@runestone.net. An offering will be taken for feed my starving children.
The herrlinger family will be in concert at Fron Lutheran in Starbuck on July 16 @ 7 pm and July 17th at 10:45 am.
Luther Crest’s 22nd annual quilt auction will be held today (Sat) at the camp by Alex beginning with a review at 10 am followed by lunch and the auction. The silent auction winners will be announced at 1:00 P.M. during the live auction not afterwards as stated in the parish newsletter.

The tri county horseshoe league will continue to have games at the courts in Donnelly on Tue evenings through Aug. I have also been informed that there will be a ladies sb game on July 25th, this is a makeup date.
On July 11th the red hatters will meet at the Place to be at 1 pm (They will also have a meeting on July 22nd at the 4-h food stand in Herman at 11 am), the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm, and the firemen, Rendsville 4-h club and the Donnelly community club will meet at the fire hall, town hall, and St J at 7 pm.
Congratulations to Brook Gillespie who won several events at the Chokio community picnic games.
Congratulations to the Morris VFW team that won the consolation championship at the Cold Spring/Roccori tournament recently, Chandler Erickson is a member of that team
Congratulations to the Morris legion team that won their own tournament recently. Chandler and Alex Erickson are members of that team. Alex was also named to the 2011 wcc south all -conference team in baseball and was also named MVP of the conference.
Congratulations to Kourtney Giese who received honorable mention on the wcc south conference all-conference team in track.
Congratulations to all the Donnelly area students that made the last quarter honor roll at MAHS too many to mention individually.

Congratulations to Alex and Chandler Erickson and Brady Gillespie for making the honor roll at C-A H.S. and Kody Armstrong at wca h.s.
Congratulations to Jenna Moser who recently won the Theodore Thorfinnson and the Rex Warfield Cox memorial scholarships at NDSU.

Andy Brevig was among the wsca alumni who recently helped plant the alumni garden at umm
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the Kiwanis talent contest at Eastside Park on June 30th. The “Juharis Tribe” won first place. Afterwards I watched part of a Babe Ruth game at eagle’s complex. The black team coached by Rob Jergenson won the game over Vance Gullickson’s orange team
July 3rd Denny Bourssea and I attended the Independence Day celebration at Kong on July 3rd. Later our threshing bee royalty were participants in the heritage day’s parade in Starbuck. After the parade I stopped into the Minnewaska Lutheran home to say hi to some of the residents there and also visited with Darlene Christofferson at her home. Later in the aft Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the golden wedding celebration for Dick and Myrna Hufford at gslc near Morris
The threshing bee royalty were also part of the 4th of July parade in Hancock; Sami Searle the “trail dusters” queen was also in the parade. Later I watched some of the tractor pull I am sure some of those pullers will also be in Donnelly for our tractor pull. At our last meeting it was decided to add another class for smaller tractors.
Pr. Mike Hanson and I had a chance to sit down for a “get acquainted” visit at the common cup in Morris on July 6th. Later Jim and Lou Eystad and I helped unload some of the items from the old good shepherd Lutheran church from the storage trailer and into the old prairie trailer building. Many of the items (old books, hymnals, tables, chairs, dishes, Christmas decorations etc.) will be sold at a garage sale next month. You can also donate items for the sale for more info call Dianne at 589-1130. Enroute home I stopped in Donnelly to watch the second game of the ladies sb doubleheader.
Joan Kopacek spent an enjoyable week at Luther Crest Bible Camp for Women’s Week.

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Next edition July 2nd-8th.
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Happy 4th of July
Weather news: for the first time this year we have gone a whole week without any major rains it has been mostly sunny and mild most of the week and things are starting to dry out some the crops in the area are looking very good.
STJ/KONG PARISH News There will be joint services at Kong on July 3rd at 10:30 am, followed by a flag raising ceremony, and potluck dinner. On July 10th service times switch with services at Kong at 8:30 am and St J at 10:15 am.
GSLC news: A trip to valley fair is planned for Aug 7th, vbs will be held on wed eves during Aug. for more info contact Pr. Mike
There will be no wam mtg in July or Aug the next one is scheduled for sept 10th.
Summertime means some sport activities in town. The final ladies sb game in Donnelly will be held July 6th at Aanerud field. The tri county horseshoe league also has games at the court in Donnelly by the PO on Tue eves.
Due to the July 4th holiday the following changes will take place. The city council will meet on July 5th at 7 pm at city hall. On July 11th the red hatters will meet at the Place to be at 1 pm (They will also have a meeting on July 22nd at the 4-h food stand in Herman at 11 am), the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm, and the firemen, Rendsville 4-h club and the Donnelly community club will meet at the fire hall, town hall, and St J at 7 pm.
The po and most Donnelly area business will be closed on July 4th.
There will be an open house for Cammi Aanerud in honor of her graduation from the “century farm academy” on Sat aft July 9th at her home near Donnelly (15290 510th avenue),
Harriet Anderson of Morris passed away on June 28th. A brother Paul (Arlene) Nelson of Donnelly is among the family members who survive her.
Congratulations to Rose (Bob) Uhden who was recently honored for exceeding the membership goal as president of the Herman American legion auxiliary
Congratulations to Jason Strand who was recently chosen to fill the vacant seat on Herman city council.
Congratulations to Tara Flaten who was recently named to the honor roll at Hancock HS
Congratulations to Justin Johnston who recently won a scholarship from the MN Pork board. Congratulations to the Stevens county and Donnelly city attorney Charlie Glassrud who was recently appointed to be a judge in the 8th judicial dist. There will be an open house in his honor in the upper level of the St co courthouse on July 8th from 2:30-4 pm.
Congratulations to Mike Cihak who recently elected treasurer of the Eagles and to Fran Cin who was elected VP of the Eagles Auxiliary.
The Rendsville 4-h recently welcomed two new members Tabitha Van Horn (Josh and Beth Kieffer and the late Curtis Van Horn) and Carter Fults (Joey and Jen)

Bernice Erdahl and I were among the good crowd who attended the Kiwanis talent contest at Eastside Park on June 23rd. The dance group “We Get Up” won first place Justine Huebner was a member of that group, 2nd place went to the dance group “Recharge” Beth Holland and Sydney Byer were members of that group. By the time I got to Donnelly the sb game was over with so I visited with Denny Anderson in his home for a while.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among the good crowd that helped Ellen Wilts celebrate her 50th birthday at the Legion in Herman.
On June 25th I traveled to Willmar for the Willmar fest parade, and ran into my classmate Tony Cruze again. After the parade I visited my relatives Milt and Rudy Anderson and Roma Fostervold in their homes. Later the threshing bee royalty were among the participants in the old settler’s reunion parade in Barrett. After the parade it was time for supper ,then I stopped at the home to visit Esther Cline then stopped to look at the remolded lakeside pavilion and finally at the swimming beach but decided the water was too cold for a swim.
Jim and Lou Eystad attended the dedication service of gslc on June 26th. Thanks to everyone who helped to organize the great program, prepare and serve the dinner and esp. to the Good Shepherd Cemetery assoc. for their very generous donation to the church. In the aft I traveled to Alex for the Viking land band festival, Park Center was the grand champion. In the eve I visited a friend in the Bethany Home.
Kellen Erdahl was part of a Rockies LL team that won their playoff game in Donnelly on June 27th.
Vedar Harstad and I attended the men’s health night at scmc on June 29th. Later Deanna Recker and I attended the New Wine homecoming performance at first Lutheran. Suzanne Smith was the keyboardist; Tom Holland, Amber Recker and Kristina Johnson were members of the cast.
Deanna Heuer and I were among those who watched part of the ladies sb games in Donnelly on June 29th.
Pearl Amundson recently spent some time visiting her brother and sister law Chester and Gloria Larson and other family and friends in the area.
Lorraine (Jim) Aanerud returned June 25th from a mission trip to Rwanda, Africa as part of a team of ten from the Maple Grove evangelical Free Church who ministered at a free church Kigali the capital of Rwanda. Her daughter and son in law Laurie and Mike McBride and granddaughters Meghan and Elizabeth were also part of the team. They visited another church and school to encourage them in their ministry. They saw God at work in Africa. While in Africa they also enjoyed a safari in Kenya for three days while they viewed close up the wild animals of Africa.

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Next edition June 25th-July 1st.
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Remember if you are going to be gone this summer to the cabin, on vacation etc. you can keep up with the Donnelly news by visiting my blog donnellyminn.blogspot.com or the s-t website and I am also on Facebook
Weather news: Last week was mostly sunny and mild however this week it has rained off and on since Mon eve. What fields there are that have not been planted by now probably will not get planted this year. So far the crops are looking good.
STJ/KONG PARISH News there will be joint services at 8:30 am on June 26th at St J. Please note this is a change from what was announced in the summer schedule. There will also be joint services at Kong on July 3rd at 10:30 am followed by a potluck dinner.
There are also several other changes to previously announced events in the parish, the women’s book club will meet at 3 pm (change of time) on June 27th at Jeanne Ennen’s, the mutual ministry committee meeting has been rescheduled for June 29th at 7 pm at St J, the all committee meeting will be at 9 am on Aug 6th (change of time) and the block party has been rescheduled for that eve.
At the SW MN synod convention held on June 10-12th Kong was given an award for their contributions to the elca world hunger campaign

GSLC news: There will be a dedication service for the church on June 26th at 9 am (no communion) followed by a program “to honor the past and look forward to the future”. There will be a meal and fellowship to follow. Everyone esp. former members and pastors of the former gslc are invited to attend.
A trip to valley fair is planned for Aug 7th, vbs will be held on wed eves during Aug. for more info contact Pr. Mike
The new wine homecoming show will held on June 28th at 7 pm at First Lutheran in Morris.
Summertime means some sport activities in town. There will be ladies sb games on June 29th and on July 6th at Aanerud field. The tri county horseshoe league also has games at the court in Donnelly by the PO on Tue eves.
Due to the July 4th holiday the following changes will take place. The city council will meet on July 5th at 7 pm at city hall On July 11th the red hatters will meet at the Place to be at 1 pm (They will also have a meeting on July 22nd at 4-h food st in Herman at 11 am), the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm, and the Rendsville 4-h club will meet at 7 pm

The Donnelly rod and & gun club will hold their picnic at the public access to Pomme De Terre Lake on June 26th at 2 pm
Correction: Harriet Rice of Morris passed away on June 12th, a nephew Darryl Gulbrandson is among the family who survive her. She was preceded in death by her sister and brother in law Mildred and Lloyd Gulbrandson
Dolores A. Jackson of Sioux Falls SD formerly of Donnelly passed away on Apr. 30th. Among the family members that survive her are her brothers and former Donnelly area residents Ron (Joyce) Holdgrafer of Schaumburg, IL and Gary (Mary) Holdgrafer of Edmonton, AB. she was preceded in death by her brother Delmar. I have posted her obit on my blog.
Myra Speer of Sauk rapids formerly of the Donnelly area passed away on Apr 27th.a memorial service will be held today (Sat) at the united Methodist church in Herman at 11 am
Irene Riedner of Alberta passed away on June 19th among the family who survive her is a granddaughter Elysia (Derek) Woodke and their family
Layla Long was born on June 2nd to Matt and Liza Long, grandparents are Sherman and Sherry Long, great grandparents are Adolph and Virginia Long.
Arden Frank and I were among those who attended the Kiwanis talent show at eastside park on June 16th, Cassie Hickman was the winner, a dance “troupe” “shake a tail feather” earned third place, Hailey Lesmeister (Casey and Daniele) was a member of that group. Earlier in the day I visited my cousin Bev Hurlbult at LL. She informs that her 15 year old granddaughter in Az. recently won a presidential scholarship. Enroute home I stopped in Donnelly to watch some of the ladies sb game.
June 17th I stopped into the center for small towns to visit with David Flugel and later stopped into McCollar Jewelry to visit with Wally some
June 18th Harry Kruize and I were among those who attended the Myron tractor repair sale in Morris. Later Jim and Lou Eystad were among those who attended part of the “play a thon” at Eastside Park in Morris.
June 17th Jim and Lou Eystad were guests of Tom and Colleen Dogotch at the Prairie Inn in honor of Father’s day.
The threshing bee royalty were among the participants in the Runestone day’s parade in Keng on June 19th. Afterwards it was off to tr. pull a quick reminder that we will have one again this year at the bee. Enroute home I stopped at shalom Lutheran for their pie and ice cream social and at the good Sam home in Hoffman to visit some friends.
Doug and Muriel Cardwell and I were among those of us that enjoyed a very exciting LL game in Donnelly on June 21st.
On June 22nd the Thorson Library in E.L. sponsored a presentation by Doug Ohman “Libraries of MN” that I attended. In order to accommodate another event the community club decided not to book him for this year’s bee but hopefully we can have him back for some future bee.
On June 23rd there was a sing a long at Immanuel Lutheran church of rural Barrett that I attended. The next one is July 20th

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Next edition June 4th-10th
Welcome to graduation edition of the Donnelly news. I have listed the grads I know about for now and if I find out more I will list them in future weeks.
Weather news: Farmers have been busy taking advantage of the few sunny days we have had in the past week to get some crops in but a few days of heavy rain over the weekend have made that a difficult proposition especially in our immediate area. The forecast calls for some sunny and mild temps by the weekend.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: WAM will meet today (Sat) at Kong coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am, the program will be “mission among the Muslims” Dorothy (Libbon) Desens, formerly of Morris, will report on her recent trip to India on behalf of the new hope mission society and its work among Muslims. If you have ever wondered what word alone was about but were reluctant to travel to other towns I hope you will take this opportunity to attend a local meeting.
The summer schedule starts on June 5th with services at St J @ 8:30 am, and Kong at 10:15 am. Copies of the summer schedule are posted at both churches or you can obtain one from the parish office
VBS day camp will be held on June 12th-14th from 6-8 pm at Kong and with a day trip to Luther Crest on the 15th. Open to students who have completed k-6th grade. Contact the parish office for more info.
The June newsletter is now out; extra copies are available in the narthex of each church.
GSLC news: Pr. Mike will be holding a bible study after coffee hour beginning on June 5th.
The first service on Palm Sunday at the church and the installation service for Pr. Hanson were taped and are available on a DVD. To purchase one contact John Kirkof at 634-4368 or e-mail jmkkek@yahoo.com
On June 6th the red hatters will meet at “a place to be” at 1 pm, the bookmobile will be in town at 3:30 pm, the city council will meet at the council chambers and the Rendsville 4-h will meet at the fire hall both at 7 pm
The st co rep party will meet on June 6th at 6:30 pm at Detoy’s in Morris
Summertime means some sport activities in town. There will be LL games at Aanerud field on Mon and Tue eves at 6 pm until June 21st (with the Rendsville 4-h serving lunch)and ladies sb games on June 9th,16th,22nd,23rd 29th and on July 6th. The tri county horseshoe league also has games at the court in Donnelly by the PO on Tue eves.
The Chokio foxy ladies will hold a sb tournament on June 11th in Chokio for more info contact Jessica Huebner at 585-6460
The Don Com club will have their monthly meeting on June 13th at the Donnelly Hall.
Ray Holten of Glenwood passed away this week. Survivors include his wife Carol (Frank) and their family. Her parents were the late Clarence and Myrtle Frank.
Congratulations to Tara Flaten who won several awards during the Hancock high’s awards show held recently
Congratulations to Brooke Gillespie who won 2nd place in 5/6th grade health poster contest at C-A H.S.
Congratulations to the Morris area h.s boys track team that won the sub -section track meet on May 26th Tyler Rouske is a member of that team
Congratulations to the Morris area h.s bb team that won the conference championship on May 26th. Alex Erickson is a member of that team.
Congratulations to Hannah and Samantha Larson who were recently part of duets from the H-N H.S. that won medals at the state FCCLA convention
Congratulations to the Morris area h.s envirothon team that recently finished in fourth place in the state completion. Natalie Johnston is a member of that team and her mother Judy was the coach.
The following are the h.s grads (I do not have any higher ed grads this year), along with their parents and grandparents where known, all are from Morris unless otherwise indicated * honor ** upper 10%

Hannah Larson Herman-Norcross (Jon and Bev) (Bertha)
Alex Erickson C-A (Dean and Jerri)
Blake Heinrich (School of tomorrow) (Scott and Beth) (Lillian)
Cammi Aanerud (century farm academy) (Andy and Heather) (Jim and Lorraine)
Natalie Johnston** (Lee and Judy)
Haley Henrichs (Brian, Mary) (Erwin Jr. and Lorraine) (Elaine)
Dylan Recker (Roger, Deann) (Marcella)
Carrie and Tyler Roske (Russell, Holly)
Sami Searle (Bard and Amy) (Agnes)
Kendra Sperr* (Duane and Lori) (Paul and Betty)
Justin Stallman (Jeff and Marilynn) (Edna)
Joan Kopacek and I were among those who attended the sr. fair at the Amory in Morris on May 27th.
Bev Hurlbult and I were among those who attended the committal service for Jullete Banister at the Kong Cemetery on May 28th.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended services at GSLC on May 29th. Afterwards I spent some time visiting some area cemeteries.
Eddie and Lou Kopel and I were among those who attended the Agralite annual meeting in Benson on June 1st. I was lucky enough to win a $25 credit.

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Next edition Apr 7th -13th

Hello everybody and welcome to another trial edition the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick know if you are enjoying this column and want to see it continue.

St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services conclude on the 13th at St J followed by lunch.

The schedule for Holy week is as follows: Joint services at Kong on Palm Sun Apr 17th at 11 am with the ss kids singing, On Apr. 21st (Maundy Thursday) there will be supper at 6 pm at Kong followed by an informal communion service at 7 pm. On Apr 22nd (Good Fri) the Luther league will be having their annual pancake supper at St J at 6 pm followed by services at 7 pm. Services on Easter Sun will be at 8:30 am (st J) and 11 am (Kong) no s.s.

There will again be an Easter Lilly garden in the parish again this year there are sign-up sheets in the narthex of ea. church or you may contact the parish office to order one. You may also purchase one yourself and if you wish you can designate your Lilly to be donated to a nursing home or women’s shelter

The Apr newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the narthex of both churches

St J spring fling is on Apr 16th from 10:30 am- 1 pm

There will be a meatball supper at peace in Barret on Apr. 3rd from 4-7 pm

There will be a spring salad luncheon on Apr 9th at grace free church in Elbow Lake @9:30 a.m. with special guest speaker Kathy Austovld

The Hoffman Good Samaritan soc will hold a Palm sun brunch on Apr. 17th from 10am -1 pm at Messiah Lutheran church in Hoffman.

The Donnelly council meetings are broadcast on Ch. 6 on the runestone cable system as well as on the web. Go to ris main menu Ch. 6 videos-misc.

The Stevens county genealogical soc will meet today (Thursday) at 1:30 pm at the library in Morris.

The dfd annual fish fry is Apr 15th at the town hall beginning at 4:00 pm

Correction: Katelyn Wulf was born on Mar 12th to Byron and Amy Wulf of Hancock, grandparents are Charles and Deb Hacker of Hancock and Doug and Joyce Wulf of Morris great grandmother is Wanda LeSage of AZ and VI Wulf of Morris

Eugene Carlin of Nevada passed away on Dec 25th. Survivors include his sisters Darlene (Henning) Awsumb of Donnelly and JoAnn (Tom) Jacobson of Morton

Congratulations to Keaton Long who as a member of the wca little knights wrestling team finished 2nd at the regional competition held at NL-S.

Andy Brevig and I were among the good crowd that attended the benefit for the Burton Strand family at Kong on Apr 3rd.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the west central area wam mtg in Starbuck on Apr. 2nd. A rep from the Keng LCMC church was among those who talked about the history of their church and their future plans

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Next edition Apr. 9th -15th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. This marks the start of my 4th year of writing this column and I want to say Mange Takk to all my loyal readers who have made it such a success.

Weather news: some welcome sunshine and warmer temperatures means that the snow is slowly melting and spring is finally on the way
Correction: Katelyn Wulf was born on Mar 12th to Byron and Amy Wulf of Hancock, grandparents are Charles and Deb Hacker of Hancock and Doug and Joyce Wulf of Morris great grandmothers are Wanda LeSage of Az. and VI Wulf of Morris

STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services conclude on Apr. 13th at Kong with lunch to follow

The schedule for Holy week is as follows: Joint services at Kong on Palm Sun Apr 17th at 11 am with the ss kids singing, On Apr. 21st (Maundy Thursday) supper at 6 pm at Kong followed by an informal communion service at 7 pm, Apr 22nd, (Good Fri) Luther league pancake supper at St J at 6 pm followed by services at 7 pm. Services on Easter Sun will be at 8:30 am (st J) and 11 am (Kong) no s.s.
St J spring fling is Apr 16th from 10:30 am –1 pm they are looking for “white elephant” items and donations for the raffle. Items can be left at the church about a week beforehand for more info contact the church office
There will again be an Easter Lilly garden in the parish again this year there are sign-up sheets in the narthex of ea. church or you may contact the parish office to order one. You may also purchase one yourself and if you wish you can designate your Lilly to be donated to a nursing home or women’s shelter
The Apr newsletter is now out extra copies are available in the narthex of both churches

GSLC news: There will be an Easter memorial garden at Good Shepherd on Easter Sun at the church if you would like to buy a flower for it please call 392-5548
The Holy week schedule for Gslc is at follows Palm Sun Apr. 17th first services at the church site at 9 am Maundy Thursday and good Friday services at 7 pm and Easter sun at 9 am.

The federated church will have their” this and that sale” on Apr 16th beginning at 9 am

The Two by Four Family Band will be in concert at the Maes concert hall today (Sat)
at 7 pm, free will offering.

The dfd fish fry will be held on Apr 15th at the town hall beginning at 4:30 pm
There is a surprise 70th birthday party for a Donnelly resident today (Sat) at 4 pm at the Legion in Morris.

Congratulations to the Morris footnote h.s dance team that received a judge’s choice award for showmanship in the hall of fame dance challenge on Mar 20th. Sydney Beyer and Beth Holland are members of that team.

Congratulations to Kallin Wilts (Doug and Ellen) whose essay on “think green” was one of those drawn for a Harlem globe trotters family pack for their game in Morris on Apr 7th. Brady Cardwell was selected as a ball boy for the game

Congratulations to Landon Strand who earned a signaling badge at the troop 467 honor court and was also awarded the gold and bronze palm leaf. His brother Levin also earned his signaling merit badge and was promoted to 2nd class.

Congratulations to Morris elem. wrestlers who recently won first place at the Fergus tournament. Kellen Erdahl is a member of that team he finished 4th at 55 his parents are Brian and Ann.

Learning Unlimited presents a talk by Norman Gronwold on "The Problem with our Money" on April 13, at 6 p.m. at the Morris Public Library. Gronwold is a lifelong farmer from the Herman-Norcross area who has studied economics for over 40 years, coming to believe that the only solution is to return to a constitutional monetary system. This will be Learning Unlimited's final program.

Eugene Carlin of Nevada passed away on Dec 25th. Survivors include his sisters Darlene (Henning) Awsumb and JoAnn (Tom) Jacobson of Morton
Former Donnelly area resident Herb Kill of Morris passed away on Apr 2nd.
Claire Sophia Loge was born March 3, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd, to Kirk and Taunya Loge of Breezy Point. Grandparents are Craig and Cork Loge of Morris and Stan and Eileen Bayer of Morris. Great grandma is Deane Schmidt of Herman and great-grandpa is Leo Gruber of Willmar.
Wally McCollar attended the visitation and funeral for his aunt Haroldine Walker on apr 1st and 2nd

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the wam mtg in starbuck on Apr 2nd. The next meeting will be on May 7th. After the meeting it was back to Kong to help with the set up for the strand benefit then it was off to Morris for the open house for two employees at the schs

Pearl A. Anderson and I were among the many who attended the benefit for the Burton Strand at Kong on Apr 3rd.

The Donnelly community club met on Apr 4th as we started the process of making plans for the bee. Anyone with ideas or suggestions for it or any other event is encouraged to contact one of the officers. A reminder that this year’s bee is on Aug 27 and 28th and we will be featuring John Deere. The next meeting will be on May 9th
Jack, Jon and Joan Kopacek and I attended the Pedersen funeral home’s spring seminar at the Old # 1 south side on Apr. 5th, in the aft Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among the many friends who stopped into the Christus house for the farewell open house for “PK” and wish her well in her new call in Northfield. In the eve a good crowd was on hand for the Donnelly rod and gun club’s annual meeting.

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Weather news: since mar came in like a lion it is supposed to go out like a lamb but it sort of a timid lamb. Although it appears that winter has finally left, however spring is slow to arrive with cool temps for much of the last week so there is still a lot of snow and ice around.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services continue each week alternating between Kong (Apr 6th) and ST J (13th) at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief

There will be joint services at St J on Apr 3rd at 8:30 am. SS will also be at St J at 9:45 am
There will be a benefit noon meal for family of Burton Strand of Donnelly, on April 3, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Parish Hall, Free will donation. All are welcome. Donations may also be left at the UFMSB through April 15. Anyone who can help before, during, or after the benefit please call 677-2784

St J spring fling is Apr 16th they are looking for “white elephant” items and donations for the raffle. Items can be left at the church about a week beforehand for more info contact the church office
GSLC news: There will be an Easter memorial garden at Good Shepherd on Easter Sun at the church if you would like to buy a flower for it please call 392-5548
I have stopped out to the church site several times in recent weeks they have been painting the ceiling of the church and varnishing the floor. They are still planning on having their first service there on Apr 17th.
The Good Shepherd call committee has asked for a special meeting of the congregation on Apr 3rd following the 10 am coffee for the purpose of presenting a candidate for pastor of gslc. All voting members are encouraged to attend
Other church news: WAM will meet today (Sat) at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in starbuck. The program will be a report on the 5 new mission start churches in the area. Coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am
There will be a farewell open house for Rev Kristine Braaten- Lee at the Christus house in Morris on Apr. 5th from 3-6 pm.
The Donnelly community club will have their first meeting of the year on Apr. 4th at 7 pm at the town hall in Donnelly. We will be starting to make plans for this threshing bee as always ideas or suggestions for it or any other events are always welcome.
Also on the 4th the red hatters will meet at the place to be at 1 pm (please wear an Easter bonnet); the bookmobile will be in town @ 3:30 pm, the city council will meet in the council chambers, and the Rendsville 4-h club will meet at the fire hall at 7 pm
The st co gen soc will meet on Apr. 7th @ 1:30 pm at the library in Morris.
NHAS is raising money to fight hunger you can leave donations at the elev. in Donnelly.
Pederson funeral home is sponsoring a spring seminar on Apr. 5th at the old #1 Southside at 10 am
The Two by Four Family Band will be in concert at the Maes concert hall on Apr 9th at 7 pm, free will offering. I have heard them several times and they are very good
The dfd fish fry will be held on Apr 15th at the town hall.
The Donnelly rod and gun club will have their annual meeting on Apr 5th at the Donnelly hall at 6:30 pm
There is a 50th birthday party for a former Donnelly resident today (Sat) at 7 pm and a 70th for a current resident on the 9th at 4 pm both at the Legion in Morris. Since both parties are supposed to be a surprise I will not put the names in here.
Richard (Dick) Haupert of Herman passed away on mar 23rd. among the family members that survive him is a sister Lois (John (Bud) Anderson of Donnelly.
Haroldine Walker passed away on mar 24th, a nephew Wally McCollar is among the family members that survive her.
Katelyn Wulf was born on Mar 12th to Byron and Amy Wulf of Hancock, grandparents are Charles and Deb Hacker of Hancock and Doug and Joyce Wulf of Morris, great grandmother is Wanda LeSage of Phoenix AZ Vi Wulf of Morris.
Buyers from all over the USA and Canada attended the Wulf Limousin sale at the Wulf farms of Hancock on Mar 15th. The top bull sold for $66,000 total sales were about $1.6 million. After the sale I attended the visitation for Dick Haupert at the funeral home, his sister in law Franchetta was Dad’s home care nurse for several years.
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the benefit for Aaron Luthi at faith Lutheran on Mar 25th services at good shepherd the 26th and the community meal at the sr. center the 27th.Enroute home from the benefit I visited my aunt Pearl A. Anderson at her home . After the meal on the 27th I attended the st co rep party mtg at Detoy’s and enroute home visited with Sam and Dorothy Johrdheim at their home in Donnelly. The next rep party mtg is scheduled for Apr 25th
Tuesday, 29th, Joan Kopacek caught the VFW bus at Alexandria and traveled to the Capital for VFW Legislative Day. After updates on Veteran’s affairs she met Senator Ingebrigtsen, and Representative Westrom to discuss some current concerns. Later the bus stopped at the White Bear Lake VFW for Lunch and to meet the Mayor.

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Next edition Mar 19th-25th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news Please remember that on occasion due to space requirement parts of my column do not get published but you can always read the full column on my blog.
Weather news: when I wrote my column last week I thought winter was done with but the first day of spring has brought has brought the return of winter to the area with rain turning to snow and a winter storm in progress. The whole week has been cold, damp and wet.
STJ/KONG PARISH News: Lenten services continue each week alternating between St J (mar 30th) and ` Kong (Apr 6th) at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. The offering will be used for the cups of compassion; the lunch money will be used for the elca Malaria inactive. The Lenten quarter offering will divided between the SA and Red Cross for flood relief

There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th (with the ss kids singing) at 11 am and again on Apr 3rd at 8:30 am. SS will be at St J both Suns at 9:45 am
There will be a benefit noon meal for family of Burton Strand of Donnelly, on April 3, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Parish Hall, Free will donation. All are welcome! Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Stevens County Chapter #31318. Donations may also be left at the UFMSB through April 15.

St J spring fling is Apr 16th they are looking for “white elephant” items and donations for the raffle. Items can be left at the church about a week beforehand for more info contact the church office
GSLC news: services will continue to be held in the cougar room at the Prairie Inn in Morris at 9 am until the planned move to the church site on 480th avenue on palm sun Apr. 17th
Lenten services continue at St J of rural starbuck with supper at 6 pm and services at 7 pm
The call committee has called for a special meeting of the congregation on Apr 3 for the purpose of presenting a candidate for pastor of the church. Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting.
Grief share program continues for the next 12 weeks on Mon eves at 6:45 pm at the Morris E Free Church.
WAM will meet on Apr 2rd at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in starbuck. The program will be a report on the new mission churches in the area such as gslc. Coffee at 9:30 am program at 10 am
Rev Kristine Braaten- Lee pastor at the Lutheran campus ministry in Morris and trinity in Alberta recently announced she had accepted a call to Northfield MN and would be leaving in mid Apr. A farewell open house for her will be held at the Christus house in Morris on Apr. 5th from 3-6 pm. Everyone is welcome come and wish “PK” good luck in her new call.
The Donnelly community club will have their first meeting of the year on Apr. 4th at 7 pm at the town hall in Donnelly. We will be starting to make plans for this threshing bee as always ideas or suggestions for it or any other events are always welcome.
Also on the 4th the red hatters will meet at the place to be at 1 pm; the bookmobile will be in town @ 3:30 pm, the city council will meet in the council chambers, and the Rendsville 4-h club will meet at the fire hall at 7 pm
The st co gen soc will meet on Apr. 7th @ 1:30 pm at the library in Morris.
NHAS is raising money to fight hunger you can leave donations at the elev. in Donnelly.
Pederson funeral home is sponsoring a spring seminar on Apr. 5th at the old #1 Southside at 10 am

Harry “Buzzy” Olson of AZ formerly of Donnelly passed away on mar 12th. His Dad was the janitor at the Donnelly School for many years. Among the family members that survive him, is his sister Mary (Bill) Dripps of Morris.
Congratulations to Steve Fults who elected co-chair of the st co rep party on Mar 6th and to Andy brevig who was reelected treasurer.
Congratulations to mini jazz dance team that won their division at the just for kix untied we dance competition in Brainerd on Mar 6th Katie Geise is a member of that team, her parents are Brian and Holy Geise, grandparents are Howard and ditto Hennen

Congratulations to the following Morris bpa students who competed in the state bpa competition and won the right to compete in the national competition in Wash D.C.: Sydney Beyer, Sydney Sperr and Sami Searle.
Congratulations to the sr. 4-h project bowl general livestock team that won first place at the Foley tournament and will advance to the state, Kendra Sperr, Jake Moser, MaKenzie smith and Natalie Johnston are members of that team Natalie’s dad Lee is coach of that team. The c Jr. Team placed 9th Jonna Moser is a member of that team, her dad Jon is the coach.
Congratulations to the following that were honored at the MAHS winter sports banquet Beth Holland honorable mention all-conference girl’s bb and Kourtney Giese co-most valuable gymnast
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the visitation and funeral for Julette Banister on Mar 18th and 19th. They also attended Lenten services at St J (starbuck) on Mar 16th ,visited her aunt Marlys Alm on the aft of the 19th ,services at GSLC, the ss adopted grandparent’s event at Kong and the sing a long at the Eden reformed church in Herman on the 20th. The music was provided by the “singing strings” from Lowry.
Andy Brevig and I attended the KCLW’S “It’s a cake walk” birthday dinner at Kong on Mar 20th. He was one of those lucky enough to win a birthday cake.
Dorothy Johrdheim was among the ST J WELCA ladies who helped out at their St Pats day party at the WWV on the 17th.
Jack, John, Joan Kopacek and I attended the 125th annual meeting of the Delaware mutual assoc. at the Legion in Herman on Mar 21st. thanks to North Star mutual for the nice tool kit I won there.

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Next edition Mar 17th-23rd Please remember that on occasion due to space requirement parts of my column do not get published but you can always read the full column on my blog.
Hello everybody and welcome to the Donnelly news. Please remember to let Nick and/or Randy know if you are enjoying this and want it to continue.
St J/Kong parish news: Lenten services will continue for the next several week at 7 pm alternating between Kong (Mar 23rd) and St J (Mar 30th) followed by lunch.
St J WELCA will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the WWV in Morris today (Thursday) at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished. Everyone is welcome.
There will be joint services at St J on Mar 27th at 11 am with the ss kids singing.
The sweetheart luncheon originally scheduled for Feb 13th has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.
There will be a sing a long at the Eden reform church in Herman on Mar 20th @ 6 pm
There will a pizza and movie night at the Keng covenant church on Mar 19th @ 5; 30 pm
The red hatters will have a St. Pat’s day party at Denny’s in Herman today (Thursday) at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive him.
Julette Banister of Donnelly passed away on Mar 10th as of this writing her services are pending with the Pedersen funeral home of Morris.
Susan Kay Pickett passed away on Feb 8th. Her mother Alice (Devick) Hallman of Morris formerly of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her
Ruth Busse of Appleton passed away on Mar 10th. Among the family members that survive her, is her son Jim (Julie Dunn) Busse of Appleton
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19th, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne of Morris, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson of Hoffman.
Verle Dunn and I were among those who attended the annual house and dinner at Pederson’s in Herman on Mar 11th. After lunch I traveled to Larson’s for their open house. I also visited Selma Bruse at the Pullman house. Later in the aft I attended the kmrs/kkok spring expo at the Lee center in Morris.
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The Donnelly community club had their annual meeting on Mar 7th; it was a good year for the community club due in part to another successful threshing bee. This year’s bee will be on Aug. 27th and 28th and the feature will be John Deere. Anyone who has any ideas or suggestions for the bee and/or any other events can contact one of the officers or me. The first meeting of the year for the club will be held on Apr. 4th at due to a schedule conflict.

donnelly news

Next edition Mar 12th -18th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: after several days of cold and stormy weather last week and several inches of snow on Sun the weather has settled down and temps moderated some this week
STJ/KONG PARISH News: The parish will be participating in the MN food share campaign during Mar. carts are locate in the narthex of ea. church in which to place nonperishable food items for the food shelf or You can also make a financial donation
Lenten services continue each week at 7 pm with a lunch to follow. Services will alternate between ST J (16th) and Kong (23rd) each week
St J Welca will hold their annual St Pat’s day lunch and entertainment at the wwv on Mar 17th at 2:15 pm
The KLCW birthday dinner will be held on Mar 20th at noon following services. Dinner is potluck, please furnish a hot dish or salad desert will be furnished.
The sweetheart luncheon has been rescheduled for May1st at ST J; there will be benefit for the Burton Stand family on Apr. 3rd.

GSLC news: throughout the Lenten season members of the church will join with members of St J of rural starbuck for services at St J. The eve starts with a light supper (if planning on attending please rsvp to 795-2477) at 6 pm (free will offering) followed by Lenten services at 7 pm. For more info call 589-1461
GSLC plans to have their first worship service in the GS church on 480th Ave. on Palm Sunday, April 17.


Om Mar 13th the glacial ridge conf. of the elca will meet @ 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran church in Cyrus, and the West central Lutheran homes will have their annual meeting @ 2 pm in the fireside room at First Lutheran in Morris

The red hatters will have a st pat’s day party on Mar 17th at Denny’s in Herman at 1:30 pm for pie day Dutch treat.
Habit for humanity will have a special story time with Miss Midwest Rachel sands on Mar 17th at the Morris public library
Earl Severance of Herman passed away on Mar 4th. A sister Arlys (George) Pederson of Donnelly is among the family members that survive her.
There will be an open house baby shower for Angela Halbe and Cody Rutherford, Saturday, March 19, 2 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church Morris. A baby boy is on the way. Her parents are Steve and Jeanne, grandmother is Arlene Gulbrandson
I have another long list of accomplishment to acknowledge this week so congratulations go out to: the following FFA teams on their recent accomplishments. The Ag issues team placed first in the cde at the state, Kaitlin van horn is a member of that team, the general livestock teams finished 6th Natalie Johnston is a member of that team, the horse team finished 2nd Sami Searle is a member of that team. Sami also finished first in the district FFA proficiency applications for regional judging and interviews. Kendra Speer also won first in agribusiness service placement proficiency and Natalie Johnston was also first in sheep production placement proficiency. Kendra, Kaitlin, and Natalie were also among those earned state degree and Kendra will be considered for region 3 stars in agri- business award; the Morris FFA Ag knowledge bowl team which finished first at the skills fest in Willmar on Feb 10th. Jake Moser and Natalie Johnston are members of that team; Thelma Leegard who named queen of the good Sam home in Hoffman on Feb. 14th; the h-n usat team that finished 2nd in st Cloud. Keaton Long and Levin Strand are members of that team; to Samantha Larson who was named to the a honor roll at h-n h. to Amy Kloos on the opening of her new business "hair expressions" at 714 Atlantic ave. in Morris; to Melanie van horn citizenship( freshman); Becca Holland most improved (7th grade) for being named students of the quarter at mahs and to Brady cardwell who won third place in the weboles division of the cub scouts annual pinewood derby on Feb. 13th at heartland motors, the h-n ffa crop team that finished 5th in the Holdindgford competition ,Landon Strand is a member of that team and he finished 10th in individual competition.

Thanks to Donnelly co-op manager bob burner for the following info. The co-op experienced its second best year ever with a net income of over $345,000. Carol Boelend from Hennen and associates presented the annual report. Mike Lonergan a director for 9 yrs. completed his term and was replaced by Paul Daly, Chris smith was reelected to the board. Guest speaker Todd Monroe dist. manager Cenex energy sales and lubricants gave a very informative presentation about Cenex 5w-40 full synthetic diesel oil and the warranty program they are offering for those users. Joe Altrich was recognized for 53 yrs. of service to the Donnelly co-op. Dave Whitmore who has been the custom applicator for 17 years will be replacing him in the agronomy dept. , his son Erick will replace him in that job.. In the LP department Joel Schmidt has been hired to replace David Haynes who passed away about a year ago. In Dec 2010 the Donnelly co-op paid $170,000 to those 70 years of age and older, at the meeting patrons received $95,000 in 30% cash dividends. In the past five years the don co-op has reinvested $850,000 in fixed asset back into the company along with retiring $720,00 to it patrons
The st co gen soc met at the library on Mar 3rd, the next meeting will be on Apr. 7th
Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the wam meeting at the minnewaska Lutheran home on Mar 5th the next meeting will also be there on Apr. 2nd. We also attended the services at gslc and the forum afterwards on Mar 6th. In the aft Jeanne Ennen and I were among those who attended the memorial gathering at the Hoffman community service for Lloyd Stier. Afterwards I visited a friend at the Hoffman home.
Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the annual meeting of the Donnelly community club on Mar 7th, Thanks to everyone who helped prepare and serve the delicious meal. It was another good year for the club due in part to a successful threshing bee. This year’s show is Aug 27 and 28th, the feature will be John Deere. The next meeting will be on Apr 4th due to a schedule conflict. Anyone with ideas and/or suggestions about the bee and /or other events is encouraged to contact a member of the club or put a note in one of my boxes. After the meeting I visited with Verle and Della Dunn at their home.
Andy Brevig and I attended the annual meeting of Donnelly twp. on Mar 8th at the fire hall in Donnelly.
Michelle Papesh, Karen Long and I visited Bev Hurlbut at LL in the past week

DONNELLY NEWS

Next edition Oct 2nd -8th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. a quick reminder to check out the community billboard in the park for current events.
Weather news: After several rainy cool weeks the weather has done a 180 this wk with sunny warm temps just what the area farmers were looking for. They are busy with bean harvest and given the forecast most should be able to finish this wk and then start on the corn next wk. My neighbor said the moisture was down to about 13% so they did not need to dry the beans. Fortunately we escaped the heavy rains some parts of the state got last week.

STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: St J fall fest will be held on Oct 9th from 10:30am – 1 PM. They are looking for craft and white elephant items such as household items, small appliances, games, books (no clothes) etc. . Items can be brought to the church anytime for more info call 246-3470 or the parish office at 246-3211
On my blog site I have posted some info about the many churches in the area having dinners/suppers and/other events in the next month or so.
WAM will not meet in Oct the next meeting will be on Nov 6th at the Minnewaska Home in Starbuck.
LCMC augustana district “Women of the Word” will meet at faith Lutheran in Hutchinson on Oct 2nd at 9 am. Pastor Jaynan Clark will be the speaker to register or for more info call 795-2477
A local Lcmc:”women of the Word” meeting will be held on Oct 9th at St Luke's Lutheran church in Garfield at 9 am.
LCMC annual national convention will be held at the Calvary Lutheran church in golden Valley on Oct 3—6th. For more info or to register for any of these two events call 762-2684
MSGSLC and St J of rural Starbuck will have a joint worship service on Oct 10th at 10:45 am followed by a pot luck dinner.
LCM will have a homecoming celebration on Oct 9th at the Christus house 110 Columbia Avenue in Morris from 2-5 PM. Stop by for refreshments and conversation from 2-5 PM.
Zion Lutheran church in Morris will celebrate their 50th anniversary with special services and events this weekend.
Oct 3rd is UMM Sun at first Lutheran in Morris. Rev Kristi Braaten -Lee will preaching and she and other members of the Lutheran Campus Ministry will be sharing their story in song and word.

The glacial ridge conference women's fall gathering will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran church in Chokio on Oct 4th beginning with registration at 4:30 PM followed by a supper. Rev. Kristi Braaten Lee will be the guest speaker with music by "cross-eyed".

Jada Leigh Wittern was baptized at Kong on Sept 26th. Her parents are Jeremyah and Nicole Wittern; grandmother is Becky Bergstrom; great grandparents are Burton and Irene Strand

The red hatters will meet at Sax’s cafe on Oct 4th at 9 am. Please wear your favorite Halloween mask and bring your favorite candy bar to exchange.

The St co rep party will be having their fall rally on Oct 5th at the Prairie Inn beginning with registration at 5 PM. A steak supper prepared by the west central cattleman's assoc will begin at 6 PM and the candidates will speak at 6:45 PM. All local and state republican candidates have been invited to the rally., so far Lee Byberg, Tim tingstead, rep Torrey westrom and Sen. bill Ingebretson are confirmed. Reservations are preferred but not necessary. You can RSVP by calling 589-1999 or e-mail lcarrington@stevensgop.org
For an updated list of speakers visit our web site stevenscountygop.org.

The St co Gen soc will meet on Oct 7th at 1:30 PM at meeting room of the public library.

There will be a benefit of Lyle Kruize on Oct 9th from 3-7pm at the American Legion in Morris. He has cancer.

The Donnelly community club will have their monthly meeting on Oct 11th at 7 PM at the town hall

Emery Morgan Schlemmer was born on August 28, 2010 at Billings, Mont. to Rachel and Greg Schlemmer. Grandparents are Jeri Lange of Starbuck, Kermit Lange of Alberta, and Ervin and Julie Schlemmer of Joliet, Mont. Great-grandparents are Ione Lange of Morris and Eleanor Miller of New Ulm.

Alyson Lynn Lange was born on August 23, 2010 to Jonathan Lange and Karie Mattson of Glenwood. Grandparents are Jeri Lange of Starbuck; Kermit Lange of Alberta; Bob and Judy Mattson of Glenwood; Gary and Jeri Johnson of Glenwood. Great-grandparents are Ione Lange of Morris, Eleanor Miller of New Ulm, and Barb Schutt of Glenwood.

Correction: Bev Henrichs of St Louis Park passed away on Sept. 15. She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin (not Melvin).
Ludwig Pochardt of Morris passed away on Sept 24th. Among the family members that survive him, is a niece Pat (Gary) Smith and their family. His funeral was held On Sept 27th at first Lutheran of Morris
Joe Wagner of Hoffman passed away on Sept 26th. Among his survivors is a sister in law Ruth Moerke. I attended his visitation on Sept 28st at the funeral home. Joan and Jerry Kopacek attended his funeral at first Lutheran on Sept 29th.
Viola Thompson of Alex formerly of Donnelly passed away on Sept 27th. Her funeral was held on Oct 1st at first Lutheran in Morris.
Congratulations to Kristi Kopel (Mike and Joan) who was chosen as a junior and Beth Holland (Joe and Linda) as a freshman rep for the mahs homecoming court. Carrie roske was a queen candiate.

Congratulations to Bernice Erdahl for being elected VP of the St co home council

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the “ram” event at Nat guard armory in Morris on Sept 23rd sponsored by valu ford of Morris. . I also had a chance to visit with former Donnelly area resident Gary Huebner for a few minutes. Earlier in the day I visited with some friends at the WWV. En route home I stopped by to visit Denny Anderson who recently returned home after knee surgery and rehabilitation at the Minnewaska home. He wanted me to say thanks for all the cards, prayers and get well wishes he has received in the past few wks. He is doing very well going to therapy several times a wk.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the root beer keg event at the Christus house in Morris on Sept 25th
In the eve they traveled to Alberta for the benefit for Miranda Hauglund

Wally McCollar and I took in some of the events during the founders’ weekend celebration at UMM on Sept 25th and 26th.

Lou Eystad and I were among those who attended the play “godly women out of history” at Kong on Sept 26th.

Pearl A. Anderson and I attended the community meal at the Morris Sr. center on Sept 27th. Later Andy Brevig and I attended the St co rep executive committee meeting at Detoy's. The main purpose of the meeting was to make plans for a fall rally/supper on Oct 5th We also attended the "emmer for gov." rally at Eastside Park in Morris on Sept 29th. The event also featured Torrey westrom and Lee Byberg.


Now that the good shepherd Lutheran church has been moved to it's site near Morris I have been asked what their plans are out there. I am told that the church will face south and be put on a flat slab with a "cubbyhole" underneath and they plan to add on to the east side of it for a fellowship hall. They are continuing to have weekly services, at the cougar room of the prairie inn, every Sun. at 9 am.

Odell and Joann Christionson of Alex were guests of Sam and Dorothy Jorhdheim on Sept 24th. also joining them were Donna Frank of Starbuck and Shirley Frank of Donnelly, This was a farewell dinner as they are moving to the cities. On Sept 29 Jim and verna stoneburg of Sunburg and Marlene Burlag of Cyrus were coffee guests of Sam and Dorothy.

donnelly news

Next edition Sept 18th – 24th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news: the past week has seen several days of rain and some cool nights along with a few mild sunny days especially over the weekend. Some farmers in the area have started bean harvest as well as corn chopping.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: The fall schedule will resume on Sept 19th with services at st j at 8:30 am, ss at 9:45 am at Kong, and services at Kong at 11 am. There will be joint services at Kong on Sept 26th at 11 am with the ss kids singing

With fall here it is also time for church suppers/dinner the, UM and Eden reformed Herman, first Lutheran (Keng), St Paul’s (Lowry), Nora (Keng), faith (Morris), are just some of the area churches who will have one in the upcoming weeks.

The play “Godly Women out of History” will be presented at Kong during KCLW guest night on Sept 26th at 5:30 pm everyone is invited.

The musical group “go fish” will be in concert at the Lake Geneva Christian center (605 Birch Ave) in Alex on Sept 19th at 4:30 pm. No reserve seating and no tickets required. This sponsored by the local Thrivent agents in the area you can call the Morris office at 589-1731 or your local Thrivent agent for more info.
LCM will have a root beer kegger at the Christus house (110 Columbia ave.) in Morris on sept 25th from 1:30-3:30 pm during founders’ weekend at umm
The parish is collecting Items for LWR and/or Marie Sandvick center. A list of acceptable items is included in the Sept newsletter, or you can obtain it from the parish office. They should be brought to either church by Sept 19th.
The confirmation service project for this fall is collecting items for churches united for the Homeless in Moorhead. A list of items needed was included in our church bulletin (food, kitchen items, clothes, office supplies, hsd supplies etc.). You can contact the office for a complete list; it is also posted in narthex of both churches

Our parish is having a cup of compassion fund raiser you can purchase a coffee cup with either the st j or Kong church imprinted on it for a minimum donation of $5. They are available at the parish office.
St J fall festival will be held on Oct 9th. They are looking for craft and other items to sell (no clothes) so if you are doing some fall cleaning keep them in mind. You can bring the items to the church at any time for more info contact the church office or call 246-3470
Assumption Catholic Church will have its September fest on Sept 19th beginning with an indoor mass at 10 am and continuing throughout the aft.

An open house diaper shower (diapers and bathroom supplies) for Brynnlee Mae Siegel, daughter of Darrik and Misty Siegel, will be held today (Saturday), at 10 a.m. to noon at the home of Janet and Steve Sauter, 17411 US Hwy 59, Morris


The Morris area boy scouts will be celebrating their centennial on Sun sept 19th from 3-6 pm at the main shelter in Pomme de part. All past and present scouts are welcome.

An open house bridal shower for Beth VanHorn, bride to be of Josh Kieffer, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1-3 p.m. in the Assumption Catholic Church basement.

There will be a benefit for Miranda hauglund on sept 25th from 4-7 pm at the Alberta city hall. There will also be a dance at the Alberta bar and grill starting at 9 pm featuring the Fat daddy’s live band. She has a rare autoimmune disease. Her parents are Jim and JoAnne Hauglund of Donnelly.

The st co museum is collecting items to put in a new time capsule. At the com club mtg we discussed some of the things our parish and com club would contribute to it. If you have items to contribute please contact Tina at the st co museum a.s.a.p.


Khloe Anne Johnson was born on August 28, 2010 at Stevens community Medical Center, Morris, to Jada Siegel and Derek Johnson of Correll. Grandparents are Neil and Janet Siegel of Wheaton and Kevin and Lisa Johnson of Appleton. Great grandparents are John DeLong of Morris, Lorise Siegel of Wheaton, Annette Moen of Appleton, Doris Johnson of Odessa, and the late Hazel DeLong, Loran Siegel, Roger Moen and Clarence Johnson.

Evelyn Ann Ritter was born on September 2, 2010 at Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, to Adam and Carla Ritter of Donnelly. Grandparents are Charles and Karen Long of Herman, Don and Karen Ritter of Morris, and Wendel and Deb Marotzke of Hancock. Great-grandparents are Adolph and Virginia Long, Opal Harstad, Loretta Ritter and Charles and Margie Mesenbrink, all of Morris.

Com Wyatt Orville Ray Hagen was born on August 17, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital to Jeff and Kelsey Hagen of Alexandria. Wyatt Orville. Grandparents are Lynn and Sheila Schulz of Morris, Neil Twetten of Cosmos, Pam and Brian McKenna of Nevis, Dolores Schulz of Parkers Prairie and great-grandparents are Betty Hagen of Hoffman, Shirley Henrichs of Donnelly, Orville and Wanda Thun of Alexandria and Lois Twetten of Gaylord

Kiersten Roy Nell Harrom was born on August 13, 2010 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls to Jennifer Harrom and Tony Harrom of Fergus Falls. Grandparents are Nick and Sandy Kill of Morris, Mark Harrom of Wheaton, and Mary Lindner of Fargo, N.D. Great-grandparents are Barb and Don Rilley of Chokio, and Kermit and Karen Stahn of Morris. Great-great grandmother is Marlys Alm of Morris.

Congratulations to the following 4 h er’s who won awards at the general encampment at MN state fair, cammi and Rebekah Aanerud, Brittany cardwell, Sami Searle , and Jacob Sperr. It addition the Rendsville 4-h club won a blue ribbon for its banner

Congratulations to the Morris tiger vb team that finished 2nd in the Stacy Poizin mcintyre vb tournament at umm on sept 11th. Carrie Rouske is a member of that team and Mandi koehntop is a member of the coaching staff


On sept 9th I stopped in to visit my aunt Pearl A. Anderson en route home from Morris

I spent some time in Dalton on Sept 10th attending the LRPTA show and also the big iron show in Fargo on Sept 14th.

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the WA mtg at St J in Starbuck on sept 11th. Rev Mike Hanson of Glenwood gave a presentation about the new North American Lutheran church after attending their convention in OH last month. After the meeting I traveled to Starbuck and stopped into the minnewaska Lutheran Home to visit Denny Anderson who is recovering from knee surgery. He hopes to be home in a couple of wks. From there it was off to Morris where I attended part of cougar fest and the Stacy Poizin McIntyre vb tournament. Later I stopped into the prairie inn to visit with some members of the Alberta class of ’51 who were having their reunion there. En route home I stopped in Donnelly to visit with Sam and Dorothy Johrdheim

Jim and Lou Eystad and I attended the rally sun services and dinner at St J on sept 12th during which third grader Garrett Eystad (Marty and Mindy) received his bible and the ss teachers were installed. In the eve we partook in the sing a long at the Eden reformed church in Herman. Afterwards I visited Selma busse at her apt in Herman. In the aft I attended the “Godly Women out of history” play at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cyrus afterwards I had a chance to visit with a former neighbor David Jergenson.

The don community club had a very lengthy meeting on sept 13th in which we discussed some of the problems that occurred during the bee as well as some of the comments, suggestions, and ideas that were received during it, and some of the changes we might make for next year as a result of them. If you have any ideas for future bees and/or other events fill free to contact one of the officers or put something in one of my boxes. Preliminary figures show that we sold about 1500 buttons and finished in the black again. We will feature John Deere next year and are especially looking for old machinery.

The Kopacek family and I were among those who attended the Lu event at the Morris Library on Sept 15th. Author David Keeny gave a very interesting presentation based on his book, "Minnesota goes to war.” En route home I stopped in to visit Jim and Lou Eystad at their home in Donnelly


Several weeks ago Joe Mau of Isanti spent some time visiting his cousin Lou Eystad and other family and friends in the area attending the Donnelly threshing bee and a class reunion in Morris.

Sept 11 Pearl A. Anderson traveled to the Jim and Bonnie Fabian home of rural Herman to help her daughter Bonnie celebrate her birthday.

Thanks to the Kopacek family you will all know who I am now when I am out and about covering various events. I will be wearing a Donnelly reporter hat that they gave me. Mange takk!