Next edition Jan 30th –Feb 5th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news.
The weather made traveling anyplace over the weekend an iffy proposition with rain, sleet and snow on Sat and Sun and a full blown blizzard causing white conditions on Mon. Our church services were canceled on Sun due to icy roads; and just about everything in the area was shut down; canceled and/or ppd. on Mon. In Westbrook MN students had to spend the night at the school. Thankfully there was not much snow in the storm so things were pretty much back to normal on Tue without a lot of digging out. Thanks to the Good Samaritan who blew out the end of my driveway again.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 continues on Thursday’s at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
On Jan 31st there will be JOINT services at Kong at 11 a.m. with the S.S. kids singing. Following services Kong will have their annual meeting followed by a pot luck dinner. Annual reports are available in the narthex of the church.
St Johns annual meeting has been rescheduled for Feb 7th following the 11 am services with pot luck dinner to follow.
The program “keeping the farm in the family” scheduled for Jan 25th has been rescheduled for Feb 1; 10 am at the community building in Elbow Lake, and at 1 pm at the Old #1 in Morris
WCAWA will meet on Feb 6th at Nora Lutheran Church of rural Kensington. Coffee at 9:30 a.m.; program will be at 10 am. There will a short annual meeting preceding a program on “staying informed and connected” For more info call 795-2477
Congratulations to Nicolle Gillesipe who was named KMRS/KKOK player of the game for the Morris/C-A girls BB team on Jan 12th
Congratulations to Brain Kruize who was recently elected treasurer of the Morris Fire Dept.
Congratulations to Lee Johnston on being named Director of Operations at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris.
Carly Rose Bartell was born on January 18, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Jason and Bonnie Bartell of Morris. Grandparents are Don and Doreen Plocker of Morris and Larry Bartell of Foley and Charlie and Pat Karels of Rosen. Great grandparents are Grace and Earl Steuck of Chokio and Lloyd, and the late June Plocker of Morris
Precinct caucuses will be held on Feb 2nd at 7 pm. In Stevens County all DFL precincts will meet at the Old # 1 in Morris, all Republican precincts will meet in the cafeteria at Morris Area High School. Contact your local county auditor for info on where your precinct caucus will be held.
There will be an open house baby shower for Jada Leigh, infant daughter of Nikki (Bergstrom) and Jeremyah Wittern, on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kongsvinger Lutheran Church Parish Hall, rural Donnelly.
Several former Donnelly area residents were among those of us who took in the Habit for Humanity pancake breakfast at the Morris American Legion on Jan 17th
Several of us from the area took in the Minnesota Twins caravan stop at the Old # 1 Southside on Jan 21st. Later I stopped in to the center for small towns at UMM to visit with David Flugel. He informs me that this yrs symposium on small towns in June will be co hosted by MN rural partners and has high hopes that it will bigger and better then ever. En route home I stopped to visit my aunt Pearl (Albert) Anderson in Donnelly.
Several of us from the area attended the indoor car sale at Heartland Motor Co in Morris on Jan 22nd. As usual the food was very good. En route home I stopped to visit Verle and Della Dunn in Donnelly.
The Kopeck family and I were among those from the area that attended the LU program about Afghanistan at the soils Lab in Morris on Jan 27th. Afterward the Stevens County Genealogical society board had a special meeting to discuss our exhibit for the non profit expo to be held at the armory in Morris on Feb 27th. En route home I stopped by to visit Jim And Lou Eystad in Donnelly She said they had visited Lavone Day at the WWV in Morris as well as her aunt Marlys Alm in the hosp this wk.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
donnelly news
next edition Jan 23-29th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. One of the things that makes living in this community so nice, is knowing that there are people who will go out of their way to assist you and I want to thank those who have done that for me recently
Temps in the 20’s and 30’s during the past week has been a welcome relief from the frigid temps of the past few weeks and it made it much easier and nicer to be out and about especially over the weekend. It has also been nice for winter sports enthusiasts especially the snowmobilers.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
St John's will have their annual meeting on Jan 24th following the 11 am worship service, Tom and Pearl Horning will be playing and singing; potluck dinner to follow. Annual reports are available for you to pick up in the back of the church.
On Jan 31st there will be JOINT services at Kong at 11 a.m. with the S.S. kids singing. Following services Kong will have their annual meeting followed by a pot luck dinner
Thanks to Karen Janachovsky, Jan Greiner, Elaine Harstad and Steve Nelson for helping conduct services while Pastor Judy was on vacation.
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is presenting a workshop: "Keeping the Farm in the Family”, Monday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. in Morris. Please RSVP to 589-1731.
Madison Rae Kaehler was born on November 19, 2009, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, to Kraig and Sarah Kaehler. Grandparents are Bruce and Sandy Loycano of Coon Rapids, Eugene Stoneburg of Starbuck, and Milfred and Janice Kaehler of Morris. Great-grandmother is Shirley Henrichs of Donnelly.
Alice Rebecca Mahoney was born on January 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to David and Nichole Mahoney of Donnelly. Grandparents are David and Virginia Mahoney of Morris and Tom and Becky Olson of Fairfax. Great grandparents are Raymond and Helen Buerkle and Kathy Olson all of Fairfax.
Kyle Koehntop and Mandi Kloos were married Nov. 7, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church of Morris. A reception and dance followed at the Old No. 1. Parents are Roger and Bonnie Koehntop of Morris and Parker and Renee Kloos of Donnelly. The couple currently resides in Morris.
Linda Harstad of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th her funeral was held at Faith in Morris on Jan 21st. Her husband Jeff, daughter Kayla (fiancé Josh Erdahl) of Pine River, and grandson Becket Erdahl are among the family members that survive her.
Palmer Harstad of Barrett formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th, his funeral will be held today (Sat.) at the United Methodist church in Herman at 2 pm with burial at Kong Lutheran Cemetery. His mother Selma Bruse, a brother Stan (Konnie) and their family of Herman formerly of Donnelly are among the family members who survive him.
Congratulations to Nicolle Gillesipe who was named KMRS/KKOK player of the game for the Morris/C-A girls BB team on Jan 12th
Congratulations to former Donnelly resident Dr. Randy Hamling of Accelerated Chiropractic who was recently elected to the board of the Morris Chamber.
Congratulations to Brain Kruize who was recently elected treasurer of the Morris Fire Dept.
Several friends and family members from the area traveled to St Paul’s Lutheran church in Springfield on Jan 17th for the baptism of Isaac Johnson.
Precinct caucuses will be held on Feb 2nd. In Stevens County all DFL precincts will meet at the Old # 1 in Morris, all Republican precincts will meet in the cafeteria at Morris Area High School. Contact your local county auditor for info on where your precinct caucus will be held.
Wally McCollar informs me that the MHS class of '55 in planning on having a 55 yr reunion this yr. The kids who started school in Donnelly are planning on having their own mini reunion at the same time. My Mom was their first grade teacher. Tentative plans call for it to be held during PPD in Morris this summer. In addition to Wally some of the classmates from the Donnelly area are Joanne Frank, Wayne Sperr, Edith Sperr, Ruth Stambaugh, Curtis Sax, and David Aanerud. Sonya Sather went to school with them in Donnelly but did not graduate from Morris. If you are a member of this class or have a family member who is and want more info give Wally a call at 589-0127 or stop into see him at his shop in the CC Mall.
Richard Olsen and I were among those from the area who participated in a technology workshop about digital cameras at the Morris Public Library on Jan 16th. In the aft I stopped by Cottonwood Lake for the Rod and Gun Club's ice fishing tournament. They had a great turnout with over 100 fisherman registered for the contest and it looked like there were almost as many fish houses out there.
Several former Donnelly area residents were among those of us who took in the Habit for Humanity pancake breakfast at the Morris American Legion on Jan 17th. In the aft Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those from the area that took in the LCMC presentation by Rev Dave and Ann Gran of Alex at St John's Lutheran Church of rural Starbuck. Rev Gran is a former interim pastor of the StJ/Kong parish. The event was videotaped contact me for info about obtaining a DVD of the event.
Rev Judy Gieleinske returned home on Jan 21st after spending some time visiting her family in Portland Oregon.
Jan 20th I stopped into McCollar Jewelry to visit with Wally some and en route home to visit with my aunt Pearl A. Anderson in her home in Donnelly.
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. One of the things that makes living in this community so nice, is knowing that there are people who will go out of their way to assist you and I want to thank those who have done that for me recently
Temps in the 20’s and 30’s during the past week has been a welcome relief from the frigid temps of the past few weeks and it made it much easier and nicer to be out and about especially over the weekend. It has also been nice for winter sports enthusiasts especially the snowmobilers.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS: Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
St John's will have their annual meeting on Jan 24th following the 11 am worship service, Tom and Pearl Horning will be playing and singing; potluck dinner to follow. Annual reports are available for you to pick up in the back of the church.
On Jan 31st there will be JOINT services at Kong at 11 a.m. with the S.S. kids singing. Following services Kong will have their annual meeting followed by a pot luck dinner
Thanks to Karen Janachovsky, Jan Greiner, Elaine Harstad and Steve Nelson for helping conduct services while Pastor Judy was on vacation.
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is presenting a workshop: "Keeping the Farm in the Family”, Monday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. in Morris. Please RSVP to 589-1731.
Madison Rae Kaehler was born on November 19, 2009, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, to Kraig and Sarah Kaehler. Grandparents are Bruce and Sandy Loycano of Coon Rapids, Eugene Stoneburg of Starbuck, and Milfred and Janice Kaehler of Morris. Great-grandmother is Shirley Henrichs of Donnelly.
Alice Rebecca Mahoney was born on January 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to David and Nichole Mahoney of Donnelly. Grandparents are David and Virginia Mahoney of Morris and Tom and Becky Olson of Fairfax. Great grandparents are Raymond and Helen Buerkle and Kathy Olson all of Fairfax.
Kyle Koehntop and Mandi Kloos were married Nov. 7, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church of Morris. A reception and dance followed at the Old No. 1. Parents are Roger and Bonnie Koehntop of Morris and Parker and Renee Kloos of Donnelly. The couple currently resides in Morris.
Linda Harstad of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th her funeral was held at Faith in Morris on Jan 21st. Her husband Jeff, daughter Kayla (fiancé Josh Erdahl) of Pine River, and grandson Becket Erdahl are among the family members that survive her.
Palmer Harstad of Barrett formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th, his funeral will be held today (Sat.) at the United Methodist church in Herman at 2 pm with burial at Kong Lutheran Cemetery. His mother Selma Bruse, a brother Stan (Konnie) and their family of Herman formerly of Donnelly are among the family members who survive him.
Congratulations to Nicolle Gillesipe who was named KMRS/KKOK player of the game for the Morris/C-A girls BB team on Jan 12th
Congratulations to former Donnelly resident Dr. Randy Hamling of Accelerated Chiropractic who was recently elected to the board of the Morris Chamber.
Congratulations to Brain Kruize who was recently elected treasurer of the Morris Fire Dept.
Several friends and family members from the area traveled to St Paul’s Lutheran church in Springfield on Jan 17th for the baptism of Isaac Johnson.
Precinct caucuses will be held on Feb 2nd. In Stevens County all DFL precincts will meet at the Old # 1 in Morris, all Republican precincts will meet in the cafeteria at Morris Area High School. Contact your local county auditor for info on where your precinct caucus will be held.
Wally McCollar informs me that the MHS class of '55 in planning on having a 55 yr reunion this yr. The kids who started school in Donnelly are planning on having their own mini reunion at the same time. My Mom was their first grade teacher. Tentative plans call for it to be held during PPD in Morris this summer. In addition to Wally some of the classmates from the Donnelly area are Joanne Frank, Wayne Sperr, Edith Sperr, Ruth Stambaugh, Curtis Sax, and David Aanerud. Sonya Sather went to school with them in Donnelly but did not graduate from Morris. If you are a member of this class or have a family member who is and want more info give Wally a call at 589-0127 or stop into see him at his shop in the CC Mall.
Richard Olsen and I were among those from the area who participated in a technology workshop about digital cameras at the Morris Public Library on Jan 16th. In the aft I stopped by Cottonwood Lake for the Rod and Gun Club's ice fishing tournament. They had a great turnout with over 100 fisherman registered for the contest and it looked like there were almost as many fish houses out there.
Several former Donnelly area residents were among those of us who took in the Habit for Humanity pancake breakfast at the Morris American Legion on Jan 17th. In the aft Jim and Lou Eystad and I were among those from the area that took in the LCMC presentation by Rev Dave and Ann Gran of Alex at St John's Lutheran Church of rural Starbuck. Rev Gran is a former interim pastor of the StJ/Kong parish. The event was videotaped contact me for info about obtaining a DVD of the event.
Rev Judy Gieleinske returned home on Jan 21st after spending some time visiting her family in Portland Oregon.
Jan 20th I stopped into McCollar Jewelry to visit with Wally some and en route home to visit with my aunt Pearl A. Anderson in her home in Donnelly.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
personal events
Madison Rae Kaehler was born on November 19, 2009, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, to Kraig and Sarah Kaehler. Grandparents are Bruce and Sandy Loycano of Coon Rapids, Eugene Stoneburg of Starbuck, and Milfred and Janice Kaehler of Morris. Great-grandmother is Shirley Henrichs of Donnelly.
Alice Rebecca Mahoney was born on January 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to David and Nichole Mahoney of Donnelly. Grandparents are David and Virginia Mahoney of Morris and Tom and Becky Olson of Fairfax. Great grandparents are Raymond and Helen Buerkle and Kathy Olson all of Fairfax.
Kyle Koehntop and Mandi Kloos were married Nov. 7, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church of Morris. A reception and dance followed at the Old No. 1. Parents are Roger and Bonnie Koehntop of Morris and Parker and Renee Kloos of Donnelly. The couple currently resides in Morris.
Linda Harstad of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th her funeral was held at Faith in Morris on Jan 21st. Her husband Jeff, daughter Kayla (fiancé Josh Erdahl) of Pine River, and grandson Becket Erdahl are among the family members that survive her.
Palmer Harstad of Barrett formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th, his funeral will be held today (Sat.) at the UM church in Herman at 2pm with burial at Kong Lutheran Cemetery. His mother Selma Bruse of Herman formerly of Donnelly is among the family members who survive him.
Alice Rebecca Mahoney was born on January 15, 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to David and Nichole Mahoney of Donnelly. Grandparents are David and Virginia Mahoney of Morris and Tom and Becky Olson of Fairfax. Great grandparents are Raymond and Helen Buerkle and Kathy Olson all of Fairfax.
Kyle Koehntop and Mandi Kloos were married Nov. 7, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church of Morris. A reception and dance followed at the Old No. 1. Parents are Roger and Bonnie Koehntop of Morris and Parker and Renee Kloos of Donnelly. The couple currently resides in Morris.
Linda Harstad of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th her funeral was held at Faith in Morris on Jan 21st. Her husband Jeff, daughter Kayla (fiancé Josh Erdahl) of Pine River, and grandson Becket Erdahl are among the family members that survive her.
Palmer Harstad of Barrett formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 19th, his funeral will be held today (Sat.) at the UM church in Herman at 2pm with burial at Kong Lutheran Cemetery. His mother Selma Bruse of Herman formerly of Donnelly is among the family members who survive him.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
donnelly news
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. Please remember that the success of this column depends in part on my readers feeding me info so if you have news for me please call or e-mail me or leave it one of my "mail" boxes
As I was writing my column last week it started snowing and then stormed most of Thur forcing most schools in the area to cancel classes and much of the weekend was spent digging out again a task made more difficult by -0 temps. They have moderated some this week but it still felt cold due to the wind.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS : The Jan newsletter is now out and extra copies are available in the narthex of ea. church.
Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St. J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
The area youth- org will be going tubing at Andes tower hill near Alex on Jan 17th. Meet at Kong at 1:30 PM to pool rides ,supper will follow. If you want to sign up or have any questions call 246-3293 or 246-3292
Dates for the annual meetings of both churches have now been set. St. John's will be held on Jan 24th following the 11 am worship service; potluck dinner to follow.
Kongsvinger's will be held on Jan 31st following joint services at 11 am followed by a pot luck dinner.
Habit for Humanity will have their annual pancake breakfast at the American Legion in Morris on Jan 17th from 8 am -12:30 PM, free will offering
There will be an LCMC meeting at St. John's church of rural Starbuck(17852 350th Ave.) on Jan 17th at 2 PM. A rep from LCMC will be on hand to give a presentation and answer questions. for more info call 795-2477
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
The Donnelly Rod & Gun Club’s Ice House Fishing Contest will be held today (Sat) from 11-4:00 on Cottonwood Lake near Donnelly. Contact Brad Backman—246-3307—with questions
The bank and the PO in Donnelly will be closed on Jan 18th for the Martian Luther King Jr. holiday.
Jada Leigh Wittern is the first baby born in 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center and thus was the winner of many prizes. Jada was born at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Her parents are Jeremyah and Nicole Wittern of Donnelly, grandparents are Becky and late Charlie Bergstrom, great grandparents are Burton and Irene Strand all of Donnelly. She was over to see her great grandparents on Jan 9th.
Claudia Anderson of Morris formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 4th. Her son Frederick and his father John Spohr of Donnelly are among the family that survive her.
Wally McCollar informs me that the MHS class of '55 in planing on having a 55 yr. reunion this yr. The kids who started school in Donnelly are planing on having their own mini reunion at the same time. My Mom was their first grade teacher. Tentative plans call for it to be held during PPD in Morris this summer. In addition to Wally some of the classmates from the Donnelly area are Joanne Frank,Wayne Speer,Edith Speer ,Ruth Stambaugh,Curtis Sax, David Aanerud. Sonja Sather went to school with them in Donnelly but did not graduate from Morris. If you are a member of this class or have a family member who is and want more info give Wally a call at 589-0127 or stop into see him at his shop in the CC Mall.
As I was writing my column last week it started snowing and then stormed most of Thur forcing most schools in the area to cancel classes and much of the weekend was spent digging out again a task made more difficult by -0 temps. They have moderated some this week but it still felt cold due to the wind.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS : The Jan newsletter is now out and extra copies are available in the narthex of ea. church.
Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St. J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 PM
The area youth- org will be going tubing at Andes tower hill near Alex on Jan 17th. Meet at Kong at 1:30 PM to pool rides ,supper will follow. If you want to sign up or have any questions call 246-3293 or 246-3292
Dates for the annual meetings of both churches have now been set. St. John's will be held on Jan 24th following the 11 am worship service; potluck dinner to follow.
Kongsvinger's will be held on Jan 31st following joint services at 11 am followed by a pot luck dinner.
Habit for Humanity will have their annual pancake breakfast at the American Legion in Morris on Jan 17th from 8 am -12:30 PM, free will offering
There will be an LCMC meeting at St. John's church of rural Starbuck(17852 350th Ave.) on Jan 17th at 2 PM. A rep from LCMC will be on hand to give a presentation and answer questions. for more info call 795-2477
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
The Donnelly Rod & Gun Club’s Ice House Fishing Contest will be held today (Sat) from 11-4:00 on Cottonwood Lake near Donnelly. Contact Brad Backman—246-3307—with questions
The bank and the PO in Donnelly will be closed on Jan 18th for the Martian Luther King Jr. holiday.
Jada Leigh Wittern is the first baby born in 2010 at Stevens Community Medical Center and thus was the winner of many prizes. Jada was born at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Her parents are Jeremyah and Nicole Wittern of Donnelly, grandparents are Becky and late Charlie Bergstrom, great grandparents are Burton and Irene Strand all of Donnelly. She was over to see her great grandparents on Jan 9th.
Claudia Anderson of Morris formerly of Donnelly passed away on Jan 4th. Her son Frederick and his father John Spohr of Donnelly are among the family that survive her.
Wally McCollar informs me that the MHS class of '55 in planing on having a 55 yr. reunion this yr. The kids who started school in Donnelly are planing on having their own mini reunion at the same time. My Mom was their first grade teacher. Tentative plans call for it to be held during PPD in Morris this summer. In addition to Wally some of the classmates from the Donnelly area are Joanne Frank,Wayne Speer,Edith Speer ,Ruth Stambaugh,Curtis Sax, David Aanerud. Sonja Sather went to school with them in Donnelly but did not graduate from Morris. If you are a member of this class or have a family member who is and want more info give Wally a call at 589-0127 or stop into see him at his shop in the CC Mall.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
parish and area church news
St John's will have their annual meeting on Jan 24th following the 11 am services with a potluck dinner to follow
Kongsvinger's will be on Jan 31st following joint services at 11 am at Kong.
Stevens County chapter of Habit for Humanity Prairie Lakes pancake Breakfast will be held on Jan 17th from 8:30 am -12:30pm at the American Legion in Morris. Free will offering the 2010 family will be revealed at that time.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is presenting two free educational workshops: "Keeping the Farm in the Family". They will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10:00 a.m. and Monday, Jan. 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Old No 1 South Side. Please RSVP to 589-1731
Kongsvinger's will be on Jan 31st following joint services at 11 am at Kong.
Stevens County chapter of Habit for Humanity Prairie Lakes pancake Breakfast will be held on Jan 17th from 8:30 am -12:30pm at the American Legion in Morris. Free will offering the 2010 family will be revealed at that time.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is presenting two free educational workshops: "Keeping the Farm in the Family". They will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10:00 a.m. and Monday, Jan. 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Old No 1 South Side. Please RSVP to 589-1731
Friday, January 8, 2010
donnelly news
Next edition Jan 9th -Jan 16th
Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. I want to thank all the loyal readers of this column who have made it such a success during the past yr ."Mange Takk"
Last week was fairly nice until Sat when the bottom dropped out of the thermometer and we awoke to -30 temps. It has stayed cold since although it did manage to get above 0 on Tue. As I am writing this column on Wed it is snowing and the forecast calls for a winter storm to hit our area tonight and tomorrow along with the return of very cold temps.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS : The regular worship schedule with S.S. will resume on Jan. 10th.
Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 pm
The area youth- org will be going tubing at Andes tower hill near Alex on Jan 17th. Meet at Kong at 1:30 pm to pool rides ,supper will follow. If you want to sign up or have any questions call 246-3293 or 246-3292
There will be an LCMC meeting at St John's church of rural Starbuck on Jan 17th at 2 PM. A rep from LCMC will be on hand to give a presentation and answer questions. for more info call 795-2477
The Jan edition of Meyer mission news is now out copies are posted in the narthex of each church for you to read as well on my blog.
The following events are taking place today (Sat) :
Former Donnelly residents Doddie Overson Williams and
Elaine Overson Storck are starting a "Donnelly Girls"
lunch get-together at Culvers Restaurant (13605 Northdale Blvd).in Rogers, MN . Any ladies who have ever lived in Donnelly are welcome to attend. Any questions, call Doddie at 763-477-5360 or Elaine at 612-385-8295.
The Stevens County Pheasants Forever is having their annual predator hunt. Skeeters Saloon in Donnelly will serve as headquarters and all entries must be turned into there by 6:30 PM. For more info call 246-3221
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
Congratulations to Jake Long of the WCA Knights wrestling
team who recently notched his 175th career win.
Congratulations to Natalie Johnston and Kendra Sperr who were inducted into the National Honor Society at MAHS on Jan 4th.
Frank Snorek of St Cloud passed away on Dec 28th. Two nieces: Donna (Barry) Gades ;Gloria (Delroy) Heuer ;a nephew Gordon (Jane) Harstad and their families are among the family members that survive him
Lisa Van Horn and Josh Hennessy were married on Aug 1st at the WROC horticultural gardens in Morris .
Several from the area were among those of us who braved the frigid temps to attend the WCAWA meeting at the Glenwood retirement village on Jan 2nd. Rev Norm Olsen gave a presentation on "Standing up for the Truth" based on material from Hosanna Lutheran's experince in St Charles Ill. The next meeting will be on Feb 6th at Nora Lutheran of rural Kensington en route home I stopped at the Minnewaska home to say "Hi" to some of the residents there.
I had a call from Jerry Loher Jr who shared some news about his sons who are the MN Nat Guard. He said they had a letter recently from Andrew who is doing well so far and looking forward to coming home later this year. He plans to re enroll in St Cloud St when he returns. A unit from Fl is now training to take over the duties of Charlie Co later this year. His other son Gerald Loher III was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 19th after graduating from St Cloud St with a major in the survey of maps and science and a minor in military science. He was assigned to the 682nd engineering battalion based out of Litchfield and will be doing gold star recruiting for the guard at colleges in the St Cloud area. In June he will be going to Ft Leonard in Missouri for engineering and leadership training. You can listen to an audio clip of Andrew in Iraq at http://www.kmrskkok.com/page/charlie-company
Jan 3rd I visited Denny Anderson at his home in Donnelly.
Verle and Della Dunn entertained members of the Dunn family on Christmas day and the Stevenson family on Dec 26th. Jim and Julie Busse and family of Holloway visited Verle and Della on Dec 28th.
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Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. I want to thank all the loyal readers of this column who have made it such a success during the past yr ."Mange Takk"
Last week was fairly nice until Sat when the bottom dropped out of the thermometer and we awoke to -30 temps. It has stayed cold since although it did manage to get above 0 on Tue. As I am writing this column on Wed it is snowing and the forecast calls for a winter storm to hit our area tonight and tomorrow along with the return of very cold temps.
STJ/KONG PARISH NEWS : The regular worship schedule with S.S. will resume on Jan. 10th.
Parish Bible study on Psalms 23 begins on Jan 28th at St J (10 am) and will be repeated at Kong @ 7 pm
The area youth- org will be going tubing at Andes tower hill near Alex on Jan 17th. Meet at Kong at 1:30 pm to pool rides ,supper will follow. If you want to sign up or have any questions call 246-3293 or 246-3292
There will be an LCMC meeting at St John's church of rural Starbuck on Jan 17th at 2 PM. A rep from LCMC will be on hand to give a presentation and answer questions. for more info call 795-2477
The Jan edition of Meyer mission news is now out copies are posted in the narthex of each church for you to read as well on my blog.
The following events are taking place today (Sat) :
Former Donnelly residents Doddie Overson Williams and
Elaine Overson Storck are starting a "Donnelly Girls"
lunch get-together at Culvers Restaurant (13605 Northdale Blvd).in Rogers, MN . Any ladies who have ever lived in Donnelly are welcome to attend. Any questions, call Doddie at 763-477-5360 or Elaine at 612-385-8295.
The Stevens County Pheasants Forever is having their annual predator hunt. Skeeters Saloon in Donnelly will serve as headquarters and all entries must be turned into there by 6:30 PM. For more info call 246-3221
The Learning unlimited program "Understanding Afghanistan" that was scheduled for Jan 13th has been postponed to Jan 27th at 1 PM, at the conference room of the USDA soils lab in Morris.
Congratulations to Jake Long of the WCA Knights wrestling
team who recently notched his 175th career win.
Congratulations to Natalie Johnston and Kendra Sperr who were inducted into the National Honor Society at MAHS on Jan 4th.
Frank Snorek of St Cloud passed away on Dec 28th. Two nieces: Donna (Barry) Gades ;Gloria (Delroy) Heuer ;a nephew Gordon (Jane) Harstad and their families are among the family members that survive him
Lisa Van Horn and Josh Hennessy were married on Aug 1st at the WROC horticultural gardens in Morris .
Several from the area were among those of us who braved the frigid temps to attend the WCAWA meeting at the Glenwood retirement village on Jan 2nd. Rev Norm Olsen gave a presentation on "Standing up for the Truth" based on material from Hosanna Lutheran's experince in St Charles Ill. The next meeting will be on Feb 6th at Nora Lutheran of rural Kensington en route home I stopped at the Minnewaska home to say "Hi" to some of the residents there.
I had a call from Jerry Loher Jr who shared some news about his sons who are the MN Nat Guard. He said they had a letter recently from Andrew who is doing well so far and looking forward to coming home later this year. He plans to re enroll in St Cloud St when he returns. A unit from Fl is now training to take over the duties of Charlie Co later this year. His other son Gerald Loher III was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 19th after graduating from St Cloud St with a major in the survey of maps and science and a minor in military science. He was assigned to the 682nd engineering battalion based out of Litchfield and will be doing gold star recruiting for the guard at colleges in the St Cloud area. In June he will be going to Ft Leonard in Missouri for engineering and leadership training. You can listen to an audio clip of Andrew in Iraq at http://www.kmrskkok.com/page/charlie-company
Jan 3rd I visited Denny Anderson at his home in Donnelly.
Verle and Della Dunn entertained members of the Dunn family on Christmas day and the Stevenson family on Dec 26th. Jim and Julie Busse and family of Holloway visited Verle and Della on Dec 28th.
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
wa mtg
Minnesota and Wisconsin
WordAlone/Lutheran CORE
Regional Meeting
sponsored by the Twin Cities Area Chapter of WordAlone
Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church
7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley*
Staff and Members of the Board will be present to bring us up-to-date on recent developments in the
formation of a new Lutheran church body and the relationship of CORE, WordAlone, and LCMC.
Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends.
Questions? Call Karen Stack at 612-889-5709
or visit our web site at www.tcwordalone.org
*Directions: Golden Valley is an inner-ring suburb west of Minneapolis. From Hwy 55 (west of Hwy 100
and east of Hwy 169) turn north on to Winnetka Ave. and right (east) on Golden Valley Road.
WordAlone/Lutheran CORE
Regional Meeting
sponsored by the Twin Cities Area Chapter of WordAlone
Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church
7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley*
Staff and Members of the Board will be present to bring us up-to-date on recent developments in the
formation of a new Lutheran church body and the relationship of CORE, WordAlone, and LCMC.
Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends.
Questions? Call Karen Stack at 612-889-5709
or visit our web site at www.tcwordalone.org
*Directions: Golden Valley is an inner-ring suburb west of Minneapolis. From Hwy 55 (west of Hwy 100
and east of Hwy 169) turn north on to Winnetka Ave. and right (east) on Golden Valley Road.
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