with Lone Hayes, Rush River Lutheran Church
RURAL RIVER FALLS, WI – There is a lovely old white church with tall steeple on County Road Y in rural River Falls Wisconsin that has been celebrating the fall season for decades, 2025 was no exception. The Rush River Lutheran Church served their 78th Annual Harvest Dinner and Country Store on a beautiful sunny Sunday, September 28, 2025, to about 350 hungry people. That number includes 65 takeout meals as well as those who went through the “Cafeteria Style” line for a delicious sit-down meal in the church basement.
Many from around the region come to Rush River Lutheran Church to enjoy this tasty dinner menu that includes, hand-rolled meatballs with mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, Coleslaw, corn, lefse, rømmegrøt and a choice of homemade cookies (spritz, krumkake, sandbakkels and rosettes that are baked by many church members) along with beverages. No one seemed to have left hungry, and some had to loosen up their belts a notch. Truly a wonderful meal with a traditional Norwegian flair. Some of the servers are dressed in colorful traditional Norwegian Bunads.
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