Jim McGinn says to spread the word about the picnic. It will be July 21, 2018, Saturday, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lunch will be served 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Menu includes hamburgers, brats, pasta salad, baked beans, soda, ice tea, lemonade or water.
There will also be live music.
Lawn chairs and personal coolers welcome.
Where? At the former Weller church grounds.
All former parishioners and friends are welcome.
Want to take a walk or bike ride with a destination? I biked the town today looking for great yards. Below is a list you can find and check out for your self.
To be included they had to have the lawn mowed well, weed eated and trimmed, no trash in the ditches, no piles of stuff in the yard, and no junk vehicles in the yard. Also, they were landscaped with beautiful flowers . These were my criteria and no one elses. Also, I could not list some houses because they have no house number posted or had one that I could not read (like white numbers on a white board).
Not for me but for yourselves, if you have no house number you are at risk if you call for 911 in an emergency. They use the house number to locate you. So when minutes count, I urge to post numbers where they can be seen clearly from the street.
These are the numbers that impressed me with beautiful yards. You could make it a game to see if you could find them. Have fun tracking them down!
804 , 704, 303 South E Avenue. 502 South F Avenue. 707 W. 8th st. 603, 601 H Avenue. 202, 401, 403 West 5th. 1104, 1302 E Avenue South. 607 west 16th. 1605 South D Avenue. 2006,2008,2302, 2304 2306 2303,2402,2404 North E Avenue. 712, 2004, 811 West 21st. 302 East 22nd. 305 , 206,205 east 21st. and 2002 North I Avenue.
July 14 at 6:30pm Soul Barn Concert
They will have a singing evangelist at the Soul Barn on 1806 South E Avenue.
Gun Safety Class Held July 1oth
The gun safety class and Permit to Carry Training taught by Aaron Kelly was held at the Lovilia Community Building for two hours. Thirteen men and women received their training and are now able to apply for a permit.
Training included a video on basic gun handling for safety and accuracy and gun and ammunition sizes. Then a power point presentation covering Iowa gun law, federal law, and how to look up gun laws in the other 49 states of the USA. He explained the importance of knowing the law to avoid arrest for violating the law on carrying in a vehicle or into businesses, etc. and over state lines.
Pulled Pork Meal July 19th
Lovilia Community Betterment will be serving 5-7 p.m. at the Community Building. Russ VanDenberg will be cooking the meat. Pulled pork sandwiches, assortment of salads, and desserts and beverages will make up the full meal. Adults meals are $10, children 12 and under are $7, and 3 and under are free. Proceeds will be used to maintain the Community Building. Come enjoy a tasty meal and visit with your friends.
August 7th Puppet Making Class
Call to sign up your child or yourself to make a puppet, all materials furnished, with a professional puppeteer. The class will be 1-2:30 p.m. and is free.
Then at 6 p.m. come back to the Community Building for a free performance by the professional puppeteer. The Snow Queen will be performed with marionettes. After the story, the students of the class will demonstrate to the audience what they learned in class and show the puppets they made. Everyone in the Lovilia area is welcome to this free performance.
The teacher can handle 15 students. There are 10 signed up. So call soon if you want one of the remaining 5 spots.
This class and performance is funded by a Monroe County Foundation Grant to the Lovilia Community Betterment Committee for the Arts in Lovilia.
Strings Concert in Lovilia August 16th
This quartet of two violins, one cello, and an upright bass will be playing classical, church, bluegrass, and pop music in a one hour show beginning at 7 p.m. These musicians are busy and sought after all the time so it is a privilege to have them in Lovilia. One plays in a blue grass band often, two are in Ottumwa orchestra, and one plays at church and in musical plays often.
Ten music lovers have already called and plan to come. This is a free concert and open to everyone in Lovilia area. Mark your calendar and come for some beautiful music for the whole family.
Free refreshments will be served to all attending the concert. This class and performance is funded by a Monroe Cunty Foundation Grant to the Lovilia Community Betterment Committee for the Arts in Lovilia.
Resident moves in Lovilia
The former Edith Blomgren home has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson is Scott Allison’s daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Devon Bonnett have moved into their new home near his parents, Jim and Judy Bonnett. The house they moved from, the former Ellie and Thelma Sofranko home, is now being lived in by Hutchinson’s who are building a new home on the Wiley Hutchinson farm.
New residents where Ken and Anna Ross lived are Mr. and Mrs. William Mayer.
The former Mike Gilbert home has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Bonnett. Mrs. Bonnett is the daughter of Rev. Ray Doser of Lovilia.
New American Flags
Lovilia parks committee thanks all who donated to buy some new flags to hang downtown. They were hung by volunteers and looked wonderful for Memorial day and July 4th. Thanks to the committee and the donors and volunteers who hung them.
Today all the books were removed and new ones placed in the library. Drop by and borrow a book!
June 28 Manners Class
Six children and five adults listened to Susan Beary’s manners for the table, proper place settings for a formal dinner, and how to make introductions. There were good questions and comments. The children all took a chance laying out the place setting and did really well at remembering the position of all the forks and spoons, etc. Now they are ready for a date at a fancy restaurant, dinner with a college president, a future boss, and the governor, or president of the USA, or on an ocean cruise.
Gun Safety and Permit to Carry Class July 10th
The class will be held at the Lovilia Community Building at 6 p.m. (class lasts for two and one half hours). Call Susan Beary to register for the class at 641-946-7952. cost is $30 for Lovilia or rural route Lovilia residents. The normal cost is $60 but we have scholarships for 30 students due to a Monroe County Foundation grant. If you live outside the Lovilia area, you can call and put your name of a waiting list, if enough Lovilia persons don’t sign up, we will call you on a first come, first served basis. The teacher is referred to us by Monroe County sheriff’s department. A child under 18 may come free if accompanied by a paying parent.
July 19th Home cooked meal at Lovilia Community Building
Community Betterment is sponsoring a pulled pork sandwich, assortment of salads, and assortment of desserts, and beverages dinner on the July 19th from 5-7 pm. Cost is adults $10, kids 12 and below $7, and kids 3 and younger are free. The proceeds help pay for maintenance and up keep on the Lovilia Community building.
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