Under the Water Tower Lovilia News

Twenty seven guests enjoyed the string concert while nibbling on cookies and drinking tea or fruit punch.  The four musicians were Dan Walker on cello, Linda Hoskins-violin, Joan Peterson-violin, and Joe Starcevic- violin.

They played classical as well as a song from “The Sound of Music” and a Disney hit “When You Wish Upon a Star”.  All mellow and special. We appreciate the musicians taking their time to practice, rewrite some music , and perform for us.  One guest asked me how soon we could do it again.  Another said, not my kind of music but it was interesting.

The good things was we stretched our musical envelope. Thanks to all who came.

Lovilia Water Color Painting Classes

Monroe County Foundation arts grant to Lovilia Community Betterment enables us to have beginner water color classes every Tuesday in September at 7 p.m.

Classes will be held at the Lovilia Community Building and taught by Juana Plum who has been through many classes and taught classes.  All supplies are furnished free by the grant.

She has all the spots taken but three. If you want to be in the class , call 641-946-7952 to Susan Beary to register. You must sign up before the first class Sept. 4th.

Lovilia Book Lovers Come to Lovilia Sept. 13

On Sept. 13 Susan Beary will hand out the book ” Joan of Arc” authored by Mark Twain.  Have you ever heard of it? No, of course not.  It is unique and when he first published he used another pen name because he thought the readers expected a comedy and would not like it.

The book is free by the arts grant that also paid for the painting classes. But we have only seven, yes ,seven books left. So call Susan at 641-946-7952 to reserve one.

You must attend Sept. 13 at the Lovilia Community Building at 6 p.m. to be introduced to the book and to take it home to read and then come back on Oct. 11th at 6 .m. to discuss it with other book lovers.

If you love to read, and you like Mark Twain, you will not be disappointed. He got my attention when I learned he spent 12 years in France and England researching and then spent 2 years writing this book. I have not spent that much time on one project, have you?  So that lured me in to read it.  You will be intrigued and entertained by it.

It is Raining Cats and Dogs

Well, not really. We are getting a good soaking as I write and I hope other places who need it will get some too. Thank you ,God. We are blessed.

 

Two violins, a cello, and an upright bass will play classical, religious, blue grass, rock and pop music from 7 p.m to 8 p.m. at the Lovilia Community Building.

Free fruit punch and cookies will be served to concert attendees.

So be there Thursday night for this rare performance.

Monore County Foundation grant to Lovilia Community Betterment enabled this concert.

Poem by Ed Martin

Ed, now of Arizona, grew up in Lovilia and wrote this poem to show he has never forgotten his home town.

“I Left My Heart In Old Lovilia”

I left my heart in old Lovilia

Low on the plains it calls to me

To be where dusty rusty cars

Are at the north end bar

A party there

Is something to see

Yes indeed.

 

The cannon’s there in north Lovilia

The Dairy Queen has shut the door

And the buildings in the town

Are slowly falling down

Soon Lovilia will be no more.

 

My heart waits there in old Lovilia

Above the swirling cedar creek

When I come home to you old Lovilia

The fireworks there will surely peak.

 

written by Ed Martin

Thanks for sharing, Ed.

Puppet class and Professional Marionette Show

Aug. 7th in the afternoon was a class to make puppets and then a show in the evening at 6p.m.  Attending the class was Loita Williams and her grandsons, Carson and Garrett; Goldie Kraber and her granddaughter, Andrea; Sandy Keegal and her niece, Brianna Camden; and Abby Findley and Susan Beary The teacher was Monica of Eulenspiegel’s Puppets of West Liberty, Iowa.  Monica brought all the materials for each person to design their own personal puppet and then she taught the designers  some basic maneuvers with them.

In the evening Monica performed the fable, “The Snow Queen”, for an audience of 15 who enjoyed her marionettes and special effects with them.

To finish the evening the five children came up to the stage curtain and had the puppets they had made act out some skits.  Fun and laughter for all.

The classes were free due to a Monroe County Foundation arts grant to Lovilia Community Betterment.

 

Child Safety Class Held August 9th

The class included tips on internet use safety, personal safety, secret family code, and avoiding being taken by a stranger.  Susan Beary led the class using information from elementary.com.  Check that site out if you were unable to attend the class.

Fifteen adults and children attended the class and there was good discussion and examples of what to do and not to do for safety.