I will wait. Go get your calendar and a pen. Got it? Here are the coming events:
April 11, Monday Lovilia Fall Festival Planning meeting at the Lovilia Comm. Building at 5:30 p.m. New people interested in helping are welcome.
April 11, Monday Lovilia Community Betterment Meeting at the Lovilia Comm. Building at 6:30 p.m. New people interested in helping are welcome.
April 13, Wednesday, United Methodist Church is serving a Chicken noodle supper with sides and desserts at the Lovilia Comm. Building from 5-7 p.m. Free will offering to eat in and a $5 cost per carry out dinner.
April 16, Saturday, Craft night at the Lovilia Comm. Building at 6-8 p.m. We will be making May day gift jars. Cost is $10 per person includes all materials and snacks. For adults and you can learn more or sign up to attend on Facebook. Type in the search line “Lovilia craft night”. Jessica Mansur is our instructor. All profits support the Lovilia Fall Festival. Come join the fun!
April 23, Saturday, Can and Bottle Redemption Collection. All proceeds support the Lovilia Fall Festival. If you want early pickup call 891-7837 or 891-7855. Volunteers will meet at the fire station at 9:45 a.m. Then they will go door to door to collect or people can drop off the cans & bottles at the fire station between 10-12 .
April 25, Monday, Blood drive at the Lovilia Comm. Building from 3-6:30 p.m. New donors are welcome and can just drop in to sign up during this time. The blood bank says only 10 out of 100 people donate. We can always use new donors. You must be 16 years old or older. 16 and 17 year olds need parental permission.
April 28,Thursday, is the annual Worker Memorial Day. This day stop and say a prayer for any worker who has died on the job. Then make an effort at your workplace or in lobbying the legislature to make sure work places follow the best safety procedures to protect all workers.
May 7, Saturday, is the annual city wide Yard Sales in Lovilia. Lovilia Community Betterment sponsors this and puts an ad in the Albia Newspaper for the sale and distributes flyers to let people know. Have fun and set up a sale in your yard and spread the word to come on out and shop. Most sales are open 8-12 a.m. but each person can set their own sales hours.
June 8, Wednesday, Stuffed Baked Potatoes with all the Fixings at the Lovilia Comm. Building for supper. This is hosted by Lovilia Betterment Committee and all earnings will go towards the community buildings insurance premium and building maintenance.
New Residents Coming Soon
A lady who grew up here, Ellen Hollinrake, and her husband are planning to move to Lovilia when they are retired. They have purchased the empty lot between the Lundstroms and the Spaurs on North E Avenue (main street). At some point they will place a home there and we look forward to welcoming them to town.