CLV Garden Club

The CLV Garden Club continues to stay busy even through the winter months. In February the club elected the following officers; president, Sue Fuhrman, vice president, Agnes Titzer, secretary, Janet Shelton, treasurer, Mary Ellen Morgan, and recording secretary, Nancy Ringeman.

In March the club will meet with Robin of Robin’s Nest Greenhouse in Boonville. Tim Griffith of Wild Birds Unlimited will lead the April meeting at Santa’s Lodge. In May, the group will visit a rose garden in Huntingburg.

This past fall the club planted a garden in memory of the September 11 victims. The garden is on the left just past the front gate after you drive in.

“We wanted to make it distinctive,” club member, Agnes Titzer said. They added Chinese holly, a bench, a Ginkgo tree and an engraved stone plaque.

“I like natural things like stone,” said Bette Rice, who donated the plaque. Bette is a member of Garden Club but can no longer garden with the group because of arthritis. “The stone came from the foundation of the old Mariah Hill School,” Bette said.

Garden Club meets the 3rd Monday of each month. For more information please call Sue Fuhrman at 544-3365. New members are always welcome.

Red Hats Concentrate on Enjoying Life

Lois Martin’s Red Hats Lunch Bunch enjoys a new restaurant and each others’ company the third Thursday of each month. For March the ladies will be eating at Firefly Southern Grill in Evansville and then shopping at Macy’s. The April and May lunches have not been planned at this time.

“Some of us are going to National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee,” said Lois Martin. “We have six members including Kay Bertl, Peg Fairbanks, Donna Ramholz, Corky Rink, Dee Woodham, and me going April 25 through the 29th.”

If interested in joining the Red Hat Lunch Bunch, please contact Lois Martin at 544-2879.

The Red Hats Reigning Dears are staying busy as well. On March 14 these ladies will enjoy a day of shopping at the Grand Opening of Dillard’s in Evansville. On April 11 the ladies will be having a Local Mystery Colorful Spencer County Restaurant Adventure. Some of the Dears will be attending the National Red Hat Convention in Nashville.
In May the Dears will convene for their general planning meeting at first Pat Gehlhausen’s house, and then move across the street to Sue Schmidt’s house. The ladies will be participating in a progressive pot-luck picnic for this event.

If interested in joining the Red Hats Reigning Dears, please contact Merry Riggle at 544-3362.

Santa Claus Optimist

At their March 5 meeting the Santa Claus Optimist will be holding their Oratorical Finalist contest to determine who the club will send from this area to the next level for a chance to win a college scholarship.

The Spring Fling will be held April 16 at the CLV Recreation Center and be hosted by Al and Martha Hemmer. The Spring Fling is the Optimist membership drive where many visitors are invited to see the many ways the Optimists “bring out the best in kids”.

Once again the Optimist are inviting CLV to participate in the Avenue of Flags. For $30 per year the Optimist will place an American Flag in front of your home on five national holidays. These holidays are Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Veteran’s Day. All proceeds for this program go to help the local youth become better citizens or they are used to support a Youth Cancer Camp. For more information call Bill Cherolis at 544-2722, email santaclaus@optimistindiana.org, or fill out the application found on the Optimist website.

The Santa Claus Optimist Club has launched a new web site at www.optimistindiana.org\clubs\santaclaus. Check out their site to find out latest news and information. The Club meets at Santa’s Lodge the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.