The Carthage Recreation Center is open everyday for senior activities. Birthdays
will be celebrated, Monday April 27 at 12 pm, Bingo at 12:30 pm . We play cards every
Tuesday at 12:30 pm. Another fun activity is painting, held every Wednesday from
10am-12pm. Enjoy Dominos every Wednesday at 12:30 pm. Thursday is chair volley bal
from 10am-12pm at Su Ca gym. On Fridays, enjoy quilting from 10am-12pm. We will have
a catered dinner April 17 at 5 pm and a Pot luck dinner April 24 at 5 pm. We also
have a fitness room. Carthage seniors travel throughout the year to Kentucky state
parks, local restaurants and go shopping. Our dues is only 10.00 per year and you
do not have to live in Carthage to belong. If interested and want more information,
call the recreation center at 821-2954 or visit our Web site - at cincyrec.org or
come visit us in person at 19 East 72nd Street. We would be happy to show you around.
In observance of Arbor Day, Mayor Jim Brown of the Village of Lockland would like
to extend an invitation to everyone to attend the annual tree planting ceremony to
be held at Gardner Park, located at Bacon Street and Westview Avenue on Friday, April
24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars! The Saints Peter and Paul Mission Commission Card Party and
Bingo is on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 pm in the Bingo Hall. Admission is $2. Everyone
is welcome!
The Andy Ramsey Golf Outing will take place on Saturday, May 9 at the Glenview Golf
Course. The shotgun format begins at 1:30 pm, you are asked to show up at 12:30 pm.
This is an 18-hole with cart event, which includes dinner and drinks at Koenig Park
after the event. You can show support by donating raffle or auction items or you
or your business can sponsor a hole! If you want to donate and item or sponsor a
hole, call John Bogucki at 965-1626 or Tyler Strole at 238-7135. Tickets are limited
so get yours early. Send in your information and checks prior to May 1 for a foursome
for $320. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams and they will be drawing
out prizes throughout the night. All proceeds benefit the Andy Ramsey Scholarship
Fund. Next Saturday, April 18, the Fund’s Baseball/Fast Pitch Softball tournament
featuring Ursuline, Cincinnati Christian, Versailles and Reading High Schools will
compete in the tournament which starts at 11 am. There will be pizza, hamburgers,
cheeseburger, hot dogs, pop, etc., to purchase as well as two raffles going on simultaneously
at the Tournament. One will be similar to a bid and buy and one will be similar
to a split the pot. Come out, enjoy some ball games and support this fund raiser.
Mom Prom - “Funky Town.” Moms enjoy yourself with your special little guy. This formal
dance (for boys 3-14 years old and their mom) will be highlighted with dancing, a
pizza dinner, a keepsake photo, a sundae bar and a special gift. Tickets are on sale
now! All tickets are pre-sale, none will be sold at the door. The dance will be held
at the Sharonville Community Center 10990 Thornview Dr., will be held Saturday, May
9 from 7-9 pm. The cost for residents is $16 per couple ($6 for each additional son!)
and $19 ($7) for non-residents. For more information contact Michael Blomer at 563-2895.
The April meeting for the Reading Democrats will be on the 9th at 8:15 pm at the
Knights of St. John Hall, 423 Pearl Street. Bring your friends and neighbors to learn
what are the current and future activities for the City. We will have our usual tasty
tidbits plus cold libations. The Brinkman-Carnevale Golf Outing will be May 8 at
the Glenview Golf Course. It will be a four-man scramble with a shotgun start. The
price per person is $80. Hole sponsors are only $50. Call Lee Roth at 821-4638; Earl
Schmidt at 761-8158; Tim Hoerst at 821-3243; Doug Sand at 761-6659. The April birthdays
are Jim Pfennig on the 12th, Dick Tensing on the 25th. The April anniversaries are
Russ and Eve Wulf on April 22, Dave and Mary Speed on the 27th, Wane and Linda Coates
on the 29th. Please keep praying for world peace, for all our military around the
world, especially those in harms way. Have a Happy and Blessed Easter.
The Sharonville Fine Arts Council is hosting the play “Theory of Mind” on Saturday,
April 18 beginning at 7:30 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. (There will be refreshments
provided.) This play is part of an outreach program of the Playhouse in the Park.
This program brings plays into neighborhood communities to provide a taste of the
work that the Playhouse in the Park provides to the people that would not normally
see it. This will be one of seven programs that will be presented at the Fine Arts
Theory of Mind is a new play by Ken LaZebnik (Winner of the Macy’s New Play for Young
Audiences). It is about a difficult love for Bill, a 16-year old who is autistic.
He is in love with Hilo and the play follows the struggles and challenges that Bill
has trying to achieve his goal of having love. The play is featuring the Playhouse’s
Lafley Touring Company which has acting interns tour the Tri-State area to educate
young audiences. They have done plays with themes about race, war, teen problems
and works by Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll and C.S. Lewis. Tickets run $10 per person
and you must register to ensure your seat. The play is recommended for ages 12 and
up. Call Rhonda at 563-2895 or Sue at 267-6242 at the Recreation Center to register.
You may pay by check or cash or online with a credit card. The proceeds will help
benefit the Sharonville Fine Arts Center. This is a one night to see a Playhouse
in the Park performance without having to leave your neighborhood.
