BITS-N-PIECES OLD-FASHIONED SQUARE DANCES… Many of you learned to square dance in school, or at Yatesville years ago--or last summer. Some of you have never tried it. It's never too late to learn or get better at it. It's wonderful exercise and the people you meet are great. Come join us in Jacksonville, at Nichols Park Pavilion, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on March 1st, or April 5. Bringing a partner is not necessary-there are always extras. Jim Davis calls to the music of Judy, Lois, and Friends. BIG BAND DANCE NIGHT... The Ashland V.F.W. and American Legion are joining forces to sponsor a Big Band Dance fund-raiser on March 21 at 7pm at Yatesville School. Judy Kaye and Friends will be playing the hits of the 40’s and 50’s (and a few newer tunes!) For only $5 each, you can dance or listen and visit with your friends! Refreshments will be available. Come join the fun! ASHLAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING... There will be a meeting of the Ashalnd High School Alumni on Sunday March 29th at 2pm. The meeting will be held at Yatesville School. Plans will be made for the upcoming Alumni banquet to be held on May 23rd. (Memorial Day weekend) SENIOR SAINTS SPAGHETTI DINNER... Senior Saints spaghetti dinner will be at Catholic Hall in Virginia, March 7th, 2008. This event is put on by the Masons. We will leave Ashland at 5:30. Sue Pschirrer has tickets. CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE SUPPER... A corn beef and cabbage supper will be held on March 21st at the Baptist Hall. Bring a dessert or salad. Call 476-8848 for reservations. LOOKING AHEAD… Pleasant Plains Spring Break - March 16th - 20th A.C Spring Break - April 10th - 17th SUMMER DAYS IN JUNE!!! The Ashland Summer Days will be earlier this year - June 26-28. The Community Club is busy securing entertainment, setting the schedule, etc. Friday will open with the Little Miss and Mister Contest, Baby Contest, and the First Citizen Award, as well as entertainment on the stage. The parade, truck pull, and kids games will be part of the Saturday fare. A Coors beer tent will be running on both Friday and Saturday nights, with Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters on the stage for Saturday evening. If you have something you would like to see as a part of the celebration, please let one of the Committee know or come to the next meeting on Thursday, March 26 at 7:00 pm at the Municipal Building.
Birthdays & Anniversaries March Birthdays 1 - Dorothy Taylor 11 - Rev. Roosevelt Smith II 6 - Carl Wester 17 - Jim Briggs 9 - Tom Heather Jr. 19 - Bev Spicer 10 - Diane Heather-Boehme 20 - Stan Fulton 4 - Eddie Troxell 29 - Amber Millburg
March Anniversaries 1 - Bob & Jean Briggs 9 - Steve & Phyllis Aggert 22 - Gailen & Monica Thronley 29 - Scott & Mickey Anderson - 40th
V.F.W Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. AMERICAN LEGION POST 498 Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. ASHLAND WOMENS CLUB… Meets the first Tuesday, 1:30pm - in the Baptist Church Hall. Guests are always welcome. Plan now to attend on April 7th at 1:30 pm when Mark McDonald will be speaking. He produces Illinois Stories for PBS Channel WSEC TV. ASHLAND U-HELP Any student may apply for up to $500 loan with an interest rate of 3%. Applications are available at the State Bank of Ashland. VILLAGE OF ASHLAND NEWS - Village Board meeting will be March 11th at 7 p.m. - City wide spring yard sales are April 18, 2009. ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT We have never been more desperate than now for God to heal our land. During WWII, a group was organized who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace. This had an amazing effect. There is now a group organizing the same thing here in America. United States needs prayer now more than ever!!! If you would like to participate: each evening at 8:00 PM Central time, stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, for peace in the world, the upcoming election, that the Bible will remain the basis for the laws governing our land and that Christianity will grow in the U.S. Most people know the power of prayer. We here in Ashland do!! Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Pass this on to anyone you think will want to join us. May God Bless You!!! CHESS CLUB - 7:00 PM EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT ASHLAND CHURCH OF CHRIST Open to everyone - young and older, those who want to play & those who would like to learn to play. PLEASANT PLAINS COMMUNITY CLUB DOLLAR-A-MONTH RAFFLE The Pleasant Plains Community Club is selling DOLLAR-A-MONTH raffle tickets which are $12.00 each. A monthly prize of $500 will be given away the first Tuesday of every month beginning Feb. 3, 2009 and continuing through January 2010. The drawn ticket will be returned to the barrel and given the chance to win again. Soooo, a person could win 12 times! Contact any Pleasant Plains Community club member or call Ann Tapscott at 652-8299, Shirley Theilen at 415-2976 or Debbie Hill at 415-0540. GET YOUR WINNING TICKET TODAY!!! THANK YOU!!! We would like to thank the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department for their quick response to a fire at Dennis Noel’s house on January 25th. The AVFD members are a dedicated bunch of volunteers. They have the latest equipment and they are well trained to used it! Thank You!!! Jim, Sue, Dennis Noel