Coming up Friday, April 11, is Prospect Hill Academy’s huge fundraiser entitled “The Golden Twenties” at One Seaport Lane, Boston. Tickets are $95 or $125 at the door $125. For tickets, contact Anja Bresler at 617-284-7822 or email abresler@prospecthillacademy.org. This promises to be a great program with lots of prizes being offered.

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The annual Somerville High Scholarship raffle is being planned for May 16 at the Highlander Café. Like every year since 1990, the raffle is limited to 250 tickets at $100 each. The grand prize will be $10,000 which is the last number called. Get your tickets early and support this fine organization that helps to give students at the high school scholarships. Make check payable to the SHS Scholarship Foundation and mail to the following:  S.H.S. Raffle c/o Joseph Favaloro, P.O. Box 440275 Somerville MA 02144. Upon receipt of your check, your ticket will be mailed to you. Or you can call Gene Brune at 617-628-5835.

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Coming up April 12 is the annual open house for the Masonic Lodge at 125 Highland Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to the public, so come view the historic building and get answers to any questions you might have about masonry in general. The lodge was founded in 1783 in Charlestown and was the owner and builder of the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. The lodge has many ancient artifacts, including Paul Revere’s works, that were donated to the lodge over the years. Drive up the driveway to the right of the building to the parking lot and come in the double blue doors to the rear building, which is the main entrance.

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The Somerville Rotary Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary Friday, May 2, at Anthony’s in Malden on Canal Street. Tickets are $50 per person. RSVP by April 22 to am.ferraro@comcast.net.  Somerville Rotary is very active here in the city with various charities that they contribute to, and it is open to members of the business community who would like to join, Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at the Mt. Vernon Restaurant on Lower Broadway.

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Congratulations to Joey DelPonte, the proud son of the ever-popular Jimmy DelPonte, who was recently accepted into Suffolk University Honors Program. Keep up the good work, and we wish him well.

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The 40th PTA Scholarship Dinner Dance for the Somerville Council of PTAs will be held May 2 at Anthony’s in Malden.

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Our sympathy goes out to the Ludwick family on the recent passing of Margaret “Tootsie” Ludwick after a long illness. Some of us from East Somerville remember the Ludwick family used to own a store on lower Washington Street, and Mrs. Ludwick was widely known to many down there.

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Happy Birthday this week to Bruce Rollins III, who turns 46 this year. Bruce works for NSTAR, grew up here in the Ville and lives with his family in Woburn, but he is in Somerville all the time. Pat Scrima is another person from a well-known Somerville family, and we wish him all the best. Steve MacEachern, who is superintendent of lights and lines here in the city, we wish him all the best and hope he has a great day. The new mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, celebrates his birthday. Although not from the Ville, he has lots of friends here -real friends. Realtor Ida Fasano, who works here at the Norton Group, celebrates her birthday this week. To all the other birthdays this week, we wish you all the very best and hope you have a great day.

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Our good friend and one of the best ladies here in Somerville, Cam Toner, is back and forth out of Mass General. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope she is back on her feet very soon. Even though she’s ill, she’s still working (We caught her asking for pen and paper to do her Ms. Cam’s Olio trivia). She is the heartbeat of The Somerville Times and is popular with a lot of the residents here in Somerville. Get well soon, Cam!

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The city is looking for residents to serve on the new Recreation Task Force, which will review the current recreation programming available to Somerville residents of all ages and make recommendations on how the city might strengthen its offerings. Members will meet at least monthly for the next eight months starting in late-April. Applications are due Wednesday, April 16. The group will study and discuss programming delivered by the city, such as services carried out by the Recreation Department, the Council on Aging, and the Arts Council, as well as review programming delivered citywide by traditional private providers such as the YMCA and by newer organizations offering everything from circus arts to Zumba. To submit your name to be considered for appointment, complete the short form posted at http://tinyurl.com/SomRecTaskForce by April16.

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For all you history buffs out there, the city’s 239th annual Patriots’ Day celebration will be held at Foss Park from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 21. Co-sponsored by the Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Somerville, the Somerville Museum and East Somerville Main Streets, the day’s events will include Colonial games and songs, light refreshments, youth readings, and a visit from Paul Revere on horseback on his historic ride from Boston to Lexington through Somerville. The event will begin with live music by the Somerville High School band, games and refreshments, followed by a brief speaking agenda with youth poetry readings and the arrival of Paul Revere. Children will receive a “Colonial Times Passport” and are invited to participate in various Colonial-era games. Children who complete each of the six stations will receive a small prize. Volunteers will be dressed in traditional Colonial attire and attendees are encouraged to do the same. For more information, contact Executive Director Brandon Wilson at 617-625-6600 ext 2532 or bwilson@somervillema.gov or Barbara Mangum, president of Historic Somerville by emailing admin@historicsomerville.org or by calling 617-625-5809.

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The first-ever Somerville Food Truck Festival at Assembly Row will be held Saturday, June 7. Launching the 2014 Food Truck Festivals of New England season, the Somerville Food Truck Festival will also launch the second season of ASSEMBLED, the handmade arts market at Assembly Row that will include New England Etsy artisans. There will be food trucks, a beer tent, specialty food vendors, live music, sampling tents and children’s activities. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with popular New England food trucks, plus many newcomers, all serving up a variety of dishes including bacon favorites, Asian fusion, local seafood, BBQ, gourmet grilled cheese, homemade ice cream and more. Ticket information will be available shortly.