Last shot before the big drawing this week. There are still tickets available, and they need to be sold.   The Somerville High Scholarship Foundation is having its annual $10K drawing this Friday evening, May 16, at the Highlander Café at Somerville High (gym entrance off Highland Avenue). This foundation has been busy now for just over 25 years and has given thousands and thousands of dollars to students to go on to college. Call Eugene Brune at 617 -628-5835 only 250 tickets will be sold.  Lots of door prizes for those that attend, and a great night for a worthy cause. If you haven’t been before, come at 7p.m. to the Highlander Café. Refreshments will be served.

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This coming Sunday, May 18, 2-4 p.m., meet at the Central Library for a walking tour of East Somerville that will end at the East End Grille on lower Broadway with complimentary appetizers. The tour will explore Gilman Square, Walnut Street, Broadway and East Somerville. The tour will embrace the history of the area, while also examining future growth including the upcoming Green Line Extension. The tour leader will be Edward Gordon, chapter president of the Victorian Society of America. The event is   sponsored by the Historic Preservation Commission and East Somerville Main Streets. For more information, contact Brandon Wilson, SHPC executive director, at 617-625-6600, ext. 2532, or at bwilson@somervillema.gov or carrie@eastsomervillemainstreets.org

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Sources at City Hall tell us that Janice Delory, longtime chief of staff for Mayor Joe Curtatone is leaving her job for the second time since Curtatone has been in office. Janice, a former School Committee member from Ward 6 and former Fidelity executive, is said to be leaving within a week. Janice was very influential in the mayor’s office. Rumors persist as to why, but it’s widely mentioned that she has had enough. A press release will soon be coming out hopefully giving the reason and who will replace her.

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Happy Birthday this week to some of our fans and readers here and around the Ville.  Happy Birthday this week to good old George Landers, a popular guy throughout the city and some would say a great DJ. To attorney and local guy Edwin Smith, what a nice all around guy -always with a smile and great sense of humor- and most of all one of the best attorneys we have here in the city. Happy birthday! And a big “happy birthday” to Melissa Hurley-Sullivan, a very nice lady and also very popular around the city, not to mention married to popular alderman Dennis Sullivan. We wish her the very best and many more.    Another celebrating this week is Caroline Shea Rosas, another nice lady, mother and activist here in the community. We wish her the very best of birthdays as well.

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We heard that Vinnie Piro, former state representative, had a severe heart attack while down in Florida at his home. We hope he pulls out of it and recovers and is back on the road to good health. Our prayers are with him. Vinny is a great guy and was a very good state rep here in Somerville for many years who did a lot for the city.

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Condolences to the family of John J. Cameron, who passed away recently. John served the city well for many years on the School Committee and Board of Alderman. He was a very popular guy here in Somerville.

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Condolences also to the family of Gary Dane Girton, who passed away recently from a long illness. He was originally from Pennsylvania and moved here to Somerville. Services will be held this week at Doherty’s followed by services at the First Church of Christ of Somerville.

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Congratulations to our good friend David Lebahn, who recently auditioned for and got a part in a movie being shot in New York City. He was cast in Reinventing Kate Carew! He will be shooting in a Broadway theater as Charles Frohman in June! Recently Dave appeared on the TV program The Goldbergs a couple of weeks ago.

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Condolences to the family and many friends of Robert S. Trahey, who passed away about two weeks ago. His family has finalized services for this Wednesday from 4 to 8 p .m. with Masonic Services at 7. Skip, as he was known to many from Somerville -where he grew up- suffered a stroke in April and went into a coma and never came out. He was a good guy and made many friends both here in Somerville and in the Masonic World. He was a photographer for the Shriners in Wilmington and for many of the lodges as well as King Solomon’s here in Somerville.

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The East Somerville Reunion is on and will be July 12 at the Somerville City Club. It is open to all who grew up in East Somerville, 60s, 70s amd 80s, from all parts of East Somerville, Cross Street, the Avenues, Glen Park, Florence Street Park, Prescott School, Edgerly School. If you grew up in the area and want to reacquaint yourself with others from the same neighborhood, this is the party for you.

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A birdie has informed us that Patsy’s Pastry Shop is going to remain open for another couple of months; that’s when construction begins. They just might wait until space is available to them in the new building. We’ll keep you posted. Patsy’s pastries are the best!

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Celebrate Somerville’s best restaurants and help support a local nonprofit. Produced by the Somerville Chamber of Commerce Dining & Nightlife Group, the Taste of Somerville is a unique way to experience Somerville’s dining and nightlife scene. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit The Somerville Home. Join others outside and under a pavilion with live entertainment at 50 Holland St. in Somerville’s Davis Square Wednesday, June 4. Tickets for the event are $40. Call or email the chamber for your tickets, 617-776=4100 or smackey@somervillechamber.org.

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Any and all students in grades 5 through 8 (or of corresponding ages) who love to write and are active writers are invited to a “Writers’ Den” from 12:30 to 3:30p.m. at the Central Somerville Public Library (first-floor auditorium) Wednesday, May 21.  The Writers’ Den meets informally to share work, learn some tips and discuss publishing possibilities. Bring a short completed piece of writing. There will be writing and discussion of writing. Bring your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, school newspaper reporting –whatever your interest.

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Nike’s newest factory retail location will open at The Outlets at Assembly Row at 10 a.m. Friday, May 16, with grand-opening events taking place through Sunday, May 18. Grand-opening events include a free gift to the first 200 shoppers each day, a $10 shopper incentive when you sign up for store email alerts and a raffle to win a $500 Nike gift card.