Birthday wishes to Benji Friehling, Lisa Mason, Christian Meachum, Jonathan Hyman, Harper Ryder, Harriet Thespy, Emma Levi, Dennis Newberg, Sue Altman, Elias Hart, Joe Loughlin, Parker Raynor, Chris Kilgore, Christopher Connolly, Carole Rosen Abramson, the popular John Bogaert and our ‘#1Good Guy’, Howie Goldsmith.

Special leap year birthday to Jeff Cali, Chris Lehman and my Dad, Art Hindley’s heavenly birthday.

Happy anniversary to the Rovi’s!

Kudos to the Kiwanis and Aktion Club for Valentine Card distribution for residents at Achieve and the Care Center.

Many residents are deeply concerned about their recent utility and NYSEG bills. Reach out to your carrier, local supervisors, and legislators. Assemblymember Paula E Kay: kayp@nyassembly.gov or (845-794-5807).

Bethel Departments, meeting links, minutes, newsletter, Parks & Rec, Tax Collector: townofbethelny.us.

Apply for a Bethel resident’s one-time CEAP benefit. FMI: 845-583-4350 x102.

Bethel’s P&R (bethelparksandrec@gmail.com). Youth Open Gym (3-7grd) on the 26th, 3/9, 16.

Continue support and donations to White Lake’s Shepherd’s Pantry. FMI: 845-583-5885.

Business Watch: Support local business. Use the Bethel Business resource list: www.bethelnybba.com. Become a 2025 BBA Member- Forms are available online.

Congratulations to Mark Brennan, the official King of King of the Ice ’25! Kudos to Sullivan County Conservation Club for a successful event on the 16th with the help of the White Lake Fire Dept, hearty participants, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters.

Sorry for any inconvenience, but Mother Nature had better ideas and the Bethel Business Association had to cancel the Bethel Big Burn Saturday portion of the Bethel Winter weekend due to safety precautions.

You can still donate to Team Maria and the WSUL 98.3 Heart-A-Thon: www.boldgoldnewyork.com/heartathon.

Ski at Villa Roma or Holiday Mtn Ski & Fun Park. Holiday is offering free, first time (then discounted) skiing or snowboarding packages on Tuesdays (3-8pm) for Sullivan school students, K-12!

Check sullivancatskills.com for SCVA’s Weekend Brunch list.

Stop at Callicoon Market at the Delaware Youth Center on Sundays, 2pm.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Register for Project Identity, Adult Rock Band, workshops and purchase announced concert tickets.

EB Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): Attend Oliver King’s “Poetry of Langston Hughes” readings at the Library on Thursday, the 27th at 6pm. EBC offers free tax preparation on Tuesday and Thursday.

CAS Gallery offers the Hardy, Hoke, and Spector exhibit through the 1st.

DH Conservancy (delawarehighlands.org or 845-583-1010).

Dutch’s (Fb): Weekly Trivia, Karaoke and/or DJ, and Sunday Brunch.

DVAA: (delawarevalleyartalliance.org). Enjoy Torey Akers’ ‘Baubo’ and ‘Assembly Required’ Group Show.

EP-Homestead Restaurant serves dinners, weekend brunch, Happy Hour Sundays and Wine About Mondays.

Forestburgh Playhouse is hiring. For jobs, auditions, and season tickets, see fbplayhouse.org.

HPAC and Tango (hpacny.org) offers dance, film, workshops: 26th: Family sensory film, Disney’s ‘SOUL’ screens at 10am. 26th: ‘Basics of Watercolor’ class at 6pm.

Narrowsburg Union: Offers Digital Art courses in ‘25 (catskillsdigitalarts.com/classes-2025).

NCA (nesinculturalarts.org) Spring registration and SCCO (Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra-FB).

Orange Hall Gallery (sunyorange.edu)- ‘Saluting the Northeast Watercolor Society’ through the 28th.

SCDW (scdw.net): Performances of ‘A Musical Winter Caberet’ will be held at Hurleyville’s HPAC theater on the 28th and 1st at 7pm and on the 2nd at 1pm.

The Lodge at Woodloch Winter Art Show ends on the 4th.

The Honesdale WCAA Gallery (waynecountyartsalliance.org) reopens March 1.

Callicoon Movie Theater: “Paddington in Peru” is screened on the 28th- 3rd (all 7:30pm, Sat and Sun 2pm).

SUNY Sullivan’s “The MET: Live in HD” simulcast tkts/FMI: Sunysullivan.edu. 3/15: Beethoven ‘Fidelio’.

Suz sez, “Any lesson you refuse to learn will repeat until you do.”