Birthday wishes to Dylan Herfield, Jake Gold, Gregory VanLowe, Bill Pammer, Emma Levi, Caleb Zedek, Tom Stratton, Parker Raynor, Marvin Ronik, Sara Halprin, Rich Klein, Leo Glass, Paul Tomasulo, Jenna Widman, and Juliette Loughlin. Belated and special birthday wishes to Robbie Cohen.

Anniversary wishes to Erica and Louie Gold.

Our condolences to the family of George Wagner, Jr. Memorial services were held on March 29th.

Our thoughts are with the Mulvey family. A Memorial Mass for Elizabeth Mulvey was held last Saturday.

Jill M. Holland has assumed her recent position as SC Division of Public Works Health & Wellness Coordinator.

Area News Topics: NYSEG invoices. The Liberty Frito-Lay/Pepsi Co closure. Woodbourne Correctional issues.

2025 Wireless Broadband service. SC landfill solutions. Move Sullivan Bus service expansion (movesullivan.com).

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

Bethel’s P&R (bethelparksandrec@gmail.com): 4/12- Youth Egg Hunt. P&R is accepting summer job applications.

Watch for Summer Camp registration.

Watch for developments at Bethel Roundtable (www.bethelroundtable.com). The Mapping Project will be presented in May. Check out ‘Lake Association of White Lake, NY’ on FB.

Follow www.CatskillMountainkeeper.org online. Apply for a seasonal Mountainkeeper trail steward position.

Participate in Sullivan 180. Paid summer internship jobs are open. FMI:(sullivan180.org).

Get involved with the SC Food Scrap Recycling Program (recycling@sullivanny.us).

NYS Burn Ban is in effect until May 14th.

SC Dept of Public Health info and events: 845-292-5910 (sullivanny.us/departments/publichealth).

Register for the July Emergency Services Youth Academy (845-807-0509 or www.esyacademy.org).

Support White Lake’s Shepherd’s Pantry. FMI: 845-583-5885.

Keep fit outdoors: Use Forest Reserve at Smallwood or www.trailkeeper.org, sullivanoandw.com, and alltrails.com.

Business Watch: Support local business. Use the Bethel Business Association resource list: www.bethelnybba.com.

The BBA welcomes new area business members. Applications are available online.

Stop by or order online (Woodstockoasis.com) for Woodstock Oasis Cannabis Dispensary.

Watch for entertainment, renovations and changes at the Clubhouse and Villa Roma Resort.

Make reservations for Restaurant Week through April 13th (scva.net list).

Look out for pranks on Tuesday. It’s April Fools Day!

Fly Fishing Season’s official Opening Day is April 1st. Celebrate with CFFCM and Roscoe Chamber of Commerce at First Cast at Junction Pool from 7-9am. Attend the SUNY Sullivan Career & Job Fair on the 1st from 10am-1pm.

Woodstock Way Groovy Eatery hosts Brunchtime entertainment at 11am on the 5th- ‘Poison Love’ and 6th- ‘D’Evil’ish’.

Stop by the DYC Callicoon Market on Sundays, 11-2pm.

Look forward to and register for the June R4/TLF- Rhulen Rock Hill Run & Ramble (rockhillrun.com).

As March Madness excitement concludes, relax, there’s baseball season, ‘America’s Pastime’, to turn to.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Register for new programs and workshops. Purchase season concert tickets.

The Bethel Woods Museum opens on April 1st! The 2025 season opener, ‘The Yardbirds’, perform in the Event Gallery on the 5th at 8pm.

Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): Enjoy online author talks. Free tax preparation on Tues/Thurs through April 8th.

CAS (catskillartspace.org) hosts the Daccache, Orr and White exhibit through 4/26th. Try Saturday 10:30am Yoga.

Cobalt Studios (cobaltstudios.net): 4/1-4: ‘Woodgraining’ seminar.

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

DH Conservancy (delawarehighlands.org): Check the website for interesting spring workshops, talks and walks.

DVAA (delawarevalleyartalliance.org): Contact to learn more about community mini grants, Riverfest vending, exhibit submissions and artist opportunities. Catch Eric Baylin’s “It’s About Time” poetry happening at Krause Hallon the 5th from 2-4pm. Attend an Opening Reception at the Gallery on the 5th at 4-6pm for Jenny Carpenter’s “Open Spaces” and Kelly O’Brien’s “When We Are Among the Trees” exhibits.

Farm Arts Collective (farmartscollective.org): ‘The Goddess is a Clown’ with Clown Daddy on the 6th at 1pm.

HPAC and Tango (hpacny.org) offer dance, film, and workshops.

Narrowsburg Union offers Digital Art courses (catskillsdigitalarts.com/classes-2025).

NCA (nesinculturalarts.org) and SCCO (Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra-FB). Next concerts: April 25 and 26.

Shadowland Stages (shadowlandstages.org): Youth Academy Acting classes run through May 17th.

The Lodge at Woodloch offers speakers and events: The Art Gallery features Kiesendahl + Calhoun Fine Art.

WCAA Gallery (waynecountyartsalliance.org): Teppich and Anima Exhibits from the 3rd until May 3rd.

Callicoon Movie Theater: Screens “A Minecraft Movie” on the 4th- 7th (all 7:30pm, Sat and Sun 2pm).

SUNY Sullivan’s “The MET: Live in HD” (Sunysullivan.edu) - 4/26: Mozart’s “Le Nozze Di Figaro”.

Suz sez, “If only the chaos were an April Fool’s joke…”