Birthday wishes to Hailey Hiatt, Alma Krasniqi, Courtney Cordenas, Amanda Motl, Jake Gold, Dylan Herfield, Tom Stratton, Caleb Zedek, Josh Murphy, Kay Bogdan, Sara Halprin, Parker Raynor, Marvin Ronik, Jen Friehling, Bill Pammer, Jenna Widman, Leo Glass, and Rich Klein. Happy anniversary to Laurie and Antonio Bonkalski and the Hellmans. Condolences to Sue Ellen, Bonnie, their extended families and friends of Palma May Brochu Avery. She passed on March 15. Services were held on the 21^st. Until further information becomes available, we extend our sympathy to family and friends of Shirley Smalls Hornbeck who passed away recently in Summerfield, FL. 

Bethel Departments, information and newsletter: www.townofbethelny.gov.  Focus on local issues.

Bethel Parks & Rec (845-583-5360 or bethelnyparksandrec@gmail.com): Summer Season Park positions applications are available at Town Hall. The NYS Brush Burning Ban is in effect through May 14. Follow: dec.ny.gov.

Continue to support Shepherd’s Pantry (845-583-5885) and the Past Perfect Bookstore at Duggan. Join Bethel organizations. Volunteer with Parks and Rec, local litter plucks or area beautification projects. Patronize local businesses. Use Bethel Business Association’s Member list as your source: www.bethelnybba.com. Join BBA (online) during the Membership Campaign to secure special advertising discounts. Pick up promotional BBA Bethel Guides at Malek Offices.

Jeff Bank’s deadline for photo submissions for the 2027 Picture Calendar is today, March 31. Use www.jeff.bank/picture-calendar-information. Vendors are wanted to start the season at the April 25 and May 30 Indoor Kauneonga Farmers Market. To apply: kauneongalakefarmersmarket.org/apply.

Thank you, Holiday Mountain, (skiholidaymtn.com) for a great season! 

Woodstock Way Groovy Eatery offers Tuesday Pool League and Thursday Trivia. ‘The Ramblers’, Stacy and Steve, entertain on Saturday, the 4^th at 6p.m. The Cochecton Himalayan Tavern is hosting their First Open Mic on Saturday at 2-5p.m.

Local Schools are closed for spring break. Officially, MCSD - Monticello’s recess is March 30- April 6. It’s time to enjoy family, friends, all the holidays, time off and a vacation. April Fool’s Day and the Pink Full Moon occur on April 1^st. Passover begins at sundown on Wednesday with the first seder and ends at nightfall on April 9. Lent continues through Thursday. Good Friday is the 3^rd and Easter Sunday is celebrated on April 5.    

March Madness, the NCAA Division I College Basketball Tournament, continues to entertain until April 4^th. The Women’s final is scheduled for April 5.  

Out Of Town News: Smallwood resident and artist, Adrienne Walker, is exhibiting her work at the Intl Plaza Fine Art Exhibition in Boca Raton, FL.

Arts & Culture: Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): The Museum opens on April 1. Register for 6: Adult Rock Camp, scheduled for Mondays from April 6 to June 1. 8: Adult Ceramics, Wednesdays, April 8- May 27. Project Identity continues through May 16. Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): 3-6: “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” (all 7:30p.m., Sat and Sun- 2p.m.). CAS (catskillartspace.org): Current: The Giordano, Robedee, & Ruttenberg Exhibits. Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): Tuesday and Thursday: free Tax Prep, 9:30a.m. Wednesday: Yiddish, 10:30a.m. Friday: Adult Gaming, 1p.m. I found two Art Exhibits scheduled until April 18: John Tomlinson, ‘Speaking in Graphite’ or Carol Tice, “Through the Lens’. DVAA (delawarevalleyartsalliance.org): 4: Salon Series ‘The Last Repair Shop’ at Krause Hall, 2p.m. Exhibitions through 4/26: Dean & Krista Scharf’s ‘How Two’ and Susan Rostow’s, ‘Coddiwomples’. DVO (delawarevalleyopera.org) Arts Nest: 4: River Rep Jr Winter Workshop, 11:30a.m. Ongoing Gallery Exhibit: ‘Iterations of Hope’, featuring more than 20 local artists, shows a schedule change as April 10 through June 30.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead (theeldredpreserve.com): **2: ‘BOGO Burger Thursday’ and ‘Take Flight Thursdays’, 3p.m. and Trivia, 6:30p.m. 3: ‘Friday Night Prix Fixe Feast’, 4:30p.m. 5: Easter Sunday Brunch & Early Dinner, 11-6p.m. 6: ‘Wine about Mondays, 3p.m. 

HPAC (hpacny.org): Film, classes and Ballroom and Dance-check schedule. 2: ‘Herbal Remedies’, 6p.m. 3-5: ‘The Drama’ (Fri-7p.m., Sat-3p.m., Sun-2p.m.). 4: Kids Craft, 11a.m. Weekly Classes: Tuesday: ‘Line Dancing’, 6:30p.m. Wednesday: ‘Kids Programming’, 11a.m. and ‘Steps Forward’, 3p.m. Thursday: ‘Zumba’, 7p.m. Aly’s Mat Pilates, Tuesdays, 6:30p.m. or Fridays, 9:30a.m. More local entertainment: Resorts World Catskills (rwcatskills.com) and The Kartrite Resort (thekartrite.com). Callicoon Farm Market, Sundays, 11-2p.m.

If you don’t send me your news two weeks in advance, I can’t tell the world about it!

Suz sez, “When will the real Madness end?”