April 22 – April showers certainly have helped the Spring flowers and trees to bloom! Finally, the huge flocks of those ugly black birds (starlings?) have disappeared, and the pretty songbirds can get some food. I never saw bird food disappear so fast!

A friend of mine asked me to share the Liberty Elks Lodge #1545 (located at 21 John Street, Liberty) is hosting a Craft Fair Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No entrance fee for customers with refreshments for sale throughout the day. Unique and handmade gifts from area crafters! FMI and to be a vendor contact Carla Dworetsky at 845-482-4588 or 845-807-2786. Email: cdworetsky@earthlink.net or dworetskycarla33@gmail.com.

Sullivan West Elementary School is hosting their First Career Fair on June 2 at the 94 Gym at the Jeffersonville campus from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They are inviting parents and community members to share what they do for a career with the elementary students. Participants will be selected with the goal of representing a variety of career options. Sign-up at https://shorturl.at/dvKt3. Questions, please contact casey-bryantmau@swcsd.org.

This week is National Volunteer Week! Thank you to all our volunteer fire departments, EMS volunteers, and all of our other volunteers that give unselfishly to others within our communities too! Show your appreciation by supporting their functions during the year and if you can, consider joining them as a volunteer.

Don’t forget the First Presbyterian Church is having their Chicken BBQ May 2 from 4-6 p.m. or until they are sold out. Delicious strawberry shortcake for dessert! Eat in or Take out for $15. Advance tickets recommended: Call Kathy 845-482-4504 or Ruth 845-701-3884.

Save the dates: May 16 at 11 a.m. the JEMS(Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan) beautification group of volunteers is hosting a Kid’s Fest at The Backyard Park with lots of vendors & kids/student groups,  free pony rides with Butch, DJ Jim, Buck Brook Alpacas, Rianne’s Ice Cream, lots of Arts & Crafts, Touch-A-Truck with the Jeffersonville Fire Department and much more! 

September 12 at 1 p.m. the 97^th Annual Sullivan County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Parade is being hosted by the Grahamsville Fire Department at the Grahamsville Fair Grounds. It is the 80^th Anniversary of the Grahamsville Fire Department, our Nation’s 250^th Anniversary and the 25^th Anniversary of 9/11. Please bring your friends and family to the parade, celebrate and support our volunteers! 

September 19 is the Jeff Jamboree in Jeffersonville with Jim Hughson’s Tractor Parade, delicious Pancake Breakfast at the First Presbyterian Church, the Annual Duck Race, free wagon rides with Butch & his beautiful draft horse team, live music, lots of vendors and much more! 

 Please enjoy your weekend and let me know if you have any news to share!