Last Saturday Jack Costello and Boy Scouts Dillan Hanslmaier and Colin Kavleski from Boy Scout Troop 106 in Jeffersonville, were caught selling hearts for the Heart-a-Thon in front of the Post Office. Jack is a Representative for Troop 106 and tries to get the Scouts involved as much as possible with our community activities. This same Troop was responsible for all the gates between the businesses on Main Street being painted, helping the JEMS Group. I helped Jack sell the hearts for a few hours and froze! I don’t know how he keeps going – energizer bunny in disguise? 

Barbara Hahl from her group “Barbara’s Bunch” shared information from another group! A bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show on Tuesday, March 7th that is sponsored by the Women’s Club of Honesdale. The bus departs Honesdale at 7:30 a.m., pick scheduled at Hamlin at 7:45 a.m., leaving Philadelphia at 5p.m. The Early Bird Special - $95.00 (includes bus transportation and show ticket-full payment due by January 31st) After January 31st your $100 payment includes bus transportation and show ticket. All payments are non-refundable. Call Erika for more information 570-251-0660 (leave a message if no answer).

Become a friend of the Western Sullivan Public Library! Stop by any of the branches and pick up a membership form. (The Jeffersonville Branch - Tues, Wed: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thurs, Fri: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m). For more information- 845-482-4350  or  jef@rcls.org

Visit their Jeffersonville Branch this month and you'll find dozens of decks of cards in the exhibit case. Ciera, the library's new Adult Program Coordinator, brightened up the space with her collection of playing cards that all started at the age of seven when she received her first deck of Disney cards. Would you like to share your collection with the community? Reach out to the Branch Manager, Jennifer, at jolsen@rcls.org and find out more. 

Save the Date: For the Audra Sipple-Spath Scholarship Fund Benefit Basketball Games on Saturday, February 11th  at the Sullivan West High School (located at 6604 State Route 52 in Lake Huntington) The games start at 11 a.m. Girls JV Basketball, 12:45 p.m. Boys JV Basketball, 2:15 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball at 3:45 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball. Please come out to support your teams and a scholarship established in the name of a very special person. 

Calling all new and independent 4-H youth! Want to know more about 4-H and all the benefits its programs can offer you? The Sullivan County 4-H Program is hosting a meet and greet on February 11th from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Education building. Through interactive sessions with the 4-H staff, this informational event is geared to show you more about what 4-H is, what the pillars of 4-H are, and the variety of programs available to you through 4-H! Additionally, this event is geared to answer questions about what being a 4-H member entails and what you can do to make your 4-H experience fun and fulfilling! The registration period for this program ends on Monday, February 6th, so sign up for a spot today by reaching out to our 4-H Youth Development Program Manager, Barbara Moran, at bjm292@cornell.edu.