Congratulations to our very own Sullivan West Central School District for winning a ‘Best Communities for Music Education Award” through the NAMM Foundation (the NAMM Foundation celebrates and promotes the intrinsic value of music education)! Congratulations to our Music Department and our student musicians. Our community was recognized for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders working to ensure that every child can learn and grow with music. Congratulation’s and thank you all!

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting” John Conway Presents Famous Murder Trials in Sullivan County” at their Jeffersonville Branch on Wednesday, May 10th from 6-7:30 p.m. John will present a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville and the others in different places throughout the county! Come to the discussion to find out more. Registration is required as seating is limited. Call the library 845-482-4350 or email wsplprograms@rcls.org for any questions. 

Additionally, the WSPL is hosting their Jeffersonville Book Discussion at the Jeffersonville Branch on Friday, June 9th from 4-5 p.m.  Join the book discussion group and discuss “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie.  Borrow the book from the library or the eBook or audiobook online via Libby.  

Special thanks to the Schadt family for setting up the Adelaide and Fred Schadt Library Fund through the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan.  The Adelaide and Fred Schadt Library Fund provides grants for the exclusive use and benefit of the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.  

Register your child for a summer program at Bethel Woods Center for the arts. Led by local teaching artists, participants will engage with history, music, and the environment to ignite their imaginations! Sessions begin July 3rd- with limited registration for maximum impact-tuition assistance available. Contact bethelwoodscenter.org for more information.

Thank you to Ida Phillips from our Jeff Dollar General who donated puzzles to the residents at Roscoe Rehabilitation & Nursing Center! Kindness forward!

Put June 3rd & 4th on your calendars so you remember to go to The Barn on Hubbard in Callicoon for the “Spring Makers Market! You will find locally made goods, antiques, plants, and flowers. Enjoy live music, local bites and beverages and soak in the picturesque countryside – free event!

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCE) has received funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to create a Beginner Farmer Program. Currently, CCE is seeking farmers and farm business owners who are invested in the success of beginner farmers and the creation of resilient farm operations in Sullivan County to join the Advisory Committee. The committee will help develop the Beginner Farmer Program, provide guidance for program implementation, and most importantly, provide a farmer perspective rooted in their own agricultural and business experience. The committee will meet 4-6 times a year. Each member will be compensated $150.00 for each meeting attended. For more information about the program, or to inquire about participating on the first year’s Advisory Committee, please contact CCE Sullivan’s Beginner Farmer Program Manager Taylor Adam at tea46@cornell.edu or 845-292-6180 ext. 130.