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BETHEL: The Corner Suzanne White 583-4808 swhite747@gmail.com

Birthday wishes to Butch, Albi Beluli, Elvira Williams, Jill Steingart, Jamie Noeth, Shain Fishman, Janice Liff, Cindy Marguiles, Elaine Loewe, Trevor Dollard, Reggiie Krasniqi, Jonathan Farrow and Mike Kaufman.

Happy anniversary to the Borella's, Wendy and Brad and Trudy and Bart Hindley.

Wellness wishes to Bob Barrett.

Please excuse my not mentioning the passing of Harold Saltzman in this Bethel column or extending sympathy to the Stackhouse family earlier. We extend condolences to the family of Evelyn Haas and to Anthony Fracasse's family. Our sympathy also goes out to the friends and family of Corinne Briggs. Sullivan County will miss her, as she was always the activist, looked to make the area a better place to live, was a role model and raised a solid family.

COVID-19. We are still in this together and if we follow advice, maybe we'll shorten the duration, have less consequence. We monitor the news and each day it's sobering. Please be smart to remain healthy and consider the lives of others. Communicate with friends and family, check on your neighbors, and pretend it's a hurricane, but you have utilities.

We are all appreciative and thankful to those who sacrifice so much to help us sustain a degree of normalcy, health and sanity. It's been wonderful to see the effort and then the many ways people and organizations show their respect in return.

For those in need of assistance: Sullivan County - 845-807-0925. Public Health - 845-292-5910. SCCommunity Service-Mental Health - 292-8770. Assemblywoman Gunther - 845-794-5807 or 707-3158. Rep. Delgado use delgado.house.gov. Metzger - 292-0215 or metzger@nysenate.gov. Gov Cuomo - 518-474-8390. SC Chamber -791-4200. For Town of Bethel - 583-4350. Bethel Parks & Rec - 583-5360. Local offices are closed, except by appointment. Check to see if Town meetings scheduled to a media platform.

Send me your news or creative ways you're spending time and doing business.

The closed Callicoon Theater opened a ‘Go Fund Me' account to support the stall in business. Area exhibit and arts centers remain shuttered. Forestburgh Playhouse offers Performing Arts classes on line. Stay in tune with local musicians who are posting performances on Utube and on line. For your pleasure, check ‘Bethel Lakeside Music' posts on facebook. Bethel Woods' schedule is postponed until further notice. Use BethelWoodsCenter.org/Covid19. Catskill Art Society's site offers online ‘Kids Art' sessions and financial relief grants, crowdfunding and resources for artists. Bethel Council of the Arts is doing the same for the area artists. EB Crawford Public Library's “Library from Home” has virtual programs for all ages (794-4660).

Call Catskill Distillery Co ahead for Thur-Sunday Spirits and ‘distillery created hand sanitizer' pick ups. Country Bum'kin Antiques is closed for visitors, but Jenny does a Wednesday ‘Video Tour-Sale'. Jen VanEtten offers Pilates and Ora, of Wagging Tail Yoga, is running Zoom classes if you want to stay fit.

Support local restaurants. Until further notice, it's ‘Order and Pick Up or Delivery'. FYI: Sticky Fingers Delectables, is open Wed -Sun, 845-475-8900, Annie's Ruff Cut, Wed - Sun, 932-5100, Hennings Local, Thurs - Sun, 252-3008, and Local Table & Tap, weekends, 583-3020. Sorella, everyday, 583-4300, Brother Bruno, everyday, 791-4600, and Papa Luke's, all, but Sunday, 791-7272. Woodstock Oasis, is open everyday, 583-5500, as is Callicoon's Peppino's, 887-6767. The Fat Lady Cafe, Benji & Jakes, Barrio Kitchen, Hector's Inn, and Bethel Market Cafe are closed.

Passover ends Thursday evening.

On a personal note, considering the circumstances, our extended family linked into a Zoom Passover gathering, which was very pleasant. Then, days later, used Zoom for our grandchild's 5th ‘family birthday party' celebration with a fabulous rendition of “Happy Birthday”. Having washed our hands 25 times daily in the weeks before, we actually had plenty of practice, certainly knew the words and sounded pretty good. Not the norm, but Greyson thought it was “cool”.

*Suz Sez,“Make a mask, wear it and stay away from me!”