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

Birthday wishes to Matt Burns, Aaron Weiss, Tim Morey, Michael LaFountain, Nelda Coleman, Barry Scheinfeld, Emil Miller, Steve Tucker, Maria Perrelli, Marie Smith, John Ferrera, John, Barbara Garigliano, Tom Morse and Mario Pannullo.

Happy anniversary to Gentjana and Albi Beluli. Wellness wishes to Jay Meddaugh and John Hendrix.

To Do List: Send me your news, preferably two weeks in advance. Get schedule information about Bethel Parks & Rec winter programs. Pray for snow! ‘Ski Villa Roma' offers a resident discount on most Sundays. Check the Catskill Nordic Ski Club schedule. Register early for ‘Nana's House Trips', free for Sullivan County children (www.nanashousechildcare.org). Sign up now for the Celebrate Life Half Marathon on March 8th.

Be involved and use www.sullivanrenaissance.org or call 295-2445 for a Sullivan Renaissance 2020 grant application. Register and attend a free SR Grant Workshop at CVI on the 5th at 6pm.

I believe applications are still available at Town Hall for CEAP or free smoke alarms. The Bethel Lions' Lottery Tree tickets are available at Fox's. Join Bethel Business Association now to insure 2020 event and networking advantages and annual advertising discounts (bethelnybba@gmail.com).

Be a good neighbor: Continue to donate food and useful items to the local churches and pantries.

Culture: Is it me or is Bethel Woods posting the concert lineup earlier this year? So far, it's an inviting schedule and I'd try to go to every performance. Folks, it's time to get your tickets! If you are interested in sponsoring the Kauneonga Lake ‘2020 Bethel Lakeside Music Series' this summer, please contact me. Nesin Cultural Arts classes for students of all ages are available now and include professional and affordable choral, dance, orchestra and ensemble, theater and visual arts (marina@nesinculturalarts.org or 845-798-9006). Try a Thursday ‘Collective Theater Training' class at Narrowsburg Union at 5:30-8pm (tannis@farmartscollective.org). Contact barryvilleareaarts@gmail or delawarevalleyartsalliance.org for info on artist's submission deadlines and exhibits. Register for Cobalt Studio's spring seminars.

Travel the ‘Bethel Heritage Trail' (www.bethelheritagetrail.org) or the SCVA ‘Dove Trail' (sullivancatskills.com).

Callicoon Theater screens “Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” on the 30th and “Little Women” from the 31-3rd. Enjoy a Family Movie at Crawford Library on Saturdays at 1p.m.

Get into vinyl with ‘In the Groove Wednesdays' at Catskill Brewery from 3-8pm. Hector's offers Wednesday Wing Night while Papa Lukes has ½ price apps!

Bethel P&Rec hosts ‘Dance It Off Exercise Class' at Duggan every Thursday at 6pm.

Bill Fleck hosts an ‘Open Mic' at Hector's Inn on Friday, the 31st, at 7pm. Cab Franks has “Justin Sutherland and Mark Visconti” to entertain on Friday at 8pm.

Attend a Kauneonga Block Party planning meeting at the Beekman Building office on Saturday, the 1st, at 11am. Volunteer, vendor and all committees are forming now. Register your student for Football or Cheerleading at Sullivan West Elementary School on Saturday from 9-12noon. 'BJ and Greg' entertain at Brew on the 1st at 7:30pm and Rafter's Tavern has ‘Lighten Up' at 8pm. Cab Franks is hosting a ‘Wires Wildlife Rescue' koala benefit with ‘The Nude Party - Vundabar' on Saturday night.

It's Ground Hog Day on February 2nd. Binge-watch the Bill Murray-Punxsutawney movie all day. Catch a Sunday Brunch at Dutch's from 11-2pm.

Suz sez, “I'm hoping the groundhog doesn't see his shadow”.