Birthday wishes to Susan Tremper, Shlomo Franklin, Adrienne Walker, Audrey, Bill Townsend, Rich Johansen, Ira Gold, Jackie Biernacki, Susie P Landis, Steve Levine and Ken, Carol and Danny Bloom.

PSA: Follow protocols. Wear a mask! Public Health - 292-5910 Mental Health - 292-8770. FYI: Because of the new additional emergency 988 Hotline, all calls must include area codes!

To Do: Send me your news. Use Townofbethelny.us for Bethel info and Parks and Rec activities and programs.

Business Watch: Unless already filled, businesses that are hiring: Annie’s Ruff Cut, Alexy Associates, 7X Motors, One Time Construction, Sorella, Town of Bethel-Bldg Dept., DVAA and others.

Big Kev’s closes on Saturday, 11/27. Call in Thanksgiving orders by the 21st: 845-798- 7395. Smoked Turkey $70. (10 deposit) comes with a pint of cranberry sauce! Order ahead, especially the sweets, for the holidays at Bethel Market Cafe.

Support and use our year round business and services. Use www.bethelbusiness. com for the area’s BBA Members listing. Get out! Dine and entertain yourselves. Attend BBA ‘Meet and Greet Happy Hour’ socials that showcase local businesses.

Bethel Woods offers ‘Project: Identity Photography’ Teen course on Tuesday and Sundays.

The SC Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Meeting and Pride Awards will be held at the Villa Roma on Wednesday, the 10th at 5:30pm. The Bethel Business Association is thrilled to be recognized for the ‘Township’ Award. Marie Smith, also a BBA Member, will be given the ‘Service’ Award along with Dawn Ciorciari. Franklin Trapp, Jacobowitz and Gubits, Matthew Sush and Samantha Dorn will also be honored. Tickets: 845-791-4200 x4. Bethel Woods is hosting a ‘Teaching Artist Open House’ for their Artist-In-Residence Program on the 10th from 5:30-8pm.

This is easy to remember: Eleventh month. Eleventh day. Eleventh hour. I’ve managed to put that time aside every Fall, all my life. Many of the men in our extended family served. My Dad served far too many years, through wars, different theaters, and tours in the Army. My elder brother served in the Navy Seabees and actually had it pretty good. The next brother in line served in the Army, reluctantly, and after a short stint in Georgia, was deployed to Vietnam. His tale is not illuminated with fond memories. He has had many a cross to bear for his service, which affected his life, his relationships, his son (complicated medical issues, which doctors assumed his death before one year, but Jesse lived until the age of 26), his ongoing medical issues and carrying the burden of ghosts every, single day... The least and most honorable thing I can do is gather with others and our Veterans and share a moment, a story, or prayer.

Veteran’s Day Services will be held at the Kauneonga Lake Veteran’s Park, aka the Triangle or the Square, on the 11th at 11am hosted by Sgt Andrew Brucher VFW Post 5499.Honoring these brave servicemen and women is meaningful and I’d like to see more folks in attendance to pay tribute to their sacrifice.

Bethel Woods presents “Jimmy Webb” in the Events Gallery on Friday, November 12th at 8pm. Enjoy “More than a Meal’ beforehand at the Market Sheds from 5pm to showtime. Resv/tkt req.

Attend special ‘Sensory Friendly Museum Days’ for visitors of all ages and abilities on Saturday, the 13th from 9-10:30am. Regular Docent Tours are available at 12 noon Friday through Sundays in November. Later Saturday evening, Bethel Woods offers “More Than a Meal’ in the Market Sheds (tkt req) at 6pm and then “Iron and Wine” performs - acoustic, solo guitar in the Events Gallery at 9pm. Hector’s Inn has ‘Blues and Boots’ performing on the 13th at 6pm.

Don’t miss Adele’s TV performance on Sunday night.

Callicoon’s Farm Market continues every Sunday. Stop by Monteleone’s Garden in Eldred. Nonperishable ‘Nourish Your Neighbor’ donations can be dropped at the Shephards Pantry bin-White Lake Church or at Town offices.

Area Culture: BCA on Fb. Visit the Museum. Bethelwoodscenter.org, Delawarevalleyartsalliance.org, Catskillartsociety.org, Nesinculturalarts.org, Hurleyvilleartscentre.org, Fbplayhouse.org, Narrowsburgunion.com, Shadowlandstages.org. Waynecountyartsalliance.org, Crawford Library: www.ebcpl.org.

See the CAS Members exhibit on weekends until mid-December. Shadowland’s Youth Sessions continue until the 20th. HPAC offers weekend movie screenings of the ‘Eternals’ until the 21st. Check out ‘Impermanence’ at Narrowsburg Union until the 30th and ‘Silver-Iron-Light’ in Narrowsburg at Mildredslane.com. DVAA’s Annual ‘Art in Sixes’ is coming soon.

Suz Sez, “Never forget to thank a Vet!”