Birthday wishes to Nicole Mullally, Allison Ruef, Karen Billlig, Kellee Thelman, Analey Dietrich Stratton, Jeffrey Cohen, Ellen Tucker, Brian, Laura Bakos, and Samantha Liff Garchik. Happy anniversary to Holly and Tyler.

Wellness wishes to Maria Frangipane, Jay Meddaugh and John Hendrix. Donations are still being accepted for the John Hendrix Recovery Fund (on FB).

To do list: Send me your news two weeks in advance. Check Bethel Parks & Rec for local adult and children's winter activity schedule. Resident youth are offered a ski discount at Villa Roma on Sundays or at Big Bear the evening of the 29th. Summer Job Applications are available at Town Hall after February 18th. CEAP and the ‘Save a Life' free smoke and CO2 detector application programs are still available for town residents. Take advantage of Vital Works Ink February $50 Rose Special!

Besides the many other programs, EB Crawford Library will be offering tax preparation help. Check the schedule for ‘Nana's House' free trips for children. Register for the March 8th ‘Celebrate Life Half Marathon' and for the May 12th ‘Allyson Whitney Foundation 5K'. Apply for a Renaissance grant at sullivanrenaissance.org or call 295-2445 for more information.

Culture: The winter exhibits are worth seeing at Stray Cat Gallery, DVAA, CAS, Laundry King and Narrowsburg Union.

Callicoon Theater screens “Knives Out” on the 20th and “1917” on the 21 through the 24th.

Bethel Park & Rec offers “Walk the Halls” and “Kids Open Gym” on Tuesday, the 18th, at Duggan at 6:30pm.

The Bethel Business Association Committees Meeting will be held on the 19th at Duggan Community Center at 6p.m.

Step into “Dance it Off” and “Walk the Halls” on Thursdays at Duggan Gym at 6pm.

The 2020 WSUL Heart-A-Thon, hosted by Bold Gold Media and CRMC, benefits the hospital's programs and medical equipment every year. The event will be held on Friday, the 21st from 6-6pm. Tune in to 98.3 FM, call in or call 397-3508 for mail in donation information. The 2020 Sullivan County Pageant registration and sign up ends on the 21st. More information is available on Facebook, by emails to SullivanCountyPageant@yahoo.com or tickets through eventbrite. The Pageant is held at the South Fallburg Rivoli Theater on April 25th and is open to female contestants of all ages who live, work, worship or attend Sullivan County schools.

Check sullivancountytrailkeeper.org for more details about the SnO&W Snowshoe Fun Walk-Run in Mountain Dale, starting at the Visitor's Center, on the 22nd from 10:30-1:30.

Check out the Callicoon Farm Market on Sundays from 11-2pm. Tavern On Main hosts a “DIY St Patty's Day Craft & Sip” on Sunday at 12noon. The Kartrite Resort & Water Park offers a “Bridal Show” on the 23rd from 1-4pm.

Bethel Town Hall Tax Collection hours are available on February 24th and 28th. A Summer Camp registration for Bethel residents will be held on the 24th at Duggan from 5-6pm. Check the registration schedule for Family Bus Trips and other Camp levels, too. A“Mardi Gras Family Night” event follows on Monday from 6-7pm for youth grades K-5.

Suz Sez, “Take a break. It's good for the soul”.