As the school year nears an end senior class members should be preparing for the next phase of life. There are two local scholarships available that may be of interest. The first is the Henry A. Umnik Trade Scholarship. It is open to a Sullivan West senior who will be attending a two-year trade school. The second is the Narrowsburg Alumni Scholarship open to a Sullivan West senior who will be attending a two-year college, a four-year college, or a two-year trade school and who is related to someone who attended the former Narrowsburg Central School. Applications for these scholarships can be obtained at the high school guidance office.

For the rest of us, it is time to clean the basement and garage. Town-wide trash day is this Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each household is permitted to bring a pick-up truck filled with trash to the town highway barn for free disposal. 

Dr. James Lomax will be addressing an important subject for senior citizens in a discussion at the Narrowsburg library entitled “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment.” After 30 years, Dr. Lomax, family practice physician, retired to Sullivan County. He has published a book on geriatric medicine and also writes the You and Your Health column for The River Reporter. This talk is sponsored by the Growing Older Together (GOT) group, a group dedicated to providing volunteer services to members over the age of 60. Learn more about GOT as you attend the discussion on Wednesday, May 17 at 3:30 p.m. Register at the library or online for this event.

It was great fun to watch our well behaved Tusten Youth children create paintings at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance last Saturday. Twenty-one children ages four to 16 painted on canvases, and their creations will be on view at the “Art in Bloom” exhibit August 4 to 6. Several will be chosen to be the inspiration for floral designers to create an arrangement. I’ll have more on this event in the future.