As April wraps up, it's a time for both looking back and looking forward. Spring is in full swing, bringing fresh energy and new beginnings. I for one am looking forward to getting back in the garden and taking warm-weather walks!

Have a look at a few events and activities in our community and locally: 

There will be a penny social at the Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church on Saturday, April 27. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and calling begins at 12:30 p.m. Hot dogs and soda will be for sale. Many great prices and raffles, and fun for all. The church is in need of runners—a job perfect for school-age kids. Runners help deliver prizes to the winners during the penny social.

2024 Town of Cochecton clean-up weekend

Town of Cochecton residents: May 18 and 19, from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Items may be brought to the Old Town Hall, 116 County Rte. 116, Lake Huntington, NY.

Acceptable items include household junk and bulky waste (furniture, mattresses, carpets, etc.); iron pipes must be cut to four-foot lengths; drums and tanks must be empty and cut open or crushed; paint or tar cans must be empty and dry. 

NO full or partially full cans of paint; NO commercial dumping.  NO household garbage; NO yard waste, leaves, stumps, roots, or rocks. NO HAZARDOUS WASTE: petroleum products, pesticides, or propane tanks.  NO computers/monitors or television sets (all display types). NO fluorescent bulbs/lamps.  The Town of Cochecton will be accepting four regular car and truck tires at no cost; after the fourth tire, the cost will be $3 per tire. No oversized tires are allowed.

This program is made possible by the Sullivan County Legislature along with the Division of Public Works and Solid Waste and the Town of Cochecton.

The annual spring clean-up day at the Delaware Youth Center is scheduled for April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed! Join the Delaware Youth Center for a clean-up day! Bring your shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, gardening tools, leaf blowers, lots of energy and a friend! We can use all the help we can get! Perfect for volunteer hours for school, college, 4-H, etc. Email info@delawareyouthcenter.org for more information.

Sullivan West pre-K and kindergarten registration dates announced. Registration and screening for pre-K will be held at the SW elementary campus in Jeffersonville, NY on May 8 and May 15. Your child must turn four on or before December 1. 

Registration and screening for kindergarten will be held at the SW elementary campus in Jeffersonville on May 22. Your child must turn five on or before December 1. Online registration is available on the district website at www.swcsd.org.

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