Out Lexington Way by Christine Dwon - 23 August 2024

LEXINGTON - Sunday worship services will resume in the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m.

Happy 47th wedding anniversary to Mary and Steve Palazzolo on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 is the Soup and Fellowship Kitchen from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blue Room at the Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main Street, Tannersville.  Everyone is invited for a free bowl of soup and a sandwich.  Come and enjoy the fellowship and maybe play some board games while you are there.  The Soup and Fellowship Kitchen is the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

Vet2Vet of Greene County events -- Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration – meetings and events are free to attend and refreshments provided. Email elaina.tysdal@HVNCVR.org or call 518-719-0022 for information or if you can’t attend in person, you can join in on Zoom. 

You are invited to the Vet Center Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Greene County Vet2Vet Workshop Gazebo, 905 Greene County Office Building, Cairo on Tuesday, Aug. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The next Lexington Farmers Market will be Saturday, Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal Building, 342 Route 42, Lexington.  West Kill resident, Lynn Loflin, will be at the market and signing copies of her newly published book, “Folk Food.”  The Ladies Auxiliary of the Town of Lexington Fire/Rescue Company will be at the Aug. 31 market with a bake sale and also selling knives and other items available from the RADA company.

The Greene County Department of Human Services Senior Nutrition Program menu for the week of Aug. 26 – Aug. 30 is as follows:  Monday—Beer battered fish, California mixed vegetables, Potatoes Au Gratin, pears; Tuesday—Sweet and sour chicken, oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, mandarin oranges and pineapple; Wednesday—Sausage and peppers sub, Italian mixed vegetables, Italian pasta salad, blondies; Thursday—Chicken Dijon, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, yogurt parfait; Friday—Chef salad with ham and Swiss, potato salad, cold bean salad, fresh fruit.  All persons age 60 and older and spouses are invited to join for lunch.  Suggested donation is $4 per meal.  Congregate dining reservations are required at least a day in advance by noon by calling the appropriate center.  The number to call for the Senior Service Center at the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett is 518-263-4392.

The Kaaterskill UMC Food Pantry, Tannersville Village Hall, One Park Lane, Tannersville, is open Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  The third Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. is for delivery to folks who do not have transportation.  Call 518-589-5787 if you need delivery which is contingent on volunteer availability.  If you would like to help Kaaterskill UMC Food Pantry, you can drop off food to Brave the Flames Restaurant when open and the Tannersville Village Hall during the week.

The last Greene County Public Health Rabies Clinic for 2024 will be Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Angelo Canna Town Park, 82 Joseph D. Spencer Lane, Cairo, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The clinics are outdoor drive-up only and wear a face mask and remain inside your vehicles at all times.  Please be prepared with proper leashes, carriers and muzzles (if necessary) for your animals to keep them and others safe.  Bring record of pet’s vaccination—the certificate, not the tag—for three-year certificate.  If no record is present, pet will be given a one-year certificate.  Public Health Law requires all cats, dogs and ferrets to be vaccinated for rabies starting 12 weeks old.  If you are feeding a stray, please bring them to be vaccinated.   Please call 518-719-3600 to pre-register.  Donations please.  All proceeds go to Public Health.

Thank you to all law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers, healthcare providers, volunteers, veterans and actively serving military, farmers, truck drivers and so many more.

Prayers for all who are dealing with loss, illnesses, healing, difficulties, our country, our military and their families, the world,

Until next week take care, be thankful, be respectful, be safe and please be kind to one another,  Your act of kindness may change someone’s life.