Happy Hanakkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from my family to yours!  Even though we are all not celebrating the holidays like we have in the past years, enjoy your family time!!
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The Wallkill East Rotary Club would like to thank all in the community who collaborated with the club in the recent Rotary District 7210 coat drive.
The Town of Wallkill allowed the Wallkill East Rotary Club to use the Community Center on Wes Warren Drive for both a coat drop-off in October and a coat giveaway on Thanksgiving weekend November 28 & 29.
On the weekend of the giveaway the Town of Wallkill police department supplied the Rotary with a Police officer on each day. On Saturday officer Ganesh Bhagwandeen helped with the distribution of coats, and on Sunday officer Warren Ponds was there to help.

In total the Wallkill East Rotary club collected over 600 new and gently used coats. Besides the coat drop off in October the following local community partners set up collection boxes at their offices - Orange Bank & Trust, Garnet Health, Alan Turken Allstate, Frank’s Custom Shoes, Rowley Development Corp, and Tri-County Community Partnership.
With a helpful hand the following organizations were part of the distribution process: Town of Wallkill Police Community Council, Town of Wallkill Youth Coalition, High School youth from the Rotary Interact club and the Tri-County Youth Partnership
Special thanks to Art’s Drive-In Cleaners for donating dry cleaning services as needed.
 
The next Board of Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 12  at 7 p.m. at the Pine Bush High School. Check the district website to verify due to Covid.

The Pine Bush Little League is now accepting registrations for the 2021 Season. All registrations are being done online through the league website at pinebushlittleleague.org.  If your child attends Pine Bush Elementary, EJR, Crispell, or the High School, you are eligible to play in the PBLL regardless of your address!  For more information, please visit the website or email:  info@pinebushlittleleague.org.

The Town of Crawford Historical Society is currently featuring an exhibit of photos of stained glass windows from seven area churches through January 6 on weekdays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Town Hall Government center, Rt. 302, Pine Bush.

The Pine Bush Senior Citizens Club are looking for new members!  
Do you live in the Town of Crawford, Town of Montgomery, Town of Shawangunk, Town of Mamakating or any other town? Open to ages 55 and over. Then come join the seniors and make new friends. They meet Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Town of Crawford Senior Center located at Route 302 across from the Pine Bush HIgh School.
For more information call Hugo at 845-744-8162.

Library news 
With the weather turning cold and the pandemic limiting the amount of people we can have attend an indoor event, the Pine Bush Library has decided to launch our very own YouTube channel. You can find it by simply searching “Pine Bush Library” on YouTube. They will be featuring educational videos for all ages, cooking demonstrations, crafts, fitness/wellness videos and much more.
In the event of inclement weather or poor road conditions, please call the library at 744-3375 for that day’s schedule.
Stop by the community center anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Friday or 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays during the month of December to browse our Holiday Shop.
We have unique gifts for everyone on your list, Holiday decorations, glass ware, electronics, video games, DVD’s, board games, puzzles, and thousands of books for children and adults. Christmas cards are free. We even have  gift boxes and wrapping paper. We add new items every day so check back often. All proceeds go directly to the Pine Bush Library.  Social distancing, masks and inside occupancy limits will be followed.

Find your next great read at the Pine Bush Library Community Center and browse our Free Little Library on the front porch. We have something for everyone and you can take as many as you like.  
Do you need a safety driving  course for your insurance reduction? AARP hopes to have classes starting in March. You can take an online class anytime. They are offering a discount right now. You have a month to complete the 6 hour class. Need Help to get started? Come to us.
Thank you for your generous donations of food each week to the Bullville food Pantry. The need is great. Donations are picked up here on Wednesdays.
Our annual fund drive has started. With the kind of year it has been, we have had challenges and extra expenses, but will continue to explore new ways to increase services to our community. Program growth and facility expansion remain a priority. Your generous tax deductible donation will help us move forward.

Happy 30th Birthday to my son, Bryan Yannantuono who celebrates on January 11. Where did the time go? I remember it as yesterday you were born in the middle of a blizzard.

Happy birthday to Dale Cruver and Margaret Sinclair, January 1, Richard Hirschman, January 6 and to Sue Martz who celebrates on January 11.