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>Happy New Year 2012! > > > >Town of Bethel > >January E-Mail Newsletter > > > > > >Have an item for the Monthly Newsletter: Send your >information by e-mail to the Town Clerk before the >25th. Make sure to include the event name, date, >time, and place and your contact information for >publication. > >Town Holiday Schedule > >January 2nd - Closed > >January 16th - Closed (Martin Luther King Jr's. >Birthday) > > >Transfer Station Closed Sunday, January 1st and >Monday, 2nd > > >January Meeting Schedule (All meetings held at Dr. >Duggan Community Center unless noted otherwise) > > > >Town Board 2012 Re-organizational Meeting >– January 4th - 7:30 p.m. > >Town Board Regular Meeting January 25th >7:30 p. m. > >Planning Board No Meeting >Zoning Board January 16th 7:30 p.m. > >Bethel Ag Committee January 18th 7:30 p.m. > > > >Buy Local . . . . even your Postage Stamps! > > > >Postage Rate increase goes into effect January 22, >2012 > > >The new USPS changes include: For more information >visit the United State Post Office at www.usps.com > > > >First-Class Letters (1 oz.) increase by 1¢ to 45¢ >Postcards will have a 3¢ increase to 32¢ >First-Class Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.) >increase by 5¢ to 85¢ >New Flat Rate Box and Regional Boxes will be available >for Express and Priority > > >Alarm Law > >In 2011, the Town of Bethel adopted an Alarm Law. >All residences and commercial properties within the >Town of Bethel that have fire, burglar and CO2 alarms >that are maintained by an alarm company that >dispatches emergency services must register with the >Town of Bethel Building Department. Registration >forms are available on the Town Website at >www.town.bethel.ny.us click on Forms then Building >Department. The new law is also available on the Town >website under the Code of the Town of Bethel . > > > >2012 Bethel Senior Trips and Activities > >Meetings are held 1st Wednesday monthly. Two “play” >days a month. Open All Year. Dues are $2.00 at >January meeting. Nutrition site on every Monday, >Wednesday exercise and Thursday art. Cancellations >will be announced on radio station 102.1. On the play >days, the seniors bring their lunch and can play >games, listen to music, see a movie, have someone come >and entertain or just talk. Any seniors wishing to >join us should contact our president, Manny Safer at >583-7971, or email mbs4manny@yahoo.com > > > >Alive @25 > >The next Alive @ 25 program will be held at the Bethel >Senior Center on January 21, 2012 from noon to 4pm. >Reservations should be made at the school or by >calling toll free 877-910-7843. This will be the last >class until April 2012. > > > >Mandell (Manny) Safer > >VP/CEO > >Community Driver Safety Programs, Inc > >PO Box 444 > >White Lake NY 12786 > >877-910-7843 > > > > > > > >Town of Bethel Parks & Recreation Announcements > > > >NEW YEAR – NEW YOU!!! Is one of your resolutions to >get healthy or be more active? We have some ways to >help you get started! > > >Peace, Love and ZUMBA – Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to >7:30 PM in the Duggan School Cafeteria. Cost: 5 >classes for $25, free for Bethel Youth, ½ price for >college students. First class is FREE. > > > >Kick it Off –Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30PM in >the Duggan gym. Cost: 5 classes for $25, free for >Bethel Youth, ½ price for college students. Try it >FREE for 3 times during the month of January. > > > >NEW YEAR SPECIAL: Register for both Zumba and Kick it >Off during the month of January and receive 5 classes >of Zumba and 5 classes of Kick it Off for $40 (must >register for both programs to receive discount, >discount applied after free classes are used). > > > >Walking in the Gym – Wednesday evenings the gym will >be open for walking from 6 to 7:30 PM beginning >January 11th. Walkers must wear sneakers. No charge >to Town of Bethel residents. We are in need of >volunteers to monitor this program. > > > >During the winter months, participants in any of the >programs listed above are asked to bring a pair of >sneakers to change from their “street shoes” into. >This prevents salt and sand from being ground into the >gym floor as well as muddy or wet spots. > > > >New contact information: E-mail: >Bethelnyparksandrec@gmail.com Phone: 845-583-5360 ( >Bethel Youth Center ) > > > > > >Taekwondo Program > > > >Taekwondo Classes are held on Tuesday evenings. Two >sessions are offered: 6:15 to 7:15 PM geared toward >beginners and 7:30 to 8:30 PM geared toward >intermediate level. The classes are open to children >aged 4 through adults. Mike McCauley, 2nd degree >black belt, is the certified instructor. The program >is held in the gym at the Duggan School . Cost of the >class is $8/class or purchase a block of 8 classes for >$40. Call Cathy at 583-8224 for more information. > > > >New York’s Fish and Wildlife Email Newsletter > >Catch the latest updates on New York 's fish and >wildlife by subscribing to Field Notes, a free online >e-mail list provided by the Division of Fish, Wildlife >and Marine Resources (DFWMR). Click here to learn more >and subscribe! > > > > Monticello Little League 2012 Little League >Registration > >Saturday, January 21st, 2012 10am – 1pm Ted Schroeble >(Neighborhood Facility) > > > >Fees: > >1 Child > $60 > >2 Children >$85 > >3 or more Children $105 > > > >(A fundraiser will also be required of all registrants) > > > > $10.00 DISCOUNT WHEN YOU REGISTER ONLINE NOW: >www.MonticelloLittleLeague.org > > > >Registration is open to all Boys and Girls, ages 5 >to12, that live in the Monticello School District >except for the Town of Mamakating > > > >Baseball (boys & girls) registrants must be 5 years >old by April 30, 2012 >Softball (girls only) registrants must be 8 years old >by December 31, 2011 > > > A Copy of child’s Birth Certificate is REQUIRED at >time of registration > > For further information, >contact us: > > > >On the web: > www.MonticelloLittleLeague.org > >By email: > info@MonticelloLittleLeague.org > >By Phone: > Dean 791-1102 or Olga 583-5431 > > > > > > >Dogs!!! What Should You Do???? What We Do!!!! > > > >We love our pets!! But when it comes to finding them >when they are lost you may not know what to do. First >thing, call the Town Hall, or Animal Control Officer >(798-2340) if you have lost or found a dog. If the >dog has been picked up we may have it or some one may >have found it. Call the radio stations for a free >announcement. If you live near the border of another >Town you should also call their Animal Control. > > > >All dogs are required to have rabies at the age of >four months and licenses. When licensed you will >receive a tag with the license number, name of your >Town and Town phone number. Licenses are renewed >yearly. Only one tag is issued unless it is lost or >you move to another Town. > > > >If your dog is picked up by Animal Control, by State >Law we are only required to hold the dog for seven >days. After the seven days your dog could be >surrendered to the Humane Society for adoption or >euthanasia, the unclaimed dog could also be adopted >directly from the Town of Bethel pound. We go to >strenuous lengths to find owners when animals are >found, but if they are not licensed it is impossible! >Please make our jobs easier and for the welfare of >your animal, license your dog! > > > >Dog Licenses > >Effective January 1, 2011 New York State Department of >Ag and Markets is no longer sending out dog license >renewals forms. Each Town in the State of New York is >now required to handle their own dog licensing. Dog >licenses are valid for one year unless a multi-year >license is purchased. Current rabies certificate is >required for all licenses. In order to purchase a >multi-year license the rabies certificate must be >valid for the license period. You may pay in person >or by mail with cash or check made payable to the Town >of Bethel . > > > >This spring a dog enumeration/census will be conducted >town-wide. Any dog found unlicensed will receive a >one-time additional enumeration fee of $5.00 in >addition to the license fee. Dog Licenses issued by >other municipalities or states are valid for 30 days. >If the dog is harbored in the Town of Bethel for >longer than 30 days a Town of Bethel dog license will >need to be purchased. > > > >Dog License fees are as follows (effective January 1, >2011): > > > >Spayed/Neutered: > >One-Year License - $7.00; Two-Year License $14.00; >Three-Year License $21.00 > >Un-spayed/Un-neutered: >One-Year License - $14.00; Two-Year License $28.00; >Three-Year License $42.00 > >. > > > >2010 King of the Ice Fishing Contest > >No information at this time. Sponsored by the S.C. >Sportsmen Federation > > > >Bethel Lions Meetings > > > >Monthly meetings are held on the second Thursday at 7 >pm for a dinner meeting. Call Irene at 845-583-5252 >to RSVP. They also meet on the 4th Tuesday of each >month for a Coffee and Cake Business meeting at the >Dr. Duggan Community Center, Meeting Room at 7:30 p.m. > All are welcome. > > > >Food Drive > > > >The Town of Bethel Clerk ’s Office will continue to >accept food donations throughout the winter. All >donations received will go directly to the Shepard’s >Pantry at the White Lake Reformed Presbyterian Church >for their food pantry distribution. Thank you to all >who have been dropping off groceries. > > > >Children’s Websites of the Month: > >www.inventnow.org > > > >www.fatherhood.gov > > > >www.literacy.org > > > >www.americansforthearts.org > > > >www.letsmove.gov > > > > > >A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! > >From the Desk of > >Rita Sheehan, Bethel Town Clerk
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