Bethel

February is American Heart Month. Daniel E. van Buren, M.D., Board Certified Cardiologist, will present “Caring for Your Heart” on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church Street in Bethel. Dr. van Buren will discuss heart disease, symptoms, prevention, treatment options, and new developments in heart care. The program is sponsored by To Your Health of Western Mountains Senior College with the collaboration of Bethel Family Health Center and SAD 44 Continuing Education. The public is invited and admission in free. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Rosabelle Tifft at 824-2053. The snow date is Feb. 16.

The District Exchange has just received a donation of evening gowns and prom gowns. These were given to the Exchange by Sue Ball, originally from Sumner, Maine, and now living in New Jersey. The gowns belonged to her and friends in New Jersey, who wanted to donate them. Prices are $5 for short ones and $10 for long ones. Stop by the Exchange soon to get one of these gorgeous gowns. They are perfect for proms or Oscar-night celebrations. The District Exchange is located at 23 Mason Street (Bethel Park Apartments). The regular hours are Monday from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 to 12 noon.

The annual Valentine’s Day Tea will be held at the Bethel United Methodist Church at 79 Main Street in Bethel, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

My apologies to anyone who tried to e-mail me last week and had their e-mail bounce back. My e-mail address appears at the end of this column. However, for the past two weeks, the e-mail address was broken onto two lines and a hyphen was erroneously inserted. There is no hyphen in the address.

If you have news you’d like to share, please call me at 824-2483 or e-mail nancybrown1150@yahoo.com.