Out Lexington Way

By Christine Dwon

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Jane Concato is a brain injury survivor and Joe, her husband and caregiver, are long-time members of the Mountain Top Community. Joe wrote the following:

“Brain injuries can occur due to external physical factors such as a blow to the head or fall. Brain injuries can also occur due to internal medical factors such as a bleed or tumor. The type of injury, external versus internal, does not necessarily define the difficulties/issues a brain injury survivor may experience. The location and extent of the injury is what will define the difficulties/issues a brain injury survivor may experience. A brain injury is not the same as difficulties/experiences a person may have due to normal aging. The area of the brain that was impacted by the brain injury does not heal as a broken bone would. The purpose of therapy is to form new pathways within the brain to re-learn activities and functions. Therapies and therapists specialize in many aspects to assist those with cognitive, emotional and physical difficulties.”

As brain injury advocates, Jane and Joe are available to assist and provide direction to anyone. Jane and Joe Concato may be reached at 518-989-1019; jjconc@gmail.com; www.brain411.org.

Happy birthday to Moira Taylor on Sunday, March 3.

March 3 is also Lori Dippold’s birthday.

Ellen Levin celebrates her birthday on Monday, March 4.

March 4 is Andrew Yachnes’s birthday.

Happy birthday on March 7 to Carol Constable.

Also celebrating birthdays on March 7 are Michael Barcone and Glenn Ralph Hapeman.

Best wishes to all.

Hensonville Hose Company is holding their annual Friday Fish Fry until Easter from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Hensonville Firehouse. Your choice of fried fish, fried clams, fried chicken tenders, french fries or baked potato, coleslaw, roll and brownie for $15. You may call ahead to pre-order at 518-734-3040.

The Greene County Department of Human Services Senior Nutrition Program menu for the week of March 4 – March 8 is as follows: Monday—Chicken Divan, brown rice, carrots, fruit cocktail; Tuesday—Stuffed shells marinara, meatball, winter blend vegetables, tropical fruit; Wednesday—Shepherd's Pie, old fashioned vegetables, apple crisp; Thursday—Hungarian goulash, braised red cabbage, egg noodles, fresh fruit; Friday—Fish Florentine, Tuscan mixed vegetables, rice pilaf, pineapple delight. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients. If you have food allergy, please notify us. Allergen information is available for prepared food items. All persons over the age of 60 can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wising to receive a meal are required to call the respective location by noon a day in advance. The number to call for the Senior Service Center at the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett is 518-263-4392.

Administrative Council for Lexington/West Kill UMC will meet Wednesday, March 6 at 4 p.m. in the church hall.

There will be another Micro Sunday School hosted by the Lexington/West Kill UMC, 54 County Route 13A, Lexington, for all ages through age 12, three Saturdays in March from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- March 9, March 16, March 23 – concluding with a super fun Easter Egg Hunt on March 23. Call Susan at 518-429-8054.

The next Soup and Fellowship Kitchen will be held the second Tuesday of the month, March 12 in the Blue Room at the Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main Street, Tannersville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All invited for a free bowl of soup and sandwich. Come and enjoy the fellowship.

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

Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 10. Turn your clocks ahead one hour.

Thank you to all law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers, healthcare providers, volunteers, 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.