My husband and I were out and about for dinner at the Chinese restaurant in Peck’s Plaza on Friday night, and this lady comes up to me and asks me if I am Eileen Hennessy. I say, “Yes,” and she says, “I read your column all the time. I enjoy it.” Thanks to Ellen Bay and John Dzwonar for your kind words. After our food came, and as we were eating, Shannon from Lauren’s Laundry Basket and Danielle McFadden from Peck’s came in to say hello, and they helped us eat the large amount of food we ordered.

On Sunday we took a drive to Ringwood, NJ to visit Fr. Bill, who is staying at Holy Name Friary. He is doing well and is working hard at his physical therapy. He likes the food at the friary and says the staff is great. Please keep the prayers coming and hurry up home.

Pam and Bob DeMan hosted a 90th birthday party for Pam’s mom, Fran Gerken, who lives at Bethany Village, Bethany, PA. It was a lovely five-course high tea at The Mansion at Noble Lane. Fran was surprised by family and friends from as far away as Oregon and North Carolina, including six of her great-grandchildren.

The Women’s Community Club of Cochecton (WCCC) will have its first meeting in the new town hall on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. All women from the town are welcome, and refreshments will be served. People should park on the lower level to the left of the building, and enter through the side door. There will be no meet-the-candidates event this year, because no town or county-level positions are up for election. The WCCC will be making plans for its holiday donations and celebrations, which will take place in November instead of December, because last year, the Christmas party was cancelled by snow.

On Saturday, October 11 from 12 noon to 5 p.m., Anthony Scancarello and his family will host a fundraiser for the Leukemia Lymphoma Foundation at Rosmarin’s Day Camp, 12 School Rd., Monroe NY.

On Sunday, October 12 after the 12 noon mass at Holy Cross Church on Route 97 in Callicoon, the Knights of Columbus will hold an Italian feast. For more information, contact Grand Knight Teddy Laffin at 845/252-3630. Take outs will be available.

The Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church would like to thank everyone who came out and supported its penny social, and the Lake Huntington Fire Company would like to thank everyone who worked so hard at the spaghetti dinner and all who came out to support the benefit for baby Addison Umbaugh. There was a good turnout, and the benefit was a success.

I would like to wish Ed and Diane Grund a happy belated 38th wedding anniversary and many more years of happiness.

Have a great week, and e-mail leeniebeans@citlink.net or call 845/252-3568 if you have news.