The Town of Montgomery is having a Bulk Drop Off on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 at the Town Barn on River Road.  Permits are $20 cash only and can be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office before Friday, May 20 or at the Town Barn during the event. Both Town and Village residents need to provide proof of residency through a current ID. Cars are allowed 3 trips per permit and pick up trucks are allowed 2 trips per permit. Any questions call 457-2600, option 3. 

At the Montgomery Senior Center the next Enrichment Program will be  Thursday May 26 at 11 am on the Health Benefits of Fresh Herbs. There will be a health talk and demonstration on  how to build your own mini herb garden. All are welcome but please call to register if you are planning on attending  457-9367.

There will be a Summer Reading Program at the Montgomery Free Library sponsored by the Friends of the Library. It is for students entering grades 1-6 in September and this years theme is Oceans of Possibilities. It will be held on Wednesday evenings in July at the library at 6 p.m. The schedule is as follows: July 6  is Wet & Wild Welcome, July 13  is How to Set up an Aquarium with Brian, July 20 is Painting Project with Artist Nicole Asendorf from the Wallkill River School, July 27  is the Finale, Music, Stories & Prizes. Register at the Library from June 24 to July 6. 

The Friends of the Orange County Arboretum present their Annual Plant Sale. There will be annuals, veggies, herbs, perennials and shrubs, something for everyone. It will be held May  19-21 and 26-28. The time  is 9 a.m. to noon and on May 19 & 26 it is also 4-7 p.m.  

 
Shop the  Valley Central Scholarship Council’s Spring Outdoor Craft Fair  It will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Valley Central High School. It will be held outdoors unless it rains, then it will be indoors.  There will be over 65 craft vendors, food & refreshments. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for students and seniors, kids under age 5 are free. See VCSC1964.com for more.

Doesn’t this nice weather make you want to grab a bottle of water and your comfortable sneakers and hit a trail. Well how about combining that with a good deed for a great organization. The Walden Humane Society  has a walk for you…and the dogs to go with it. It’s a Walk in the Park Dog Walk and it takes place on Sunday mornings. All paces welcome – meandering to marathon. The shelter dogs love strolling in the woods of Winding Hills Park in Montgomery . They are asking volunteers to signup for each weeks walk using the schedule. Go to waldenhumane.org to see the schedule or  please e-mail vc@waldenhumane.org with any questions.