To the Editor: On behalf of Artistic Director Tamara Poddubnaya, I wish to thank Bethel residents and the many “summer people” for their enthusiastic welcome during the four-week Music without Borders International Piano Festival, ending its 13th season on the Gould Academy campus during the last week of July. Participants representing five countries came for […]

To the Editor: The 62nd Annual Molly Ockett Day has come and gone, and an event of this magnitude requires the support of dozens of businesses and individuals. The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce has had organizational oversight for seven years now, and we are doing the very best we can to be collaborative with […]

To the Editor: On Saturday, July 13, over 100 mountain bikers gathered in front of the Millbrook Tavern at The Bethel Inn Resort for a day of biking on local trails, skills clinics, bike demos, and a BBQ lunch with raffle prizes. The celebration was the 4th stop on the Tour de Borderlands, a mountain […]

To the Editor: “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” and the actions of the Chamber who sponsored Molly Ockett Day and the Parade spoke volumes. The chamber should be very proud of their decision against a family and their float. It made us disgusted and sad to say the least. The chamber showed on Molly Ockett […]

To the Editor: I am pleased to have incited a response from Esther Wilson of Bethel and I agree with her one hundred percent that after considering all pertinent and factual input, one should always use their own wisdom and knowledge to make all their own decisions. I do have to point out that I […]

To the Editor: To those who express concern that my scrutiny of Donald Trump’s legitimacy as President of The United States might be overly intense, I would welcome and applaud truthful enlightenment as to whether or not my concerns are of legitimate consequence. Is a contrived bone spur reject from military service a qualifying credential […]

To the Editor: Someone seems to need a Jerry Seinfeld puffy shirt.  They seem to puff themselves up with the big words they can write in an letter. Let’s remember, most letters are just opinions of the writer.  Hopefully,  most adults have their own opinions and knowledge.  If they do, they are quite capable of […]

To the Editor: On behalf of the Bethel Area Chamber, I would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who made the 30th Annual Bethel Art Fair a success. Our Presenting Sponsor was PokSun Emporium. They provided a space for Scott Lane and Jerry Bernier to display and sell their exquisite live edge furniture, […]

To the Editor: The EPA’s recent roll-back of regulations governing the environment polluting effects of coal mining and coal-fired power plants comes as no surprise. After all, Andrew Wheeler is the EPA chief, and he is a long-time coal lobbyist. He is simply pursuing the Trump Adminitration’s policies which vigorously deny global warming and humans’ […]