The fight against child abuse has been undertaken throughout the Oswego City School District. Currently a fundraiser to benefit the Child Advocacy Center and Prevent Child Abuse NY is being conducted at every school. Students and staff can purchase pinwheels to created a pinwheel garden to serve as a symbol for child abuse prevention.
The Regatta will be held on June 1. For information, call 343-5223.
The Fulton Tennis Lesson League is now open for registration. Participants will be taught how to play tennis and then given the opportunity to apply what they have learned in a match situation. Tennis strokes and strategies will be taught and then players of similar abilities will be matched up for supervised match play.
Today (May 17), marked Volney Elementary’s annual Earth Day Celebration. Earth Day is an all-day event and has been a Volney staple for more than 15 years. “The kids are excited about this day every year,” said Principal Jeff Hendrickson. “It’s tradition. It’s become one of those things that’s expected.”
Richard H. O’Bryan Jr., 71, of Red Creek passed away Thursday May 16, 2013, at University Hospital in Syracuse after a brief illness.
The Oneida Lake Emergency Response Task Force will conduct a training exercise On Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon. The drill takes place near Frenchman’s Island on Oneida Lake. If you are in the area of Oneida Shores or Frenchman’s Island, please be aware of increased traffic and restricted areas for exercise participants only.
The board will discuss this matter during a special session at 6 p.m. May 17 in the college’s Business Industry Center in the James T. Walsh Regional Economic Center on the Auburn Campus, 199 Franklin St. Both the board and college president Daniel P. Larson are expected to make a statement at that meeting.
In 2013 Fort Ontario State Historic Site will be open to the public from Saturday to October 13. Visiting hours will be Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fort will be open seven days a week during the peak of tourist season from June 26 through Labor Day. Admission prices will remain the same as last year.
The Fulton Art Association will present its 40th Annual Art Show and Competition this weekend, May 18 and 19. The show opens Saturday at 10 a.m. and goes until 8 p.m., and again Sunday 2-4 p.m. An artists’ reception will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, providing a venue with several artists available for comments on techniques.
Brief budget and bus proposition programs have been produced by Oswego High School WBUC. Superintendent of Schools Bill Crist and District Clerk Bill Foley discussed the propositions. The programs will air on WBUC (Time Warner Channel 16) during the weekend and through Monday evening, at 5-6 p.m. and 8-9 p.m.
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