Community
Cayuga Community College aids local food pantry
Members of the Healthy Living Club at the Community College Fulton Campus recently presented Catholic Charities of Oswego County with a donation for the agency’s food pantry.
Month: December 2013
Sports
Oz Roller Derby Revives Renegade Derby this Saturday in Oswego
Oz Roller Derby (OzRD) will bring back fast-moving, co-ed renegade roller derby to Oswego this Saturday, December 7th, at the Oswego YMCA Armory. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the first jam whistle blows at 6 p.m. Renegade roller derby is similar to, yet very different from, most popular versions of roller derby played in upstate New York.
Community
Catholic Charities to host Family Christmas Party
Several programs of Catholic Charities of Oswego County have joined to provide area youth and their families with some holiday fun, as they host Catholic Charities’ annual Family Christmas Party on Saturday from 12:30 to 3:03 p.m.
Oswego Daily News
Mayor Presents Proposed 2014 Budget To Oswego Councilors
The tentative spending plan for the coming year is $34,574,842 for all funds. That is an increase of 14.2 percent compared to the original fiscal year 2013 budget of $30,112,264. The mayor says a tax increase might hurt now. “But, if we don’t do it, it’s going to hurt a whole lot more down the road,” he added.
Sugar and Sugar Scanlon Funeral Homes
Stacia Swiader, 96
Stacia Swiader, 96, of Fulton, died Monday December 2, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse.
Community
Students Rewarded for Positive Behavior at Lanigan
Lanigan Elementary School recently held a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Reward Day for students.
Community
Staff development day offers teachers, faculty a learning opportunity
With a focus on student achievement, Fulton City School District teachers and support staff recently met in a collaborative effort to discuss the factors that contribute to students meeting graduation requirements, the graduation rate and develop strategies to bolster that figure. The fall staff development day provided an opportunity for school personnel to examine some of the root causes as to why some students didn’t finish high school in four years.
Community
Fulton teachers, students see benefits of Common Core first-hand
Although the Common Core curriculum modules were only implemented at the beginning of the school year, teachers and students in the Fulton City School District have already begun to see the positive results associated with the new initiative.
Other Funeral Homes
Patricia Mott Barry, 79
Patricia Mott Barry, 79, of Oswego, died Sunday December 1, 2013, after a short illness.
Arts and Entertainment
Fulton Community Band Christmas Concert Set Dec. 15
The sounds of the holiday season will once again be heard at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the annual Fulton Community Band Christmas Concert in the G. Ray Bodley High School auditorium, said Steve Chirello, president of the Fulton Music Association.