Oswego native Owen Benjamin will be appearing at the Funny Bone in Destiny USA mall in Syracuse December 4 to 7. The Funny Bone is located at 10301 Destiny USA Drive in Syracuse. For tickets, call 315-423-8669. Benjamin is featured in “Sullivan and Son,” on Turner Broadcasting System.
The Friends of History at the John Wells Pratt House Museum would like to announce the 36th Annual Parade of Trees starting with the open house on November 30, from 1:30 until 4:30 in the afternoon. All of the participating Christmas trees will be decorated and you can come and take a peek, BUT, the official voting for your favorite tree doesn’t start until December 1 at 9 a.m.
Fulton Junior High School participated in Red Ribbon week from October 27 to 31. This campaign focused on students pledging to remain drug free. The 25 students who won the Red Ribbon Drug Free Poster Contest received water bottles, mini basketballs and Frisbees for their efforts.
Caleb Sedore, a 6’10” center for the Pulaski Blue Devils basketball team, signed a letter of intent to play Division I basketball for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks. In a special ceremony surrounded by a huge crowd of family and friends, Sedore committed to play for the Mountain Hawks and said the choice was easy for him citing the good relationship with the coaching staff and the team’s outlook for the future.
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The vigil will be held on the porch of The Press Box on East First Street from 5-7 p.m. and will continue into the restaurant for munchies and support for anyone who has been touched by pancreatic cancer.
Students in Robyn Yorker’s Stepping Stones Day Program class recently participated in a project designed to teach both physical and behavioral adaptions. The students were learning about brown bats, flying mammals popular throughout Central New York. Al LaFrance, a specialist in bat colony removal, was a special guest host for the students and offered insight into the world of bats.
The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District Chapter of the National Honor Society will hold an induction ceremony for new members at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in the APW Junior/Senior High School auditorium. The induction is open to the public and family and friends of the inductees are invited to attend.
The Friends of Oswego County Hospice will host its fourth annual “Lights of Remembrance” memorial tree lighting on Dec. 4 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Oswego County Federal Credit Union on Scenic Avenue in Mexico. “The holiday season is a time for us to look back on the special people we’ve lost, that were part of our yearly celebrations. We hope that people can take some time out of their busy schedules to honor the memory of their loved ones,” said Deb Bishop, executive director of the Friends of Oswego County Hospice.
Three residents, Gene Himes, Norman Smith and Francis North saw duty in separate branches of the military. A fourth, Vivian Wardhaugh was dedicated to helping ensure veterans received the rights and recognition they deserved when returning home.
The event was hosted at Emerson Dillon Middle School. It was a magical night where daughters transform into princesses and spend some quality one-on-one time with their first “Prince Charming.”
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