On a recent afternoon, residents of Bishop’s Commons and St. Francis Commons boarded an old fashioned trolley for a tour of sites of historical significance in and around the Oswego area. Local historian Justin White joined the passengers and provided unique insights into the various points of interest on a journey, as the trolley made its way from one side of the city, across the river, to the other.
Participants in Oswego County BOCES’ Stepping Stones Day Program had their appetites for knowledge satisfied during a recent lesson in agriculture. Armed with a variety of farm-fresh products, Oswego County 4-H Program educator Debbie Halliday shared her expertise with students on the Blue Team in Robyn Yorker’s class.
With a growing focus on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, students in the Fulton City School District recently had a chance to explore these areas of study during a summer robotics program. The four-week program for eighth and ninth-grade students challenged participants to use their imaginations and knowledge to create robots capable of picking up objects and performing other tasks.
The recent announcement by Mayor Woodward and the city of Fulton Common Council of the upcoming retirement of our City Clerk/Chamberlain Jim LaBoda and his replacement by the current DPW Water and Sanitation Commissioner Dan O’Brien has prompted me to review some of the many adjustments that have been made over the last few years to our city workforce that were necessary through operating cutbacks by attrition and the operating flexibility of some of our departments.
‘Stuff-A-Bus’ is a community-wide campaign that aims to relieve the financial stress for local families by getting students prepared with the gear they will need for back-to-school. The Fulton City School District Teachers’ Association, in cooperation with the United Way of Oswego County, coordinates the initiative for the Fulton community, which in 2013 provided 211 students with essential back-to-school supplies.
The Fulton City School District , in partnership with its Community Schools Initiative Grant Partners, will host a Community School Kickoff Carnival on August 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Fulton Junior High School. Governor Andrew Cuomo launched the Community Schools initiative as a way to transform schools in distressed communities into hubs for a wide range of support services for children and their families.
The Pregnancy Care Center of Oswego County announces its annual Walk for Life. On September 14, participants from all across Oswego County will join together in support of life. The 2.5-mile walk will begin at Oswego High School’s parking lot, go right by the Pregnancy Care Center at 140 W. Utica St. and continue across the Utica Street bridge to the Peace Garden for a moment of silence for the babies lost to abortion this past year.
Oswego native Owen Benjamin and his buddies, renewed for a third season of “Sullivan and Son,”invent a new beer called “Owenbrau” on Turner Broadcasting System. Maybe some of our local establishments can get the recipe for “Owenbrau” and serve it in Oswego.
Recently, the Oswego Country Club women’s Wednesday morning 9-hole league held a member/guest tournament. They conducted a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds benefiting Human Concerns, Inc., Oswego’s local food pantry.
The Oswego Festival Chorus is seeking singers for the fall 2014 semester. Festival Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that sings major classical, choral works. Rehearsals begin August 25 at 7 p.m. and will be held in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus.
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