Community

Any residents of Oswego that would like to make their food dollars go farther may order September Food $en$e packages until noon on September 16. All Oswego area residents may use the program.

All Oswego County government offices, including the solid waste transfer stations and recycling drop-off centers, will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day.

St. Luke Health Services’ Diane Garcia is a recipient of a 2016 LeadingAge New York Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Award. Garcia, who has been with St. Luke for 26 years, is the assistant director of activities at the healthcare residence.

The Merit awards are $3,000 over four years. For non-New York state students, the total award can increase to as much as $39,000 in combination with a Destination Oswego scholarship.

Fun games, prizes, entertainment, ice cream sundaes and free tours of the Richardson-Bates House Museum will all take place on Aug. 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Family Fun Day. The first date was postponed due to inclement weather.

Pathfinder Bank Administrative Assistant Carol Shannon and Assistant Vice President / Branch Manager Sue Cahill presented Stuff-A-Bus co-chairperson Laurie Kelly with a check representing the proceeds from Pathfinder Bank’s Paper Buses campaign.

The Fulton Sunrise Rotary welcomed our returning exchange student, Mason Rowlee. Mason spent the past year in Japan.

SUNY Oswego has made merit awards to a select group of area students among the more than 675 transfer students who are starting at the college in fall 2016. SUNY Oswego’s merit awards recognize students’ past academic achievements and potential for success.

The re-envisioned Tyler Art Gallery in Tyler Hall at SUNY Oswego will host a free public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18, for the SUNY Oswego Art Faculty Exhibition.