Community

At its annual meeting in June, Operation Oswego County presented its 2016 Ally Award to the Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition. It was in recognition and appreciation of its outstanding contribution and dedication to preserving the economic benefits and environmental benefits of the nuclear industry in Oswego County and for Upstate New York.

Holy Trinity Parish, 309 Buffalo St., will hold its annual Family Fun Festival on July 8 and 9, from 5 – 10 p.m. both days. There will be plenty of food to choose from including; chicken BBQ, BBQ ribs, hamburgers, hotdogs, sausage, kielbasa, fries, onion rings and everyone’s favorite fried dough.

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, educational scholarships were presented to two students from G.R. Bodley High School and one student from Hannibal High School.

Assemblyman Will Barclay recently honored Zonta Club of Oswego for celebrating its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1955, Zonta Club of Oswego is a service club comprised of professional, civic- and community-minded women who serve and advocate for women.

More than 600 students graduated from Bismarck State College after completing the Spring 2016 semester. The college’s 76th commencement ceremony was held on May 13 at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, N.D.

Sergeant Alex Forsyth from Central Square has reenlisted to continue service with the Company F, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion.

Carley Mills Cemetery Association will hold its annual rummage sale and chicken BBQ. The rummage sale will be held July 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The chicken BBQ will be only on the 16th from noon – 4 p.m.

For the 29th consecutive year, Oswego Harborfest will bring thousands of festival goers to the city of Oswego from July 28 through 31. As always, the success of such a large annual tradition relies not only upon the talent, entertainment, food, and other vendors, but also the invaluable contributions of countless volunteers.