Community

Natural disaster research efforts of Fulton Junior High School eighth grade students will culminate with the creation of realistic, yet fictional, creative stories.

Oswego AmeriCorps members Paige Havener and Jacob Belcher are working in conjunction with the Fulton City Parks and Recreation office to create a summer program that’s available for children in preschool, up to sixth grade. The program will begin July 5th and run until mid-August.

Each year, the Friday before Mother’s Day is designated as Provider Appreciation Day, which is a day to honor child care providers, teachers, and staff, who play such a critical role in the early care and learning for young children.

Oswego County Opportunities Deputy Executive Director Patrick Waite announced that Dan Kelley has been named Director of OCO Crisis and Development Services.

Kelley joins OCO from Onondaga Case Management Services in Syracuse where he most recently served as director of licensed programs.

Nearly 100 Fulton City School District senior athletes were recognized recently for their contributions to the Red Raider sports program over the years. Keynote speaker Tim Connors, a 2013 GRB graduate and cancer survivor, congratulated the athletes and encouraged them to strive for success amid adversity.

In celebration of the Oswego County Bicentennial, the H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego will present the third presentation of the 2016 History Lecture Series featuring Mark Slosek. This lecture will take place in the Pontiac Hall at the Maritime Museum, on the West First Street Pier on June 25 at 1:30 p.m.

Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum will host an open house on June 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In recognition of World Refugee Day, June 20, we will honor the spirit and courage of the millions of refugees around the world. The Safe Haven Museum is dedicated to keeping alive the stories of 982 refugees that survived Hitler’s tyranny during World War II.

Talent was on display at an Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary talent show, where students performed in the high school auditorium. More than 40 acts performed, the talent ranging from singing to magic tricks to gymnastics.

Eleventh grade honors students in the Fulton City School District recently partnered with the Wisdom Thinkers Network for a community oral history project. After months of research, writing, videotaping and editing, the oral history effort culminated with a presentation and community discussion in the Fulton Education Center auditorium.