Community

The event has been changed to April 24. It will be held at 2 p.m. at the Volney Town Hall on Route 3 Volney Center.

Trinity’s Home and School Association will host a Primary Day chicken BBQ on April 19. Dinners are $10 each and all orders include half-chicken, salt potatoes, mac salad, roll and desert.

Michael A. Maroun Elementary School students were recently honored for exhibiting perseverance throughout the month of March. Honorees were commended for never giving up, always trying their best and working hard to improve academic and behavior goals.

The honor came during a Morning Express program as the student body, teachers and guests cheered and applauded for the outstanding students. Principal Jean Ciesla said the awardees continue to persevere, ask for help when needed, practice skills and work toward reaching their academic goals.

The state bird of New York, the Eastern bluebird, is America’s most beloved songbird and is one of the only birds that depends upon humans for housing. Come learn more about this wonderful bird and even build a nest box when ornithologist John Rogers presents Bluebirds with Mr. Rogers.

The students are involved in every step of the process from pouring the mold to smoothing, firing and then glazing the end product in the ceramics lab.

The Mexico Trailriders (PO Box 564, Mexico) is once again planning its annual chicken barbeque to be held on May 7 at Mexico VFW.

University Police at SUNY Oswego will deploy special patrols starting April 15 to look for motorists who are not wearing their seatbelts as part of the annual Buckle-Up Day & Night campaign. Funded by a grant through the state Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the seatbelt patrols will operate through April 29.

John C. Birdlebough High School students offered beautiful sounds and music during the culturally-infused Spring Choral Concert. Attendees were treated to performances by the concert chorus, chamber singers, and the Phoenix Firebirds Percussion Ensemble.