Community

The countdown is nearly to zero for this year’s beginning of the 28th edition of Oswego Harborfest. Stage crews were on hand Tuesday beginning erection of the NRG Lakeview Stage.

The public is cordially invited to the 36th annual airshow on September 6 at the STARS Field in Phoenix. Food and fun for the entire family, 50/50 raffle and swap shop, too.

The breakfast, sponsored by Eagle Beverage and The Club House Tavern, with additional sponsorship from Dahl’s Diner and Sithe Energy, will be held July 25 from 8 – 11:30 a.m., at The Clubhouse Tavern, 126 W. Second St. in Oswego.

CNY Arts Center July Writers’ Café will meet at the downtown Arts in the Heart Studio at 47 S. First St. on July 26. The group is open to the public and meets from 6-8 p.m. for writers interested in sharing their work or others who just listen and give positive feedback.

One of the many scholarships the Fulton Noon Rotary Club gives each year to graduating seniors of Fulton High School is the Sylvia and Sandy Squires Scholarship. This year’s winner was Madden Rowlee.

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum presents “Tales of the Haunted Harbor: Myths, Legends and Lighthouse Stories” on August 14, at 7:30 p.m., gates open with pre-show activities. The public is invited to join us at the historic Derrick Boat 8 for a night of mysteries, myths and ghost stories.

In February, the County of Oswego Council on Alcoholism and Addictions received funding from the New York Council on Problem Gambling to participate in the YOU(th) Decide project to work to prevent underage gambling in Oswego County.

Volunteers will gather at the home of Dick and Naneen Drosse, 16 Hickory Grove Spur, Fulton, at 10 a.m. Aug. 1, to pull water chestnut plants on the Oswego River near Battle Island. The public is invited to participate.

Testing of new emergency notification sirens installed by Exelon Generation and Entergy Nuclear will be held July 28. All sirens will be activated for three minutes at approximately 10 a.m. that day.