Community

The Fulton Amateur Radio Club will be starting a Technician Class on September 14, from 7 to 9 p.m., and run through November 30. The last test will be on December 7 (weather dependent). The class will be held at the Oswego County office building across from Mimi’s restaurant in Fulton.

Oswego Middle School faculty and staff recently rallied in support of Sydney Terpening, an eight grader at the school. Terpening, a competitive speed skater, is currently training to achieve her dream of qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The Oswego Public Library’s Library Learning Center will offer a three-part eBay Basics workshop on July 6, 20 and 27. Each class is free and runs from 2 to 4 p.m.

Oswego County government offices will be closed July 3,

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County 4-H Program is still accepting donations for fabric and other sewing items for its August fabric sale. The Oswego County 4-H Program will be accepting donations for this fabric sale until July 31.

The library will feature daily children’s programs for each weekday as well as special programs with the Dancing Bear Puppet Theater, the Everson Museum of Art, Tails and Tales Story Time, the Cornell University Cooperative Extension/ 4-H partnership, the Watertown Sci-Tech Center, and a finale event featuring local storytellers and musicians.

Lura M. Sharp Elementary School recently held its annual awards ceremony to recognize students for their academic, character and physical achievements. The event was kicked off by recognized students who excelled in physical education throughout the past year.

During separate ceremonies for the morning and afternoon CTE sessions, students were recognized for a variety of achievements, including National Technical Honor Society status, industry certification milestones, perfect attendance, principal awards and several program-specific awards.

The Charles E. Riley Elementary School peace pole, which was recently planted, will link the school to other people around the world who are also trying to spread peace. Most peace poles have the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” The Riley School pole says “May Peace Prevail at CER (Charles E. Riley).