Community

A pre-Lenten Mardi Gras Party will be held at First United Church of Fulton, 33 S. Third St., on February 15 at 2 p.m. Admission is free. The community is welcome.

State Senator Patty Ritchie is inviting people to stand up for teachers and students by signing her petition in support of repealing the Gap Elimination Adjustment; a budget gimmick commonly known as the GEA, which has cost schools across New York State upwards of $8 billion since its implementation.

The gifts were distributed to area seniors participating in OCO’s Home Delivered Meals program and those that visit OCO’s Senior Dining and Activity Centers.

Dr. Vincent J. Intondi, who received a SUNY Oswego master of arts degree in history in 2003, will speak about and sign his book, “African Americans Against the Bomb,” in a free Black History Month presentation at 2 p.m. Feb. 23, in the college’s Marano Campus Center auditorium.

This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.

Once a week, St. Luke Health Services director of nursing Theresa Makin RN, who is also a volunteer at the shelter, stops in to pick up a fury friend and brings it along to St. Luke where they spend the day visiting residents. It’s special because for Elvis and others like him, there is no shortage of attention and affection as they make their “rounds” throughout the skilled nursing residence.

The Nazareth College Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will present Fuji, and les Fant’mes de los Sue’os Perdidos, an original, multilingual play by department faculty member, Dr. Candide Carrasco. The show runs February 27 at 8 p.m. and February 28 at 2:30 p.m. in Callahan Theater at the Nazareth College Arts Center. The play will be performed in English, with some French, Spanish, and Italian.

The Oswego County Historical Society will host the 28th Annual “Not So Silent Auction” on April 10 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center at 26 E. First St. Tickets are $20 and will be available for purchase at the door the day of the event. Currently, the auction committee is organizing another fun event in support of the society’s Richardson-Bates House Museum headquarters.

Stephen Dunn, Hannibal High School Principal, has announced Honor Roll status for the second marking period.